Gov. Rod Blagojevich talked with ABC’s Diane Sawyer about his upcoming impeachment trial. The Governor expects to be removed from office in about a week. This video is from ABC’s Good Morning America, broadcast Jan. 26, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…
Vice president Joe Biden told CBS that he didn’t expect detainees held at Guantanamo Bay to be released inside the U.S. “We won’t release people inside the united states because all but one, I believe, is not an American citizen,” said Biden. This video is from CBS’ Face the Nation,…
House Republican leader John Boehner criticized president Barack Obama’s decision to close Guantanamo Bay. Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press, Boehner repeated the dubious statistic that 61 detainees released from Guantanamo Bay had once again become terrorists. “We’ve already found 61 of those we released back on the battlefield,” said…
Sen. Charles Schumer told Fox’s Chris Wallace that he could support limited prosecution for Bush officials that participated in torture or broke other laws. Partial transcript WALLACE: Let’s turn, if we can, to foreign policy. We were talking with John McCain about this question about investigating what went on the…
John McCain told Fox’s Chris Wallace that he would not vote for the economic stimulus package proposed by Democrats. Partial transcript WALLACE: Let’s talk about the economy. We’ll get to national security in a moment. The president is pushing an economic stimulus package of $825 billion that raises some of…
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs’ second White House press briefing started with a series of questions on economics and the stimulus package, but it wasn’t long before a reporter asked about alleged US missile strikes in Pakistan which reportedly killed 15 early Friday morning. But Gibbs refused to answer…
Although Israeli officials have denied using the highly controversial white phosphorous compound against Hamas forces in Gaza, evidence suggests otherwise. Allen Pizzey reports. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast Jan. 22, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…
The Department of Defense recently claimed that 61 released detainees released from Guantanamo Bay had returned to the battlefield. Keith Olbermann knocks down these claims by reporting that a recent study found that the number was inflated. The Washington Independent has more details here. This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown,…
After only a day in office, Fox News finds reasons Americans should fear the Obama administration. This video is from Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, broadcast Jan. 22, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…
George Bush pardoned the fewest people of any president in modern times, a mere 189. Not on that list is I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby in spite of his close relationship with Dick Cheney. Author James Dean talks presidential pardons with Countdown’s Keith Olbermann. This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, broadcast…