Joe Walsh was telling - screaming - the same old lie that the banksters, their bought-off Republican Members of Congress, and pundits on GOP TV - aka Fox so-called News - have been telling for years now. And that is that Wall Street wasn't responsible for the economic crash - that the government - and too much regulation - was responsible - and that poor little Wall Street is just a victim of misguided government policy. It wasn't regulation that caused this mess - that's a lie!
The Good! The Federal Communication Commission. The FCC announced a new program today to get low-income Americans across the nation wired for the Internet. The Bad! Fox so-called News. This morning on GOP TV - talking heads at Fox and Friends - also known as the War on Christmas hotline - promoted a story about President Obama imposing a 15-cent tax on Christmas Trees....And the very, very ugly...Phil Bryant. Last night - Republican Phil Bryant won the election in Mississippi to be the state's next Governor. Unfortunately - according to Bryant - Satan won too.
Jesse Galef, Secular Student Alliance join Thom Hartmann. Some students think that their rights as atheists are being violated by the religious colleges they attend. Does their belief system really pose a threat to the uniformity of faith on campus?
It wasn't the Bunga Bunga parties that brought him down - instead it was the economic crisis facing Italy. But still - Silvio Berlusconi is resigning as Prime Minister as soon as his government passes a new budget law. So what's next for the billionaire media mogul - who has a thirst for younger women?
Rinku Sen, Applied Research Center joins Thom Hartmann. Thanks to the recent crackdown on illegal immigration across America - thousands of children - who are American citizens - are being ripped from their mothers and fathers and thrown into foster care to grow up. Children are among the most underrepresented and powerless people in our society. And the children of undocumented immigrants are the "last of the least" in terms of power and influence in our society. This situation where they find themselves - through no fault of their own - the victims of a cruel and dysfunctional system should provoke all of us to demand change.
Maria Svart, Democratic Socialists of America joins Thom Hartmann. Cover your ears, Joe the Plumber - most Americans want redistribution of wealth. With the wealth gap between the rich and the poor in America larger than it's historically ever been - a majority of American want the federal government to step up and address it. According to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll - 61% of American want Washington to "pursue policies that try to" reduce income inequality - as in tax the rich. So I guess we're all democratic socialists now huh??
The makers of a stain removal product in England are showing their support for breast cancer research in the most titillating way possible: By making the world's largest bra.
Vince Coglianese, Daily Caller & Brian Darling, Human Events join Thom Hartmann. Super Tuesday, Corporate Personhood, the Super Committee, and is the new Fox "so-called" News' meme - that powerless women shouldn't be standing up to powerful men?
Thom debates his conservative guest panelists, Vince Coglianese and Brian Darling regarding Super Tuesday, corporate personhood and the GOP's motive in the "Gang of 12" in the "Lone Liberal" rumble.
Thom speaks with Jim Dean, chair of Democracy for America about the voter Turnout in the Ohio elections. Later in the show, Donald Goldmacher and Frances Causey, co-directors share details of their documentary "Heist".