By SueN
- Guests:
- Senator Bernie Sanders, (I-VT)
- Former Congressman Tom Tancredo.
- Zaid Jilani, reporter for Think Progress.
- Topics:
- "Brunch With Bernie" - Thursday edition!
- Why won't the Democrats and Republicans point out that our immigration problem is all Reagan's fault?
- Why Aren’t Tea Parties Demanding That The Government Hold BP Accountable On Behalf Of Taxpayers?
- Geeky Science Rocks!
- Bumper Music:
- Are You In? Incubus.
- Heartbreak Warfare, John Mayer.
- Beautiful World, Carolina Liar.
- Good To Go To Mexico, Toby Keith.
- Somebody's Watching Me, Rockwell.
- Ghost Chickens in the Sky, Sean Morey.
- Ready For Change vocalarrest.
- Science Rocks!, Rock Chick & Science Geek.
- Tea Partay, Prep-Unit.
- The Mail Must Go Through, Larry Groce & The Disneyland Children's Sing Along Chorus.
- Democracy, Leonard Cohen.
- Today's newsletter has details of today's guests and links to the major stories and alerts that Thom covered in the show, plus lots more. If you haven't signed up for the free newsletter yet, please do. If you missed today's newsletter, it is in the archive.
- Quote: "The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government." -- Thomas Jefferson to Maryland Republicans, 1809.
- Speech: Obama’s Immigration Speech, July 1, 2010.
"Why should we punish people who are just trying to earn a living? ....
That’s why businesses must be held accountable if they break the law by deliberately hiring and exploiting undocumented workers. We’ve already begun to step up enforcement against the worst workplace offenders. And we’re implementing and improving a system to give employers a reliable way to verify that their employees are here legally. But we need to do more. We cannot continue just to look the other way as a significant portion of our economy operates outside the law. It breeds abuse and bad practices. It punishes employers who act responsibly and undercuts American workers. And ultimately, if the demand for undocumented workers falls, the incentive for people to come here illegally will decline as well. "
