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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. |
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THAT WILL DO IT FOR TODAY'S "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." THE SHORT AND SHOWED TODAY, WE ARE TAKING YOUR LIVE... |
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BOOK AND TO THE FIRST IN A DISCUSSION OF -- WELCOME TO THE FIRST IN A DISCUSSION OF POLITICS HERE... |
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YOU MUST HAVE WRITTEN THAT PART OF THE BOOK, I DO NOT REMEMBER THAT ARGUMENT AT ALL. [LAUGHTER] THANK... |
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ARIANNA, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT? THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT POLITICS IS MORE UNRULY AND DESTRUCTIVE... |
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I THINK THAT THE WAY OF LOOKING AT AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE MEDIA THROUGH THIS PRISM OF LEFT AND RIGHT... |
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LET ME ASK YOU, WHEN WE FIRST ASKED A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND IT WAS WELCOMED ON THE LIBERAL SIDE, THE... |
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NO, WE ARE PUTTING IT THROUGH ATTITUDES AND PREFERENCES. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN ONE OF OUR CITIZENS REPORTERS... |
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I SHOULD SAY, THESE ARE INTENDED AS CONVERSATIONS, WE HAVE FOUND THAT RATHER THAN GOING THROUGH A... |
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MORE THAN ONE THING CAN BE TRUE AT THE SAME TIME. MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY... |
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AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NEW WORLD MEDIA, OR DO YOU FEEL MORE LIKE A REPRESENTATIVE OF ABC NEWS?... |
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WE ALL DID THAT IN THIS CYCLE. TO YOUR FIRST POINT, ABOUT WHETHER IT IS MAINSTREAM OR NEW MEDIA,... |
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THAT BOVINE MENTALITY, THAT TUCKER TALK ABOUT -- TALKED ABOUT, MUCH OF POLITICS TODAY DOES NOT EVEN... |
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YES, BUT IS -- IT IS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE NOT ON TO IT. WHEN A DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL OPERATIVE GOES ON... |
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MOST OF THE PEOPLE HERE ARE MINNESOTA AND FROM THE TWIN CITIES? [APPLAUSE] |
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REPUBLICANS OVER THERE? FAIR? FINE. THERE WERE I GO, I ASK PEOPLE WHAT THEY THINK OF SARAH PALIN.... |
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[INAUDIBLE] |
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SURE, ABSOLUTELY. [LAUGHTER] I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANS, I AM LAUGHING AND NO ONE LEFT -- EVERYONE... |
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WHAT IS THE OBLIGATION OF JOURNALISTS, WHETHER OUR E-MAILS FILL UP OR NOT, WITH COMPLAINTS? NONE OF... |
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WHAT TO BE ASKING? A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I SUSPECT SENATOR MCCAIN DID NOT ASK. [LAUGHTER] YOU... |
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BETWEEN THEM, YOU HAVE THE PERSON HOLDING THE NEWSCAST IN PLACE. THAT'S WHAT IS CALLED THE ANCHOR.... |
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YOU ARE CRITICAL OF THAT. |
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I AM NOT CRITICAL OF ANY SPECIFIC NETWORKS BEHAVIOR. I BELIEVE IN MY HEART THAT THINGS BEGIN TO FALL... |
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LET ME JUST EXPLAIN -- |
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I WANT TO GO TO YOU, BUT MARK MAY HAVE TO GO. |
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WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE COUNTRY IS IN ALL MEDIA AND NEW MEDIA, WE HAVE EXAMINED SARAH PALIN'RECORDS,... |
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MARK HAS TO GO. [APPLAUSE] I REALLY WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF THINGS THROWN OUT,... |
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IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE GOT HERE. WE GOT HERE, NOT AS BECAUSE... |
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THIS IS KIND OF IN A SIMILAR VEIN. HOW DO YOU -- EVERYONE VIEWS THINGS THROUGH THEIR OWN LANDS ENSE.... |
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WHO IS SET FOR? |
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I WILL LET YOU DECIDE. [LAUGHTER] |
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I THINK THERE IS A GREAT QUESTION. WE ALL COMMENTATE. TWO OF US WERE TALKING BEFORE WE CAME ON TODAY... |
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WE'RE DISCUSSING THIS MOSTLY IN IDEOLOGICAL TERMS. ONE THING I THINK IT'S A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE WAY... |
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THAT IS UNDENIABLE. YOU ARE RIGHT. THE STORY LINES MERGE. IT IS REAL TO THINK THAT RUDY GIULIANI... |
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YES, SIR? |
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WHAT I REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE LONG DIVIDE. IN MINNESOTA, I'M RUNNING FOR STATE HOUSE. THERE... |
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TUCKER. |
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I INVITE YOU TO COME TOMORROW TO MINNEAPOLIS FOR THE RON PAUL FEST. I THINK THE SMALL LIBERTARIANS,... |
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I WOULD KNOW THAT RON PAUL SUPPORTERS ARE AMONG THOSE WHO'VE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW FLUIDITY OF... |
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I JUST WANT TUCKER'S AND THE DOWNS . |
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IN TERMS OF TRYING TO DIVIDE THE BIAS THROUGHOUT THE COMMERCIAL MEDIA, ONE THING THAT MAKES IT REALLY... |
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PEOPLE LIKE BOB BARR, FOR EXAMPLE, NOW HAVE MANY MORE PLATFORMS ON LINE. IN FACT, HE HAS ALSO BEEN... |
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WITH RESPECT TO THAT ONE THING WITH THE WAR, FOR EXAMPLE, MCKINNEY VOTED AGAINST THE WAR, OF ALL THE... |
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I DO NOT THINK IT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR US TO COVER A THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES IN SOME WAY THAT WE... |
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WHEN HE DISCUSSED CHANCES, I AGREE WITH THAT. WHEN YOU DISCUSS ISSUES, THEIR OPINION MATTERS FOR NOTHING?... |
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CERTAINLY. WHAT RON PAUL DID -- RON PAUL WAS CONSIDERED BUT A LOT OF FOLKS AS A FRINGE CANDIDATE WHO... |
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TUCKER, YOU PULL YOUR PUNCHES ON KEITH GOVERNMENA LITTLE WHILE AGO. YOU AGREE WITH ARIANNA HUFFINGTON... |
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I DO NOT. IT IS NOTHING PERSONAL. I'M NOT CARRYING THE WATER FOR WOODWARD. I'M NOT GOING TO ATTACK... |
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FOR MOST PEOPLE WHO GREW UP IN THE NEWS BUSINESS, THIS IS TRUE OF DEBT OF RICK AND IT IS TRUE OF ME,... |
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I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU. THAT IS THE HALLMARK OF THE AND REASONABLE PERSON. THE UNWILLINGNESS TO... |
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COME ON. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SCIENCE. DISMISSING PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THAT THE EARTH IS FLAT IS REALLY... |
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IT IS DIFFERENT. |
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IS NOT AT ALL DIFFERENCE. |
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THE EARTH IS NOT FLAT. CAN WE NOT RECOGNIZE THAT? |
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RECOGNIZE THE CONTRADICTION. AT THE CENTER OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY -- |
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WE ARE DEBATING WHETHER THE EARTH IS FLAT. |
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THAT IS NOT THE QUESTION AT HAND. |
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SOMETIMES THE SCIENCE IS CONCLUSIVE ENOUGH, UNLESS YOU ARE BEING PAID BY EXXON, THEY START DEBATING... |
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THIS IS ABSURD. |
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THE REAL PROBLEM WITH SARAH PALIN IS NOT EXPERIENCE. I THINK DEMOCRATS MAKE A HUGE MISTAKE IN THEIR... |
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I'M NOT SAYING THAT HE DOES NOT SPEAK FOR LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE. WHAT HE SAYS RESONATES WITH MANY... |
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IS NOT ABOUT THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. THAT'S MY POINT. |
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IT'S A VERY, VERY SIMPLE POINT. I'M NOT SAYING HE'S A BAD GUY OR DISAGREE WITH WHAT HE THINKS. I'M... |
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YOU ARE MISSING THE POINT IF YOU COMPARE KEITH WITH BILL O'REILLY. BILL O'REILLY HAS NO COMMITMENTS... |
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WARMING THE PLANET, OR AT LEAST OUR BALLROOM. |
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LOOK, AND NUMBER OF THINGS WERE SAID THIS MORNING THAT I AGREE WITH. I WANT TO PICK UP ONE. I DO NOT... |
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I WOULD GO TO THE QUESTION, BUT I WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT. I ALSO A STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THAT. I... |
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THE BEST THING THAT HAS COME OF THE NEW WAY IS THE NEW VOICES THAT HAVE EMERGED THAT ARE SAYING, SOPHISTICATED,... |
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SOMEONE WHO HAS SUBSCRIBED TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL AND FREQUENTLY GOES TO THEIR WEB SITE, I THINK... |
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WHEN I TALK TO YOUNG JOURNALIST ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY -- I'M 31. I TALK TO PEOPLE RIGHT... |
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ARIANNA PROMISED ME A SUPER SHORT LAST WORD. |
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I DO NOT THINK IT WILL EVER BE DEAD. THERE'S SOMETHING IN OUR DNA THAT'S STILL LIKES READING NEWSPAPERS.... |
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APPLAUSE] |
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THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR JOINING US. C-SPAN.ORG [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE]... |
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WHAT YOU WERE LISTENING TO WAS THE MORNING TO SHOW POLITICS SERVED UP BY THE FOLKS AT POLITICO, YAHOO!,... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.