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POLITICAL SCENE FROM A HUMAN PERSPECTIVE AND NOT SO MUCH VIEWING IT FROM THE ANGLE OF HIS -- FROM THE FILTER OF HIS DOG MA AND HE'S REALLY FOCUSING ON...
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OKLAHOMA. >> YOU'RE ON THE AIR. >> Caller: THANK YOU. >> WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND THIS MORNING? >> Caller: I'D
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LIKE TO GIVE A COMMENT ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT? >> Caller: I WANT TO
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KNOW --
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Caller, -
WHATEVER STAMPS WENT
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UP 10% OR SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE WENT
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Caller, -
UP 10%, I KNOW
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SOME OF THE PEOPLE, MY SISTER, I THINK HER MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT WENT UP
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30%. WHERE DO THEY GET THE
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FIGURE OF 3.5% RAISE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY? >> THANKS VERY MUCH. FOR THE CALL.
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ANNIE GROER JOINING US IN A FEW MINUTES. COME ON OVER. I DON'T HAVE AN ARTICLE READY. SHE'S GOING TO SLIP IN FRONT OF US HERE. WE'LL GET HER ALL WIRED...
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| 00:02:44 |
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THAT WE'RE HAVING CLASS WARFARE ON THE RICH. IF YOU LOOK AT THE AFTER TAX ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION INCOME OF PEOPLE BY INCOME GROUPS, THE TOP 1% HAS...
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BOTTOM 80% OF US HAD THEIR INCOME ONLY GROW AT 8%. IF WE'RE WAGING CLASS WARFARE ON THE RICH, WE'RE DOING A REAL POOR JOB OF IT BECAUSE WORKING PEOPLE...
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HE DID A
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Caller, -
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Unidentified Speaker, -
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Caller, -
LOT. ALL OF A SUDDEN, BUSH HAS BEEN IN OFFICE FOR A HUNDRED DAYS, HE TAKES A FEW ACTIONS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYBODY IS ON HIM. IT'S YOU HAVE TO...
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IT WITH THAT. >> THANKS SO
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MUCH. ANNIE GROER OF THE "WASHINGTON POST." GOOD MORNING. >> YOU'VE BROUGHT A LOT OF STUFF WITH YOU? >> I DID. I BROUGHT SHOW AND TELL. >> BEFORE WE...
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TERMS?" >> WE
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HAD A TELEVISION
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LAST NIGHT. THE GRIDIRON
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IS ALWAYS DOING THAT. WHAT IS THIS EVENT? >> I THINK IT'S THE GROWN UP JOURNALIST'S EQUIVALENT OF FRESHMAN FOLLIES. PRETTY MUCH EVERY STATE
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| 00:05:14 |
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CAPITAL PRESS CORPS HAS A SPOOF, A SKIT JOURNALISTS PUT ON MAKING FUN OF THEMSELVES. IN WASHINGTON THE GRIDIRON CLUB DOES IT AND IT'S ON A SLIGHTLY...
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ISN'T MORE ELEVATED, BUT THE PEOPLE WE'RE MAKING FUN OF. WE START WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE SUPREME COURT, THE CONGRESS AND OCCASIONALLY...
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STUFF. THIS
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PRESIDENT DID NOT DISAPPOINT.
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AND HE DID A SMART THING,
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HE HIRED A JOKE WRITER. >>
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THIS IS THE SEATING PLAN FOR THE GRIDIRON CLUB. WHERE DOES THIS EVENT FIT INTO THE THE SCENE? >> I HAVE HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN THIS PARTICULAR GROUP....
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DINNER WHERE THERE ARE 2,500 OTHER PEOPLE AND YOU CAN SAY, OH, YES, I HAD DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT LAST NIGHT. THIS DINNER
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| 00:06:35 |
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IS PRETTY HIGH UP ON THE SCALE. IN PART BECAUSE WE DON'T ALLOW YOU GUYS IN. >> YEAH, WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? >> IT'S A LITTLE ACT OF HYPOCRISY. PARTLY I...
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| 00:07:01 |
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ROOM, IT BECOMES THAT
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| 00:07:03 |
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MUCH SPIFFIER. FOR MY OWN PURPOSES, I'M THRILLED YOU'RE NOT THERE. I'M NOT SURE I WOULD WANT THE THE ENTIRE C-SPAN AUDIENCE TO SEE ME DRESSED UP AS...
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WHO WILL PLAY
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WHAT. THERE
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ARE A NUMBER OF JOURNALISTS WHO ACTUALLY CAN SING.
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| 00:07:54 |
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AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MEMBERS CALLED LIMITED MEMBERS IN SORT OF STREET PARLES AND, THEY'RE RINGERS, INCLUDING JOE DEGENEVA. BUT HE HAS AN ALMOST OPERAACIC...
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| 00:09:20 |
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THEY WILL OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO DO, HE AS PRESIDENT, STATE DINNERS AND A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LARGE-SCALE ENTERTAINING FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, GOVERNORS...
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WHICH. SOUNDS GOOD. ARLGTON, VIRGINIA. GOOD MORNING.
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YOU'RE ON WITH ANNIE GROER. >> Caller: GOOD
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MORNING. AM I ON THE AIR? >> YOU ARE. >> Caller: I HAD A QUESTION RELATIVE TO THE SOCIAL SCENE IN WASHINGTON. I'VE
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| 00:11:12 |
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BEEN TOLD BY A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT THERE'S CERTAIN RESTAURANTS OFF K STREET OR ON THE HILL AND I WAS ALSO TOLD SOME HAVE CHAINS IN THE TYSON CORNER...
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OR
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Unidentified Speaker, -
RESTAURANT SPOTS WHERE YOU CAN
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Caller, -
MEET INTERESTING HILL PEOPLE OR WASHINGTON PEOPLE, I'D APPRECIATE IT. >> SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY INTERESTING HILL PEOPLE WOULD BE AN OXYMORON, BUT THAT...
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| 00:11:53 |
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ON 19th STREET IS SORT OF A BIG SHOT HANG OUT AND THE PALM HAS, IN FACT, OPENED A PLACE IN TYSONS TO TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT WAS ONCE UPON A TIME...
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GRIDIRON
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Caller, -
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DINER IS SYMBOLIC OF THE KIND. NEWS WE RECEIVE IN THE UNITED STATES IN TERMS OF THE DUMBING DOWN OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.
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| 00:13:13 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE PRESS RECEIVES
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| 00:13:15 |
Caller, -
THE SPECIAL PRIVILEGE AND IT'S ACTUALLY TREASONOUS THAT THEY ARE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING TOGETHER -- AND THIS IS THAN REALLY COVERING NEWS BROADLY...
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HANGING OUT OR SCHMOOZING AROUND.
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| 00:13:52 |
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I THINK THAT IS LEGITIMATE. BUT I THINK THAT ALSO IN A TIME WHEN THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH PARTISANSHIP AND WHEN POLITICIANS DISTRUST THE MEDIA AND THE...
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| 00:14:57 |
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OKLAHOMAN," DAVID BRODER OF THE "WASHINGTON POST." TIMOTHY FOLEY. POUGHKEEPSIE, GOOD MORNING. >> Caller: YES. HAVE I A QUESTION REGARDING THE INAUGURAL...
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| 00:15:34 |
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FROM EITHER NOT BE ABLE TO PAY THEIR HEATING EXPENSES, FOOD AND JUST IN GENERAL ARE IMPOVERISHED YET OUR PRESIDENT ELECT RAISED $40 MILLION FOR EIGHT...
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| 00:16:24 |
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JIMMY CARTER TRIED MIGHTILY TO KEEP DOWN THE COST, TO HAVE EVENTS COST $25, $50 A HEAD AS OPPOSED TO $10,000. BUT I THINK WHAT HAPPENS, PARTICULARLY...
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| 00:17:46 |
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WHEN WE SIT THE BENCH, I'LL BE YOUR LITTLE MENSCH AGAIN. UP NEXT IS WASHINGTON, D.C.. GOOD MORNING. >> Caller: I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I THINK THIS SCHMOOZING,...
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| 00:18:17 |
Caller, -
RATHER THAN DEALING WITH THE ISSUES THAT AFFECT ORDINARY AMERICAN PEOPLE. >> ANNIE GROER. >> THAT'S AN ACCUSATION THAT HAS BEEN MADE BEFORE. BUT I HAVE...
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| 00:18:41 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ARE BEING DONE THIS WAY RATHER THAN THAT WAY IF
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| 00:18:44 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
YOU ACTUALLY KNOW THE PERSON. AND I KNOW IS SOUNDS SELF-SERVING AND PERHAPS A BIT DEFENSIVE, BUT I REALLY BELIEVE THAT IF YOU'VE SPENT A COUPLE OF...
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| 00:19:23 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SONG" AND THE GEPHARDT SONG OF "WHEN I'M 64." MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA. GOOD
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| 00:19:31 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MORNING. >> Caller: GOOD MORNING. HOW IS EVERYBODY. GOOD. I ENJOY YOUR PROGRAM, YOUNG LADY. THE ONLY THING THAT I MUST SAY TO YOU IS HOW MANY OF THE...
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| 00:19:52 |
Caller, -
ATTENDING IT? I FEEL THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING RICH, NEVER CAN BE TOO RICH OR TOO THIN. >> I'M WITH YOU. IT IS AN INVITATION ONLY DINNER. SO...
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| 00:20:26 |
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THE REPUBLICAN SKIT, "IT'S PLAIN THAT JOHN McCAIN IS JUST A PAIN. HIS NEW-FOUND PROMINENCE WILL BE MY BANE. WHEN I ATTEMPT IT LEAD, HE GOES SOUTH, RUNS...
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| 00:21:21 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IF I'M WRONG, BUT
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| 00:21:22 |
Caller, -
THAT'S MOSTLY PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS AND PEOPLE CAN SPEND THEIR MONEY HOWEVER THEY WANT. THEY'RE NOT TAKING ANY TAXPAYER DOLLARS AWAY FROM THE MOUTHS...
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| 00:21:55 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AND THAT IS HOW THOSE PARTIES GOT FUNDED. ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE WAS A FAIR AMOUNT OF CRITICISM SAYING THAT CORPORATIONS WHICH GAVE LARGE AMOUNTS...
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| 00:22:46 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ME IS WASHINGTON MORE OF A PARTY TOWN OR A NIGHT CLUB TOWN? WHAT SHOULD I TELL THEM? I'LL HANG UP AND LISTEN. >> WELL, I GUESS IT'S MORE OF A PARTY TOWN,...
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| 00:22:58 |
Caller, -
AND PRIVATE GATHERINGS THAN A NIGHT CLUB TOWN THERE. IS ACTUALLY A FAIRLY THRIVING NIGHT CLUB SCENE, ALTERNATIVE MOUSSE IG SCENE, BUT IT'S NOT A KIND...
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| 00:23:15 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I WAS SINGLE AND DATING AND I WENT OUT WITH A GUY RIGHT NOW, IT WAS 9:30, HE SAID, HAVE I TO GO HOME RIGHT NOW. HAVE I TO GO WATCH MYSELF ON C-SPAN....
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| 00:24:03 |
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CLUB BECAUSE WAY BACK THEN THERE WERE NO LADIES IN THE PRESS. THE DINNERS I THINK
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| 00:24:09 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WERE INTERRUPTED FOR A COUPLE
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| 00:24:11 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OF YEARS DURING WAR. BUT PRETTY MUCH OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S BEEN A CONSTANT ANNUAL EVENT. >> WE MADE OF -- NOTE OF THIS STORY. I DON'T WANT TO GIVE...
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| 00:24:42 |
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BRAIN POWER BECAUSE EVERY DAY HE GOT AN INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING. >> Caller: HAVE I A COUPLE OF POINTS TO MAKE IF I COULD BRIEFLY. YOU CUT ONE. THE QUESTIONERS...
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| 00:25:10 |
Caller, -
SOON. YOU SHOULD LET THE CALLERS WHO WAIT A LONG TIME SOMETIMES ASK THE FULL QUESTION. MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MEDIA SCHMOOZING...
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| 00:26:00 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PAC WHICH GIVES $250,000 TO A POLITICAL PARTY I THINK EXPECT AS CERTAIN A.LEGISLATION OR AT LEAST A HEARING THAT WOULD PERHAPS...
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| 00:26:45 |
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TALK WITH US ABOUT HER STORY ON THE DEBATE ON THE HILL ABOUT CAMPAIGN FINANCE OF WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. >>
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WELCOME
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.