April 20, 2012 Archives

April 20, 2012 Archives

Barbara Boxer: Vote For Obama "If You're A Self-Respecting Human Being"

"I got to say to the women out there, whether you’re a Republican, a Democrat or Independent, if you’re a self-respecting human being, please vote for President Obama. And to the men who care about women, do the same thing. This is the issue of our time," Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) said on MSNBC's "Politics Nation" with Al Sharpton this week.

Krauthammer: Buffett Rule Is An Embarrassment, Shameless, Preposterous And Deceptive

"It's literally incredible," syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said about President Obama's vision of the Buffett Rule. "It's almost an embarrassment, it's so shameless. If you were to collect the Buffett tax for the next 250 years, that's longer than the life of this Republic, you will not have covered the deficit, Obama's deficit for 2011.

Jon Stewart: Pundits Pivot On Mitt Romney

Daily Show: Now that Mitt Romney is the presumptive Republican nominee, Fox News pundits Charles Krauthammer, Sarah Palin and Dick Morris change their tune. (05:04)



Zimmerman Takes Stand, Says He Did Not Know If Trayvon Was Armed Or Not

"I wanted to say I am sorry for the loss of your son. I did not know how old he was. I thought he was a little bit younger than I am. And I did not know if he was armed or not," George Zimmerman said in his statement to the court.

Carney Pressed To Explain Official Events That Look Like Campaign Events

Chuck Todd (NBC) presses the White House on Obama traveling to three battleground states public universities and claiming them as "Official" events (April 20, 2012). Mark Knoller of CBS News reports: Carney emphatic that Pres Obama's speeches next week at UNC, Univ of Bou

Obama In 2008: We Have To Return To The Fiscal Responsibility Of The 1990s

In a speech in the Senate in 2008, then-Senator Obama said that federal spending had to return to the "fiscal responsibility of the 1990s.



Carney: Palin "Politicizing" Secret Service, Afghanistan And GSA Scandal

White House press secretary Jay Carney accuses former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) of "politicizing" the Secret Service incident in Colombia, the GSA scandal and soldiers posing with dead Afghans for implying it represents a breakdown in White House oversight. "What's your response?" Bill Plante of CBS News asked

Pelosi: Obama "Has Been So Respectful Of The Republicans In Congress"

"The fact is this president has been so respectful of the Republicans in Congress. He has given them every opportunity for the executive and the legislative branch to work together, to have a solution that has bipartisan support. He has been criticized by some for taking the time that it takes to find out that they're never going to give him a brea

Warren: "Are We A People Who Say 'I Got Mine. The Rest Of You Are On Your Own'?"

"I think this is about really a big question about how we see our future. Are we really a people who say, 'I got mine. The rest of you are on your own.' Or are we a people who say, 'This is about -- we have to make the investments in our future. We're the ones who together create opportunity for our kids, for our tomorrow.' I think it's about that,



Graphic: New Photo Shows George Zimmerman's Bloodied Head

A new photograph obtained exclusively by ABC News showing the bloodied back of George Zimmerman's head, which was apparently taken three minutes after he shot and killed Trayvon Martin, gives possible credence to his claim

Krauthammer: The U.S. Is Doing Nothing To Stop Slaughter In Syria

The panel discusses the situation in Syria and what the U.S. should do to stop the violence.

Biden: Republicans Will "Carpet Bomb The President With Negative Ads"

"Organizing in our communities is going to be more important this year than last election for a simple reason," Vice President Joe Biden says in a web campaign ad released today by the Obama reelection campaign. "As the guys on the other side have shown and promised, they're going to spend several hundred million dollars carpet bombing the Presiden



O'Reilly: Obama Doesn't Understand The Limitations Of Bureaucracy

O'Reilly reviews President Obama's recent remarks on President Lincoln.

Todd: Obama's Base Is Still Fired Up For Him

Chris Matthews, Chuck Todd and Howard Fineman discuss the latest polling in the presidential race.

Robinson: Extremely Difficult For Romney To Win Latino Voters

Rachel Maddow and Eugene Robinson talk about how Romney can move to the middle.

Pelosi Says Obama Not Campaigning: "The President Has Been Engaged"

House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Cali.) responds to Speaker John Boehner's assertion that President Obama "checked out last Labor Day" and has been campaigning since. "It's cute, but it isn't true," Pelosi said during


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