Daily Topics - Friday April 22nd, 2011
By shawnt56
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Truthout proudly presents weekly installments of Thom's bestselling book "Unequal Protection"
"Anything Goes on Townhall Fridays!"
Hour One: "Brunch With Bernie" - Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) takes your calls
Hour Two: "Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World" - Andrew Breitbart / Plus, "One Nation Under Sex" - Larry Flynt
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Misleading Social Security info In the IRS 1040 instructions, (page 97 of the PDF on the IRS's website, I'm not sure if it's the same page# in the hard copy;) there is a pie chart showing Federal Income and Outlays. I've had a few right-wingers claim that the pie chart shows that Social Security is an entitlement program (as opposed to pay-as-you-go) and that it is a big part of the debt/deficit. I'm not sure if I'm viewing this correctly; but I think the chart is misleading at best, and is misinformation/disinfomation at worst. If my view is correct, I think this is something that merits further attention and correction/revision; maybe Thom or Bernie could take up the banner on this if warranted.
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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At Mondragon - both the mountain and the cooperative city - in Spain (written about in "Threshold" book)
From Cracking the Code:
"No one communicates more thoughtfully or effectively on the radio airwaves than Thom Hartmann. He gets inside the arguments and helps people to think them through—to understand how to respond when they’re talking about public issues with coworkers, neighbors, and friends. This book explores some of the key perspectives behind his approach, teaching us not just how to find the facts, but to talk about what they mean in a way that people will hear."
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."
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."
we have so many great example of people that understood that all life in the universe is interconnected. With this awareness they dedicated their life in service for others. this is the way of the universail law. i look at the phylosophy of Ayn Rand as corrupt and evil. her phylosophy will destroy the person and the nation that follows it