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Thursday 10 May '12 show notes

Aug. 25, 2012 8:53 am

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Professor Robert Reich, Former U.S. Labor Secretary / University of California at Berkeley. Jobs and the economy.
Alec Loorz, Student-El Camino H.S., Ventura, CA/ Founder-iMatter Movement. Kids suing global warming.
Arthur Brooks, American Enterprise Institute. "The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise".
Geeky Science rocks! The Mozart effect...babies' brains on music.
Scared America.
Bumper Music:
- Beautiful Day (Don't let it get away), U2.
- The Worst Is Yet To Come, Billy Philadelphia.
- Science Rocks!, Rock Chick & Science Geek.
- Free Falling, Tom Petty.
- Freedom, Jimi Hendrix.
- Fight For You, Morgan Page.
- Grand Canyon, Dmitriy Lukyanov (you need to search for it) (with additional sounds by Jacob).
- Democracy, Leonard Cohen.
Speech: Franklin Roosevelt's Address Announcing the Second New Deal, Madison Square Garden, October 31, 1936.

Never before in all our history have these forces been so united against one candidate as they stand today. They are unanimous in their hate for me--and I welcome their hatred.

Thom's blog

The GOP controlled House of Representatives fights back against marriage equality

On the same day that President Obama and the nation took a major step forward toward marriage equality – Republicans in the House of Representatives tried to drag the nation backward. Hours after the President’s endorsement of marriage equality – House Republicans passed a measure in support of the discriminatory Defense Against Marriage Act – known as DOMA – which is a federal ban against same-sex marriage.

The Republican measure also forbids the Department of Justice from using taxpayer funds to oppose DOMA. Even though Wednesday was a historic day for the nation – with the President of the United States coming out in support of marriage equality for this first time in history – it’s clear that this will be a long battle before the LGBT community finally gets the civil rights it deserves.

And we’ll need the President’s leadership – and grassroots pressure on all lawmakers until victory is achieved.

-Thom

(Who do you think will win this fight? Tell us here.)

Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 9pm and 11pm... Why is Detroit planning a funeral for democracy? (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)

Need to Know: Gay Marriage rant - it's NOT a state's rights issue!

Why is Detroit planning a funeral for democracy?
- Rev. D. Alexander Bullock, President of the Detroit Chapter of Rainbow PUSH & President-Highland Park, MI NAACP

Screwed: Walker spends $100 million on recall?
- Lisa Lindsley, AFSCME

The Best of the Rest of the News...

The right wing war on bashful tinklers and scalded grannies
- Susan Saladoff, Director/Filmmaker "Hot Coffee The Movie"

Kids suing global warming
- Alec Loorz, Student-El Camino H.S., Ventura, CA/ Founder-iMatter Movement

Geeky Science: Babies' Brains Benefit from Music Lessons, Even Before They Can Walk and Talk

Daily Take: 18 month old terrorist discovered

Thursday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET

Hour One: Jobs and the economy
- Professor Robert Reich, Former U.S. Labor Secretary / Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy-University of California at Berkeley

Kids suing global warming
- Alec Loorz, Student-El Camino H.S., Ventura, CA/ Founder-iMatter Movement

Hour Two: "The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise"
- Arthur Brooks, American Enterprise Institute

Geeky Science: Babies' Brains Benefit from Music Lessons, Even Before They Can Walk and Talk

Hour Three: Gay rights is NOT a states rights issue!

And, the best of the rest of the news and your calls right here on...

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Wednesday's Daily Stack

Hour One: Latest on President Obama and gay marriage...

Article: "The Perilous Politics Of Same-Sex Marriage — Why The President Is Still ‘Evolving’" by Kyle Leighton.

Article: "Evolve: Obama gay marriage quotes" by Mackenzie Weinger.

Article: "Evolution Complete: Obama Endorses Same-Sex Marriage" by Evan McMorris-Santoro.

The Big Picture
- Sam Sacks, The Big Picture producer, progressive commentator

Article: "Al-Qaeda underwear bomber 'was undercover agent'" by BBC.

Article: "More Support for Gun Rights, Gay Marriage than in 2008 or 2004 " by Pew Research Center.

Quote: "You don't need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight." -- Barry Goldwater.

Article: "Planned Parenthood Once Had GOP Pals" by Bennett Roth.

Hour Two: President Obama's coming out for marriage equality
- Ellen Ratner, Talk Radio News Service Bureau Chief.

Book: "Through the Eye of the Storm: A Book Dedicated to Rebuilding What Katrina Washed Away" by Cholene Espinoza.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Article: "Mourdock defeats Lugar in Republican U.S. Senate race" by Dan Carden.

Article: "Meet the New GOP Establishment: The Tea Party" by Matt Negrin.

Article: "Michele Bachmann downplays Swiss citizenship" by Kim Geiger.

Book: "What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality" by Daniel A. Helminiak.

Site: "Would Jesus Discriminate?"

Hour Three: Latest on the Caterpillar strike in Joliet, IL
- Steve Jones, District 8 IAM&AW

Article: "IAM plans rally as Caterpillar strike hits week 2" by Richard Carson.

Article: "Joliet Caterpillar Strike: Union Workers Walk Out At Illinois Plant (VIDEO)".

Clip: "The Man from Abilene" - Eisenhower.

Book: "Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became "People" - And How You Can Fight Back" by Thom Hartmann - new updated version out now!

Article: "Leonard Matlovich" by Wikipedia.

The good: "EXCLUSIVE: Former Sen. Danforth (R) Says GOP Becoming ‘Increasingly Inconsequential,’ ‘Intolerant’" by Josh Israel.

The bad: "Rep. Allen West On Food Stamps: ‘That’s How You Enslave The American People’" by Scott Keyes.

The very, very ugly: "GOP Newsletter Calls for Armed Revolution if Obama Re-Elected" by Josh Glasstetter.

Article: "Benjamin Franklin on the Iroquois League, in a letter to James Parker, 1751".

Article: "Ecuador law would forgive mortgage debt" by Frank Bajak.

Article: "Tony Perkins on having a gay child: "I doubt that would happen...we are teaching them the right ways to interact as human beings"" by Jason Kurtz.

Article: "Suicide among LGBT youth" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Poll: Just 27% Support War In Afghanistan" by Justin Duckham.

Article: "Tom Barrett Will Face Scott Walker In Wisconsin's Recall Election" by Andy Kroll.

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