Meet The Press – April 12, 2015

Guests:

John Kerry – Secretary of State

Sen. Rand Paul - (R-KY)

David Axelrod

Anita Dunn

Bill de Blasio – Mayor of New York (D)

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake 

– Mayor of Baltimore (D)

Maria Hinojosa – NPR Latino USA

David Brooks – NYT

Hugh Hewitt 

Hodor 

Todd: OMG Hillary Clinton is

running for President!

Audience: omg omg omg

Todd: she is announcing via

twitter like a social media boss!

Todd: Hillary Clinton's biggest

opponent is Hillary Clinton

Audience: damn she's a tough one

Axelrod: she had an attitude of

entitlement in 2008 and it backfired

Todd: now she will be humble like

in 2000 when she had a listening tour

Dunn: she has to show her human side

Todd: it's hard to create a first

impression for the 20^th time

Todd: she's been in the

public eye for 20 years

Axelrod: okay you're 'Ready for Hillary'

but what are you ready for?

Advisor: the middle class?

[ break ]

Todd: welcome Mayor

de Blasio: greetings from

the Big Apple Charles

Todd: you ran her campaign

in 2000 – how does Hillary win?

de Blasio: she has to go out

and listen to ordinary people

Todd: you want to push

her to the left don't you?

de Blasio: we've got the worst income

inequality since the Great Depression

Todd: is that right?

de Blasio: you can't just talk

about it– you've got to pledge

to tax the wealthy to pay for more

bridges the wealthy drive over

Todd: what is her big idea?

de Blasio: she has time to present her vision

Todd: what do you suggest?

de Blasio: since 2008 we've had

an economic crisis and a recovery

benefiting the richest Americans

Todd: Rand Paul says Hillary

caused the recession in 2007

de Blasio: Rand Paul is an idiot

Todd: that's true

de Blasio: Democrats need to

boldly push a progressive vision!

Todd: so you say

de Blasio: progressives are

demanding economic change

Todd: go on Bill

de Blasio: we need more

benefits for poor people!

Todd: are you endorsing her

or are you waiting?

de Blasio: I want to see a bold

progressive vision

Todd: thanks for coming

de Blasio: you too Todd

[ break ]

Todd: wow even de Blasio

won't endorse her!

Hinojosa: you see activists want

to push her to the left

Todd: oooh

Hinojosa: she's at her best

when no one is watching

Todd: people don't think she's

honest or trustworthy

Brooks: the most important

quality in a politician is imagination

which she doesn't have

Todd: are you sure you're not

thinking of New York Times columnists?

Brooks: that could be

Todd: she's very cautious

Rawlings-Blake: don't read too

much into de Blasio's comments

Todd: Republicans are

campaigning on lost e-mails

Hewitt: they're mad because

she's moving in on their turf

Todd: are the Republicans too obsessed

with inventing Clinton scandals?

Hewitt: no! She put condoms on

the White House Christmas tree!

Todd: right I forgot

Hewitt: Clinton has never been vetted!

No one knows anything about her!

Where did she even come from?

Was she born in America?

Todd: calm down Hugh

Brooks: Hillary Clinton needs to

reach out to stupid white people

Todd: you mean she should read your column

Brooks: right

Hodor: Hodor!

Todd: thanks for coming all

[ break ]

Todd: welcome Secretary Kerry

Kerry: morning Todd

Kerry: did you recommend taking

Cuba off the list of sponsors of terror?

Kerry: sure – Cuba is a lovely place

Todd: interesting

Kerry: how can you trust Iran

when they sponsor terrorism?

Todd: we don't trust Iran

Todd: you don't?

Kerry: this agreement is based on verification

Todd: oh all right

Kerry: this agreement will prevent

Iran from getting a nuclear bomb

without starting a war

Todd: how disappointing

Kerry: we will shut off all their

abilities to build a nuclear bomb

Todd: the Ayatollah says

America is lying about the agreement

Kerry: well he's wrong

Todd: why would he lie?

Kerry: to spin for the Iran hard liners

Todd: okay

Kerry: even the Russians

are backing us up on this!

Todd: oh well never mind then

Kerry: I stand by my version of the agreement

Todd: well okay but if the other

side disagrees you don't really

have an agreement do you?

Kerry: if we don't get a good

deal we will walk away

Todd: got it

Kerry: but we can't have Congress

nitpicking this to death

Todd: does Hillary need a tough

primary or is a coronation a good thing?

Kerry: I like Hillary but I'm

out of politics Chuck

[ break ]

Todd: how would tv been forced to

cover the Walter Scott shooting without video

Fake Report: police say a cop was forced

to shoot and kill a driver who gained control

of his taser and cops delivered CPR and

it's sad but Walter Scott had a long rap

sheet so he had it coming

Todd: that's the only way we could have

covered the story because we are required

by law to repeat the police version

of events unquestioningly

Todd: this cold-blooded killing

shows the importance of cameras on cops

Rawlings-Blake: covering up

murder is a bad thing Charles

Todd: with body cameras on cops

complaints against are down 80%

Hewitt: look at the movie Furious 7

– do we really want police filming stuff?

Todd: plus cameras are so expensive!

Hinojosa: the kid who filmed the

murder was dismissed by the police

Todd: we all want to trust cops

Hinojosa: well we all want a revolution

but that's not going to happen either

Hodor: Hodor!

Todd: David you're an expert on policing

Brooks: my slogan is if your mom

tells you she loves you check it

Todd: I'd say that's especially

good advice in your case

Brooks: I don't trust cops

Todd: I'm sure the feeling is mutual

Brooks: cameras can be abused

– what about filming domestic violence?

Todd: also it's a Fourth Amendment

issue which I know nothing about

[ break ]

Todd: omg poor people pay a

higher percentage of their income

in taxes than rich people do

Audience: no!

Todd: rich people pay 2% taxes

in Florida and Wyoming

Rich People: why so much?

[ break ]

Todd: welcome Senator Paul

Paul: hi Todd

Todd: which country poses

the biggest threat to America?

Paul: Iran but also North Korea

and also Pakistan and also Red Sox nation

Todd: good list

Paul: also Russia – we once had

hopes for them but then they invaded

Crimea which is terrible because

I had to look it up on a map

Todd: you don't want to invade

the whole Middle East – why is that?

Paul: before we invade the whole

region we should think before we act

Todd: what an odd notion

Paul: every time we topple a dictator

chaos ensues and we empower radicals

Todd: which is more important –

bombing Iran or ISIS?

Paul: why not both?

Todd: yeah but no one is talking

about bombing ISIS

Paul: I attached a declaration of

war against ISIS to a water bill

Todd: you're a wily one

Paul: I'm still pushing for war!

Todd: well good for you

Paul: if Obama wanted to be a uniter

he would have gone to Congress and

begged them to let him kill ISIS

Todd: would you nullify the Iran

deal as President?

Paul: Iran doesn't seem to think

what the agreement is what Kerry says it is

Todd: but what about the

agreement as described?

Paul: I don't reject it just because

Obama did it or negotiated with Iran

Todd: that's unusual

Paul: sure Reagan negotiated

with the Soviets after all

Todd: true enough

Paul: but we don't even know

what the agreement really is now

Todd: you once said if GOP didn't

nominate your dad it was headed for oblivion

Paul: that may still be true

Todd: where do you disagree with your dad

Paul: oh come on

Todd: indulge me

Paul: we both believe in a strong defense

and less intervention and we both oppose civil rights laws

Todd: you a lot of fights with reporters

Paul: I need my coffee

Todd: you're not a morning person?

Paul: no I'm a surgeon

Todd: don't cut me doc

Paul: look I'm a doctor

and I like direct questions

Todd: ok how's this – are you crazy?

Paul: I don't like it when reporters

ask about my opinions

Todd: welcome to politics Rand

Paul: piss off Chucky

Todd: you bring up Hillary Clinton's

past but you run away from your own past

Paul: Clinton supports Saudi Arabia

which represses women which is just terrible

Todd: so when you're President Saudi

Arabia will no longer be an ally?!

Paul: no no no – I'm talking about when

Hillary Clinton should not not what I should do

Todd: you're the anti-Washington

candidate but you're running for Senate

and President at the same time

Paul: you gotta cover your bases Ted

[ break ]

Todd: OMG Bill Clinton

could be the First Husband!

Blake-Rawlings: we need more Bill Clinton!

Hewitt: Rand Paul is man of great integrity

and Bill and Hillary are criminals

Brooks: Clinton is my personal hero

for taking down Sister Soujah before

could she took over America

Todd: does Hillary Clinton have

that 'not so fresh' feeling?

Hinojosa: you telling a women she's

expired and useless and incur the

wrath of women everywhere Carlos

Hewitt: yes but people hate Hillary

Todd: young people don't even remember

her lesbian affair with Vince Foster

Blake-Rawlings: good point

Todd: I am wearing purple

socks in honor of Bob Schieffer

Hodor: Hodor!

Todd: and that's another

episode of Meet The Press