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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.
Images of Thom
At Mondragon - both the mountain and the cooperative city - in Spain (written about in "Threshold" book)
Mueller's favorite place to pray (written about in "Prophet's Way"), and the roof of the room where the Last Supper is reputed to have happened.
From The Thom Hartmann Reader:
"Right through the worst of the Bush years and into the present, Thom Hartmann has been one of the very few voices constantly willing to tell the truth. Rank him up there with Jon Stewart, Bill Moyers, and Paul Krugman for having the sheer persistent courage of his convictions."
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."
From Unequal Protection, 2nd Edition:
"Beneath the success and rise of American enterprise is an untold history that is antithetical to every value Americans hold dear. This is a seminal work, a godsend really, a clear message to every citizen about the need to reform our country, laws, and companies."
Unfortunately, often things don't get better and people don't learn untii things have truly hit bottom for them. I sadly don't think we have hit bottom and question whether we can pull back from hitting bottom. If Democrats do not find a way of stealing Trump's thunder in the media and Twitter worlds with their own brand of populace rhetoric, most if not every day between Labor Day and Election Day, Trump will likely win this election. An interesting read about human nature is a section in Dostoyevsky's Brothers Karamazof called "The Grand Inquisitor".
Check it out at http://www.online-literature.com/dostoevsky/2884/
As this site summarizes in introduction to this chapter:
".... The idea is that Christ revisits earth, coming to Spain at the period of the Inquisition, and is at once arrested as a heretic by the Grand Inquisitor. One of the three brothers of the story, Ivan, a rank materialist and an atheist of the new school, is supposed to throw this conception into the form of a poem, which he describes to Alyosha--the youngest of the brothers, a young Christian mystic brought up by a "saint" in a monastery..."
The rules that determine whether a con is working or not are in evidence. Trump plays, with extremely simple language, the fears of much of the unprepared and uneducated toward his candidacy. There is no hiding from this. HRC has this election to lose by her choices. If you try to combat DJT with wonky facts you will see the DJT supporters dig in and just yell their insults louder, We have completely underestimated him.
Sad, but it was a deal making speech.
D.T.'s speech had sentimentality that appeals to the heart of this country. Scary! the parts about the Supreme Court, the "Wall," tax reduction, etc. Authoritarian.
I sent the below e-mail to the contact page on Hillary's site as well as the e-mail addys listed for press and events.
Hillary and Staff,
The leaks point to Kaine as your VP pick or another man. I am hoping they are wrong. After watching the RNC nut show for 4 days, I am VERY scared, not by what Trump wants everyone to be afraid of, but of him winning. If you don't pick Warren or Brown, YOU WILL LOSE. I live breathe and eat politics all day and night everyday....pretty much for the last 12 years. Bernie supporters will, very reluctantly vote for you (myself included), but will they contribute or volunteer? Not so much. A reluctant vote for you does not a donor or volunteer make. I worked hard and donated for/to him and Obama both times, I will not for you unless Warren or Brown are on the ticket. $50/month times 1,000,000 people equals $50,000,000/month. I gave $50/month. I will not donate to you unless a true progressive is on the ticket and, being in California, I may just vote Green party if you pick Kaine, and Bernie will likely not help you much either.....just saying….. Kaine's for TPP and the big banks....yada...yada...yada. This is your first big decision by which you WILL BE JUDGED. PLEASE DON'T BLOW IT HONEY.....
Lotsa Luv,
Val