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Archive for November, 2007

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Thursday, November 29th, 2007

The upcoming week is, as usual, filled with some excellent shows by the BlogTalkRadio progressive and liberal hosts, and we are happy to give a summary of what is happening here on the left side of BlogTalkRadio.
Although we will feature some hosts when they have special guests with their own post, we want to keep […]

Don’t Hijack My Thread - Thursday 11/29 at 8PM Eastern

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Hear Adam Lambert (clammyc) and David Atkins (thereisnospoon) live tonight on another juicy installment of Don’t Hijack My Thread!
This week’s topics are as follows:

“Wrong on torture” but still right for Attorney General?
Huckabee’s surge and “Willie Horton” problem
Rudy’s extramarital affairs at taxpayer expense
Will Democrats actively support clean money elections?
CNN - the new FoxNews?

The link to […]

FrameWork: Environmental Cents-ibilities

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

With Global Warming and the environment becoming increasingly prominent political topics, the FrameWork crew talks politics. How do you address environmental issues to a general audience, and what can Democrats do to better position themselves on the issue?
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Dennis Kucinich on BlueJerseyRadio tomorrow (Sat) at 10:30AM

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

We are very happy to announce that tomorrow morning (Saturday the 24th) at 10:30, Blue Jersey Radio will host Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich LIVE on their BlogTalkRadio show.

The link to the show is here and BlueJersey’s main BlogTalkRadio site is here.
The call in number for the show is 646-652-2773.
We hope you enjoy what […]

Rudy Sees Benito

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Don’t Hijack My Turkey!

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Download a little pre-Thanksgiving Don’t Hijack My Thread!
This week’s topics are as follows (including some “leftovers” from last week’s non-show due to technical issues):

Republicans and the AMT repeal - fiscally irresponsible yet again
Bush’s holiday season “eff you” to the military regarding war funding
Rudy’s credibility problem
Scotty McClellan’s “revelations” about being deceived regarding the Plame […]

LIVEBLOG: The Global Warming & America’s Energy Future Presidential Forum in Westwood, CA

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

Update: The official forum is now over; John Edwards will be coming in to speak to the press corps, while a spokeswoman for the Clinton campaign will speak on her behalf.  As the post of the official forum has grown lengthy, this section will be at the top.
John Edwards: This issue of global warminig is a huge crisis.  Going to […]

The Politics of Protest: Interview with Katie of the “Erie 6″

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

Katie is a war mother, a grandmother and a minister in the American Baptist Church. Katie and 5 others, including a nun, were recently jailed for peaceful anti-war protests. Hear Katie tell her story to Adam Lambert (clammyc) and David Atkins (thereisnospoon) in this excellent discussion that explores the challenges of peaceful protest in today’s […]

FrameWork:Why Are You Running?

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

What motivates our current field of Presidential candidates and why should we care? We explore the framing of motivation on both the Left and the Right.
Join hosts theKK, clammyc and thereisnospoon for another edition of FrameWork, recorded Monday, November 5th at 8pm EST/5pm PST.
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Don’t Hijack My Thread! - Tonight at 8PM Eastern/5PM Pacific

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Join Adam Lambert (clammyc) and welcome back David Atkins (thereisnospoon) tonight at 8PM Eastern/5PM Pacific for another edition of Don’t Hijack My Thread!.
This week’s topics are as follows:

What’s up with our “best friend” Pakistan?
Getting behind the decreasing violence in Iraq
Big Dog making lame excuses for Hillary’s recent missteps
Election Day 2007 recap
Rep. Kucinich and his “Cheney […]