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from Meet the Press interviews during 2013 (number of quotes indicated): |
Making an appearance on all five talk shows on one Sunday is known as a Full Ginsburg, because it was first accomplished by William Ginsburg (Monica Lewinsky's attorney) in 1998. In 2013, both Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio accomplished a Full Ginsburg, fueling speculation that both are planning a presidential run in 2016. OnTheIssues.org excerpts all five of the shows, listed below, with their respective interviewing pundits and each pundit's political affiliation: |
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Budget & Economy Paul Ryan: When Fed "tapers", interest rates rise & hurts us fiscally. |
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Civil Rights Cory Booker: MLK's dream still demands work to do, after 50 years. Rob Portman: Change of heart: give gays the joy & stability of marriage. Scott Walker: Perhaps leave gay marriage up to each church, not government. |
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Crime Cory Booker: Bipartisan solution to reduce recidivism. |
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Environment Mike Bloomberg: Smoking ban has spread from NYC to every big city. |
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Foreign Policy Jack Reed: Suspend aid to Egypt while military crushes protestors. |
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Gun Control Mike Bloomberg: 80% of NRA members support background checks. |
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Health Care Chris Christie: ObamaCare was a mistake; a failed policy from the start. Ben Carson: ObamaCare is the worst thing since slavery. Rob Portman: Repeal and replace ObamaCare. Rand Paul: It's Congress' job to fight to change ObamaCare. Jon Huntsman: Politics aside, let's see if ObamaCare works or not. Bill Richardson: ObamaCare will be crowning achievement once we get it done. Mike Bloomberg: Obesity kills more people than smoking; limit portion size. |
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Homeland Security Peter King: NSA needs secrecy, and has had no abuses. Peter King: N.S.A. spying has saved thousands of lives. Richard Durbin: $48M to protect US Embassies around the world. Rudy Giuliani: It's not ethnic profiling to focus on Muslims. |
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Immigration Mitch McConnell: Border security first: the key to getting a final outcome. Richard Durbin: Immigration reform bill makes America safer. Jeb Bush: Path to citizenship or path to legalization: both could work. Jeb Bush: Path to citizenship or path to legalization: both could work. |
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Jobs Cory Booker: 1/3 of all NJ development is in Newark, where only 3% live. |
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Principles & Values James Inhofe: Flying is his passion, but lost his son in plane accident. |
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Social Security Richard Durbin: Simpson-Bowles got it right. put everything on the table. Paul Ryan: 60% of Americans get more benefits than they pay in taxes. |
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Tax Reform Mitch McConnell: Comprehensive tax reform can work if it's revenue-neutral. Paul Ryan: Are we for more revenues? No, we're not. |
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War & Peace Peter King: Stop being so defensive about drones. Tom Udall: Chemical weapons are despicable, but avoid Syrian civil war. Rand Paul: No involvement in Syria, even if gas attack proven. Rand Paul: No US interests in either side of Syrian war. Lindsey Graham: Syria: Assad must go, and small arms won't do it. Rudy Giuliani: Al Qaeda isn't on the run; be more proactive. Tom Cotton: Jihadists attack us for who we are. |
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2014 Sunday pundit shows (2014 Senate races and 2016 presidential preparation): |
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