June 8, 2013 Archives

June 8, 2013 Archives

Judge Jeanine Pirro: "America Truly Is Unrecognizable"

JUDGE JEANINE PIRRO: "Maybe it's because my legal training or my experience as a prosecutor, judge or D.A., but to me, the United States Constitution is like a rock; the very foundation upon which our country is built. But America is changing, it's changing before our very eyes. Our Founding Fathers wouldn't even recognize the America of today."

The McLaughlin Group 6/7/13: China, NSA Spying, IRS

Pat Buchanan, Eleanor Clift, Mort Zuckerman and David Rennie discuss Chinese power, NSA surveillance and the ongoing IRS scandal.

Bill Maher: Immigration Reform Will "Just Create More Democrats"

BILL MAHER, HBO'S "REAL TIME" HOST: I think they don't want the votes because you know what? They know if they're going to take 11 million people and make them citizens and allow them to vote, they're just creating more Democrats. Latinos who are mostly young -- young trumps it all -- they hate Republicans. They did a survey this week -- ANA NAV



Maher Defends NSA Spying Program: "There Is No Doubt That We Have Probably Stopped Terrorist Plots By Doing This"

BILL MAHER, "REAL TIME" HOST: Let me just say this: to me, this issue is not a no-brainer; it's a brainer. You have to really think about it. It's kind of a 50-50 thing. There is no doubt that we have probably stopped terrorist plots by doing this. But it is a slippery slope and I say this as a person who usually thinks a 'slippery slope' argument

Ezra Klein: Some Families, The Rich "Will Be A Little Worse Off" Under Obamacare

MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: We've asked people, 'how people think their families are going to fare under ACA (Obamacare)?' And 38% of them are saying, 'we think our families are going to be worse off.' Nineteen percent say 'better off' and 39% say 'no difference at all.' When you look at that, why would you make that the centerpiece -- I mean, is there a

"FOX News Watch" Panel: Not Enough Media Outrage Over Government Spying

Jim Pinkerton, Richard Grenell, Judy Miller and Kirsten Powers discuss.



Cavuto vs. Democratic Strategist On IRS Scandal: "Cut His Damn Mic"

Mediaite reports: Fox News host Neil Cavuto and Democratic strategist Julian Epstein erupted at each other on Saturday morning, when Cavuto demanded Epstein see the NSA subpoena as part of a larger pattern of oppressive behavior on the part of the Obama administration. (via

Greenwald vs. Ari Fleischer On NSA Surveillance, Potential For Abuse Of Power

CNN: Glenn Greenwald says when the govt. operates in secret, officials abuse power. Ari Fleischer defends President Obama and the surveillance programs that monitor citizens' online activities and phone records. "The Verizon program, the one you just referenced, is a program in which the government collects all of our phone records so that they

Obama On Security, Secrecy And Civil Liberties In 2007, 2008 & 2013

Then-Senator Barack Obama addresses eecutive Orders, secrecy, terrorists and civil liberties in 2007-2008 and then again in 2013.



James Peterson: Future of Democratic Party Is Siphoning Fewer White Votes

DR. JAMES PETERSON: "The point of the matter in terms of political coalitions, he doesn't need a large percentage of white working-class voters, right. The future of politics for the Democratic Party is about siphoning off a smaller percentage of that voting populace to expand the coalition that Obama had in place for his reelection." (Hardball

Maddow: Are Companies Voluntarily Giving Private Data To The Government?

Rachel Maddow explains when various companies joined the NSA program that spies on citizens and whether they joined voluntarily or if the government co-opted them. Also in this segment, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) talks to Maddow about the difficulty he had getting information about U.S. surveillance programs despite President Obama's insistence th

David Brooks On "Justified" NSA Program: "The President's Basically Right On This"

DAVID BROOKS: Well, it's worrisome. I, on balance, think it's justified. I think the president's basically right on this and that most bipartisan leaders of Congress are right, that we live in a world of big data. We live in the world of gigantic databases where people are collecting large amounts of information. The stuff that is being done on



Obama Weekly Address: Illegal Immigrants Must Go To Back Of The Line For Citizenship

In this week's address, President Obama says that the United States Senate will soon take action to fix our broken immigration system with a commonsense bill, and urges lawmakers to act quickly to pass this bill so that we can continue to live up to our traditions as a nation of laws, and also a nation of immigrants. "This bill would provide a

Rep. Messer Delivers GOP Weekly Address: Rising Cost Of Student Loans

GOP: In this week's address, Congressman Luke Messer (R-IN) discusses House Republicans' recent action to address the rising cost of student loans and keep rates from doubling on July 1. The House passed a long-term fix to student debt with market-based interest rates and protections for the most vulnerable young Americans. President Obama has alre


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