http://odeo.com/channels/124902-Mike-s-Stuff MichaelEBadgett no <p>Interesting things I&#8217;ve discovered on the internet.</p> Interesting things I&#8217;ve discovered on the internet. Interesting things I&#8217;ve discovered on the internet. en-us 40 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:56:29 -0700 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:56:29 -0700 http://odeo.com/episodes/19404923-Dennis-Kucinich-We-The-People-Must-Restore-America tag:odeo.com,2008-06-15,19404923 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:56:29 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19390623-Willie-Nelson-Impeach-Bush-Throw-The-Bastards-Out tag:odeo.com,2008-06-11,19390623 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:37:27 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19332243-Holy-Crusade-Against-Terrorism U.S. President George W. Bush has responded to Pope John Paul II’s condemnation of any war against Iraq by declaring himself the Pope, and excommunicating John Paul II. “I talk to Jesus every day, and he is angry that John Paul II does not support our Holy Crusade against Saddam. The Lord has declared me the supreme leader of all Christendom, his vicar on earth. My first act as leader of all Christians, or as mackerel snappers say, ‘The Pope’, is to cast out John Paul II. He is not a true Christian, and his apostasy cannot be tolerated any longer. As Jesus himself said in Mark 6:11, ‘Any city that doesn’t receive the followers of Jesus will be destroyed in a manner even more savage than that of Sodom and Gomorrah.’ This is what we must do to Baghdad. John Paul II even went as far as to say ‘It is the duty of all believers, to whichever religion they belong, to proclaim that we can never be happy pitted one against the other.’ That was just enough! He even called for prayers for peac... U.S. President George W. Bush has responded to Pope John Paul II’s condemnation of any war against Iraq by declaring himself the Pope, and excommunicating John Paul II. “I talk to Jesus every day, and he is angry that John Paul II does not support our Holy Crusade against Saddam. The Lord has declared me the supreme leader of all Christendom, his vicar on earth. My first act as leader of all Christians, or as mackerel snappers say, ‘The Pope’, is to cast out John Paul II. He is not a true Christian, and his apostasy cannot be tolerated any longer. As Jesus himself said in Mark 6:11, ‘Any city that doesn’t receive the followers of Jesus will be destroyed in a manner even more savage than that of Sodom and Gomorrah.’ This is what we must do to Baghdad. John Paul II even went as far as to say ‘It is the duty of all believers, to whichever religion they belong, to proclaim that we can never be happy pitted one against the other.’ That was just enough! He even called for prayers for peace on March 5. We Christians are the one true religion, and fighting a Holy Crusade against Muslims, the most heathenistic of all heathens, is how the Battle of Armageddon must unfold.” -George W. Bush Source / More: http://www.uncoveror.com/popegeorge.htm U.S. President George W. Bush has responded to Pope John Paul II’s condemnation of any war against Iraq by declaring himself the Pope, and excommunicating John Paul II. “I talk to Jesus every day, and he is angry that John Paul II does not support our Holy Crusade against Saddam. The Lord has declared me the supreme leader of all Christendom, his vicar on earth. My first act as leader of all Christians, or as mackerel snappers say, ‘The Pope’, is to cast out John Paul II. He is not a true Christian, and his apostasy cannot be tolerated any longer. As Jesus himself said in Mark 6:11, ‘Any city that doesn’t receive the followers of Jesus will be destroyed in a manner even more savage than that of Sodom and Gomorrah.’ This is what we must do to Baghdad. John Paul II even went as far as to say ‘It is the duty of all believers, to whichever religion they belong, to proclaim that we can never be happy pitted one against the other.’ That was just enough! He even called for prayers for peace on March 5. We Christians are the one true religion, and fighting a Holy Crusade against Muslims, the most heathenistic of all heathens, is how the Battle of Armageddon must unfold.” -George W. Bush Source / More: http://www.uncoveror.com/popegeorge.htm tag:odeo.com,2008-06-02,19332243 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:51:25 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19330303-The-Prosecution-of-George-W-Bush-for-Murder Charles Goyette Interviews Vincent Bugliosi May 29th, 2008 Vincent Bugliosi, author and former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, discusses his new book, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Bush’s plot to lie the people into war, the deaths of over 4,000 American troops and over 100,000 Iraqis, Bush’s October 7th, 2002 speech in Cincinnati, Ohio contradicting the National Intelligence Estimate, Condoleezza Rice’s culpability, Bush’s meeting with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and intention to provoke Saddam Hussein into war, the people’s complicity, the false connection between Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 attacks, the Niger Uranium claim in the 2003 State of the Union address and the possible reasons behind Bush wanting to begin the Iraq War. Vincent Bugliosi is a bestselling author and former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney. His new book is called, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder. As a Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorne... Charles Goyette Interviews Vincent Bugliosi May 29th, 2008 Vincent Bugliosi, author and former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, discusses his new book, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Bush’s plot to lie the people into war, the deaths of over 4,000 American troops and over 100,000 Iraqis, Bush’s October 7th, 2002 speech in Cincinnati, Ohio contradicting the National Intelligence Estimate, Condoleezza Rice’s culpability, Bush’s meeting with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and intention to provoke Saddam Hussein into war, the people’s complicity, the false connection between Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 attacks, the Niger Uranium claim in the 2003 State of the Union address and the possible reasons behind Bush wanting to begin the Iraq War. Vincent Bugliosi is a bestselling author and former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney. His new book is called, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder. As a Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, he successfully prosecuted Charles Manson and several other members of his “family” for the 1969 murders of Sharon Tate and six others. He lost only one of the 106 felony cases he tried as a prosecutor, which included winning 21 out of 21 murder cases. “SOMEONE HAS TO PAY” In The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Bugliosi presents a tight, meticulously researched legal case that puts George W. Bush on trial in an American courtroom for the murder of nearly 4,000 American soldiers fighting in Iraq. Watch this video interview to learn why he believes we must bring those responsible for the war in Iraq to justice. Copy and paste the following URL in to your address bar and click enter – great video explanation by Mr. Bugliosi: http://www.prosecutionofbush.com/video.php P.S. Vincent Bugliosi – The Theft Of The 2000 Election (Great Interview): http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podshows/1909806 Charles Goyette Interviews Vincent Bugliosi May 29th, 2008 Vincent Bugliosi, author and former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, discusses his new book, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Bush’s plot to lie the people into war, the deaths of over 4,000 American troops and over 100,000 Iraqis, Bush’s October 7th, 2002 speech in Cincinnati, Ohio contradicting the National Intelligence Estimate, Condoleezza Rice’s culpability, Bush’s meeting with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and intention to provoke Saddam Hussein into war, the people’s complicity, the false connection between Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 attacks, the Niger Uranium claim in the 2003 State of the Union address and the possible reasons behind Bush wanting to begin the Iraq War. Vincent Bugliosi is a bestselling author and former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney. His new book is called, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder. As a Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, he successfully prosecuted Charles Manson and several other members of his “family” for the 1969 murders of Sharon Tate and six others. He lost only one of the 106 felony cases he tried as a prosecutor, which included winning 21 out of 21 murder cases. “SOMEONE HAS TO PAY” In The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Bugliosi presents a tight, meticulously researched legal case that puts George W. Bush on trial in an American courtroom for the murder of nearly 4,000 American soldiers fighting in Iraq. Watch this video interview to learn why he believes we must bring those responsible for the war in Iraq to justice. Copy and paste the following URL in to your address bar and click enter – great video explanation by Mr. Bugliosi: http://www.prosecutionofbush.com/video.php P.S. Vincent Bugliosi – The Theft Of The 2000 Election (Great Interview): http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podshows/1909806 tag:odeo.com,2008-05-31,19330303 Sat, 31 May 2008 23:49:56 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19319083-Stupid-s-Pledge-by-Utah-Phillips One of the great hobos, labor organizers, union men and singer/writer/mentor Utah Phillips passed away on Friday night. He was 73 years old and I suspect any reader of Songs:Illinois will be well aware of the work of Utah. Newer fans may have heard of him first though his work with Ani DiFranco. In fact it’s this association that has always kept Ani in my good graces despite her uneven output. If you’ve never heard of him, think of him as an older, saltier, American version of Billy Bragg. He was loved by the hundreds of performers he encountered, tutored, befriended and mentored. He’ll be sorely missed. And impossible to replace. One of the great hobos, labor organizers, union men and singer/writer/mentor Utah Phillips passed away on Friday night. He was 73 years old and I suspect any reader of Songs:Illinois will be well aware of the work of Utah. Newer fans may have heard of him first though his work with Ani DiFranco. In fact it’s this association that has always kept Ani in my good graces despite her uneven output. If you’ve never heard of him, think of him as an older, saltier, American version of Billy Bragg. He was loved by the hundreds of performers he encountered, tutored, befriended and mentored. He’ll be sorely missed. And impossible to replace. One of the great hobos, labor organizers, union men and singer/writer/mentor Utah Phillips passed away on Friday night. He was 73 years old and I suspect any reader of Songs:Illinois will be well aware of the work of Utah. Newer fans may have heard of him first though his work with Ani DiFranco. In fact it’s this association that has always kept Ani in my good graces despite her uneven output. If you’ve never heard of him, think of him as an older, saltier, American version of Billy Bragg. He was loved by the hundreds of performers he encountered, tutored, befriended and mentored. He’ll be sorely missed. And impossible to replace. tag:odeo.com,2008-05-28,19319083 Wed, 28 May 2008 21:50:44 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19254543-State-Department%E2%80%99s-Corruption-in-Iraq Byron Dorgan, U.S. Senator from North Dakota, discusses the corruption within the al-Maliki government in Iraq, the State Department’s corruption in Iraq, American military equipment ending up in the hands of the insurgency, Halliburton Iraq’s contracts, the situation of Iraqi judge al-Radi and the Iraqi Public Integrity Commission, the incompetence of President Bush regarding the management of the Iraq War, and the recent controversial comments by President Bush before the Israeli Knesset. Byron Dorgan is a U.S. Senator from North Dakota. Byron L. Dorgan was re-elected to a third term in the U.S. Senate in November 2004 with nearly 70 percent of the vote after serving two previous terms in the Senate and six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Since 1996, he has served in the Democratic Leadership as an Assistant Democratic Floor Leader, and since 1998, also as Chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy committee. He is the first North Dakotan to serve in the Senate Leadershi... Byron Dorgan, U.S. Senator from North Dakota, discusses the corruption within the al-Maliki government in Iraq, the State Department’s corruption in Iraq, American military equipment ending up in the hands of the insurgency, Halliburton Iraq’s contracts, the situation of Iraqi judge al-Radi and the Iraqi Public Integrity Commission, the incompetence of President Bush regarding the management of the Iraq War, and the recent controversial comments by President Bush before the Israeli Knesset. Byron Dorgan is a U.S. Senator from North Dakota. Byron L. Dorgan was re-elected to a third term in the U.S. Senate in November 2004 with nearly 70 percent of the vote after serving two previous terms in the Senate and six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Since 1996, he has served in the Democratic Leadership as an Assistant Democratic Floor Leader, and since 1998, also as Chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy committee. He is the first North Dakotan to serve in the Senate Leadership. In addition, Senator Dorgan serves on four other Senate Committees. He is Chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee, Chairman of the Energy & Water Appropriations Subcommittee within the Appropriations Committee. Also, he is Chairman of the Energy Subcommittee within the Energy & Natural Resources Committee, and he is a senior member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee where he chairs the Interstate Commerce, Trade and Tourism Subcommittee. Byron Dorgan, U.S. Senator from North Dakota, discusses the corruption within the al-Maliki government in Iraq, the State Department’s corruption in Iraq, American military equipment ending up in the hands of the insurgency, Halliburton Iraq’s contracts, the situation of Iraqi judge al-Radi and the Iraqi Public Integrity Commission, the incompetence of President Bush regarding the management of the Iraq War, and the recent controversial comments by President Bush before the Israeli Knesset. Byron Dorgan is a U.S. Senator from North Dakota. Byron L. Dorgan was re-elected to a third term in the U.S. Senate in November 2004 with nearly 70 percent of the vote after serving two previous terms in the Senate and six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Since 1996, he has served in the Democratic Leadership as an Assistant Democratic Floor Leader, and since 1998, also as Chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy committee. He is the first North Dakotan to serve in the Senate Leadership. In addition, Senator Dorgan serves on four other Senate Committees. He is Chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee, Chairman of the Energy & Water Appropriations Subcommittee within the Appropriations Committee. Also, he is Chairman of the Energy Subcommittee within the Energy & Natural Resources Committee, and he is a senior member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee where he chairs the Interstate Commerce, Trade and Tourism Subcommittee. tag:odeo.com,2008-05-26,19254543 Mon, 26 May 2008 11:05:07 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19253803-John-Cusack-War-Inc Actor, writer and producer John Cusack discusses his new satire War Inc., which opens Friday, May 23rd, in New York and Los Angeles, his outrage at the criminality of modern American war profiteers, the need for a grassroots bumrush of the first showings to guarantee national distribution, some critics’ complaints that the movie “hits too close to home,” the great journalists whose work has inspired him, the socialization of the costs of all these private armies onto the American tax payer, the outsourcing of interrogation, the betrayals of the Democrats, the banality of evil, the short-changing of the troops while private mercenaries cash in and militarism in the movies. (Watch out! A few bad words.) John Cusack is an actor, writer and producer. Source – Scott Horton Interviews John Cusack: http://antiwar.com/radio/2008/05/22/john-cusack/ Actor, writer and producer John Cusack discusses his new satire War Inc., which opens Friday, May 23rd, in New York and Los Angeles, his outrage at the criminality of modern American war profiteers, the need for a grassroots bumrush of the first showings to guarantee national distribution, some critics’ complaints that the movie “hits too close to home,” the great journalists whose work has inspired him, the socialization of the costs of all these private armies onto the American tax payer, the outsourcing of interrogation, the betrayals of the Democrats, the banality of evil, the short-changing of the troops while private mercenaries cash in and militarism in the movies. (Watch out! A few bad words.) John Cusack is an actor, writer and producer. Source – Scott Horton Interviews John Cusack: http://antiwar.com/radio/2008/05/22/john-cusack/ Actor, writer and producer John Cusack discusses his new satire War Inc., which opens Friday, May 23rd, in New York and Los Angeles, his outrage at the criminality of modern American war profiteers, the need for a grassroots bumrush of the first showings to guarantee national distribution, some critics’ complaints that the movie “hits too close to home,” the great journalists whose work has inspired him, the socialization of the costs of all these private armies onto the American tax payer, the outsourcing of interrogation, the betrayals of the Democrats, the banality of evil, the short-changing of the troops while private mercenaries cash in and militarism in the movies. (Watch out! A few bad words.) John Cusack is an actor, writer and producer. Source – Scott Horton Interviews John Cusack: http://antiwar.com/radio/2008/05/22/john-cusack/ tag:odeo.com,2008-05-26,19253803 Mon, 26 May 2008 06:28:54 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19215243-Gore-Vidal-Talks-About-History-And-The-Bush-Presidency Legendary Author Gore Vidal on the Bush Presidency, History and the “United States of Amnesia” With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers. He’s authored more than twenty novels and five plays. His latest book is Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir. Legendary Author Gore Vidal on the Bush Presidency, History and the “United States of Amnesia” With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers. He’s authored more than twenty novels and five plays. His latest book is Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir. Legendary Author Gore Vidal on the Bush Presidency, History and the “United States of Amnesia” With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers. He’s authored more than twenty novels and five plays. His latest book is Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir. tag:odeo.com,2008-05-19,19215243 Mon, 19 May 2008 04:06:56 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19208143-Veterans-and-PTSD The audio is from the Mike Malloy Show (May 15, 2008 – Hour 3)and relates to this article: Veterans Affairs staffer ‘counseled’ for no-stress-disorder e-mail By Richard Sisk DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU Friday, May 16th 2008, 4:00 AM WASHINGTON – Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake Thursday dressed down a staffer who advised blocking vets from receiving posttraumatic stress disorder treatment in order to save money. “The employee has been counseled and is extremely apologetic,” said Peake, a doctor and Silver Star veteran of the Vietnam War. Peake put out the statement after the VoteVets.org advocacy group and the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ferreted out an e-mail by the unidentified staffer to VA psychologists, social workers and a psychiatrist. “Given that we have more and more compensation-seeking veterans, I’d like to suggest that you refrain from giving a diagnosis of PTSD straight out,” the e-mail said. “Additionally, we don’t … have time to do the ... The audio is from the Mike Malloy Show (May 15, 2008 – Hour 3)and relates to this article: Veterans Affairs staffer ‘counseled’ for no-stress-disorder e-mail By Richard Sisk DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU Friday, May 16th 2008, 4:00 AM WASHINGTON – Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake Thursday dressed down a staffer who advised blocking vets from receiving posttraumatic stress disorder treatment in order to save money. “The employee has been counseled and is extremely apologetic,” said Peake, a doctor and Silver Star veteran of the Vietnam War. Peake put out the statement after the VoteVets.org advocacy group and the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ferreted out an e-mail by the unidentified staffer to VA psychologists, social workers and a psychiatrist. “Given that we have more and more compensation-seeking veterans, I’d like to suggest that you refrain from giving a diagnosis of PTSD straight out,” the e-mail said. “Additionally, we don’t … have time to do the extensive testing that should be done to determine PTSD,” the e-mail added. Jon Soltz, an Army Iraq war vet and head of VoteVets.org, said, “Many veterans believe that the government just doesn’t want to pay out the disability that comes along with a PTSD diagnosis, and this revelation will not allay their concerns.” A recent RAND report said that as many as 300,000 Iraq and Afghanistan vets could be suffering major depression, or posttraumatic stress. Source / Link: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/05/16/2008-05-16_veterans_affairs_staffer_counseled_for_n-2.html The audio is from the Mike Malloy Show (May 15, 2008 – Hour 3)and relates to this article: Veterans Affairs staffer ‘counseled’ for no-stress-disorder e-mail By Richard Sisk DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU Friday, May 16th 2008, 4:00 AM WASHINGTON – Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake Thursday dressed down a staffer who advised blocking vets from receiving posttraumatic stress disorder treatment in order to save money. “The employee has been counseled and is extremely apologetic,” said Peake, a doctor and Silver Star veteran of the Vietnam War. Peake put out the statement after the VoteVets.org advocacy group and the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ferreted out an e-mail by the unidentified staffer to VA psychologists, social workers and a psychiatrist. “Given that we have more and more compensation-seeking veterans, I’d like to suggest that you refrain from giving a diagnosis of PTSD straight out,” the e-mail said. “Additionally, we don’t … have time to do the extensive testing that should be done to determine PTSD,” the e-mail added. Jon Soltz, an Army Iraq war vet and head of VoteVets.org, said, “Many veterans believe that the government just doesn’t want to pay out the disability that comes along with a PTSD diagnosis, and this revelation will not allay their concerns.” A recent RAND report said that as many as 300,000 Iraq and Afghanistan vets could be suffering major depression, or posttraumatic stress. Source / Link: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/05/16/2008-05-16_veterans_affairs_staffer_counseled_for_n-2.html tag:odeo.com,2008-05-17,19208143 Sat, 17 May 2008 04:29:04 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19207673-The-Prosecution-of-George-W-Bush-for-Murder The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder Author: Vincent Bugliosi Bestselling author Vincent Bugliosi has written the most important and thought-provoking book of his prolific career. In a meticulously researched and clearly presented legal case that puts George W. Bush on trial for murder after he leaves his presidency, Bugliosi delivers a searing indictment of the President and his administration. With what he believes is overwhelming evidence that President Bush took the nation to war in Iraq under false pretenses-a war that has caused great loss of life, cost this nation close to $1 trillion, and alienated most of our allies in the Western world-Bugliosi argues that it is George W. Bush who must be held accountable for what Bugliosi considers to be monumental crimes. In this groundbreaking book, Bugliosi, in his inimitable style, presents a powerful case against the man in the oval office. The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder Author: Vincent Bugliosi Bestselling author Vincent Bugliosi has written the most important and thought-provoking book of his prolific career. In a meticulously researched and clearly presented legal case that puts George W. Bush on trial for murder after he leaves his presidency, Bugliosi delivers a searing indictment of the President and his administration. With what he believes is overwhelming evidence that President Bush took the nation to war in Iraq under false pretenses-a war that has caused great loss of life, cost this nation close to $1 trillion, and alienated most of our allies in the Western world-Bugliosi argues that it is George W. Bush who must be held accountable for what Bugliosi considers to be monumental crimes. In this groundbreaking book, Bugliosi, in his inimitable style, presents a powerful case against the man in the oval office. The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder Author: Vincent Bugliosi Bestselling author Vincent Bugliosi has written the most important and thought-provoking book of his prolific career. In a meticulously researched and clearly presented legal case that puts George W. Bush on trial for murder after he leaves his presidency, Bugliosi delivers a searing indictment of the President and his administration. With what he believes is overwhelming evidence that President Bush took the nation to war in Iraq under false pretenses-a war that has caused great loss of life, cost this nation close to $1 trillion, and alienated most of our allies in the Western world-Bugliosi argues that it is George W. Bush who must be held accountable for what Bugliosi considers to be monumental crimes. In this groundbreaking book, Bugliosi, in his inimitable style, presents a powerful case against the man in the oval office. tag:odeo.com,2008-05-17,19207673 Sat, 17 May 2008 02:49:15 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19202943-Gore-Vidal-Talks-About-History-and-George-W-Bush tag:odeo.com,2008-05-16,19202943 Fri, 16 May 2008 07:55:08 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19202973-Gore-Vidal-Talks-About-History-and-George-W-Bush Legendary Author Gore Vidal on the Bush Presidency, History and the “United States of Amnesia” With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers. He’s authored more than twenty novels and five plays. His latest book is Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir. AMY GOODMAN: With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers, authored more than twenty novels, five plays. His recent books include Dreaming War, Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace and Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia. His latest is a memoir; it’s called Point to Point Navigation. Last week at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, I heard Gore Vidal would be there and afterwards went to his home in Hollywood Hills. We sat down in his living room, and I asked him for his thoughts on this election year and on the last eight years of George W. Bush in the White House. Legendary Author Gore Vidal on the Bush Presidency, History and the “United States of Amnesia” With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers. He’s authored more than twenty novels and five plays. His latest book is Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir. AMY GOODMAN: With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers, authored more than twenty novels, five plays. His recent books include Dreaming War, Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace and Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia. His latest is a memoir; it’s called Point to Point Navigation. Last week at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, I heard Gore Vidal would be there and afterwards went to his home in Hollywood Hills. We sat down in his living room, and I asked him for his thoughts on this election year and on the last eight years of George W. Bush in the White House. Legendary Author Gore Vidal on the Bush Presidency, History and the “United States of Amnesia” With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers. He’s authored more than twenty novels and five plays. His latest book is Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir. AMY GOODMAN: With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers, authored more than twenty novels, five plays. His recent books include Dreaming War, Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace and Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia. His latest is a memoir; it’s called Point to Point Navigation. Last week at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, I heard Gore Vidal would be there and afterwards went to his home in Hollywood Hills. We sat down in his living room, and I asked him for his thoughts on this election year and on the last eight years of George W. Bush in the White House. tag:odeo.com,2008-05-16,19202973 Fri, 16 May 2008 01:19:21 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19202403-Gore-Vidal-on-the-Bush-Presidency Legendary Author Gore Vidal on the Bush Presidency, History and the “United States of Amnesia” With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers. He’s authored more than twenty novels and five plays. His latest book is Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir. AMY GOODMAN: With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers, authored more than twenty novels, five plays. His recent books include Dreaming War, Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace and Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia. His latest is a memoir; it’s called Point to Point Navigation. Last week at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, I heard Gore Vidal would be there and afterwards went to his home in Hollywood Hills. We sat down in his living room, and I asked him for his thoughts on this election year and on the last eight years of George W. Bush in the White House. Legendary Author Gore Vidal on the Bush Presidency, History and the “United States of Amnesia” With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers. He’s authored more than twenty novels and five plays. His latest book is Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir. AMY GOODMAN: With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers, authored more than twenty novels, five plays. His recent books include Dreaming War, Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace and Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia. His latest is a memoir; it’s called Point to Point Navigation. Last week at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, I heard Gore Vidal would be there and afterwards went to his home in Hollywood Hills. We sat down in his living room, and I asked him for his thoughts on this election year and on the last eight years of George W. Bush in the White House. Legendary Author Gore Vidal on the Bush Presidency, History and the “United States of Amnesia” With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers. He’s authored more than twenty novels and five plays. His latest book is Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir. AMY GOODMAN: With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers, authored more than twenty novels, five plays. His recent books include Dreaming War, Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace and Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia. His latest is a memoir; it’s called Point to Point Navigation. Last week at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, I heard Gore Vidal would be there and afterwards went to his home in Hollywood Hills. We sat down in his living room, and I asked him for his thoughts on this election year and on the last eight years of George W. Bush in the White House. tag:odeo.com,2008-05-15,19202403 Thu, 15 May 2008 18:31:23 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19202383-Keith-Olbermann-On-George-W-Bush Countdown’s Keith Olbermann denounces President Bush for suggesting that electing a Democrat as president means “another attack on the United States.” Olbermann also questions Bush’s claim that he gave up golf out of empathy for fallen U.S. soldiers. President Bush has resorted anew to the sleaziest fear-mongering and mass manipulation of an administration and public life dedicated to realizing the lowest of our expectations. And he has now applied these poisons to the 2008 presidential election, on behalf of the party at whose center he and John McCain lurk. Countdown’s Keith Olbermann denounces President Bush for suggesting that electing a Democrat as president means “another attack on the United States.” Olbermann also questions Bush’s claim that he gave up golf out of empathy for fallen U.S. soldiers. President Bush has resorted anew to the sleaziest fear-mongering and mass manipulation of an administration and public life dedicated to realizing the lowest of our expectations. And he has now applied these poisons to the 2008 presidential election, on behalf of the party at whose center he and John McCain lurk. Countdown’s Keith Olbermann denounces President Bush for suggesting that electing a Democrat as president means “another attack on the United States.” Olbermann also questions Bush’s claim that he gave up golf out of empathy for fallen U.S. soldiers. President Bush has resorted anew to the sleaziest fear-mongering and mass manipulation of an administration and public life dedicated to realizing the lowest of our expectations. And he has now applied these poisons to the 2008 presidential election, on behalf of the party at whose center he and John McCain lurk. tag:odeo.com,2008-05-15,19202383 Thu, 15 May 2008 18:08:53 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19193873-Mike-Malloy-Interviews-Sofia-Smallstorm 9/11 Mysteries Part 1: Demolitions Producer: Sofia Smallstorm Sofia, identified as “Smallstorm” in the video, was a starving writer before she decided to use credit cards and common sense to make “911 Mysteries.” She produced a challenging presentation that is both factual and moving which has received much acclaim. The film itself presents scientific evidence as well as historical and social facts that are denied by much of the populace, media, and academic communities. 90 minutes of pure demolition evidence and analysis, laced with staggering witness testimonials. Moving from “the myth” through “the analysis” and into “the players,” careful deconstruction of the official story set right alongside clean, clear science. The 9/11 picture is not one of politics or nationalism or loyalty, but one of strict and simple physics. How do you get a 10-second 110-story pancake collapse? Its almost as though gag orders have been placed on media organisations to prohibit re-showing or following... 9/11 Mysteries Part 1: Demolitions Producer: Sofia Smallstorm Sofia, identified as “Smallstorm” in the video, was a starving writer before she decided to use credit cards and common sense to make “911 Mysteries.” She produced a challenging presentation that is both factual and moving which has received much acclaim. The film itself presents scientific evidence as well as historical and social facts that are denied by much of the populace, media, and academic communities. 90 minutes of pure demolition evidence and analysis, laced with staggering witness testimonials. Moving from “the myth” through “the analysis” and into “the players,” careful deconstruction of the official story set right alongside clean, clear science. The 9/11 picture is not one of politics or nationalism or loyalty, but one of strict and simple physics. How do you get a 10-second 110-story pancake collapse? Its almost as though gag orders have been placed on media organisations to prohibit re-showing or following up on any reports or information that contradict the official conspiracy theory. The number of eye witness reports shown on this DVD from the likes of firemen, policemen, workers in the WTC etc. that describe explosions in the towers is jaw-dropping. The evidence presented as to the use of controlled explosives to bring down the 3 buildings – i.e. the twin towers and the 47 storey building 7 is compelling. 9/11 Mysteries Part 1: Demolitions Producer: Sofia Smallstorm Sofia, identified as “Smallstorm” in the video, was a starving writer before she decided to use credit cards and common sense to make “911 Mysteries.” She produced a challenging presentation that is both factual and moving which has received much acclaim. The film itself presents scientific evidence as well as historical and social facts that are denied by much of the populace, media, and academic communities. 90 minutes of pure demolition evidence and analysis, laced with staggering witness testimonials. Moving from “the myth” through “the analysis” and into “the players,” careful deconstruction of the official story set right alongside clean, clear science. The 9/11 picture is not one of politics or nationalism or loyalty, but one of strict and simple physics. How do you get a 10-second 110-story pancake collapse? Its almost as though gag orders have been placed on media organisations to prohibit re-showing or following up on any reports or information that contradict the official conspiracy theory. The number of eye witness reports shown on this DVD from the likes of firemen, policemen, workers in the WTC etc. that describe explosions in the towers is jaw-dropping. The evidence presented as to the use of controlled explosives to bring down the 3 buildings – i.e. the twin towers and the 47 storey building 7 is compelling. tag:odeo.com,2008-05-14,19193873 Wed, 14 May 2008 00:29:35 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19192623-Great-American-Hypocrites-by-Glenn-Greenwald An interview with Glenn Greenwald author of Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics. Long since Americans were wooed by images of Ronald Reagan astride a horse, complete with cowboy hat and rugged good looks, the Republican Party has used a John Wayne mythology to build up its candidates and win elections. Their marketing scheme of evoking brave, courageous, heroic warriors has been so persuasive and strikes such a patriotic nerve, that many citizens have voted based on this manipulative imagery even when they’ve flat out disagreed with the GOP’s positions on key issues. Glenn Greenwald puts this bogus GOP mythology under microscopic critique and successfully argues that none of these men is, in fact, a brave, strong moral warrior — far from it. Rather, most have dodged military duty, have strings of broken marriages and affairs, and live decadent, elitist lives, which they so ruthlessly condemn Democrats for doing. Such false archetypes — that GOP l... An interview with Glenn Greenwald author of Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics. Long since Americans were wooed by images of Ronald Reagan astride a horse, complete with cowboy hat and rugged good looks, the Republican Party has used a John Wayne mythology to build up its candidates and win elections. Their marketing scheme of evoking brave, courageous, heroic warriors has been so persuasive and strikes such a patriotic nerve, that many citizens have voted based on this manipulative imagery even when they’ve flat out disagreed with the GOP’s positions on key issues. Glenn Greenwald puts this bogus GOP mythology under microscopic critique and successfully argues that none of these men is, in fact, a brave, strong moral warrior — far from it. Rather, most have dodged military duty, have strings of broken marriages and affairs, and live decadent, elitist lives, which they so ruthlessly condemn Democrats for doing. Such false archetypes — that GOP leaders are exclusively fit to command the military, represent traditional family values, and are fiscally restrained and responsible because they’re just regular folk like us — are so firmly entrenched in our culture as to allow the GOP to sit back and let their time-tested marketing ploy spin itself silly while avoiding debate on real issues. When they actually do voice opinions, it’s nothing more than a smear campaign of the supposed weakness and elitism of the Democrats. To prevent this tired marketing scheme from succeeding again, Greenwald takes off the gloves and knocks down the hoaxes and myths, exposing the tactics the right-wing machine uses to drown out both reality and consideration of real issues. But he also calls on Democrats to shake off the defensive posture (“We love America too,” “We support the troops too,” “We also believe in God”) and start attacking the Republican candidates for the hypocrites they, in truth, are. Greenwald is a former constitutional law attorney and now a contributing writer at Salon. His political reporting and analysis have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the American Conservative, and numerous congressional reports. Recorded May 6, 2008 An interview with Glenn Greenwald author of Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics. Long since Americans were wooed by images of Ronald Reagan astride a horse, complete with cowboy hat and rugged good looks, the Republican Party has used a John Wayne mythology to build up its candidates and win elections. Their marketing scheme of evoking brave, courageous, heroic warriors has been so persuasive and strikes such a patriotic nerve, that many citizens have voted based on this manipulative imagery even when they’ve flat out disagreed with the GOP’s positions on key issues. Glenn Greenwald puts this bogus GOP mythology under microscopic critique and successfully argues that none of these men is, in fact, a brave, strong moral warrior — far from it. Rather, most have dodged military duty, have strings of broken marriages and affairs, and live decadent, elitist lives, which they so ruthlessly condemn Democrats for doing. Such false archetypes — that GOP leaders are exclusively fit to command the military, represent traditional family values, and are fiscally restrained and responsible because they’re just regular folk like us — are so firmly entrenched in our culture as to allow the GOP to sit back and let their time-tested marketing ploy spin itself silly while avoiding debate on real issues. When they actually do voice opinions, it’s nothing more than a smear campaign of the supposed weakness and elitism of the Democrats. To prevent this tired marketing scheme from succeeding again, Greenwald takes off the gloves and knocks down the hoaxes and myths, exposing the tactics the right-wing machine uses to drown out both reality and consideration of real issues. But he also calls on Democrats to shake off the defensive posture (“We love America too,” “We support the troops too,” “We also believe in God”) and start attacking the Republican candidates for the hypocrites they, in truth, are. Greenwald is a former constitutional law attorney and now a contributing writer at Salon. His political reporting and analysis have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the American Conservative, and numerous congressional reports. Recorded May 6, 2008 tag:odeo.com,2008-05-13,19192623 Tue, 13 May 2008 16:30:18 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19169523-911-Truth-Mike-Malloy-Interviews-David-Ray-Griffin Excerpt: “9/11 CONTRADICTIONS by David Ray Griffin is the fifth of his books to examine the official account of the events of September 11, 2001. This brilliant and highly readable book takes a new yet simple approach to the truth about 9/11. It focuses entirely on contradictory statements made by members of the Bush administration, government departments and agencies, and official bodies such as the 9/11 Commission. All the statements that Griffin examines are official claims in direct conflict with other official claims. How could this be? Why would the government keep changing ‘the official story’? The public, of course, is expected to take all the statements as incontrovertibly true, yet they directly conflict with one another.” by Tod Fletcher Global Research, March 15, 2008 Source / Entire Book Review: http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8352 Bill Christison, former senior CIA official “David Ray Griffin, writing specifically for members of Congress and the m... Excerpt: “9/11 CONTRADICTIONS by David Ray Griffin is the fifth of his books to examine the official account of the events of September 11, 2001. This brilliant and highly readable book takes a new yet simple approach to the truth about 9/11. It focuses entirely on contradictory statements made by members of the Bush administration, government departments and agencies, and official bodies such as the 9/11 Commission. All the statements that Griffin examines are official claims in direct conflict with other official claims. How could this be? Why would the government keep changing ‘the official story’? The public, of course, is expected to take all the statements as incontrovertibly true, yet they directly conflict with one another.” by Tod Fletcher Global Research, March 15, 2008 Source / Entire Book Review: http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8352 Bill Christison, former senior CIA official “David Ray Griffin, writing specifically for members of Congress and the media, has presented the often incredible but true details of 25 major contradictions in the Bush administration’s accounts of 9/11. This book, based on careful research but written in a fast-moving, readable style, blows apart the notion that The 9/11 Commission Report presents an accurate account of what happened on September 11. It makes crystal clear the need for a new investigation.” Jim Hightower, author of Swim against the Current and editor of The Hightower Lowdown “No matter how you feel about who is responsible for the 9/11 attack, at least we need a through independent, unbiased investigation. In this book, Griffin provides 25 useful questions——contradictions worthy of honest answers.” Excerpt: “9/11 CONTRADICTIONS by David Ray Griffin is the fifth of his books to examine the official account of the events of September 11, 2001. This brilliant and highly readable book takes a new yet simple approach to the truth about 9/11. It focuses entirely on contradictory statements made by members of the Bush administration, government departments and agencies, and official bodies such as the 9/11 Commission. All the statements that Griffin examines are official claims in direct conflict with other official claims. How could this be? Why would the government keep changing ‘the official story’? The public, of course, is expected to take all the statements as incontrovertibly true, yet they directly conflict with one another.” by Tod Fletcher Global Research, March 15, 2008 Source / Entire Book Review: http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8352 Bill Christison, former senior CIA official “David Ray Griffin, writing specifically for members of Congress and the media, has presented the often incredible but true details of 25 major contradictions in the Bush administration’s accounts of 9/11. This book, based on careful research but written in a fast-moving, readable style, blows apart the notion that The 9/11 Commission Report presents an accurate account of what happened on September 11. It makes crystal clear the need for a new investigation.” Jim Hightower, author of Swim against the Current and editor of The Hightower Lowdown “No matter how you feel about who is responsible for the 9/11 attack, at least we need a through independent, unbiased investigation. In this book, Griffin provides 25 useful questions——contradictions worthy of honest answers.” tag:odeo.com,2008-05-08,19169523 Thu, 08 May 2008 00:53:19 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19148573-Hillary-Clinton-s-Inner-Battle A voice keeps playing over and over in my subconcious – I can’t seem to shake it. -Hillary Clinton A voice keeps playing over and over in my subconcious – I can’t seem to shake it. -Hillary Clinton A voice keeps playing over and over in my subconcious – I can’t seem to shake it. -Hillary Clinton tag:odeo.com,2008-05-03,19148573 Sat, 03 May 2008 02:56:33 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19148553-King-s-Last-March Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Four decades later, King remains one of the most vivid symbols of hope for racial unity in America. But that’s not the way he was viewed in the last year of his life. Exactly one year before his death, Martin Luther King Jr. made a controversial speech condemning the Vietnam War. In the last months of his life, King struggled to organize a massive march on Washington against poverty. He planned to use civil disobedience to close the capital down. In the spring of 1968, King led a disastrous demonstration of striking garbage workers in Memphis. When he was killed, King was trying to prove the power of non-violence. For six years, the FBI conducted a relentless campaign to spy on and discredit King. See for yourself many of the once-secret documents in King’s FBI file. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most powerful preachers of his generation. His words of teaching and comfort were sometimes meant for himself. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Four decades later, King remains one of the most vivid symbols of hope for racial unity in America. But that’s not the way he was viewed in the last year of his life. Exactly one year before his death, Martin Luther King Jr. made a controversial speech condemning the Vietnam War. In the last months of his life, King struggled to organize a massive march on Washington against poverty. He planned to use civil disobedience to close the capital down. In the spring of 1968, King led a disastrous demonstration of striking garbage workers in Memphis. When he was killed, King was trying to prove the power of non-violence. For six years, the FBI conducted a relentless campaign to spy on and discredit King. See for yourself many of the once-secret documents in King’s FBI file. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most powerful preachers of his generation. His words of teaching and comfort were sometimes meant for himself. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Four decades later, King remains one of the most vivid symbols of hope for racial unity in America. But that’s not the way he was viewed in the last year of his life. Exactly one year before his death, Martin Luther King Jr. made a controversial speech condemning the Vietnam War. In the last months of his life, King struggled to organize a massive march on Washington against poverty. He planned to use civil disobedience to close the capital down. In the spring of 1968, King led a disastrous demonstration of striking garbage workers in Memphis. When he was killed, King was trying to prove the power of non-violence. For six years, the FBI conducted a relentless campaign to spy on and discredit King. See for yourself many of the once-secret documents in King’s FBI file. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most powerful preachers of his generation. His words of teaching and comfort were sometimes meant for himself. tag:odeo.com,2008-05-03,19148553 Sat, 03 May 2008 02:25:59 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/19148273-Mayday-Mayday-Mayday Mike Malloy keeps transmitting the “TRUTH” as his distress signal for the country he loves. Isn’t it time that “We The People” answer the distress signal! This is the first hour of May 1, 2008 show. Mike Malloy keeps transmitting the “TRUTH” as his distress signal for the country he loves. Isn’t it time that “We The People” answer the distress signal! This is the first hour of May 1, 2008 show. Mike Malloy keeps transmitting the “TRUTH” as his distress signal for the country he loves. Isn’t it time that “We The People” answer the distress signal! This is the first hour of May 1, 2008 show. tag:odeo.com,2008-05-03,19148273 Sat, 03 May 2008 00:44:52 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/18809523-Phil-Donahue-and-Thomas-Young-Body-Of-War Phil Donahue, American media personality and former talk show host, discusses his new movie, Body of War, the challenges of disabled Iraq war veterans, the media’s coverage of the Iraq war, the sanitization and marketing of the Iraq war by the Bush administration, the status of dissent in America, the debate of the Iraq war in Congress, the spending of the Iraq war, the loss of civil liberties, war profiteering, the timing of the Iraq war resolution in Congress and the impossibility of supporting both the war and the troops. As Tomas’ journey unfolds, the film cuts back and forth to Congressional proceedings in Washington DC. Footage includes passionate speeches by Senator Robert Byrd as well as a running tally of how each US Congress member voted regarding the decision to go to war in Iraq. Body of War premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to a sold out house where it received multiple standing ovations and won the People’s Choice Award (runner-up). It was also award... Phil Donahue, American media personality and former talk show host, discusses his new movie, Body of War, the challenges of disabled Iraq war veterans, the media’s coverage of the Iraq war, the sanitization and marketing of the Iraq war by the Bush administration, the status of dissent in America, the debate of the Iraq war in Congress, the spending of the Iraq war, the loss of civil liberties, war profiteering, the timing of the Iraq war resolution in Congress and the impossibility of supporting both the war and the troops. As Tomas’ journey unfolds, the film cuts back and forth to Congressional proceedings in Washington DC. Footage includes passionate speeches by Senator Robert Byrd as well as a running tally of how each US Congress member voted regarding the decision to go to war in Iraq. Body of War premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to a sold out house where it received multiple standing ovations and won the People’s Choice Award (runner-up). It was also awarded the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Hamptons International Film Festival. Phil Donahue, American media personality and former talk show host, discusses his new movie, Body of War, the challenges of disabled Iraq war veterans, the media’s coverage of the Iraq war, the sanitization and marketing of the Iraq war by the Bush administration, the status of dissent in America, the debate of the Iraq war in Congress, the spending of the Iraq war, the loss of civil liberties, war profiteering, the timing of the Iraq war resolution in Congress and the impossibility of supporting both the war and the troops. As Tomas’ journey unfolds, the film cuts back and forth to Congressional proceedings in Washington DC. Footage includes passionate speeches by Senator Robert Byrd as well as a running tally of how each US Congress member voted regarding the decision to go to war in Iraq. Body of War premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to a sold out house where it received multiple standing ovations and won the People’s Choice Award (runner-up). It was also awarded the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Hamptons International Film Festival. tag:odeo.com,2008-04-26,18809523 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:32:14 -0700 no Mike's Stuff Iraq, body of war, phil donahue, war crimes, thomas young, illegal and immoral iraqi war http://odeo.com/episodes/18765133-War-What-Is-It-Good-For “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hope of its children… This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron.” -Dwight Eisenhower (Speech delivered before the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Washington, D.C. April 16, 1953) “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hope of its children… This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron.” -Dwight Eisenhower (Speech delivered before the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Washington, D.C. April 16, 1953) “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hope of its children… This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron.” -Dwight Eisenhower (Speech delivered before the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Washington, D.C. April 16, 1953) tag:odeo.com,2008-04-23,18765133 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:45:29 -0700 no Mike's Stuff Iraq, war, death, prayer, bush, edwin starr, support the troops http://odeo.com/episodes/18750723-Jimmy-Carter-1979-Energy-Policy The “Crisis of Confidence” Speech Jimmy Carter delivered this televised speech on July 15, 1979. Excerpts: “What you see too often in Washington and elsewhere around the country is a system of government that seems incapable of action. You see a Congress twisted and pulled in every direction by hundreds of well-financed and powerful special interests. You see every extreme position defended to the last vote, almost to the last breath by one unyielding group or another. You often see a balanced and a fair approach that demands sacrifice, a little sacrifice from everyone, abandoned like an orphan without support and without friends. Often you see paralysis and stagnation and drift. You don’t like it, and neither do I. What can we do? We are at a turning point in our history. There are two paths to choose. One is a path I’ve warned about tonight, the path that leads to fragmentation and self-interest. Down that road lies a mistaken idea of freedom, the right to grasp for ourselves some... The “Crisis of Confidence” Speech Jimmy Carter delivered this televised speech on July 15, 1979. Excerpts: “What you see too often in Washington and elsewhere around the country is a system of government that seems incapable of action. You see a Congress twisted and pulled in every direction by hundreds of well-financed and powerful special interests. You see every extreme position defended to the last vote, almost to the last breath by one unyielding group or another. You often see a balanced and a fair approach that demands sacrifice, a little sacrifice from everyone, abandoned like an orphan without support and without friends. Often you see paralysis and stagnation and drift. You don’t like it, and neither do I. What can we do? We are at a turning point in our history. There are two paths to choose. One is a path I’ve warned about tonight, the path that leads to fragmentation and self-interest. Down that road lies a mistaken idea of freedom, the right to grasp for ourselves some advantage over others. That path would be one of constant conflict between narrow interests ending in chaos and immobility. It is a certain route to failure. Energy will be the immediate test of our ability to unite this nation, and it can also be the standard around which we rally. On the battlefield of energy we can win for our nation a new confidence, and we can seize control again of our common destiny. In little more than two decades we’ve gone from a position of energy independence to one in which almost half the oil we use comes from foreign countries, at prices that are going through the roof. Our excessive dependence on OPEC has already taken a tremendous toll on our economy and our people. This is the direct cause of the long lines which have made millions of you spend aggravating hours waiting for gasoline. It’s a cause of the increased inflation and unemployment that we now face. This intolerable dependence on foreign oil threatens our economic independence and the very security of our nation. The energy crisis is real. It is worldwide. It is a clear and present danger to our nation. These are facts and we simply must face them. So, the solution of our energy crisis can also help us to conquer the crisis of the spirit in our country. It can rekindle our sense of unity, our confidence in the future, and give our nation and all of us individually a new sense of purpose. Little by little we can and we must rebuild our confidence. We can spend until we empty our treasuries, and we may summon all the wonders of science. But we can succeed only if we tap our greatest resources—America’s people, America’s values, and America’s confidence. I have seen the strength of America in the inexhaustible resources of our people. In the days to come, let us renew that strength in the struggle for an energy secure nation. In closing, let me say this: I will do my best, but I will not do it alone. Let your voice be heard. Whenever you have a chance, say something good about our country. With God’s help and for the sake of our nation, it is time for us to join hands in America. Let us commit ourselves together to a rebirth of the American spirit. Working together with our common faith we cannot fail.” Note: Audio excerpt: Thom Hartmann Show (4/18/08 – Hour 3) Thom Hartmann Nationwide Podcast: http://www.620kpoj.com/podcast/hartmann_nationwide.xml The “Crisis of Confidence” Speech Jimmy Carter delivered this televised speech on July 15, 1979. Excerpts: “What you see too often in Washington and elsewhere around the country is a system of government that seems incapable of action. You see a Congress twisted and pulled in every direction by hundreds of well-financed and powerful special interests. You see every extreme position defended to the last vote, almost to the last breath by one unyielding group or another. You often see a balanced and a fair approach that demands sacrifice, a little sacrifice from everyone, abandoned like an orphan without support and without friends. Often you see paralysis and stagnation and drift. You don’t like it, and neither do I. What can we do? We are at a turning point in our history. There are two paths to choose. One is a path I’ve warned about tonight, the path that leads to fragmentation and self-interest. Down that road lies a mistaken idea of freedom, the right to grasp for ourselves some advantage over others. That path would be one of constant conflict between narrow interests ending in chaos and immobility. It is a certain route to failure. Energy will be the immediate test of our ability to unite this nation, and it can also be the standard around which we rally. On the battlefield of energy we can win for our nation a new confidence, and we can seize control again of our common destiny. In little more than two decades we’ve gone from a position of energy independence to one in which almost half the oil we use comes from foreign countries, at prices that are going through the roof. Our excessive dependence on OPEC has already taken a tremendous toll on our economy and our people. This is the direct cause of the long lines which have made millions of you spend aggravating hours waiting for gasoline. It’s a cause of the increased inflation and unemployment that we now face. This intolerable dependence on foreign oil threatens our economic independence and the very security of our nation. The energy crisis is real. It is worldwide. It is a clear and present danger to our nation. These are facts and we simply must face them. So, the solution of our energy crisis can also help us to conquer the crisis of the spirit in our country. It can rekindle our sense of unity, our confidence in the future, and give our nation and all of us individually a new sense of purpose. Little by little we can and we must rebuild our confidence. We can spend until we empty our treasuries, and we may summon all the wonders of science. But we can succeed only if we tap our greatest resources—America’s people, America’s values, and America’s confidence. I have seen the strength of America in the inexhaustible resources of our people. In the days to come, let us renew that strength in the struggle for an energy secure nation. In closing, let me say this: I will do my best, but I will not do it alone. Let your voice be heard. Whenever you have a chance, say something good about our country. With God’s help and for the sake of our nation, it is time for us to join hands in America. Let us commit ourselves together to a rebirth of the American spirit. Working together with our common faith we cannot fail.” Note: Audio excerpt: Thom Hartmann Show (4/18/08 – Hour 3) Thom Hartmann Nationwide Podcast: http://www.620kpoj.com/podcast/hartmann_nationwide.xml tag:odeo.com,2008-04-21,18750723 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:14:14 -0700 no Mike's Stuff gas, oil, ronald reagan, middle east, jimmy carter http://odeo.com/episodes/18738113-Martin-Luther-King-I-ve-Been-to-the-Mountaintop Why He Was In Memphis Martin Luther King died fighting for labor and a living wage. by Peter Dreier Most Americans today know that Reverand Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, but fewer know why he was there. King went to Memphis to support African American garbage workers, who were on strike to protest unsafe conditions, abusive white supervisors, and low wages – and to gain recognition for their union. Their picket signs relayed a simple but profound message: “I Am A Man.” If he were still alive, King would surely be working with unions, clergy, and community groups to raise the federal minimum wage, enact local living wage laws, expand health insurance to all Americans, and help America’s working poor – hotel workers, janitors, security guards, hospital employees, grocery workers, farmworkers, and others – unionize for better working and living conditions. Today we view King as something of a saint, his birthday a national holiday, and his name adorni... Why He Was In Memphis Martin Luther King died fighting for labor and a living wage. by Peter Dreier Most Americans today know that Reverand Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, but fewer know why he was there. King went to Memphis to support African American garbage workers, who were on strike to protest unsafe conditions, abusive white supervisors, and low wages – and to gain recognition for their union. Their picket signs relayed a simple but profound message: “I Am A Man.” If he were still alive, King would surely be working with unions, clergy, and community groups to raise the federal minimum wage, enact local living wage laws, expand health insurance to all Americans, and help America’s working poor – hotel workers, janitors, security guards, hospital employees, grocery workers, farmworkers, and others – unionize for better working and living conditions. Today we view King as something of a saint, his birthday a national holiday, and his name adorning schools and street signs. But in his day, the establishment considered King a dangerous troublemaker. He was harassed by the FBI and vilified in the media. He began his activism in Montgomery, Alabama, as a crusader against the nation’s racial caste system, but the struggle for civil rights radicalized him into a fighter for broader economic and social justice. He recognized the limits of breaking down legal segregation. What good was winning the right to eat at a dime-store lunch counter if you couldn’t afford a hamburger and a Coke? During the 1960s, King had become increasingly committed to building bridges between the civil rights and labor movements. Invited to address the AFL-CIO’s annual convention in 1961, King observed that “the labor movement did not diminish the strength of the nation but enlarged it. By raising the living standards of millions, labor miraculously created a market for industry and lifted the whole nation to undreamed of levels of production. Those who today attack labor forget these simple truths, but history remembers them.” Several major unions, especially the United Auto Workers and the International Ladies Garment Workers, had donated money to civil rights groups, supported the sit-ins and freedom rides, and helped organize the famous 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Thus, it was not surprising that Memphis’ civil rights and union leaders invited King to their city to help draw national attention to the garbage strike. The strike began over the mistreatment of 22 sewer workers who reported for work on January 31, 1968, and were sent home when it began raining. White employees were not sent home. When the rain stopped after an hour or so, they continued to work and were paid for the full day, while the black workers lost a day’s pay. The next day, two sanitation workers, Echol Cole and Robert Walker, were crushed to death by a malfunctioning city garbage truck. These two incidents epitomized the workers’ long-standing grievances. Wages averaged about $1.70 per hour. Forty percent of the workers qualified for welfare to supplement their poverty-level salaries. They had almost no health care benefits, pensions, or vacations. They worked in filthy conditions, and lacked basic amenities like a place to eat and shower. They were required to haul leaky garbage tubs that spilled maggots and debris on them. White supervisors called them “boy” and arbitrarily sent them home without pay for minor infractions that they overlooked when white workers did the same thing. The workers asked Memphis Mayor Henry Loeb and the city council to improve their working conditions, but they refused to do so. On February 12, 1,300 black sanitation workers walked off their jobs, demanding that the city recognize their union (the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFSCME) and negotiate to resolve their grievances. They also demanded a pay increase to $2.35 an hour, overtime pay, and merit promotions without regard to race. For the next several months, city officials refused to negotiate with the union. In private, Mayor Loeb reportedly told associates, “I’ll never be known as the mayor who signed a contract with a Negro union.” The city used non-union workers and supervisors to pick up garbage downtown, from hospitals, and in residential areas. Even so, thousands of tons of garbage piled up. Community support for the strikers grew steadily. The NAACP endorsed the strike and sponsored all-night vigils and pickets at City Hall. On February 23, 1,500 people – strikers and their supporters – packed City Hall chambers, but the all-white city council voted to back the mayor’s refusal to recognize the union. Local ministers formed a citywide group to support the strikers. They called on their congregants to participate in rallies and marches, donate to the strike fund, and boycott downtown stores in order to get business leaders to pressure city officials to negotiate with the union. On Sunday, March 3, an eight-hour gospel singing marathon at Mason Temple raised money for strikers. The next day, the beginning of the fourth week of the strike, 500 white labor unionists from Memphis and other Tennessee cities joined black ministers and sanitation workers in their daily downtown march. On several occasions, the police attacked the strikes with clubs and mace. They harassed protestors and even arrested strike leaders for jaywalking. On March 5, 117 strikers and supporters were arrested for sitting in at city hall. Six days later, hundreds of students skipped high school to participate in a march led by black ministers. Two students were arrested. At the rallies, ministers and union activists linked the workers’ grievances with the black community’s long-standing anger over police abuse, slum housing, segregated and inadequate schools, and the concentration of blacks in the lowest-paying, dirtiest jobs. Despite the escalating protest, the city establishment dug in its heals, refusing to compromise and demanding that the strikers return to work or risk losing their jobs. The local daily newspaper, the Commercial Appeal, consistently opposed the strikers. “Memphis garbage strikers have turned an illegal walk out into anarchy,” it wrote in one editorial, “and Mayor Henry Loeb is exactly right when he says, ‘We can’t submit to this sort of thing!’” Mayor Loeb and City Attorney Frank B. Gianotti persuaded a local judge to issue an injunction prohibiting the strike and picketing. The union and its allies refused to end their protests. Several union leaders—AFSCME’s international president Jerry Wurf, Local 1733 President T.O. Jones, and national staffers William Lucy and P. J. Ciampa – were cited for contempt, sentenced to 10 days in jail, fined $50, and freed pending appeal. With tensions rising and no compromise in sight, local ministers and AFSCME invited Dr. King to Memphis to re-energize the local movement, lift the strikers’ flagging spirits, and encourage them to remain nonviolent. On Monday, March 18, King spoke at a rally attended by 17,000 people and called for a citywide march. His speech triggered national media attention, and catalyzed the rest of the labor movement to expand its support for the strikers. King returned to Memphis on Thursday, March 28, to lead the march. The police moved into crowds with night sticks, mace, tear gas, and gunfire. The police arrested 280 people. 60 were injured. A 16-year-old boy, Larry Payne, was shot to death. The state legislature authorized a 7 p.m. curfew and 4,000 National Guardsmen moved in. The next day, 300 sanitation workers and supporters marched peacefully and silently to City Hall – escorted by five armored personnel carriers, five jeeps, three large military trucks, and dozens of Guardsmen with bayonets fixed. President Lyndon Johnson and AFL-CIO President George Meany offered their help in resolving the dispute, but Mayor Loeb turned them down. King came back to Memphis on Wednesday, April 3 to address a rally to pressure city officials to negotiate a compromise solution to the strike. That night, at the Mason Temple – packed with over 10,000 black workers and residents, ministers, white union members, white liberals, and students – King delivered what would turn out to be his last speech. He emphasized the linked fate of the civil rights and labor movements: Memphis Negroes are almost entirely a working people. Our needs are identical with labor’s needs – decent wages, fair working conditions, livable housing, old age security, health and welfare measures, conditions in which families can grow, have education for their children and respect in the community. That is why Negroes support labor’s demands and fight laws which curb labor. That is why the labor-hater and labor-baiter is virtually always a twin-headed creature spewing anti-Negro epithets from one mouth and anti-labor propaganda from the other mouth. The next day, James Earl Ray assassinated King as he stood on the balcony outside his room at the Lorraine Hotel. As Time magazine noted at the time: “Ironically, it was the violence of Martin Luther King’s death rather than the nonviolence of his methods that ultimately broke the city’s resistance” and led to the strike settlement. President Johnson ordered federal troops to Memphis and instructed Undersecretary of Labor James Reynolds to mediate the conflict and settle the strike. The following week, King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, and dozens of national figures led a peaceful memorial march through downtown Memphis in tribute to Dr. King and in support of the strike. Local business leaders, tired of the boycott and the downtown demonstrations, urged Loeb to come to terms with the strikers. On April 16, union leaders and city officials reached an agreement. The city council passed a resolution recognizing the union. The 14-month contract included union dues check-off, a grievance procedure, and wage increases of 10 cents per hour May 1 and another five cents in September. Members of AFSCME Local 1733 approved the agreement unanimously and ended their strike. The settlement wasn’t only a victory for the sanitation workers. The strike had mobilized the African American community, which subsequently became increasingly involved in local politics and school and jobs issues, and which developed new allies in the white community. In his final speech, King, only 39 at the time, told the crowd about a bomb threat on his plane from Atlanta that morning, saying he knew that his life was constantly in danger because of his political activism. “I would like to live a long life,” he said. “Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And he’s allowed me to go up to the mountain, and I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.” We haven’t gotten there yet. But Dr. King is still with us in spirit. The best way to honor his memory is to continue the struggle for human dignity, workers’ rights, living wages, and social justice. Peter Dreier is E.P.Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics and director of the Urban & Environmental Policy Program at Occidental College. He is coauthor of The Next Los Angeles: The Struggle for a Livable City (University of California Press, 2006). Why He Was In Memphis Martin Luther King died fighting for labor and a living wage. by Peter Dreier Most Americans today know that Reverand Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, but fewer know why he was there. King went to Memphis to support African American garbage workers, who were on strike to protest unsafe conditions, abusive white supervisors, and low wages – and to gain recognition for their union. Their picket signs relayed a simple but profound message: “I Am A Man.” If he were still alive, King would surely be working with unions, clergy, and community groups to raise the federal minimum wage, enact local living wage laws, expand health insurance to all Americans, and help America’s working poor – hotel workers, janitors, security guards, hospital employees, grocery workers, farmworkers, and others – unionize for better working and living conditions. Today we view King as something of a saint, his birthday a national holiday, and his name adorning schools and street signs. But in his day, the establishment considered King a dangerous troublemaker. He was harassed by the FBI and vilified in the media. He began his activism in Montgomery, Alabama, as a crusader against the nation’s racial caste system, but the struggle for civil rights radicalized him into a fighter for broader economic and social justice. He recognized the limits of breaking down legal segregation. What good was winning the right to eat at a dime-store lunch counter if you couldn’t afford a hamburger and a Coke? During the 1960s, King had become increasingly committed to building bridges between the civil rights and labor movements. Invited to address the AFL-CIO’s annual convention in 1961, King observed that “the labor movement did not diminish the strength of the nation but enlarged it. By raising the living standards of millions, labor miraculously created a market for industry and lifted the whole nation to undreamed of levels of production. Those who today attack labor forget these simple truths, but history remembers them.” Several major unions, especially the United Auto Workers and the International Ladies Garment Workers, had donated money to civil rights groups, supported the sit-ins and freedom rides, and helped organize the famous 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Thus, it was not surprising that Memphis’ civil rights and union leaders invited King to their city to help draw national attention to the garbage strike. The strike began over the mistreatment of 22 sewer workers who reported for work on January 31, 1968, and were sent home when it began raining. White employees were not sent home. When the rain stopped after an hour or so, they continued to work and were paid for the full day, while the black workers lost a day’s pay. The next day, two sanitation workers, Echol Cole and Robert Walker, were crushed to death by a malfunctioning city garbage truck. These two incidents epitomized the workers’ long-standing grievances. Wages averaged about $1.70 per hour. Forty percent of the workers qualified for welfare to supplement their poverty-level salaries. They had almost no health care benefits, pensions, or vacations. They worked in filthy conditions, and lacked basic amenities like a place to eat and shower. They were required to haul leaky garbage tubs that spilled maggots and debris on them. White supervisors called them “boy” and arbitrarily sent them home without pay for minor infractions that they overlooked when white workers did the same thing. The workers asked Memphis Mayor Henry Loeb and the city council to improve their working conditions, but they refused to do so. On February 12, 1,300 black sanitation workers walked off their jobs, demanding that the city recognize their union (the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFSCME) and negotiate to resolve their grievances. They also demanded a pay increase to $2.35 an hour, overtime pay, and merit promotions without regard to race. For the next several months, city officials refused to negotiate with the union. In private, Mayor Loeb reportedly told associates, “I’ll never be known as the mayor who signed a contract with a Negro union.” The city used non-union workers and supervisors to pick up garbage downtown, from hospitals, and in residential areas. Even so, thousands of tons of garbage piled up. Community support for the strikers grew steadily. The NAACP endorsed the strike and sponsored all-night vigils and pickets at City Hall. On February 23, 1,500 people – strikers and their supporters – packed City Hall chambers, but the all-white city council voted to back the mayor’s refusal to recognize the union. Local ministers formed a citywide group to support the strikers. They called on their congregants to participate in rallies and marches, donate to the strike fund, and boycott downtown stores in order to get business leaders to pressure city officials to negotiate with the union. On Sunday, March 3, an eight-hour gospel singing marathon at Mason Temple raised money for strikers. The next day, the beginning of the fourth week of the strike, 500 white labor unionists from Memphis and other Tennessee cities joined black ministers and sanitation workers in their daily downtown march. On several occasions, the police attacked the strikes with clubs and mace. They harassed protestors and even arrested strike leaders for jaywalking. On March 5, 117 strikers and supporters were arrested for sitting in at city hall. Six days later, hundreds of students skipped high school to participate in a march led by black ministers. Two students were arrested. At the rallies, ministers and union activists linked the workers’ grievances with the black community’s long-standing anger over police abuse, slum housing, segregated and inadequate schools, and the concentration of blacks in the lowest-paying, dirtiest jobs. Despite the escalating protest, the city establishment dug in its heals, refusing to compromise and demanding that the strikers return to work or risk losing their jobs. The local daily newspaper, the Commercial Appeal, consistently opposed the strikers. “Memphis garbage strikers have turned an illegal walk out into anarchy,” it wrote in one editorial, “and Mayor Henry Loeb is exactly right when he says, ‘We can’t submit to this sort of thing!’” Mayor Loeb and City Attorney Frank B. Gianotti persuaded a local judge to issue an injunction prohibiting the strike and picketing. The union and its allies refused to end their protests. Several union leaders—AFSCME’s international president Jerry Wurf, Local 1733 President T.O. Jones, and national staffers William Lucy and P. J. Ciampa – were cited for contempt, sentenced to 10 days in jail, fined $50, and freed pending appeal. With tensions rising and no compromise in sight, local ministers and AFSCME invited Dr. King to Memphis to re-energize the local movement, lift the strikers’ flagging spirits, and encourage them to remain nonviolent. On Monday, March 18, King spoke at a rally attended by 17,000 people and called for a citywide march. His speech triggered national media attention, and catalyzed the rest of the labor movement to expand its support for the strikers. King returned to Memphis on Thursday, March 28, to lead the march. The police moved into crowds with night sticks, mace, tear gas, and gunfire. The police arrested 280 people. 60 were injured. A 16-year-old boy, Larry Payne, was shot to death. The state legislature authorized a 7 p.m. curfew and 4,000 National Guardsmen moved in. The next day, 300 sanitation workers and supporters marched peacefully and silently to City Hall – escorted by five armored personnel carriers, five jeeps, three large military trucks, and dozens of Guardsmen with bayonets fixed. President Lyndon Johnson and AFL-CIO President George Meany offered their help in resolving the dispute, but Mayor Loeb turned them down. King came back to Memphis on Wednesday, April 3 to address a rally to pressure city officials to negotiate a compromise solution to the strike. That night, at the Mason Temple – packed with over 10,000 black workers and residents, ministers, white union members, white liberals, and students – King delivered what would turn out to be his last speech. He emphasized the linked fate of the civil rights and labor movements: Memphis Negroes are almost entirely a working people. Our needs are identical with labor’s needs – decent wages, fair working conditions, livable housing, old age security, health and welfare measures, conditions in which families can grow, have education for their children and respect in the community. That is why Negroes support labor’s demands and fight laws which curb labor. That is why the labor-hater and labor-baiter is virtually always a twin-headed creature spewing anti-Negro epithets from one mouth and anti-labor propaganda from the other mouth. The next day, James Earl Ray assassinated King as he stood on the balcony outside his room at the Lorraine Hotel. As Time magazine noted at the time: “Ironically, it was the violence of Martin Luther King’s death rather than the nonviolence of his methods that ultimately broke the city’s resistance” and led to the strike settlement. President Johnson ordered federal troops to Memphis and instructed Undersecretary of Labor James Reynolds to mediate the conflict and settle the strike. The following week, King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, and dozens of national figures led a peaceful memorial march through downtown Memphis in tribute to Dr. King and in support of the strike. Local business leaders, tired of the boycott and the downtown demonstrations, urged Loeb to come to terms with the strikers. On April 16, union leaders and city officials reached an agreement. The city council passed a resolution recognizing the union. The 14-month contract included union dues check-off, a grievance procedure, and wage increases of 10 cents per hour May 1 and another five cents in September. Members of AFSCME Local 1733 approved the agreement unanimously and ended their strike. The settlement wasn’t only a victory for the sanitation workers. The strike had mobilized the African American community, which subsequently became increasingly involved in local politics and school and jobs issues, and which developed new allies in the white community. In his final speech, King, only 39 at the time, told the crowd about a bomb threat on his plane from Atlanta that morning, saying he knew that his life was constantly in danger because of his political activism. “I would like to live a long life,” he said. “Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And he’s allowed me to go up to the mountain, and I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.” We haven’t gotten there yet. But Dr. King is still with us in spirit. The best way to honor his memory is to continue the struggle for human dignity, workers’ rights, living wages, and social justice. Peter Dreier is E.P.Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics and director of the Urban & Environmental Policy Program at Occidental College. He is coauthor of The Next Los Angeles: The Struggle for a Livable City (University of California Press, 2006). tag:odeo.com,2008-04-20,18738113 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:01:25 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/18089103-Hang-A-Flag-In-The-Window-by-David-Rovics It might be said that the main theme that I keep on coming back to is terrorism. Sometimes to the terrorism of small groups of fanatics, but much more so to the incomparably more deadly and widespread phenomenon called state terrorism. The terrorism of aiding fascist dictatorships and apartheid states. The terrorism not just of one, two or four planes, but of an air force. The millions dead from bombs and sanctions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, and so many other places. The world held hostage by the IMF. The very air, water, and soil destroyed by the capitalist monolith that lies behind all of these overt and covert forms of terrorism. Before and after September 11th, long before George W. Bush was born, the United States Government has been the leading sponsor of terrorism worldwide. Sometimes people respond in kind, which is what happened on 9/11. What I seek to do here, in my own small way, is to help us think about our peculiar situation, to add one more voice of dissent against ... It might be said that the main theme that I keep on coming back to is terrorism. Sometimes to the terrorism of small groups of fanatics, but much more so to the incomparably more deadly and widespread phenomenon called state terrorism. The terrorism of aiding fascist dictatorships and apartheid states. The terrorism not just of one, two or four planes, but of an air force. The millions dead from bombs and sanctions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, and so many other places. The world held hostage by the IMF. The very air, water, and soil destroyed by the capitalist monolith that lies behind all of these overt and covert forms of terrorism. Before and after September 11th, long before George W. Bush was born, the United States Government has been the leading sponsor of terrorism worldwide. Sometimes people respond in kind, which is what happened on 9/11. What I seek to do here, in my own small way, is to help us think about our peculiar situation, to add one more voice of dissent against Pax Americana. And hopefully, to play my small part in finding a way out of the madness, and into an entirely different world. -David Rovics Personal message to Congress: Support The Troops: Defund this illegal and immoral war on the Iraqi people. Reminder to Congress: Congressional Overhaul Begins November 4, 2008! The Revolution Continues! It might be said that the main theme that I keep on coming back to is terrorism. Sometimes to the terrorism of small groups of fanatics, but much more so to the incomparably more deadly and widespread phenomenon called state terrorism. The terrorism of aiding fascist dictatorships and apartheid states. The terrorism not just of one, two or four planes, but of an air force. The millions dead from bombs and sanctions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, and so many other places. The world held hostage by the IMF. The very air, water, and soil destroyed by the capitalist monolith that lies behind all of these overt and covert forms of terrorism. Before and after September 11th, long before George W. Bush was born, the United States Government has been the leading sponsor of terrorism worldwide. Sometimes people respond in kind, which is what happened on 9/11. What I seek to do here, in my own small way, is to help us think about our peculiar situation, to add one more voice of dissent against Pax Americana. And hopefully, to play my small part in finding a way out of the madness, and into an entirely different world. -David Rovics Personal message to Congress: Support The Troops: Defund this illegal and immoral war on the Iraqi people. Reminder to Congress: Congressional Overhaul Begins November 4, 2008! The Revolution Continues! tag:odeo.com,2008-04-12,18089103 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:30:49 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/18084573-Hang-A-Flag-In-The-Window-by-David-Rovics tag:odeo.com,2008-04-12,18084573 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:12:45 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/18047333-Mike-Malloy-Remembers-JFK “The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe—the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God. And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God’s work must truly be our own.” -John F. Kennedy Inaugural Add... “The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe—the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God. And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God’s work must truly be our own.” -John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address January 20, 1961 Source: http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html “The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe—the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God. And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God’s work must truly be our own.” -John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address January 20, 1961 Source: http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html tag:odeo.com,2008-04-08,18047333 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:09:59 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/18039053-Mike-Malloy-Comments-On-The-Candidates Are you feeling good about your choice for President / Commander In Chief of the United States of America – think again! Reminder: Congressional Overhaul Begins November 4, 2008! Are you feeling good about your choice for President / Commander In Chief of the United States of America – think again! Reminder: Congressional Overhaul Begins November 4, 2008! Are you feeling good about your choice for President / Commander In Chief of the United States of America – think again! Reminder: Congressional Overhaul Begins November 4, 2008! tag:odeo.com,2008-04-07,18039053 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:35:15 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/18025663-Pastor-Deacon-Fred-Praises-George-W-Bush Our Godly and handsome Pastor has managed to get the Gospel message of Jesus Christ delivered on Jewish owned radio stations in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, Washington DC, Dallas, Kansas City, Los Angeles, and Des Moines. Pastor Deacon Fred has been the only True Christian™ to be invited to speak at Secular Humanist, Atheist, and “so-called” free thinkers conferences around the Globe. He always wins the hearts and souls of the unsaved audience, and comes back home to Landover Baptist with a list of new tithers. Pastor Deacon Fred makes available through this web page, the previously classified, 60-Second Sermons CD. Check back to this page on a monthly basis to look for new audio sermons and media clips of events from the last living messenger of the one True God of the Holy Bible, Pastor Deacon Fred. Our Godly and handsome Pastor has managed to get the Gospel message of Jesus Christ delivered on Jewish owned radio stations in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, Washington DC, Dallas, Kansas City, Los Angeles, and Des Moines. Pastor Deacon Fred has been the only True Christian™ to be invited to speak at Secular Humanist, Atheist, and “so-called” free thinkers conferences around the Globe. He always wins the hearts and souls of the unsaved audience, and comes back home to Landover Baptist with a list of new tithers. Pastor Deacon Fred makes available through this web page, the previously classified, 60-Second Sermons CD. Check back to this page on a monthly basis to look for new audio sermons and media clips of events from the last living messenger of the one True God of the Holy Bible, Pastor Deacon Fred. Our Godly and handsome Pastor has managed to get the Gospel message of Jesus Christ delivered on Jewish owned radio stations in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, Washington DC, Dallas, Kansas City, Los Angeles, and Des Moines. Pastor Deacon Fred has been the only True Christian™ to be invited to speak at Secular Humanist, Atheist, and “so-called” free thinkers conferences around the Globe. He always wins the hearts and souls of the unsaved audience, and comes back home to Landover Baptist with a list of new tithers. Pastor Deacon Fred makes available through this web page, the previously classified, 60-Second Sermons CD. Check back to this page on a monthly basis to look for new audio sermons and media clips of events from the last living messenger of the one True God of the Holy Bible, Pastor Deacon Fred. tag:odeo.com,2008-04-06,18025663 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:25:01 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/18025493-Operation-Iraqi-Liberation-OIL Proof that there are some brilliant satirists who have infiltrated the government at it`s highest levels, “OIL” is, in fact, the acronym first (briefly) used to name the invasion of Iraq, which was later changed to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Proof that there are some brilliant satirists who have infiltrated the government at it`s highest levels, “OIL” is, in fact, the acronym first (briefly) used to name the invasion of Iraq, which was later changed to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Proof that there are some brilliant satirists who have infiltrated the government at it`s highest levels, “OIL” is, in fact, the acronym first (briefly) used to name the invasion of Iraq, which was later changed to Operation Iraqi Freedom. tag:odeo.com,2008-04-06,18025493 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:13:44 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/17968463-Seven-Years-In-Hell Mike Papantonio describes this “Living Hell”! Mike Papantonio describes this “Living Hell”! Mike Papantonio describes this “Living Hell”! tag:odeo.com,2008-04-01,17968463 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:41:35 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/17941973-Bob-Dylan-Times-They-Are-A-Changing Come gather ‘round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You’ll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you Is worth savin’ Then you better start swimmin’ Or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’. Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won’t come again And don’t speak too soon For the wheel’s still in spin And there’s no tellin’ who That it’s namin’. For the loser now Will be later to win For the times they are a-changin’. Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don’t stand in the doorway Don’t block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled There’s a battle outside And it is ragin’. It’ll soon shake your windows And rattle your walls For the times they are a-changin’. Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don’t criticize What you can’t understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is ... Come gather ‘round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You’ll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you Is worth savin’ Then you better start swimmin’ Or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’. Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won’t come again And don’t speak too soon For the wheel’s still in spin And there’s no tellin’ who That it’s namin’. For the loser now Will be later to win For the times they are a-changin’. Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don’t stand in the doorway Don’t block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled There’s a battle outside And it is ragin’. It’ll soon shake your windows And rattle your walls For the times they are a-changin’. Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don’t criticize What you can’t understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is Rapidly agin’. Please get out of the new one If you can’t lend your hand For the times they are a-changin’. The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slow one now Will later be fast As the present now Will later be past The order is Rapidly fadin’. And the first one now Will later be last For the times they are a-changin’. Come gather ‘round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You’ll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you Is worth savin’ Then you better start swimmin’ Or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’. Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won’t come again And don’t speak too soon For the wheel’s still in spin And there’s no tellin’ who That it’s namin’. For the loser now Will be later to win For the times they are a-changin’. Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don’t stand in the doorway Don’t block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled There’s a battle outside And it is ragin’. It’ll soon shake your windows And rattle your walls For the times they are a-changin’. Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don’t criticize What you can’t understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is Rapidly agin’. Please get out of the new one If you can’t lend your hand For the times they are a-changin’. The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slow one now Will later be fast As the present now Will later be past The order is Rapidly fadin’. And the first one now Will later be last For the times they are a-changin’. tag:odeo.com,2008-03-29,17941973 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:06:25 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/17934263-Pastor-Jeremiah-Wright-On-Terrorism The chickens are coming home big time! The chickens are coming home big time! The chickens are coming home big time! tag:odeo.com,2008-03-26,17934263 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:32:15 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/17888903-Here-At-The-End-Of-The-World-by-David-Rovics “If you knew that the earth was dying/ If they said this on the news…/ If you could see the ice caps melting…/ If you knew the bombs were falling/ If they showed them hit the ground/ If you could see the bodies flying/ If you could hear the sound…/ If every time we went to war/ To fight our evil foes/ they told you we were really fighting/ For the good of CEOs…/ If you knew that the whole planet / Depended on what you do…/ What if you knew?” -David Rovics “If you knew that the earth was dying/ If they said this on the news…/ If you could see the ice caps melting…/ If you knew the bombs were falling/ If they showed them hit the ground/ If you could see the bodies flying/ If you could hear the sound…/ If every time we went to war/ To fight our evil foes/ they told you we were really fighting/ For the good of CEOs…/ If you knew that the whole planet / Depended on what you do…/ What if you knew?” -David Rovics “If you knew that the earth was dying/ If they said this on the news…/ If you could see the ice caps melting…/ If you knew the bombs were falling/ If they showed them hit the ground/ If you could see the bodies flying/ If you could hear the sound…/ If every time we went to war/ To fight our evil foes/ they told you we were really fighting/ For the good of CEOs…/ If you knew that the whole planet / Depended on what you do…/ What if you knew?” -David Rovics tag:odeo.com,2008-03-21,17888903 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:24:11 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/17888873-David-Korten-and-the-Great-Turning You wouldn’t have expected David Korten to raise any doubts about the global economy and its ability to solve poverty and environmental damage if you knew him in the 1980s. At that time, he was working for the U.S. Agency for International Development, touting the benefits of international investment in South East Asia. Then something changed. Far from creating universal prosperity, Korten observed that the economic models of the organizations he worked for were producing devastating consequences for people and planet. In 1992 he wrote “When Corporations Rule the World,” his deeper examination of economic models that serve the interests of wealthy people who are in the position to profit from global corporations and financial markets. His most recent book is, “The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community.” Korten argues that corporate consolidation of power is merely a contemporary manifestation of what he calls “Empire.” By Empire, he means, “the organization of society by hie... You wouldn’t have expected David Korten to raise any doubts about the global economy and its ability to solve poverty and environmental damage if you knew him in the 1980s. At that time, he was working for the U.S. Agency for International Development, touting the benefits of international investment in South East Asia. Then something changed. Far from creating universal prosperity, Korten observed that the economic models of the organizations he worked for were producing devastating consequences for people and planet. In 1992 he wrote “When Corporations Rule the World,” his deeper examination of economic models that serve the interests of wealthy people who are in the position to profit from global corporations and financial markets. His most recent book is, “The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community.” Korten argues that corporate consolidation of power is merely a contemporary manifestation of what he calls “Empire.” By Empire, he means, “the organization of society by hierarchies of domination grounded in violent chauvinisms of race, gender, religion, nationality, language, and class.” He says that as a result, our society is unraveling, whether you look at climate change, dwindling fossil fuel supplies, environmental degradation, or an unfair global economic system. According to Korten, we cannot avoid the unraveling. We can, however, turn a potentially terminal crisis into a new opportunity. In May 2006, Korten spoke to an audience at the First Congregational Church in Oakland, California, about why he thinks we’re on the cusp of a major shift from a world dominated by economic values to one that embraces human values. David Korten has been a supporter of National Radio Project. For more information: David Korten P.O. Box 10818 Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 206-842-0216—toll-free 1-800-937-4451 www.thegreatturning.net or Yes magazine www.yesmagazine.org/greatturning/ You wouldn’t have expected David Korten to raise any doubts about the global economy and its ability to solve poverty and environmental damage if you knew him in the 1980s. At that time, he was working for the U.S. Agency for International Development, touting the benefits of international investment in South East Asia. Then something changed. Far from creating universal prosperity, Korten observed that the economic models of the organizations he worked for were producing devastating consequences for people and planet. In 1992 he wrote “When Corporations Rule the World,” his deeper examination of economic models that serve the interests of wealthy people who are in the position to profit from global corporations and financial markets. His most recent book is, “The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community.” Korten argues that corporate consolidation of power is merely a contemporary manifestation of what he calls “Empire.” By Empire, he means, “the organization of society by hierarchies of domination grounded in violent chauvinisms of race, gender, religion, nationality, language, and class.” He says that as a result, our society is unraveling, whether you look at climate change, dwindling fossil fuel supplies, environmental degradation, or an unfair global economic system. According to Korten, we cannot avoid the unraveling. We can, however, turn a potentially terminal crisis into a new opportunity. In May 2006, Korten spoke to an audience at the First Congregational Church in Oakland, California, about why he thinks we’re on the cusp of a major shift from a world dominated by economic values to one that embraces human values. David Korten has been a supporter of National Radio Project. For more information: David Korten P.O. Box 10818 Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 206-842-0216—toll-free 1-800-937-4451 www.thegreatturning.net or Yes magazine www.yesmagazine.org/greatturning/ tag:odeo.com,2008-03-20,17888873 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:56:58 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/17888833-Made-Love-Got-War-by-Norman-Soloman Norman Soloman, author of Made Love, Got War and War Made Easy (the book and the movie), discusses the Military Industrial Media Complex and the role they play in deciding America’s foreign policy, the ignorance of the average reporters and politicians in DC and the need for a broad based antiwar movement. Norman Solomon is a nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics. He has been writing the weekly “Media Beat” column since 1992. Solomon’s latest book, War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death, was published in 2005. Solomon is the founder and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, a national consortium of policy researchers and analysts. His book “Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn’t Tell You” (co-authored with foreign correspondent Reese Erlich) was published in 2003 by Context Books. Loretta Alper, has been on the staff of MEF since the summer of 2000, when she was hired as a freelance producer. Since joining MEF full-tim... Norman Soloman, author of Made Love, Got War and War Made Easy (the book and the movie), discusses the Military Industrial Media Complex and the role they play in deciding America’s foreign policy, the ignorance of the average reporters and politicians in DC and the need for a broad based antiwar movement. Norman Solomon is a nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics. He has been writing the weekly “Media Beat” column since 1992. Solomon’s latest book, War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death, was published in 2005. Solomon is the founder and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, a national consortium of policy researchers and analysts. His book “Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn’t Tell You” (co-authored with foreign correspondent Reese Erlich) was published in 2003 by Context Books. Loretta Alper, has been on the staff of MEF since the summer of 2000, when she was hired as a freelance producer. Since joining MEF full-time in 2001, she has produced a number of titles and served as the Executive Producer on several others. Norman Soloman, author of Made Love, Got War and War Made Easy (the book and the movie), discusses the Military Industrial Media Complex and the role they play in deciding America’s foreign policy, the ignorance of the average reporters and politicians in DC and the need for a broad based antiwar movement. Norman Solomon is a nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics. He has been writing the weekly “Media Beat” column since 1992. Solomon’s latest book, War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death, was published in 2005. Solomon is the founder and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, a national consortium of policy researchers and analysts. His book “Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn’t Tell You” (co-authored with foreign correspondent Reese Erlich) was published in 2003 by Context Books. Loretta Alper, has been on the staff of MEF since the summer of 2000, when she was hired as a freelance producer. Since joining MEF full-time in 2001, she has produced a number of titles and served as the Executive Producer on several others. tag:odeo.com,2008-03-20,17888833 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:10:20 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/17885433-After-the-Revolution “If you knew that the earth was dying/ If they said this on the news…/ If you could see the ice caps melting…/ If you knew the bombs were falling/ If they showed them hit the ground/ If you could see the bodies flying/ If you could hear the sound…/ If every time we went to war/ To fight our evil foes/ they told you we were really fighting/ For the good of CEOs…/ If you knew that the whole planet / Depended on what you do…/ What if you knew?” -David Rovics “If you knew that the earth was dying/ If they said this on the news…/ If you could see the ice caps melting…/ If you knew the bombs were falling/ If they showed them hit the ground/ If you could see the bodies flying/ If you could hear the sound…/ If every time we went to war/ To fight our evil foes/ they told you we were really fighting/ For the good of CEOs…/ If you knew that the whole planet / Depended on what you do…/ What if you knew?” -David Rovics “If you knew that the earth was dying/ If they said this on the news…/ If you could see the ice caps melting…/ If you knew the bombs were falling/ If they showed them hit the ground/ If you could see the bodies flying/ If you could hear the sound…/ If every time we went to war/ To fight our evil foes/ they told you we were really fighting/ For the good of CEOs…/ If you knew that the whole planet / Depended on what you do…/ What if you knew?” -David Rovics tag:odeo.com,2008-03-19,17885433 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:53:24 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/17878663-Free-Lunch-How-the-Wealthiest-Americans-Enrich-Themselves-at-Government-Expense-And-Stick-You-with-the-Bill Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston joins us to talk about his new book, “Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (And Stick You with the Bill).” Johnston reveals how government subsidies and new regulations have quietly funneled money from the poor and the middle class to the rich and politically connected. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston joins us to talk about his new book, “Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (And Stick You with the Bill).” Johnston reveals how government subsidies and new regulations have quietly funneled money from the poor and the middle class to the rich and politically connected. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston joins us to talk about his new book, “Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (And Stick You with the Bill).” Johnston reveals how government subsidies and new regulations have quietly funneled money from the poor and the middle class to the rich and politically connected. tag:odeo.com,2008-03-18,17878663 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:23:28 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/17866883-Chris-Hedges-I-Don-t-Believe-in-Atheists Foreign correspondent and intellectual provocateur Chris Hedges explains why New Atheists like Christopher Hitchens are as dangerous as Christian fundamentalists. By Charly Wilder Hedges spoke to Salon by phone from his home in New Jersey. Quote by Chris Hedges: “You know, there is nothing in human nature or in human history that points to the idea that we are moving anywhere. Technology and science, though they are cumulative and have improved, in many ways, the lives of people within the industrialized nations, have also unleashed the most horrific forms of violence and death, and let’s not forget, environmental degradation, in human history. So, there’s nothing intrinsically moral about science. Science is morally neutral. It serves the good and the bad. I mean, industrial killing is a product of technological advance, just as is penicillin and modern medicine. So I think that I find the faith that these people place in science and reason as a route toward human salvation to be a... Foreign correspondent and intellectual provocateur Chris Hedges explains why New Atheists like Christopher Hitchens are as dangerous as Christian fundamentalists. By Charly Wilder Hedges spoke to Salon by phone from his home in New Jersey. Quote by Chris Hedges: “You know, there is nothing in human nature or in human history that points to the idea that we are moving anywhere. Technology and science, though they are cumulative and have improved, in many ways, the lives of people within the industrialized nations, have also unleashed the most horrific forms of violence and death, and let’s not forget, environmental degradation, in human history. So, there’s nothing intrinsically moral about science. Science is morally neutral. It serves the good and the bad. I mean, industrial killing is a product of technological advance, just as is penicillin and modern medicine. So I think that I find the faith that these people place in science and reason as a route toward human salvation to be as delusional as the faith the Christian right places in miracles and angels. I write in the book that not believing in God is not dangerous. Not believing in sin is very dangerous. I think both the Christian right and the New Atheists in essence don’t believe in their own sin, because they externalize evil. Evil is always something out there that can be eradicated. For the New Atheists, it’s the irrational religious hordes. I mean, Sam Harris, at the end of his first book, asks us to consider a nuclear first strike on the Arab world. Both Hitchens and Harris defend the use of torture. Of course, they’re great supporters of preemptive war, and I don’t think this is accidental that their political agendas coalesce completely with the Christian right. The only reason I go after Christian fundamentalists and New Atheists is because they’re here and I’m an American. Fundamentalism – whether it’s Hindu fundamentalism or Jewish fundamentalism or Christian fundamentalism or Islamic fundamentalism – is the same disease. Karen Armstrong has explained that brilliantly. Fundamentalists, no matter what their religious coloring – bear far more in common with each other than they do with more enlightened members of their own religious communities. I’m an enemy of fundamentalism, period. And if I’m not going after Islamic fundamentalism in this book, it’s because what I’ve tried to do is talk about these two very dangerous ideological strains within American society, although the New Atheists are peddling this under the guise of enlightenment and reason and science in the same way that the Christian right tries to peddle it as a form of Christianity.” Foreign correspondent and intellectual provocateur Chris Hedges explains why New Atheists like Christopher Hitchens are as dangerous as Christian fundamentalists. By Charly Wilder Hedges spoke to Salon by phone from his home in New Jersey. Quote by Chris Hedges: “You know, there is nothing in human nature or in human history that points to the idea that we are moving anywhere. Technology and science, though they are cumulative and have improved, in many ways, the lives of people within the industrialized nations, have also unleashed the most horrific forms of violence and death, and let’s not forget, environmental degradation, in human history. So, there’s nothing intrinsically moral about science. Science is morally neutral. It serves the good and the bad. I mean, industrial killing is a product of technological advance, just as is penicillin and modern medicine. So I think that I find the faith that these people place in science and reason as a route toward human salvation to be as delusional as the faith the Christian right places in miracles and angels. I write in the book that not believing in God is not dangerous. Not believing in sin is very dangerous. I think both the Christian right and the New Atheists in essence don’t believe in their own sin, because they externalize evil. Evil is always something out there that can be eradicated. For the New Atheists, it’s the irrational religious hordes. I mean, Sam Harris, at the end of his first book, asks us to consider a nuclear first strike on the Arab world. Both Hitchens and Harris defend the use of torture. Of course, they’re great supporters of preemptive war, and I don’t think this is accidental that their political agendas coalesce completely with the Christian right. The only reason I go after Christian fundamentalists and New Atheists is because they’re here and I’m an American. Fundamentalism – whether it’s Hindu fundamentalism or Jewish fundamentalism or Christian fundamentalism or Islamic fundamentalism – is the same disease. Karen Armstrong has explained that brilliantly. Fundamentalists, no matter what their religious coloring – bear far more in common with each other than they do with more enlightened members of their own religious communities. I’m an enemy of fundamentalism, period. And if I’m not going after Islamic fundamentalism in this book, it’s because what I’ve tried to do is talk about these two very dangerous ideological strains within American society, although the New Atheists are peddling this under the guise of enlightenment and reason and science in the same way that the Christian right tries to peddle it as a form of Christianity.” tag:odeo.com,2008-03-15,17866883 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:00:35 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/17865023-Here-At-The-End-Of-The-World-David-Rovics tag:odeo.com,2008-03-15,17865023 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:47:21 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/17840213-Ron-Paul-Interview tag:odeo.com,2008-03-08,17840213 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:26:47 -0800 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/17840403-Ron-Paul-Interview Rep. Ron Paul M.D., congressman representing district 14 on the Texas gulf coast and champion of human liberty, discusses the relative powers of the president, congress and UN over U.S. foreign policy, his recent vote against a resolution condemning one side in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the counter-productive nature of American foreign policy in fighting al Qaeda terrorism and his upcoming “no” votes on warrantless wiretapping and immunity for the telecoms. Rep. Ron Paul M.D., congressman representing district 14 on the Texas gulf coast and champion of human liberty, discusses the relative powers of the president, congress and UN over U.S. foreign policy, his recent vote against a resolution condemning one side in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the counter-productive nature of American foreign policy in fighting al Qaeda terrorism and his upcoming “no” votes on warrantless wiretapping and immunity for the telecoms. Rep. Ron Paul M.D., congressman representing district 14 on the Texas gulf coast and champion of human liberty, discusses the relative powers of the president, congress and UN over U.S. foreign policy, his recent vote against a resolution condemning one side in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the counter-productive nature of American foreign policy in fighting al Qaeda terrorism and his upcoming “no” votes on warrantless wiretapping and immunity for the telecoms. tag:odeo.com,2008-03-07,17840403 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:09:39 -0800 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/17792983-America-First-by-Merle-Haggard As Chet Flippo recently stated on CMT.COM, “Haggard is not afraid to speak his mind. And he does so again, very frankly, in the song ‘America First.’ ‘That’s the News,’ his 2003 song commenting on Iraq, pretty much chastised the government and the media for swallowing the administration’s spin that the war was over and won. Now he moves on to the matter of the US in Iraq, period. ‘America First’ is pretty honest and blunt:” AMERICA FIRST Written by Merle Haggard Why don’t we liberate these United States We’re the ones who need it the worst Let the rest of the world help us for a change And let’s rebuild America first Our highways and bridges are falling apart Who’s blessed and who has been cursed There’s things to be done all over the world But let’s rebuild America first Who’s on the hill and who’s watching the valley Who’s in charge of it all God bless the Army and God bless our liberty Dadgum the rest of it all Yea, men in position but backing away Freedom is stuck in reverse Let... As Chet Flippo recently stated on CMT.COM, “Haggard is not afraid to speak his mind. And he does so again, very frankly, in the song ‘America First.’ ‘That’s the News,’ his 2003 song commenting on Iraq, pretty much chastised the government and the media for swallowing the administration’s spin that the war was over and won. Now he moves on to the matter of the US in Iraq, period. ‘America First’ is pretty honest and blunt:” AMERICA FIRST Written by Merle Haggard Why don’t we liberate these United States We’re the ones who need it the worst Let the rest of the world help us for a change And let’s rebuild America first Our highways and bridges are falling apart Who’s blessed and who has been cursed There’s things to be done all over the world But let’s rebuild America first Who’s on the hill and who’s watching the valley Who’s in charge of it all God bless the Army and God bless our liberty Dadgum the rest of it all Yea, men in position but backing away Freedom is stuck in reverse Let’s get out of Iraq and get back on the track And let’s rebuild America first Why don’t we liberate these United States We’re the ones who need it the most You think I’m blowing smoke Boys it ain’t no joke I make twenty trips a year from coast to coast Chet continues, “As a revered country music pioneer – and as an American citizen – Haggard has earned the right to speak out. I think it’s laudable that he does so when many other country artists feel – rightly so, unfortunately, in many cases – that to do so would jeopardize their careers with retail and radio. They’re probably right. It would risk harm to their careers. Haggard isn’t worried about that anymore. Good for him, agree with him or not. Country music was built on frankness and honesty. It still needs frankness and honesty.” Source: http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=18471&string=Chicago As Chet Flippo recently stated on CMT.COM, “Haggard is not afraid to speak his mind. And he does so again, very frankly, in the song ‘America First.’ ‘That’s the News,’ his 2003 song commenting on Iraq, pretty much chastised the government and the media for swallowing the administration’s spin that the war was over and won. Now he moves on to the matter of the US in Iraq, period. ‘America First’ is pretty honest and blunt:” AMERICA FIRST Written by Merle Haggard Why don’t we liberate these United States We’re the ones who need it the worst Let the rest of the world help us for a change And let’s rebuild America first Our highways and bridges are falling apart Who’s blessed and who has been cursed There’s things to be done all over the world But let’s rebuild America first Who’s on the hill and who’s watching the valley Who’s in charge of it all God bless the Army and God bless our liberty Dadgum the rest of it all Yea, men in position but backing away Freedom is stuck in reverse Let’s get out of Iraq and get back on the track And let’s rebuild America first Why don’t we liberate these United States We’re the ones who need it the most You think I’m blowing smoke Boys it ain’t no joke I make twenty trips a year from coast to coast Chet continues, “As a revered country music pioneer – and as an American citizen – Haggard has earned the right to speak out. I think it’s laudable that he does so when many other country artists feel – rightly so, unfortunately, in many cases – that to do so would jeopardize their careers with retail and radio. They’re probably right. It would risk harm to their careers. Haggard isn’t worried about that anymore. Good for him, agree with him or not. Country music was built on frankness and honesty. It still needs frankness and honesty.” Source: http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=18471&string=Chicago tag:odeo.com,2008-02-25,17792983 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:37:49 -0800 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/17786643-Willie-Nelson-Outlaw-Or-Patriot “The name Willie Nelson is synonymous with the wide popularity country music enjoys in the United States and around the world. Yet Nelson’s career has very little traces of the conformity that often goes hand-in-hand with such widespread acclaim. No, the ‘Red Haired Stranger,’ as he is known to his fans, has staked his legacy around challenging convention. Musically, he shunned the traditional Nashville country scene by pioneering his own subgenre, known as outlaw country. And over several decades he has been consistently involved in social justice causes. He co-founded Farm Aid, the annual benefit and awareness-raising concert for small farmers. Nelson has entered environmental entrepreneurship, partnering in a biodiesel plant that fuels trucks with vegetable oil. He has been a vocal advocate for decriminalizing marijuana, co-chairing the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws advisory board. He has voiced support for progressive candidates like Dennis Kucinich, end... “The name Willie Nelson is synonymous with the wide popularity country music enjoys in the United States and around the world. Yet Nelson’s career has very little traces of the conformity that often goes hand-in-hand with such widespread acclaim. No, the ‘Red Haired Stranger,’ as he is known to his fans, has staked his legacy around challenging convention. Musically, he shunned the traditional Nashville country scene by pioneering his own subgenre, known as outlaw country. And over several decades he has been consistently involved in social justice causes. He co-founded Farm Aid, the annual benefit and awareness-raising concert for small farmers. Nelson has entered environmental entrepreneurship, partnering in a biodiesel plant that fuels trucks with vegetable oil. He has been a vocal advocate for decriminalizing marijuana, co-chairing the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws advisory board. He has voiced support for progressive candidates like Dennis Kucinich, endorsing his run for the presidency in 2004. And he’s been a harsh critic of the Iraq war and the Bush administration, recently calling for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.” -Juan Gonzalez The “More info” link will take you to a great interview with Willie Nelson by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez of Democracy Now. Subject: Musical Legend Willie Nelson on Farm Aid, Biodiesel Fuel, Outlaw Country Music, Marijuana Laws, the Impeachment of President Bush, the 9/11 Attacks & More “The name Willie Nelson is synonymous with the wide popularity country music enjoys in the United States and around the world. Yet Nelson’s career has very little traces of the conformity that often goes hand-in-hand with such widespread acclaim. No, the ‘Red Haired Stranger,’ as he is known to his fans, has staked his legacy around challenging convention. Musically, he shunned the traditional Nashville country scene by pioneering his own subgenre, known as outlaw country. And over several decades he has been consistently involved in social justice causes. He co-founded Farm Aid, the annual benefit and awareness-raising concert for small farmers. Nelson has entered environmental entrepreneurship, partnering in a biodiesel plant that fuels trucks with vegetable oil. He has been a vocal advocate for decriminalizing marijuana, co-chairing the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws advisory board. He has voiced support for progressive candidates like Dennis Kucinich, endorsing his run for the presidency in 2004. And he’s been a harsh critic of the Iraq war and the Bush administration, recently calling for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.” -Juan Gonzalez The “More info” link will take you to a great interview with Willie Nelson by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez of Democracy Now. Subject: Musical Legend Willie Nelson on Farm Aid, Biodiesel Fuel, Outlaw Country Music, Marijuana Laws, the Impeachment of President Bush, the 9/11 Attacks & More tag:odeo.com,2008-02-23,17786643 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:30:03 -0800 no Mike's Stuff biodiesel, Willie Nelson, outlaw, patriot, peace on earth http://odeo.com/episodes/16434133-Vice-President-Dick-Cheney-on-Invading-Iraq Comments made back in 1994 by the then US Secretary of Defence Dick Cheney about Iraq are causing an uproar in America. In a videotaped interview, the current Vice-President explains why he thinks an invasion would be a bad idea. Click the “More info” link for video. Comments made back in 1994 by the then US Secretary of Defence Dick Cheney about Iraq are causing an uproar in America. In a videotaped interview, the current Vice-President explains why he thinks an invasion would be a bad idea. Click the “More info” link for video. Comments made back in 1994 by the then US Secretary of Defence Dick Cheney about Iraq are causing an uproar in America. In a videotaped interview, the current Vice-President explains why he thinks an invasion would be a bad idea. Click the “More info” link for video. tag:odeo.com,2007-08-18,16434133 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:14:00 -0700 no Mike's Stuff Cheney, shooter, Impeachment, vice president http://odeo.com/episodes/12713793-Dahr-Jamail-Iraq-Hell-On-Earth Dahr Jamail explains the Earthly Hell that the U.S. government has created for the people of Iraq. In late 2003, Weary of the overall failure of the US media to accurately report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi people and US soldiers, Dahr Jamail went to Iraq to report on the war himself. His dispatches were quickly recognized as an important media resource. He is now writing for the Inter Press Service, The Asia Times and many other outlets. His reports have also been published with The Nation, The Sunday Herald, Islam Online, the Guardian, Foreign Policy in Focus, and the Independent to name just a few. Dahr’s dispatches and hard news stories have been translated into French, Polish, German, Dutch, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic and Turkish. On radio as well as television, Dahr reports for Democracy Now!, the BBC, and numerous other stations around the globe. Dahr is also special correspondent for Flashpoints. Dahr has spent a total of 8 months in... Dahr Jamail explains the Earthly Hell that the U.S. government has created for the people of Iraq. In late 2003, Weary of the overall failure of the US media to accurately report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi people and US soldiers, Dahr Jamail went to Iraq to report on the war himself. His dispatches were quickly recognized as an important media resource. He is now writing for the Inter Press Service, The Asia Times and many other outlets. His reports have also been published with The Nation, The Sunday Herald, Islam Online, the Guardian, Foreign Policy in Focus, and the Independent to name just a few. Dahr’s dispatches and hard news stories have been translated into French, Polish, German, Dutch, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic and Turkish. On radio as well as television, Dahr reports for Democracy Now!, the BBC, and numerous other stations around the globe. Dahr is also special correspondent for Flashpoints. Dahr has spent a total of 8 months in occupied Iraq as one of only a few independent US journalists in the country. In the MidEast, Dahr has also has reported from Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. Dahr uses the DahrJamailIraq.com website and his popular mailing list to disseminate his dispatches. Dahr Jamail explains the Earthly Hell that the U.S. government has created for the people of Iraq. In late 2003, Weary of the overall failure of the US media to accurately report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi people and US soldiers, Dahr Jamail went to Iraq to report on the war himself. His dispatches were quickly recognized as an important media resource. He is now writing for the Inter Press Service, The Asia Times and many other outlets. His reports have also been published with The Nation, The Sunday Herald, Islam Online, the Guardian, Foreign Policy in Focus, and the Independent to name just a few. Dahr’s dispatches and hard news stories have been translated into French, Polish, German, Dutch, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic and Turkish. On radio as well as television, Dahr reports for Democracy Now!, the BBC, and numerous other stations around the globe. Dahr is also special correspondent for Flashpoints. Dahr has spent a total of 8 months in occupied Iraq as one of only a few independent US journalists in the country. In the MidEast, Dahr has also has reported from Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. Dahr uses the DahrJamailIraq.com website and his popular mailing list to disseminate his dispatches. tag:odeo.com,2007-05-30,12713793 Wed, 30 May 2007 00:24:25 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/11191483-Jimi-Hendrix-Hey-Joe tag:odeo.com,2007-04-19,11191483 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:47:05 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/11062963-Grandpa-Jones-I-m-No-Communist tag:odeo.com,2007-04-02,11062963 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:18:21 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/11063003-Grandpa-Jones-I-m-No-Communist Louis Marshall Jones was born October 20, 1913 in Niagra, Kentucky. He came from a strain of thinking of country music as something of a vaudeville show. He billed himself as “Grandpa Jones” as young as 22 years old, drawing lines on his face to look old, and affecting a “grandpa” look with the wire rim glasses and knee high boots. He was well known as a live act, on radio shows, and of course many years on the Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw, one of the most underappreciated shows in television history. It gave him a perfect forum for his style of picking and joking. Besides being a fine banjo picker and showman, Jones took an unassuming but near academic interest in folk music. He played the folk circuit all his life, and spent many years learning scads of ancient songs from the hills and the old countries. He would never have wanted to be a “professor” but he could have taught classes on folk music traditions. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry for over 50 years, from 1947 till his... Louis Marshall Jones was born October 20, 1913 in Niagra, Kentucky. He came from a strain of thinking of country music as something of a vaudeville show. He billed himself as “Grandpa Jones” as young as 22 years old, drawing lines on his face to look old, and affecting a “grandpa” look with the wire rim glasses and knee high boots. He was well known as a live act, on radio shows, and of course many years on the Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw, one of the most underappreciated shows in television history. It gave him a perfect forum for his style of picking and joking. Besides being a fine banjo picker and showman, Jones took an unassuming but near academic interest in folk music. He played the folk circuit all his life, and spent many years learning scads of ancient songs from the hills and the old countries. He would never have wanted to be a “professor” but he could have taught classes on folk music traditions. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry for over 50 years, from 1947 till his death in 1998. Grandpa Jones scored two of his best performances with Scotty Wiseman songs. “Mountain Dew” is probably one of his two or three best known recordings. Another lesser known Wiseman song is well worth digging up, a wide ranging political broadside that was perhaps even better: his early 1950’s recording “I’m No Communist.” Congress has appointed a committee so they said To find out who’s American and who’s a low down red They called them up to Washington to speak for Uncle Sam But when they asked them what they are they shut up like a clam I wish they’d take and put me on the witness stand today I’d shout so loud old Stalin could hear me all the way: I’m no communist, I’ll tell you that right now I believe a man should own his home and house and car and cow I like this private ownership I want to be left alone Let the government run their business, and let me run my own Louis Marshall Jones was born October 20, 1913 in Niagra, Kentucky. He came from a strain of thinking of country music as something of a vaudeville show. He billed himself as “Grandpa Jones” as young as 22 years old, drawing lines on his face to look old, and affecting a “grandpa” look with the wire rim glasses and knee high boots. He was well known as a live act, on radio shows, and of course many years on the Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw, one of the most underappreciated shows in television history. It gave him a perfect forum for his style of picking and joking. Besides being a fine banjo picker and showman, Jones took an unassuming but near academic interest in folk music. He played the folk circuit all his life, and spent many years learning scads of ancient songs from the hills and the old countries. He would never have wanted to be a “professor” but he could have taught classes on folk music traditions. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry for over 50 years, from 1947 till his death in 1998. Grandpa Jones scored two of his best performances with Scotty Wiseman songs. “Mountain Dew” is probably one of his two or three best known recordings. Another lesser known Wiseman song is well worth digging up, a wide ranging political broadside that was perhaps even better: his early 1950’s recording “I’m No Communist.” Congress has appointed a committee so they said To find out who’s American and who’s a low down red They called them up to Washington to speak for Uncle Sam But when they asked them what they are they shut up like a clam I wish they’d take and put me on the witness stand today I’d shout so loud old Stalin could hear me all the way: I’m no communist, I’ll tell you that right now I believe a man should own his home and house and car and cow I like this private ownership I want to be left alone Let the government run their business, and let me run my own tag:odeo.com,2007-04-01,11063003 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 23:31:36 -0700 no Mike's Stuff http://odeo.com/episodes/11015623-Dr-Martin-Luther-King-God-Is-Love A true revolution of values will lay hands on the world order and say of war: “This way of settling differences is not just.” This business of burning human beings with napalm, of filling our nation’s homes with orphans and widows, of injecting poisonous drugs of hate into veins of people normally humane, of sending men home from dark and bloody battlefields physically handicapped and psychologically deranged, cannot be reconciled with wisdom, justice and love. A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift, is approaching spiritual death. These are revolutionary times. All over the globe men are revolting against old systems of exploitation and oppression and out of the wombs of a frail world new systems of justice and equality are being born. The shirtless and barefoot people of the land are rising up as never before. “The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light.” Let us love one another; for God is Love... A true revolution of values will lay hands on the world order and say of war: “This way of settling differences is not just.” This business of burning human beings with napalm, of filling our nation’s homes with orphans and widows, of injecting poisonous drugs of hate into veins of people normally humane, of sending men home from dark and bloody battlefields physically handicapped and psychologically deranged, cannot be reconciled with wisdom, justice and love. A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift, is approaching spiritual death. These are revolutionary times. All over the globe men are revolting against old systems of exploitation and oppression and out of the wombs of a frail world new systems of justice and equality are being born. The shirtless and barefoot people of the land are rising up as never before. “The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light.” Let us love one another; for God is Love and everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. If we love one another God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Let me say finally that I oppose the war in Vietnam because I love America. I speak out against this war, not in anger, but with anxiety and sorrow in my heart. Above all, with a passionate desire to see our beloved country to stand as a moral example to the world. I speak out against this war because I am disappointed with America. I am disappointed with our failure to deal positively and deal forthrightly with the triple evils of racism, economic exploitation and militarism. We are presently moving down a dead-end road that can lead to national disaster. America has strayed to the far country of racism and militarism. America has strayed away, this unnatural excursion has brought only confusion and bewilderment. It has left hearts aching with guilt and minds distorted with irrationality. It is time for all people of conscience to call upon America to come back home. Come home America. I call on Washington today, I call on every man and woman of goodwill all over America today, I call on the young men of America who must make a choice today, to take a stand on this issue- tomorrow may be too late. A true revolution of values will lay hands on the world order and say of war: “This way of settling differences is not just.” This business of burning human beings with napalm, of filling our nation’s homes with orphans and widows, of injecting poisonous drugs of hate into veins of people normally humane, of sending men home from dark and bloody battlefields physically handicapped and psychologically deranged, cannot be reconciled with wisdom, justice and love. A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift, is approaching spiritual death. These are revolutionary times. All over the globe men are revolting against old systems of exploitation and oppression and out of the wombs of a frail world new systems of justice and equality are being born. The shirtless and barefoot people of the land are rising up as never before. “The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light.” Let us love one another; for God is Love and everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. If we love one another God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Let me say finally that I oppose the war in Vietnam because I love America. I speak out against this war, not in anger, but with anxiety and sorrow in my heart. Above all, with a passionate desire to see our beloved country to stand as a moral example to the world. I speak out against this war because I am disappointed with America. I am disappointed with our failure to deal positively and deal forthrightly with the triple evils of racism, economic exploitation and militarism. We are presently moving down a dead-end road that can lead to national disaster. America has strayed to the far country of racism and militarism. America has strayed away, this unnatural excursion has brought only confusion and bewilderment. It has left hearts aching with guilt and minds distorted with irrationality. It is time for all people of conscience to call upon America to come back home. Come home America. I call on Washington today, I call on every man and woman of goodwill all over America today, I call on the young men of America who must make a choice today, to take a stand on this issue- tomorrow may be too late. tag:odeo.com,2007-03-28,11015623 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:56:05 -0700 no Mike's Stuff Iraq, Vietnam, democracy, george bush, Martin Luther King, budget