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Ventura sees Tea Party conpiracy
By David EdwardsFormer Governor Jesse Ventura told Fox News’ Steve Doocy and Gretchen Carlson that he believes the tea party protest are party of a conspiracy because they didn’t protest freedom that were under attack during the Bush administration.
This video is from Fox News’ Fox and Friends, broadcast March 9, 2010.
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Gibbs: Massa conspiracy charges ‘ridiculous’
By David EdwardsWhite House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that there is no truth to the allegations that Democratic leadership forced Rep. Eric Massa to resign because he wouldn’t vote for health care reform.
This video is from ABC’s Good Morning America, broadcast March 9, 2010.
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Rove: I don’t owe McClellan an apology
By David EdwardsKarl Rove talked to NBC’s Matt Lauer about his new book.
This video is from NBC’s Today Show, broadcast March 9, 2010.
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Starr: Cheney ‘very unwise’ for attacking DOJ attorneys
By David EdwardsFormer Independent Special Counsel Ken Starr explains why conservative lawyers and policy experts accuse the ad by Liz Cheney’s “Keep America Safe” organization of undermining the American justice system.
This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, broadcast March 8, 2010.
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Kucinich willing to be the vote that kills health care reform
By David EdwardsRep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, talks about becoming the new focus of House leaders, who are trying to convince him to switch his vote on health reform.
This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, broadcast March 8, 2010.
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Taser zaps California man’s short-term memory
By David EdwardsA California man is the first to make TASER International the sole defendant in a lawsuit. Steve Butler had a cardiac arrest after being shocked multiple times. Butler’s brain was deprived of oxygen for 18 minutes causing him to lose almost all short term memory.
This video is from CNN’s American Morning, broadcast March 8, 2010.
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Romney: Obama’s words ’support’ 9/11 truthers abroad
By David EdwardsBy speaking to Muslim countries, the President of the United States is giving support to those that don’t believe the official account of 9/11, according former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
“I saw even Ahmadinejad is even saying 911 is a fabrication. These sorts of voices should not receive any kind of support from the words of the President of United States,” Romney told Fox News’ Chris Wallace.
This video is from Fox’s Fox News Sunday, broadcast March 7, 2010.
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DeLay: People are unemployed because they want to be
By David EdwardsFormer House Majority Leader Tom DeLay that Sen. Jim Bunning was “brave” for blocking an extension in unemployment benefits. DeLay subscribes to the notion that people only try to find jobs when their benefits run out.
“There is an argument to be made that these extensions, the unemployment benefits keeps people from going and finding jobs. In fact there are some studies that have been done that show people stay on unemployment compensation and they don’t look for a job until two or three weeks before they know the benefits are going to run out,” DeLay told CNN’s Candy Crowley Sunday.
“People are unemployed because they want to be? ” asked Crowley.
“Well, it is the truth. and people in the real world know it,” said DeLay.
This video is from CNN’s State of the Union, broadcast March 7, 2010.
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McConnell on RNC ‘fear’ presentation: ‘I don’t like it’
By David EdwardsThe Republican National Committee is trying to manipulate their donors by playing on “fear” of President Barack Obama and the top Republican in the Senate doesn’t like it. Politico revealed an GOP PowerPoint presentation that recommended using fear and extreme negative feelings of Democrats could be used to raise money.
“That sort of thing is certainly not helpful. I can’t imagine why anybody thought that would be helpful,” Sen. Mitch McConnell told ABC’s Matt Dowd Sunday.
“I don’t like it. I don’t know anybody that does,” he said.
This video is from ABC’s This Week, broadcast March 7, 2010.
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Sebelius: Attempts to get GOP support delayed heath reform
By David EdwardsHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told ABC’s Matthew Dowd that health care reform has been slowed by attempts to get support from Republicans. “I think part of the pace of this debate was a real attempt to have a bipartisan approach,” said Sebelius.
This video is from ABC’s This Week, broadcast March 7, 2010.
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Right-wing media up in arms over Reid’s job-loss gaffe
By David EdwardsSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid scrambled on Friday to explain what he meant when he called February’s 36,000 lost jobs as “really good” news, while attacking the Republicans for “mischaracterizing” his remarks.
Speaking on the Senate floor, the Nevada Democrat said that “today is a big day in America. Only 36,00 people lost their jobs today, which is really good.”
Conservative media outlets immediately ran with the story, highlighting both Reid’s claims that the job losses were from “today” — a clear slip-up — as well as his claim that the jobs report is “really good.”
This video is from C-SPAN 2, broadcast March 5, 2010.