March 26 2008 show notes
- Religion has become part of the campaign. Government and religion.
- Guest: Tara Ross, lawyer, writer, "Under God: George Washington and the Question of Church and State".
- Thom will be broadcasting the show live from KMPT Missoula on Friday 28 March and giving a talk.
- McCain speech, health care.
- Guest: CNS Editor-in-Chief Terence Jeffrey. Health care.
- Guest: Frank Viola, "Pagan Christianity?"
- Yesterday's Supreme Court decision about treaties and ratification.
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On the Program - March 27th 2008
Hour One - Guest: Mark Mathis www.expelledthemovie.com Topic: Thom and Mark Mathis debate - Florida Public Schools Forced to Embrace Darwinism and Silence Academic Freedom…Will This Set A Precedent For The Country?
Hour Two - Guest: Carrie Lukas www.iwf.org Topic: Thom is challenging Carrie who is here saying - America's Climate Security Act Bad for the Economy
Hour Three - Guest: Former Comptroller General of the United States David Walker Topic: Expert insight, analysis and commentary into the recent market and economic crisis. Is there a limit on what Bernanke can do? What more can the Bush Administration do to restore credibility? What are the short-term and long-term problems and solutions?
Guest: Christy Harvey www.americanprogress.org Topic: "News Under the Radar"
March 28 - Missoula, MT - Thom live from affiliate KMPT 930 Missoula, MT & 2 p.m. on the 28th Hartmann will give a talk at the Holiday Inn Parkside at 200 S. Pattee St. in Missoula. The talk is free and open to the public and Hartmann will be available to sign copies of his books. Guests: Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, Senator Jon Tester & Senator Bernie Sanders "Brunch with Bernie" all here on Friday.
March 25 2008 show notes
- Is it time for the democrats to begin using the 'D' word?
- Violence is flaring up between al Sadr's forces and the government in Iraq.
- Nuclear attack on Iran?
- Guest: Congressman Mike Capuano (MA-08), co-chair of the Congressional Sudan Caucus.
- Guest: Dahr Jamail, independent journalist reporting from the Middle East.
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On the Program - March 26th 2008
Hour One - Guest: Tara Ross http://www.taraross.com/default.asp Topic: Thom is disagreeing with Tara on - Is the cross above than the flag? What General George Washington would say about the latest clash between church and state - The Naval Academy color guard is"dipping" the American flag below a cross during worship services, reports the NY Times.
Hour Two - Guest: Terry Jeffrey www.cnsnews.com Topic: Thom and Terry will be debating the healthcare plans of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama as a model for moving forward on healthcare.
Hour Three - Guest: "Everything you Know is Wrong" Frank Viola www.paganchristianity.org Topic: Are the roots of Christianity Pagan?
March 28 - Missoula, MT - Thom live from affiliate KMPT 930 Missoula, MT & 2 p.m. on the 28th Hartmann will give a talk at the Holiday Inn Parkside at
March 24 2008 show notes
- Are we "called" by God to be good stewards of the planet or of the wealthy?
- Guest: George Landrith, President of the Frontiers of Freedom. Environment.
- Guest: Rich Cizik, Vice President for Governmental Affairs, The National Association of Evangelicals. Environment.
- Eliot Spitzer should not have resigned?
- Recordings from South Sudan.
- Guest: Marjorie Cohn. "Beware an Attack on Iran".
- Guest: Eric Alterman. "Why We're Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America".
- The Presidential campaigns.
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On the Program - March 25th 2008
Hour One - Topic: Is it time for Democrats to use the "D" word with McCain?
Hour Two - Topic: Should Rush Limbaugh be arrested again?
Guest: Congressman Mike Capuano http://www.house.gov/capuano/ Topic: Darfur
Hour Three - Guest: Dahr Jamail http://dahrjamailiraq.com Topic: Iraq war entering 6th year, his experiences in Iraq
March 21 2008 show notes
Thom was off sick and Peter B. Collins guest hosted from San Francisco.
- "Brunch with Bernie" with Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont.
- Guest: Lawrence Yun. Managing Director and Senior Economist at the National Association of Realtors.
- Guest: Jeff Sharlet, forthcoming book "The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power".
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March 20 2008 show notes
- Thom took a rare day off sick, and the show was a "best of".
- Guest: Climate skeptic Marc Morano, communications director for Senator James Inhofe, minority leader of the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Guest: Robby Schrum. Should the Post Office be privatized?
- Guest: Neal Boortz, nationally syndicated talk show host, former lawyer, and author of "The Fair Tax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS" and "FairTax: The Truth: Answering the Critics".
- Guest: Professor Saul Landau.
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March 19 2008 show notes
- Thom got back from Darfur in the early hours.
- He spoke of his experiences in Darfur.
- Excerpts from Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: 'A More Perfect Union'.
- 5th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Th enumbers killed and wounded.
- Guest: Kathleen Kelly, author of "HELP! There's a Liberal in the Corner Office".
- The economy.
- Guest: Larry Scott, founder and Editor of VA Watch Dog.
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On the Program - march 28 2008
Hour One - Guests: George Landrith www.ff.org & Rev. Richard Cizik www.nae.net Topic: Thom and Two evangelicals both pro & con global warming will have a lively debate about the new global warming legislation - Are we "called" by God to be good stewards of the planet or of the wealthy?
Hour Two - Guest: Marjorie Cohn marjoriecohn.com/index.html Topic: Recent article "Beware an Attack on Iran"
Hour Three - Guest: Eric Alterman www.ericalterman.com Topic: His new book "WHY WE’RE LIBERALS - A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America"
Thom Hartmann - Air America Radio - traveled to Darfur in the Sudan with other talk show hosts to bring "Sacks of Hope" and to provide awareness of the Sudanese Refugees
Donate $50 for each "Sack of Hope" to help out - here:
March 18 2008 show notes
- Thom Hartmann is traveling in Darfur, Peter B. Collins guest hosted live from the Take Back America conference.
- Obama speech in Philadelphia, "A More Perfect Union".
- Guest: Joe Andrews, former DNC chair, author, "The Blue Way: How to Profit by Investing in a Better World".
- Guest: Jared Bernstein , author, "Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (and Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries)".
- Guest: Drew Westen, Professor of Psychology, Emory University. Author, "The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation".
- Guest: Congressman John Conyers, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
- Guest: David Sirota, columnist.
- Guest: Celinda Lake, pollster.
- Guest: Khari Mosley, League of Young Voters, PA.
- Guest: Donna Edwards.
- Guest: Producer and People For the American Way founder Norman Lear.
- Guest: Kathryn Kolbert, president of People For the American Way.
- Guest: Bob Borosage.
- Guest: John Gorenfeld, author, "Bad Moon Rising: How Reverend Moon Created the Washington Times, Seduced the Religious Right and Built an American Kingdom".
- Guest: Jesselyn McCurdy, ACLU Legislative Counsel.
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Mar 24 - Mar 28 2008 Radio Guest Highlights for the Week - Don't miss...Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer & Former Comptroller General of the United States - David M. Walker on the recent market and economic crisis
Transcript: Thom & Ellen Ratner in Darfur 14 March 2008, part 4.
Thom and Ellen Ratner of Talk Radio News call in from Darfur to talk to Carl Wolfson.
March 17 2008 show notes
- Thom Hartmann is traveling in Darfur, Peter B. Collins guest hosted live from the Take Back America conference.
- Guest: DNC Deputy Chair Susan Turnball.
- Guest: Carl Pope, Sierra Club Executive Director.
- Guest: Jim Dean, Democracy For America.
- Guest: Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films.
- Guest: Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky.
- Guest: Stewart Acuff, AFLCIO.
- Guest: Biko Baker, League of Young Voters.
- Guest: Ron Pollack, families.usa.
- Guest: Former ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley.
- Guest: Donna Edwards, candidate for Congress.
- Thom called in from Nairobi on his way home.
- Guest: Christine Pelosi, "Campaign Boot Camp: Basic Training for Future Leaders".
- Guest: Simon Rosenberg, president, NDN.
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On the Program - March 20 2008
Thom is not feeling well today - There will be a "best of" today. Tune in to - "Save the Polar Bears," Learn about the movement to "Privatize the Post Office," and all about the "Fair Tax" efforts.
Ellen and Dan of Talk Radio News have put up some photos from our recent trip to the Darfur region of Southern Sudan here: http://www.talkradionews.com/2008/03/photos-from-sudan/ (here's one example: