Daily Topics - Wednesday September 19th, 2012
By shawnt56
Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm Eastern!
Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day...
Hour One: Romneyhood...steal from the poor & give to the rich - Mark Williams / Plus, pirates, global warming and the Flying Spaghetti Monster...oh my!
Hour Two: Impeach Scalia!
Hour Three: Citizens United, trade & jobs - Thom has a conversation with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Comments
#2
Piracy: Hostile Takeover without the paperwork.
#3
I think the pirate word "arr" is the naval term "aye" with a presumed final silent letter r unsilenced. There's another word in American English that gained an r in the same way, but I can't think of it right now.
Usually it goes the other way, of course. We get "cuss" from "curse" and "ass" from "arse".
#4
Ignivomously ugly? There's a band named Ignivomous, and it's supposed to mean "vomiting fire". I'm not sure the etymology is correct, but it does get the idea across.
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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."
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