August 8, 2013 Archives

August 8, 2013 Archives

Town Hall Attendees Explode At GOP Lawmaker: "We're Dying Out Here"

Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (R-MD) hosted a town hall event on Tuesday August 6 in Bel Air, MD to take questions and hear the concerns of people in Maryland's First District. Many voiced their frustration with Obamacare and the scandals that are plaguing this administration from the IRS targeting conservative groups, the NSA snooping, and the cov

Coulter: "If Amnesty Goes Through, Obamacare Will Never, Ever, Ever Be Overturned"

ANN COULTER: To be honest with you, the American people are a little schizophrenic on it. They always say government is too big, and then you start talking about what you're going to cut, 'No, no, don't cut that.' The one exception to that is Obamacare, and that's why stopping amnesty is so important, that remains the most important issue. If amnes

Chuck Todd: Hillary Miniseries "A Total Nightmare" For NBC News

On Morning Joe this morning, Chuck Todd addressed accusations of a conflict of interest between NBC Entertainment and NBC News (where he is Political Director) over NBC Entertainment's proposed miniseries on Hillar



Krauthammer: Networks Live In Such A Bubble That They Don't Understand How A Hillary Mini-Series Could Be Biased

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: What's revealing here is that everyone knows that the media is biased, it's documented a hundred different ways. But this tells you that some of them are so biased, at the networks, that they live in a bubble, where it doesn't even occur to them that there is something untoward about having, you know, a four days mini-series wi

Dr. Sanjay Gupta Explains Change Of Heart On Medical Marijuana

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains why he has had a change of heart about the legitimacy of medical marijuana and how it can be safer than narcotics. WOLF BLITZER: You're referring to an article you wrote back in 2009 for "TIME" magazine, Sanjay, which was entitled, "Why I Would Vote No on Pot." So tell us briefly why did you change you

Carney Won't Answer Question About Benghazi Witness Intimidation

ED HENRY: Last one. Last week CNN reported that dozens of people were working for the CIA around Benghazi on the night of the attack, and they are claiming that some of these CIA operatives now feel like they’re being intimidated, that they’re getting polygraph tests sometimes on a monthly basis, which is much more frequent than CIA officials a



Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor: Obamacare Actually Is Working

Asked if he is second guessing his support of Obamacare, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) says "it actually is working in a lot of ways." "There's a lot of delivery reform here," Pryor told KARK-TV, the NBC News affiliate in Central Arkansas. "And I could go through a lot of details, but as you know -- now people can keep their kids up to age 26 on thei

Dem Rep. Gutierrez: "Absolutely" Have 40-50 Republicans To Vote For Immigration Reform

"If they asked me today, go find 40 to 50 Republicans, I’d tell them I found them,” Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said about the immigration bill. "I know where they’re at. They’re here. They’re present."

McCain: Russia Has Reset Relations... Back To 1955

Sen. John McCain says the U.S. needs to do more than cancel Russia meetings, also calls overthrow in Egypt a coup. MCCAIN: Look, this is an old-line KGB apparatchik colonel that has dreams of the restitution or reincarnation of the old Russian empire. Look, the Russians have reset. They have reset, all right, back to about 1955. So, we need



Jay Carney: "We Have A Lot Of Fish To Fry" With The Russians

JAY CARNEY: "We have a lot of fish to fry, if you will, with the Russians. We have a lot of issues to engage with the Russians over. And there is two plus two ministerial meeting tomorrow here in Washington. And you know, there will be a host of topics."

Reince Priebus vs. Mika Brzezinski On GOP Debates: "You're Not Interested In Our Nominees"

REINCE PRIEBUS: "I am not going to have you moderate the Republican debates... because you're not actually interested in the future of the Republican Party and our nominees. That's not a slam on you, Mika, but I have to choose moderators that are actually interested in the Republican Party and our nominees. It’s not going to be NBC, if they conti

Judge: Nidal Hasan Can Remain His Own Lawyer

The military judge presiding over the court-martial of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan ruled Thursday that he can continue to represent himself, denying a bid from his legal advisors to take over his defense amid concerns the former Army psychologist is trying to sink his own case to get the death penalty.



Maddow: Iowa Should Not Be First In The Nation

Rachel Maddow shares new audio evidence in accusations of corruption in an Iowa state senator's endorsement in the 2012 Iowa straw poll, and challenges the state of Iowa to explain why it deserves to be "first in the nation" with its record of handling its caucuses so poorly.

Ezra Klein: Could Gridlock Ever Work As A Strategy?

Ezra Klein talks with Mattie Duppler of Americans for Tax Reform and Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute about how things get done less democratically when governing happens through gridlock.

Ingraham: 'The Tonight Show' Starring President Obama

LAURA INGRAHAM: In his first term, check this out. George W. Bush had done 89 press conferences, Clinton 133 and Obama, only 79. The fact is, President Obama never stopped being in campaign mode and that was evident last night. It's the only thing he's really done well.

George Takei On Moving 2014 Winter Olympics Out Of Russia

LGBT activist and actor George Takei talks about his petition to move the 2014 Winter Olympics out of Russia to Vancouver, where they were held in 2010.

"Special Report" Panel Reacts To Obama's Late-Night Appearance

A.B. Stoddard, Charles Krauthammer, and Steve Hayes. 


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