Since taking office, there’s been no call from President Obama for repealing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, despite his promise during the campaign to do so. Rachel Maddow is joined by Rep. Rush Holt, D-NJ, who has co-sponsored a House bill to overturn the policy. This video is from…
Scott Roeder, the accused killer of Dr. George Tiller, warns of future acts of terrorism against abortion providers. Former U.S. Attorney Denise O’Donnell discusses how the government should handle the threat. This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, broadcast June 8, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…
Former Gitmo detainee tells ABC he was tortured ABC’s Jake Tapper talked with Lakhdar Boumediene who was detained at Guantanamo Bay for over 7 years. He was released after a district court judge said there was no credible evidence to support his detention. Boumediene told Tapper he was “sure” about…
Newsweek Editor John Meacham told MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough that Stephen Colbert guest-edited Newsweek to bring focus to the troops in Iraq. This video is from MSNBC’s Morning Joe, broadcast June 8, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…
Lennox Yearwood, Jr., president of the Hip Hop Caucus, is hoping to use famous artists and support for Barack Obama to build interest from young voters. Yearwood talked with CNN’s Brianna Keilar. Politico has more details here. This video is from CNN.com, broadcast June 8, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…
Bellingham, NY is considering a resolution that would create a sanctuary for AWOL troops. The Republican Party is opposing this resolution. Fox News’ Steve Doocy talked with Gene Marx of Veterans for Peace who supports the resolution. This video is from Fox’s Fox & Friends, broadcast June 8, 2009. Download…
US journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee have been convicted by North Korea top court of entering the country illegally. NBC’s Erin Burnett talked to Gov. Bill Richardson about negotiations with North Korea. This video is from NBC’s Today Show, broadcast June 8, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…
Panelists on CNN’s Reliable Sources agreed that Bill O’Reilly doesn’t share the blame in the murder of Dr. George Tiller. “I think it’s unfair to demonize O’Reilly in this matter, but at the same time, I wish he had denounced the murder of Tiller more forcefully,” said host Howard Kurtz.…
Hillary Clinton told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that President Barack Obama has proved that he can handle a 3 A.M. crisis. Partial transcript STEPHANOPOULOS: Final question. The Economist magazine said this week that the question you raised in that famous “3 a.m.” ad is right back in the center of American…
Charles Krauthammer, a syndicated columnist and regular pundit for Fox News Channel, interpreted comments by Judge Sonia Sotomayor to mean that she thinks Latina women are superior to white males. “She says as a wise Latina, she has endowments which make her superior to a white judge,” Krauthammer told Chris…