Not only is Governor Rick Scott killing jobs in Florida – he’s also bragging about it. Speaking at a CPAC conference last Friday – Scott touted his record of laying off public sector workers. With an unemployment rate at 10.7% - way above the national average – Scott said, “We’ve had plenty of success so far…we have 15,000 less government jobs in the state of Florida.” Upon hearing that – his audience cheered – which isn’t too big of a surprise since Republicans have cheered executions, sick people dying, and homophobia – why not cheer job losses too. Then Scott repeated the same right-wing talking point that “government doesn’t create jobs.” Right – tell that to the mailman, the police officer, and the teacher.

Since President Obama took office – more than half a million government workers have been laid off in mostly Republican states – which is the real reason why our nation’s unemployment rate is still above 9%.

-Thom

(What kind of person celebrates cutting peoples' jobs? Tell us here.)

The Daily Stack

Site: "Bernie Sanders campaign site".

Book: "Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution" by James M. McPherson.

Book: "The American Revolution of 1800" by Dan Sisson.

Article: "Remarks in Columbia, Missouri" by October 30, 2008.

Book: "Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President" by Ron Suskind.

The latest on the war on Labor Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO

Article: "Left sweeps to victory in French Senate elections" by Tom Mellen.

Event: Next Up Young Workers Summit, Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2011 by AFL-CIO.

Article: "America Wants To Work Action Plan" by AFL-CIO.

Hour Two: Are Republican candidates so weird because they have to cater to a nation of psychopaths? Seton Motley, Less Government

Article: "Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Bankers’" by James Mackintosh.

Article: "Republican Debate Audience Boos Gay Soldier Stephen Hill After DADT Repeal Question (VIDEO)" by Jason Linkins.

Article: "Audience Boos Gay Soldier At GOP Debate, Santorum Promises To Reinstate Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" by Igor Volsky.

Article: "Conservatives And Media Criticize GOP Candidates For Not Condemning Audience Boos Of Gay Soldier" by Zack Ford.

Article: "GOP debate audience cheers Perry’s execution record" by David Edwards.

Article: "Tea Party Debate Audience Cheered Idea of Letting Uninsured Patients Die" by Amy Bingha.

Article: "Gov. Rick Scott Brags About Laying Off 15,000 Government Workers After Decrying Florida’s High Unemployment" by Marie Diamond.

Patient dies during Labor lockout Martha Kuhl, RN

Article: "Patient died during Calif. nurse labor dispute" by John S. Marshall.

Full Monty alert: "San Francisco tests its limits on public nudism" by AFP.

Book: "Threshold: The Progressive Plan to Pull America Back from the Brink" by Thom Hartmann - now in paperback!

Talk Radio News Segment: Victoria Jones, White House Correspondent

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Article: "Christie Begins Three-State Tour as Donors Urge 2012 Bid" by Terrence Dopp.

Article: "Christie Not Running for President, Says Spokesman" by Matthew Jaffe.

Article: "Herman Cain Win in Florida Straw Poll" by Brandon Larrabee.

Article: "Alec Baldwin is Rick Perry in 'SNL' season opener" by Ann Oldenburg.

Article: "Herman Cain To House GOP: Fund FEMA Now, Find Offsets ‘Later’ — ‘Stop Playing With Peoples’ Tragedies’" by Alex Seitz-Wald.

Article: "Senate To Vote On CR As Shutdown Looms" by Benny Martinez.

Hour Three: could social unrest hit America's streets? Rick Perlstein

Book: "Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America" by Rick Perlstein.

Article: "Could world social unrest hit America's streets?" by Daniel Nasaw.

Day of action to Save America's Postal Service Chuck Zlatkin

Event: "Save America's Postal Service", Tuesday, September 27.

Article: "Congressman Issa’s Bill Would First Layoff Retirement Eligible Postal Employees" by Lu.

Bill: "H. R. 1351: `United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011".

The good: "Scientists Disarm AIDS Virus’ Attack on Immune System" by Jessica Berman.

The bad: "Alabama town’s offenders can chose between jail and church" by Sarah Anne Hughes.

The very, very ugly: "Graham Suggests U.S. Military Action Inside Pakistan In Response To ISI Aid To Haqqani Network" by Ben Armbruster.

Article: "Rand Paul Suggests Polluters Like The Koch Brothers Should Go To Jail" by Lee Fang.

Site: "Move to Amend".

Article: "Dominique Strauss-Kahn's $50K/Month Rental Returns to Market" by Sara Polsky.

Article: "Colorado 2006 Democratic Platform and Lessons Learned" by geph.

Book: "A People's History of the United States (P.S.)" by Howard Zinn.

Book: " What Would Jefferson Do?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: ""How Democratic Is the American Constitution?" -- Thom Hartmann's Independent Thinker Review".

Book: "How Democratic is the American Constitution?" by Robert Alan Dahl.

Article: "How Rich is Too Rich For Democracy?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Perry Botches Attack on Romney".

Article: "SHUTDOWN THREAT CONTINUES: House And Senate Square Off Over Disaster Aid" by Zeke Miller.

Article: "‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protests Turn Violent; Video Shows Police Macing Women" by Olivia Katrandjian.

Article: "Spreading Freedom: Google, Microsoft And The War For The Web " by Ryan Grim, Zach Carter, Paul Blumenthal.

Hour Two: Jobs and taxes Peter Ferrara

Hour Three: Can a Movement Save the American Dream? Robert Borosage, Institute for America’s Future

Plus, why is network TV "Suddenly Overstuffed With Buxom Bunnies, Sexy Stewardesses, and Charlie's Angels?" Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Alternet

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