Can You Be There for FSTV?
By calling 1-877-FSTV-NOW...
The FSTV journey began many many years ago with just a first donor. Free Speech TV then was a tiny station no one had heard about. Today, that small community project has grown into a national television network, available to millions of homes across the nation and to the world, via FREESPEECH.ORG.
This isn't magic, but the result of the individuals like every one of you working together to create the unthinkable...Television completely free of corporate and government influence, owned solely by the people. Here we are, close to 17 years later, airing 24/7 via DISH Network, nearly 200 US cable stations, and on DIRECTV.
Our media project, FSTV, has grown into a national social justice movement and it is confronting its most pivotal phase. I'm asking you to please help and your team at Free Speech TV is taking roll call. Are you still with us? Will you help us sustain this momentum?
Here's what you'll get:
$60, or $5 per month: Thom Hartmann Program coffee mug & a bumper sticker that says "Proud graduate of the Thom Hartmann University.
$120, or $10 per month: My new book The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America--and What We Can Do to Stop It. It will be hot off the presses in a few weeks and you will be the first to receive it - signed - with a special note of something you need to do.
$240, or $20 per month: Book: A special printed book edition of my new EBook about climate change - The Last Hours of Humanity: Warming the World to Extinction. You will not be able to get a printed copy anywhere but through the FSTV pledge - only here! & The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America--and What We Can Do to Stop It (with my special note of something you should do)
$360, or $30 per month: Book: A copy of the U.S. Constitution signed by me - yours truly. Having a copy of the US Constitution is very very important. A special printed book edition of my new EBook about climate change - The Last Hours of Humanity: Warming the World to Extinction. You will not be able to get a printed copy anywhere but through the FSTV pledge - only here! & The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America--and What We Can Do to Stop It (with my special note of something you should do)
$500: Everything listed above….
$1,000: If you can come to - or are in Washington DC - A visit to the studio so you can watch the TV show Live from the control room. It's a hoot. You will see how the show is made. Then we'll go out and grab a pizza together at one of the best pizza places in DC. They serve Gluten free pizza or regular - if you can't eat gluten like me. I've had many dinners with viewers/listeners and this is my favorite pledge point. I've met new friends that I now keep in touch with. Going to dinner with some of the smartest and interesting people on the planet is a highlight for me. I would love to meet you. Plus - I'm still going to send you my new book - The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America--and What We Can Do to Stop It - with a special message for you.
Please don't let this momentum stop as you won't find movement politics and social justice anywhere else. You'll find "my team/your team" politics but you won't find the bigger picture and depth of this program. We have changed minds together.
Thank you for your continuous support of our network and for joining our efforts to continue to project the voice and views of the people, for the people, with your support.
We/I can't do this without you. I'm here for you. FSTV is here for you. Can you be here for us? PLEASE, TAKE ACTION NOW! By calling 1-877-FSTV-NOW
-Thom
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Thom's blog
Who's really winning in the government shutdown?
The real dangers of this government shutdown are becoming clear, but Republicans just want to keep up their political game. On Thursday, we found out that the Capital Police, who stopped a potentially-dangerous situation at the White House, will soon see their pay disappear. In Gulf Coast states, thousands of FEMA workers are furloughed, even as Tropical Storm Karen is expected to become a hurricane. And, domestic violence programs all around our nation say they will have to close their doors today if the government shutdown continues.
Yet, House Republicans think this is just a game, and it's all about winning or losing the media narrative. After recent television appearances, Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul were caught with open mics. They were overheard discussing the GOP talking points about the government shutdown, and which phrases were “poll tested” for the media. Senator Paul told McConnell, “we're gonna win this, I think.”
However, police officers losing their pay, and being unable to protect our president, is not winning. FEMA being unprepared for a possible deadly storm is not success. And, domestic violence victims having no place to turn certainly doesn't sound like victory. The only ones winning in this situation are the billionaires behind the Tea Party, who are getting a huge return on their political investments. Tea Party Senators like Rand Paul seem to think winning means refusing to back down from their long list of billionaire demands.
Deregulation doesn't pay cops for their work. Building Keystone XL won't help FEMA workers prepare for the next hurricane. And, repealing Obamacare won't help domestic violence victims find a safe shelter. These are real people, facing real pain, so that the House Republicans can feel like they win with the media, and Americans are angry that this Tea Party game isn't over.
-Thom
(What do you think? Tell us here.)
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 9pm... Daniel Sheehan, The People's Advocate: The Life and Legal History of America's Most Fearless Public Interest Lawyer (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Have a question or comment for Thom? Grab your phone, hit record and send your video to YourTakeMyTake@gmail.com and we may air it on "The Big Picture."
Check out Thom's latest Liberally Yours column for The Daily Caller....please leave your comments at the DC online & support your local liberal!
Conversations with Great Minds - Daniel Sheehan, The People's Advocate: The Life and Legal History of America's Most Fearless Public Interest Lawyer.
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Thursday's Daily Stack
Hour One: Live from the White House, where shots have been heard outside the Capitol- Victoria Jones, White House Correspondent, Talk Radio News
Live from the Capitol- Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY, 13th District)
Live from the Capitol: - Justin Duckham, White House Correspondent, Talk Radio News
Hour Two: Is it un-American or un-Christian to threaten to takeover America by force?- Pastor Rick Joyner, Morning Star Ministries
Plus, Geeky Science - America...all fracked up
Hour Three: Is this the beginning or the end of the Tea Party?- Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio
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Friday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
Hour One: Brunch With Bernie- Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) takes your calls
Hour Two: Are the banksters looting YOUR pension fund?- Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone Magazine
Hour Three: Anything Goes on Townhall Friday
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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Monday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
Coming Up Monday, we'll have all the news and information from the weekend...
Plus, the latest on the GOP's government shutdown...
And, the best of the rest of the news along with your calls right here on...
The Thom Hartmann Program, Occupying The Media 3 hours a day 5 days a week" for "we the people"
And remember...Democracy is NOT a spectator sport...it begins with you...
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Thom's Poll
Did Sen. Rand Paul's hot mic moment hurt the Tea Party?
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Watch & Listen to Thom
The GOP is Terrified & They're Going to Lose
Your Take/My Take Live - Caller Rants - Obamacare or ACA?
Contaminated Streams Below Fracking?
XXX Prehistoric Erotica Found & Exposed!
Climate change - The Story of Carbon Cycling & Methane
Yes! The GOP are Crazy Enough to Do This...
Or watch the Full "Big Picture" Show...
Full Show 10/3/13: Obamacare: The GOP's Waterloo
Thom discusses John Boehner's government shutdown and the implementation of Obamacare with Attorney and Radio Host Mike Papantonio, and talks with Earth Science Professor Gerald R. Dickens on whether climate change will lead to another mass extinction. Thom takes viewer video questions and phone calls in "Your Take, My Take Live," and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom discusses how Obamacare is turning into the GOP's waterloo.
Thom Hartmann on the News: October 3, 2013
Thom Debunks the WIC Myth
Is this the Beginning or the end of the Tea Party?
Is it Un-American or Un-Christian to Threaten to Takeover America by Force?
Showdown and Shootout at the U.S. Capitol
U.S. Capitol Shooting: Report from the White House
U.S. Capitol Shooting: A Reporter's Account
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Would you like to help give a child with a very troubled background this feeling of peace? Thom and Louise Hartmann founded the New England Salem Children's Village (NESCV) in New Hampshire in 1979. With states delaying payment for the children they entrust to the village, they need help with cash flow. Can you help? Now on Facebook.
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