11-10 News Notes
TRNS News Notes is brought to you by Victoria Jones. Victoria Jones is the Chief White House correspondent and global analyst of the Washington DC based Talk Radio News Service, where her insight and analysis are made available to over 400 news talk radio stations around the country and internationally. TRNS News Notes will not publish Tuesday because of the Veterans Day holiday Breaking: Suicide bomber disguised in school uniform killed at least 47 students at school in Nigeria (AP, Reuters, BBC) In the News Obama sees momentum for trade agreement Another "Asia pivot" for Obama Obama on elections: "We [...]
The Scariest Halloween Ever
It's Halloween, so I thought I'd assemble some really scary things for you to think about today (and leading up to election day on Tuesday). 1. In the wake of Sandy, let's remember Mitt Romney's big laugh line during his RNC speech: "President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans...and to heal the planet...." He went on to say that it's immoral for the United States to take out loans to help fellow Americans. Really? I'd say it's immoral not to do anything and everything possible to help those in need, especially after a disaster [...]
The Corporate States of America with a Privatized FEMA
In one of the GOP's many primary debates, CNN's John King asked Mitt Romney that, in light of the disastrous recent weather events in Joplin, MO, New Orleans and other cities, what should be done with FEMA? Romney's answer was Every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that’s the right direction. And if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that’s even better. [...] We cannot — we cannot afford to do those things without jeopardizing the future for our kids. It [...]
After the Storm
If there is a silver lining on the giant Sandy cloud - and I'm not sure there is one - it's that now, perhaps, the powers that be will begin to take the reality of climate change seriously. Words fail me right now. This morning, my friend Greg Basta joined me on the show to talk about the storm. Greg was on with me last week to talk about the release of the Occupy the Boardroom book that's just been published. Of course, I also asked him about his work with New York Communities for Change where he works as [...]
Sandy!
Hurricane Sandy is now officially the biggest tropical cyclone in recorded history. As one who's lived through a few major hurricanes, obviously my thoughts and what passes for prayers in my world are with the millions of people in the path of the storm. That crazy image comes courtesy of my favorite weather source: Wunderground.com. Dr. Jeff Masters has been a frequent guest on my show, but circumstances have him a bit too busy to come on today. I will be checking his blog throughout today as I do both my show and Randi Rhodes' this afternoon. On my [...]