Daily Topics – Tuesday February 2 2010
By Thom
Quote: "When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred of rights and the most indispensable of duties." -- Marquis De Lafayette
Happy "Ground Hog Day"...Punxsutawney Philsaw his shadow this morning in Gobbler's Knob, PA predicting 6 more weeks of winter.
Hour One - What is the "Revolutionary Tea Party Plan to Save the U.S. Economy from Economic Disaster?" Wayne Root www.rootforamerica.com
Hour Two - Is the best way to save our our children from pornography on the internet to regulate or educate?
Hour Three - Why is the right wing so afraid of gays serving openly in the military?
Dr. Paul Cameron www.familyresearchinst.org
Guest: "We already have a pink military," latest on Don't Ask Don't Tell hearings Dr. Nathaniel Frank www.unfriendlyfire.org
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Los Angeles, CA - Saturday, February 6th, 7:30pm at the Downtown Independent Theater (251 S. Main Street in L.A.) - a special screening of Robert Greenwald's powerful film "Rethink Afghanistan"...speakers include Thom Hartmann, Robert Greenwald, and Anand Gopal, Afghanistan based correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor. Free tickets!!
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#2
A peace activist pays tribute to Howard Zinn.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/road-peace/howard-zinn-small-acts-multiplied-...
#3
Russ Feingold behind in the Wisconsin polls for November, 2010. Democrats can expect an old fashion alley mugging by the GOP in 2010. Obama deceived me and his presidency has beaten the crap out of me in an old fashion alley mugging.
#4
On January 20, 2013 Jeb Bush will take the oath of office as the next President of the United States of America. You can bank on my prediction.
#5
Another day, another Dem defeat!!!
http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2010/01/28/wisconsin_poll/index.h...
#6
If you read my comments, you are aware that I am predicting that Jeb Bush will be the new president in 2012.
Here are some of my reasons. Obama is a weak leader. Jeb Bush is the only viable candidate for the Republicans. The Bush family has the machine to bring Jeb a victory. The CIA is controlled by the Bush family. The Bush family is embedded with the Diebold rigged electronic voting machines. The Supreme Court is controlled by the Bush family. Blackwater will be in charge of riot control for the 2012 election. It became a reality in order to control American dissenters.
Once Jeb takes office Medicare and social security will end in the USA.
The Blackwater Mercenary Group is changing its name to the James Bond 007 Mercenary Group because our government, the corporations, and the rich have given this group a license to kill any American dissenters.
#7
@ Gerald
Sorry friend, but as Ronald Regan used to say: "There you go again." You remind me of that Andy Capp character from Lil' Abner who goes around with a storm cloud over his head, or perhaps "Chicken Little" who is always warning that the sky is falling! I can be as cynical as the next guy, but, I think you sell the American people short. Bush fatigue is almost endemic, even amongst the Repubs. The last thing they will want to do is remind people of W's stewardship. You better worry about the other snakes in the woodpile. I mean slick dudes like Tim Pawlenty or maybe Mitt. Jeb Bush ain't gunna happen. I hope he tries though, it would introduce a turd to the Republican punch bowl. Or...more in keeping with your preferences: It would be a fart in their spacesuit.
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I know many service men and women who are gay and serve in the military. They are just as "gung-ho" crazy to be serving their country as any straight soldier. The funniest comment I have heard is one young soldier who was in a humvee with another soldier who was ranting about gays in the military. My friend is not out in his unit so he just listened. The soldier went on about how he wouldn't want to be worried about another guy looking at his "junk" while he was in combat. My friend winced at the sheer ridiculous of this as though someone else's behind is really an issue when in combat...but not only that, my friend says he just thought to himself, "As if...don't flatter yourself honey....most gays are pretty discriminating about their tastes! "