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CNBC's Erin Burnett on National Debt: 'The Problem is Our Revenue'
Appearing on Monday’s NBC Today to discuss the debate over reducing the nation’s debt, CNBC host Erin Burnett declared to co-host Matt Lauer: “The problem is our revenue, what the government takes in, in taxes. What you pay every month out of your paycheck is way smaller, in fact, its only somewhere around $2 trillion a year.”
After Lauer asked about the relationship between government spending and the debt, Burnett acknowledged: “They are related, but really, to tackle this issue, we do have to tackle entitlements. When you look at Medicare and Social Security, its 40% of our budget.” However, she quickly denounced Republican attempts to use a raise in the debt ceiling to cut such spending: “Those are the questions we have to answer, but not through playing chicken on the debt ceiling.”
via CNBC’s Erin Burnett on National Debt: ‘The Problem is Our Revenue’.
CBS Validates and Rationalizes Obama's Strategy to Defeat 'Controversial' Ryan Plan
“Critics say it’s about time” for President Barack Obama to offer his plan to reduce the deficit, CBS’s Chip Reid acknowledged Tuesday night before he proceeded to rationalize Obama’s disengagement, validated by CBS’s in-house political analyst. Reid asserted: “Political analysts say the President had good reason to wait. He wanted the Republicans to go first […]
Email from the MRC
From the Desk of: David Martin, Executive Vice President Media Research Center If you missed Friday’s message, we’ve included it below. Our response was overwhelming and we wanted to make sure that EVERY member of our Action team saw it. If you’ve already signed our petition on the media’s coverage of anti-American billionaire George Soros, […]
Video: Media Fawned Over 'Grown Up,' 'Adult' Obama vs. 'Childish' Tea Party
Prior to this week, President Obama had been so detached from the budget debate that some in his own party have openly criticized him. Obama, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin declared in early March, has “failed to lead this debate or offer a serious proposal for spending and cuts that he would be willing to […]
ABC's Amanpour Warns GOP's 'Wind in Their Sail' from Budget 'Victory' Could Hurt Future Negotiations
Appearing on Sunday’s Good Morning America on ABC, This Week host Christiane Amanpour suggested that Republican House Speaker John Boehner’s perceived victory in recent budget negotiations with President Obama could be harmful in the long run as it will “give Republicans a lot more wind in their sail” and make it more difficult for both […]
Journalists Denounce Ryan for Not Raising Taxes: 'Rich Get Off Like Scoundrels,' Slam Tea Party as 'Far Right' Impediment
A round-up from over the weekend of journalists denouncing Republican Congressman Paul Ryan for not including a big tax hike in his deficit-reduction plan and discrediting the Tea Party’s pressure on House Speaker John Boehner as a “far right” impediment to good government. “He doesn’t deal with the revenue side at all,” despaired Newsweek veteran […]
Email from Liberty Counsel
Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman Liberty Counsel I’m sure you’ve been reading that there are now well over 1,000 institutions, companies, labor unions, and even states that have applied for and been granted “waivers” from complying with the mandates in ObamaCare. Even liberal members of Congress who voted for this disaster have now asked to […]
Chris Matthews Links Murder and Violence in Afghanistan to GOP 'Zealots at Home'
Chris Matthews on Monday linked the “zealots” in Afghanistan who encouraged and participated in the murders of United Nations workers to Republican “fanatics” and “zealots at home” who “attack the President’s basic beliefs, accusing him of thinking like a Muslim from Kenya.” Making his connection clear, the Hardball host (see file photo at right) opined, […]
Lawrence O'Donnell: 'Stunningly Ignorant' Cantor Would Fail Citizenship Test
Kicking off the March 30 edition of Last Word, MSNBC anchor Lawrence O’Donnell unleashed a torrent of insults aimed at Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.). “House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is the most stunningly ignorant member in the history of the Congress,” bellowed O’Donnell. “Thats right. Eric Cantor revealed today in a press conference that he […]
Email from Liberty Counsel
Liberty Counsel Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman Date: 4/1/2011 Willard, Tens of thousands of your fellow American patriots have joined you in signing the “Defend the Constitution” Declaration. We want to hand deliver thousands more of these “Demand Letters from the American People” as soon as possible, but I need your help. Please read my […]