Bob Costas attempted to walk back his comments on against
the gun culture by stating he supports the 2nd Amendment. However, when asked about the movie theater
shooting in Aurora, Colorado, Costas stated that someone carrying a gun would
have been more likely to shoot someone for stepping on their foot in line than
lawfully use the gun to stop a gunman.
Senator Marco Rubio accused President Obama of caring more
about trying to score political points by campaigning by higher taxes on the
wealthy instead of pursuing a long-term, economically viable solution to the
debt problem. He also argued that Obama’s
plan would hurt the economy.
MSNBC host Chris Matthews said that President Obama must terrify Congress into supporting his fiscal cliff proposal. He advised to the president to be like the "Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come" in A Christmas Carol to frighten the Republican Scrooges into seeing how horrible their future would be unless they went along with the president's plan to resolve the fiscal cliff.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner stated that President
Obama will “absolutely” take the country over the fiscal cliff without an
agreement to reform the debt ceiling.
President Obama has proposed eliminating Congress’ ability to vote on
the debt limit. Geithner has supported
completely eliminating the ceiling.
House Intelligence Committee member Tom Rooney stated that
video of the terrorist attack on the Benghazi Consulate showed to the House of
Representatives in a classified briefing by National Intelligence Director
James Clapper shows the terrorists easily walking through the gates to the
compound before looting the housing quarters and setting it on fire.
Liberal Daily Beast columnist Kirsten Powers argued that semi-automatic weapons aren't needed for protection and should be banned because she felt safe growing up in rural Alaska without a semi-automatic weapon. Keep in mind, Alaska has pretty high gun ownership rates and doesn't even require a permit to carry a weapon.
Former NBA star Charles Barkley told Bob Costas that he carries a gun because it makes him feel safer, and that the root of violence is a crime culture, not a gun culture. He also pointed out that he would only use a firearm under extreme circumstances.
The panel on MSNBC’s Morning
Joe whined about the Senate’s failure to pass a UN treaty. Joe Scarborough dismissed objections to the
treaty as “fringe” concerns by the “black helicopter” wing of the GOP. Mike Barnicle ranted that the treaty’s defeat
proved “the system is broken.” Scarborough
took to overt lobbying and commanded Republicans to vote on the treaty again so
they could pass it.
Former DNC Communications Director Karen Finney declared that
House Democrats should use a discharge petition to force a vote on President
Obama’s fiscal cliff offer so Republicans would have to explain why they wanted
to “screw over” the middle class.
Former Oklahoma Congressman and potential candidate for RNC Chairman J.C. Watts told MSNBC Live that a pastor, coach, or CEO
who turned in the same results as the RNC would be fired. He stated that the current leadership of the
RNC “can’t run,” and the popular support for Priebus’ re-election showed that
the RNC wasn’t willing to make the changes it needed. Watts declined to say whether or…