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Sanders: Grassroots needed to balance big corporations

Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., participated in Wednesday’s Senate Democrats meeting with Pres. Obama. MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann asks Sanders about whether or not he thinks the administration will use reconciliation to make the budget filibuster-proof. Sanders believes that a grassroots effort is needed to push Congressmen to pass the budget. This…

Shuster: Republican hypocrisy over budget reconciliation

Republicans are accusing President Barack Obama of playing “Chicago style politics” in passing the budget. However, his strategy is the same the Republicans used to pass budgets in the Bush administration. MSNBC’s David Shuster explains. This video is from MSNBC’s 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., broadcast Mar. 25, 2009. Download video via…

Fred Thompson: I want President Obama to fail

Fred Thompson told CNN’s John Roberts that he doesn’t want Barack Obama to succeed as president. “I want his policies that I believe take us in the wrong direction to fail,” Thompson said. “Well, that’s the same saying you want him to fail, isn’t it?” asked Roberts. “Well, you know,…

Rice thinks Cheney should keep it to himself

During an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” Condoleezza Rice said she disagreed with former Vice President Cheney speaking out against the current White House and said that she gives advice privately and keeps it to herself. This video is from MSNBC’s Morning Joe, broadcast Mar. 25, 2009.…

Republicans want Cheney to shut up

The Nation’s Chris Hayes talks about the half dozen Republican congressmen who spoke out against former Vice President Dick Cheney’s less than flattering comments about President Barack Obama. This video is from CNN’s American Morning, broadcast Mar. 24, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Barney Frank defends calling Scalia a ‘homophobe’

Barney Frank told 365Gay.com that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was a ‘homophobe.’ Frank defended that accusation Wednesday morning on CNN. “Two opinions written by Justice Scalia in which he makes it very clear that he thinks it’s a terrible idea for people who are gay or lesbian have equal…

Dean smacks down Scarborough: Budget criticism ‘total nonsense’

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough criticized President Obama’s budget proposal Wednesday morning. “Did we choose this? He always talks about moving this in a new direction. Fiscally this is going down the same path that George Bush and Republicans took us down eight years,” Scarborough asserted. Howard Dean interrupted, “Joe, that’s total…

Liberal blogger responds to stalking by O’Reilly producer

ThinkProgress.org’s Amanda Terkel tells her story of surviving an attack by a Bill O’Reilly producer. This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, broadcast Mar. 24, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Liberal group targets conservative Democrats

A coalition of liberal groups are teaming up to target conservative Democrats in Congress who may try to block President Barack Obama’s upcoming budget. Roger Hickey, co-director of Campaign for America’s Future, discusses. This video is from MSNBC’s Hardball, broadcast Mar. 24, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Obama: ‘I like to know what I’m talking about before I speak’

When asked why there was a delay in expressing outrage over AIG executive bonuses, President Obama said he preferred to make informed statements. “It took us a couple of days because I like to know what I’m talking about before I speak,” he said. This video is from MSNBC, broadcast…