May 28 2009 show notes
Article: Abu Ghraib abuse photos ’show rape’ By Duncan Gardham, Security Correspondent and Paul Cruickshank.
“Detail of the content emerged from Major General Antonio Taguba, the former army officer who conducted an inquiry into the Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq.“
How little we know, even Putin called up to say 9/11 was going to happen. Cheney’s task [...]
A letter from a Republican to Thom
mailbag-republican-letter
May 27 2009 show notes
Article: Record Shows Rulings Within Liberal Mainstream: Despite Democratic Bent, Judge Has Sided With Corporate Defendants; Court’s Frequent 5-4 Split Likely to Remain.
Book: Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution, by Stephen Breyer.
Article: Sotomayor Has Pragmatic Record In Business Cases: AP, Christopher S. Rugaber.
Sonia Sotomayor nomination. Supreme Court justices do not always turn out how you [...]
May 26 2009 show notes
Thom’s back home from Alaska, where he had a great time.
The nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. The Republican talking points were leaked, they will be reasonable until they decide not to.
Article: RNC fumbles Sotomayor talking points.
Talking points:
o President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court is an important [...]
May 25 2009 show notes
Carl Wolfson and Christine Alexander, Thom’s co-hosts at KPOJ guest hosted the show as Thom and Louise were in Alaska. Sean, Jacob and Lane were producing.
It is Memorial Day. In between guests, people called in to pay tribute to their veterans; those who died and those who survived. Remember the people left behind, the sacrifices [...]
May 29th Friday
Hour 1: “Brunch With Bernie” Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joins Thom for his weekly nationwide town hall meeting www.sanders.senate.gov
Hour 2: “News Under the Radar” Christy Harvey of the Center for American Progress stops by www.americanprogress.org
Hour 3: David C. Korten www.davidkorten.org on the Economy…
plus…Karuppiah, Satinath Sarangi and Safreen “Rafat” Khan www.bhopal.net – 25th anniversary – Union [...]
May 28th 2009 Thursday
Hour 1: Abu Ghraib rape photos, Judge Sonia Sotomayor and the economy.
Hour 2: Should there be mandatory teaching of ”gay tolerance” in our public schools? Thom challenges Susan Allen, Former First Lady of Virginia
Topic: “Torture goon squads at Gitmo, KBR still winning contracts” Thom talks with independent journalist Jeremy Scahill www.rebelreports.com
Topic: “Geeky Science Rocks” our weekly update from [...]
May 27th Wednesday
Hour 1 – Is Sotomayor a corporate tool? Is too big to fail too big to exist? Is China going to save the world from North Korea or do we all need to be saved from China?
Hour 2 - Dr. Ravi Batra - Should we be considering a national tax? Is there a depression still looming? www.ravibatra.com
Hour 3: “Start [...]
May 26th – Tuesday
Hour 1: Judge Sonia Sotomayor – How will the media and conservatives go after her? Chris Slattery www.emcfrontline.org
Hour 2: Is GM the tipping point for Free Trade? Thom confronts Dan Gainor of the Business and Media Institute www.businessandmedia.org
Hour 3: “Fear and the Flu…are conditions ripe for a major pandemic?” Thom speaks with Laurie Garrett of the Council on Foreign [...]
May 25th 2009 – Monday
KPOJ’s Carl & Christine host for Thom
Topic: “From bailout to bankruptcy” Ralph Nader stops by on America’s failing auto industry www.csrl.org
Topic: “Paul Newman..A Life” Film Critic/Author Shawn Levy offers a look at the man “behind blue eyes” www.shawnlevy.com
Topic: “Everything You Never Knew About Memorial Day” Historian Ken Davis talks about the significance of the holiday www.dontknowmuch.com
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