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Conservative Media's Racist Attempt At October Surprise
On Tuesday, Fox so-called News, the Drudge Report, and the Daily Caller threw together a rather pathetic - and racist - attempt to create an October Surprise against President Obama. And in the end – they failed miserably. Yes – the kings of the rightwing media bubble released what they called “Obama’s Other Race Speech” yesterday evening, which they promised would create controversy and unleash accusations of racism against the President.
It did neither. That’s because the so-called bombshell video was already well-known and had been publicly available on the web ever since he gave the speech 5 years ago in 2007. The video shows then-Senator Barack Obama speaking at Hampton University in front of a largely African American crowd.
In the speech, Obama accurately pointed out that when Hurricane Andrew hit mostly-white parts of Florida, the federal government waived the requirement for local matching funds for rebuilding, but when Katrina hit mostly-black New Orleans, the Bush Administration still wanted the city to pay the matching funds. And to Fox News, that was a declaration of a race war.
Oddly – Fox News already aired the speech back in 2007, believing that it would cost Obama the Democratic nomination. It didn’t – so now they’re dusting the video off again five years later to try again.
The Mitt Romney campaign is denying any involvement in the video re-release. White House reporter at Mediate, Tommy Christopher, best summed up the whole fiasco when he wrote, “This will be remembered as the day Sean Hannity, Matt Drudge, Tucker Carlson, and much of the right wing prepared to board their white resentment mothership, only to have it crash and burn.”
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 9pm... Has the GOP/right wing media jumped the shark? (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Need to Know: Has the GOP/right wing media jumped the shark?
Big Picture Rumble - Presidential Candidates Debate Edition:- Marc Harrold, Libertarian Commentator / Attorney / Author  - Karl Frisch, Progressive Strategist / Bullfight Strategies / Syndicated Columnist  - Heather Cirmo, Conservative Strategist / Blueskin Solutions / Blogger 
The Best of the Rest of the News...
Koch front group joins revenge campaign against Florida justices- Mike Papantonio, Attorney / Host-Ring of Fire Radio
Daily Take: How media coverage influences the presidential debate for viewers
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Tuesday's Daily Stack 
Quote: "We could have lower inequality, a more balanced financial system, and higher economic growth. But if we allow things to carry on the way they are, we are going to have not only an unbalanced economy, but unbalanced politics, with the financial sector really distorting both our economy and our democracy." -- Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize recipient & former Chief Economist of the World Bank.
Hour One: PA Voter ID- Mimi Marziani, Democracy Program-Brennan Center for Justice
The Big Picture- Sam Sacks, The Big Picture producer, progressive commentator
Florida Congressman Demands Bipartisan Investigation Of GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal- Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL, 19th District)
Hour Two: Sharia law in America...(and other fairytales?!)- Dr. Andrew Bostom, Associate Professor of Medicine at Brown University Medical School / "Islam Researcher" & author of several books on the subject including his latest, Sharia versus Freedom.
Article: " Catholic Canon 1083" " A man before he has completed his sixteenth year of age and a woman before she has completed her fourteenth year of age cannot enter into a valid marriage..."
Standoff w/Bain happening at the Sensata plant right now- Tom Gaulrapp, Sensata employee of 33 years / blockade participant
Hour Three: Staples is an example of cancer stage capitalism
Article: " Sherman Antitrust Act", 1890. " Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, shall be deemed guilty of a felony."
Plus, finally...a politician who'll stand up to the banksters!
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Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
Hour One: What questions would you like to see asked/answered in tonight's debate?
Debate preview- Ben LaBolt, National Campaign Press Secretary-Barack Obama 2012
Hour Two: Has the GOP/right wing media jumped the shark with the Obama video?
Hour Three: How media coverage influences the presidential debate for viewers
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"...
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Thursday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
We'll be talking about the outcome of the first debate between President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney...
Plus, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) will be here with his thoughts on the debate and the election issues...
And, we'll have the best of the rest of the news along with Geeky Science and your calls right here on...
The Thom Hartmann Program, Occupying The Media 3 hours a day 5 days a week" for "we the people"...Democracy is NOT a spectator sport...it begins with you...
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Thom's Poll
Will Mitt detail any economic plans in tonight's debate?
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Staples has your office needs covered & the destruction of the US economy covered too...
The Good, The Bad and the Very Very Rhonchisonantously Ugly!
Your Take/My Take - Caller says Thom is "very very ugly" about gay marriage
We are back in Iraq - when will this miserable chapter in American history be finished?
GOP's October Surprise?
Crazy Alert - Doggy Style on Surf Boards?
Why Right Wingers Need Skewed Polls & Conspiracy Theories
Voters in PA got their voice back - sort of...
Sensata blockade against Bain...
Are Republicans embarrassed Romney would appoint a bailed out Bankster as Treasury Sec?
FINALLY...a politician who'll stand up to the Banksters...
Or watch the Full "Big Picture" Show...
Full Show 10/2/12: Staples: the Cancer of Capitalism
Thom discusses which former Wall Street executive would be Romney's Treasury Secretary if he's elected president. Also discussed: the ruling in Pennsylvania against the GOP's efforts to suppress the vote, what the Republicans October Surprise may be and why the U.S. has deployed more troops to Iraq. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom looks at how Romney's beloved Staples is the cancer of capitalism.
Thom Hartmann on the News - October 2, 2012
Sensata workers fight back!
Florida Congressman Demands Bipartisan Investigation Of GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal
Staples - an example of cancer stage capitalism
Pennsylvania Voter ID on hold
Heist opening nationwide!
Caller - I lost my teaching job after 33 years!
Caller disagrees with Thom on Voter ID.
Guest hangs up on Thom during discussion on Sharia Law
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