Comments on: Keeping Connected

By: futurexpat?

futurexpat? — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:45:14 +0000

Thom Hartmann is absolutely the best. I like others you mentioned, too, but his knowledge about so many things absolutely astounds me. I’ve read a couple of his books and I got to hear him speak in person once.

One of the things I like is that he admits that he has ADD, and he has learned how to use this to his advantage and make it work for him.

By: physicsmom

physicsmom — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:29:15 +0000

Totally agree that Thom Hartmann is the best of the best. He is so smart and well-read, especially on Constitutional history. His books (I don’t know how many – 2 dozen or so) are terrific also. My local progressive station has pulled Rachel Maddow, but luckily we still have her TV show, so I get to tune into that. Her Jan. 16 show on terrorism was brilliant. Don’t know if it was archived at MSNBC or not, but worth a look if it’s still there.

By: A fan from CA

A fan from CA — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:35:01 +0000

I have to wonder just how many stations Air America still owned at the end? It seems my local station is still on and running Hartman and Ed. They’ve had a local talk in the afternoon with an apolitical jerk who reads the local paper. Oddly, we have a local afternoon talker on Fox that voted for Obama so I listen to his show if I want talk. Lots of local coverage too including pet of the week and arts. That “Air America” station also has Dodger baseball during the season so I suspect that they will stay around.

What bothers me more is how the subscription model is talking over from radio and TV supported by advertisers.

By: yukonbushgrma

yukonbushgrma — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:16:05 +0000

@ #3 Albert Lewis:

Interesting NY Times article that you referenced — at the end, it said:
“The history of campaign finance reform is the history of incumbent politicians seeking to muzzle speakers, any speakers, particularly those who might publicly criticize them and their legislation. It is a lot easier to legislate against unions, gun owners, “fat cat” bankers, health insurance companies and any other industry or “special interest” group when they can’t talk back.”

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The problem is, SCOTUS has made it possible for the new “people” (aka corporations) with *money* to talk LOUDER. The minority will never be able to outscream Murdoch and Faux Nooz. We just can’t afford it.

Come to think of it, we haven’t been able to do that for quite some time …

I’d love to think that this was some First Amendment pie-in-the-sky gift given to us; that the little guy, all of a sudden, really has some say in what goes on in his/her world ………… but come on, we all know this is all about money. And money talks.

We’re scr@wed.

By: Albert Lewis

Albert Lewis — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:30:58 +0000

Regarding the “skullduggery” you mention: One would think from all this that corporations and unions are now free to buy candidates on the open market. But what, if anything, will be different in our elections? Will corporations and unions be able to give money to candidates or political parties? No. Can corporations spend money in cahoots with candidates and political parties? No. Perhaps all of this corporate spending will be secret? Wrong again.

See http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/opinion/26baran.html

By: trish in S'W FL

trish in S'W FL — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:10:32 +0000

I have them bookmarked, so I can find them easily

By: Mudflatter A

Mudflatter A — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:45:15 +0000

Um . . . Rachel Maddow. By far my pick for best of the best, not to mention extremely popular.