Daily Topics - Monday April 11th, 2011
By shawnt56
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Hour One: The latest on the budget and Wisconsin's election - John Nichols, The Nation Magazine
Hour Two: Battle for the budget...why do conservatives want to take us back to the 19th century? Peter Ferrara, The American Civil Rights Union / Plus, more problems for Fukushima reactors? Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear
Hour Three: What happened in Wisconsin? Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog
Comments
#2
Got on you, Thom! Don't give bullshit a platform! You did the right thing.
#3
Thom your anger is not misplaced, not unjustified and not unappreciated. Many of us know exactly how you feel, in fact many of us have been far more angry for far longer. Your patience with the right wing nuts has been more than superhuman.
I'm sure even Jesus felt bad after he turned over the money changer tables in the temple, but sometimes anger is the only reasonable reaction. Its the only way to keep our reason at times.
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#4
I live in the NW and while the recent events in Japan are tragic, I find myself getting pissed off that due to Japan's lack of common sense, we here are getting radiation drops! Not to mention the Pacific Ocean's being crapped on. Thanks alot....
#5
Thom, for our sake, let us know that you're ok with being angry. Not all of us are perfect, and you're making those of us who are angry with this BS from the right, feel guilty about being angry. No, we have a right to be angry, and we absolutely need to direct it towards constructive action. It takes a lot of energy and distraction to calm ourselves down, energy that is better spent on action... think about it.
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#6
Thom -- You have nothing to apologize for; your outrage is appropriate. We have been in the middle of slow coup that began after WWII -- as displaced fascists and war machine created industrialists looked for a new field to plow.
It crested with the theft of a Presidential election. The Theft of a Presidential Election in and of itself Constitutes a Coup. It went unchallenged astoundingly. And then came the theft of our national treasure and the creation of private armies and private surveillance services with that money. Mitt will run (paper ballots anyone?) and he has ties to both branches.
We are all outraged --- as GE's designed and co-built Fukushima spills death upon the world -- we are outraged.
As greed parades in the costume of designer suits and carefully chosen ties (less obvious then uniforms -- but lock-step all the same). Your outrage is legitimate. The crime is real.
And have hope -- so is the Awakening. The People cannot be defeated -- not here, not globally. The Spiritual evolution is well underway and cannot be turned back................
Anger is a sane response -- and we know you love Life and that is why you are angry... we need more People to get up off the couch and get angry -- and translate that energy into creative energy.
#7
I loved your angry moment Thom. The humanity in it. It felt justified to me. It also reminded me of myself, especially with the guilt that you felt afterward. I respect your wanting to do a show that is from a constructive and peaceful place but a little anger here and there can sometimes be cathartic if it doesn't get out of control. That's just my take. I also loved your processing it. I wish that you would devote a segment on anger as it is a hard thing to control in political times like these and you hold so much wisdom.
I generally only listen to you and Mike Malloy and if you keep this up, I won't need Mike. Just kidding. You both are do fantastic shows.
#8
Dear Thom,
You wondered why we need to be in Afghanistan, perhaps the messaging is not portraying the true reasons. I suggest you call Afghanistan the Lithium Wars. If you remember, we just happened to discover last year that Afghanistan had some of the largest deposits of Lithium in the world (Something that had been known for some time, but just "accidentally" re-discovered recently). Lithium is of course a principle ingredient in rechargable batteries, and large amounts are going to be needed for our switch to hybrid and all electric cars.
So, to understand why we are in Afghanistan (among other reasons), just think Lithium, Unobtanium, and the movie Avatar. Just another example of our soldiers being sent to foreign lands for the benefit of Multinational corporations who are externalizing their costs and dodging their taxes.
Mystic
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Hello All
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Slimy crap, from the right, you got that right. Don't worry about 10 year olds in the back seat Thom, as far as I'm concerned, I think its appropriate for my 10 year old to hear all that your saying. I'd much rather him hear you, than to be exposed to all the commercial tripe on TV. You're far more educational, and if you're using language that is allowed by the FCC, don't worry about it, you may actually be getting peoples attention.
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