What Does Anti-American Mean?
Oct. 22, 2008 11:29 amBy Thom Hartmann A...
CHRIS MATTHEWS: So you believe that Barack Obama may have anti-American views?
BACHMANN: Absolutely. I’m very concerned he may have anti-American views. Also, in her Hardball appearance, Bachmann said, “The news media should do a penetrating exposé” into the “views of the people in Congress and find out if they’re pro-America or anti-America.”
I’ve often felt, in a glib moment, that Bush and Cheney are "anti-American" because their policies have been so hurtful to this nation. But the more I consider it, the more I know it’s not true. They’re Americans and we all must--if we are to have a nation that doesn’t descend into fear and hate--assume first that they love their nation. They may be bad actors, their behavior may be destructive, but that doesn’t make them anti-American.
On the Program - Oct 22 2008
Oct. 22, 2008 10:46 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Hour One – What Does Anti-American Mean?
Hour Two - Terry Jeffrey www.cnsnews.com Topic: Economy, nationalizing banks, IRS back door that helps illegal immigrants get credit/home loans, Obama's opposition to the Born-Alive Infant Protection ActHour Three "Everything You Know is Wrong" Holly Hughes
www.frommers.com Topic: Frommer's "500 Places to See Before They Disappear"Guest: John Dean www.writ.news.findlaw.com/dean Topic: his new book "Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches."
October 20 2008 show notes
Oct. 21, 2008 9:28 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...- Guest: Bob Barr, Libertarian nominee for president.
- Guest: Carrie Lukas, Vice President for Policy and Economics, Independent Women's Forum.
- Guest: Al Franken. His Senate campaign against Republican Norm Coleman in Minnesota.
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On the Program - Oct 21th 2008
Oct. 21, 2008 10:41 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Quote: It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes. - Andrew Jackson
Hour One -Tara Ross www.taraross.com Topic: "Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College"
Guest: James "Jim" Hoffa www.teamsters.org Topic: The race to the bottom- he’ll be at the location of a former Mr.Coffee plant that shut down 10 years ago and moved to Mexico then after 3 years in Mexico and moved to China.
Hour Two -"The Postman" www.ChooseForeclosure.com Topic: why walking away from foreclosure might be the best action "Choose Foreclosure: The Case For Walking Away"
Hour Three -"Taking Our Country Back" Elwyn Tinklenberg www.tinklenberg08.com Topic: Running for Congress in Minnesota's 6th District against Republican incumbent Michelle Bachman
On the Program - Oct 20th 2008
Oct. 19, 2008 11:31 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...Quote: "Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong." - Thomas Jefferson
Hour One - Congressman Bob Barr Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate www.bobbar2008.com Topic: Libertarian party platform...how is Bob different from John McCain?Hour Two - Carrie Lukas www.iwf.org Topic: Thom and Carrie debate if Joe the plumber will be better off with Obama or McCain
Hour Three - Al Franken www.alfranken.com Topic: His senate campaign against republican incumbent Norm Coleman
The Thom Hartmann Program - Weekly Report
Oct. 19, 2008 5:29 pmBy Thom Hartmann A..."Fair and Slightly Unbalanced"
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October 20-24 2008 Radio Guest Highlights for the Week
Monday
Guest: Bob Barr www.bobbarr2008.com Topic: Thom asks "why should republicans pick Bob instead of John McCain?"
Guest: Carrie Lukas www.iwf.org Topic: Thom and Carrie spar over tax increases for joe and jane "the plumber"
Guest: Al Franken www.alfranken.com Topic: "Taking Our Country Back"
Tuesday
Guest: Conservative attorney/author Tara Ross www.taraross.com Topic: "Is the electoral college obsolete?"
Guest: "The Postman" www.ChooseForeclosure.com Topic: Thom talks to the Postman about why sometimes it's better to walk away from a foreclosure
Wednesday
Guest: Frank Gaffney www.centerforsecuritypolicy.com Topic: Character counts...how about the characters in John McCain's past?
Terry Jeffrey www.cnsnews.com Topic: The issues of the day through the lens of both conservative and liberal
Guest: "Everything you Know is Wrong" Holly Hughes www.frommers.com Topic: "500 Places to See Before They Disappear"Thursday
Guest: Secretary of State Madeleine Albright www.harpercollins.com Topic: Thom talks to the former SOS about the election, America's standing abroad and what the next President has to do to help us heal from the past 8 years
Guest: Christy Harvey www.americanprogress.org Topic: News under the Radar
Friday – "Brunch with Bernie" – Senator Bernie Sanders taking your callsOctober 17 2008 show notes
Oct. 17, 2008 7:12 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...- The show was guest hosted by Nicole Sandler from Miami.
Guest: Melissa Etheridge, rock singer-songwriter. - Guest: Ion Sancho, supervisor of elections for Leon County, Florida.
- Guest: Greg Palast. "Block the Vote". The election's already stolen. " Steal Back Your Vote!
- Guest: ultra conservative, NewsMax columnist and former Congressman from Long Island John LeBoutillier.
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- The show was guest hosted by Nicole Sandler from Miami.
October 16 2008 show notes
Oct. 17, 2008 3:00 amBy Thom Hartmann A...- Last night's presidential debate.
- Joe the plumber.
- Guest: James Bamford. His book, "The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America".
- Guest: Stefan Forbes. His movie, "Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story".
- Guest: Mark Karlin, Buzzflash. The Best of the Rest of the News.
- Guest: Christy Harvey, Director of Strategic Communications at the Center for American Progress,
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October 15 2008 show notes
Oct. 16, 2008 9:00 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...- Guest: Mark Mitchell, The Naked Short Selling That Toppled Wall Street.
- Guest: CNS Editor-in-Chief Terence Jeffrey.
- Guest: Naomi Klein. Is the financial crisis an intentional shock or simply an opportunity for the vultures? Her book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.
- Guest: Larry Scott, founder and Editor of VA Watch Dog. "The American Veteran's On-Line News Magazine".
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October 14 2008 show notes
Oct. 16, 2008 8:55 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...- Guest: Brad O'Leary. President of ATI-News. "Take the Obama Test" web site.
- Thom was on Fox News on Sunday defending Acorn (video).
- Guest: Victor Davis Hanson, a blogger at Pajamas Media.
- Guest: Glenn Greenwald, Salon.com. "Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics".
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