March 5, 2013 Archives

March 5, 2013 Archives

Krauthammer On Chavez: "He Was A Thug, Tried To Dismantle Democracy"

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: I hate to be ungracious, but I will be. He was a thug. He tried to dismantle democracy in his country. Almost succeeded. And I think his country and the world will be improved by his passing. The only problem is that the man he appointed as successor, very recently, just when he went to the last treatment in Cuba, is himsel

Rand Paul On Holder Approving Drone Strikes On U.S. Soil

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), who received a letter from Eric Holder, in which the Attorney General refused to deny that the President has the power to order a drone strike on an American citizen on US soil without judicial oversight or due process.

Rand Paul: Economic Recovery Is Illusory, A False Sense Of Prosperity

Sen. Paul: I'm a little worried that some of the economic recovery, if we're getting it, is illusory, in the sense that it's coming from quantitative easing. It's coming from this false sense of prosperity you get when new money comes into the system, but then once it chases goods long enough, prices rise, and there was an illusion of gain, an illu



O'Reilly Explodes On Colmes Over Obama's Spending: "You Are Lying"

Bill O'Reilly gets in a heated argument over Obama's spending habits with guests.

Jeb Bush Favors Path To Citizenship With No "Incentive For People To Come Illegally"

JEB BUSH: So going forward, we broke this last year -- going forward, if there is a difference, if you can craft that in law where you can have a path to citizenship where there isn't an incentive for people to come illegally, I'm for it. I don't have a problem with that. I don't see how you do it, but I'm not smart enough to figure out every aspec

Joe Scarborough And Paul Krugman Debate Debt On Charlie Rose

Joe Scarborough, Host of Morning Joe, and Paul Krugman of The New York Times, debate debt on Charlie Rose's PBS program. (Original broadcast: March 4, 2013)



Jon Stewart Rips "F*cking Incompetent" Congress For Sequester

Daily Show: The sequester proves there are worse penalties for f**king up on "Top Chef" than there are for doing it in Congress.

"Morning Joe" Panel: Why Chris Christie Has Hit The "Sweet Spot"

MSNBC: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has criticized Washington's inability to avert the sequester cuts, and the Morning Joe panel -- including GOP strategist Steve Schmidt and Time's Mark Halperin -- discusses why Christie is in the right and why he's well-positioned if he chooses to run in 2016.

Hume: Obama Needs To Put On His "Big Boy Pants And Prepare To Shoulder The Responsibility"

BRIT HUME: The president seems prepared to let the public suffer almost as much as possible, as long as he can blame somebody else. This is not what we expect of presidents. Presidents, in the end, are supposed to be the people who put their big boy pants and prepare to shoulder the responsibility. And if they're criticized for using that responsib



Maddow: GOP Is Caught In Its Own Foolish Sequester Trap

Rachel Maddow discusses on how the sequester was designed to be "dumb and arbitrary" and painful to both parties in order to motivate the parties to work together. Republicans are trying to undo the cuts they don't like while leaving the cuts Democrats hate, she argues.

American Crossroads Web Ad: Organizing For Acce$$

American Crossroads releases a satirical infomercial for President Obama's new nonprofit, "Organizing for Acce$$."



Krauthammer: Demand Political Concessions From Egypt For Aid Money

The "Special Report" panel discusses Sec. of State Kerry's pledge to give $250 million in aid to Egypt.

O'Reilly: America Is Becoming A Chaotic Country

O'Reilly declares that the president is not showing enough leadership on spending cuts. 

O'Donnell: Romney's Return Proves "The Best Man Won"

Lawrence O'Donnell, Krystal Ball and Steve Kornacki discuss Mitt Romney's first post-election interview.


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