Radio show transcripts
Transcript: Thom Hartmann asks Elizabeth Ames Jones, does America have what it takes to be energy independent? 30 Mar '10.
Apr. 26, 2010 7:17 amBy SueNThom Hartmann: So what’s the future of carbon-based products in America? What’s the future of our energy supply? What’s the future of the planet, is it melting down? What’s the future of our independence from foreign oil, particularly foreign oil coming from countries that tend to support people who like to do things like fly airplanes into buildings?
Transcript: Thom Hartmann talks to Paul Loeb about his new book, "Soul of a Citizen: Living With Conviction in Challenging Times". 30 Mar '10.
Apr. 26, 2010 7:15 amBy SueNThom Hartmann: Helping you win the water cooler wars, Thom Hartmann here with you. And here we have Max Baucus thanking Liz Fowler who is on his staff, she’s his chief legal, chief health counsel, chief health lawyer. She wrote the 87 page white paper which became the basis of virtually all of the various forms of what we now refer to as Obamacare. And it turns out that she used to be the Vice President of WellPoint and probably some day soon will go back to a similar job.
Transcript: Thom Hartmann asks Peter Ferrara, is America failing because we don't have enough socialism? 30 Mar '10.
Apr. 26, 2010 7:12 amBy SueNThom Hartmann: Anyhow, what is socialism? Harry Reid, I get this email from Harry Reid. Actually Michael, who’s our video director got it, he must have contributed to Harry’s, Michael used to live in Vegas and he must have contributed to Harry’s campaign at some point. And Harry says, “Dear Michael, I wasn’t there but I’m told there were speeches, some signage featuring questionable assertions and a lot of calling democrats socialists.
Transcript: Thom Hartmann asks Max Keiser, has President Obama just become a Herbert Hoover Republican? 26 Jan '10.
Apr. 26, 2010 7:10 amBy SueNThom Hartmann: Max Keiser is with us, TV presenter, radio host, entrepreneur, broadcaster, journalist, MaxKeiser.com, does a show now also for Russia Today, RT.com, MaxKeiser.com, though, his website. Max, welcome back to our show.
Max Keiser: Hey Thom, thanks for having me.
Thom Hartmann: Has President Obama just become a Herbert Hoover Republican?
Transcript: Thom Hartmann asks Kumi Naidoo, is time for peaceful civil disobedience on climate change? 09 Dec '09
Apr. 26, 2010 7:08 amBy SueNThom Hartmann: Kumi Naidoo is with us, he is the executive director of Greenpeace International and the chair of the tck tck tck campaign, Greenpeace.org of course the website. Kumi, welcome to our program, it is a great honor to have you on with us.
Kumi Naidoo: Thank you very much for having me Thom.
Transcript: Thom Hartmann asks William Yeatman, why do conservatives want to defy the Supreme Court and stop the government from protecting us from dangerous pollutants? 09 Dec '09
Apr. 26, 2010 7:06 amBy SueNThom Hartmann: Thom Hartmann here with you and William Yeatman is on the line. He’s with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, CEI.org is their website. William, welcome to the program.
William Yeatman: Thank you so much for having me, sir.
Transcript: Ellen Ratner calls Thom Hartmann from Sudan 24 Mar '10.
Apr. 2, 2010 5:42 pmBy SueNThom Hartmann: Ellen Ratner is in South Sudan right now where I was with Ellen a year and a half ago and Ellen calling by satellite phone I assume, welcome.
Ellen Ratner: No actually I’m calling by a cell phone, actually in Aweil now, the city, which you and I were never in. Actually have cell phone services, it’s quite astounding that they do at all.
Thom Hartmann: You are where?
Transcript: Thom Hartmann asks David Frum how to stop the right wing crazy train from taking over their party. 24 Mar '10.
Apr. 2, 2010 5:33 pmBy SueNThom Hartmann: Well, Republicans are valiantly trying to stop modifications to the Senate bill that was signed into law yesterday, the health insurance, not health care, health insurance reform. And it’s David Vitter and others putting forward these amendments, trying to slow it down and blow it up. Still operating off the play book that if they can just somehow damage the Democratic Party or make things not work the way that Obama wants them to work, that that’s going to adhere benefit to the Republican Party over time.
Transcript: Thom Hartmann gets a wrap up on the Copenhagen Climate Summit from Bill McKibben. 18 December 2009
Apr. 2, 2010 5:30 pmBy SueNThom Hartmann: And Bill McKibben is on the line with us from Copenhagen, and Bill, I’m looking at “Der Spiegel” or maybe it’s not, maybe, no actually it’s David Corn writing in Mother Jones : "No deal. Not even a fig leaf. That seemed to be the implication of President Barack Obama's ... speech". Bill McKibben, by the way, 350.org.
Transcript: Thom Hartmann gets an update from the Copenhagen Climate Summit from Phil Radford. 17 December 2009
Apr. 2, 2010 5:28 pmBy SueNThom Hartmann: Phil Radford is on the line with us. He is the Executive Director of Greenpeace USA, greenpeace.org is the website, Phil, welcome to the show.
Phil Radford: Hi Thom, thank you.