Monthly Archives: June 2011

Cenk Uygur MSNBC Challenges Bachmann June 21, 2011 Con Job: Video Transcript

2012 Republican presidential hopeful and Tea Party favorite MIchele Bachmann was a major supporter of pork barrel spending, earmarks and subsidies. MSNBC’s Cenk Uygur breaks it down. Continue reading

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The Great Divide: Wall Street vs. Main Street. America burdened by tax inequality. Cenk Uygur MSNBC TV June 21, 2011 video transcript

Cenk Uygur MSNBC Video Transcript June 21, 2011. Author Jacob Hacker explains how the arrest of a 59-year-old man, who robbed a bank for just one dollar and hoped to be arrested, shows how divided the country is over taxes. Continue reading

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The biggest Republican tax lie: the great Republican tax lie. Lawrence O’Donnell The Last Word June 20, 2011 video and transcript

Bruce Bartlett, who served as a senior policy analyst in the reagan White House and as a Treasury deputy assistan secretary for economic policy during the first Bush administration, joins The Last Work to debunk a popular “tax cuts pay for themselves” myth. Continue reading

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Cenk Uygur MSNBC June 20, 2011 Video Transcript. Wanted: jobs not cuts. Showdown on Capitol Hill: Gang of Five’s Plan.

For DNC Chairman Howard Dean explains how Congress can stop focusing on spending cuts and start concentrating on job creation. Continue reading

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Cenk Uygur MSNBC June 17, 2011 video transcript: No more excuses. Social Insecurity? Shock headline: AARP open to cuts in Social Security. AARP admits it’s open to cuts in Social Security benefits.

MSNBC’s Cenk Uygur discusses with Ezra Klein of the Washington Post and Sam Seder of the Majority Host Report the recent leak that President Obama and Congressional Democrats have agreed in private negotiations with Republicans to cut Social Security benefits, raising the retirement age to 68 or 69 years of age, resulting in $63,573 of loss retirement benefits for the middle class. Equally shocking is AARP’s statement of openness to cuts in Social Security. Continue reading

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Cenk Uygur’s Con Job June 17, 2011: more money in Paul Ryan’s pocket from his budget plan. Richard Hanna trashed stimulus plan, but is front and centered for photo ops celebrating the stimulus plan: of course! Cenk Uygur MSNBC TV Live Con Job and Of Course features June 17, 2011 video transcript

MSNBC’s Cenk Uygur explains how Rep. Paul Ryan can benefit from his own budget plan on the GOP “Con Job” for June 17, 2011. Also Cenk Uygur points out on the “Of Course” feature of his show the hypocrisy of Republican Rep. Richard Hanna from New York on trashing the stimulus plan but celebrating the stimulus plan in photo ops. Continue reading

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Cenk Uygur to Democrats: no more excuses. During Weiner distraction GOP advances radical agenda. Standing strong: time for Democrats to fight GOP cuts. Fight the right: Democrats try to refocus. Cenk Uygur MSNBC TV Live June 17 2011 video and transcript

No more excuses for Democrats. With the distraction of Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner’s sex scandal gone, what issues should the Democrats focus on now? Cenk Uygur leads a political panel, debating vigorously with Democratic Oregon Representive Earl Blumenauer, who serves on the Budget Committee and who appears to have already caved in to Republicans, for Democrats to represent the middle class on opposing social security cuts. But it appears that Democrats have already agreed to raise the retirement age to 70 years of age, caving in once again to Republican and Wall Street pressures. Continue reading

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Ryan plan feels the heat. Misreading the mandate? Ryan plan plummets in new polling. Cenk Uygur MSNBC TV Live June 15 2011 video and transcript

A political panel talks about whether House Republicans are about to cave on their Medicare plan, as well as other stories of the day. Continue reading

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The Power Panel: is Medicare a losing battle? Do Republicans have an authenticity problem? Cenk Uygur MSNBC TV June 16, 2011 Video Transcript

Cenk Uygur’s Power Panel, featuring Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post, Josh Trevino of the Texas Public Policy Founation, and Jane Hamsher of Firedoglake.com, talks about the top stories of the day, including whether Democrats should fight harder for Medicare. Continue reading

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Disastrous Budget Deal Coming In June? Cenk Uygur the Young Turks June 15, 2011 video and transcript

Cenk Uygur shares evidence that suggests the Democrats are close to striking a deal with Republicans that includes Medicare cuts and no tax increases on the rich.
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