Gretawire

  • November 22, 2009 07:58 PM EST

    So beautiful ....

    I don't know about you but I think our US Capitol so gorgeous and so inspiring...and then I get a bit distressed because despite the best intentions of our politicians, they just are not fixing so many important issues in this country.  In some instances they are neglecting matters...and in others they are meddling and stifling initiative.  Maybe our problems are ... read more

  • November 22, 2009

    distressed...

    I am a distressed....I have been researching numbers tonight - unemployment, housing starts and even hunger in the USA - and the numbers are disturbing.  To pick just one.....I never dreamed when I was a kid that we would have a time in the USA in my lifetime when so many people would be hungry. Hungry!  I naively thought hunger was something you saw in big numbers in other countries - not ours.   The numbers in our country are staggering. I wish I had the answer. ... read more

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  • November 22, 2009

    We get lost every time!!

    Because our show is anchored in Washington, DC, we can do what no other prime time cable news show can do: make daily trips to Capitol Hill to talk to your Senators and Members of Congress.  We do the interviews in one of the 3 Senate Office Buildings, one of the 3 House Office Buildings or the US Capitol -- which is a giant building.  Often we are going back and forth among all the buildings to do multiple interviews.  The buildings are connected by tunnels and we always (yes, always) get lost....on Friday we were in the ... read more

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  • November 22, 2009

    More pics - LBJ room / US Capitol

    Here are more pics (behind the scenes) from our Friday interview with Senator Kyl in US Capitol (LBJ room) ... read more

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  • November 22, 2009

    GretaWire Forum

    Come join us in the GretaWire Forum....I will post a thread about today's football (go to the blue oval ...click ..and join us....) ... read more

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Greta Notes

  • November 22, 2009

    Plans?

    I just read that Glenn Beck has a big event planned next August...and this week Oprah announced she is ending her show in 2011.....and everyday there is chatter about who is running for President in 2012.....and the first thing I think when I hear or read all this is "I don't ... read more
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  • November 21, 2009

    THE BIG VOTE: WHAT DO YOU THINK?

    First -- check out the GREEN OVAL videos (click on the GREEN OVAL upper right hand side of GretaWire) Second -- vote in the poll -- why did AP put 11 fact checkers on Governor Palin? THIRD: THE IMPORTANT VOTE IN THE US SENATE is TODAY!! What do you think? ... read more
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Politics and Law

  • November 22, 2009

    who is the smartest?

    There were three last Democratic Senators Senator Reid needed to massage. Each got something for being last. You tell me who is the smartest and whether any of them is a dummy. Senator Mary Landrieu got 300 million for her state, Senator Ben Nelson got the Dems to dump a ... read more
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  • November 21, 2009

    President Obama

    Statement from White House / President Obama: Subject: Statement from Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Tonight's Senate Vote THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _____________________________________________________________________________ For ... read more
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Behind The Scenes

  • November 20, 2009

    Outside Palin book signing

    Check out the pic OTR Producer sent me from a Palin book signing.  Kerry explains the pic a bit in the text below the pic.  It looks like it got a bit political outside. Ouch! [PS - CHECK OUT THE VIDEOS POSTED IN THE GREEN OVAL...right hand side of GretaWire] From: ... read more
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  • November 20, 2009

    Book tour

    OTR Producer Kerry O'Connor - who is covering Gov Palin - emailed me from her cell phone this pic and remark: Gov Palin arrives with Trigg Kerry E. O'Connor On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren Field Producer ... read more
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Greta Live Wire

  • November 21, 2009

    Internet show!

    GretaLiveWire....the internet show that shows you the behind the scenes of ON THE RECORD at 10pm....: ... read more
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  • November 20, 2009

    Don't Miss The Final Live Wire Of The Week!!!

    CHECK OUT THE GREEN OVAL FOR NEW VIDEOS!!!! Remember to tune in to our never dull, never planned live Internet show, Greta Live Wire - the only Internet show before a live cable news program, the FIRST of its kind. CLICK on the "Watch it LIVE now" link below at 9:45 ET ... read more
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Economy, Business, Money

  • November 21, 2009

    Did Senator Harry Reid really do this?

    Did Senator Harry Reid - with YOUR MONEY - just buy Senator Landrieu's health care vote for ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS? (YOUR one hundred million dollars - not his!) Yes, it is done all the time -- but does that make it right? and especially for such an important vote? buy ... read more
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  • November 19, 2009

    HELP ! (been had?) (and worse, again?)

    Help! Tell me how the government can tell / measure if a job has been "SAVED." Post your answer right here. We will be discussing this important matter (and others) tonight at 10pm ON THE RECORD. Jobs "SAVED" is a key element of the Obama Administration stimulus ... read more
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International News

  • November 20, 2009

    why we should worry...

    Why should we worry? I just read in NYT that Pakistan (yes, the country with nuclear weapons and Islamic extremists) has never had an elected civil government survive a full term. Right now there is great unrest...and there is a huge element of the country (including in their ... read more
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  • November 15, 2009

    Did we/USA hitch our horse to the wrong cart?

    There is a democratic election scheduled for November 29 in Honduras. The USA insists on backing ousted President Zelaya... but did the USA make a big blunder in backing him? The people in Honduras who ousted him June 28 did so because they claim he was trying to be ... read more
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National News

  • November 16, 2009

    Cancer...don't check! really?

    Did you see this? Cancer? don't learn to do breast self exams?  really? don't learn? VERY CONTROVERSIAL! Read and post your thoughts.. "...the task force said breast self-exams do no good and women shouldn't be taught to do them...." CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ... read more
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  • November 16, 2009

    Oh-Oh ....seniors!

    From: Angle, Jim Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 2:06 PM Subject: seniors will be hit with 50 Billion in increased premiums Sources in the House say they expect the so-called “doctor fix” to be introduced in the House on Thursday. The total cost was recently updated ... read more
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Pets

  • November 17, 2009

    Friends?

    Who said cats and dogs are not natural friends? ... read more
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  • November 15, 2009

    Post a caption on this pic!

    There does not seem to be much stress in their (below) lives.  I guess they gave each other permission to get on the couch since I did not. POST A CAPTION ON THE PIC: (Audrey is on the left, Bill Shine - yes, his name is Bill Shine -  is on the right) and here is a ... read more
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