Page 7 - Doesnt Control News Today

Trillion in debt that puts us on a path to becoming greece. the countrys going to burn. >> whats calamitous is that were becoming greece. >> the country will burn. you know what the u.s. did not become? greece. you know why we did not become greece? because we are not greece. its a tiny economy that doesnt control its own currency and cant raise taxes on its people because they wont collect. we are the largest economy the world has ever known. we control our own currency. you know what that curr...

To do but nobody knew if that was going to be possible. so that was obviously an important accomplishment. now with the arab spring, i mean, what happens in that -- >> we still have the fallout. >> in lots of places. >> algeria -- >> exactly. >> mali, libya, all related to the single most consequential decision he made as president of the united states -- pushing out mubarak. >> right. >> nobody is still sure to do day whether that was the right call. doris? >> it shows you that the world is out...

And other things like that that the president has some control over. is it fair to say, oh, its external? is there anything really external to the president? >> external issues like a crisis concerning iran, which you were just talking about, or default of greece or something like that. those are events that the president doesnt control. but youre absolutely right to say that a down turn in the american economy, continual spike in gas price, those are things that voters believe are within the pu...

His super-pac, which of course he doesnt control, has spent a lot of money on advertising. so they have a shot at winning. if they win iowa and new hampshire, it would be the first time a republican candidate, not an incumbent, to win both of those. then hed be in a very good position for south carolina where the governor has endorsed him. >> want to throw to some sound. this is republican steve king. he is conservative in iowa, right? he hasnt actually endorsed anyone, and this explanation he g...

Pay less than the rest of the tax rate. >> i think its fascinating, front page of the times is the windfall for the ceos. theyre going to get tens of millions of dollars of salaries, compensation again out of these stock options. and then on the front page of the business section is that a factory wages are in decline. this is this 1% 99% phenomenon weve heard so much about and people are so unhappy about in the united states. we have the ceos earning unbelievable amounts 500 times, 1,000 times ...

It. >> shepard: you are watching fox news channel. thanksgiving isnt until next thursday but for millions of americans the journey to wherever he they will be spending the holiday begins this weekend. according to the air transport association more than 23 million people will be flying between this friday and the tuesday after thanksgiving. thats down slightly from last year. but it wont feel like it. the trade group reports airlines have cut capacity, meaning more flights will be full. but the ...

>> to take a step back and bottom line it for people who dont watch pakistan as closely as you certainly do. why it matters if the u.s./pakistan relationship has deteriorated so much, why this matters. and obviously, its because you have the al qaeda franchise in pakistan, in those tribal areas. one of the most dangerous parts of the world. >> pakistan is a very dangerous and difficult place. its also very fragile. it has 173 million people. its the fifth largest and the fastest growing nuclear ...

They want to look like budget cutters. its clear from this budget they are not. it increases spending to 25% of gdp. and the other thing is in this exchange its interesting to note that tim geithner keeps referring to the fact that we might be able to level off the debt somewhat in the future. but then healthcare costs take off. obama-care was supposed to do two things. one is stand coverage to people who are uninsured. and secondly to control costs. hes admitting this doesnt control costs at al...

Netanyahu is under in a government that he really doesnt control. and so the domestic political considerations are significant. and i agree with you. i mean, i think you could have anticipate this had kind of problem happening. weve now seen another case of a last-minute decision, you know, coming to the foreground at a time that is embarrassing for the u.s. administration. and i think its not going to help in the overall dialogue ear. >> moving to another foreign policy mess, hamid karzai not m...

Collapse. is this fair or unfair the way the republicans are being treated sf. >> i think its unfair. every time i see barack obama get up and talk about petty politics and how he wants to be bipartis bipartisan, i know hell be pointing the finger at the party that doesnt control the white house, doesnt control the senate and doesnt control the house. then i just see basically a lot of media people sitting back and watching him do it and talk about how the gop is obstructionist. im not saying th...