Daily Topics - Tuesday March 23 2010

healthcare is right imagesHour One - Why should the United States be the only country in the world that allows for profit health care? Economist Dr. John Lott http://johnrlott.blogspot.com

Hour Two - Why are the Republicans calling for a return to slave breaking?

Hour Three - How can America best support both Israel and peace in the region? Hadar Susskind Director of Strategy and Policy at J Street www.jstreet.org

Comments

Rick in Canadia (not verified) 16 years 22 weeks ago
#1

Thom,
You brought up the 'breaking' Obama comment. That did strice me as either racist or at least personally dis-respectful but to me it was just one of the long line of such bits of code that have floated to the surface.

In the same way that the Republicans delight in using the term Democrat party, I have heard many references to 'Mr. Obama' instead of President Obama. These aren't even the pitiful screamers on the radio that are still chanting Barrack Hussein Obama. These are the semi-mainstream broadcasters and of course the Republican politicains.

Is this some reference to 'Mr. Smith goes to Washington' or just further denial of the 2008 election results? Was George W. Bush often refered to as 'Mr'.?

You know your 'code'. I think their 'Obamageddon' talk might be more of the faithful finally realizing that they LOST in 2008. Unfortunately that leads to 'I'm cleaning my gun' comments and worse.
Rather than the end of the world, I think this may be the end of the GOP and when the nut-jobs stop believing Hannity, Limbaugh and Beck, that there is even hope of regaining power they believe they are entitled to, a lot of them may come off the rails.

Sad to say and I hope not but these may be the most dangerous of times.
Congratulations on your progress, keep it up.
(What's next? You are running out of time to get some control over your voting system before the fall.)

Cheers,
Rick in Canadia

Quark (not verified) 16 years 22 weeks ago
#2

Anarchy --- Another "distraction"

I came away from Michael Moore's movie, "Capitalism: A Love Story", with the reinforced conclusion (mine) that so much of the disorder from the "right" is a distraction --- a smoke screen --- for what is REALLY going on: the stealing of wealth by the corporations from the American people. The distraction has had to get ever bigger and noisier (in 5 video clips, from the Rachel Maddow Show last night):

1) Emboldened Extremist Incites Violence:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show#3601...

Contemporary meaning of "anarchy" (these plus dozens more):

1) a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

Main Entry: an·ar·chy
Pronunciation: \ˈa-nər-kē, -ˌnär-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin anarchia, from Greek, from anarchos having no ruler, from an- + archos ruler — more at arch-
Date: 1539

2) wordnetweb - princeton U.:

a : absence of government b : a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority c : a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government

2) merriam-webster:
a : absence or denial of any authority or established order b : absence of order : disorder

3) dictionary.reference:

an·ar·chy   /ˈænərki/ Show Spelled[an-er-kee] Show IPA
–noun
1.a state of society without government or law.
2.political and social disorder due to the absence of governmental control: The death of the king was followed by a year of anarchy.
3.a theory that regards the absence of all direct or coercive government as a political ideal and that proposes the cooperative and voluntary association of individuals and groups as the principal mode of organized society.
4.confusion; chaos; disorder: Intellectual and moral anarchy followed his loss of faith.

Quark (not verified) 16 years 22 weeks ago
#3

Neugebauer Campaigns on Outburst, Belying Apology

Rachel Maddow video clip #2:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show#3601...

Quark (not verified) 16 years 22 weeks ago
#4

Too much democracy for Gohmert?

Rachel Maddow video clip #3:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show#3601...

Quark (not verified) 16 years 22 weeks ago
#5

14 state AGs draw spotlight with suit.

Rachel Maddow video clip #4:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show#3601...

Quark (not verified) 16 years 22 weeks ago
#6

'Sorry - 'guess it was just 4 video clips...

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