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Thom's blog
Florida Governor Rick Scott isn’t the only one purging Democratic voters off the rolls
In Texas – as many as 1.5 million voters could lose their right to vote, according to the Houston Chronicle. Already – one-in-ten Texans have seen their voting rights suspended – and looking at voters under the age of 30 – or people who mostly vote for Democrats – one-in-five have had their voting rights suspended. The Houston Chronicle is warning readers to keep an eye on their mailbox in case they receive voter cancellations forms and have to prove their eligibility.
Just like in Florida – the data Texas is using to remove voters is rife with errors. Between 2008 and 2010 – 300,000 eligible voters were notified that they are being removed from the rolls. Someone needs to remind Republican Party officials who are engaging in a massive, nationwide voter purge – that living in a democracy means making it easier for Americans to vote. But if oligarchy is what they want – then go ahead and deny millions of Americans their voice in the upcoming election.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 9pm and 11pm... On the ground in Wisconsin (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Need to Know: On the ground in Wisconsin- Kristine Frazao, Anchor & correspondent-RT America Washington, DC Bureau (on the ground in WI)
Postcards from the frontline-war on labor- James Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Screwed: The real scoop on Rubio...- Lee Fang, RepublicReport.org
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Everything You Know is Wrong: Anti-drug propaganda and Miami zombies- Kristen Gwynne, Alternet
Daily Take: Democracy...only rich white guys need apply
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Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm
WI recall election- Kristine Frazao, Anchor & correspondent-RT America Washington, DC Bureau (on the ground in WI)
Hour Two: On the ground at WI recall central- Andy Kroll, Mother Jones Magazine
Hour Three: Labor Rights: It's Personal- Dr. Robert Letcher, Political Economist / Writer / Activist
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Monday's Daily Stack
Quote: "To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair inevitable." -- Raymond Williams.
Hour One: Voter Purge...Rick Scott gives the finger to Washington- Dan Gainor
Hour Two: The only way the GOP can win is with sabotage
Hour Three: Defending the Super PACs- Jacob Sullum, Reason Magazine
Quote: "The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread." -- Anatole France.
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Thom's Poll
Will Scott Walker become the 1st Governor to beat a re-call election?
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Crazy Alert - Get Naked for Summer Solstice!
Voter Purge...Rick Scott gives the finger to Washington
Gov. Madeleine Kunin - Why does the GOP want to go back a century?
The Good, The Bad and the Very Very Emphysematously Ugly!
Shut up Mitt...you have your own Solyndra!
Big Picture Panel - Does a failing economy make them happy?
GOP - Sabotage INC
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Full Show 6/4/12: It's a Sabotage!
Tonight's political panel talks the latest from the voter purge scandal in Florida, whether the Supreme Court will listen to former Justice Stevens' latest comments against Citizens United and whether Republican leaders are bragging when they talk about our slow economic recovery. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom looks at the post-FDR GOP sabotage strategy and whether it will work against President Obama in November.
Thom Hartmann on the News - June 4, 2012
Hartmann Vs. Jacob Sullum - Defending the Super PACs
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