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December 19 2007 show notes
- How do we recover the moral high ground in America Political debate?
- Guest: Scott Swett, "To Set The Record Straight: How Swift Boat Veterans, POWs and the New Media Defeated John Kerry".
- Campaign Finance reform.
- Is the use of torture destroying the America the founders fought and died for?
- The purpose of torture.
- Guest: Bart Jones. Author, “Hugo!”: The Hugo Chavez Story From Mud Hut To Perpetual Revolution.
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Thom Hartmann Presidential Straw Poll 12/20/07
Who would you vote for if the election were held today?
Senator John Edwards 38
Congressman Dennis Kucinich 27
Senator Hilary Clinton 4
Senator Barack Obama 3
Gov. Bill Richardson 2
Senator Chris Dodd 2
Senator Joe Biden 1
Former VP Al Gore 1
Congressman Ron Paul 1
Former Pres. Jimmy Carter 1
The Thom Hartmann Program - Dec 20 2007
Hour One - Cliff Kincaid www.aim.org Topic: Cliff and I will debate if Michael Savage's anti-Muslim statements should be considered "hate" talk or his 1st Amendment right to free speech?
Hour Two - Why are the Republicans stopping some states from saving the environment?
Hour Three - Guest: Naomi Klein www.thenation.com Topic: Guns Beat Green: The Market Has Spoken
Guest: Isaiah Poole www.tompaine.com
Guest: Christy Harvey www.americanprogress.org Topic: News from under the radar
December 18 2007 show notes
- Is the Republican Party's criminal machine starting to become unraveled?
- Look at the federal attorneys who kept their jobs, not those who lost them.
- Video of Don Siegelman on the theft of his election.
- Guest: Senator Chris Dodd, presidential candidate, who filibustered FISA yesterday.
- Last night the House passed an omnibus spending bill.
- Guest: Lawrence Mitchell. Author, "The Speculation Economy: How Finance Triumphed over Industry".
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Today on the Program - Dec. 19th 2007
Hour One - How do we recover the moral high ground in America Political debate?
Guest: Scott Swett www.tosettherecordstraight.com author of - To Set the Record Straight: How Swift Boat Veterans, POWs and the New Media Defeated John Kerry
Hour Two - Is the use of torture destroying the America the founders fought and died for?
Hour Three - Guest: Bart Jones www.steerforth.com Topic: HUGO! The Hugo Chavez Story from Mud Hut to Perpetual Revolution
FISA FILIBUSTER...
Thom Hartmann interviews Senator Chris Dodd on the FISA filibuster - 12/18/07
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December 17 2007 show notes
- Economy rant.
- Are Americans too lazy?
- Sen. Chris Dodd filibustering on FISA today.
- Yesterday was the 234th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.
- Guest: Jay Inslee, co-author, "Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy".
- Guest: Stewart Acuff, AFLCIO.
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Today on the Program - December 18th
Hour One - Is the Republican Party’s criminal activity starting to become unraveled?
Guest: Chris Dodd http://dodd.senate.gov
Topic: FISA and the Filibuster
Guest: Rep. Steve Israel http://israel.house.gov/
Topic: Revealing the Omnibus bill
Hour Two - Guest: Larry Pratt www.gunowners.org
Topic: Larry and I will debate - Should a school principal or teacher carry a concealed gun at school to stop a school massacre?
Hour Three - Guest: Lawrence Mitchell www.bkpub.com
Topic: Lawrence’s book - The Speculation Economy: How Finance Triumphed Over Industry
The Thom Hartmann Program - December 17th 2007
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