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- Thom live from radio row at the Families USA 2011 Health Action Conference, Washington, D.C.
- Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD, 3rd District) - Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce-Subcommittee on Health; Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Member, Committee on Natural Resources-Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands; Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Newsweek's Eleanor Clift. State of the Union address fails to inspire?
- Bob Edgar, President/CEO Common Cause. (Families USA) Health care.
- Elizabeth Warren, Special Adviser to the President. Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
- Joan Fitz-Gerald, President-America Votes...America Votes leads national and state-based coalitions to develop shared strategies that advance progressive policies, engage communities and increase voter turnout.
- Newsweek's Jonathan Alter, author of The Promise, newly revised and re-released. President Obama enters his 3rd year in office, what to expect.
- Susan "Suzie" Turnbull, Chair Democratic Party of Maryland; Former DNC Vice Chair, active in public service for over 25 years.
- Wendell Potter, Senior Fellow on Health Care-Center for Media and Democracy; former head of communications for CIGNA; author of "Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans".
- Bumper Music:
- If You Love Somebody Set Them Free, Sting.
- Bad Case Of Loving You, Robert Palmer (video).
- People Got to Be Free, Keb' Mo'.
- Start Me Up, Rolling Stones.
- All 'Bout The Money, Meja.
- Feelin' Alright, Joe Cocker.
- Where Are We Runnin'?, Lenny Kravitz.
- Grand Canyon, Dmitriy Lukyanov (you need to search for it) (with additional sounds by Jacob).
- Democracy, Leonard Cohen.
Thom's blogThis is judicial corruption at it’s worst, and these men should be impeached or prosecutedLast week – Common Cause petitioned the Department of Justice to look into possible improprieties on the part of Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia for not recusing themselves from the Citizens United decision. Both Justices had headlined speaking events at political strategy sessions hosted by the billionaire Koch brothers – brothers who certainly benefit from the Citizens United decision. Now – thanks to reporting from Think Progress’s Lee Fang – we can throw Justice Samuel Alito into the mix too. Last year – Alito was the headline speaker at a fundraising event hosted by the Manhattan Institute – a right-wing think tank funded by big corporations like Exxon and CIGNA. So here we have 3 Supreme Court Justices headlining political fundraising events for organizations and corporations that benefited directly from the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision last year. This is judicial corruption at it’s worst, and these men should be impeached or prosecuted.-Thom(What say you? Tell us here.)
Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 9pm and 11pm... GOP's Budget Deficit Solution (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)Need to Know: GOP's Budget Deficit Solution.Screwed: for-profit health insurers dropping sick patients for frivolous reasons is common practice in the United States With Wendell Potter, Senior Fellow on Health Care-Center for Media and Democracy; former head of communications for CIGNA; author of "Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans".MA Obamacare/Scott Brown re-election With Jeff Santos, host of the Jeff Santos Show, mornings on AM 1510 Revolution Boston, and Sam Seder, writer/director/comedian and host of the Sam Seder Show.The Best of the Rest of the News...Alito, Thomas Headlined Political Fundraisers Chaired By Leading Right-Wing Donor Paul Singer and Koch Brothers Feel the Heat In DC, as Broad Coalition Readies Creative Action to Quarantine the Billionaires Gathering in California Desert With Lee Fang, Reporter/blogger at Think Progress.org, and John Sellers, President-The Ruckus Society and a Founder of "The Other 98%".Help the 99ers With Nicole Sandler, host of the Nicole Sandler Show...founder of "Help the 99ers" website.Crazy Alert: The pigeons are at it again.The Good, The Bad, The UglyDaily Take: "Democracy By the People, Not For the People"
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Quote: "All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy." -- Alfred E. Smith.Thom live from radio row at the Families USA 2011 Health Action Conference, Washington, D.C.Video: "The 2011 State of the Union Address".Article: "Insurance Company Drops Cancer Patient And Veteran Because He Accidentally Underpaid By Two Cents" by Zaid Jilani.Article: "Alito, Thomas Headlined Political Fundraisers Chaired By Leading Right-Wing Donor Paul Singer " by Lee Fang.Guest: Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD, 3rd District) - Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce-Subcommittee on Health; Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Member, Committee on Natural Resources-Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands; Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.Cheesy news alert: "Michele Bachmann Proposes “Don’t Add, Don’t Spell”: Reflects Core Tea Party Values, Says Minn. Lawmaker " by Andy Borowitz.Book: "The Flat Tax Revolution: Using a Postcard to Abolish the IRS" by Steve Forbes.Article: "UK economy runs into bad weather" by Norma Cohen.Article: "Arizona Senators Can Carry Guns in Legislature, State Leader Pearce Says" by Christopher Palmeri.
Hour Two: State of the Union address fails to inspire? With Newsweek's Eleanor Clift.Article: "Head and Heart Letter" by Thomas Jefferson.Book: "Two Weeks of Life: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Politics" by Eleanor Clift.Article: "Obama's speech was calm, pro-business, and devoid of big ideas. Eleanor Clift on why the State of the Union failed to inspire. " by Eleanor Clift.Book: "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" by Doris Kearns Goodwin.(Families USA) Health care Bob Edgar, President/CEO Common Cause.Site: "Families USA".Site: "National Coalition on Health Care".Consumer Financial Protection Agency With Elizabeth Warren, Special Adviser to the President.Article: "New Consumer Agency Is Frightfully Necessary -- And Late" by Elizabeth Warren.Guest: Joan Fitz-Gerald, President-America Votes...America Votes leads national and state-based coalitions to develop shared strategies that advance progressive policies, engage communities and increase voter turnout.
Hour Three: President Obama enters his 3rd year in office, what to expect - Thom speaks with Newsweek's Jonathan Alter, author of The Promise, newly revised and re-released.Book: "The Promise: President Obama, Year One" by Jonathan Alter.Video: "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart - Full Episode", 26 January 2011.Guest: Susan "Suzie" Turnbull, Chair Democratic Party of Maryland; Former DNC Vice Chair, active in public service for over 25 years.Talk Radio News Segment: Ellen Ratner, Bureau Chief.Article: "Egyptian Protests Prove Difficult for Obama Administration" by David Dayen.Article: "Egypt blocks social media websites in attempted clampdown on unrest" by Charles Arthur.Article: "Senate Leaders Agree to Speed Debate, Confirmations" by Laura Litvan.Article: "Treasury takes a step to avoid debt ceiling" by Donald Marron.Article: "EADS had Boeing tanker data file open for three minutes" by Aubrey Cohen.Book: "The Mendacity of Hope: Barack Obama and the Betrayal of American Liberalism" by Roger D. Hodge.Article: "Internet note posted by man linked to plane crash" (Joe Stack).Guest: Wendell Potter, Senior Fellow on Health Care-Center for Media and Democracy; former head of communications for CIGNA; author of "Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans".Book: "Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans" by Wendell Potter.Coming up Friday on The Thom Hartmann ProgramHour One: If it's Friday, it's "Brunch With Bernie"... the honorable Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will be here with all the news from our nation's capitol and as always he'll be spending the hour taking your calls and answering your questions too...Plus, It's Anything Goes on Townhall Friday...you choose the topics and we'll talk...And, the best of the rest of the news and your calls right here on...The Thom Hartmann Program... your media support group for we the people.Thom's PollThe CBO is forecasting a budget deficit of $1.5 trillion - Will Obama roll back tax cuts for the wealthy as stated in The SOTU?Vote here!Watch & Listen to Thom
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