Oh, there is plenty to talk about. Tony Snow has passed. The great cardiac surgeon Michael Debakey also died 99 years old. The FISA bill passed the Senate with about half of the Democrats voting for the bill– so disappointing. I talk with Barry Summers, a local activist, about a Parkside protest that he and several other activists are having on Tuesday, July 16 at 4:30 pm. Great show. Enjoy.
I talk with Linda Monk, constitutional scholar and author, about the recent Supreme Court decisions, including gun control, Exxon Mobil, habeus corpus, Gitmo, and more. Great show. Enjoy.
Great Show. I chat with Glenn Greenwald about FISA and the Democrats inability to stand up and say no more. I then switch gears and talk with local author Cecil Bothwell who has been covering the Pak Square “illegal” sale of land and the indictment and conviction of Sheriff Bobby Medford. I give away another $75!! Just listen and you can win.
I think that FISA is very important. The principle is important. The American government shouldn’t spy on us without a good reason. Just cuz, didn’t work for me with my mother and it shouldn’t work for our government.
I was able to find Kargo X from the Daily Kos who has been following this issue for a couple of years. We discuss what happened this week. This conversation ties in very nicely with my prior conversation with McJoan, also from the Daily Kos.
Tomorrow, Saturday, June 28, I will be discussing FISA with Glenn Greenwald. I will also discuss some local news (Pak Square) with Cecil Bothwell.
I think that this FISA legislation is very important. Therefore, I contacted McJoan (Joan McCarter) from the Daily Kos to chat about what’s going on and what we can do to help stop this legislature that will not make us safer.
The Mark Agrast, from the Center for American Progress, has written a nice piece outlining the many wrongs of this bill. Glenn Greenwald continues his excellent coverage of this issue. Kargo X has also been on this issue.
To get involved please check out the following - Act Blue (I have donated!!!), Color of Change, Electronic Frontiers Foundation and MoveON.org.
BTW, remember I’m on iTunes and several other podcasting services.
Brian Katulis from the Center for American Progress is my guest. We discuss his new book, Afghanistan, his recent trip to Pakistan and, of course, Iraq. We also begin our $75 give away. We figure that it is expensive out there with food and gas prices. We want to help, at least a little bit. We will give away $75 each week for the next 4 weeks. For most cars, $75 should get you a tank of gas and a soft drink. Enjoy!!
Happy Friday the 13th, a day late. Tim Russert has died at age 58. My Guests - Daniel Weiss from the Center for American Progress and Heidi Shierholz from the Economic Policy Institute. Outstanding show. Enjoy.
Great show. Senate Intelligence Committee report. McCain, Clinton and Obama give speeches on the same night. One was a bomb. The other a head scratcher and the other was truly uplifting. I chat with Bill Scher and we discuss the news of the week.
This is a great show. My guests are Faiz Shikur from Think Progress.org and Marcy Wheeler from Empty Wheel and the FireDogLake group. I discuss the current state of affairs with Shikur. I also talk with Wheeler about Scott McClellan and his connection with Scooter Libby. Enjoy.
I spend the show taking about Senator Hillary Clinton’s reference to Robert Kennedy’s death.
Today’s show is full of extra special goodness. I have Glenn Greenwald as my special guest. We discuss his book, Great American Hypocrites. This is a great interview. I also cover President Bush’s attack on Senator Barack Obama, as well as his “sacrifice” of golf for the troops.
So, now what? Myanmar is looking worse by the minute. Jenna Bush is proving that neither she nor daddy are elitists in her designer wedding dress. During most of the show, I discuss the North Carolina primary and where the Democratic race goes from here. Fun show. Enjoy.
Sorry I’m so late posting and it is out of order. :-( This is a great Show. I cover this week’s news– the good and the bad. Paul Waldman of Media Matters joins me and we discuss his new book, “Free Ride: John McCain and the Media.”
We’ll be celebrating the fifth anniversary of Mission Accomplished. Guests include Congressmen David Price, who has just endorsed Barack Obama, and Jim Neal, who is running for Senate. Also, I can’t help it, I talk about the gas tax holiday because it may be the single worse idea of this campaign. This is a great show. Enjoy.
By the way, I was on Liberal Oasis Radio on Saturday talking with Bill Scher about the NC primary.
Remember that Bush was billed as our first CEO president? Well, that didn’t work out so well. We’ll find out why when Greg Mitchell, the editor of “Editor and Publisher” magazine stop by as a guest. We will discuss his new book, “So Wrong for So Long.” Be prepared for an excellent interview with someone who was critical of the Bush administration and the war from the beginning.
And they said I don’t do local stuff. Ha! Holly Jones - Asheville City Councilwoman is in the House. She tells us about her desire to move to the Buncombe Country Commission. Great interview. Great Show.
Great Show. Of course, we talk about Barack Obama’s speech on race. Then, has John McCain lost it? Also, we interview Mayor Pat Smathers, from Canton, NC, who is running for Lt. Governor of North Carolina. This is an informative and interesting interview.
Of course, I discuss Geraldine Farraro, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Senator Barack Obama, Senator John McCain and more. My guest is Bill Scher from Liberal Oasis and Campaign for America’s Future. Also, the Take Back America conference starts Monday. On site registration is available. Enjoy!
The party begins here. :-) Good show. I discuss Iraq and Pakistan with our good friend and Middle East expert Brian Katulis. I then chat with Eric Boehlert from Media Matters about the role of bloggers in this next election.
Great show. I review several of the lies or untruths that have been circulating about Barack Obama. Then I talk with Scott Horton who writes for Harper’s Magazine’s No Comment blog and guest lectures at Columbia University. He is a human rights lawyer. Scott has been writing about the Don Siegelman story for quite a while. Enjoy.
Errington C. Thompson, MD, is a surgeon, scholar, fulltime sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats...
