Thom asks Wayne Root why distribute risk with military, police & fire departments but not for health? 25 August 2009
Aug. 29, 2009 4:38 pmBy SueNThom asks Wayne Root why distribute risk with military, police & fire departments but not for health? 25 August 2009
Transcript: Thom Hartmann discusses torture, prosecution and interrogators with Marjorie Cohn, 24 August 2009
Aug. 29, 2009 1:05 pmBy SueNThom Hartmann: ABC News is reporting a profanity-laced screaming match at the White House, between CIA Director Leon Panetta, and “a senior Administration official”, a “senior White House staff member”. Actually calling him a staff member, I wondering if that might be Rahm Emmanuel, particularly since it was profanity-laced.
Transcript: Thom discusses rendition under Obama with Scott Horton, 13 August 2009
Aug. 29, 2009 9:14 amBy SueNThom Hartmann Welcome back, Thom Hartmann here with you. The Constitution of the United States refers to the, to Habeas Corpus. This very, very simple and straightforward process that if you are arrested, you have the right to, well there’s a whole series of these rights that are articulated in the Bill of Rights, the 5th amendment, you have the right to not speak in your own defense, or to not speak against yourself if necessary and to compel testimony. You have, under the 6th amendment, you have the right to a fair trial, to be tried before a jury of your peers.
Death Panels.....
Aug. 28, 2009 6:54 amBy LouiseChris Broughton, who brought an assault rifle and a handgun to the Obama event in Phoenix last week, attended an anti-Obama sermon just a day before showing up.
Thom discusses GOP political terrorism with Dan Gainor, 12 August 2009
Aug. 28, 2009 6:16 amBy SueNThom Hartmann: Our quote for day from Dennis Kucinich: “Peace is a civil right which makes other human rights possible. Peace is a precondition for our existence. Peace permits our continued existence.” Peace is not what is being whipped up by the right today and frankly by the corporate media.
Transcript: Why should anybody be allowed to engage in for profit health insurance?" Thom asks Michael Tanner, 27 August 2009
Aug. 27, 2009 4:41 pmBy SueNThom Hartmann: But to the healthcare debate. There is a new, a new group over on Facebook. Let me just set this up by sharing this with you. It’s called ‘One million strong against our socialist fire departments.’ The topic: ‘For far too long fire departments across the United States have been socialist organizations resulting in taxes on the American people. Fact: Most Americans never use the socialized services of the fire department.
Transcript: Thom asks Frank Schaeffer, why are Conservatives rampaging at town hall meetings? 10 August 2009
Aug. 26, 2009 4:10 pmBy SueNThom Hartmann: Greetings my friends, patriots, lovers of democracy, truth and justice, believers in peace, freedom and the American way. Thom Hartmann here with you.
Senator Ted Kennedy - I will miss you
Aug. 26, 2009 11:48 amBy LouiseTranscript: Carl and Christine discuss the health insurance industry with HMO defector Wendell Potter, 05 August 2009
Aug. 26, 2009 5:25 amBy SueNCarl Wolfson and Christine Alexander from the KPOJ morning show guest hosted for Thom who was on the road.
Cash for Geezers? Lower the Retirement Age to 55 Now!
Aug. 25, 2009 10:09 amBy LouiseOne of the most powerful forms of stimulus we could apply to our economy right now would be to lower the current Social Security retirement age from the current 65-67 to 55, and increase the benefits back to where they were in inflation-adjusted 1960s dollars by