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SUNDAY TALK SHOWS

Nov 10, 2013 11:11 AM CST

Christie on Time Cover: Who Cares?

It's 'not the first weight joke thrown my way'

(Newser) - Chris Christie hit four of the five major talk shows today, squarely tackling that whole elephant-in-the-room controversy thusly: "Who cares, I mean, seriously. I'm on the cover of Time magazine, you know?" he said on Fox News Sunday, as per Politico . "It is certainly not the first...

Romney:
Obama's Lie
Is Rotting
2nd Term

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Nov 3, 2013 1:08 PM CST

Romney: Obama's Lie Is Rotting 2nd Term

Prez's biggest mistake was telling people they could keep health plans

(Newser) - Mitt Romney knows a little something about health care reform, and he threw his two cents on the pile today, saying President Obama "failed to learn the lessons" of Massachusetts. Romney took issue with Obama's "one-size-fits-all" approach, notes Politico , adding that reform should have been left to...

Rand Paul on
Plagiarism:
'If Dueling
Were Legal...'

SUNDAY TALK SHOWS

Nov 3, 2013 11:00 AM CST

Rand Paul on Plagiarism: 'If Dueling Were Legal...'

Then presumably this wouldn't end well for 'haters'

(Newser) - Rand Paul has had quite enough of the "hacks and haters" stirred up about where his speeches come from , and Politico reports that he'd like to settle it like gentlemen of yore: "I take it as an insult, and I will not lie down and say people...

GOP Blasts
Sebelius as
'Laughingstock
of America'

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Oct 27, 2013 12:19 PM CDT

GOP Blasts Sebelius as 'Laughingstock of America'

Lawmakers continue push to shove her 'out the door'

(Newser) - It's probably never positive for your career if Ted Cruz is calling for your head , but GOP Sen. John Barrasso is looking at last night's SNL Cold Open—which ripped HealthCare.gov and Kathleen Sebelius —and declaring Sebelius "the laughingstock of America. She's lost considerable...

Cruz: Fire
Sebelius Over
ObamaCare

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Oct 20, 2013 1:02 PM CDT

Cruz: Fire Sebelius Over ObamaCare

McCain thinks it's been a 'fiasco,' Pelosi sees room for improvement

(Newser) - Ted Cruz is less than impressed with ObamaCare's bumpy rollout, and would like Kathleen Sebelius' head to roll as a result, Politico reports. "Absolutely, she should resign. Why? Because the program she has implemented, ObamaCare, is a disaster. It’s not working, it’s hurting people all across...

Lew on Debt Ceiling Showdown: Never Again

SUNDAY TALK SHOWS

Oct 20, 2013 9:11 AM CDT

Lew on Debt Ceiling Showdown: Never Again

'Cannot take a risk with the full faith and credit'

(Newser) - For lawmakers who might be getting used to last-minute debt ceiling showdowns, the country's Treasury secretary has a message: Not so fast, sunshine. "The message that we have to send going forward is that there was a turning point on Wednesday night and this won't happen again,...

Rand Paul:
Bad Idea to
Blow Through
Debt Ceiling

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Oct 13, 2013 12:24 PM CDT

Rand Paul: Bad Idea to Blow Through Debt Ceiling

Meanwhile, Collins, Klobuchar see a deal by Thursday

(Newser) - The United States of America is exactly four days away from debt ceiling Armageddon, so politicians of all stripes crowded the Sunday talk show circuit to point fingers and wax poetically about what the other side might do better. Rand Paul led the way with the obvious, Politico reports, saying,...

Cruz: Tie
Debt Ceiling
to ObamaCare

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Oct 6, 2013 12:11 PM CDT

Cruz: Tie Debt Ceiling to ObamaCare

Also thinks GOP is 'winning the argument'

(Newser) - Ted Cruz today called for "ways to mitigate the harms from ObamaCare," and he's looking squarely at you, debt ceiling showdown: "The debt ceiling historically has been among the best leverage that Congress has to rein in the executive," he said today on State of ...

Ted Cruz:
Reid Holding
US 'Hostage'
With Shutdown

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Sep 29, 2013 1:27 PM CDT

Ted Cruz: Reid Holding US 'Hostage' With Shutdown

Meanwhile, House GOP whip says 'we are not shutting the government down'

(Newser) - With the federal government lurching toward a shutdown , Ted Cruz is pointing his finger squarely at Harry Reid, who "holds that absolutist position and essentially holds the American people hostage," he told Meet the Press today. The Senate majority leader "has essentially told the House of Representatives...

Bill Clinton:
GOP Cuts
'Draconian,
Spiteful'

SUNDAY TALK SHOWS

Sep 29, 2013 9:40 AM CDT

Bill Clinton: GOP Cuts 'Draconian, Spiteful'

Says Obama is right to refuse to negotiate, even though former prez himself did

(Newser) - As the nation teeters toward a government shutdown , a guy who knows a thing or two about what happens when the feds turn off the lights is offering up his two cents. Appearing on This Week today, Bill Clinton defended President Obama's refusal to negotiate with the GOP over...

NRA: Navy
Yard Lacked
'Good Guys
With Guns'

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Sep 22, 2013 11:52 AM CDT

NRA: Navy Yard Lacked 'Good Guys With Guns'

Meanwhile, Manchin says he won't renew push for gun control

(Newser) - The NRA's Wayne LaPierre is taking on renewed debate over gun control in wake of the Navy Yard shooting, telling NBC today that the "outrage" of "the elite media and the politicians trying to stir this toward firearms ... ought to be placed on an unprotected naval base....

Carl Levin:
Syria Deal 'No
Coincidence'

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Sep 15, 2013 1:10 PM CDT

Carl Levin: Syria Deal 'No Coincidence'

Says US threat to strike made Russia step up

(Newser) - It's "no coincidence" that the US and Russia were able to broker a deal after the Obama administration threatened a military strike in Syria, Carl Levin said today . "This progress would not have been achieved without" that pressure, which forced Russia to finally opt to "put...

Brawl Over
Syria an
'Uphill Slog,'
'Amateur Hour'

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Sep 8, 2013 2:19 PM CDT

Brawl Over Syria an 'Uphill Slog,' 'Amateur Hour'

White House tries to make its case as GOP roars

(Newser) - It was all Syria, all the time on the Sunday talk circuit today, with White House chief of staff Denis McDonough hitting all five networks in making the administration's case for action. "The question is very simple for Congress this week... Not a single (member of Congress) rebuts...

McCain: Great,
'Red Line' Needs
Congress' OK?

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Sep 1, 2013 1:31 PM CDT

McCain: Great, 'Red Line' Needs Congress' OK?

Outspoken White House critic blasts Obama's '11th-hour' waffling on Syria

(Newser) - Never one to shy away from bashing the White House over its Syria policy , John McCain was out in full force today, warning that "the whole region is going to be engulfed" and blasting President Obama thusly: "When the president of the United States said that it was...

Kerry Confirms
Sarin; Assad
'Joins List of
Hitler, Saddam'

UPDATED

Sep 1, 2013 9:20 AM CDT

Kerry Confirms Sarin; Assad 'Joins List of Hitler, Saddam'

Says 'case is building'

(Newser) - The Syrian regime used sarin gas on its own people, John Kerry confirmed today, saying that blood and hair samples from first responders in Damascus had tested positive for the chemical agent and that the evidence had come to the United States independently, and not via the UN. "Bashar...

Corker on Syria:
'We Will Respond'

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Aug 25, 2013 1:16 PM CDT

Corker on Syria: 'We Will Respond'

Top-ranking congressmen call for action, as others want to verify, limit scope

(Newser) - The alleged chemical attack in Syria continues to reverberate today, with members of Congress hitting the Sunday talk show rodeo to call for action—or restraint, reports Politico . Leading the charge for action was Bob Corker , the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who said he believes chemical...

NYPD's Kelly:
'No Question'
More Will Die
Sans 'Stop, Frisk'

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Aug 18, 2013 1:38 PM CDT

NYPD's Kelly: 'No Question' More Will Die Sans 'Stop, Frisk'

Meanwhile, Trayvon lawyer calls policy 'slippery slope'

(Newser) - Ray Kelly isn't soft-pedaling the effects if the NYPD's "stop and frisk" policy ends: "No question about it, violent crime will go up," he said today when asked if more people would die without it, Politico reports. "The stark reality is that violence is...

McCain:
Obama Just
Doesn't Get Putin

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Aug 11, 2013 1:22 PM CDT

McCain: Obama Just Doesn't Get Putin

Great he canceled meeting, but this isn't some kid in a classroom, says senator

(Newser) - John McCain think it's great that President Obama axed his meeting with Vladimir Putin , but comparing Putin “to a kid in the back of the classroom, I think, is very indicative of the president’s lack of appreciation of who Vladimir Putin is," McCain said today . "...

Snowden Dad:
I've Got Visa to
Go to Russia

Aug 11, 2013 8:44 AM CDT

Snowden Dad: I've Got Visa to Go to Russia

Unclear when he'll go visit

(Newser) - Edward Snowden's dad says Russia has given him a visa so that he might visit the NSA leaker, reports the AP . Speaking this morning with ABC's This Week, Lon Snowden confirmed that he's got the necessary paperwork, but was mum on when he might make the actual...

GOP: Closing
Embassies
Was Right

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Aug 4, 2013 1:36 PM CDT

GOP: Closing Embassies Was Right

Threat level was specific, serious

(Newser) - The State Department's move to close all embassies today in light of an al-Qaeda threat reverberated through the Sunday shows, with the decision garnering near-universal applause from both sides of the aisle. "We’ve learned from Benghazi, thank God, and the administration’s doing this right," said...