BP - The Nicole Sandler Show

Summers’ End and More Wishful Thinking

How appropriate is it that Larry Summers' departure is announced on the first day of fall? What other beautiful changes can we hope for as the Obama administration attempts to get voters excited before November 2? How about making a list? Get Rahm the hell out of there too! The PCCC started a campaign to get Chicago voters to pledge never to vote for him... but I say "shhh." Let him think they'll vote for him, and then don't! In the wake of yesterday's blockade in the Senate of opening debate on DADT (by way of the Defense Appropriations bill), [...]

By nicolesandler|September 22nd, 2010|Tags: Al Franken, BP, DADT, DREAM Act, Elizabeth Warren, filibuster, GottaLaff, John McCain, Larry Summers, Michael Hirsh|2 Comments

Thanks to Earl, I filled in for Randi today

**Update** The podcast is posted. Sorry for the sound quality. It does get better toward the middle to end of the show... With Hurricane Earl threatening the eastern seaboard, Randi headed out of town. As always, I was thrilled to fill in. I had a blast talking to Randi's listeners. You guys are great... We covered a lot of territory. Here's the info and the links as promised: Dr. Jeff Masters, director of Meteorology for Weather Underground was my first guest, giving us an update on Earl's trajectory. Journalist Dahr Jamail has been covering the BP disaster for a while [...]

By nicolesandler|September 2nd, 2010|Tags: Abbas, afghanistan, BP, explosion, Gulf, Hurricane Earl, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Netenyahu, Nicole Sandler, oil, Palestine, Randi Rhodes|Comments Off

Rewriting History

The President spoke last night from his newly refurnished Oval Office, declaring that combat operations have ended in Iraq. Didn't we hear that somewhere before? OK, he didn't say "Mission Accomplished" but he did say that combat operation in Iraq had ended. He also praised the guy that got us into that bloody mess in the first place. Seriously?! Tonight on the show, we'll listen to some of President Obama's speech, and dissect it with Jason Leopold, deputy managing editor at Truthout and editor-at-large at The Public Record. We'll do that in hour two of the show. We'll kick things [...]

By nicolesandler|September 1st, 2010|Tags: afghanistan, Beck, BP, Bush, Corexit, Iraq, Obama, oil|Comments Off

When Disasters Converge

This weekend, we'll see the media reporting on two disasters. I wonder which one will get more coverage? Sunday marks the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The devastation to New Orleans could have been avoided, yet apparently not much has been done to make sure there's not a repeat. On Saturday, some of the nation's most ignorant and intolerant will gather in Washington DC to desecrate the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the place he delivered, and on the 47th anniversary of his "I Have A Dream" speech. Glenn Beck is a fear monger of the worst [...]

By nicolesandler|August 26th, 2010|Tags: Alan Shepard, BP, Corexit, Glenn Beck, John Fugelsang, Kate Sheppard, Katrina, Ken Mehlman, Mac McClelland, Mother Jones, New Orleans, oil|1 Comment

Debunking Lies, Supporting a Candidate, and Laughing Too

It's another busy show today, so buckle in... As the hateful rhetoric escalates toward the Islamic Cultural/Community Center planned for a few blocks away from the site of "Ground Zero," we'll take a look at the man behind the idea. In today's Huffington Post, Sam Stein writes: In March 2003, federal officials were being criticized for disrespecting the rights of Arab-Americans in their efforts to crack down on domestic security threats in the post-9/11 environment. Hoping to calm the growing tempers, FBI officials in New York hosted a forum on ways to deal with Muslim and Arab-Americans without exacerbating social [...]

By nicolesandler|August 17th, 2010|Tags: BP, coverup, David Segal, ground zero, Ground Zero mosque, Imam, mosque, Paul Provenza, pensacola|Comments Off

Kagan Confirmed, ‘Anchor Babies’ Under Fire, and Net Neutrality Neutered?

Yes, it's another busy day in the USA. The Senate today confirmed Elena Kagan as the 112th Justice of the Supreme Court, but the Republicans (and Ben Nelson) show they just do not want to play ball. The final vote was 63-37, with five Republicans (Snowe and Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of S.C., Lugar of Indiana, and Judd Gregg of New Hampshire) voting for her confirmation (no Scott Brown, hmmm), and one DINO, Ben Nelson, voting against her. Can we just kick Nelson out of the party already? Net Neutrality is also top of mind today as [...]

By nicolesandler|August 5th, 2010|Tags: 14th amendment, 99ers, anchor babies, BP, Elena Kagan, harry Reid, Marleine Bastien, Prop 8|Comments Off

Ding Dong Prop H8 is Dead

... for now anyway, as an appeal has already been filed, and a stay is already in place. But it's great news coming out of California as Judge Vaughn Walker (a George H W Bush appointee, no less) ruled that the statute violated a fundamental right of people in love to get married-- he found Prop 8 "unconstitutional under both the due process and equal protection clauses.". Read the ruling for yourself here: Prop 8 Ruling FINAL It's nice to be able to share good news for a change! We'll get into the ruling tonight with FireDogLake's Teddy Partridge and [...]

By nicolesandler|August 4th, 2010|Tags: afghanistan, BP, energy, gay marriage, marriage equality, Prop 8, whistleblower|Comments Off

Thursday with EPA Whistleblower and Crowded House

It's my last day of summer vacation. My darling daughter returns home from three weeks away at summer camp tomorrow. Unfortunately, my time without a child in tow was not much fun as I broke my foot the afternoon before depositing her at camp. As much as I've enjoyed the respite from parental responsibilities, I can't wait to see my kid again... at least until she does something that makes me want to strangle her. I give it around an hour... I get to spend my last night without worrying about what to do with her by seeing [...]

By nicolesandler|July 29th, 2010|Tags: BP, disaster, EPA, Hugh Kaufman, oil|Comments Off

I’m Baack!

What a way to return, huh? I was preparing to ease back into work slowly. But shortly after I awakened yesterday morning, I got a call from Randi Rhodes' executive producer John Manzo telling me that Randi was sick, and asking if I could fill in for her. Of course I said yes. No way I'd turn down that opportunity... So, I sprung into action, and started reading and booking guests for the show. I had already planned to return to do my show last night...so I figured I'd do another marathon broadcasting day. Unfortunately, it took its toll on [...]

By nicolesandler|July 20th, 2010|Tags: BP, consumer protection agency, Elizabeth Warren, financial regulations, oil, Palingates, Randi Rhodes, refudiate, Sarah Palin, seepage|Comments Off

It’s Friday Ya Bastids!

No, I won't be bouncing my boobies today. Not that there's anything wrong with that... but that is Randi's thing. So, I'll defer to her on that one. But I also thank Randi profusely for allowing me to speak into her microphone this week, and trusting me with her wonderful listeners. To close out the week, we once again have a stellar line-up of guests... We'll start off with the peace mom herself, Cindy Sheehan. Cindy's in DC these days, leading Peace of the Action- -still working toward a peaceful world. John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation, will be [...]

By nicolesandler|July 9th, 2010|Tags: afghanistan, BP, Cindy Sheehan, DOMA, John Fugelsang, oil, Shannyn Moore, war|Comments Off

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