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Voodoo Economic Death Panel
Sep. 21, 2010 8:12 amBy louisehartmannSen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) has announced that if Republicans regain control over Congress, they will destroy the sweeping Wall Street reform and shred the newly created consumer protection bureau.
Daily Topics - Tuesday September 21st, 2010
Sep. 21, 2010 7:26 amBy shawnt56Quote of the Day: One of the things I'm most proud of about my country is the fact that we did lick McCarthyism back in the fifties. -- Pete Seeger
A Blood Oath
Sep. 20, 2010 8:25 amBy louisehartmannRoll Call is reporting that congressman Steve King (R-IA) is now demanding a “blood oath” from House Minority Leader John Boehner to to shut down the Government. King said, “We must not blink,” noting that money cannot be spent without the House voting to pass it.
Daily Topics - Monday September 20th, 2010
Sep. 20, 2010 7:46 amBy shawnt56Quote of the Day: “All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” -- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The United States of CEOs
Sep. 17, 2010 8:40 amBy louisehartmannLast week, in a San Bruno, California, neighborhood, a natural gas pipeline exploded in a thunderous sound heard for miles destroying homes and killed at least four people.
Daily Topics - Friday September 17th, 2010
Sep. 17, 2010 7:53 amBy shawnt56Quote of the Day: You can only govern men by serving them. — Victor Cousin, French philosopher (1792-1867)
"Anything Goes on Townhall Friday!"
Hour One: "Brunch With Bernie" - Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spends the hour with Thom discussing the issues and answering listener questions www.sanders.senate.gov
Hour Two: "Lies, Damn Lies, and Export Statistics: How Corporate Lobbyists Distort the Record of Flawed Trade Deals" - Public Citizen's Todd Tucker will be here www.citizen.org
Daily Topics - Thursday September 16th, 2010
Sep. 16, 2010 6:53 amBy shawnt56Quote of the Day: Bad administration, to be sure, can destroy good policy; but good administration can never save bad policy. — Adlai Stevenson
Please welcome KUDO's Shannyn Moore in for Thom today!
Hour One: Elizabeth Warren gets the job...will she have the power? Christopher Hayes, DC Editor of The Nation will be here www.thenation.com
The Tea Party Win - The Leading Cry of the Rich?
Sep. 15, 2010 7:56 amBy louisehartmannContinuing the “GOP nightmare,” Tea Partier Christine O’Donnell (DE), who doesn't believe in evolution and says masturbation is the same as adultery, beat longtime Republican congressman Mike Castle in Delaware’s Republican Senate primary. In response to his unexpected loss, Castle chose to call the Democratic candidate Chris Coons over O’Donnell last night, and confirmed that he “will not be endorsing” O'Donnell in the general election.
The Future of Mankind on Sale for a Few Oil Industry Bucks....
Sep. 14, 2010 7:36 amBy louisehartmannWhen the Senate Appropriations Committee votes Thursday on the EPA budget, Sens. Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND) say they may try to block U.S. EPA climate rules, and it's possible that Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Mark Pryor (D-AR), and Tim Johnson (D-SD) likely to join them.