Friday News Roundup - Domestic
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President Obama’s re-election campaign kicked into high gear yesterday. His team released a new documentary and unleashed Vice President Biden in the battle for blue-collar voters. Economists reported the cost of living rose last month, most likely as a result of higher gas prices. Rick Santorum gained momentum and Newt Gingrich faced more pressure to step down after primaries in the Deep South. The G.O.P. fight now moves on to Puerto Rico and Illinois. And in a rare display of bipartisanship, the Senate passed a much-delayed transportation bill. John King of CNN, Jackie Calmes of The New York Times and David Chalian of Yahoo News join Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories.
Guests
John King
anchor of CNN's John King, USA, and chief national correspondent.
Jackie Calmes
national correspondent, The New York Times.
David Chalian
Washington bureau chief, Yahoo! News.
Friday News Roundup Video
The panelists take a listener's question about what the president can really do to try to counteract rising gas prices:
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Will the DR Show listeners be as outraged over Flukes lies as they were over Phyllis Schlafly's? On CNN this week, Fluke says she was never speaking about herself at Nancy Pelosi's dog and pony show. Fluke still insists that contraception is not cheap and not available for $9 a month.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2012/03/13/exp-point-fluke-rec...
Sandra Fluke, third year student at Georgetown Law, past president of Georgetown Law Students for Reproductive Justicen speaking at the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
"Sure. I'm an American woman who uses contraception, so let's start there. That makes me qualified to talk to my elected officials about my health care needs."
"Without insurance coverage, contraception can cost a woman over $3,000 during law school. For a lot of students who, like me, are on public interest scholarships, that’s practically an entire summer’s salary."
Hey Marcus:
I hope you don't mind that I plagiarize some of your posts using my name as the author on other boards.
The T-Party inserted foot into mouth,and they are squirming. They clearly said,via their largest mouthpiece,all women who take contraceptives are sluts and prostitutes. Those women include our wives,moms,sisters,and friends. THE MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED,LOUD AND CLEAR !
The 3 Little Pigs MANDATORY READING!!!!
Please make those poor folks out west read The 3 Little Pigs before rebuilding
Monolithic Concrete Construction is virtually indestructible and super energy efficient
Where will you go when the wind blows?
safedomes.com
Gas was $4.50 a gallon here prior to the crash. I believe the closer we get to economic recovery,the closer we`ll get to $4.50 gas again.
When we allow the "Market to Decide",the market will always decide to screw us.
Please, let's give credit where credit is due: Jimmy Carter started the national conversation on energy policy. He put solar panels on the roof of the white house. reagan stripped them off. Republicans have been trying to shut the conversation down for forty years, let alone doing anything about energy efficiency.
POST DISASTER CONSTRUCTION should require that the new structure be able to supply 30% of its energy from alternative energy or super insulated so as to reduce energy used by 30%
Problem, only a King or Dictator can make this happen
Here we are 39 years after the Arab Oil Embargo still talking, yes, talking about the price of gasoline. We have no one to blame but ourselves for not DEMANDING more energy efficient cars and driving smaller vehicles. That SUV and pickup truck is going to make you look broke!
Kind of silly that when the media discusses gas prices everybody agrees the president cannot do much about it, but then invariably end with: ".. but you want to blame someone". What's the mission here, to stay ignorant?
The far right wing posters are back hysterically trying to convince us that they didn't mean what they said and they aren't doing what they're doing. And as soon as they do that, Arizona's far right wing attempts to pass a bill to have employers interrogate women on their sex lives.
Again, I love that they want to keep this issue alive. Keep going Marcus -- you are doing a great job showing the country what you are really all about. ;)
FWIW I heard that consumer reports has researched the hi test myth they are saying I think in some cases you still can use low grade gas but not totally sure about what their research showed.
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/tires-auto-parts/car-maintenance...
That's right Republicans...research, science deal with it!!!
sharly farley wrote:
"Please, let's give credit where credit is due: Jimmy Carter started the national conversation on energy policy. He put solar panels on the roof of the white house. reagan stripped them off. Republicans have been trying to shut the conversation down for forty years, let alone doing anything about energy efficiency."
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The inefficient solar hot water panels Carter put on the White House roof were indicative of his failed administration: 14.8% inflation, 7.2% unemployment, Iranian hostage crisis, etc, etc.
@ mike Larson...I had not heard that story, could you provide a link. I am not doubting AZ cuckoo. I just want to see what I missed!!!
I think Mitt Romney did say he was getting rid of Planned Parenthood despite your guest's assertion. Then he/campaign spokesman said he was taken out of context - he meant he would defund it. He didn't want tomorrow borrow money from China to pay for it.
I don't think it is too extreme to say it is a fact that some individuals without healthcare will eventually cost us all more money when they do not have access to care
I think the response to the caller who claimed the media characterized Romney as extreme and that Obama was instituting amnesty was weak in the way a civilized media answer often is. His assertions were simply "lies" and should have been identified as such.
Hey Marcus Tullius
that $9.00 a month price you quote is both regional and based on income. Here in Ohio that $9.00 price has gone up to $16.00 for the lowest income level. So no I'm not going to be as outraged over Flukes statements. I'm more outraged at that great moralist Rush Limbaugh's statements to the fact he wants to see sex videos of these women that use public money to get their contraception products. Get off yore high horse Mr.
It seems to me the biggest problem that we have as a country is that we take a short term view of things. What is wrong with a long term strategy? It is short-sighted to continue to make these big decisions based on a 4 year outlook.
Ohio' s Senator Sherrod Brown has proposed going after speculators driving up oil prices. Can your guest address speculators literally banking on a confrontation with Iran and their oil outlets being shut down
"Liberal mainstream media" ???!!! The purse strings of the media are held tightly by the petroleum-based military industrial complex. Where do people get the idea that the media is "Liberal"? I've lived long enough to see the media in general being biased toward an overall very conservative direction.
Federal oil leases are property of the United State people since they are on Federal land. Clinton allowed oil from Federal lands to no longer have to be sold to the American people--allowing it to be exported.
Of course, this lowers the world price slightly BUT raises gas prices in the United States VERY, VERY significantly.
The property of the American people is being exported to provide lower prices to world. Free trade? No way! This is the property of the the U.S. People.
Clinton shame!
Puttleby, Holland, MI
Mike Larson wrote:
"Again, I love that they want to keep this issue alive. Keep going Marcus -- you are doing a great job showing the country what you are really all about. ;)"
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Thank you. I am delighted you appreciate the effort to expose the selective outrage by liberals when it comes to lies told by Schlafly and lies told by Fluke.
Hey Marcus Tullius
Reagan's stripping off the solar panels is just like his FAILED leadership policies of stripping us from a manufacturing base economy to a service economy.
john hutchinson wrote:
"Liberal mainstream media" ???!!! Where do people get the idea that the media is "Liberal"?
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From the liberal lame steam media itself. It is a fact that over 85% of newspaper publishers, editors and reporters and broadcasters self identify themselves as liberal.
Hey Kathleen
amen, thanks for raising that query!! Senator S. Brown IS one of the few Senators worth his weight in salt!! Thank you
hybeerian wrote:
"Hey Marcus Tullius
Reagan's stripping off the solar panels is just like his FAILED leadership policies of stripping us from a manufacturing base economy to a service economy."
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What? Reagan had nothing to do with the total collapse of quality in 1970's Detroit made automobiles. Americans stopped buying American made cars because they actually wanted their cars to still run after 60,000 miles.
Reagan was instrumental in the fall of the Soviet Union. If that is "failed leadership," we could definitely use some more of it.
Re: two Presidential terms
Instead of spending the first term getting ready to run for a second, why can't we amend the Constitution to make it a single 6 year term, as is the case for Senators?
It will never happen, but it sure would be nice.
I heard the story on Morning Edition -- but I don't see it on their site. Here is the CNN story:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/15/politics/arizona-contraception-controversy...
I wonder who hired these liberal journalists -- please list the liberal owners/CEOs of these media.
Thank you, Diane, for having John King clarify his comment about a $100 price tag for filling up his Acura. Tells you something about which "America" John is speaking for. I have 3 grandchildren under 12 who travel with us long distances. We feel very safe despite not driving an Acura that requires premium gas.
Thank you, Diane, for having John King clarify his comment about a $100 price tag for filling up his Acura. Tells you something about which "America" John is speaking for. I have 3 grandchildren under 12 who travel with us long distances. We feel very safe despite not driving an Acura that requires premium gas.