Daily Topics - Friday April 1st, 2011
By shawnt56
Truthout proudly presents Thom Hartmann's book, "Unequal Protection" Click here for the latest chapter
Check out the new movie I AM (Thom is in it) here and see an interview here and here....
Anything Goes on Townhall Friday!
Hour One: Latest on the war on democracy...Ohio - John Nichols, The Nation Magazine
Hour Two: Are we stuck in the 80's...and why? David Sirota, "Back to Our Future: How the 1980s Explain the World We Live In Now"
Hour Three: Geeky Science Rocks - what's as contagious as yawning?
Comments
#2
Whose testimony said that H.R.1 will kill 75K kids? I missed the name . . .
#3
So with this attack in Mazar-e-Sharif, we get to have this awkward conversation:
"Hey, don't treat all of us Americans as bad guys just because we have a few crazies. Especially since they're not even serving in the government."
"What do you mean? You've toppled two governments and killed millions of Muslims just because we had a few crazies, who weren't serving in those governments."
"..."
#4
I'd just like to clarify something about USAID. Let them cut the budget. They don't really help that many children - they are the arm of govn't that uses their resources for regime change. Read the book "The Economic Hit Man" by John Perkins. He worked under the auspices of this department and it is a facade for the bad things our government does.
#5
FYI - Thom and the Caller from Georgia are incorrect. Johnny Isakson did not run the sleazy campaign against former Senator Max Clelland. That was one Saxby Chambliss. A sleaze by any other name.
#6
Maude Are you somewhat aware that Reaganomics 1981 deregulation of the Robber barons- Bush 1-2 -Cheney with lots of push from the Goldman Fed team led by Greenspan put us on the path to the 2008 Bush Paulson 2008 global crash 700 billion TARP - 2 long wars waged based on lies -fear tactics & profits- or that W gave huge cuts to Co that sent jobs overseas- that W kept his war debt off budget - then dumped all that toxic crap on a new Pres 2 1/ 4 yrs ago ? Amazing how ill informed - gullible & easily manipulated by GOP & Fox you guys still are, after all we have gone through SAD
#7
FYI Gal GOP always cut weakest among us ! Get real GOP Gov Scott of Fla just deeply cut funding for.the ....DISABLED -DOWN SYNDROME ETC ! Beware The GOP are just beginning See how low GOP can go NO limit to their greed LOOK what they cut and who -what they give big tax cuts to Heat for poor- education- seniors- disabled- mental health- ALL on GOP chopping block but NOT BILLIONAIRE TAX CUTS OH NO Pay attention YOur kids or grandma may be next
#8
FACT Obama = 2 1/4 yrs vs 1981 Reaganomics Bush 1-2 Cheney 2008 crash TARP GOP congress's + Goldman Fed Res team led by Greenspan / 28 yrs under GOP 's wealth favoring policies- con courts- 3 huge unfunded tax cuts - 2 long wars based on lies and massive profits- Bushs hidden war debt- Bushs lies- greed...Mushroom cloud, Mission accomplished, Iraq was part of 9 / 11 15 of 19 hijackers were from ...Saudi Arabia NONE were Iraqi !
#9
Thom,
You do not like using broadcaster's names so I'll just say 2 prominent NBC broadcasters are used in this example. Late last night I clicked on a story about Jeff Immelt explaining why GE got a tax rebate. The clip was introduced by the anchor and then played,
Immelt stated that the reason they did not pay taxes was that one of their divisions lost $34 billion in 2009.
Then a second person summarized and the two broadcasters exchanged pleasantries. I was stunned they did not challenge Immelt's assertion. When I heard his statement, it sounded reasonable but I thought something was wrong. So I checked Google, the division that lost $34B got a $140B bailout from us.
My issue is this, why does most, not all, of the media simply parrot statements without fact checking. They can tell two stories that contradict each other in same segment and not challenge either. I believe that with a few exceptions the media is failing to do their job and/or misleading us.
I am an avid fan of you, Stephanie Miller and Rachel Maddow because you guys at least try to get the facts and usually if you get it wrong you admit it.
People say we are a low information society, I believe the media has a lot to do with that, these anchors make millions but cannot Google their stories. OBW, this is just one example of something that happens every day.
#10
Thom,
Mindless Media
You do not like using broadcaster's names so I'll just say 2 prominent NBC broadcasters are used in this example. Late last night I clicked on a story about Jeff Immelt explaining why GE got a tax rebate. The clip was introduced by the anchor and then played,
Immelt stated that the reason they did not pay taxes was that one of their divisions lost $34 billion in 2009.
Then a second person summarized and the two broadcasters exchanged pleasantries. I was stunned they did not challenge Immelt's assertion. When I heard his statement, it sounded reasonable but I thought something was wrong. So I checked Google, the division that lost $34B got a $140B bailout from us.
My issue is this, why does most, not all, of the media simply parrot statements without fact checking. They can tell two stories that contradict each other in same segment and not challenge either. I believe that with a few exceptions the media is failing to do their job and/or misleading us.
I am an avid fan of you, Stephanie Miller and Rachel Maddow because you guys at least try to get the facts and usually if you get it wrong you admit it.
People say we are a low information society, I believe the media has a lot to do with that, these anchors make millions but cannot Google their stories. OBW, this is just one example of something that happens all the time.
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