BLAST THE RIGHT
BLAST THE RIGHT
Kick right-wing butt! Listen to this podcast for a month and you will be able to kick the butt of any right-winger in a debate. I guarantee it! Subjects will include: Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, George Bush, conservative pro-Iraq war draft dodgers, right-wing Christians doing the opposite of what ...
159 - The "Southern Strategy": From Nixon To Reagan To Limbaugh, The GOP Has Used Racism ...
Today, an examination of the GOP's institutionalized racism, extending from Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan to the current de facto head of the Republican Party, Rush Limbaugh. Starting in the 1960's, the Republican "Southern strategy" used racist appeals ...
158 - "We have to tolerate inequality to achieve greater prosperity and opportunity for ...
Today, in a change of pace, a single subject podcast: trickle-down economics and the unsustainable economic inequality and social ills it produces.Sometimes escaping from the mouth of a right-winger is an utterance so jaw-dropping, that it merits an ...
157 - More Health Care Stats: Ammo For The Water Cooler Wars / Progressive Economics = Christian ...
Today, a jam-packed show.First, you'll hear about some new statistics sure to render speechless your friendly local right-wingers, when you're debating health care reform with them.Next, how about a little old-time religion: some information that will ...
156 - Supreme Court May Toss Out Laws Limiting Corporate Campaign Contributions / Jack Discusses ...
Today, you'll hear:--how an all-important Supreme Court case could vastly expand the ability of corporations to determine election results--a clip of me on Air America denouncing our super-expensive yet poorly performing health care system--how there are ...
155 - Part Three: Still More Of Answering The Right's Deadly Lies In The Health Care Debate
Today, more on the progressive effort to reform our health care system. More right-wing lies debunked. More hard cold facts you can throw at your friendly local right-wingers to stop them in their tracks.Questions answered include:--how does the U.S. ...
154 - Part Two: More Of Answering The Right's Deadly Lies In The Health Care Debate
Today, a return to health care reform. More right-wing distortions, half-truths, and outright lies. Debunked for your listening and debating pleasure. And along the way, you'll hear some jaw-dropping audio clips.This show is somewhat of a continuation of ...
153 - Global Overview: As The Third World Continues To Fight Against Western Economic Exploitation, ...
In recent podcasts you've heard about the hottest issues du jour, such as health care reform and the Sotomayor Supreme Court nomination. This show will address issues not, for the most part, as immediately applicable to the water cooler wars.There's a ...
152 - Answering The Right's Deadly Lies In The Health Care Debate
Today, the show is all about health care reform. You'll hear how to debunk a whole slew of right-wing talking points against progressive plans to revamp our health care system.Lives are at stake!Among the lies debunked:--the U.S. has the best health care ...
151 - Everything But The Kitchen Sink: The Right Goes All Out To Smear And Destroy Obama's Supreme ...
Today, the focus is on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor.You just won't believe the onslaught of disinformation and outright lies coming from the right.But actually, that is just what you'd expect, isn't it?Here you'll find all the ...
150 - A Smorgasbord of Right-Wing Follies To Delight Your Intellectual Palate...And Frustrate Your ...
Today, a change of pace -- not one or two long segments, but several shorter ones. Subjects include: -- debunking right-wing War on Terror talking points-- dissecting conservative economic philosophy-- answering the query, how many Americans support ...
149 - Cutting Through Right-Wing Spin About Who's To Blame For The Financial Crisis
[from the transcript]Imagine you're the ultimate right-winger, one of Wall Street's Masters of the Universe. You've made make huge profits by engaging in reckless financial behavior. Your irresponsible actions have brought the world's financial system to ...
148 - Privatization Kills: Troops Electrocuted In Iraq, Cheney's Former Company To Blame / ...
In the first segment, you'll hear how U.S. soldiers in Iraq are being electrocuted due to faulty electrical work. The work was performed by private contractors hired under the Bush policy of privatization. This perfectly illustrates so much of what's ...
147 - More Lies Than Ever Before: The Right-Wing Renews Its Assault On The Estate Tax
Today you'll hear all about the right-wing's dishonest, but unfortunately effective propaganda campaign against the estate tax.A preview of the reality check I'll give you, all aspects of which are fully documented:-- Only 1/5 of 1% of Americans will ...
146 - Labor Dept. Under Right-Wing Control Allowed Wage Theft From Workers / Red Cross Declares ...
Today, some nefarious right-wing doings. What else is new?First up, a GAO study found that the Department of Labor, when it was run by right-wingers appointed by George W. Bush, often turned a blind eye when employers cheated low-income workers out of ...
145 - The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights: Progressive Values Globally Endorsed / Debunking ...
Today we'll conclude our discussion about FDR's Bill of Rights, which deals with economic rights. The focus is on how FDR's concept has taken root worldwide, in the almost unanimously endorsed Universal Declaration of Human Rights.As you'll see, this is ...
144 - Obama's Tax Plan: The Good, The Bad And The Right-Wing (Including Hannity's Biggest Lie Ever)
President Obama recently presented some fairly detailed proposals to make changes in the tax code. This is sure to be a major subject of controversy in the months ahead.Here's a road map for you of today's show:First I'll give you some historical ...
143 - Beyond The New Deal: Challenge A Right-Winger With FDR's Second Bill Of Rights / Hannity ...
The right's anti-New Deal offensive is aimed at besmirching Obama's stimulus plan.You know the old saying, the best defense is a good offense? Well, instead of just playing defense and defending the New Deal against Republican attacks, let's go on the ...
143 - Beyond The New Deal: Challenge A Right-Winger With FDR's Second Bill Of Rights / Hannity ...
The right's anti-New Deal offensive is aimed at besmirching Obama's stimulus plan.You know the old saying, the best defense is a good offense? Well, instead of just playing defense and defending the New Deal against Republican attacks, let's go on the ...
142 - Rule Of Law: A Criminal Investigation Of The Bush Administration's Torture Program Is Legally ...
It's an open-and-shut case -- no discretion, no wiggle-room, no if's, and's or but's: the Obama administration is legally compelled to investigate the Bush administration, from George W. Bush on down, for the crime of commission of torture.This is the ...