Actor Mark Ruffalo is criticized for promoting a petition demanding that MSNBC stop hiring "white conservative" voices like George Will and Greta Van Susteren. The hosts argue that this is an attempt to eliminate the diversity of ideas in media.
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Actor Mark Ruffalo is criticized for promoting a petition demanding that MSNBC stop hiring "white conservative" voices like George Will and Greta Van Susteren. The hosts argue that this is an attempt to eliminate the diversity of ideas in media.
George Will, Global Safety Metrics and Miss USA
Columnist George Will defended John Kerry's assertion that the world is statistically safer now than in previous eras of organized military violence. This sparked a debate with Charles Krauthammer regarding the potential threat of a nuclear-armed Iran. The segment concludes with a clip of a Miss USA contestant and Manny Pacquiao suggesting a simplistic military response to global terrorism.
George Will, American Exceptionalism, Constitutional Restraints
On the Charlie Rose show, George Will defines American exceptionalism as the creation of a government designed to get out of the way of individual liberty. Will contrasts the Madisonian view of a "safe" government full of blocking mechanisms with the progressive agenda of Woodrow Wilson, who sought a more "nimble" and efficient federal power. The hosts agree with Will's assessment that the Constitution was intended to block government action rather than facilitate it.
On ABC's "This Week," George Will challenges Christiane Amanpour's characterization of Republicans as "war lovers." Will argues that opposing the intervention in Libya is not isolationism but a rejection of "folly," noting that the U.S. had no treaty obligations or national security interests at stake in the Libyan civil war.
