State of Dis Union
Nicole recaps last night's State of the Union Address with pundit Sally Kohn and Crooks & Liars' John Amato. Plus She's History's Amy Simon with some fabulous female facts
The SOTU, Maysoon Zayid and Sara Robinson on the Future
Last night, President Obama delivered his third State of the Union address. I dissected a lot of it on the show today. Feel free to listen to my commentary, or watch the enhanced version of the speech, courtesy of WhiteHouse.gov. I spent the rest of the show talking with two wonderful women. First up was comedian/actress Maysoon Zayid, who most of us know from her appearances with Keith Olbermann on Countdown. The 40 minutes or so we spent chatting (or rather, that I spent listening to her) flew by, so she'll definitely return. In the meantime, please visit Maysoon's website, [...]
USA: We Do Big Things
Am I the only one who felt Jeffrey Immelt's influence here? When President Obama proclaimed "We do big things," my mind went to the old GE commercials "We bring good things to light." Perhaps it was just me. But I do remember hearing that the Democrats were going to bring some Madison Avenue types in to help with their messaging. If "We do big things" is the best they can do, they need to go back to Mad Men and try again. So much was made of the integrated seating at last night's State of the Union address. Democrats and [...]
1-28-2010
If it's Thursday, it usually means a visit from the wonderfully funny John Fugelsang, who finally has a website!! John joined me in the second hour of tonight's show to dish a bit about last night's State of the Union speech, and other stories in the news. Ellen Ratner of the Talk Radio News Service brought us up to date on what happened in the world today, and Huffington Post's Ryan Grim shared some insight about last night's speech as well. I played some great music from Francis Dunnery, Aimee Mann, Bruce Springsteen, Lyle Lovett and Chris Isaak too... The [...]
1-27-10 SOTU Night- Hour 3
In this special bonus hour between the end of the regular show and the start of the State of the Union address, Nicole speaks with activist & author of Daybreak, David Swanson (afterdowningstreet.org, democrats.com), and University of Miami professor of American politics and author of an upcoming book on the filibuster, Gregory Koger.
1-27-10 SOTU Night- Hour 1
We had a special three hour edition of the show tonight, leading up to the State of the Union address. Hour 1 featured a conversation with Sarah Saylor of EarthJustice