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July 7, 2024
>> steve: top of the hour, 7:00 here in new hampshire. and you are watching hour two of "fox & friends" for this monday, january 27th: and then there were two. former president donald trump and republican rival governor nikki haley each sitting down exclusively with "fox & friends" as ron desantis threw the towel and went home. >> those people will all come to me. >> i think his supporters are up for grabs. think about it. his supporters love america and they wanted a new generational ...
April 28, 2010
The bill reaches into every nook and cranny of american business. i thought, and i think most americans thought this was all about wall street. but as you look at the bill, closer and closer, you see its mostly about main street. >> the consumer agency part of this bill section would be one of the most intrusive and sweeping pieces of legislation this country has ever seen. >> our bill protects consumers from wall street that is run wild. cracks down on big bankers, reckless risk taking and hold...
April 28, 2010
Will be a little bit of a lift. so democrats decided to do a procedure vote strategy, cloture vote strategy they hope to repeat the money and raise money on the democratic national committee website and make good commercials be they hope some republican will drop off and join them and they will proceed to the vote. that leads to a partisan bill. i dont think they want a partisan bill. if the economy goes off the cliff again they will be the ones holding the bag. i think the problems is the moder...
April 28, 2010
. that law is an unfortunate one. i think that it is, i fear, subject to potential abuse. >> i know that border i think as well as anyone. >> do you think its secure? >> and i will tell you its as secure now as it has ever been. the message sent from arizona was that movement needs to cur the this issue should not be allowed to languish. >> this law is a response to the presidents and the administrations failure to secure our borders. our borders are broken. its worse than i have ever seen it. >...
April 28, 2010
Take a listen. >> 2-22 is the date of this e-mail. "boy that timberwolf was one [bleep] deal. how much of that [bleep] deal did you sell to your clients after june 22, 2007? >> mr. chairman, i dont know the answer to that, but the price would have reflected levels they wanted to invest. >> they dont know -- you didnt tell you thought it was a [bleep] deal? >> i didnt say that. >> no. who did? your people. internally. you knew it was a [bleep] deal and thats what your e-mail showed. youre trying ...
April 28, 2010
They will get procedural votes on it but it doesnt excite the base. thats a failure. it will help the republicans in the mid-term. after the mid-terms, it doesnt help the republicans going in presidential season and much better for democrats to put it off until then. >> bret: that is it for the panel. stay tuned for a big story that got very little coverage
April 28, 2010
>> reporter: senator levin was not satisfied and he and other lawmakers say they believe the practice used by goldman and others in the mortgage crisis will have to be addressed by regulation or legislation. that might change wall street practices but i wont outlaw bubbles like the one in housing that caused so much pain. >> glenn: a lot of potty mouth up there today. >> reporter: a bunch of it. >> bret: thanks. stocks took a big hit today. the dow lost 213 to fall under 11,000. the s&p 500 gave...
April 28, 2010
We will move to that more quickly than a bill we dont have. i dont have an immigration bill. >> bret: meantime, the backlash is growing to arizonas new immigration law, which does what state officials contend the federal government will not. correspondent molly henneberg reports it has many in washington playing defense. >> reporter: the obama administration has not been lax in patrolling the u.s.-mexico border. janet napolitano insisted to a senate committee today. the secretary of homeland sec...
April 28, 2010
>> bret: a brawl broke out in todays parliament session in ukraine. it happened as lawmakers voted to allow the russian navy to keep using port on the black sea. look at this video. the spook speaker had to be shielded from eggs that were thrown. this is inside parliament. two smoke bombs also went off. opposition leaders are vowing the decision will not stand. well tell you why vladimir putin felt the need to say he and the russian president are just friends. and did european officials overre...
April 28, 2010
There are a lot of democrats. in fact, who are squirrely about this. who arent excited to vote for something along party lines for legislation that no one understands. how many people do you know what is in the legislation and understand it? >> bret: again, were over 1,500 pages again. >> the bill is more complex than the healthcare bill. if you want evidence this is a political process, check the tivo for the hearings today where the goldman execs were grilled. watch senator kauffman get up the...