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American democracy - for sale to the highest anonymous bidder
Transparency!? We don’t need no stinkin’ transparency! On Monday, Republicans in the Senate joined together to filibuster and kill the latest attempt by Democrats to inject transparency in our elections. Despite receiving a majority of votes in the Senate, the DISCLOSE Act, which would have forced any political organization spending more than $10,000 in our election to disclose their donors, didn’t get the 60 votes needed to break a Republican filibuster.
Just like in 2010, corporate organizations like the Chamber of Commerce and the NRA were able to either intimidate or bribe enough Senators to vote “no” and preserve their ability to raise and spend unlimited funds from who or whatever they’d like – including Saudi princes, Chinese business tycoons, and, heck, even dictators like Mahmoud Ahmedenijad. Even previously staunch supporters of campaign finance reform like Republican Senators John McCain, Olympia Snowe, and Scott Brown voted against the DISCLOSE Act, now that they realize all the outside secret cash is benefiting many more Republicans than Democrats this election cycle.
We already know shady, foreign money is being funneled into this election. According to an investigation by the PBS and ProPublica, Mitt Romney’s biggest donor Sheldon Adelson, who made his fortune running casinos in Chinese Macau and did business with known Chinese gang members, yet Mitt Romney is gladly accepting Adelson’s help to defeat President Obama. Meanwhile, two of Paul Ryan's biggest donors are Swiss Banks! Welcome to American democracy in the 21st century – up for sale to the highest anonymous bidder.
-Thom
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Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm
Hour One: What is Romney hiding?
Hour Two: Romney's Bain departure and why it matters... - Matthew Vadum, Senior Editor, Organization Trends and Foundation Watch-Capital Research / Author, "Subversion Inc." 
Hour Three: The LIBOR scandal and why it's important...- Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH, 10th District) 
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The Daily Stack 
Quote: "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." -- John Quincy Adams.
Hour One: Why would anybody proudly call themselves a conservative?
The Big Picture- Sam Sacks, The Big Picture producer, progressive commentator
Speech: " A Rendezvous With Destiny", Franklin D. Roosevelt, 27 June 1936 speech to the Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Hour Two: "Socialized Europe? Try Socialized America"- Christopher Markowski, CEO of Markowski Investments & host of the nationally syndicated radio show "The Watchdog on Wall Street"
Disclose Act...is it time to stop selling off America?- Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Hour Three: Why would anybody proudly call themselves a conservative?
Quote: "[A conservative is someone who] stands athwart history, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is inclined to do so, or to have much patience with those who so urge it." " by William F. Buckley Jr.
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Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm
Hour Two: Term limits...what we need to help fix congress?- Robin Fawsett, Management Labor & Employment law partner (Shutts & Bowen LLP) / author, American Manifesto
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Thom's Poll
Will the Republican’s job killing strategy propel Mitt Romney to the presidency?
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Rep Dennis Kucinich Explains LIBOR
The Big Picture Panel - Will Banksters escape punishment yet again? Part 1
The Big Picture Panel - Did the NRA Kill Disclosure? Part 2
The Big Picture Panel - Are Americans Finally Fed Up w/ Outsourcing? Part 3
Ayn Randroids & Libertarians Join Forces
Why Would Anyone Proudly Call Themselves a Conservative?
Or watch the Full "Big Picture" Show...
Full Show 7/16/12: The Bigger Picture: LIBOR
Thom talks the latest from the LIBOR scandal with Congressman Dennis Kucinich in tonight's "Bigger Picture" discussion. Also discussed: the Republicans disdain for transparency in our elections (re: the Disclose Act), which party is better equipped to deal with the outsourcing problem in the U.S. and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom asks why anyone would proudly call themselves a Conservative.
Thom Hartmann on the News - July 16, 2012
Will Mitt make it to Tampa?
Disclose Act - is it time to stop selling off Democracy?
Hartmann Vs. Christopher Markowski - Debunking the GOP Socialism Myth
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