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Hardball With Chris Matthews : MSNBCW : February 4, 2015 11:00pm-12:01am PST
biggest problems is she's going to be 70 when she runs and john mccain was that old, when ronald reagan was that old. it's an issue that comes up. you're right, she's trying to define this in the most positive terms. >> how does it come up? >> how does it come up? >> yeah. >> that's a good question. >> you brought it up. >> i think republicans are going to have to tread very carefully on this. for them, you have to be able to appeal to that voting bloc, an older woman who votes and many times for republicans. >> let's talk about what you just said. you're a good guy so i'm not going to jump on you like i normally would but i could argue that you just stepped into a trap. mitt romney is basically a grandfather. >> right. >> of many grandchildren. it has never come up that this was a negative. look at his family there. look at that. that's a statement. that's never been an issue. jeb bush is a grandparent. the idea that hillary is a grandparent, why would that be a potential negative? >> well, i'm not -- >> or age even. why is her age an issue with her rather than with her peers? >
biggest problems is she's going to be 70 when she runs and john mccain was that old, when ronald reagan was that old. it's an issue that comes up. you're right, she's trying to define this in the most positive terms. >> how does it come up? >> how does it come up? >> yeah. >> that's a good question. >> you brought it up. >> i think republicans are going to have to tread very carefully on this. for them, you have to be able to appeal to that voting bloc, an...
Outnumbered : FOXNEWSW : February 23, 2015 9:00am-10:01am PST
critical funding. plus, during an interview on the crisis in mccain senator john mccain said he is afraid of the country and himself. and after the show, log on to foxnews.com/outnumbered and clicked on the tap and send us your comments and tell us what you want to hear more about. >> harsh words from senator john mccain about the white house handling the situation in the ukraine. the senator is not holding back on cbs' face the nation. >> the crane ukrainians are not asking for boots on the ground. they are asking for weapons. they are being slaughtered. i am ashamed of my country, the president and myself that i have not done more to help these people. it is really, really heart breaking. >> later mccain doubled down on the comments. >> i will say this. i have never heard you say i am ashamed of my country. >> and i am ashamed of myself. >> so it begs the question has america lost its way when the comes to leadership in the world. stacy, i see you nodding your head. >> yes. this president has put our position as the super power of the world into great decline. and i remember him
critical funding. plus, during an interview on the crisis in mccain senator john mccain said he is afraid of the country and himself. and after the show, log on to foxnews.com/outnumbered and clicked on the tap and send us your comments and tell us what you want to hear more about. >> harsh words from senator john mccain about the white house handling the situation in the ukraine. the senator is not holding back on cbs' face the nation. >> the crane ukrainians are not asking for...
Lou Dobbs Tonight : FBC : February 23, 2015 7:00pm-8:01pm EST
model that only u.s. can do, i saw american hero, john mccain saying he is ashamed of his country, i never heard him say that i call john my friend, and i am proud of many americans americans have to act now, i am sure this is best country in world, in position toable in right direction -- to act in right direction. >> i am not proud of john mccain saying he is act shamed. >> i am not saying that he is trying to help. >> if i may he may be trying too help but he has been trying for some months without success. and we need to get to issue of what happens next. because, it is clear limited be much shufps options to ukrainian xem people and government, where can they turn, how can you stop russia from moves into the balkans. taking on any other terrory they want. >> putin will not stop until he is stopped. and again what that can be done is ukraine should continue. will continue to do, to put up more resistance to reform army and reform the country to create models, but they are looking at united states which is for all of us a a -- beacon of freedom. i think we're looking at united sta
model that only u.s. can do, i saw american hero, john mccain saying he is ashamed of his country, i never heard him say that i call john my friend, and i am proud of many americans americans have to act now, i am sure this is best country in world, in position toable in right direction -- to act in right direction. >> i am not proud of john mccain saying he is act shamed. >> i am not saying that he is trying to help. >> if i may he may be trying too help but he has been...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : February 5, 2015 6:00am-7:01am EST
cautiously. >> as you know, our chairman senator mccain, is interested as we all are, in gaining more knowledge about the information sharing with regard to our cyber security threats and that is one area that i believe has broad support. i know there is support not just from members of this committee and members of congress but also the president has discussed the need for information-sharing on those cyber security threats. i agree that information sharing and better defense is a first step, but do you think that we can achieve relative cyber security simply by improving those defenses or do we need to perhaps go on the offense and impose more -- i guess you would say visible costs with regards to our actions on cyber security? >> i think both are important. we need to improve our defenses. but we also need to improve our abilities to respond. and those responses can be in cyber space or in other ways, but certainly they should include the option to respond in cyber space. >> and the option to respond, would you say that would include demonstrating that we have the capability to do
cautiously. >> as you know, our chairman senator mccain, is interested as we all are, in gaining more knowledge about the information sharing with regard to our cyber security threats and that is one area that i believe has broad support. i know there is support not just from members of this committee and members of congress but also the president has discussed the need for information-sharing on those cyber security threats. i agree that information sharing and better defense is a first...
NOW With Alex Wagner : MSNBCW : February 20, 2015 1:00pm-2:01pm PST
. >> we always go back to this moment in the 2008 campaign when john mccain was asked about whether barack obama was a patriot, whether he was an arab and john mccain said i believe this man is an american he is a good man. it was sort of like the mccain comment heard around the world. he was widely lauded for this. why don't more republicans do that? >> you were talking about giuliani who has established he is in a category by himself. >> yes. >> then there's talking about other republicans, more mainstream republicans. to joy's point, there's a temptation to use a certain line of thinking as a political strategy create distance between a candidate like obama and a voter. in giuliani's case what he appears to be now is somebody who has a real penchant for par noipar paranoia. is this just going to make him completely toxic as an endorser? >> who was not invited to scott walker's 21 club? >> sarah palin was getting these crowds hot and bothered. she was way more popular than mccain. >> robert don't you think the republican party felt good in that moment when john mccain said that? >> well
. >> we always go back to this moment in the 2008 campaign when john mccain was asked about whether barack obama was a patriot, whether he was an arab and john mccain said i believe this man is an american he is a good man. it was sort of like the mccain comment heard around the world. he was widely lauded for this. why don't more republicans do that? >> you were talking about giuliani who has established he is in a category by himself. >> yes. >> then there's talking...
Kennedy : FBC : February 23, 2015 10:00pm-11:01pm EST
john mccain is ashamed of cu our country, president and himself and idina mizell gets revenge on john travolta in the oscar. i am kennedy. kennedy: wage gap in news after that speech by patricia arquit. to listen to rhetoric, a national conspiracy of men, says that women are made less than men. things are more complicateed than that. thank goodness for mollie heming way, welcome. >> great to be here. kennedy: so nice to have you here. let's break it down, where does this argument fall apart. >> it is true men and women mick different decisions about career, and study in school, how many hours they spend in an was on the for a full-time job or how dangerous they want their job to be, how much risk they are willing to take in a job, and how much time out of the workforce when children arrive, men and women make different decisions that do affect their pay, if you control for those, if you actually compare apples to apples, gender pay gap goes from so-called 77 cent on dollar to single digits and low. so you need to know what you are comparing. kennedy: it complex, a lot of time women he
john mccain is ashamed of cu our country, president and himself and idina mizell gets revenge on john travolta in the oscar. i am kennedy. kennedy: wage gap in news after that speech by patricia arquit. to listen to rhetoric, a national conspiracy of men, says that women are made less than men. things are more complicateed than that. thank goodness for mollie heming way, welcome. >> great to be here. kennedy: so nice to have you here. let's break it down, where does this argument fall...
Cavuto : FBC : February 2, 2015 8:00pm-9:01pm EST
. >> what's the deal, neil? neil: and what is the deal with john mccain? it's one thing to speak your mind but to tell code pink protesters this? >> you know, you're going to have to shut up or i'm going to have you arrested. get out of here, you lowlife scum. neil: now, when i later asked him about that he doubled down on his comments. do you have any regrets about how blunt you were, calling them scum and all that? is any regret at all? >> no, because they are that. anybody who would do that kind of behavior is guilty of it and it was terribly upsetting to me. neil: and not only to him, to a lot of you because most of you didn't find anything the senator said remotely offensive. rita in oklahoma city: not an angry old man, the only man in the world. carol e-mails: lowlife scum was too gentle a phrase for their behavior with. p.j. via yahoo!: remind your bests mccain has the same freedom of speech as the scum, code pink. donna: go, john mccain we need more of this emotion. take a lesson gop. margaret via bell south.net, mccain was perfect finally, a politician that doesn't yield to the po
. >> what's the deal, neil? neil: and what is the deal with john mccain? it's one thing to speak your mind but to tell code pink protesters this? >> you know, you're going to have to shut up or i'm going to have you arrested. get out of here, you lowlife scum. neil: now, when i later asked him about that he doubled down on his comments. do you have any regrets about how blunt you were, calling them scum and all that? is any regret at all? >> no, because they are that. anybody...
mission. senator john mccain says the lack of specifics is setting us up for failure. >> president hasn't come forward yet with a plan or strategy for us to succeed and in his proposal he left out ba'asyir assad. it is really kind of convoluted. >> and some members of the president's own party take issue how the request limits ground operations and restricts the use of military force to three years. here's senator jack reed. >> it is a time limit that is not appropriate where, we don't want to send a signal to the world that we're there for just some years. unfortunately, this battle is going to take a long time. it is a battle. you pointed out quite rightly, based upon richard's reporting some of the fundamental issues and not operational tactical and military they're political. >> so a very, very vague aumf sent up to capitol hill. now the left is fighting with the right what to do. senator brown, this is exactly what the president wanted. >> he has checked out when it comes to foreign policy that is allowing these entities, radical jihadists to come in to push the envelope he ca
mission. senator john mccain says the lack of specifics is setting us up for failure. >> president hasn't come forward yet with a plan or strategy for us to succeed and in his proposal he left out ba'asyir assad. it is really kind of convoluted. >> and some members of the president's own party take issue how the request limits ground operations and restricts the use of military force to three years. here's senator jack reed. >> it is a time limit that is not appropriate...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : February 25, 2015 6:00pm-8:01pm EST
. senator mccain and i have tried to be consistent, if nothing else, but the about the situation. here is the 1st question america has to answer. is this someone else's war? i have heard a very prominent commentators on cable television say, i am tired of fighting other people's worst. there is a threats our homeland and and more importantly they indicate that they mean to hit as your. the head of the islamic state and the labonte served time in the military prison camp where i did some reserve duty and was released from the camp and turned over to the iraqis and told the colonel in charge of his release. including foreign fighters they hold passports come back to our country, and their goal is not only to purify there religion kill or convert any christian they find but also to attack us. so today to say that this is not our fight i think you are making a huge mistake them as we did before september 11. regional forces must be part of the mix. the goal is the right one. the strategy will fail as currently being considered unless we visit this issue. senator mccain said, what you see on t
. senator mccain and i have tried to be consistent, if nothing else, but the about the situation. here is the 1st question america has to answer. is this someone else's war? i have heard a very prominent commentators on cable television say, i am tired of fighting other people's worst. there is a threats our homeland and and more importantly they indicate that they mean to hit as your. the head of the islamic state and the labonte served time in the military prison camp where i did some reserve...
News : ALJAZAM : February 4, 2015 12:00pm-12:31pm EST
authorization. second on afghanistan, i completely agree with senator mccain, the chairman's point in his opening. i really hope we have a conditions-based strategy and not calendar-based strategy. it's ok to have a plan and up indicated a plan, you can adjust the plan based on the current reality. senator mccain and i were in afghanistan in october. it seemed after discussions, the white house did adjust the plan already. there was ideas about the way u.s. forces would be used in calendar year 2015, that after hearing from general campbell and others, i think the white house adjusted the authorities granted to u.s. troops during this calendar year. i think that was a conditions based decision, which is good. i worry for the same reason that you do, we've had expensive blood and treasure achieved in afghanistan. the nation's life expectancy has gone from 44 to 61 in 10 years. my back of the envelope map 30 million people living longer, that's 510 million years of human life. for as painful as it's been, as expensive as it's been, why would we want to go backward? i think in afghanistan wh
authorization. second on afghanistan, i completely agree with senator mccain, the chairman's point in his opening. i really hope we have a conditions-based strategy and not calendar-based strategy. it's ok to have a plan and up indicated a plan, you can adjust the plan based on the current reality. senator mccain and i were in afghanistan in october. it seemed after discussions, the white house did adjust the plan already. there was ideas about the way u.s. forces would be used in calendar...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : February 27, 2015 11:32pm-11:56pm EST
. john mccain fought really hard and really viciously to get his birth certificate. john mccain failed. couldn't get it. trump comes along. and i'm not a sitting senator. i'm not a sitting anything else. i'm a good businessman. but trump comes along and says, birth certificate. he gave a birth certificate. whether or not that was a real certificate because a lot of people questioned it, i certainly questioned it. but hillary clinton wanted it. mccain wanted it. and i wanted it. he didn't do it for them. he did it for me. so in one sense i'm proud of it. all we have to do is find out whether it was real. >> all right. >> cpac, give it up. donald trump. >> thank you. [applause and
. john mccain fought really hard and really viciously to get his birth certificate. john mccain failed. couldn't get it. trump comes along. and i'm not a sitting senator. i'm not a sitting anything else. i'm a good businessman. but trump comes along and says, birth certificate. he gave a birth certificate. whether or not that was a real certificate because a lot of people questioned it, i certainly questioned it. but hillary clinton wanted it. mccain wanted it. and i wanted it. he didn't do it...
Former Senator Barry Goldwater Statue Dedication Ceremony : CSPAN3 : February 28, 2015 9:20am-10:01am EST
] >> ladies and gentlemen, united states senator from arizona, the honorable john mccain. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen distinguished guests members of the goldwater family, i am honored to join you today to dedicate this statue in honor of senator barry morris goldwater of arizona. barry goldwater will of course be remembered as the father of modern american conservatism known as mr. conservative, barry was a trailblazer whose clear compelling vision for freedom, liberty, and security paved the way for the presidency of ronald reagan. take arizonans, he will always be viewed as our state's favorite son, and rightly so here it he earned the nickname mr. arizona because he had a love affair with our state. it's magnificent beauty and its freedom of loving people. arizona back. in part because arizonans saw themselves in him. the rugged individuals of some of the west, bold and sometimes lunch, truth telling, and a vision as true as the arizona vistas that very so dearly loved. our state never had a better champion than very goldwater. we are so very proud of his rich legacy and
] >> ladies and gentlemen, united states senator from arizona, the honorable john mccain. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen distinguished guests members of the goldwater family, i am honored to join you today to dedicate this statue in honor of senator barry morris goldwater of arizona. barry goldwater will of course be remembered as the father of modern american conservatism known as mr. conservative, barry was a trailblazer whose clear compelling vision for freedom, liberty, and...
America Tonight : ALJAZAM : February 19, 2015 10:00pm-10:31pm EST
interesting question. we reached out to arizona's delegation, led in the senate by john mccain, and an-kilpatrick. senator mccain would not speak on camera but spoke about why the mines is good. representative patrick would not return calls, emails tweets - silence on them. >> and senator mccain has interest in defence. >> he's against hiding stuff in bills, it's interesting. >> is this an issue of national defense? >> you saw we tried to speak to resolution copper. they backed out of the interview. we got a final statement from the project manager, a brief statement. this is national defense. why will it be mined. will it stay in the u.s. it's too early to tell where the copper will end up. it may be in the foreign market. >> it may not be in the united states. >> could go to the foreign market >>> next here saving the lost boys. canada fights to keep its youth from being drawn into extremism. later - remaking a relationship. the police force that came face to face with a bitter reality. it was profiling its community. >> is there resentment on your police force because of the way you
interesting question. we reached out to arizona's delegation, led in the senate by john mccain, and an-kilpatrick. senator mccain would not speak on camera but spoke about why the mines is good. representative patrick would not return calls, emails tweets - silence on them. >> and senator mccain has interest in defence. >> he's against hiding stuff in bills, it's interesting. >> is this an issue of national defense? >> you saw we tried to speak to resolution copper....
New Day Sunday : CNNW : February 1, 2015 5:00am-5:31am PST
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Happening Now : FOXNEWSW : February 23, 2015 8:00am-9:01am PST
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covering the crisis in ukraine? senator mccain has strong thoughts about that. get your thoughts into the conversation. the real question that needs to be asked is "what is it that we can do that is impactful?" what the cloud enables is computing to empower cancer researchers. it used to take two weeks to sequence and analyze a genome; with the microsoft cloud we can analyze 100 per day. whatever i can do to help compute a cure for cancer, that's what i'd like to do. people with type...
PoliticsNation : MSNBCW : February 20, 2015 3:00pm-4:01pm PST
presidential election was when john mccain countered one of his own supporters and said look barack obama i don't agree with him, but i would never question this guy loves his country. you would think republicans would be smarter now. >> let me go to that because i think that's a very important point. john mccain, who i disagree with did have the courage that we are not seeing any republican contender have. watch this. >> i can't trust obama. i have read about him and he's not -- he's an arab. he's not -- no? >> no ma'am, no ma'am. he's a decent family man citizen that i just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues and that's what this campaign is all about. he's not. thank you. >> now, e.j. i never thought i would miss john mccain, but this is the kind of leadership you can respect even if you don't vote for. and we've not seen that now. senator rubio did say on the record he disagrees with giuliani. but none of them have come out and shown what john mccain said in a crowd of people where he could have been heckled. none of them has shown that kind of moral strength. >> n
presidential election was when john mccain countered one of his own supporters and said look barack obama i don't agree with him, but i would never question this guy loves his country. you would think republicans would be smarter now. >> let me go to that because i think that's a very important point. john mccain, who i disagree with did have the courage that we are not seeing any republican contender have. watch this. >> i can't trust obama. i have read about him and he's not --...
Andrea Mitchell Reports : MSNBCW : February 19, 2015 9:00am-10:01am PST
them. i'm not sure he scott walker is there yet. >> he could have done what john mccain did in the campaign when a woman said that the president was a muslim and wasn't born in america at a rally at a mccain rally. excuse me ma'am, that's wrong. it was one of those moments where john mccain said you're wrong, he's an american he's not a muslim. he was born here. >> you have to be able to stand up to your own people own supporters and say that's wrong. i want to play what the dnc chair debbie wasserman shultz had to say about rudy. >> a leader of the republican party said that the president doesn't love us, and doesn't love the country. in fairness, the mayor did clarify his remarks this morning on fox news naturally. what he said was i'm not questioning his patriotism. i'm just saying he doesn't love america like we do. i'm glad we got that cleared up. >> you know i appreciate the fact that walker could in all likelihood i agree with chris, never saw this coming. but the mccain experience shows if you know who you are and know what your bedrock messaging beliefs are, i mean mccain
them. i'm not sure he scott walker is there yet. >> he could have done what john mccain did in the campaign when a woman said that the president was a muslim and wasn't born in america at a rally at a mccain rally. excuse me ma'am, that's wrong. it was one of those moments where john mccain said you're wrong, he's an american he's not a muslim. he was born here. >> you have to be able to stand up to your own people own supporters and say that's wrong. i want to play what the dnc...
U.S. Senate : CSPAN2 : February 25, 2015 10:00am-6:01pm EST
objection. mr. mccain: mr. president -- the presiding officer: morning business is closed. under the previous order senators are permitted to speak for up to ten minutes. the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that i be allowed such time as i may consume as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: mr. president a lot of us are deeply concerned about the situation in the middle east, in ukraine in china, which we have paid very little attention to as they expand their territory. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that i be engaged in a colloquy with the senator from south carolina. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: mr. president there is a huge credibility gap and this morning's "washington post" probably said it better than -- than i probably could. it's entitled "a credibility gap,"" the washington post "by fred hyatt editorial page editor february 22. it says if the negotiators strike an agreement next month we already know it will be far from ideal talking about the iranian nuclear d
objection. mr. mccain: mr. president -- the presiding officer: morning business is closed. under the previous order senators are permitted to speak for up to ten minutes. the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that i be allowed such time as i may consume as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: mr. president a lot of us are deeply concerned about the situation in the middle east, in ukraine in china, which we have...
News : ALJAZAM : February 20, 2015 9:00pm-10:01pm EST
. >>reporter: but already republican critics are complaining loudly. john mccaine has fired off an angry letter to the president writing never can we recall an instance in which our military has knowingly briefed our own war plans. this risks the success of our mission and costs the lives of u.s. iraqi, and coalition forces. senators mccaine and graham demanded to know the name of the official conducting the briefing that they said compromised the lives of u.s. troops. we contacted u.s. central command and it had no official reaction. >>> british police are appealing for help in finding three london school girls believed to be on their way to syria to join isil. cameras at the airport captured the three friends on tuesday just before boarding a turkish airlines flight. authorities hope to find them before they enter syria. the girls' family say they are devastated >>> at least 40 people were killed in libya. fighters loyal to isil are claiming responsible. al jazeera has more from the border with libya in tunisia. >>reporter: it was early morning when a triple car bomb attacked ripped through t
. >>reporter: but already republican critics are complaining loudly. john mccaine has fired off an angry letter to the president writing never can we recall an instance in which our military has knowingly briefed our own war plans. this risks the success of our mission and costs the lives of u.s. iraqi, and coalition forces. senators mccaine and graham demanded to know the name of the official conducting the briefing that they said compromised the lives of u.s. troops. we contacted u.s....
Washington Journal : CSPAN : February 9, 2015 7:00am-7:46am EST
ever see in our lifetime. and then to have guys like john mccain on television calling people lowlife scums that is just a slap in the face to every veteran who has fought for the freedoms of all americans. host: ok, randy in michigan democratic caller. what do you think about this idea of arming ukraine forces to fight back? those that believe the west should do so say we have an alliance with ukraine and we have to stand by them. what do you think? caller: well, first of all, greta, good morning, and i have to thank you and all the fine folks down the scenes that we don't see for bringing us this great program. i think we should not -- i believe we should take the option of arming them off the table. in this world, this day and age we have to run diplomacy as long as we can without, but you also have to keep an eye on the ukrainian fighters to make sure that we don't completely deplete them in the process of diplomacy . so that is a real tightrope i see they are working on. don't take that option off the table. you leave it on there. greta, thank you very much -- host: you,
ever see in our lifetime. and then to have guys like john mccain on television calling people lowlife scums that is just a slap in the face to every veteran who has fought for the freedoms of all americans. host: ok, randy in michigan democratic caller. what do you think about this idea of arming ukraine forces to fight back? those that believe the west should do so say we have an alliance with ukraine and we have to stand by them. what do you think? caller: well, first of all, greta, good...
The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell : MSNBCW : February 11, 2015 10:00pm-11:01pm PST
government. >> john mccain is not happy. he says -- >> this is a recipe for failure, michael. your reaction to john mccain? >> i actually agree with that. i think the strategy as it's currently conceived as a counterterrorism one is not going to work. sunnis in syria and iraq, what they see now, and the reason isis' propaganda is succeeding, sunnis think that the united states does not care about them. we did not intervene, obama did not enforce the red line on chemical weapons use in syria, the assad regime is no longer a priority. they've dropped bombs on the heads of mostly sunnis in syria. the propaganda that isis is playing up is essentially the united states is now in league with iran to commit murder, ethnic cleansing and the dispossession of sunnis. this narrative goes back a decade. this began when we toppled saddam. the founder of al qaeda in iraq, which is now isis, essentially this is part of -- we've been at war with isis for 11 years. we are going to be at war with them for another 11. >> this is not being enthusiastically received by must be leadership by the senate
government. >> john mccain is not happy. he says -- >> this is a recipe for failure, michael. your reaction to john mccain? >> i actually agree with that. i think the strategy as it's currently conceived as a counterterrorism one is not going to work. sunnis in syria and iraq, what they see now, and the reason isis' propaganda is succeeding, sunnis think that the united states does not care about them. we did not intervene, obama did not enforce the red line on chemical...
Meet the Press : MSNBCW : February 16, 2015 1:00am-2:01am PST
armed services committee the first one is the chairman of that committee, senator john mccain of arizona. and the 2008 republican presidential nominee. then i'll speak with the ranking member of the armed services committee, rhode island democrat jack reed. it has been over a year since we had you on the program. let me start, based on what you heard richard engel report about the state of things in iraq, and as we debate this war resolution first of all, why do we need this resolution? why does the president need this authorization when we have two authorizations that essentially give him the authority to do what he wants in arguably both of the countrys? >> well, probably it is not absolutely necessary but it has been since 2002 as i recall that we had resolution that was aimed particularly at al qaeda, and those that were responsible for the attacks on the united states. so i think it is probably appropriate. it is probably appropriate to have the debate. but the president hasn't come forward yet with a plan or a strategy for us to succeed. and in his proposal, he left out bas
armed services committee the first one is the chairman of that committee, senator john mccain of arizona. and the 2008 republican presidential nominee. then i'll speak with the ranking member of the armed services committee, rhode island democrat jack reed. it has been over a year since we had you on the program. let me start, based on what you heard richard engel report about the state of things in iraq, and as we debate this war resolution first of all, why do we need this resolution? why...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : February 27, 2015 3:00am-5:01am EST
if the united states provides lethal support. mccain: because more russians might be killed who are now in crimea killing ukrainians. clapper: that's right. it will be harder for him to hide that fact. mccain: everybody knows what he has done. i am not in open dispute with you. we have to move on. but it is just incredible to believe that he would be provoked to further action when he has achieved every goal that he sought along the way. we will see who is right about mariupol. clapper: i think that they will wait until the spring before they attack mariupol. mccain: he is not getting any increase in sanctions. the ukrainians aren't receiving defensive weapons. if i were him i would do exactly that. he has plenty of time. yesterday, the secretary of state said that our world today is, despite isil and the horrific killings, we are actually living in a period with less daily threat to americans and people in the world. and yet, just today the director of the fbi and others said that there are threats to 30 states in this nation. what is your view of the threat to the united states am
if the united states provides lethal support. mccain: because more russians might be killed who are now in crimea killing ukrainians. clapper: that's right. it will be harder for him to hide that fact. mccain: everybody knows what he has done. i am not in open dispute with you. we have to move on. but it is just incredible to believe that he would be provoked to further action when he has achieved every goal that he sought along the way. we will see who is right about mariupol. clapper: i...
Politics & Public Policy Today : CSPAN3 : February 4, 2015 12:30pm-2:31pm EST
be no different for the pentagon. and in this matter i know i'm echoing chairman mccain senator reed and this committee, which has long called for and taken concrete action on reform of acquisition and other parts of the defense enterprise, in the weapons system acquisition reform act of 2009, and before that, dating back to the packard commission and the goldwater nickel act. i began my own career in defense in connection with the implementation of the packard commission's recommendations. the issues and solutions change over time as technology and industry change. they extend from acquisition which was highlighted by the chairman and programs like future combat systems and the presidential helicopter which i canceled, i signed the cancellation orders for in 2009, to the ford aircraft carrier, which senator mccain also noted, which was not satisfactorily solved and still not. it is overrun and i agree with the chairman in that regard. we have a lot of work to do. the issues and solutions for acquisition reform change over time as technology and industry change as i noted. they exten
be no different for the pentagon. and in this matter i know i'm echoing chairman mccain senator reed and this committee, which has long called for and taken concrete action on reform of acquisition and other parts of the defense enterprise, in the weapons system acquisition reform act of 2009, and before that, dating back to the packard commission and the goldwater nickel act. i began my own career in defense in connection with the implementation of the packard commission's recommendations....
Face the Nation : KPIX : February 22, 2015 8:30am-9:01am PST
head of homeland security jay johnson. and the chairman of the armed services committee john mccain. then we'll talk to the new governor of texas greg abbott who filed the lawsuit that blocked the president's plan to shield illegal immigrants from deportation. we'll get analysis from our panel, hear from president obama's former advisor david axelrod on his new book "believer" and we'll document the impact this wild weather is having on human behavior. it's all ahead because this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs welcome jeh johnson the head of homeland security. mr. secretary, let's get right to this video that came out that talks about al qaeda they appear now to be targeting some american shopping centers at least encouraging attacks how seriously do you take this? >> this reflects the new phase in the global terrorist threat that we've evolved to where it's no longer al qaeda planning and operating in secret directing operatives to come from foreign lands to place of attack. now have a situation where groups like isil, al shabaab aqap are publicly calling for ind
head of homeland security jay johnson. and the chairman of the armed services committee john mccain. then we'll talk to the new governor of texas greg abbott who filed the lawsuit that blocked the president's plan to shield illegal immigrants from deportation. we'll get analysis from our panel, hear from president obama's former advisor david axelrod on his new book "believer" and we'll document the impact this wild weather is having on human behavior. it's all ahead because this is...
Your World With Neil Cavuto : FOXNEWSW : February 9, 2015 1:00pm-2:01pm PST
all of the talking, john mccain who says what the heck are we doing. how much money do you have in your pocket right now? i have $40 $21. could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? i don't think so. well if you start putting that towards your retirement every week and let it grow over time, for twenty to thirty years that retirement challenge might not seem so big after all. ♪ ♪ . >>> all right. putting some pressure on putin as pro russian rebels continue to pound ukraine the president saying he may be open to arming ukraine now to put president putin on some sort of defense here. this is something that republican senator -- or presidential candidate john mccain said during the break. very good to have you. >> thank you. >> this is something that angela merkel is not keen on. she thinks we've got to work on what we're doing now and arming these guys isn't what we should do now. >> you know how they're doing it? she and the president of france fly to moscow as is up la can'ts to vladimir putin. it's remarkable. >> what would you do? >> wha
all of the talking, john mccain who says what the heck are we doing. how much money do you have in your pocket right now? i have $40 $21. could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? i don't think so. well if you start putting that towards your retirement every week and let it grow over time, for twenty to thirty years that retirement challenge might not seem so big after all. ♪ ♪ . >>> all right. putting some pressure on putin as pro russian...
News : ALJAZAM : February 4, 2015 7:00pm-8:01pm EST
, after one of the talks about isil in the middle eastish and talked about a strategy. center mccain said in the end that's not a strategy. one thing that came out most was he said he's inclined to provide lethal aid to ukraine because that is not the administration's policy. although there have been a lot of former administration officials like strobe, talbot and others organizing that this week that we should go from a non-lethal aid to lethal aid. >> that's interesting. i want to get to that in just a moment. but let us have that discussion, that we didn't necessarily get during the hearing today. what is the real plan for isis? as you know general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said as many as 18,000 fighters may be needed inside syria to have an impact--that's an important word here--impact against isis. that's not crushing isis. how long of a commit of time and resources is the u.s. looking at here? and do you agree with the strategy? >> well, i think it's going to take a long time because those 18,000 people that general dempsey is talking about are not
, after one of the talks about isil in the middle eastish and talked about a strategy. center mccain said in the end that's not a strategy. one thing that came out most was he said he's inclined to provide lethal aid to ukraine because that is not the administration's policy. although there have been a lot of former administration officials like strobe, talbot and others organizing that this week that we should go from a non-lethal aid to lethal aid. >> that's interesting. i want to get...
Special Report With Bret Baier : FOXNEWSW : February 4, 2015 3:00pm-4:01pm PST
been executed. >> reporter: republican john mccain charged that's a sign of an administration whose strategy to degrade and destroy isis is failing. >> let there be no doubt we still do not have a viable strategy to counter isil. if you're not winning a war, you are losing. >> reporter: mccain chaired the confirmation hearing for ash carter, the president's nominee to be the new defense secretary. carter told senators isis is the most immediate threat to u.s. national interests and pushed back on mccain's claim. >> i believe i understand our strategy. >> reporter: mccain fired off a letter signed by every republican and democrat on the armed services committee demanding the administration urgently provide more weapons to jordan. that the king told lawmakers yesterday he desperately needs to step up the campaign against isis. yet after saying the president is iron clad in his support of the king earnest refused to say whether the president will back more military aid. >> is there anything the president is willing to do to step up the campaign against isis at all from the white house?
been executed. >> reporter: republican john mccain charged that's a sign of an administration whose strategy to degrade and destroy isis is failing. >> let there be no doubt we still do not have a viable strategy to counter isil. if you're not winning a war, you are losing. >> reporter: mccain chaired the confirmation hearing for ash carter, the president's nominee to be the new defense secretary. carter told senators isis is the most immediate threat to u.s. national...
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart : COM : February 2, 2015 9:16am-9:48am PST
delegation was a washington's who's who, from secretary of state john kerry senator john mccain, and c.i.a. director john brennan, to former secretaries of state of state james baker and condoleezza rice. >> jon: holy ( bleep )! everybody. let's see if i can do the math. between saudi arabia and france, that's everybody. minus nobody. ( laughter ) carry the what the ( bleep ). you know what though you know what? who'd want to go to gross paris anyway when you could go to-- ( laughter ) the city of... a city. and just look at riyadh's effect on nancy pelosi and john mccain. ( laughter ) apparently, these ( bleep ) only fight here in america. ( laughter ) apparently, the only thing that can bring our divided political system together is saudi arabia. they really are a stabilizing force. so obama leaving india to go to saudi arabia is really sending a message to france. you want us to come over and march with you guys in solidarity? find a way to turn this into this. ( laughter ) ( applause ) we'll be right back. that's a terrible call! take the crust flavor challenge and get any one of
delegation was a washington's who's who, from secretary of state john kerry senator john mccain, and c.i.a. director john brennan, to former secretaries of state of state james baker and condoleezza rice. >> jon: holy ( bleep )! everybody. let's see if i can do the math. between saudi arabia and france, that's everybody. minus nobody. ( laughter ) carry the what the ( bleep ). you know what though you know what? who'd want to go to gross paris anyway when you could go to-- ( laughter )...
Newsline : LINKTV : February 12, 2015 5:00am-5:31am PST
: john mccain welcomed the move in principle. but he says obama oes plan is a recipe for failure. he says the president hasn't articulated the objective for military force. mccain and some other republicans have been critical of obama for not having an affective policy to remove assad from shower and end the civil war in that country. >> reporter: they're divided over obama's plan. key party members support it but some call for stricter limits on the use of ground troops. they'll hold hearings debate and reshape it. they >>> muslims in the united states are urging police to investigate a deadly shooting as a hate cross-claim. crime. a gunman in north carolina has been charged with killing three university students all of whom were muslim. these newlyweds and his younger sister were shot in the head. they died at the couple's home in chapel hill. craig steven hicks turned himself into police. he was the couple's neighbor. they say a dispute over parking was the problem. the gunman had posted critical comments about islam and other religions on social media sites. a civil rights group
: john mccain welcomed the move in principle. but he says obama oes plan is a recipe for failure. he says the president hasn't articulated the objective for military force. mccain and some other republicans have been critical of obama for not having an affective policy to remove assad from shower and end the civil war in that country. >> reporter: they're divided over obama's plan. key party members support it but some call for stricter limits on the use of ground troops. they'll hold...
First Look : MSNBCW : February 10, 2015 2:00am-2:31am PST
-life scum. >> that was senator john mccain lashing out to a protester. the protesters were calling for henry kissinger's arrest. now, mccain has tweeted this picture. his wife has presented dr. kissinger a set of boxing gloves for his next hearing. >>> jeb bush is getting attention for a new hire. ethan sayer. the founder of hipster.com. some offensive tweets started disappearing after the announcement. many of the tweets reportedly disparage women and gay men. he tweeted, i deleted some old jokes i made years ago that i no longer find funny or appropriate, learning and maturing. >>> from politico, congressmen's spending brings shock and awe. aaron schock has spent $90,000 for air charters. an ethic committee is investigating his spending. >>> elizabeth she tweeted this image, there's never too much snow to barbecue. harry reid the undergo his second eye surgery on sen. he hurt it by having an accident while exercising on new year's day. maryland governor mark o'malley has been in an exercising accident. broke my elbow at the gym. thanks to the staff at union memorial. surgery went
-life scum. >> that was senator john mccain lashing out to a protester. the protesters were calling for henry kissinger's arrest. now, mccain has tweeted this picture. his wife has presented dr. kissinger a set of boxing gloves for his next hearing. >>> jeb bush is getting attention for a new hire. ethan sayer. the founder of hipster.com. some offensive tweets started disappearing after the announcement. many of the tweets reportedly disparage women and gay men. he tweeted, i...
Newsmakers : CSPAN : February 1, 2015 10:00am-10:31am EST
mccain last year on a veterans reform bill. who do you get along with best? >> until a month ago i was chairman of the veterans committee. i worked very closely with senator mccain and with house republicans to pass what some would consider to be more important legislation. there are some very sensible republicans that i can work with and democrats can work with. lamar alexander is chairman of the committee. i look forward to working with him. in terms of infrastructure, the need to rebuild our comfort -- our crumbling infrastructure, i suspect we can work with him as well. >> final question. >> what are you seeing in the republican presidential field? is general election matchup look like? them much for speculations. i think we have an american people who are demoralized politically. it was the fact that 63% of the american people did not vote. i would hope that we can restore hope and faith in the american people, that we can start doing things that improve life for the mast the geordie of people rather than billionaire campaign investors. >> senator sanders explained that he is
mccain last year on a veterans reform bill. who do you get along with best? >> until a month ago i was chairman of the veterans committee. i worked very closely with senator mccain and with house republicans to pass what some would consider to be more important legislation. there are some very sensible republicans that i can work with and democrats can work with. lamar alexander is chairman of the committee. i look forward to working with him. in terms of infrastructure, the need to...
CBS Morning News : KPIX : February 23, 2015 4:00am-4:31am PST
. it came amid new hopes for peace. on cbs's "face the nation" john mccain called it a, quote, dark chapter. for u.s. and europe. >> they're asking for weapons to defend themselves. they're being slaughtered and their military is being shattered. this is a shameful chapter. i'm ashamed of my country, i'm ashamed of my presidnt, and i'm ashamed of myself that i haven't done more to help these people. it is really, really heartbreaking. >> mccain said the west should be sending arms to ukraine and helping out economically. >>> coming up on the "morning news," a price hike for the magic kingdom. we'll tell you how much more you'll have to pay to visit disney's theme parks. >>> and later, fairy-tale fashions oscar night's red carpet styles. this is the "cbs morning news." fashions, red carpet style. this is the "cbs morning news." t run. then i got a solid night's rest in a great room. and before i hit the road, i hit the breakfast bar where i got my fuel for the next 26 miles. great endings begin here. and now when you choose choice twice, get a night at no price at 1,500 hotels. book
. it came amid new hopes for peace. on cbs's "face the nation" john mccain called it a, quote, dark chapter. for u.s. and europe. >> they're asking for weapons to defend themselves. they're being slaughtered and their military is being shattered. this is a shameful chapter. i'm ashamed of my country, i'm ashamed of my presidnt, and i'm ashamed of myself that i haven't done more to help these people. it is really, really heartbreaking. >> mccain said the west should be...
American History TV : CSPAN3 : February 21, 2015 7:51pm-8:01pm EST
different menu items they offered and the prices. these four were franklin mccain ezell blair joseph mcneal, and david richmond. they were freshmen at north carolina a & c, a historically black university here. they came to the store, sat at the lunch counter and asked to order i believe some coffee and a piece of pie. the responses with really mixed. "you boys go on from here," i think another waitress was saying "we don't serve colored people here." the word spread quickly the next day that this was going to be ongoing and that other people were wanting to get involved. other adults were showing up, there were other students that said we want to be part of this. students from bennett college and what is noy unc greensboro but was at the time women's college. other students who wanted to get involved and stand behind this brave, courageous step. they weighed the consequences. they talked about being afraid but they also talked about what i would say that courage many is not the lack of fear, it's doing what is right in the face of fear. it's the way they decided to finally come here and ta
different menu items they offered and the prices. these four were franklin mccain ezell blair joseph mcneal, and david richmond. they were freshmen at north carolina a & c, a historically black university here. they came to the store, sat at the lunch counter and asked to order i believe some coffee and a piece of pie. the responses with really mixed. "you boys go on from here," i think another waitress was saying "we don't serve colored people here." the word spread...
Way Too Early : MSNBCW : February 19, 2015 2:30am-3:01am PST
challenges. the money men that supported republican candidates like bob dole and john mccain and both of the bushes. and mitt romney seem to be flooding towards jeb bush. we'll see if that translates into votes and into victories. >>> the clinton foundation, it's one of the foremost organizations for charitable work the world over as you know. but now, a "washington post" review concludes that nearly half of the money and half of the donors to the 2008 campaign as well as donors to ready for hillary, gave $10,000 or more to the foundation. not exactly a grass roots campaign. donations have soared projected to reach almost $2 billion by year's end. $2 billion. the paper reports one-third of the foundation donors are foreign. and legally unable to make campaign donations. a spokesman told "the post," quote, we are a philanthropy, period. adding with other global charities the clinton foundation receives of individuals, organizations and governments from all the world over because our programs are improving the lives of millions. ron fortier is one person who has a tough column on what h
challenges. the money men that supported republican candidates like bob dole and john mccain and both of the bushes. and mitt romney seem to be flooding towards jeb bush. we'll see if that translates into votes and into victories. >>> the clinton foundation, it's one of the foremost organizations for charitable work the world over as you know. but now, a "washington post" review concludes that nearly half of the money and half of the donors to the 2008 campaign as well as...
Defense News with Vago Muradian : WJLA : February 15, 2015 11:00am-11:31am EST
process back a at least am mont chuck hagel did not want to defend the budget. so john mccain told us he asked ascarter will you defendt? he said yes. and he needed a couple weeks to get up to speed. that's the main driver. i wonder ifome of the punches that may have e been pulled in the confirmation heararing, knowing the politics were behind carteretting in might get expose once you go to the budgetet hearings? >> nobody ever bank on john mccain not being tough for a prolonged riod of time. next, more with our roundtable. you are watching "defense newstt2wút3n <$! bt@q4;4 tt2wút3n <$! "a@q$7p tt2wút3n <$! bm@q/<$!" dztq ]"d tt4wút3n <$!" entq-&$ tt4wút3n <$!" gzt& 4!é tt4wút3n <$!" hnt& $/0 tt4wút3n <$!" iztq nfh tt4wút3n <$!" jntq é6( tt4wút3n <$!" lzt& d[t >> we' back withur roundtablele. john bennett, r ryanrowdy, mackenzie glen and lauren thompson. i want to go to the overseas contingency operating fund. mike mccord said last week, the administration sigled that by 17 -- 2017 they want to move that money into the base b budget so it becomes more predicable
process back a at least am mont chuck hagel did not want to defend the budget. so john mccain told us he asked ascarter will you defendt? he said yes. and he needed a couple weeks to get up to speed. that's the main driver. i wonder ifome of the punches that may have e been pulled in the confirmation heararing, knowing the politics were behind carteretting in might get expose once you go to the budgetet hearings? >> nobody ever bank on john mccain not being tough for a prolonged riod of...
Special Report With Bret Baier : FOXNEWSW : February 16, 2015 3:00pm-4:01pm PST
together. cobble something together. you hear senate republicans like corker, mccain and others addressing the house and addressing their own leadership. let's work something out and one presumes that will get done eventually, charles? >> no, let's not work something out o on this one i'm going radical. on this one i think it's time for the republicans to do what harry reid did in october, 2013, in which he partially abolished the filibuster d.c. circuit to get three liberals on it i would go the rest of the way, abolish the filibuster over this. pass it with republican votes, and have obama have to veto or accept a bill which strikes out the funding for the immigration service and his illegal unconstitutional actions. >> we have a sound bite. let's hear it from a republican, john mccain who yesterday said this is a dumb idea, listen. we cannot cut the funding of the homeland security. we need to sit down and work this out. there are ways we can address what the president did was unconstitutional. it's not through shutting down the department of homeland security. it's too serio
together. cobble something together. you hear senate republicans like corker, mccain and others addressing the house and addressing their own leadership. let's work something out and one presumes that will get done eventually, charles? >> no, let's not work something out o on this one i'm going radical. on this one i think it's time for the republicans to do what harry reid did in october, 2013, in which he partially abolished the filibuster d.c. circuit to get three liberals on it i...