After an update on the news of the day, Nicole welcomes comedian, writer, activist and the host of Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp back to the show to talk politics, media, Trump and more... Lee has a new comedy special coming out on election day, Nov. 6. The “Very Patriotic Super Uncle Sam Comedy Special Not Allowed On American TV” will be found at LeeCampComedySpecial.com. Use the promo code "Uncle Sam" to get 25% off.
We somehow made it to the end of this bloody week still standing. Today on the show, Nicole Sandler chats with The Nation's John Nichols about Wisconsin's new voter ID law & how it accomplished what the GOP legislature (who passed it) set out to do. Lee Camp brings the humor about the serious stakes as we head into the weekend. And in honor of Joan Baez endorsing Bernie Sanders, we have a Flashback Fri segment from 1996 with Joan and Dar Williams.
Listen to this episode: {play}http://traffic.libsyn.com/radioornot/20120702_Nicole_Sandler_Show.mp3 {/play} Podcast: Play in new window Right wing crazy talk host Michael Weiner "Savage" blamed Justice Roberts' decision on the drugs he takes allegedly for epilepsy. In a closed door House GOP meeting onThursday,Indiana Congressman Pence (and the GOP candidate for Governor) likened the Supreme Court's ruling to the Sept 11 terrorist attacks, according to several sources present. He apologized afterward, calling the remarks “thoughtless”. Ben Shapiro (Breitbart "journalist") tweeted: "This is the greatest destruction of individual liberty since Dred Scott. This is the end of America as we know it. No exaggeration." And Senator [...]
It's happening all over the county. We the People are finally saying "Enough!" and saying it loudly. This is the beginning of something new. It may take a while, but the sleeping giant has awoken. The Occupy movement will continue to be the focus of this program for the foreseeable future. This morning, about 30 minutes before showtime, I got a call from Leah Bolger, VP of Veterans for Peace. She was calling from the Rayburn Office Building where today's House Armed Services Committee was meeting and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta was testifying. Leah told me that a group [...]
Those self-serving, right wing fanatical Ayn Randian Koch brothers are at it again. Earlier this week, we learned that they had used their money to buy influence at Florida State University that would give them the authority to reject potential professors from being hired, to recommend their own, and to have a say in the curriculum as well. As Think Progress reported, The Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation entered into an agreement with Florida State University in 2008 in which the foundation would provide millions of dollars in funds for the school’s economics department.The funds were marked to add multiple [...]
