Like the tobacco executives - BP won't see jail or handcuffs....
Jun. 2, 2010 7:18 amBy louisehartmannThe Obama administration announced yesterday that it has started civil and criminal investigations into the volcanic oil spill in the Gulf. AG Eric Holder says he will "prosecute to the fullest extent of the law" any people or companies that have broken the law. BP’s market value plummeted $21.1 billion yesterday as the Florida panhandle is bracing for oil slick expected to hit shore today.
Daily Topics - Wednesday - June 2 2010
Jun. 2, 2010 7:06 amBy louisehartmannQuote: "Our oceans are dying, and without life in our oceans, life on land will perish." -- Dr. Keith Martin, Member of Parliament-Vancouver Island, Canada
Hour One - Who should Eric Holder send to prison? Activist & Attorney Mike Papantonio www.ringoffireradio.comTuesday 1 June '10 show notes
Jun. 1, 2010 4:01 pmBy SueN- Guests:
- Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association.
- Peter Beinart, Sr. political writer at The Daily Beast.
- Topics:
- "Adolf Hitler and the mystery of the big pink swastika"
- What's up with Israel? Are they pirates or protecting their need to keep Hamas in the Prison of Gaza? Why didn't they recognize the elections in 2006 and just get on with it?
- Volcanic oil spill.
- Guests:
Daily Topics - Tuesday - June 1st 2010 - Live from NYC
May. 31, 2010 3:05 pmBy louisehartmannHour One: Should Americans continue to be forced at gunpoint to subsidize Brian Fischer and his ilk about Hitler and pink swasticas? Thom confronts Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association afa.net
Hour Two: Israel's High Seas Disaster and more on the Volcanic Oil Spill...Where is Big Government when you need them?
The real villains here are the sucker Conservadems.....
May. 31, 2010 2:59 pmBy louisehartmannOn Thursday, Democrats on the House floor were debating the jobs bill and what to do about the vote being several days late, when word came through to the House that the Senate had adjourned and left for Memorial Day break. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) said, "People were astounded. I mean stunned. We're in the midst of this debate and trying to find a path to doing the right thing and the Senate went out on recess?
Friday 28 May '10 show notes
May. 29, 2010 3:42 pmBy SueN- Thom broadcasting live from WHMP, Northampton, Massachusetts.
- Guests:
- Senator Bernie Sanders, (I-VT).
- Tim Carpenter, Executive Director, Progressive Democrats of America.
- David Pakman, Host, "Midweek Politics With David Pakman" and Chris Collins, Program Director of WHMP.
George W. Bush opened the gates of hell....
May. 28, 2010 7:57 amBy louisehartmannWhile the Senate approved $60 Billion for more war, the House slashed $24 Billion for the unemployed Workers and state aid to those in trouble. The Afghanistan war is about to go beyond two milestones, with the American death toll surpassing 1,000 this week, and on June 7 it will break the record of the war in Vietnam to become America’s longest-ever war. George W.
Thursday 27 May '10 show notes
May. 28, 2010 2:48 amBy SueN- Guests:
- Dr. Riki Ott, marine toxicologist and former commercial salmon fisher in Alaska, author of “Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Spill".
- Reporter Andy Kroll of Mother Jones Magazine.
- Topics:
- Just back from the Gulf...update on toxic mess & health risks
- President Obama's speech on the oil disaster.
- Guests:
Killing themselves for our pleasure?
May. 27, 2010 6:27 amBy webmasterThe Financial Times is reporting on their front page today that nine people at a giant manufacturing facility in southern China where Apple, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard manufacture their products for the US market have committed suicide.
The factory is in Shenzen and both employs and houses 300,000 people. Our cheap labor - our slave labor overseas - are starting to protest.Wednesday 26 May '10 show notes
May. 27, 2010 3:26 amBy SueN- Guests:
- Richard Steiner, marine biologist and former University of Alaska fisheries extension agent.
- Kuzma Tesvich Louisiana oyster harvester...his family has been in the business for generations.
- Valerie Burch, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Pennsylvania.
- Dan Gainor of the Business and Media Institute.
- Guests: