HaFo Defends Big Government On Meet The Press
Posted on April 19, 2009 at 9:22 pmThe transcript of Junior’s appearance on the Sunday chat show:
Spending is large, but what is the alternative? Government’s playing the role of the, the, the, the, the financial investor of last resort, the spender of last resort. We, we fought this, we fought this battle for many years in this country. Think if we’d decided not to pass the Servicemen Readjustment Act back in 1944 called the GI Bill. It was an enormous expenditure. You sent eight million veterans to college, you provided one year of unemployment compensation and you ensured they could buy a home. The impact that had on the nation’s economy going forward, educating that greatest generation, has been enormous. Think if Eisenhower’s national interstate, the highway system would not have passed. It cost $425 billion in real day terms. The impact it’s had on commerce, prosperity and growth has been immeasurable. We face one of those moments. This is one of those 100-year flood moments. And as much as I’d like to see government not engage and involve itself in so many enterprises, I don’t know the alternative. And as much as I like and respect you, I’ve not heard from Republicans or conservatives or the TEA party attenders, what is the alternative? If the alternative, alternative is to sit back and do nothing, the majority of Americans, evidenced by poll after poll, say, “Do something. Be active and get us out of this mess.”
Early Word: FDT On MTP
Posted on October 30, 2008 at 7:26 pmPost Politics has been told that former Senator and Presidential candidate Fred Thompson will appear on Meet the Press with Tom Brokaw this Sunday.
Thompson has been talked up recently, mostly on conservative blogs, as a potential candidate for chairman of the Republican National Committee.
UPDATE: Mark Halperin
Al Gore On Meet The Press
Posted on July 20, 2008 at 4:57 pm(via Dru’s Vues)
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Chuck Todd Should Have Shaved The Goatee And Taken Voice Lessons
Posted on June 22, 2008 at 11:34 amBecause Tom Brokaw has been named moderator of Meet The Press through the 2008 elections:
Beginning on Sunday, June 29, NBC News’ Tom Brokaw will serve as moderator of “Meet the Press” through the 2008 presidential election. The broadcast will continue to originate from the NBC News Bureau in Washington D.C. The announcement was made today by NBC News President Steve Capus.
“A lot has been said in recent days about what ‘Meet the Press’ means to NBC News and to the nation,” said Capus. “To have someone of Tom’s stature step up and dedicate himself to ensuring its ongoing success is not only a testament to his loyalty to Tim, but his enduring commitment to NBC News and our viewers.”
Newscoma thinks it a good decision, but is it? Brokaw’s got the years in the business and impeccable card reading skills but does he really know politics? I mean know politics? Like Russert did? Like Chuck Todd does?
Sure, Brokaw can pull off a decent political segment on the strength of his broadcast skills, like many in the news biz, but doesn’t Meet the Press need something more than that? Doesn’t it deserve something more than that?
Should an “anchorman type” really sit in that chair? I mean, did you see Meet The Press with Brian Williams this morning?
Tim Russert Is Dead
Posted on June 13, 2008 at 2:43 pmVia the NY Post:
Tim Russert, NBC journalist and political heavyweight host of “Meet the Press,” has died after collapsing at NBC’s Washington news bureau, a source said. He was 58 years old.
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