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Debt and Destruction

I'm one of the lucky ones. My father paid my way through college, as he did for my two sisters as well. We all went to Florida state universities and, back in the 1970's and 80's, tuition was remarkably inexpensive. In 2013, the average college graduate embarked on the next chapter of his or her life with $35,200 of debt and, sadly, limited career and income opportunities. Senator Elizabeth Warren had long advocated for relief and, last May, introduced the Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act, which could come up for a vote tomorrow, and would allow people with higher interest [...]

By nicolesandler|June 10th, 2014|Tags: Barack Obama, Bowe Bergdahl, dead broke, Elizabeth Warren, GottaLaff, Hillary Clinton, Las Vegas shooting, Melissa Byrne, Miss Louisiana, student debt, student loans, white supremacists, World's Biggest Asshole|1 Comment

Blacktracking

My outrage over the right wing hypocrisy concerning the release of Bowe Bergdahl continued over the weekend, and boiled over after John McCain made his zillionth Sunday show appearance yesterday, with Candy Crowley at CNN where he proclaimed the five Taliban members traded for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was being held prison of war, were "hardcore military jihadists who are responsible for 9/11" and should have been detained indefinitely at Guantanamo Bay or some other U.S. prison. "First of all, I wouldn't release these men," McCain told CNN host Candy Crowley. "Ever?" Crowley wondered. "Not these men," McCain [...]

By nicolesandler|June 9th, 2014|Tags: Al Qaeda, Bowe Bergdahl, Col. Ann Wright, David Sloane, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Howie Klein, Jamie Romak, John McCain, POW, Steve Israel, swiftboating, Taliban, Taurus Sports Associates|Comments Off

All Those Years Ago …

Seventy years ago today, the Allied Forces stormed the beaches at Normandy, and thus the beginning of the end of World War II. Today, President Obama and other world leaders gathered there to pay tribute to the many soldiers who died there, and to salute the survivors, now mostly in their 90s, to thank them for their role in preserving freedom. Thirty years ago this week, Bruce Springsteen released Born in the USA. He was transformed into a Superstar™ and was widely misunderstood, especially by politicians like Ronald Reagan who attempted to hijack the title track for his own purposes, but [...]

By nicolesandler|June 6th, 2014|Tags: 1994, 30th anniversary, 70th anniversary, Born in the USA, Bruce Springsteen, D Day, David Byrne, Greg Mitchell, KSCA, Normandy, Talking Heads, The Nation|Comments Off

Reset the Net and the New Swiftboating

It's interesting that the newest iteration of Swiftboating rears its ugly head on the day we try to Reset the Net. The thing the new swiftboaters, like Allen West, should remember is that the internet is forever. Write something once and it's there forever. So, let's take the war criminal Allen West as an example. Don't feel like you have to click on the link as Allen West's site deserves to die of loneliness, but back on Dec. 10, 2013, he wrote an article entitled The men Obama has abandoned. In it, he wrote, President Obama is in South Africa [...]

By nicolesandler|June 5th, 2014|Tags: Allen West, Amy Simon, Bergdahl, Col Morris Davis. Tim Karr, FreePress.net, hypocrisy, net neutrality, Reset the Net, She's HIstory, Susan B. Anthony, swiftboat|1 Comment

Political Hypocrisy and Other 21st Century Realities

Welcome to the 21st century political reality. Hypocrisy all around. President Obama proved that he can release Gitmo detainees without the approval of Congress after six years of hiding behind their intransigence on the subject. John McCain, who is hailed as a hero only because he was a Prisoner of War in Vietnam (certainly not due to his heroics in war or the way he was captured), originally was all for the prisoner swap to get Berghdahl's release -- that is, until Obama did it. As for all of Bergdahl's former platoon-mates (if that's what you call his fellow soliders) [...]

By nicolesandler|June 4th, 2014|Tags: Bergdahl, California, Crooks & Liars, elections, John McCain, Jorge Rodriguez, Neil Rogers, prisoner of war, Randi Rhodes, SoFloRadio, Susie Madrak|Comments Off

Bergnahlzi and the Winds of Change

As we've discussed for two days now, there's no black and white divide between the wrong way and the right way to bring Bowe Bergdahl home. If indeed he walked away from his Platoon as others have said, there should be a court martial. I'm not sure that a five for one swap, with the five being hard core bad bad guys was the right move. But the vitriol and ugliness with which the Rethuglicons are attacking Bergdahl and his father goes beyond any measure of decency. From Allen West calling for the impeachment of President Obama to Fox [...]

By nicolesandler|June 3rd, 2014|Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Benghazi, Bergdahl, Bowe, Chris Christie, GottaLaff, Greg Basta, jason leopold, Michael Hastings, NY Communities for Change, prisoner of war, Working Families Party, Zephyr Teachout|Comments Off

War, Peace and Politics

"When will they ever learn?" -- Pete Seeger The answer, sadly, is never. Mankind has waged war since the beginning of time. If it were up to me, world leaders who wanted to send their nations' youth to battle should, instead, meet one another in an arena and fight to the death. Maybe that would end the killing. Back in World War I & II, soldiers returning from the battlefield were described as being "shell shocked". Today it's Post Traumatic Stress. Regardless what you call it, people who experience the madness of war, of watching their fellow soldiers blown to bits [...]

By nicolesandler|June 2nd, 2014|Tags: afghanistan, Andrew Cuomo, Blue America PAC, Bowe Bergdahl. prisoner of war, California, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Guantanamo Bay, Howie Klein, New York, primary, Steve Israel, Taliban, Working Families Party, Zephyr Teachout|Comments Off

Reset the Net

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By nicolesandler|June 2nd, 2014|Comments Off

You Came, So I Built It!

I said that if enough listeners wanted it, I'd expand the show and do a live program on Fridays. You asked, so here we are. The Friday program will be a little different... we'll look back at the week that was, open the phones for anything you want to talk about, and end the week with a gem from my music radio archives. My morning today began with my usual routine, reading my emails. I came upon an essay sent to me by a friend who wrote it and posted it on his personal blog. It was so moving and [...]

By nicolesandler|May 30th, 2014|Tags: 1995, Dave Matthews Band, Edward Snowden, fm101.9, Kenneth Quinnell, KSCA, mental health, Santa Barbara shooting|Comments Off

Secrets and Lies

Last night, NBC aired Brian Williams' interview with Edward Snowden, recorded last week in Moscow. I think he made a really convincing case for himself, answering a lot of the questions that have been hovering since his first revelations were published last year. Unfortunately, today's show was jam packed, so we didn't have much time to delve into it. We'll do that tomorrow on another special Friday edition of the show. In the meantime, if you haven't seen it yet, take the time to watch, listen and learn. We were busy this morning talking about Sam Seder and a new [...]

By nicolesandler|May 29th, 2014|Tags: Amy Simon, Brian Williams, Edward Snowden, Forbes Most Powerful Women, John Fugelsang, Mary Rickles, Maya Angelou, Netroots Nation, NSA, radio|1 Comment

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