Hilary Shelton, The NAACP, joins Thom Hartmann. As Republicans across the nation work tirelessly to rig the 2016 Presidential election - too many Americans are turning a blind eye to this all out assault on our democracy. What can we do to protect the American democracy - and save it from one party Republican rule?
So, by extension, the NRA's solution to too much gun violence in America is to increase the number of armed people. Especially in our schools. After all, what could possibly go wrong?
Tonight's "Lone Liberal Rumble" panel discusses the NRA's solution to gun violence, whether Obama's inaugural speech is really that far left and the absurd decision by the US Court of Appeals to keep marijuana classified as a Schedule I drug. Also discussed: how Republicans plan to regain power in 2016 and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom gives another horrific example of how America's War on Terror is out of control and undemocratic.
Republicans in Virginia snuck an election rigging plan through the state Senate while everyone was focused on the inauguration. I'll tell you what they did - and more importantly why they did it - and how it speaks to the fundamental difference between Conservatives and Liberals.
Professor Carl T. Bogus, Professor of Law at Roger Williams University, Rhode Island, author of The Hidden History of the 2nd Amendment, joins Thom Hartmann.
Danny Goldberg, GoldVE Entertainment / Author-"Bumping Into Geniuses and How The Left Lost Teen Spirit" joins Thom Hartmann. Zero Dark Thirty is a box office smash. It's also a misleading portrayal of how effective torture was in tracking down Osama Bin Laden.