August 21 2008 show notes
- Guest: Benjamin Day, Mass-Care. Single payer health care and why it's working (or not) in Massachusetts.
- Guest: John Podesta, American Progress. "The Power of Progress: How America's Progressives Can (Once Again) Save Our Economy, Our Climate, and Our Country".
- Guest: "Taking Our Country Back": Bill Hedrick. Running for Congress in CA's 44th District against 16 year Republican incumbent Ken Calvert.
- Guest: Tom Frank, "The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule".
- Guest: Christy Harvey, Center for American Progress, MicCheckradio.org. "News Under the Radar".
Topics, guests, upcoming events, quotes, links to articles, audio clips, books & bumper music.
August 20 2008 show notes
- Guest: Joseph Farah, founder, editor and CEO of World Net Daily. "None of the Above: Why 2008 is The Year to Cast the Ultimate Protest Vote".
- Guest: CNS Editor-in-Chief Terence Jeffrey. Georgian/Russian conflict, Card check., issues of the day.
- Guest: Former Congressman Bob Ney. HAVA, Iran, his prosecution (transcript).
- Guest: "Everything You Know is Wrong": T.E. Scott. His book, "Crazyman's Economics".
- Guest: Rachel Maddow. MSNBC is giving her a 9pm Eastern show starting Monday September 8.
Topics, guests, upcoming events, quotes, links to articles, audio clips, books & bumper music.
Transcript: former Republican Congressman Bob Ney: HAVA, Iran, prosecution. 20 August 2008
Thom discusses with former Republican Congressman Bob Ney the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), the document he passed on to the White House saying that Iran would have recognized Israel and a whole host of other things and would have let our inspectors on their ground, and the reasons he was singled out for prosecution (while admitting he was guilty).
On the Program - DNC and RNC weeks
August 25th - September 5th
Transcript: Mark Crispin Miller: Republican election theft. 19 August 2008
Mark Crispin Miller talks about an unimpeachable whistleblower on Republican election theft; Stephen Spoonamore, a lifelong Republican and erstwhile member of the McCain campaign until he discovered so much about the Republicans' election fraud that he resigned, and a prominent expert on computer crime.
August 19 2008 show notes
- Guest: Renee-Marie Stephano, Treasurer and Chief Operating Officer of the Medical Tourism Association.
- Guest: Dan Gainor, Business & Media Institute. Why isn't anyone talking about nuclear power to resolve the energy crisis?
- Guest: Mark Crispin Miller. Blowing the whistle on how the GOP has been stealing elections for years...the buck stops at the White House.
- Guest: "Advertiser Success Story": Jacques Pugh, Progressive Tech.
Topics, guests, upcoming events, quotes, links to articles, audio clips, books & bumper music.
August 15 2008 show notes
- "Every gun that is made.." Eisenhower speech.
- "Brunch with Bernie" with Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont.
- Guest: Ravi Batra, professor of economics. "Greenspan's Fraud" and "The New Golden Age".
Guests: Dorothy Fadiman, filmmaker, and Ion Sancho, Supervisor of Elections, Leon County, Florida. Their movie, STEALING AMERICA: Vote By Vote. - What really happened in South Ossetia?
Topics, guests, upcoming events, quotes, links to articles, audio clips, books & bumper music.
August 14 2008 show notes
- Guest: Kristan Hawkins, Students for Life. Does the new Planned Parenthood ad targeting teens about oral sex cross the line?
- Guest: Les Bernal, Stop Predatory Gambling.org. Should gambling (of any kind) be legal?"
- Social security is an insurance program rant.
- Murderous right wing speech.
- Guest: "Taking Our Country Back": Debbie Cook, Mayor of Huntington Beach. Running for Congress in California's 46th District against incumbent Republican Dana Rohrbacher.
- Guest: Christy Harvey, Center for American Progress, MicCheckradio.org. "News Under the Radar".
Topics, guests, upcoming events, quotes, links to articles, audio clips, books & bumper music.
On the Program - Aug 22 2008
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Transcript: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Fireside Chat of 26 May 1940, played 21 August 2008
Thom played several clips from this chat today, in which FDR talks about how nobody should profit from World War II; nor should standards be lowered.
On the Program - Aug 21th 2008
Quote: "Solong as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for theirrights, we'll be called a democracy." Roger Nash Baldwin
Hour One - BenjaminDaywww.masscare.com Topic: Single payer health care and why it's working (or not)in Massachusetts
Hour Two - John Podesta www.americanprogress.org Topic: his newbook "The Power of Progress"
Guest: TakingOur Country Back" Bill Hedrick www.hedrickforcongress.comTopic: Running for Congress in CA's 44th District against 16 year Republicanincumbent Ken Calvert
Hour Three -Tom Frankwww.tcfrank.com Topic: The Wrecking Crew: HowConservatives Rule
Guest: ChristyHarveywww.americanprogress.org Topic: News Under the Radar
On the Program - Aug 20th 2008
Quote: Democracy means not "I am as good asyou are" but "You are as good as I am." --Theodore Parker
Hour One - Joseph Farah www.worldnetdaily.com Topic: Thom challenges Joseph Farah -What if they held a presidential election and no-one showed up? ( new book"None of the Above: Why 2008 is The Year to Cast the Ultimate ProtestVote")
Hour Two - Terry Jeffrey www.cnsnews.com Topic: Thomand Terry debate the “Issues of the Day”
Hour Three "Everything You Know is Wrong" T.E. Scott www.crazymanseconomics.comTopic: Crazy Man's Economic
On the Program - Aug 19th 2008
Quote: The citizencan bring our political and governmental institutions back to life, make themresponsive and accountable, and keep them honest. No one else can. - JohnGardner
Hour One - Renee-Marie Stephano www.MedicalTourismAssociation.com Topic: Thomand Renee debate - Medical tourism...see your surgeons and the sites overseas
Hour Two - Dan Gainor www.businessandmedia.org: Why isn't anyone talking about nuclear power to resolve theenergy crisis?
Hour Three - Mark Crispin Millerwww.markcrispinmiller.blogspot.com Topic: Blowing the whistle on how the GOPhas been stealing elections for years...the buck stops at the White House
Guest "Advertiser SuccessStory" Jacques Pugh www.progressivetech.com Seattle AM1090 KPTK
Thom's Travel & EventsComing Up…
Democratic Convention Events – Thom will be on radio row
Monday - August 25th 2pm–3pm SEACHANGE IDEAS FORUMPresents…Progressive/Conservative Debate
Air America’s Thom Hartmann debates conservative political commentatorDennis Prager about the key issues facing the candidates in the 2008Presidential election.
Thom Hartmann (Air America Host)
Dennis Prager (Salem Radio Talk Show Host and Author)
Monday – August 25th 3pm – 6pm AIRAMERICA MEDIA & PROGRESSIVE BOOK CLUB ARE PROUD TO HOST…The contest:Progressives vs. Conservatives
Moderator: Thom Hartmann, Air America
Paul Krugman, The Conscience of aLiberal
Arianna Huffington, Right is Wrong
John Podesta, The Power of Progress
David Sirota, The Uprising
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The Big Tent (Corner of 15th & Wynkoop Streets)
Tuesday –August 26th 6pm - Denver, CO -Thom is giving a talk and signing books-Border's Books in Lone Tree Colorado in the Park Meadows Mall. 8557 ParkMeadows Center Dr. Lone Tree, CO 80124 303.708.1735 (AM 760, Colorado'sProgressive Talk) www.am760.net
Republican Convention Events – Thom willbe on radio row
Monday - September 1 – SEIU’s Take Back Labor Day Festival -Harriet Island Minneapolis Hip Hop acts Atmosphere and Lupe Fiasco, actor/ musicianMos Def and British rocker Billy Bragg are joining the line-up at the ServiceEmployees International Union’s (SEIU) Take Back Labor Day Festival at the footof the Republican National Convention. Thefestival will run from noon to 7 p.m. on Sept. 1, Labor Day, at Harriet IslandRegional Park in the Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul. The festival will feature musiciansSteve Earle, Allison Moorer and Tom Morello, SEIU President Andy Stern andChange to Win Chair Anna Burger, and Air America radio host Thom Hartmann (timeTBA). Purchase tickets @ www.ticketmaster.com
Tuesday - September 2 - AM950 The Voice of Minnesota- Invites You to TheParty for Change Join: Bill Press, Stephanie Miller, Jim Ward, ChrisLavoie, Ed Schultz, Thom Hartmann, and Jon Elliott, Book signings: ThomHartmann and Bill Press,5:30 pm doors open. Party till 9:30 pm, Where:Black Bear Crossing on the Lake, located in the Historic Como LakesidePavilion, 1360 North Lexington Parkway,St. Paul, Minnesota $10 purchase ticketsat door only. www.am950ktnf.com
August 13 2008 show notes
- Guest: Larisa Alexandrova, Raw Story. Can't find WMD in Iraq? Plant it?
- Guest: CNS Editor-in-Chief Terence Jeffrey. Are you willing to kill the human race so fat cats can get fatter? Do plants and animals exist for our use and for our purposes?
- Guest: "Everything You Know is Wrong": Jim Stark. His new book, "Rescue Plan for Planet Earth: Democratic World Government through a Global Referendum".
- Guest: Larry Scott, founder and Editor of VA Watch Dog. "The American Veteran's On-Line News Magazine".
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