By SueN
- Guests:
- Economist Stephen Moore.
- David Horowitz about his new book "Reforming Our Universities".
- Topics:
- Will the Republicans succeed in killing Obama's proposed $50 billion infrastructure stimulus?
- Why do conservatives want business to get a tax holiday but not workers...and, does money buy happiness?
- Has David succeeded in getting the evil liberals out of American colleges?
- Bumper Music:
- I'm against it, Groucho Marx.
- No No Song, Ringo Starr.
- Right To Complain, Trombone Shorty.
- All 'Bout The Money, Meja.
- Taxman, Stevie Ray Vaughan.
- Dangerous Game, 3 Doors Down.
- Proper Education, Eric Prydz vs Floyd.
- Grand Canyon, Dmitriy Lukyanov (you need to search for it) (with additional sounds by Jacob).
- Democracy, Leonard Cohen.
- You can leave your hat on, Randy Newman.
- 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: A liberal education is, like justice, religion, liberty, fresh air, the natural birthright of every child." -- Charlotte Mason
- Speech: Obama’s Remarks at Labor Rally in Wisconsin, September 6, 2010.
"I believe this with every fiber of my being: America cannot have a strong, growing economy without a strong, growing middle class, and the chance for everybody, no matter how humble their beginnings, to join that middle class — (applause) — a middle class built on the idea that if you work hard, if you live up to your responsibilities, then you can get ahead; that you can enjoy some basic guarantees in life. A good job that pays a good wage. Health care that will be there when you get sick. (Applause.) A secure retirement even if you’re not rich. (Applause.) An education that will give your children a better life than we had. (Applause.) These are simple ideas. These are American ideas. These are union ideas. That’s what we’re fighting for. (Applause.)"
- Transcript: Transcript: Thom Hartmann asks Dr. Terry Jones, is burn a Quran day still happening?, 10 Mar '09.
- Clip:
"Yes, I have stated in both debates and state again that I believe in a balanced budget and have supported that concept during my 14 years in the Congress. The only two times when an unbalanced budget is warranted would be during a serious recession and we had that in '58 in an unbalanced budget of $12 billion; or a national emergency where there should be large expenditures for national defense which we had in World War II and during part of the Korean War...
Third, I think it's possible to gain a $700 million to a billion dollars through tax changes which I believe would close up loopholes on dividend withholding, on expense accounts...
So in my judgment we would spend more money in this administration on aid to education, we'd spend more money on housing, we'd spend more money and I hope more wisely, on defense than this administration has done, but I believe that the next administration should work for a balanced budget and that would be my intention. Mr. Nixon misstates my figures constantly, which is of course his right, but the fact of the matter is here is where I stand and I just want to have it on the public record."
John F. Kennedy, "Face-to-Face, Nixon-Kennedy" Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy Third Joint Television-Radio Broadcast.
