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from CNN "State of the Union" interviews during 2014 (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. In 2014, John Kerry was the only person to accomplish a Full Ginsburg, but no one thinks he is planning a presidential run in 2016. In 2015 so far, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough accomplished a Full Ginsburg in the follow-up to the January 2015 State of the Union speech. OnTheIssues.org excerpts all five of the shows, listed below, with their respective interviewing pundits and each pundit's political affiliation: |
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details) |
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Abortion Rand Paul: Supports "Plan B" morning-after contraception. |
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Budget & Economy Martin O`Malley: Closed $1.7 billion budget deficit in 7 years. Martin O`Malley: Middle-out economics instead of trickle-down economics. Mitch McConnell: Supports sequester cuts: 2.4% out of $3.6 trillion budget. Jack Reed: Postpone sequestration; then balanced taxes & cuts. Lindsey Graham: Dollar-for-dollar offset: cut spending to raise debt ceiling. |
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Civil Rights Martin O`Malley: Respect dignity of individuals & support same-sex marriage. |
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Crime Bobby Jindal: Open to method of execution but lethal injection ok. John Hickenlooper: $20M for mental health 24/7 call-in centers. |
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Drugs Rand Paul: War on drugs has unintentionally had a racial outcome. Bobby Jindal: We lock up too many people for casual drug use. Martin O`Malley: Proportionality in marijuana arrests, but not legalization. Martin O`Malley: Let Colorado experiment with legalization, not Maryland. |
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Energy & Oil Bobby Jindal: Cheap, affordable domestic energy is economically critical. Richard Durbin: Energy tax to fund infrastructure investment. |
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Foreign Policy Rand Paul: No quarantine on returning Ebola doctors unless symptomatic. Ted Cruz: Cuba is oppressive but never misses chance to propagandize. Rick Perry: There shouldn't be any air between us & our best ally Israel. Lindsey Graham: Without American leadership the world disintegrates rapidly. Lindsey Graham: Sanctions against Putin; arm & train the Ukrainians. Lindsey Graham: UN has become more anti- Israeli & anti-Semitic. Michele Bachmann: Crack down on Boko Haram terrorists in northern Nigeria. Lindsey Graham: Create a democratic noose around Putin's Russia. |
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Government Reform Rick Santorum: Censure & lawsuit for too many executive actions. Rand Paul: President should not bypass Congress with executive orders. Susan Collins: Outrageous for IRS to target Tea Party groups. |
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Gun Control John Hickenlooper: State Senate "Line item recall" about too-strict gun control. John Hickenlooper: Universal background checks but no assault weapon ban. |
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Health Care Ted Cruz: Suspend commercial air travel to Ebola-infected areas. Lindsey Graham: US troops in Africa is the right way to fight Ebola. Rick Santorum: ObamaCare wasted $500M setting up 4 failed state exchanges. Martin O`Malley: ObamaCare website has problems, but we're enrolling citizens. Scott Walker: To best benefit economy, replace ObamaCare. |
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Homeland Security Lindsey Graham: Benghazi:Focus on talking points, not how intel was gathered. Rick Perry: Hamas uses civilians as shields; help Israel defend itself. James Webb: President should consult Congress about POW exchanges. Bernie Sanders: V.A. doesn't have resources to accommodate 2 million vets. Michele Bachmann: Benghazi was so appalling that we must have answers. Rick Santorum: Getting out facts about Benghazi makes hearings successful. Lindsey Graham: More budget & more than 440,000 troops against North Korea. Susan Collins: Cuts in defense are very troubling to me personally. Mark Udall: Reopen PATRIOT Act: stop gathering secret phone data. |
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Immigration Lindsey Graham: Need comprehensive reform, not partial executive action. Lindsey Graham: Driving out 11 million illegals impractical; fix the system. Rick Santorum: Amnesty to unskilled illegals makes worker wages stagnate. Rick Perry: Illegal immigrants have committed 3,000 homicides. Bobby Jindal: We've got a backwards system: low walls and a narrow gate. Bobby Jindal: A secure border means that border governors certify it. Richard Durbin: Reform will increase coordination & reduce terrorism. Richard Durbin: Extend partner immigration rights to gay couples. |
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Jobs Rick Santorum: Raising the minimum wage a little is ok, if phased in slowly. Martin O`Malley: Extend unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless. Martin O`Malley: Raise minimum wage to $10 per hour. Scott Walker: Link unemployment benefits to job search every week. Scott Walker: Don't raise minimum wage; train for higher-wage jobs. |
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Principles & Values John Walsh: AdWatch: "Where's Walsh-o" website: "Walsh is hard to find". Scott Walker: Book "Unintimidated" isn't my biography, but about reforms. |
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Tax Reform Martin O`Malley: Cut taxes on bottom 85% while raising taxes on top 15%. Richard Durbin: Close tax loopholes and gain $1.2T from the wealthy. |
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War & Peace Ted Cruz: Bomb ISIS back to the Stone Age. Ted Cruz: Arm & aid the Peshmerga Kurds against ISIS. Bernie Sanders: Get Saudis & regional powers involved with fighting ISIS. Bernie Sanders: Arm the Peshmerga against ISIS, as international effort. Lindsey Graham: U.S. ground troops to fight ISIL in Syria and Iraq. Lindsey Graham: We should have left 10,000 US troops in Iraq. Lindsey Graham: 2012: Arm the Syrian rebels & fight Assad's air force. Lindsey Graham: ISIS plans to take Jordan; that throws Mideast into turmoil. Lindsey Graham: OK for Iran to help in Iraq, but not to dominate. Lindsey Graham: ISIS makes Iraq & Syria the staging area for the next 9/11. Tom Cotton: Iraq War was just and noble. Lindsey Graham: Slow Afghan withdrawal, with 15,000 US troops left behind. |
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Welfare & Poverty Martin O`Malley: Anti-poverty programs grow our middle class. |
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2015 Sunday pundit shows (2015 Gubernatorial races and 2016 presidential preparation): |
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