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from ABC This Week interviews during 2015 (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 Ben Carson: Planned Parenthood historically targets black communities. |
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Budget & Economy Ben Carson: Raise debt limit on condition of making cuts. Rick Perry: Texas is primarily responsible for national job creation. Bernie Sanders: Economic issues take a larger toll on minority groups. Ted Cruz: Top 1% under Obama got fat & happy while workers are hurting. Ben Sasse: Dysfunctional Congress hasn't passed budget in 6 years. Ben Sasse: Raising debt ceiling ok if part of long-term reform. |
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Civil Rights John Kasich: Government employees should comply with gay marriage ruling. Mike Huckabee: The court's ruling on gay marriage was unconstitutional. Donald Trump: I'm no misogynist; I put women in charge of construction. Donald Trump: Obama's presidency has done nothing for African Americans. |
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Corporations Ben Carson: Smart bank regulation necessary to protect people. Lawrence Lessig: We need a new law to take on Wall Street. Carly Fiorina: US should uplift small businesses, not crony capitalism. |
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Crime Martin O`Malley: I was re-elected as Baltimore mayor because I made progress. John Kasich: My policies worked to integrate police and community in Ohio. |
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Drugs Donald Trump: Study legalization, but don't legalize now. |
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Education Ben Carson: Free medical care to fix primary care deficit. Chris Christie: Free college is ludicrous, but we can reduce the cost. Scott Walker: High school football is ok if practiced responsibly. |
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Energy & Oil Thom Tillis: Passing Keystone XL pipeline is one key to winning in 2016. |
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Families & Children Bernie Sanders: Increase payroll tax to guarantee paid family leave. Mike Huckabee: Don't allow kids to listen to toxic music like Beyonce. |
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Foreign Policy Ben Carson: Trust experts to decide rules of engagement for ISIS. Martin O`Malley: Need to move towards 'networked intelligence'. Marco Rubio: Too risky to take in Syrian refugees. Ben Carson: Continue to confront China in South China Sea. Ben Carson: Corner Putin by arming Ukraine & reducing oil dependence. Carly Fiorina: Special ops in Syria are too little too late. Chris Christie: Push Russia out of Middle East; establish US dominance. Ben Carson: Take a stronger stance against Chinese cyber-attacks. John Kasich: Refugee crisis is on Europe, but US also has responsibility. Bernie Sanders: US should be more selective about using drone strikes. Carly Fiorina: I would have walked away from Iran talks & imposed sanctions. |
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Government Reform Mike Huckabee: South Carolina was right to remove the confederate flag. |
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Gun Control Donald Trump: Keep enemies of the state away from guns. Chris Christie: Gun laws ineffective; focus on mental health. Donald Trump: Gun violence is inevitable; regulations won't help. Bernie Sanders: Gun legislation must work for both rural & urban Americans. |
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Health Care Donald Trump: Replace Obamacare with Health Savings Accounts. Ben Carson: Health Savings Accounts make insurance companies irrelevant. Ben Carson: Health Savings Accounts make Medicaid less relevant. Lawrence Lessig: ObamaCare public option was compromised to special interests. Mia Love: Get decision-making back in the hands of the American people. |
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Homeland Security Ben Carson: Doesn't want ISIS to know if he condones torture or not. Ben Carson: Beef up intelligence gathering, including in mosques. Ben Carson: Keep 2nd amendment rights for people on terror watchlist. Donald Trump: Bring back waterboarding and other interrogation methods. Donald Trump: Surveil mosques but don't close mosques. Donald Trump: New Jersey Muslims cheered on 9/11. Ben Carson: Religion not sufficient probable cause to track. Bobby Jindal: Hillary should not be above the law in her email scandal. Donald Trump: Enhanced interrogation a non-issue, compared to terrorism. |
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Immigration Donald Trump: Need to keep database of Muslim refugees. Ben Carson: Guest worker program; no citizenship for illegals. Donald Trump: Syrian refugee crisis partly our fault; but don't take any. Ben Carson: Many immigrants are criminals from Iraq, Somalia and Russia. Ben Carson: Taking in Middle Eastern refugees could be dangerous. Donald Trump: The border wall will be well-managed and built correctly. Rick Perry: I secured the border & reduced apprehensions as Texas Gov. Scott Walker: No amnesty, but no mass deportation either. |
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Principles & Values Ben Carson: Islam is inconsistent with the Constitution. Lawrence Lessig: Acknowledge elephant in the room: partisanship doesn't work. Donald Trump: My old liberal political views evolved like Reagan's did. Bernie Sanders: What's wrong with modeling U.S. on socialist Scandinavia? Martin O`Malley: Look at my actions as governor, not my approval rating. Scott Walker: Even if people disagree, they want politicians who lead. Mike Huckabee: Chivalry is respect for women, not sexism. Mike Huckabee: Cultural bubbles of NY, DC, and LA divide them from us. |
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Social Security Bernie Sanders: Criminal to not have COLA increases for seniors. |
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Tax Reform Bernie Sanders: Tax increases may affect more than top 1%. Donald Trump: Estate tax is unfair double taxation. Donald Trump: Do away with carried interest; it's unfair. |
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Technology Lincoln Chafee: Let's join the rest of the world and go metric. |
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War & Peace John Kasich: No-fly zone 1st priority, but ok with more aid for refugees. John Kasich: Invading force but no occupying force in Syria. Marco Rubio: Civilian causalities unfortunate but inevitable. Marco Rubio: Declare war on ISIS, fight via Sunni tribes and Kurds. Bernie Sanders: Form Muslim-led coalition to defeat ISIS. Donald Trump: Let Russia make moves in Syria; it's a quagmire. Ben Carson: Counter countries propping up Assad: Russia and Iran. Ben Carson: Maintain U.S. military presence in Afghanistan. Bernie Sanders: Diplomacy and coalition-building before unilateral action. Bernie Sanders: Keep U.S. troops on the ground in Afghanistan. Bobby Jindal: No-fly zone in Syria, to support Syrian rebels. Bobby Jindal: U.S. ground troops to wipe out ISIS. Donald Trump: Good that Russia has entered Syrian conflict. Bernie Sanders: Middle Eastern countries must contribute to fight ISIS. Carly Fiorina: US must provide resources & leadership in fight against ISIS. Martin O`Malley: Radical terrorism and nuclear Iran are interconnected. Ted Cruz: Focused, direct military objective of destroying ISIS. Scott Walker: ISIS will attack on American soil; so take fight abroad. Scott Walker: Don't rule out US boots on the ground in Syria. |
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2015 Sunday pundit shows (2015 Gubernatorial races and 2016 presidential preparation): |
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