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Daily Topics - Tuesday September 24th, 2013
Sep. 24, 2013 10:58 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
Hour One: De-regulation...the real economic crisis of the day? Bill Frezza, Competitive Enterprise Institute / Plus, have Republicans declared Ayn Rand Allahu Akbar on America?
Hour Two: There are no 'good guys with guns' - Noel Flasterstein, Gun Rights for You
Obama pledges to "secure" US "core interests" in the Middle East.
Sep. 24, 2013 8:25 amBy Thom Hartmann A...On Tuesday, President Obama addressed the United Nations about Syria and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. The President challenged the UN and member nations to stand together against the chemical weapon use in Syria, and approve the controversial agreement under which President Assad would hand control of the deadly weapons to the international community.
The "God of Money"
Sep. 23, 2013 7:41 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Pope Francis did it again. On Sunday, during a meeting with a group of unemployed workers, the Pope abandoned his prepared comments and railed against economic inequality. Pope Francis has previously spoken out against harsh austerity policies that are harming millions around the world, but at this speech on the island of Sardinia, the Pope condemned the “god of money” and today's “economic culture.”
I guess slashing food stamps just wasn't bad enough...
Sep. 20, 2013 8:32 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Less than 24 hours after voting to slash food stamp funding, House Republicans moved on to a full government shut down. On Friday, the US House of Representatives passed their version of a short-term spending resolution, which includes a measure to defund Obamacare. Before the vote, Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell called on Republicans to “wake up from their radical, ideological dream” and oppose the legislation.
Daily Topics - Thursday September 19th, 2013
Sep. 19, 2013 9:43 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
Hour One: Why Conservatives hate Obamacare - David Selig, Selig & Associates
Hour Two: Did the populous rebellion tank Larry Summers? Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio / Plus, Geeky Science - Why do fish swim in schools?
House Republicans take aim at the hungry.
Sep. 19, 2013 8:39 amBy Thom Hartmann A...The United States House of Representatives is in the midst of a food stamp showdown. House Republicans want to slash the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by nearly $40 billion dollars, and House Democrats are fighting it with all their might. The drastic cuts are almost ten times the amount approved by the U.S. Senate in June as part of the farm bill.
Who will blink first?
Sep. 18, 2013 8:32 amBy Thom Hartmann A...On Wednesday, President Obama raised the pressure on Congressional Republicans, and asked business groups to help avoid another economic crisis. In a speech before the Business Roundtable, the president urged business leaders to demand that Republicans end their continued “brinksmanship” over two upcoming budget deadlines. President Obama said, “I'm tired of it, and I suspect you are too.”
Daily Toics - Tuesday September 17th, 2013
Sep. 17, 2013 11:42 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
Hour One: More guns means more killings...
Hour Two: CA considers $10 minimum wage - Adrian Moore PhD, Reason Foundation
Hour Three: The Left Pushes Back...
"Something evil in our society..."
Sep. 17, 2013 8:19 amBy Thom Hartmann A...On Monday, 12 people were killed in a mass shooting in our nation's capital, and at least 8 others were injured. Within minutes of the first shots, hundreds of police and naval officers surrounded the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters, and police shot and killed the lone gunman.
Daily Topics - Monday September 16th, 2013
Sep. 16, 2013 11:04 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
Hour One: Banksters jack up your gas price...
Hour Two: Should the Mayor pass DC's liveable wage bill? Brian McNicoll, Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)
Hour Three: Boulder's 100 year flood & weather weirding - Tom Weis, Climate Crisis Solutions