‘The View’ Melts Down as Meghan McCain and Joy Behar Slug It out Over Socialism

RUSH TRANSCRIPT GOLDBERG Welcome ░░░░░░░░ We were talking about ░░░░░░░░ Ocasio Cortez She s ░░░░░░░░ of the reasons that ░░░░░░░░ is now being called ░░░░░░░░ socialists are rising stars ░░░░░░░░ the party I m ░░░░░░░░ little concerned about that ░░░░░░░░ was my problem with ░░░░░░░░ Sanders If you re ░░░░░░░░ socialist tell me that ░░░░░░░░ t say you re ░░░░░░░░ Democrat Clearly we don ░░░░░░░░ have the same ideas ░░░░░░░░ what should be happening ░░░░░░░░ you were a Democrat ░░░░░░░░ wonder if this is ░░░░░░░░ a splinter group if ░░░░░░░░ has discussed the difference ░░░░░░░░ socialism and democratic BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ t it more like ░░░░░░░░ t democratic socialism very ░░░░░░░░ to liberalism McCAIN No ░░░░░░░░ Think about it for ░░░░░░░░ second Medicare Social Security ░░░░░░░░ collection the post office ░░░░░░░░ I agree with you ░░░░░░░░ we had her on ░░░░░░░░ show and I asked ░░░░░░░░ this question What do ░░░░░░░░ mean about being a ░░░░░░░░ socialist She went over ░░░░░░░░ platform She says Medicare ░░░░░░░░ all fully funded public ░░░░░░░░ and universities paid family ░░░░░░░░ sick leave BEHAR Good ░░░░░░░░ Justice system reform Immigration ░░░░░░░░ Infrastructure overhaul Clean campaign ░░░░░░░░ economy of peace Housing ░░░░░░░░ a human right BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ sounds like a really ░░░░░░░░ country McCAIN This makes ░░░░░░░░ head explode By the ░░░░░░░░ I hope Democrats do ░░░░░░░░ on democratic socialism BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ hope we win McCAIN ░░░░░░░░ because I think you ░░░░░░░░ lose spectacularly and then ░░░░░░░░ will look forward to ░░░░░░░░ night when I will ░░░░░░░░ get to tell everybody ░░░░░░░░ told you so The ░░░░░░░░ with socialism in the ░░░░░░░░ of Margaret Thatcher at ░░░░░░░░ certain point you run ░░░░░░░░ of spending other people ░░░░░░░░ money Venezuela one of ░░░░░░░░ richest countries in the ░░░░░░░░ in the 70s now ░░░░░░░░ average Venezuelan has lost ░░░░░░░░ pounds because they re ░░░░░░░░ to death 90 percent ░░░░░░░░ the country living in ░░░░░░░░ BEHAR I think she ░░░░░░░░ talking more about Scandinavia ░░░░░░░░ Venezuela McCAIN I m ░░░░░░░░ this is what I ░░░░░░░░ from her Name one ░░░░░░░░ that socialism has ever ░░░░░░░░ BEHAR Sweden Denmark Norway ░░░░░░░░ Iceland McCAIN You need ░░░░░░░░ be paying 90 percent ░░░░░░░░ taxes On your tax ░░░░░░░░ I think you should ░░░░░░░░ paying the amount of ░░░░░░░░ every socialist in this ░░░░░░░░ thinks you need to ░░░░░░░░ If you think the ░░░░░░░░ is so good at ░░░░░░░░ money look at the ░░░░░░░░ A BEHAR Hold on ░░░░░░░░ talk McCAIN It s ░░░░░░░░ GOLDBERG Hold on Everybody ░░░░░░░░ bless you all McCAIN ░░░░░░░░ hate that bell GOLDBERG ░░░░░░░░ know you hate the ░░░░░░░░ Then everybody stop talking ░░░░░░░░ each other and I ░░░░░░░░ t use the bell ░░░░░░░░ Countries with 300 000 ░░░░░░░░ in no way can ░░░░░░░░ comparable to the United ░░░░░░░░ of America I m ░░░░░░░░ If you think it ░░░░░░░░ good pay the amount ░░░░░░░░ taxes that a socialist ░░░░░░░░ GOLDBERG Go ahead BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ re saying you run ░░░░░░░░ of other people s ░░░░░░░░ McCAIN Margaret Thatcher said ░░░░░░░░ BEHAR They have just ░░░░░░░░ this enormous tax break ░░░░░░░░ the very very wealthy ░░░░░░░░ this country That tax ░░░░░░░░ doesn t need to ░░░░░░░░ so generous to those ░░░░░░░░ really rich people does ░░░░░░░░ Because if you don ░░░░░░░░ give that money to ░░░░░░░░ what happens to that ░░░░░░░░ Better schools Better post ░░░░░░░░ Better garbage pickups Cheering ░░░░░░░░ Applause McCAIN If you ░░░░░░░░ the government is so ░░░░░░░░ at running things the ░░░░░░░░ A the post office ░░░░░░░░ I gave na example ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry comparing ░░░░░░░░ to a small country ░░░░░░░░ Europe is delusional And ░░░░░░░░ m sorry some of ░░░░░░░░ don t want socialism ░░░░░░░░ talk GOLDBERG We will ░░░░░░░░ right back.”