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i'm the come to, go to gallon barbara boxer. i talked about this, too, and she mentioned this in part of her defense. as a liberal, you have to decide which victims are related to you. her husband is a veteran, too. i wonder if she makes him call her senator. do into not call me ma'am! glenn: that is probably too much information for me. >> this is the liberal world view, to be have an opinion, you must be part of a certified victim group, so barbara boxer sees a black testifying before her and she thinks it is appropriate to cite other blacks. glenn: i just want to say this, america, i want you to know, if i may ann, speak to you just directly, barbara boxer may be watching right now, but i may have ann coulter on, but barbara is proud that ann is on. i think she's proud. >> that was one of my best moments when she called alford, the head of 100 black man club would be proud that you, sir, are testifying today >> and he drove himself here, too! that's good. that is fantastic. >> and he was fan fantastic, and by the way, he like
i'm the come to, go to gallon barbara boxer. i talked about this, too, and she mentioned this in part of her defense. as a liberal, you have to decide which victims are related to you. her husband is a veteran, too. i wonder if she makes him call her senator. do into not call me ma'am! glenn: that is probably too much information for me. >> this is the liberal world view, to be have an opinion, you must be part of a certified victim group, so barbara boxer sees a black testifying before...
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barbara boxer will chair the meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern live on c-span. you are watching c-span, created as a public service by the nation ' s cable companies. here is a look at our schedule. up next, president obama and president medvedev at a joint press conference in moscow. that is a look at topics to be discussed with russian leaders this week. later, senator-elect al franken.
barbara boxer will chair the meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern live on c-span. you are watching c-span, created as a public service by the nation ' s cable companies. here is a look at our schedule. up next, president obama and president medvedev at a joint press conference in moscow. that is a look at topics to be discussed with russian leaders this week. later, senator-elect al franken.
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the d man, plenty jazzed, about the barbara boxer racial controversy, and paula abdul perhaps leaving " " " " bill: thanks for staying with us, i'm bill o'reilly, in the "miller time" segment tonight, let's bring in the critic of chaos where he's closely watching the barbara boxer racial controversy. i have to set this up. harry alford, head of the black chamber of commerce took exception to barbara boxer using other black groups to refute his disenchantment with various obama policies, and you say what? >> this is the most cathartic thing i've seen in the last ten years of my life. i mean harry was on my radio show today. he's beautiful. he said i'm there to talk cap and trade. she wants to go to colored town. bill: colored town. >> that's the greatest thing i've ever heard. i haven't seen a boxer bloodied like that since chuck weptner, and it's about time it caught up to these people on the left. this is like bill clinton splitting south carolina during the campaign on his way out they asked what he makes of the results, obama coming in ahead, and he says well, jesse jackson did wel
the d man, plenty jazzed, about the barbara boxer racial controversy, and paula abdul perhaps leaving " " " " bill: thanks for staying with us, i'm bill o'reilly, in the "miller time" segment tonight, let's bring in the critic of chaos where he's closely watching the barbara boxer racial controversy. i have to set this up. harry alford, head of the black chamber of commerce took exception to barbara boxer using other black groups to refute his disenchantment with...
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when he went in front of senator barbara boxer, had a clash.lize there was a background to this klatsch. he knew that she was really behind anita hill's battle during the hearing of clarence thomas. she gets skewered by senator boxer. steve: he is the ceo of the black chamber of commerce. he does not think cap-and-trade is a good idea. they called him up to talk about it. he does not like the fact that suddenly she quotes the naacp, which is for cap-and-trade. she also quotes a the ceo of john grant. here's the interchange. >> will john grant, who is the ceo of 100 black men of america , clean energy will unlocked millions of jobs. clearly, there is a diversity on this. >> that is condescending to me. i am danash -- i am the national black chamber of commerce and you are trying to put up another black group. >> if this gentleman were here, he would be proud that he was being quoted. >> he should have been invited. >> he would be proud. >> it is condescending to me. >> just so you know, he would be proud that you are here. he is proud, i'm sure,
when he went in front of senator barbara boxer, had a clash.lize there was a background to this klatsch. he knew that she was really behind anita hill's battle during the hearing of clarence thomas. she gets skewered by senator boxer. steve: he is the ceo of the black chamber of commerce. he does not think cap-and-trade is a good idea. they called him up to talk about it. he does not like the fact that suddenly she quotes the naacp, which is for cap-and-trade. she also quotes a the ceo of john...
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that's barbara boxer. to put berry white on and listen and go oh yeah, barbara. >> you had to have a comfort food in order to enjoy the movement. >> celebration. >> started that program by saying sometimes you have to have meat and potatoes. mom said you have to eat your broccoli. sometimes when dad was there we would start with desert. i haven't seen that happen before. you have seen that happen? bill: no. >> no. that was fantastic. i loved that. bill: we invited senator boxer on the program. >> i know she didn't come on. >> you know i invited him on the program. he didn't return my call. ill. bill: he doesn't like you. you know why? he doesn't like pudding. that's why he didn't come on he is afraid of it. >> he should be. bill: in my talking points tonight i said it and conservatives have gotten mad at me for saying this that the government does have to provide oversight to the health care industry, that there is price gouging. there are insane lawsuits. the system is broken. >> yeah. i would agree with
that's barbara boxer. to put berry white on and listen and go oh yeah, barbara. >> you had to have a comfort food in order to enjoy the movement. >> celebration. >> started that program by saying sometimes you have to have meat and potatoes. mom said you have to eat your broccoli. sometimes when dad was there we would start with desert. i haven't seen that happen before. you have seen that happen? bill: no. >> no. that was fantastic. i loved that. bill: we invited...
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the d man, plenty jazzed, about the barbara boxer racial controversy, and paula abdul perhaps leaving " " " " " " " "" bill: thanks for staying with us, i'm bill o'reilly, in the "miller time" segment tonight, let's bring in the critic of chaos where he's closely watching the barbara boxer racial controversy. i have to set this up. harry alford, head of the black chamber of commerce took exception to barbara boxer using other black groups to refute his disenchantment with various obama policies, and you say what? >> this is the most cathartic thing i've seen in the last ten years of my life. i mean harry was on my radio show today. he's beautiful. he said i'm there to talk cap and trade. she wants to go to colored town. bill: colored town. >> that's the greatest thing i've ever heard. i haven't seen a boxer bloodied like that since chuck weptner, and it's about time it caught up to these people on the left. this is like bill clinton splitting south carolina during the campaign on his way out they asked what he makes of the results, obama coming in ahead, and he says well, jesse jackso
the d man, plenty jazzed, about the barbara boxer racial controversy, and paula abdul perhaps leaving " " " " " " " "" bill: thanks for staying with us, i'm bill o'reilly, in the "miller time" segment tonight, let's bring in the critic of chaos where he's closely watching the barbara boxer racial controversy. i have to set this up. harry alford, head of the black chamber of commerce took exception to barbara boxer using other black groups...
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she was the brain child of anita hill attacking lawrence was barbara boxer. garbage against ken blackwell from ohio, that was barbara boxer. >> she said, i love latin people. i want the best for black people. now, the two people you mentioned, judge thomas and mr. blackswell, are conservatives. now, she will attack conservatives using any and all methods as many liberals will co. if you have barbara box sher says, i love black people. from affirmative action and down the line, whatever will help them. i don't think she feels it's a racial argument. it's an ideological argument. if you oppose her views, then we'll come get you but it doesn't have anything to do with race. >> she loves poor black folks and she loves black folks in their place. she does not love -- you take conned lisa rice who i would love my grandchildren to emulate. and the way she treated conned lisa rice during her con-- condoleezza rice during her confirmation hearings was ferble. bill: i get what you're saying. i think boxer has it out for anybody who is in the right. now, after you took
she was the brain child of anita hill attacking lawrence was barbara boxer. garbage against ken blackwell from ohio, that was barbara boxer. >> she said, i love latin people. i want the best for black people. now, the two people you mentioned, judge thomas and mr. blackswell, are conservatives. now, she will attack conservatives using any and all methods as many liberals will co. if you have barbara box sher says, i love black people. from affirmative action and down the line, whatever...
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bill: why is the head of the black chamber of commerce so angry with senator barbara boxer? >> i think it's important. grill. bill: he will be here to tell us. ♪ working at the car wash ♪ working at the car wash, girl. bill: the make-a-wish foundation says no to a bikini car wash donation. >> those kids would be happy to receive anything. >> the culture warriors will weigh in on that. bill: caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. walter cronkite, barack obama, and the american media that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. the death of mr. cronkite at age 2 creates an opportunity to explore how the press is behaving in america right now as opposed to when mr. cronkite was the nation's most powerful broadcaster. now, i was hired at cbs news shortly after walter cronkite was forced out by the network. in fact, i was one of dan rather's first new corr
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california democrat, barbara boxer, heard testimony on cap and trade. esident of the national black chamber of commerce. he is a critic of the president's energy policy. senator boxer, after hearing that, pointed out to him that other but -- other black leaders feel differently. hear what happened next. >> john glenn, the ceo of 100 black men in atlanta, "clean energy will a lot millions of jobs. our support is vital in ensuring -- >> madam chair, that is condescending to me. you are trying to put up another black group against me. >> if this gentleman were here, you would be proud -- he would be proud that he was being quoted. >> it is condescending to me >> just so you know, he would be proud that you are here. he is proud that i am quoting that. >> it is condescending, i do not like it. it is racial. i take offense to it. as an african-american and veteran of this country, i take offense to that. >> he went on bill o'reilly last night to speak about the deficit. barbara boxer was invited as well. here is what happened. >> you seem to object to the fac
california democrat, barbara boxer, heard testimony on cap and trade. esident of the national black chamber of commerce. he is a critic of the president's energy policy. senator boxer, after hearing that, pointed out to him that other but -- other black leaders feel differently. hear what happened next. >> john glenn, the ceo of 100 black men in atlanta, "clean energy will a lot millions of jobs. our support is vital in ensuring -- >> madam chair, that is condescending to me....
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the other point is barbara boxer had this dust up. barack obama was there last night. 56% of black americans, 56% in a poll done by the national center for public policy research and wilson research strategies, 56% of blacks believe that policy makers have failed to adequately consider economic and quality let concerns. they said 76% of blacks want congress to make economic recovery. i fear that this whole speech, this whole thing about family, this entire thing about personal responsibility, my concern is that this man has a more sinister intention. the government has given new, -- giving you, the poor family, the black family, the chance to take care of your children and you're not doing it. laura: that was a long answer. a lot of points in there. what he is saying is that the larger state apparatus, the bureaucracy that is being established under the administration, whether you're a democrat or republican, will be our new family. martin luther king and many other leaders have talked about the strength of individual families. the bl
the other point is barbara boxer had this dust up. barack obama was there last night. 56% of black americans, 56% in a poll done by the national center for public policy research and wilson research strategies, 56% of blacks believe that policy makers have failed to adequately consider economic and quality let concerns. they said 76% of blacks want congress to make economic recovery. i fear that this whole speech, this whole thing about family, this entire thing about personal responsibility,...
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and don't forget senator barbara "don't call her ma'am" boxer. at a hearing she tried to belittle one black grourning the black chamber of commerce, by citing reports from other black groups. >> i am putting in the report -- record a report from the naacp. >> why? >> because i think it is quite relevant. >> why are you doing the colored people's association study with the black chamber of commerce in >> i am trying to show the diversity of support this has. >> diversity? this has nothing to do with the naacp and nothing to did with the national black chamber of commerce. we're talking energy and that road the chair went down i think is god-awful. laura: by the way, on monday, harry alford, the man who had that dust-up with senator boxer, is going to be on the factor exclusively. and by the way this was a hearing on cap and trade, not on race. why was senator boxer playing the race card in but wait -- the racial healing doesn't stop there. when challenged to -- support -- on support for abortions funding in the district of columbia, senator dick d
and don't forget senator barbara "don't call her ma'am" boxer. at a hearing she tried to belittle one black grourning the black chamber of commerce, by citing reports from other black groups. >> i am putting in the report -- record a report from the naacp. >> why? >> because i think it is quite relevant. >> why are you doing the colored people's association study with the black chamber of commerce in >> i am trying to show the diversity of support this...
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brian: harry, did you know that barbara boxer, senator barbara boxer. i know she gets crazy if i don't say senator. she worked hard to get that title. senator barbara boxer was going to come at you with somebody on the naacp? >> it is like the man from mars landing in front of me it was from outerspace. it had nothing to do with the issue of energy policy. and she is coming out of right field with this, and it just -- i just thought it was very disappointing and i let her now how i felt. steve: you were called up to talk about cap and trade of all things and then it turned into a racial thing. because effectively, was she trying to pit one black man against another. >> it's old racial tactic. we call it divide and conquer. i wasn't going to take that bait. for some reason she thought i was somebody stupid now i guess. i hope i have changed her mind. steve: you did. brian: when do t. comes to the green economy and greening of our committee. let's talk about what you found out about barbara boxer upon further review after that confrontation which made nat
brian: harry, did you know that barbara boxer, senator barbara boxer. i know she gets crazy if i don't say senator. she worked hard to get that title. senator barbara boxer was going to come at you with somebody on the naacp? >> it is like the man from mars landing in front of me it was from outerspace. it had nothing to do with the issue of energy policy. and she is coming out of right field with this, and it just -- i just thought it was very disappointing and i let her now how i felt....
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barbara boxer joins us now.ood to see you. >> good to see you. >> do you feel like a positive end is in sight? we hear lots of the back and forth but do you think a substantive bill is on it is way to being reached on the senate side? >> i do believe so. i can't tell you the hour it will happen or the day, but, soon, it will happen. i think what a lot of people are missing is that the finance committee bill which senator baucus is trying to make bipartisan is just one step in a very large process. we have the health committee bill. as you know, senator kennedy is the chairman of that and in his absence, senator dodd sent down a good bill and we have a bill that hopefully, will be bipartisan and come down and harry reid, our leader, will take the best of those and put them together, will pass something and we go to conference with whatever the house bill looks like. so this is just the beginning of a very difficult process. >> senator boxer, i want to bring in katrina, who is joining me this morning. >> thank you
barbara boxer joins us now.ood to see you. >> good to see you. >> do you feel like a positive end is in sight? we hear lots of the back and forth but do you think a substantive bill is on it is way to being reached on the senate side? >> i do believe so. i can't tell you the hour it will happen or the day, but, soon, it will happen. i think what a lot of people are missing is that the finance committee bill which senator baucus is trying to make bipartisan is just one step in...
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senator barbara boxer will chair the meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m.e here on c- span. >> how is c-span funded? >> the u.s. government. >> private benefactors. >> i do not know. >> i think some of it is government raised. >> it is not public funding. >> donations? >> i want to say from me, from my tax dollars. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created it as a public service, no government mandate, no government money. >> the o.a.s. suspended honduras on wednesday about one week after their president was removed by the military. the state department spokesperson talks about the situation in honduras and other topics for about 35 minutes. >> welcome. i hope you all had a relatively relaxing three-day weekend. i cannot say that my was entirely unbrokenly relaxed, but i want to make some updates on the secretary's schedule. i would just read some remarks at the top. the secretary is in the office today. she's stopped buying a meeting with the chinese deputy foreign minister -- by a meeting with the chinese deputy foreign mini
senator barbara boxer will chair the meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m.e here on c- span. >> how is c-span funded? >> the u.s. government. >> private benefactors. >> i do not know. >> i think some of it is government raised. >> it is not public funding. >> donations? >> i want to say from me, from my tax dollars. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created it as a public service, no government mandate, no government...
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i noticed when there was a big issue the woman was 92 whe di feinstein and barbara boxer were elected,he sense we needed women that committeeft what happed with anita hill. that would surprise peoplehat there e aot ofnon-lawyers on that committee. >> but there is a fair amountof legal experience, too. not just in urtroom law,ut in prosutions and in being judges >> her go, pete williams, our exrt, and norah o'donnell who's in the room above the nominee. after four more members get to speak, she wil get to speak. he's pat leahy. >> we ca get ba and, in der in the room. and judge, good to have you bac here as recall, we left at senato klobuchar, you're next and i'll yield to senator klobuchar. >> thaou very much, mr. chair. welcome back, judge. it's good to see you again. i enjoye our conveation and what i most remembered out that is that you confeed th you once brought winter parka to mnesotan june. i will not hold that against you this week. i know you have many friends and family ere, but it was really an honor for me to meet your mom. when president obama fst announced your nominatio
i noticed when there was a big issue the woman was 92 whe di feinstein and barbara boxer were elected,he sense we needed women that committeeft what happed with anita hill. that would surprise peoplehat there e aot ofnon-lawyers on that committee. >> but there is a fair amountof legal experience, too. not just in urtroom law,ut in prosutions and in being judges >> her go, pete williams, our exrt, and norah o'donnell who's in the room above the nominee. after four more members get to...
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. >> barbara boxer and carolyn maloney.t of the democratic party that throw race into conversations back and forth for no specific reason. barbara boxer had the black chamber of commerce head there and she decided to discredit him and bring race up when it was an issue and argument about energy and why she brought the race in is because this man didn't agree with her. i think that's reprehensible. it doesn't matter what political party, i think it's a bad thing. so that's a stupid thing and they keep bringing it up but they're supposed to byen -- enlight ensed butlightened and i don't think they are. >> and your good pick. >> and tom watson, his caddy had known each other for many years, tom is a very big republican and neal is a democrat and they put aside differences and they almost won the british open. >> it shows what can happen when you work together. a lot of people behind tom watson. he had a famous caddy and if you get a chance to read the book called caddy for life, it's a great book. we'll see you next week and f
. >> barbara boxer and carolyn maloney.t of the democratic party that throw race into conversations back and forth for no specific reason. barbara boxer had the black chamber of commerce head there and she decided to discredit him and bring race up when it was an issue and argument about energy and why she brought the race in is because this man didn't agree with her. i think that's reprehensible. it doesn't matter what political party, i think it's a bad thing. so that's a stupid thing...
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. >> that is a more liberal position than that of barbara boxer, dianne feinstein, any left wing democrat in the entire united states congress. his view truly is way left of the average leftest. sean: was i wrong in concluding because i saw the presidential meeting with the pope earlier today. was i wrong in concluding -- do you think the pope would bring this up, and why didn't more people get inspired by that story? we had a nurse on this program that told the story of a botched abortion and a baby that was literally thrown in the soiled utility closet, and she held that baby till it died, 45 minutes later, no medical care. >> jill sannic is her name. she's a wonderful compassionate nurse, and she understands that as a nurse, her job is to save life, not to destroy it. sean: but it didn't compel catholics to vote against barack obama, it didn't -- it didn't impact the election, let me put it that way. >> and i don't understand that from the pro-life standpoint. people are beginning to see the statements that he made that said hey, look, i'm not for abortion, the truth is he's just not g
. >> that is a more liberal position than that of barbara boxer, dianne feinstein, any left wing democrat in the entire united states congress. his view truly is way left of the average leftest. sean: was i wrong in concluding because i saw the presidential meeting with the pope earlier today. was i wrong in concluding -- do you think the pope would bring this up, and why didn't more people get inspired by that story? we had a nurse on this program that told the story of a botched...
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. >> that is a more liberal position than that of barbara boxer, dianne feinstein, any left wing democrat in the entire united states congress. his view truly is way left of the average leftest. sean: was i wrong in concluding because i saw the presidential meeting with the pope earlier today. was i wrong in concluding -- do you think the pope would bring this up, and why didn't more people get inspired by that story? we had a nurse on this program that told the story of a botched abortion and a baby that was literally thrown in the soiled utility closet, and she held that baby till it died, 45 minutes later, no medical care. >> jill sannic is her name. she's a wonderful compassionate nurse, and she understands that as a nurse, her job is to save life, not to destroy it. sean: but it didn't compel catholics to vote against barack obama, it didn't -- it didn't impact the election, let me put it that way. >> and i don't understand that from the pro-life standpoint. people are beginning to see the statements that he made that said hey, look, i'm not for abortion, the truth is he's just not g
. >> that is a more liberal position than that of barbara boxer, dianne feinstein, any left wing democrat in the entire united states congress. his view truly is way left of the average leftest. sean: was i wrong in concluding because i saw the presidential meeting with the pope earlier today. was i wrong in concluding -- do you think the pope would bring this up, and why didn't more people get inspired by that story? we had a nurse on this program that told the story of a botched...
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the head of the black chamber of commerce accused barbara boxer of condescending and racial behavior.t happened during a meeting at boxer's environment and public works committee. boxer said the ncaap has had resolutions supporting climate change resolution which the black chamber of commerce opposes. >> sir, they passed it. now, also, if that isn't interesting to you, we'll quote john grant, who is the c.e.o. of 100 black men of atlanta. >> madam chair, that is condescending to me. i'm the national black chamber of commerce and you're trying to put up some other group group against me. that's condescending. i don't like t it's racial. i don't like it. i take offense to it. as an african-american, i am taking offense to that. bret: this week, we have been looking at all the president's czars, what defines them, and asking, are they a good idea? tonight the practical ramifications of having so many people dividing up so much power. here is white how correspondent wendell goler. >> i know from personal conversations i have had that there are many internal squabbles about who is in charg
the head of the black chamber of commerce accused barbara boxer of condescending and racial behavior.t happened during a meeting at boxer's environment and public works committee. boxer said the ncaap has had resolutions supporting climate change resolution which the black chamber of commerce opposes. >> sir, they passed it. now, also, if that isn't interesting to you, we'll quote john grant, who is the c.e.o. of 100 black men of atlanta. >> madam chair, that is condescending to me....
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we're talking about senator barbara boxer. she chairs the environment and public works committee.ng a witness at a hearing last week on cap and trade legislation. the witness, harry alfred, the president and ceo of the national black chamber of commerce. senator boxer reading from an naacp resolution in response to alford's testimony. then this. >> we'll quote john grant, who is the ceo of 100 black men of atlanta. quote, clean energy is the key that will unlock millions of jobs in the naacp support is vital to ensuring that those jobs help to rebuild urban areas. clearly there's the diversity -- >> madam chair, that is condescending to me. i'm the national black chamber of commerce and you're trying to -- >> if this gentleman -- if this gentleman were here, he would be proud he was being quoted. >> he should have been invited. >> just as he would be proud -- >> it is condescending to me. >> just so you know, he would be proud that you were here. he's proud, i'm sure that i am quoting him. >> all that's condescending. i don't like it. it's racial. i don't like it. >> excuse me. >>
we're talking about senator barbara boxer. she chairs the environment and public works committee.ng a witness at a hearing last week on cap and trade legislation. the witness, harry alfred, the president and ceo of the national black chamber of commerce. senator boxer reading from an naacp resolution in response to alford's testimony. then this. >> we'll quote john grant, who is the ceo of 100 black men of atlanta. quote, clean energy is the key that will unlock millions of jobs in the...
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rob mcdonald emerging, barbara boxer is in trouble out in california.with that, coupled with the president's poll numbers, that there is the re-emergence of the republican party? >> not yet. it's happening. i think that the press conference the president had last week, forget the gates comment and all of that, it was one of the worst, because here he was -- he has them down to the 10-yard line, wants to get this health care thing over the top. an what does he do? he giss a press conference and doesn't give any answers. he wants to force congress to vote, but he can't tell you how much it's going to cost, how much it's going to save. he gives you this ridiculous idea that it's going to save monal. how do you cover 40 million or 50 million people and save money? the american people are more intelligent than to buy that. sean: you mentioned the gates issue and this whole beer summit. [laughter] let me ask you this. when you say that i don't have any facts and i don't know anything -- >> stop many i've had plenty of press conferences, you usually get in tro
rob mcdonald emerging, barbara boxer is in trouble out in california.with that, coupled with the president's poll numbers, that there is the re-emergence of the republican party? >> not yet. it's happening. i think that the press conference the president had last week, forget the gates comment and all of that, it was one of the worst, because here he was -- he has them down to the 10-yard line, wants to get this health care thing over the top. an what does he do? he giss a press...
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some members of california senator barbara boxer's own party are said to be worried that her abrasivesonal style could endanger prospects for climate change legislation later this year. the politico newspaper reports boxer is blamed by many for poisoning debate over last year's global warming legislation, which was defeated, and they fear a repeat. last month, you may remember, boxer rebuked a brigadier general during a committee hearing for calling her ma'am instead of senator, and recently, boxer was accused by the c.e.o. of the dmational black chamber of commerce of condescending and racial behavior a democratic staffer told politico that boxer takes thing to a personal level. another worried outloud that she's isn't capable of making compromises needed to pass tough bills saying her way is the only way. boxer says she has no regrets and that she uses any and all criticism to raise funds for her 2010 re-election campaign. finally, california governor arnold schwarzneggar brandishes a huge knife, a hunting knife, before he talked about budget cuts in a video posted to his twitter ac
some members of california senator barbara boxer's own party are said to be worried that her abrasivesonal style could endanger prospects for climate change legislation later this year. the politico newspaper reports boxer is blamed by many for poisoning debate over last year's global warming legislation, which was defeated, and they fear a repeat. last month, you may remember, boxer rebuked a brigadier general during a committee hearing for calling her ma'am instead of senator, and recently,...
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democratic senator barbara boxer is chairwoman of the house environment committee has decided to put off action on the cap-and-trade bill until after the senate's august recess. and that breaks an early august deadline boxer had set for a committee vote. now, the house had approved the cap-and-trade bill last month by just seven votes. >>> there is new controversy tonight, as insurer aig plans to pay out millions of dollars in executive bonuses. now, this is the company that wouldn't exist if not for a series of massive taxpayer bailouts. aig has asked for a consent from the obama administration's compensation czar to make the payout to key employees. aig is apparently trying to head off a repeat of the outrage when it paid out bonuses earlier this year. brian todd reports. >> reporter: more bonus payments to top aig executives are due on wednesday. $2.4 million for 43 employees. but congress' bailout watchdog was this warning -- >> look at unemployment. look at what happened with everyone's 401(k) and look at how many people are losing their homes and there are people that still thi
democratic senator barbara boxer is chairwoman of the house environment committee has decided to put off action on the cap-and-trade bill until after the senate's august recess. and that breaks an early august deadline boxer had set for a committee vote. now, the house had approved the cap-and-trade bill last month by just seven votes. >>> there is new controversy tonight, as insurer aig plans to pay out millions of dollars in executive bonuses. now, this is the company that wouldn't...
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now, it is up to the senate ethics committee and its chairwoman, senator barbara boxer who determine where this investigation goes from here. >> the associated press is not buying the president's claim that the federal stimulus has created 150,000 jobs. in a piece called "help wanted, counting stimulus jobs," the a.p. says the 150,000 figure is, quote, a number based on a misused formula, and which is so murky it can't be verified. " the article says a number of states are spending millions to supplement the federal stimulus. oregon has laid out $176 million, and democrats there say more than 3,200 jobs have been created but the a.p. reports the program created the equivalent of only 215 full-time positions that will last three months t says the rest of those 3,200 jobs, quote, lasted, on average, only 35 hours, or about one work week. after, that those workers were effectively back unemployed. and a louisianna man who tried to book himself a room at a baton rouge hotel early sunday actually knocked on the front door of a state trooper station. the problem was mitchell deslatte alleg
now, it is up to the senate ethics committee and its chairwoman, senator barbara boxer who determine where this investigation goes from here. >> the associated press is not buying the president's claim that the federal stimulus has created 150,000 jobs. in a piece called "help wanted, counting stimulus jobs," the a.p. says the 150,000 figure is, quote, a number based on a misused formula, and which is so murky it can't be verified. " the article says a number of states are...
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that's senator barbara boxer from california. i just don't see how these kinds of profits can be posted and then the american people not respond to them. and i also think for these senators and congressmen and women to go home and say we've got to hear what the constituents think. didn't we just have an election? the american people have decided what they want and now it's time for the congress to act on it. thank you respond -- what do you want the president to say tonight? what do you think he has to do, senator? >> i think he just has to reiterate what he's told us for so many months. and now more than a year. which is what he campaigned on. that the status quo is unacceptable when it comes to health care. we see what's happening. the insurance companies are making so much money and the price of insurance premiums is going up so high that a new study shows if we do nothing, if we follow the lead of senator barrasso and the republicans who were just going after this president. f we do do nothing, it means the average family wil
that's senator barbara boxer from california. i just don't see how these kinds of profits can be posted and then the american people not respond to them. and i also think for these senators and congressmen and women to go home and say we've got to hear what the constituents think. didn't we just have an election? the american people have decided what they want and now it's time for the congress to act on it. thank you respond -- what do you want the president to say tonight? what do you think...
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>> i think we found out this week he had his first bad week legislatively where he had barbara boxergust, which the president wanted and then 50 blue dog democrats went to nancy pelosi and said health care is not going to happen the way you want it to. we have to preserve what we have while we're trying to protect people that don't have insurance. so it was a tough week for the president. you know, he's a very intelligent man. i'm sure he can do many things at one time, but from a legislative standpoint, this is probably the worst week he's had. >> real quick, warren -- >> i don't think it was a rough week. i think this was anticipated and i think that the president is going to make this work and the congress is going to make this work. >> the cia saying the story about former vice president dick cheney instructed the cia to lie to congress. are people talking about that? are you hearing your listeners? >> my listeners aren't surprised about this at all. in fact, i said this was going to be the case three months ago. i said they will do some investigation and find out this government
>> i think we found out this week he had his first bad week legislatively where he had barbara boxergust, which the president wanted and then 50 blue dog democrats went to nancy pelosi and said health care is not going to happen the way you want it to. we have to preserve what we have while we're trying to protect people that don't have insurance. so it was a tough week for the president. you know, he's a very intelligent man. i'm sure he can do many things at one time, but from a...
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he is worked up about the barbara boxer controversy. we will look at aaron anders being victimized by a cyber starkelker. back to you. bret: sounds like a good show. we will be watching. this is the fifth formal news conference, his fourth prime- time news conference. the big discussion is about how the health care reform package will be paid for. the president said he wants it to be deficit-neutral. he does not want to to increase the deficit. the congressional budget office has come out with a pretty sour projection when it comes to whether it will raise the deficit. that is one of the things the president will talk about tonight. president barack obama. >> before i take your questions, i want to talk about the progress we are making on health insurance reform and where it fits into our broader economic strategy. six months ago, i took office amid the worst recession in half a century. we were losing an average of 700,000 jobs per month and our financial system was on the verge of collapse. as a result of the actions we took in those
he is worked up about the barbara boxer controversy. we will look at aaron anders being victimized by a cyber starkelker. back to you. bret: sounds like a good show. we will be watching. this is the fifth formal news conference, his fourth prime- time news conference. the big discussion is about how the health care reform package will be paid for. the president said he wants it to be deficit-neutral. he does not want to to increase the deficit. the congressional budget office has come out with...
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and the military, attacked for the last 50 years by the barbara boxer viruses on our planet. >> politicaliberals aren't the only targets of savage's wrath. back when he had a cable t.v. show, he bashed gay men. >> so, you're one of the sodomites. are you a sodomite? >> yes, i am. >> oh, you're one of the sodomites. you should only get aids and die, you pig. how's that? why don't you see if you can sue me, you pig. you got nothing better than to put me down, you piece of garbage. you have got nothing to do today, go eat a sausage and choke on it. get trichinosis. >> and on his radio show, he targeted kids with autism. >> i'll tell you what autism is. in 99% of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out. that's what autism is. what do you mean they scream and they're silent? they don't have a father around to tell them, "don't act like a moron. you'll get nowhere in life. stop acting like a putz. straighten up. act like a man. don't sit there crying and screaming, idiot." >> fire savage now! fire savage now! >> that outburst prompted protests by outraged parents, and a f
and the military, attacked for the last 50 years by the barbara boxer viruses on our planet. >> politicaliberals aren't the only targets of savage's wrath. back when he had a cable t.v. show, he bashed gay men. >> so, you're one of the sodomites. are you a sodomite? >> yes, i am. >> oh, you're one of the sodomites. you should only get aids and die, you pig. how's that? why don't you see if you can sue me, you pig. you got nothing better than to put me down, you piece of...
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he is worked up about the barbara boxer controversy. we will look at aaron anders being victimized by a cyber starkelker. back to you. bret: sounds like a good show. we will be watching. this is the fifth formal news conference, his fourth prime- time news conference. the big discussion is about how the health care reform package will be paid for. the president said he wants it to be deficit-neutral. he does not want to to increase the deficit. the congressional budget office has come out with a pretty sour projection when it comes to whether it will raise the deficit. that is one of the things the president will talk about tonight. president barack obama. >> before i take your questions, i want to talk about the progress we are making on health insurance reform and where it fits into our broader economic strategy. six months ago, i took office amid the worst recession in half a century. we were losing an average of 700,000 jobs per month and our financial system was on the verge of collapse. as a result of the actions we took in those
he is worked up about the barbara boxer controversy. we will look at aaron anders being victimized by a cyber starkelker. back to you. bret: sounds like a good show. we will be watching. this is the fifth formal news conference, his fourth prime- time news conference. the big discussion is about how the health care reform package will be paid for. the president said he wants it to be deficit-neutral. he does not want to to increase the deficit. the congressional budget office has come out with...
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by the way, added to a board meeting to put things in perspective to go along with your barbara boxer or dianne feinstein story, it in the mojave desert and how 500 acres could not be used for solar because there was an environmental group that said there was something special about the mojave desert there, solar power, which everybody wants could not be put into place because of that. there is another story. board meeting two years ago, i am sitting there. question after question for poor jim rogers bonn green this and green that, your coal-fired plants in what you build and at one point, it wasn't obvious jamaz going to jump in there and say nuclear powers the grannis form of energy and there was this young lady 23 years old who just graduated from college who said, you are wrong. you are absolutely wrong. the grannis form of energy is wind. wind power, windmills and jim, being the eloquent speaker and handler that he is, said why is that? and, she says because all those materials that go into building nuclear power plants, you have to generate co2 to produce them but not for wan's.
by the way, added to a board meeting to put things in perspective to go along with your barbara boxer or dianne feinstein story, it in the mojave desert and how 500 acres could not be used for solar because there was an environmental group that said there was something special about the mojave desert there, solar power, which everybody wants could not be put into place because of that. there is another story. board meeting two years ago, i am sitting there. question after question for poor jim...
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>> i think we found out this week he had his first bad week legislatively where he had barbara boxerget cap and trade done before august, which the president wanted and then 50 blue dog democrats went to nancy pelosi and said health care is not going to happen the way you want it to. we have to preserve what we have this is a key point in the letter, preserve what we have while we're trying to protect people that don't have insurance. so it was a tough week for the president. you know, he's a very intelligent man. i'm sure he can do many things at one time, but from a legislative standpoint, this is probably the worst week he's had. >> real quick, warren -- >> i don't think it was a rough week. i think this was anticipated and i think that the president is going to make this work and the congress is going to make this work. >> the cia saying the story about former vice president dick cheney instructed the cia to lie to congress. are people talking about that? are you hearing your listeners? >> my listeners aren't surprised about this at all. in fact, i said this was going to be the c
>> i think we found out this week he had his first bad week legislatively where he had barbara boxerget cap and trade done before august, which the president wanted and then 50 blue dog democrats went to nancy pelosi and said health care is not going to happen the way you want it to. we have to preserve what we have this is a key point in the letter, preserve what we have while we're trying to protect people that don't have insurance. so it was a tough week for the president. you know,...
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and the military, attack for the last 50 yes by the barbara boxer viruses on o pprurt. >> political liberalsn't the only targets of sage's wrath. back when had a cable t.v. showhe bashed gay men. >>o, you're one of the sodomites. are you a sodomite? >> yes, i am. >> oh,ou're one of the sodomites. you ould only get aids and die, you p. how'that? why don'you see if you can sue me, you g. you got noing better than to put meown, you piece of garbage. you have got nothingo do today, go eat a saage and oke on it. get trichinosis. >> and on his radio show, targeted kids withutism. >> i'll tell you whaautism is. in 99% of the cas, it's a brat who hasn't been to to cut the act out. that's wt autism is. what do you mean they ream and they're silent? they d't have a father around to tell them, "don't actike a moron. you'll get nowhere in fe. stop actinlike a putz. straighten up. act li a man. don't t there crying and screamg, idiot." >> fire sage now! fi savage now! that outburst prompted protests by outraged parents and a festations dropped savage's show. so did an advertiser, t savage hasn't apologiz
and the military, attack for the last 50 yes by the barbara boxer viruses on o pprurt. >> political liberalsn't the only targets of sage's wrath. back when had a cable t.v. showhe bashed gay men. >>o, you're one of the sodomites. are you a sodomite? >> yes, i am. >> oh,ou're one of the sodomites. you ould only get aids and die, you p. how'that? why don'you see if you can sue me, you g. you got noing better than to put meown, you piece of garbage. you have got nothingo do...
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tow to -- toe to toe with barbara boxer when she countered his argument with a quote from another blackinistration. >> is he proud, i'm sure. that i am quoting him. >> all of that is condescending. i don't like it. i take offense to it. alisyn: this was a meeting to talk about cap and trade and green jobs. what did it have to do with race? joining us with his take is conservative talk show host james t. host. hey, james. thanks for joining us. >> hi, how are you doing this morning? alisyn: i'm doing well. what did you think when you watched this exchange? >> i thought that senator boxer got caught in a democratic two step. sort of like the modern version of the moon walk. all flash, no substance and stuck in reverse. she was trying to play a mild version of the race card to trip up mr. alford. brian: do you see a -- because i know harry alford did, do you see a pattern with senator barbara boxer? >> this is something that's been going on inside of liberal politics for years. i'm not necessarily saying that she was being racist. that was the assertion that mr. alford was making. what it
tow to -- toe to toe with barbara boxer when she countered his argument with a quote from another blackinistration. >> is he proud, i'm sure. that i am quoting him. >> all of that is condescending. i don't like it. i take offense to it. alisyn: this was a meeting to talk about cap and trade and green jobs. what did it have to do with race? joining us with his take is conservative talk show host james t. host. hey, james. thanks for joining us. >> hi, how are you doing this...
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barbara boxer of california chairs the senate environment and public works committee. this is about two hours. >> historic connection of burning geological carbon to drive industrialization that we can break and certainly our national insecurity that comes from dependence on just a few foreign nations for critical energy supplies. this status quo must change to strengthen our nation in this generation and the next. we need to end our dependence on foreign oil and foreign energy. we need to take and break the connection between burning geological carbon and turning it into carbon dioxide pollutant in the atmosphere to drive industrialization. we need to lead the world in renewable resources so that it can become a critical strength of our economy selling both the intellectual capital and products to the world. we certainly need to underwrite in creating these products. we can do all of this by restructuring energy economy through this bill. if we fail to do that, we will continue to be dependent upon a few small nations for critical energy supply. we will continue to sp
barbara boxer of california chairs the senate environment and public works committee. this is about two hours. >> historic connection of burning geological carbon to drive industrialization that we can break and certainly our national insecurity that comes from dependence on just a few foreign nations for critical energy supplies. this status quo must change to strengthen our nation in this generation and the next. we need to end our dependence on foreign oil and foreign energy. we need...
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you know her sister in arms, barbara boxer has also been in a lot of trouble lately with her condescendingments and her meltdowns. and i think it doesn't bode well for the democrat leadership. steve: michelle has a brand new book. we are going to talk about it on the other side of this quick time out. explosives allegations. did members of president obama's cabinet use their positions to abuse their power? michelle is going to tell us about that straight ahead. gretchen: meet the man who walked away from this heart-thumping boat crash. racing at 190 miles per hour when it happened. how he managed to get away completely unscathe. he joins us live after michelle. . you all want to run your businesses more efficiently, so we've brought in a team of experts to help. one suggestion is to make your shipping more efficient with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. call or go online for a free supply and up to $160 in offers from authorized postage vendors. shipping's a hassle! weighing every box... actually, with flat rate boxes you don't need to weigh anything under 70 pounds.
you know her sister in arms, barbara boxer has also been in a lot of trouble lately with her condescendingments and her meltdowns. and i think it doesn't bode well for the democrat leadership. steve: michelle has a brand new book. we are going to talk about it on the other side of this quick time out. explosives allegations. did members of president obama's cabinet use their positions to abuse their power? michelle is going to tell us about that straight ahead. gretchen: meet the man who walked...
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by the way, added to a board meeting to put things in perspective to go along with your barbara boxer or dianne feinstein story, it in the mojave desert and how 500 acres could not be used for solar because there was an environmental group that said there was something special about the mojave desert there, solar power, which everybody wants could not be put into place because of that. there is another story. board meeting two years ago, i am sitting there. question after question for poor jim rogers bonn green this and green that, your coal-fired plants in what you build and at one point, it wasn't obvious jamaz going to jump in there and say nuclear powers the grannis form of energy and there was this young lady 23 years old who just graduated from college who said, you are wrong. you are absolutely wrong. the grannis form of energy is wind. wind h%) manufacture of steel and i am single cover year here and i'm trying to get his attention every winter melon is made with the what? steel pier and or fiberglass. how much co2 is generated during the production of those raw materials here
by the way, added to a board meeting to put things in perspective to go along with your barbara boxer or dianne feinstein story, it in the mojave desert and how 500 acres could not be used for solar because there was an environmental group that said there was something special about the mojave desert there, solar power, which everybody wants could not be put into place because of that. there is another story. board meeting two years ago, i am sitting there. question after question for poor jim...
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a few hours after the white house made that somewhat extraordinary statement, senator barbara boxer sentout a tweet on twitter where she urged her supporters to sign an on-line petition telling the president to appoint a woman. so i don't know if the message got as far out as the president hoped. there may have been some people who heard it and chose not to follow his request. but in any event i think the consequence of all this was is that, the president may well have perceived his choice to be narrowed and that if he didn't choose a woman, or a minority candidate that he may have been faced with a significant backlash from key portions of his con constituencies. so now, out of all this confusion and this chaos and this frenetic lobbying judge sotomayor emerges. and introducing her to the american public, the president spoke of her background. he has since characterized her as having more experience, being a more experienced nominee than any justice, any nominee to be a justice of the supreme court in century. now, she certainly has an impressive background, there is no getting around t
a few hours after the white house made that somewhat extraordinary statement, senator barbara boxer sentout a tweet on twitter where she urged her supporters to sign an on-line petition telling the president to appoint a woman. so i don't know if the message got as far out as the president hoped. there may have been some people who heard it and chose not to follow his request. but in any event i think the consequence of all this was is that, the president may well have perceived his choice to...