April 1 2009
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Hour One - Dan Gainor www.businessandmedia.org Topic: Thom and Dan "shake it up" Is firing Rick Wagoner the first step to full on socialism in America?
Hour two - Dr. Ravi Batra www.ravibatra.com Topic: The Economic Meltdown
Hour three - Larry Scott www.vawatchdog.org Topic: Veteran's issues
Comments
#2
Thom needs to look again at the history of the Gramm Leach Bliley bill. He said the bill passed 54-44 and Clinton could have vetoed had he wanted. However, that was the initial bill. The house's corresponding bill had so many differences a committee was formed to hash them out and the final compromise bill passed a veto proof 90-8 (not that Clinton would have vetoed) It's interesting to examine the 8 votes against, most notably Dorgan and Feingold. They knew back then this bill was bad. Why isn't Obama listening to them instead of the people who were involved in passing this legislation?
#3
There was a woman on the show today discussing her book dealing with racism in America. What was the name of the book? I know it had the word "whiteness" in the title.
#4
Was it?:
Witnessing Whiteness: First steps toward an Anti-Racist Practice and Culture
by Shelly Tochluk
I'm not sure but this sounds like the one... but we might have to listen to the show recording to get it right....
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