NR’s Cooke Mocks Halperin for Demanding Action on Guns, Having No Ideas

RUSH TRANSCRIPT SCARBOROUGH Charles ░░░░░░░░ s a really great ░░░░░░░░ isn t it COOKE ░░░░░░░░ s a huge challenge ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden said is ░░░░░░░░ This is not a ░░░░░░░░ This is a public ░░░░░░░░ debate Joe Biden doesn ░░░░░░░░ know how to fix ░░░░░░░░ problem I don t ░░░░░░░░ how to fix this ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ to say you don ░░░░░░░░ know how to fix ░░░░░░░░ problem It s a ░░░░░░░░ complex question in a ░░░░░░░░ with 300 to 350 ░░░░░░░░ dpuns on the straight ░░░░░░░░ way they talk they ░░░░░░░░ the answer and there ░░░░░░░░ forces in the country ░░░░░░░░ say no no no ░░░░░░░░ though deep down they ░░░░░░░░ their legislation works SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ is complicated We see ░░░░░░░░ time and time again ░░░░░░░░ s as Willie said ░░░░░░░░ hour I support background ░░░░░░░░ They have background checks ░░░░░░░░ Oregon where this took ░░░░░░░░ Connecticut passed a lot ░░░░░░░░ very aggressive gun control ░░░░░░░░ after Sandy Hook They ░░░░░░░░ aborted by most of ░░░░░░░░ people in Connecticut If ░░░░░░░░ look at the actual ░░░░░░░░ Hook shooting none of ░░░░░░░░ gun laws would have ░░░░░░░░ what happened in Sandy ░░░░░░░░ We seem to keep ░░░░░░░░ our tail here Sometimes ░░░░░░░░ are no answers for ░░░░░░░░ very difficult problems HALPERIN ░░░░░░░░ s no question difficult ░░░░░░░░ want to engage Charles ░░░░░░░░ little bit in a ░░░░░░░░ way You know everyone ░░░░░░░░ the country in a ░░░░░░░░ position journalism politics et ░░░░░░░░ should have a thirst ░░░░░░░░ hunger and passion to ░░░░░░░░ to come up with ░░░░░░░░ to just talk about ░░░░░░░░ other people s solutions ░░░░░░░░ works or this is ░░░░░░░░ sociological issue I don ░░░░░░░░ think that s enough ░░░░░░░░ completely agree with the ░░░░░░░░ People need to find ░░░░░░░░ to this and not ░░░░░░░░ about what won t ░░░░░░░░ and it s so ░░░░░░░░ We can t be ░░░░░░░░ only country in the ░░░░░░░░ that s like this ░░░░░░░░ With respect what s ░░░░░░░░ plan HALPERIN Well I ░░░░░░░░ that the finding solutions ░░░░░░░░ short term in terms ░░░░░░░░ legislation state and federal ░░░░░░░░ also COOKE What decisions ░░░░░░░░ Coming up with ideas ░░░░░░░░ think some COOKE Coming ░░░░░░░░ with ideas HALPERIN Well ░░░░░░░░ can talk about it ░░░░░░░░ a second Let me ░░░░░░░░ the second point You ░░░░░░░░ part of the issue ░░░░░░░░ young men Well again ░░░░░░░░ policy people should come ░░░░░░░░ with ideas longer term ░░░░░░░░ try to deal with ░░░░░░░░ question of what is ░░░░░░░░ young men to do ░░░░░░░░ COOKE We both agree ░░░░░░░░ should You don t ░░░░░░░░ anymore ideas than I ░░░░░░░░ HALPERIN I m not ░░░░░░░░ expert in the field ░░░░░░░░ want to be civil ░░░░░░░░ m not trying to ░░░░░░░░ or attack you All ░░░░░░░░ m saying is I ░░░░░░░░ to your tone and ░░░░░░░░ s about this is ░░░░░░░░ the other side s ░░░░░░░░ won t work this ░░░░░░░░ not just a bad ░░░░░░░░ man I m saying ░░░░░░░░ want everybody in the ░░░░░░░░ that has a public ░░░░░░░░ to find solutions to ░░░░░░░░ not talk about how ░░░░░░░░ it is I m ░░░░░░░░ a policy expert I ░░░░░░░░ a journalist here to ░░░░░░░░ we need passion to ░░░░░░░░ this not talk about ░░░░░░░░ and talk about the ░░░░░░░░ side s ideas COOKE ░░░░░░░░ is complex and it ░░░░░░░░ difficult I didn t ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI What are you ░░░░░░░░ You re saying no ░░░░░░░░ has the answers no ░░░░░░░░ can do anything about ░░░░░░░░ let s not do ░░░░░░░░ COOKE What I m ░░░░░░░░ is everybody keeps saying ░░░░░░░░ need to do something ░░░░░░░░ that s it BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ we do COOKE That ░░░░░░░░ it What BRZEZINSKI I ░░░░░░░░ think of a number ░░░░░░░░ policy ideas that s ░░░░░░░░ trying and you would ░░░░░░░░ them COOKE At least ░░░░░░░░ can have a debate ░░░░░░░░ is it you re ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Like Washington Dean ░░░░░░░░ me make a few ░░░░░░░░ I agreed with the ░░░░░░░░ president Sorry Dean Let ░░░░░░░░ make a few suggestions ░░░░░░░░ might be helpful First ░░░░░░░░ all universal background checks ░░░░░░░░ be helpful Secondly you ░░░░░░░░ the question up about ░░░░░░░░ shooter in Newtown Well ░░░░░░░░ s because the person ░░░░░░░░ supplied the gun was ░░░░░░░░ by the shooter If ░░░░░░░░ had the people who ░░░░░░░░ the guns liable and ░░░░░░░░ s lawsuits or criminal ░░░░░░░░ that might help Putting ░░░░░░░░ on the hook you ░░░░░░░░ to be very careful ░░░░░░░░ this because we get ░░░░░░░░ into the privacy of ░░░░░░░░ ill people There are ░░░░░░░░ we can put pressure ░░░░░░░░ people who supply the ░░░░░░░░ Not make them not ░░░░░░░░ the guns I don ░░░░░░░░ have a problem with ░░░░░░░░ But to make sure ░░░░░░░░ have some responsibility who ░░░░░░░░ sell too Those are ░░░░░░░░ things in the debate ░░░░░░░░ Right I think one ░░░░░░░░ the biggest things you ░░░░░░░░ t say that crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ indecipherable SCARBOROUGH That s ░░░░░░░░ rude thing for you ░░░░░░░░ say to Charles BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ there an idea you ░░░░░░░░ support I have an ░░░░░░░░ if you would like ░░░░░░░░ I would like to ░░░░░░░░ I think as I ░░░░░░░░ saying I think it ░░░░░░░░ an extraordinary complicated issue ░░░░░░░░ I think one of ░░░░░░░░ greatest dangers is that ░░░░░░░░ do what we always ░░░░░░░░ in Washington and across ░░░░░░░░ country We have a ░░░░░░░░ reaction to a tragedy ░░░░░░░░ doesn t apply to ░░░░░░░░ tragedy and doesn t ░░░░░░░░ the next tragedy and ░░░░░░░░ more problems instead of ░░░░░░░░ something terrible happened today ░░░░░░░░ s pass legislation tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ If I could answer ░░░░░░░░ question Mika posed I ░░░░░░░░ a variation on one ░░░░░░░░ the ideas you proposed ░░░░░░░░ is to prosecute guns ░░░░░░░░ Vail and people who ░░░░░░░░ mentally ill of guns ░░░░░░░░ think in general making ░░░░░░░░ a crime to give ░░░░░░░░ gun to some people ░░░░░░░░ subsequently without any indication ░░░░░░░░ submits a crime I ░░░░░░░░ if somebody is mentally ░░░░░░░░ and you have I ░░░░░░░░ the critic I m ░░░░░░░░ is not actually suggested ░░░░░░░░ is no gun law ░░░░░░░░ should ever be passed ░░░░░░░░ s before any details ░░░░░░░░ known here before they ░░░░░░░░ who the shooter was ░░░░░░░░ he had got the ░░░░░░░░ the president came out ░░░░░░░░ White House came out ░░░░░░░░ said we need to ░░░░░░░░ these three things we ░░░░░░░░ talk about Those three ░░░░░░░░ didn t intersect with ░░░░░░░░ shooting That is a ░░░░░░░░ and it s not ░░░░░░░░