Cornyn: Rand Paul Did ‘The Right Thing’ Canceling Meet The Press Appearance
Appearing on Meet The Press, National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (R-TX) said: “Well, Dr. Paul’s new to running for public office, and I think it’s Bob’s [Menendez] experience, I’m sure my experience, that you see novice candidates occasionally stumble on questions. I think he’s clarified his position. But I think he’s done the right thing. As much fun as this is, David [Gregory], to be here with you, I think he needs to be talking to the voters back in Kentucky, the people who actually will be able to cast a ballot on whether he’s elected as the next United States senator or not.”
Palin: Media Seizing An Opportunity To Get Rand Paul Like They Did Me
Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Sarah Palin defended Senate nominee Rand Paul (R-KY) over his comments opposing portions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, saying that the media was out to get him in the same way they targeted herself: “One thing that we can learn in this lesson that I have learned and Rand Paul is learning now is don’t assume that you can engage in a hypothetical discussion about constitutional impacts with a reporter or a media personality who has an agenda, who may be prejudiced before they even get into the interview in regards to what your answer may be — and then the opportunity that they seize to get you.”
Palin Criticizes ‘Mainstream Media’ Not Asking About Contributions From Oil Companies To Obama
Also during her appearance on Fox News Sunday, Sarah Palin questioned whether there was an improper relationship between the Obama administration and BP: “I don’t know why the question isn’t asked by the mainstream media and by others if there’s any connection with the contributions made to President Obama and his administration and the support by the oil companies to the administration.”
Gibbs To Palin: ‘Get Slightly More Informed’ About Oil Drilling
Appearing on Face The Nation, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs responded to Palin’s questioning of oil company contributions to President Obama. “Sarah Palin was involved in that [2008] election, but I don’t think, apparently, was paying a whole lot of attention,” said Gibbs. “I’m almost sure that the oil companies don’t consider the Obama administration a huge ally – we proposed a windfall profits tax when they jacked their oil prices up to charge for gasoline. My suggestion to Sarah Palin would be to get slightly more informed as to what’s going on in and around oil drilling in this country.”
Gibbs: Oil Spill Isn’t Obama Administration’s Katrina
Appearing on Face The Nation, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs responded to a growing refrain from conservatives that the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill was coming the Obama administration’s Hurricane Katrina. “If you look back at what happened in Katrina, the government wasn’t there to respond to what was happening,” said Gibbs. “That quite frankly was the problem. Even tracking the hurricane for days and knowing fairly precisely where it was going to hit. I think the difference in this case is we were there immediately. We have been there ever since.”
Steele On Rand Paul: ‘It Doesn’t Matter What I’m Comfortable With’
Appearing on This Week, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele was asked by Jake Tapper whether he was “comfortable” with Rand Paul’s views on civil rights. “I am not comfortable with a lot of things, but it doesn’t matter what I’m comfortable with and not comfortable with. I don’t vote in that election. The people of Kentucky will,” said Steele. “As a national chairman, I’m here to say that our party will move forward in fighting for the civil rights and liberties of the American people, especially minorities in this country, and we’re going to do everything in our power to make sure that everyone who’s going to come to the United States Congress or go to state capitals with a Republican label are in that fight with us.”
Kaine On Blumenthal’s War Record Misstatements: ‘They Were Wrong, Period’
Appearing on This Week, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine said about Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal’s (D-CT) misstatements of his military service: “Those statements were wrong, period. They were wrong. And it was very important for him to acknowledge that and clear that up. Now, in his defense, he has given numerous speeches that are in the public record where he’s talked extensively about his service, what he did, what he didn’t do…But in those statements, he was inflating and exaggerating. They were wrong, and it was important that he set that straight.”
Adm. Thad Allen Defends Government ‘Collaboration’ With BP In Handling Oil Spill
Appearing on State of the Union, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen defended the government’s relationship with BP, in handling the oil spill. “Well, what is happening is there is – it’s really a collaboration, including the rest of the oil industry as well,” said Allen. He explained that the government’s responsibility in this case is a matter of oversight: “Access to the discharge site is controlled by the technology that was used for the drilling, which is owned by the private sector. They have the eyes and ears that are down there…Our responsibility is to conduct proper oversight to make sure they do that.”
