Wednesday 5 February '20 show notes

Feb. 6, 2020 7:34 am

By SueN

In for Thom today - Jefferson Smith, host/owner progressive radio XRAY-FM, Portland, OR
Did You Yell At Your TV Much Watching Trump's State of The Union Speech?
Best & Worst Moments of the SOTU...?
The Latest Out of Iowa... - John Nichols, Public Affairs Correspondent - The Nation Magazine / Author of the new book: Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse (LIVE from Detroit, MI for debates)
SOTU Theater & Illusion
Still No Clear Winner In Iowa
Will the Senate Convict Trump Today?!

Wednesday's Daily Stack

In for Thom today

- Jefferson Smith, host/owner progressive radio XRAY-FM, Portland, OR

Hour One: Did You Yell At Your TV Much Watching Trump's State of The Union Speech?

Article: "'I tore it up': Nancy Pelosi ripped her copy of Trump's State of the Union speech in half when he finished" by Jaclyn Reiss.

Article: "Live: Iowa Caucus Results 2020" by NYT.

Article: "Read the text of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address" (2020).

Article: "Rush Limbaugh joins the likes of Mother Teresa and Rosa Parks as recipient of highest civilian honor" by Timothy Bella.

Article: "Trump gives Rush Limbaugh The Medal of Freedom for career of hate" by Eric Kleefeld.

Article: "FACT CHECK: Who Gets Credit For The Booming U.S. Economy?" by Scott Horsley.

Article: "Nicolás Maduro" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Juan Guaidó" by Wikipedia

Video: Juan Guiado applauded by Democrats and Republicans.

Site: Unity Reform Commission.

Article: "DNC Announces Members Of Unity Reform Commission" by Daniel Marans.

Article: "Unitary executive theory" by Wikipedia.

Book: Democracy In Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America by Nancy MacLean.

Case: "Brown v. Board Of Education", 1954 (Segregation in public schools) (overturned Plessy v. Ferguson).

Article: "The Source Of Donald Trump's Right-Wing Judges" by Nikoel Hytrek.

Podcast: Corporate Personhood (w/ Thom Hartmann).

Site: XrayPod.

Article: "Court-stripping" by SourceWatch.

Hour Two: Best & Worst Moments of the SOTU...?

Article: "Puggle" by Wikipedia.

Article: "How do the Iowa caucuses work? A primer for the 2020 election" by Adam Brewster, Musadiq Bidar.

Article: "Read Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union" by Karma Allen.

Article: "Trump's prepared speech included a guarantee to protect preexisting conditions. He didn't say it." by Philip Bump.

Article: "Rush Limbaugh Arrested On Drug Charges" by CBS/AP.

Article: "Did Drugs Cause Limbaugh's Hearing Loss?" by ABC News.

Article: "Ben Westlund" by Wikipedia.

Video: All the Times Trump Has Called for Violence at His Rallies.

Article: "The Hidden History of the War on Voting: Who Stole Your Vote and How to Get It Back" by Thom Hartmann.

Podcast: "Gerrymandering Reform".

Article: "Former fighter pilot Amy McGrath announces bid to take on Mitch McConnell in 2020" by Rebecca Buck.

Article: "Amy McGrath" by Wikipedia.

Site: Amy McGrath for Senate.

Article: "Kentucky field different for Mitch McConnell and Democrats in 2020 Senate race" by Phillip M. Bailey.

Article: "American Legislative Exchange Council" (ALEC) by SourceWatch.

The Latest Out of Iowa...
- John Nichols, Public Affairs Correspondent - The Nation Magazine / Author of the new book: Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse (LIVE from Detroit, MI for debates)

Article: "Three Iowa counties: What to watch for in crucial Clinton, Johnson and Polk counties" by Brianne Pfannenstiel, Kim Norvell, Robin Opsahl and Shelby Fleig.

Article: "The Winners and Losers of the Meltdown in Iowa" by Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener.

Hour Three: SOTU Theater & Illusion / Still No Clear Winner In Iowa / Will the Senate Convict Trump Today?!

Article: "Operation Gladio" by Wikipedia.

Book: Under Cover - My Four Years In The Nazi Underworld Of America by John Roy Carlson.

Article: "Sean Hannity" by Wikipedia.

Article: "2020 Election: Democrats Change Debate Rules. Who Qualifies Now?" by Marcy Kreiter.

Article: "Mitt Romney gets choked up as reveals he'll vote to convict Trump: 'Guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust'" by Cody Fenwick.

Article: "Doug Jones, facing 'lose-lose' situation, opts to convict Trump" by Bridget Bowman.

Article: "Tom's Tidbits- To a very few Senate Republicans..." by Tom Dwyer.

Article: "Kweisi Mfume wins special election primary for Elijah Cummings' seat" by Aaron Navarro.

Article: "Trump adds $4.1 trillion to national debt. Here's where the money went" by Sibile Marcellus.

Thursday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET

In for Thom this week, please welcome Jefferson Smith, host/owner progressive radio XRAY-FM, Portland, OR

Emily Cherniack, Founder & Executive Director - New Politics, will be dropping by

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Iowa Caucus Chaos Caused By App, or Process? (guest host Jefferson Smith w/ Art Cullen)

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Proving Progressives Are Viable 2020 Candidates (guest host Jefferson Smith)

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"I Ran an Iowa Caucus . . . From my House" (guest host Jefferson Smith)

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Is Iowa The Newest Four Letter Word? (guest host Jefferson Smith)

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On the Road Again

"The War on Voting: Who Stole Your Vote--and How To Get it Back" - Book Tour Is Coming...

Sat, Feb 15, 1pm: Sportsmen's Lodge Hotel, Studio City, CA.

Mon, Feb 17, 7:30pm PT: Berkeley Arts & Letter Series.

Wed, Feb 19, 7:30pm PT: Seattle Town Hall.

Sun, Feb 23, noon or 1pm: Blue State Ball.

Fri, Feb 28, 7:30pm PT: Powell's, 1005 W Burnside St., Portland.

Sun, Mar 1, noon: Frugal Muse Books - Chicago - tickets will go on sale soon.

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