Daily Topics - Tuesday March 22nd, 2011
By shawnt56
Truthout proudly presents Thom Hartmann's book, "Unequal Protection" Click here for the latest chapter
Hour One: What's more important to Republicans than jobs and war? John Nichols, The Nation
Hour Two: "No more bullying! Except for a good cause?!" Dan Miller, Pajamas Media
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#2
Prisoners are privatized, but escapees are externalized. Texas threatened to charge CCA for expenses of capture. I don't remember the outcome. I do remember that in the one instance I heard of that there was no law against walking away from a corporation, but the two escapees beat up a guard and stole his car, both crimes in Texas. They had been sent to Texas for sentences handed down in the Northwest.
#3
What's more important to the republicons than jobs and war?
Oh - Don't tell me - I know this one.........
The answer is - war and war!!!!!! they could give 2 squats about jobs - never have, never will.
Protest - keep after it. I know it's disheartening that if 1,000 protesters get together, it won't even make a paper, but if 200 teabaggers get together, it's all over the news. However,if you just reach a few people, it will help.
Thom's Blog Is On the Move
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Hello All
Thom's blog in this space and moving to a new home.
Please follow us across to hartmannreport.com - this will be the only place going forward to read Thom's blog posts and articles.
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From Cracking the Code:
"Thom Hartmann ought to be bronzed. His new book sets off from the same high plane as the last and offers explicit tools and how-to advice that will allow you to see, hear, and feel propaganda when it's directed at you and use the same techniques to refute it. His book would make a deaf-mute a better communicator. I want him on my reading table every day, and if you try one of his books, so will you."
From Screwed:
"Hartmann speaks with the straight talking clarity and brilliance of a modern day Tom Paine as he exposes the intentional and systematic destruction of America’s middle class by an alliance of political con artists and outlines a program to restore it. This is Hartmann at his best. Essential reading for those interested in restoring the institution that made America the envy of the world."
From The Thom Hartmann Reader:
"Thom Hartmann is a creative thinker and committed small-d democrat. He has dealt with a wide range of topics throughout his life, and this book provides an excellent cross section. The Thom Hartmann Reader will make people both angry and motivated to act."
Wanted to report on a PROTEST I attended last Friday at the JP Morgan Chase headquarters in New York City sponsered by NY Communities for Change - http://www.nycommunities.org/ Great turn out! Local UAW heads gave inspirational speaches. Main theme: Families struggling while CEO Jamie Dimon receives HUGE bonus.
Next NYC area protest details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142700799125471
Please attend if you can. Thanks