Disgrace. All in starts right now. Good evening from washington. Im ezra klein, in for chris hayes tonight. President obama just wrapped up a wideranging press conference at the state department. He answered questions about the use of experimental drugs to treat the Ebola Outbreak in west africa, where liberia has just declared a state of emergency. The president seeking the to calm anxieties about the virus spread. Despite the fact that we have to take this very seriously, it is important to remind ourselves, this is not an airborne disease. This is one that can be controlled and contained very effectively, if we use the right protocols. Asked about accusations, he is an imperial president , obama asserted his right to use power in the face of congressional inaction. Saying his administration is looking at what they can do to stop corporations from exploiting loopholes to avoid paying taxes. Its not fair, its not right. The lost revenue to treasury means its got to be made up somewher
Year. A taliban spokes sspokesman did not say they carried out the attack but praised the afghan soldier on the shooting spree. It was the First Time Since the vietnam war that a u. S. General was killed in an overseas conflict. Major general harold green, the son of a world war ii veteran, married to an army colonel and the son of a soldier. He was proud to serve and proud of the mission he was accomplishing over there. Here in the u. S. This morning, american missionary and ebola patient Nancy Writebol is undergoing treatment in atlanta. The 53yearold was wheeled in on a gunnyrny on thursday. Shes covered from head to toe. Now on their behalf the spokesman from the Relief Organization thanked everyone for their support. A week ago he said we were thinking about a possible funeral arrangements. Yet we kept our faith. Now we have a real reason to be hopeful. Wow. Well writebols colleague, dr. Kent brantly undergoing treatment at the same hospital. British airways announced it was suspe
Theyve left town. Until that happens, im going to have to make choices. Cute way of saying, yes. When a president exceeds his authority, then we do have whats called impeachment. There are some things we cant do. Theyve left town. When it comes to immigration. We cant be the party of hostility. All this talk of a kinder, gentler gop. We would like to have it both ways. Rand paul has been arguing for a more inclusive gop. We can win again if we are a more welcoming party. Tonight, at a press conference at the conclusion of the u. S. Africa summit in washington, president obama was asked if he believes it is within his president ial power to grant work permits to people who are in this country illegally. The president then used 130 words in what amounted to a simple refusal to answer the question. Here is that exchange. You have the power to grant work permits to those who are here illegally, as some of your supporters have suggested . What i certainly recognize with respect to immigrati
Accusing president obama of engaging in this socalled war. They are trying to demonize whites in order to get hispanics to vote democrat, in order to get blacks to vote dem, in order to get asianamericans to vote democrat. So when the president talks about how republicans hate thats part of the theme. The democrats are trying to demonize and divide us based on skin color. This ugly rhetoric has no place in our political discourse, let alone this the halls of congress. Its pushing the gop in exactly the wrong direction. Here is what one of the gop elder statesmen, former senator bob dole said today. Weve got no be an inclusive party. We cant say we dont need that group. We dont need that group. Pretty soon there are no groups left. Very few. Not enough to be elected. The move toward extremism is hurting the gop. Yet they just cant stop. After the 2012 election, the Republican National committee announced its big rebranding effort. Vowing to win over women voters, young people. And minor
Illegally. Lets see if you can figure out what his answer means. I never have a green light. The traffic light is broken. Dysfunction in congress. Giving you a green light to push the limits of executive power. I never have a green light. The president is leading towards that. They are encouraging him. The crisis on the border is going to continue until the president acts. Thats what theyre suing him for. Theyve left town. Until that happens, im going to have to make choices. Cute way of saying, yes. When a president exceeds his authority, then we do have whats called impeachment. There are some things we cant do. Theyve left town. When it comes to immigration. We cant be the party of hostility. All this talk of a kinder, gentler gop. We would like to have it both ways. Rand paul has been arguing for a more inclusive gop. We can win again if we are a more welcoming party. Conference at the conclusion of the u. S. Africa summit in washington, president obama was asked if he believes it