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Why not one question about the Republican plans to voucherize Medicare & turn Social Security over to Wall Street?
There was a Republican rumble in Iowa last night – as Fox so-called News hosted eight Republican candidates for their very own debate which featured not even one single question about the Republican plans to voucherize Medicare, turn Social Security over to Wall Street, and end all support to college students. The debate was filled with heated exchanges mostly about fluff – a fight between Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty – and Newt Gingrich accusing the Fox News moderators of throwing “gotcha” questions at him.
It was a race to the bottom on taxes with Herman Cain pledging to cut the corporate tax rate to 25% - and then Rick Santorum immediately pledged to cut the corporate tax rate to zero. But the loudest applause of the night came when Ron Paul said we need to end our wars across the world and mind our own business with regard to Iran. To which Rick "don't Google my name" Santorum responded by saying if Iran gets a nuclear weapon – it would be the end of life as we know it.
Meanwhile – Mitt Romney played the role of the front-runner – stayed above the fray – refusing to engage anyone else on the stage – and instead focusing on Barack Obama the entire night. Although with Texas Governor Rick Perry likely jumping in the race tomorrow – Mitt may need to watch his back. Perry is a Texan – uses prayer as a policy tool – pollutes more than any other governor - and has executed more people than any other governor in modern history. Republicans may have just found their man.
-Thom
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The Daily Stack 
Quote: "We find our population suffering from old inequalities, little changed by vast sporadic remedies. In spite of our efforts and in spite of our talk, we have not weeded out the over privileged and we have not effectively lifted up the underprivileged. Both of these manifestations of injustice have retarded happiness." -- President Franklin Roosevelt.
Hour One: If it's Friday, it's "Brunch With Bernie"... the honorable Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joins Thom 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... Follow Bernie:     campaign site.
Speech: " House Divided" - Abraham Lincoln, June 16, 1858, at the Illinois Republican convention.
Hour Two: London riots and economic inequality Professor Richard Wilkinson, Co-Founder-The Equality Trust
Article: " Life in a low corporate tax world" by Brad Plumer. "Herman Cain ... wants to bring the tax on repatriating foreign profits down to zero and reduce the corporate income tax rate down to 25 percent". Article: " Constitution of the United States", article 3 section 2. "... the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make..."
Talk Radio News Segment: Geoff Holtzman, Assignment Editor/Congressional Correspondent, live from Iowa
Talk Radio News Segment: Justin Duckham, Washington Correspondent, live from Iowa
Hour Three: "Anything Goes on Townhall Friday!"
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Coming up Monday on The Thom Hartmann Program
Hour One: Taking Our Country Back: Jim Holperin, Fighting recall by Republicans
Hour Two: Nickel and Dimed (2011 Version): On Turning Poverty into an American Crime U.S. Congressman Barbara Ehrenreich.
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Thom's Poll
A new poll says 79% of Americans are dissatisfied w/U.S Gov - Is it Gov or too much Corporate influence on Gov that's bad?
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Thom Hartmann: Why the Stock market plunged
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Full Show - 8/11/11. Special Edition: Conversations with Great Minds
Thom Hartmann talks to Michio Kaku about his new book Physics of the Future. String theory, time itself and how bubbles form are all on the table. They also talk about the Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown and the future of energy. Michio Kaku speaks directly to President Obama who supports Nuclear Power. Then Thom talks to global activist and former green jobs advisor to President Obama, Van Jones, Co-founder of RebuildTheDream.com.
Thom Hartmann on the News: August 12, 2011
Thom Hartmann & Prof Wilkinson: London Riots and economic inequality
Brunch with Bernie 8/12/11
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