Daily Topics - Wednesday September 15th, 2010
Quote of the Day: It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous. — Benjamin Franklin
Hour Two: Can the GOP sink any lower than Carl Paladino and Christine O'Donnell? Thom has a rumble with Dan Gainor of the Business and Media Institute www.businessandmedia.org; And, do Americans really want to lose their social security and unemployment benefits?; Plus, Democracy for America and Ann McLane Kuster's win in New Hampshire - Jim Dean, Chair of Democracy for America will be here www.democracyforamerica.com
Hour Two: Voting machines...is the beating heart of American democracy at risk? Lawrence Norden, Senior Counsel and Director of the Brennan Center's Voting Technology Project will be here www.brennancenter.org
Hour Three: Who killed the American economy worse...Reagan, the Bushes or Bill Clinton?" - Robert Scheer, Editor in Chief of Truthdig, talks to Thom about his new book www.truthdig.com
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Thom, thank you for having Joe Madison on today. I wasn't familiar with him or his show but enjoyed his input.
Mr. Madison, you just got yourself a new listener. Thank you for the work you do!
A couple of quotes from T. S.Elliot's 1939 play, "The Family Reunion."
Men tighten the knot of confusion
Into perfect misunderstanding.
and..
Hold tight, hold tight, we must insist that the world is what we have always taken it to be.
Does that, somehow, ring a bell?
--del
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Thom & Louise at a "private audience" with His Holiness Pope John Paul II at his summer palace, Castle Gandolfo, Italy
I don't mean to be contrary, but more power to Populist Right if they are taking our 'leaders' in the beltway out of their comfort zone. The populist left may be a force which is supported by media coverage but the real proof of left discontent will be at the polls. Your first speaker had it right when he said Americans are angry and whoever takes to streets, kudos to them. (not my vote, tho) During the 30s when WWI vets camped out at the White House to push reimbursement of Army benefits owed them -- how many people thought that was lame?? I'm ready as a leftie populist to take to the streets AGAIN -- I don't care if NBC or Fox carries it. Our elected officials need to feel the pressure.