this this past year every elite media outlet from the new york times washington post every one of the tory allies against the said it was a terrible idea and they still wanted the main reason they wanted to because people all over the country were supporting them on social media doing to their strike find doing everything that they had so you know it's the old adage of the organized people can can beat back organize money it's a hard slog and we lose a lot of fights but eventual you know most people agree with us most people want a more decent fair country and we can get it if we were going to it's richard. thank you all for joining us tonight and for taking part in our big picture christmas card. and that's the way it is tonight friday december twenty first twenty well i don't forget democracy begins with you it's not a spectator sport you got to show up participate get out there occupy something get active tag your it see an x. with. divine power in action activate the sacraments. i am just so we need to be as we are under the control of those governing us before we're at the servic

both articles and essays have appeared in "the new york times," "washington post" and "wall street journal" and his provide analysis for abc, cnn, msnbc and npr. he's in washington d.c. her very happy to have them with us here today. [applause] the dictators learning curve is a look at an arms race, speaking metaphorically that dictators and democratic activist trying to overthrow and both sides have had to up their game in recent years. for those of you who think foreign policy is about trade agreements, arms treaties come arcing border disputes, let me assure you it's a lively read a stun dobson's travels across the world and the steam setting, anecdotes and memorable characters. they are an admiral. i'm supposed to say the top of the hour were going to lead about 15 minutes for a question-and-answer session. people to line up at the microphone in the middle aisle and afterward totally done, we're going to go to the book signing tent, where will the signed copies of the book. so, to start off panic and you give us a brief description of the central thrust of your book. >> sure, absolutel

time doing anything significant on entitlement reform. writer for the "washington post," ruth marcus and "new york times" washington chief david leonhardt.nk you for joining me tonight. another mishe'ding statement from mitch mcconnell utter right from the floor of the senate. that's next. smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star comedy special. >> together we can get new yorkers back to yelling at strangers and ignoring our friends. >> eliot: i've said it before. factors matter. you've heard me say it many times right here on this show facts matter. yet time and again you see cable news hosts fudging the facts in order to make a point or worse politicians skirting or completely ignoring the facts in order to advance their argument. so here on "viewpoint" we'll show you the lie and then tell you the facts. and we'll start with this gem from thursday when senate minority leader mitch mcconnell took to the floor of the senate to further perpetuate a myth about the debt ceiling. while discussing a bill that would permanentl

time doing anything significant on entitlement reform. writer for the "washington post," ruth marcus and "new york times" washington chief david leon (vo) thisday current tv presents a special event. >> nobody knows disasters like comedians. that's why for my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy, i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star comedy special. >> together we can get new yorkers back to yelling at strangers and ignoring our friends. very, very excited about that and very proud of that. >>beltway politics from inside the loop. >>we tackle the big issues here in our nation's capital, around the country and around the globe. >>dc columnist and four time emmy winner bill press opens current's morning news block. >>we'll do our best to carry the flag from 6 to 9 every morning. >>liberal and proud of it. >> eliot: i've said it before. factors matter. you've heard me say it many times right here on this show facts matter. yet time and again you see cable news hosts fudging the facts in ord

the "new york times, a washington post, cbs, they don't have the clout anymore. >> who does? >> it is diffused prepares and anarchy out there of websites, a small media. collectively, i'm sure they can set the scene in many ways. but can they? break a they i don't see how. -- can they break a president? i don't see how. >> what kind of power did the media have in the 17 70's? -- 1770's. " there were newspapers. i have a feeling the revolution did not need newspapers for all of what happened. when you say that you include books and church sermons, i suppose the church sermon was a medium, very important. thomas paine and common sense, his book was important, the pamphlet. it sold 100,000 copies. can you imagine what it would be like today to sell the equivalent in the population of this country? the impact that would have would be enormous if you had expandei expanded 100 times when he sold. yes, the media was par for them, but not in the sense we think of the media. >> kevin phillips, our guest, the author of his 15th book. "1775." thank you for your time. >> thank you. [capt

they plan to run ads in the "new york times" and "the washington post." >>> more than three years after pedals put a dent in toyota sales, the company plans to spend more than a billion dollars to compensate owners. even if they don't own a toyota anymore. alison kosik has more. tell us about how this deal is going to pay out people who currently own toyotas and those who sold them. >> there are three parts to this. this is turning out to be one of the biggest lawsuits of its kind. it reinvolves around the sticky pedal issue. that's where some drivers said they experienced unintended acceleration. their gas pedals got stuck in floor mats. this settlement is going to cover about 16 million vehicles for 1998 to 2010 models. once a judge approves the settlement, current owners of the cars will get a brake override system installed as well as a customer care plan with a ten-year warranty on parts tied to the acceleration. another part will compensation current owners whose cars are not eligible for the system and a third and separate fund will go to all the former toyota owners who sold the

there are reports from "the new york times," from "the washington post," that the shooter, adam lanza had some form of asperger's syndrome or autism, we are told, that he may have had some form of a personality disorder. how will that play into the long-term profile of him? >> i think it's kind of a red herring for us to be focusing too much on what the exact diagnosis is. because, frankly, what does it really matter? we know this individual is a very sick, deranged man. and, so, while we can attempt to understand this better, in order to prevent an additional massacre like this, i really think the best thing for us to do, craig, is to kind of go a little bit upstream, and look at why this is happening so much. we know these people are doing this. we know this is not the last time that we're going to be here. >> is it -- go ahead. go ahead. here's what i was going to ask you. is it simply access to mental health care, or is it more than that? >> it is more than that. and you're asking excellent questions. obviously, it's access to guns. but it is not just access to mental health care,

they even took out a full page add in the new york times and the washington post. >> we reached out toor comment but no one was available. traps understandably so considering the task at hand. the only time will tell whether the effort succeeds. one thing is for sure, i'll always remember my last latte before going over the fiscal cliff of 2012. >> coming up, your last call. one more quick round before we turn down the lights. former speaker newt gingrich just told a big secret about his wife. what is it? you will hear for yourself. that's next. [ male announcer ] red lobster is surprising real people with our new 15 under $15 menu. oh my goodness... oh my gosh, this looks amazing... [ male announcer ] 15 entrees under $15. 's our new maine stays! like chicken with wine sauce or bacon wrapped shrimp. try 15 under $15 and sea food differently. [ buzzing ] bye dad. drive safe. k. love you. [ chirping, buzzing continues ] [ horn honks ] [ buzzing continues ] [ male announcer ] the sprint drive first app. blocks and replies to texts while you drive. we can live without the &. visit sprint.

times," "the wall street journal," "the new york times," and the "washington post," as well as websitesed and yahoo have now sent letters to the romney for president campaign, protesting price gouging of the reporters. and from the details that they list, it kind of seems like they have a point. quoting from the letter, we've dealt with numerous campaigns over the past decades, and understand that we pay a premium to travel with a candidate. but recent invoices from your campaign have raised serious questions about the charges you have forwarded to us for travel with mitt romney. for example, $745 per person for a vice presidential debate viewing party. the price for one meal and a hold on october 18th, $812. a hold is just a space where the press waits after one event before leaving for another event. on the very next day, the price for a meal was $461. on october 30th, the miss for food and a hold was $345. quote, these costs far exceed typical expenses on the campaign trail. also, it was clear to all present that the campaign's paid staff frequently consumed the food and drinks osten

newspapers we have plain weekly magazines and things of that sort i read the new york times in the financial times and the washington post you know in the wall street journal every day i mean that's how people used to get their information those things still exist you can pick up the new york times you can read it on on the on your computer any time you want to they willfully. facts i find this all the time with my own writing they simply deny that these things exist they just make up numbers and they have idiots like dick morris who tell them that they're right and then when the world doesn't conform to their fantasy they're they're shocked there's a isn't though there a certain level of human nature that seeks validation of one's world for sure and and so if somebody is going to peddle an allegation bias is very very powerful but the difference of the differences used to not have the easy availability of a complete and total network you know in the broadest sense of the term where you never have to step outside the right wing universe to get right wing opinions and if you watch these shows you know fox that really shou

i see him, i go to his house and he's got, you know, "the new york times" and "the washington post" and all of these policy magazines open. so our tastes are a little bit different there. >> rose: and how does it come home in surprising ways that you are twins other than the way you look? >> you know, it's interesting. we're often over its years have been kind of on the same wavelength. >> rose: that's what i mean. >> yeah. and sow i remember being at standford and there were many times where i would call my mom and i would be on the phone with her for a minute an she would say orbltion, your brother is calling me, at the same time of the day. or, or i would call her and she would say oh i'm talking to your brother right now. so there is something there. >> rose: yeah,. >> it's fascinating because as twins, in sort of the nature and nurture debate f you grow up together, you get both of those things simultaneously. the same genes. and because you look the same you are being reared by the same parents, you're moving through the world just physically and psychologically almost eye dentica

new york times." doyle mcmanus of the "los angeles times" and karen tumulty of "the washington post." >> covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital. this is "washington week" with gwen ifill, produced in association with national journal. corporate fuppeding for "washington week" is provided by -- -- corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern, one line, infinite possibilities. >> we know why we're here, to chart a greern path in the air and in our factories. >> to find cleaner, more efficient ways to power flight. >> and harn es -- harness our technology for new energy solutions. >> the people of boeing are looking to tomorrow to build a better tomorrow. >> that's why we're here. >> additional corporate funding is provided by -- prudential financial. additional funding is provided by the annenburg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. 2012

"washington post," new york times, one or two times at most that they had ever used it prior to that. john: what is the agenda? >> well, always the activists who are pushing against the food in general. what happened was this comes from a movie. a lot of the bad things in society come from movies. shooting to put out by participant media so there were so proud of this process just amazing to look at. thee let these people and the videotape. you don't dare let anybody videotape anything because they demonized. john: the company closed three out of four plants, laid-off workers. >> in the economic down is far worse than that. john: has not been a single incident of anybody being hurt. and what the industry calls it is just lean beef trimmings or finely textured. no slimy than other parts of beef. >> the company here has received awards for how good a job they do for consumer safety. it was just one constant is a job. john: and that the company is suing abc. i don't like that. that is saying we disagree and you should just shut up. there ought to be some other way to fight back. but the

"washington post," new york times, one or two times at most that they had ever used it prior to that. john: what is the agenda? >> well, always the activists who are pushing against the food in general. what happened was this comes from a movie. a lot of the bad things in society come from movies. shooting to put out by participant media so there were so proud of this process just amazing to look at. thee let these people ad the videotape. you don't dare let anybody videotape anything because they demonized. john: the company closed three out of four plants, laid-off workers. >> in the economic down is far worse than that. john: has not been a single incident of anybody being hurt. and what the industry calls it is just lean beef trimmings or finely textured. no slimy than other parts of beef. >> the company here has recived awards for hw ood a job they do for consumer safety. it was just one constant is a job. john: and that the company is suing abc. i don't like that. that is saying we disagree and you should just shut up. there ought to be some other way to fight back. but the free

shadid was a reporter for a long time for "the washington post" and the "new york times" and died related to an as ma -- asthma attack covering the civil war in syria. he grew up in oklahoma, of all places, an american-lebanese family. he ended up fascinated by the middle east, became a reporter, and the life mission was to try to explain this region to americans, which is no easy thing to do. he covered his -- more than his share of wars issue and in the course of that, sort of his first marriage fell apart because he was always overseas covering the war. he ends up buying his family's old ramshackled house somewhere in lebanon. i forget the name of the village, and takes a year off to restore the house. it sounds like a movie, almost, which he does with great difficulty. the book, his memoir, blends in both lebanese history, and it's glorious past, which is sadly been destroyed through civil war, as well as his own personal story so we sort of -- it was -- shortly before the book came out, he died. he was no more than 40 or 45. >> host: sarah weinman? >> guest: well, i feel like in look

there is an ad we want to point out in "the new york times" and "the washington post." together" rds "come as a way to send a message to congress. "the struggle of today is for a vast future also." the words of abraham lincoln. jim from georgia on the republican line. caller: thank you. the senate has not passed a budget bill in the past three years. does that affect the fiscal cliff? host: more than four years? caller: does that affect our physical cliff? host: that is a larger issue of taxes and spending cuts. caller: thank you. host: bob on the independent line from florida. caller: nobody should worry about the fiscal cliff. asey have everybody's ira's hostage. ira will have to buy ies.sur they are not worried about the budget. everybody that has an ira basically it will have nothing because interest rates will go up so high on the treasury bills in the coming decade. be heldy's ira will hostage. i took money and i put it into gold. i did not pay any taxes on it. possession is 9/10 of the law. let them come and find it. every politician should not take a paycheck. t

times either on their broadcast. >> then they started taking it back. >> there's a classic journalism. they said the term commonly used -- and then of course what you find, no, it's not. washington post, new yorkes, one or two times a most they ever used it prior to that. >> what's the agent? why? >> the agenda is all the activists who are pushing against meat, against food in general. what happened was this comes from a movie. the movie photo ink put out by participant media, the same peeve who brought us the al gore movie and other activists movies. the people at bpi -- the food company. >> so proud of the process, it was amazing to look at. they war so proud they let these people in to videotape. you don't dare let anybody videotape anything because they demonize it. >> the company closed three out of four plants, laid off seven hundred american workers. >> the neck damage is far worse. >> in 20 years there hasn't been single issue instance of anybody being hurt by ping sleep and the industry calls is lean -- >> no slimier than other parts of beef. >> the keep here, bpi, received awards for how good a job they do, for consumer safety. it was just one constant hit job. >> so now the company

washington. we come up with stories and pitched them to our editors. the stories run on our site and we have stories that run on our partner publications, "the new york times," "the washington post." we can reach a great audience through our website and through our partner publications. i've been covering health care -- i move to washington and bill clinton had just been elected. i was told to check that out. i learned a lot there uncovered appropriations and the floors. i was hired to cover health care in 1997. it affects millions of people's lives. host: have you think that editor -- have you thanked that editor? charles in las vegas. caller: i am on medicare myself. i believe republicans and democrats should have to be on medicare themselves instead of their own friggin' -- i think it is a joke. host: you think medicare is a joke? caller: i think everybody should be on medicare instead of their own -- host: their own plans. guest: many of congress are covered through the program. i think he is making the point if you took a look at the premiums and deductibles and compared them to medicare, would they be -- is the program more generous for seniors? would members of the staff

helene cooper of "the new york times" is back. "the washington post's" bob woodward. and msnbc's lawrence o'donnell. all coming up after the break. . all coming up after the break. >>> "me >>> coming up here, as >>> coming up here, as hillary clinton prepares to step down as secretary of state, her popularity has soared to an all-time high. according to a new poll out this week, 66% view the country's top diplomat favorably, up from 44% in 2008. what does that mean for her future? that's one of washington's favorite what ifs. and a video that was played here in d.c. left the political world abuzz, especially after comments like these from benjamin netanyahu and british prime minister tony blair. >> someone who knows a thing or two about political comeback, i can tell you i don't think we've heard the last of hillary clinton. ♪ girl, you're amazing ♪ just the way you are >> i just have an instinct that the best is yet to come. >> according to that same poll, 57% say they would back a clinton presidential bid. later, we'll talk more about 2016, whether clinton will ru

"washington post," new york times, one or two times at most that they had ever used it prior to that.ohn: what is the agenda? >> well, always the activists who are pushing against the food in general. what happened was this comes from a movie. a lot of the bad things in society come from movies. shooting to put out by participant media so there were so proud of this process just amazing to look at. thee let these people and the videotape. you don't dare let anybody videotape anything because they demonized. john: the company closed three out of four plants, laid-off workers. >> in the economic down is far worse than that. john: has not been a single incident of anybody being hurt. and what the industry calls it is just lean beef trimmings or finely textured. no slimy than other parts of beef. >> the company here has received awards for how good a job they do for consumer safety. it was just one constant is a job. john: and that the company is suing abc. i don't like that. that is saying we disagree and you should just shut up. there ought to be some other way to fight back. but the fr

starbucks plans to buy as in washington post and the new york times later in the week as part of its come together campaign. >> rumors that a second generation ipad mini with eight right now display is set to lions ahead of apple's typical annual schedule that share have been swirling. now it appears that apple's full- size ipad may be sticking to its new semi and release schedule. new reports suggest that apple's plans to launch a new standard, lauder 9.7 in. ipad as soon as march 2013. the fourth ipad model was just released last month along side the ipad mini, but march was also suggested in recent red ipad mini remorse. >> we will be right back. heavy snowfall in the sierra is causing dangerous conditions for skiers. in the past three days, two people have died and two others have been injured after being called in separate avalanches. kron 4 urs of charles clifford has details. >> a snow border was caught in an avalanche on monday. they stated that heavy amounts of new snow is sitting on unstable snow which is causing danger. during this latest cause of dangers they have issued

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rates, which is the republican position, and in part just to simply see how can "the new york times" or "the washington post" denounce the republicans for picking these short of pristine examples, the poster child of bipartisan centrist policymaking that we've had in the last four years and it would butt a lot of pressure on obama. that is part of the problem the republicans have, they are working in a climate, whatever they propose, the idea is that what they are proposing is ridiculous and extreme gets a lot more oxygen than i think it deserves. jon: jonah goldberg who writes for usa today, thank you. jenna: they disappeared five months ago. now what could be a tragic development in the search for these missing cousins. we'll tell but that. plus, we turn back to the economy. milt tone freidman was a nobel peace prize winning economist, world famous. in light of the fiscal cliff hanger we are asking, what would milton do? the answer would surprise you. it's next. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ t

took a lot of the heat in journalism circles, but back in the 1960's this ran on the washington post and new york timesebruary 1968, the photo shows the south vietnamese police chief executing a viet cong officer with a single pistol shot to the head. what's the difference? >> well, there's nothing that the photographer could have done to stop that assassination, i think there is a difference between an accident or being in a kocian to rescue someone and covering a political event where you risk having the gun turned on you if you're to save the guy. >> and the photographer and then go back to shooting the guy. >> and journalists should decide ahead of time what they would do, not in every situation, do you save the person or do you, do you take the photo? and that's an interesting question. >> look, the question is, those papers put that story on the front page and had no qualms about what it showed. next on news watch, a big royal announcement. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understan at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there

a little bit more from this "new york times" article -- that is in "the new york times" this morning. from "the washington post-- that is an "the washington post." gun owners only we want to hear thinkwhether or not use iyou gun laws should be changed. caller: i do not think gun laws should be changed. in new york, we are in a quandary still with the assault weapons ban. as a citizen in new york, assault weapons did not drop in new york. they still have their own assault weapons ban. you can have assault weapons in new york as long as they are manufactured before 1994. host: what kind of weapon do you own customer caller: i got rid of misl weapons because it was a money thing. i have the small caliber .22's right now. host: hi, ron. what do you think about the gun laws as a gun owner? caller: i have two weapons and i call them weapons because i served in our military. i have a critter gun to take care of small rodent. i would never consider an ar-15 for that purpose and an extended clip for something like rabbits or groundhogs is laughable. i also own a 12 gauge shotgun. as a person who handles an assault weap

be talked about in a classified level so the fact that this hit the the new york times is as bad as you know the washington post i mean one of the criticisms out and perhaps someone on the inside felt the same but is that this program that because the d.i.'s falls under the military umbrella and there are different you know congressional notification requirements than the cia so much of what could be done could be done without oversight i mean what do you think about these criticisms. that's valid and let me be very clear this is most of your audience knows i testified to something called able danger which is a pretty nine eleven effort to go after al qaida most your audience managed and i testified for the house armed services committee not the intelligence committees because the operation was focused on military operations which is title ten title ten are those capabilities those laws which govern military operations and that is separate and distinct from intelligence collection intelligence lection has to do with something called title fifty which is essentially those body of laws which allow for cia. to con