December 17, 2013 Archives

December 17, 2013 Archives

Barbara Walters On Obama: "We Thought He Was Going To Be The Next Messiah"

PIERS MORGAN, HOST: I cannot believe you are genuinely looking at me down that camera lens and saying that you find a bunch of guys that hunt ducks more interesting than the president of the United States, Barbara Walters. However -- BARBARA WALTERS: I don't want to go down in history as having said that. MORGAN: Let me ask you this. You hav

Carney Explains Obama's Low Poll Numbers: Everyone Has Taken A Hit

ED HENRY: You've been on both side of this podium and you understand that a president also needs to be able to move the public and then that can move the Congress. You made those arguments on immigration reform, et cetera before. Does he really still have the clout to move the public, to move the Congress on these big issues when his approval ratin

Krauthammer: Obama's Lost Control And Has Become Hostage To Obamacare

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: The worst thing for Obama is he's lost control of events. Normally, a president is hostage to events; a war, Hurricane Katrina or whatever. Here, the irony is that the event Obama is hostage to is Obamacare; it's something he created. You talk about the trust factor. It isn't only the statement he made, if you like your plan, y



Audio: Glenn Beck, Hannity & Coulter Talk Taxes, Debt, Conservatism, GOP & More

On Tuesday, Glenn Beck joined Sean Hannity for the entire last hour of his nationally syndicated radio program to discuss politics, journalism, the Republican party, the state of the country and how immoral it is to rack up massive debt and leave it for younger Americans to take care of. Ann Coulter also made an appearance toward the end of the sho

Krauthammer To Sen. Joe Manchin: Why Don't You Become A Republican?

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Senator, the answer you gave on entitlements was quite at odds with what your party leadership would say. You're ready to make reforms and they really aren't. You've been appalled by the overreach of particularly the war on coal in your state. You have real issues with Obamacare and with a president who has run up the largest d

ABC's Karl To Carney: Will Anybody Buy Insurance Because Barack Obreezy Tells Them To?

JONATHAN KARL, ABC NEWS: What do you think of some of these efforts by Obamacare supporters to reach out? I mean some of them, you know, the upside-down keg stands and what not. I mean, is anybody going to buy health care because Ba



Barbara Walters Explains Why Obama Did Not Make Her "Fascinating People" List

PIERS MORGAN: Now where is Barack Obama on this list? No sign of the president or the First Lady. This is the crushing, final death knell from you, Barbara. BARBARA WALTERS: I don't expect you to have watched me every night the way I watch you every night, Piers, but I just interviewed the Obamas last month. Both of them, from the White House. I

Obama Praises Netflix's "House Of Cards": "I Wish Things Were That Ruthlessly Efficient"

At a meeting with tech industry CEOs, President Obama praised the Netflix series "House of Cards" and the titual character House Majority Whip Francis Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey, who often uses criminal means to accomplish his goals. "I wish things were that ruthless efficient," Obama said at the Tuesday meeting. "It's true. It's like Kev

Carney Won't Provide Number Of Young Adults Enrolled In Obamacare

Q: Yeah, thank you. Do you have any update on all — at all for how successful the effort to find — get people to enroll — healthcare.gov has been on getting young people? What’s the status on that? MR. CARNEY: I don’t have any data specifically broken down by age. I would refer you to CMS. I’m not sure what they have. There’s no qu



Sen. Coburn's 2013 "Wastebook" Singles Out $30 Billion In Spending

CBS News: One million dollars to build a bus stop in Virginia. Five million for customized crystal stemware. Those are just some of the items paid for by the federal government last year. A new report out Tuesday by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), called the "Wastebook," details $30 billion in questionable spending. Read the report below:

Krauthammer: Obama Admin "Used Election Day As A Fulcrum For Its Actions In 2012"

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Translation of that word salad that we heard from Jay Carney: You got me, what can I say? I mean, this is obvious that when you have seven people who say explicitly that this had to do with the election. The administration was manipulated the process, but it isn't only in regulation. Look at how they used the election day a

Jon Stewart Goofs On Megyn Kelly & "White Santa" Controversy, Knockout Game

Jon Stewart responds to Megyn Kelly responding to critics challenging her assertion that both Jesus and Santa Claus were white men.



Megyn Kelly: Why Americans Blame Obamacare For Rising Premiums

Megyn Kelly & Jonathan Gruber discuss the health care law's progress.

"Special Report" Panel With Sen. Ayotte: What Is Wrong With Ryan's Budget?

The "Special Report" panel discusses the bipartisan budget agreement with Sen. Kelly Ayotte. 

McCain: Republicans Opposing Budget Deal Lack "Intellectual Integrity"

SEN. JOHN McCAIN (R-Arizona): I understand that there are many of my colleagues on this side of the aisle that are very unhappy with this deal and intend to vote against it. My only response to that is I respect their vote, but I’d like to know what we do in order to avoid another shutdown of the government. The American people steadfastly reject

Matthews: Democratic Party's 2016 Powerhouses

Chris Matthews wonders about who will run for the Democratic nomination in 2016.

Ann Coulter: "Liberalism Is On the Spectrum Of Mental Illness"

ANN COULTER: Well, as I was the first to say, and other people ripped it off, liberalism is an aspect of mental illness. So it's not surprising to the extent any of this political violence or any assassinations are political, it is always, always, always liberals. There has never been a right-wing assassination attempt on a president or a member of

Maddow: A Judge Just Ordered NSA To Stop Phone Spying

Charlie Savage, reporter for the New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about a court ruling that the NSA’s domestic phone spying is unconstitutional.

Sebelius: Some Americans Could Pay More For Insurance Due To Obamacare

KATHLEEN SEBELIUS: There are some individuals who may be looking at increases. I think you can not make a statement based on costs unless you compared what they had to what they're going into.


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