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from Fox News Sunday 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: |
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Abortion Donald Trump: Defund Planned Parenthood. Jeb Bush: Defund Planned Parenthood, but not with federal shutdown. Carly Fiorina: Fund health clinics for non-abortion & alternative services. Carly Fiorina: GOP should shut government to defund Planned Parenthood. John Kasich: Federal shutdown ineffective in defunding Planned Parenthood. Chris Christie: Successfully defunded Planned Parenthood in New Jersey. Ben Carson: Drugs OK to prevent conception in instances of rape & incest. Rand Paul: Force a Senate vote on defunding Planned Parenthood. |
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Budget & Economy Donald Trump: Strong on debt limit; ask for a pound of flesh. Carly Fiorina: Simplify tax code and reduce regulation. Rick Perry: Dodd-Frank should focus on Wall Street, not community banks. Rick Perry: Federal Reserve & Wall Street actions have hurt our economy. Bobby Jindal: Reduced size of government in Louisiana. Bernie Sanders: We've transferred trillions from middle class to the top 1%. |
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Civil Rights Donald Trump: I'm "fine" with affirmative action, for now. Chris Christie: Churches can use sexual orientation; businesses can't. James Webb: Doing away with Confederate iconography is secondary issue. |
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Corporations Carly Fiorina: Crony capitalism is alive and well: focus on small business. Carly Fiorina: As CEO, laid off 30,000 workers but doubled size of company. |
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Drugs Chris Christie: Allow private sector to offer drug treatment programs. Chris Christie: Treatment, not jail, for drug addicts; it's a disease. |
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Education Donald Trump: Cut Department of Education and Common Core. Carly Fiorina: Common Core limits choices; vouchers allow choices. Scott Walker: Tuition cap on University of Wisconsin; then reform tenure. |
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Energy & Oil Chris Christie: Keystone pipeline would have minimal environmental impact. Jeb Bush: Create a North American energy strategy. |
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Environment Donald Trump: Cut the EPA; what they do is a disgrace. Lindsey Graham: Climate change is real, but don't make a religion of it. |
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Foreign Policy Jeb Bush: Obama/Clinton/Kerry foreign policy caused global instability. John Kasich: Keep Iran accountable, WITHIN the existing Nuclear Deal. John Kasich: Syrian refugee situation is fundamentally a European crisis. Ben Carson: Obama has turned his back on Israel. Rick Perry: Priorities: Tear up agreement with Iran; secure US border. Bobby Jindal: Bad Iran nuclear deal is worse than no deal. James Webb: Prefers confidence building gestures to deal with Iran. James Webb: China is the greatest long term threat to America. Marco Rubio: Opposes nuclear deal with Iran; but supported deal in 2012. Ben Carson: Military force is not off the table when it comes to Russia. Ben Carson: Would not go to war with Russia over Ukraine. Lindsey Graham: Congress will not approve Iran nuclear deal. |
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Free Trade Chris Christie: Supports free trade, but distrusts Obama's TPP agreement. Donald Trump: Restrict free trade to keep jobs in US. Bernie Sanders: Wrong, wrong, wrong that trade deals create jobs here. |
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Government Reform Carly Fiorina: Assert principles to facilitate bi-partisan action. Carly Fiorina: Reduce size of federal government by not replacing retirees. Chris Christie: Reform instead of tax increases. Chris Christie: Does not support electing Supreme Court justices. Mike Huckabee: Opposes "judicial supremacy"; they're just rulings, not law. Ben Carson: We should discuss "judicial review" in its modern usage. Carly Fiorina: Zero-based budgeting, and civil service pay-for-performance. Carly Fiorina: Crony capitalism is alive and well. |
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Gun Control John Kasich: 2nd Amendment advocate: NRA rating changed from "F" to "A". |
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Health Care Ben Carson: Health savings accounts for families to buy health care. Chris Christie: Opposes expanding Medicaid nationally, did expand it in NJ. John Kasich: Opposes ObamaCare but not all public programs. Ben Carson: ObamaCare is analogous to slavery. Bernie Sanders: U.S. is only major country without guaranteed healthcare. |
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Homeland Security Rand Paul: More targeted surveillance; no bulk data collection. Rand Paul: Increase targeted surveillance to defend against terrorism. Chris Christie: Gathering metadata is necessary for homeland security. Mike Huckabee: NSA bulk metadata isn't effective; human intelligence is. Bernie Sanders: We need a strong military, but stop wasting tens of billions. Carly Fiorina: Don't pull punches on Benghazi: a tragedy and a scandal. |
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Immigration Jeb Bush: Prove border is secure, while doing comprehensive reform. John Kasich: Focus on border & guest workers, not birthright citizenship. Chris Christie: Use modern technology to track illegal immigrants. Rand Paul: Secure border with Mexico; do away with sanctuary cities. Chris Christie: Increase electronic border surveillance and create E-Verify. Marco Rubio: Comprehensive immigration reform is politically infeasible. Scott Walker: 2013: Comprehensive reform; 2015: no, that's amnesty. Mike Pence: Executive action deferring deportation is unconstitutional. |
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Jobs John Kasich: Don't raise minimum wage willy-nilly, & do it at state level. Carly Fiorina: Layoffs in recession ensure company's overall health. |
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Principles & Values Scott Walker: Run for governor & president are determined by God's will. |
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Social Security Chris Christie: Cut Social Security for wealthy, but don't increase taxes. Mike Huckabee: Opposes increases the eligibility age for social security. |
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Tax Reform Donald Trump: Repeal estate tax; it's double taxation. Jeb Bush: Reduce corporate tax rate to stimulate growth. Jeb Bush: Tax plan disproportionately benefits middle class, not rich. Jeb Bush: Cutting taxes decreases the deficit dynamically. Ben Carson: Flat tax of 10%-15% is fairest option, even for low-income. Ben Carson: Concentrate on incentivizing entrepreneurial risk taking. Ben Carson: Regulations increase the cost of living. Carly Fiorina: Simplify tax code; lower every tax rate; close loopholes. Rand Paul: Flat tax 14.5% on personal income; & 14.5% value added tax. Rand Paul: Flat tax doesn't exacerbate income inequality. Mike Huckabee: Bottom 1/3 of economy benefits most from the FairTax. Ben Carson: Proposes a flat tax between 10 and 15 percent. Lindsey Graham: Supports closing loopholes, means-testing higher income. |
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War & Peace Carly Fiorina: More than 50 boots on the ground in Syria. Carly Fiorina: Rebuild missile defense program in Poland. Lindsey Graham: Need substantial boots on the ground against ISIL. John Kasich: I'm a "cheap hawk": Cut Pentagon waste, but not spending. James Webb: Supports cutting back the army's ground commitments. James Webb: Solution to ISIS will have to come from Sunni leadership. Marco Rubio: No mistake to invade Iraq in 2003; we thought Iraq had WMDs. Scott Walker: Islamic terrorism like a virus; make sure it doesn't spread. |
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Welfare & Poverty Carly Fiorina: Progressive policies bad for poor that they claim to help. Jeb Bush: Poverty programs are ineffective, despite trillions spent. John Kasich: There are moral and practical reasons to help the poor. |
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2015 Sunday pundit shows (2015 Gubernatorial races and 2016 presidential preparation): |
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