Daily Topics - Wednesday November 23rd, 2011
By shawnt56
Hour One: "Brunch With Bernie" - Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) takes your calls
Hour Two: Who are the 1%? Latest on Brave New Foundation's important campaign - Robert Greenwald, WhoAreThe1Percent.com / Plus, Geeky Science Rocks - the upside of the baby blues
Hour Three: Latest on the fight to overturn corporate personhood - David Cobb, Move to Amend
Comments
#2
I don't think that Rick Santorum merely misspoke in the moment. This "Africa is a country" error comes up every few years. And no other continent is subject to the same error. I think there's some subconscious ignorance there, even if consciously the person is aware of basic geography.
#3
Concerning today's Ugly, there's a political humor song called "Wouldn't It Be Great If Everybody Had a Gun" by the Arrogant Worms. The best line is "Nobody'd ever get shot, 'cause everybody'd have a gun."
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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Thom & Louise at a "private audience" with His Holiness Pope John Paul II at his summer palace, Castle Gandolfo, Italy
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"With the ever-growing influence of corporate CEOs and their right-wing allies in all aspects of American life, Hartmann’s work is more relevant than ever. Throughout his career, Hartmann has spoken compellingly about the value of people-centered democracy and the challenges that millions of ordinary Americans face today as a result of a dogma dedicated to putting profit above all else. This collection is a rousing call for Americans to work together and put people first again."
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"If we are going to live in a Democracy, we need to have a healthy middle class. Thom Hartmann shows us how the ‘cons’ have wronged this country, and tells us what needs to be done to reclaim what it is to be American."
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"In an age rife with media-inspired confusion and political cowardice, we yearn for a decent, caring, deeply human soul whose grasp of the problems confronting us provides a light by which we can make our way through the quagmire of lies, distortions, pandering, and hollow self-puffery that strips the American Dream of its promise. How lucky we are, then, to have access to the wit, wisdom, and willingness of Thom Hartmann, who shares with us here that very light, grown out of his own life experience."
Thank you, Senator Sanders for all your hard work for us, the American people. You are the ONLY Senator that I am aware of that routinely takes time to talk to us. We truly appreciate you!
I wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving! =)