Grab bag — Saturday morning version

Posted on January 23rd, 2010 by ecthompson

Mystery bag* The Errington Thompson Show will be streaming live at 9 AM. My special guests are Linda Monk, constitutional scholar and author of the fabulous book, The Words We Live By. We’ll talk about the new Supreme Court ruling and what this means to campaign finance and free speech. I will also talk with Patrick Fitzsimmons, the executive director of Western North Carolina’s Red Cross. We will talk about the relief efforts in Haiti.

* Speaking of Haiti, did you see that fabulous benefit concert last night? That was amazing. Have you given?

* Britain has raised its terrorist threat alert to its second-highest level — severe. In their scale, severe means that an attack is highly likely. This can’t be good.

* A huge storm, which battered California for several days and cause mudslides and flooding, is now over Arizona. Northern Arizona has received record snowfall and southern Arizona is seeing massive flooding.

* Looks like somebody is planning on running against John McCain.

* Air America Radio is out of business, again. I’m not sure why anybody over there can’t get progressive radio right. Is it really that hard?

* Democrats are doing their best to screw up health-care reform. It now appears that the House is going to reject the Senate’s version. The Senate, of course, are ready scratched the House version. I was just wondering if any Democrat will show leadership on this issue?

* A school bag containing Kermit the frog caused a Colorado charter school to close for several hours.

Tags: Environment, Healthcare, Legal, Party Politics, Terrorism // View Comments

  • Joe White
    Yes, except probably no politician, Democrat or Republican, is going to vote for limiting who can donate to him.

    This will probably have to be done state-by-state, using petitions to place an initiative on the ballot in each.
  • Joe White
    Yes, except probably no politician, Democrat or Republican, is going to vote for limiting who can donate to him.

    This will probably have to be done state-by-state, using petitions to place an initiative on the ballot in each.
  • ecthompson
    Hey, we agree on this sort of. You are talking about individuals and corporations. No matter how you look at this is a start.
  • ecthompson
    Hey, we agree on this sort of. You are talking about individuals and corporations. No matter how you look at this is a start.
  • Joe White
    I'm no Obama fan.

    But this Supreme Court ruling is a bad one.

    Unions and corporations are not citizens.

    Only citizens who are qualified to vote for a candidate should be able to donate.

    For example, if you live in District 3, you can vote for and donate to a District 3 candidate. But you should not be able to vote for or donate to a District 1, 2 or 4 candidate.

    If a corporate exec or union boss likes a candidate, let them spend their OWN money on a candidate that they are legally qualified to vote for.

    Fat cats in California and New York should not be able to buy elections in Wisconsin and Kansas.
  • Joe White
    I'm no Obama fan.

    But this Supreme Court ruling is a bad one.

    Unions and corporations are not citizens.

    Only citizens who are qualified to vote for a candidate should be able to donate.

    For example, if you live in District 3, you can vote for and donate to a District 3 candidate. But you should not be able to vote for or donate to a District 1, 2 or 4 candidate.

    If a corporate exec or union boss likes a candidate, let them spend their OWN money on a candidate that they are legally qualified to vote for.

    Fat cats in California and New York should not be able to buy elections in Wisconsin and Kansas.
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