May 13, 2012 Archives

May 13, 2012 Archives

Rosen: Straight People Need No Help Tearing Down Institution Of Marriage

"Here's one more sort of nonpolitical point, which is, you know, sorry, but straight people don't need any help tearing down the institution of marriage. You're doing just fine as it is. One in three divorces. You know, come on," Democratic operative Hilary Rosen said on the roundtable portion of ABC's "This Week" on Sunday. "The irony is that r

Hume On Romney "Hazing" Story: "Much Ado About Not Very Much"

"Look, this was not a prank," FOX News senior political analyst Brit Hume said on "FOX News Sunday" this weekend. "This was hazing and it was mean. There's no doubt about it and I don't have and real doubt about the basic truth of the story. The problem with the story, dating from high school, was that it was the utter failure of the Post to connec

Dunn: Romney's "Backward-Looking Attitude" Toward Women Will Come Out

"This president's policies for women have been extraordinary," former Obama adviser Anita Dunn said on CBS's "Face the Nation." Dunn also called President Obama's policies with women have been "groundbreaking." "Mitt Romney has a backward-looking attitude, particularly when it comes to women that I think will come out," Dunn said.



Sullivan On Obama Support Of Gay Marriage: He's A "Father Figure"

Daily Beast/Newsweek columnist Andrew Sullivan teared up on this weekend's broadcast of "The Chris Matthews Show" reacting to Obama's support of gay marriage. Transcript below. Chris Matthews, host: Andrew, you have advocated for this for many years, you yourself married your partner, Aaron, there he is four years ago with you. You'v

"Meet The Press" Roundtable On Same-Sex Marriage And The Election

The roundtable weighs in: Lt. Governor of California Gavin Newsom; Chairman of the American Conservative Union Al Cardenas; Washington Post columnists Kathleen Parker and Jonathan Capehart; and MSNBC’s Chris Matthews.

RNC Chairman Priebus: Fight Over Gay Marriage Not Jim Crow

“I think there’s a big difference between people that have been murdered and everything else that has come with Jim Crow than marriage between a man and a man and a woman and a woman," RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said about likening the fight to legalize gay marriage to the Jim Crow-era in the South. "People, in this country, no matter strai



Spitzer: Obama Will Win Gender Gap If Election Is About The Economy

"Let's talk about the economy. I want to talk about the economy. If we talk about the economy Barack Obama will win the gender gap by double digits. We have an answer on the economy. Mitt Romney simply does not," Eliot Spitzer said on Sunday's broadcast of ABC's "This Week."

"This Week" Roundtables On Gay Marriage Politics, Obama vs. Romney

Mary Matalin, Eliot Spitzer, Ralph Reed, Hilary Rosen and Maggie Haberman discuss.

"Face The Nation" Panel Of Moms On Women Vote, Same-Sex Marriage

CBS News: Democratic strategist Anita Dunn, Conservative commentator Bay Buchanan, Washington Post's Melinda Henneberger and CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Norah O'Donnell talk about how each side uses moms in the presidential campaign.



"FOX News Sunday" Panel On Impact Of Gay Marriage In 2012 Election

Watch the "FOX News Sunday" panel, Brit Hume, Liz Marlantes, Paul Gigot and Juan Williams, as they discuss the impact of gay marriage and Romney bullying incident on 2012 general election.

Sen. Durbin: Obama Support Of Gay Marriage Not A Political Calculation

CROWLEY: That was the biggest applause line, as you might imagine. The battle is clearly joined. We had the president this week, coming out, making history, saying that he favors gay marriage. I know Senator Durbin that you also believe that gays should be allowed to marry. Do you worry, though, that the president could lose some states, Nor

Sen. Feinstein: Obama Did Not "Flip Flop" On Gay Marriage

"I don't think it's a flip flop. There's no political calculus in this, because it's not smart. You know, if he's going to do it from a political point of view it doesn't make any sense," Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said of Obama's recent public support of gay marriage. "It also happened to me," Feinstein said about her evolution of becoming a



Barney Frank: Job Losses Due To Non-Regulation Of Economy By Bush

"I do know -- George, I have to say -- and I -- you know, this is a good political science lesson for people about what a political party's talking points are. My colleague, Ms. Blackburn, has been instructed to talk about the economics first," Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said on ABC's "This Week" today. "And while I would prefer to answer your

California Gov. Brown: State Now Faces "$16 Billion Hole"

"We are now facing a $16 billion hole, not the $9 billion we thought in January," California Gov. Jerry Brown said. "This means we will have to go much further and make cuts far greater than I asked for at the beginning of the year. But we can't fill a hole of this magnitude with cuts alone without doing severe damage to our schools. That's why


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