Daily Topics - Thursday October 7th, 2010
By shawnt56
Quote of the Day: "The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy." -- Montesquieu
Hour One: Is there an "enthusiasm gap" or are we all whiners now? Journalist/author David Sirota, host of the morning show on AM760 Colorado's Progressive Talk will be here www.davidsirota.com
Hour Two: "That 70's Show"...complete with inflation and high interest rates...coming to a town near you? Thom talks with Economics Professor Richard Wolff, author of "Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It" www.rdwolff.com; Plus, as we enter our 10th year of war in Afghanistan, is there an end in site? Filmmaker Robert Greenwald will be here http://rethinkafghanistan.org
Hour Three: Is "Big Green" leaving jobs and people behind? Thom challenges the Washington Examiner's Mark Hemingway about their recent report on "Big Green" www.washingtonexmaniner.com; Plus, Geeky Science - the link between air pollution and diabetes
Comments
#2
Thom and Our Mess
Thom has continually said that we will eventually end this economical mess. I say fine but when will we end the mess that we must face today? How can we end this mess with the belief that we are in a one hundred year war? History does repeat itself. Do you recall past history and the one hundred year wars? Few of us will be here in 2100 to see the mess end.
#3
Invisible wounds!!!
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2008886,00.html
#4
Visible wounds!!!
Truly a waste of human potential to fight in immoral and wrong wars!!!
#5
Bernanke wants our money!!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/ben-bernanke-wants-your-s_b_753398.html
#6
Well we'll see if the Republicans can get a candidate out there that can beat Obama. You're absolutely correct that if they get another Right Winger or two on the SrCOTUS after 2012, we'll be in a Totalitarian State with the face of a Democracy.
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#7
Yes, we are all whiners and consumers. Unhappy consumers. Problem is we created this democracy by sitting back and letting someone else do the work.
#8
Instead of an October surprise, it should be called an October suckup. Probably the republicans asking the banks for more money (and some democrats).
#9
Here is a prayer for progressives as they try to change the world for the better.
#10
It will be interesting to see the republican party and how they react to the social climate. If any of the two parties can capitalize on the libertarian movement, it is the republicans. But for this to be a real simbiosis, we need not to fall in the honeypot, Sarah Palin is not the answer, neither is McCain. It has to be Ron Paul or someone else that surfaces from the organic liberatian movement and through the cracks of the republic party, but none of your usual animals.
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I understand how this bill that eases restrictions on notarizing documents out of state is a horrible thing, but what exactly qualifies this as an October surprise? Are the Republican'ts touting it as a bad thing? Is the Democratic leadership proclaiming it a victory, but people obviously know it isn't?
I'm just missing how this is an October surprise, in fact I'm betting most of the electorate doesn't know about it, and won't know about it... ever. Why would big business want this information out there as common knowledge, it is anti-intuitive to me.
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