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Congressional Candidate Interviews on ePluribus Radio

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

We continue our series of interviews with Democratic congressional candidates at ePluribus Radio with six more candidates visiting us for a discussion of their campaigns, their district and their opponents.

Betsy Markey (CO-4) - The diary about Betsy is here. The link to her interivew can be found here
John Laesch (IL-14) - […]

Don’t Hijack My Thread - 2/28/08

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Don’t miss this week’s Don’t Hijack My Thread! After a two-week sabbatical, DHMT is back with a vengeance!  The topics covered included:

The Ohio Debate: what happened, and what does it mean?

McCain’s betrayal of the troops
McCain born outside the U.S.–is he not constitutionally able to be
president?
Bloomberg’s Out, Nader’s in: the audacity of […]

Framing John McCain

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Don’t miss this week’s Framework!  Today’s topic is John McCain, and what memes Democrats can and should be using to help show John McCain for the hotheaded non-maverick joined at the hip to George W. Bush that he really is.
Step away from the Democratic Primary wars for a little mano a mano action with the presumptive Republican nominee!

Three Congressional Candidates for the price of one….

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Over the past week, we have continued our series of interviews with progressive Democratic Congressional candidates. While you can look for these on a regular basis from now through Election Day, we are proud to have interviewed three very solid progressives.
First, we spoke with Dennis Shulman, candidate for the Democratic nomination in my […]

Don’t Hijack My Thread! - 2/6/08

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Don’t miss this week’s Don’t Hijack My Thread!  The topics covered included:

Superdupercallifragialisticexpialladocious Tuesday.  So what happened, anyway, and what does it all mean?
The lay of the land: where do you the campaigns go from here?
Can anything stop McCain?  Will he pick Huckabee as a running mate?  And does this mean realignment for the Republican Party?
Tornadoes kill […]

Funny stuff from “I Got My Reasons”

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

I’ll start by saying that the folks over at I Got My Reasons are pretty damn funny. I’ll also say that if you are offended easily then you probably won’t enjoy their show.
But if you have a good sense of humor and want to check out some funny but raunchy stuff, take a […]

In their own voices: audio interviews with Obama volunteers in Clark County, NV

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Below are the first two interviews conducted with Obama volunteers in Clark County, Nevada.
Click here for the interview with the Field Organizer in precinct 3037, or press the play button on the player below.
Click here for the interview with the van driver volunteer at the Las Vegas Library on Las Vegas Blvd. or press the […]

Don’t Hijack My Thread! - 1/9/08

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Don’t miss this week’s special post-New Hampshire edition of Don’t Hijack My Thread!  This week we also welcomed a third cohost, David Dayen (dday at Calitics and elsewhere) The topics covered included:

 Reassessing the primary situation
Iran and the Strait of Hormuz - what exactly was up with the “threat”?
Complete media meltdown and abrogation of any sense of […]

Don’t Hijack My Thread! - 1/2/08

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Don’t miss this week’s Don’t Hijack My Thread!  The topics covered included:

 The Bhutto assassination - sorting it all out
Iraq - beating back the “success” lie.  Deaths were at an all time high for 2007.
More obstruction of an investigation - this time by the CIA against the 9/11 commission
The Fox News NH debate - why no to […]

The Wake Up Call Show - no holds barred and issue based

Monday, December 31st, 2007

I just came across The Wake Up Call Show, which is a powerful mix of issues, passion and history with a focus on Black America and Politics. The hosts come from Communityactions.org, and you can check out their shows multiple times each week.
Click here for their latest show:
Click here for more information and archived […]

In case you missed it….Impeachment!!!

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) was on Florida Progressive Radio last week to talk about his move to impeach Vice President Cheney.
This is a must-hear for anyone interested in justice for crimes against the Constitution.
Here it by clicking the link above, or check out the Florida Progressive Radio homepage by clicking here:

“Where were you when…..” with Hans Meyer

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

We have talked about the good folks at the Free World Radio Network and you can read more on the “Featured Hosts” page.
Well, on today’s show Situation Awareness, Free World Radio Network host Hans Meyer raises the question and discusses the history of the “where were you when” certain major events occurred. Hans talks […]

Check out LiberalPro, Tim Gatto

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

In keeping with our attempts to find and promote more of our own progressive hosts, I came across Liberal Pro Tim Gatto’s show.
Tim also posts at his blog Liberal Pro, and contributes at OpEdNews as well as The Smirking Chimp. He is also retired from the US Army, which to some would make him […]

Don’t Hijack My Thread! - 12/5/07

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Don’t miss today’s Don’t Hijack My Thread!  The show featured not only our own David Atkins (thereisnospoon) and Adam Lambert (clammyc), but also some of our favorite bloggers hekebolos, dday, greyhawk, and more.  The topics covered included:

 Are Dems walking away from an Iraq timetable?
Fred Thompson vs. Mike Huckabee: implications for the wingnut blogs and foreign policy
 Criminal contempt redux […]

Rudy and Judy

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
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