SEDER v. MARON 11am

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

fat lady singing!!

thank you Sam for making me NUMBER ONE AGAIN!!

why did you have to wake up before me? just as i was enjoying the mic

maron looks like a return soldier

You can be #1 .... I didn't say I was awake. I just said I was up and out of bed. There is a big difference.

How about you open the breakfast bar today?

oh geez Neffer
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Submitted by Lucille on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 10:55am.
why did you have to wake up before me? just as i was enjoying the mic

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

im kinda shy...but...

seltzer water for all!

did i do ok?

Peter B. Collins will have as a guest in the first hour writer who wrote a book that claims Mumia is innocent
http://www.peterbcollins.com/listen
3-6pst
*TLL*

I'm out cuz I got no sound, and if I'm going to be not working and reading something it should be DQ.

:)

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

You did great!!!

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

These guys are great and the show is technically flawless. When this works, it works good.

Hola everyone. :)

Have we figgered out who the unlucky bastard was?

with Cam is not working for me.

*TLL*

with Cam is not working for me.

*TLL*

AAR? him or marc?

roseanne barr impressive? hell fuck no!

http://www.smackchannel.com/sidebyside_viewer_samseder_secure.swf

http://www.deltawavepress.com/HOPOBAMA.mp3

*TLL*

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

Store.

*TLL*

*here*

Sweet jayzeus...get Marc a 100' ethernet patch cable and someone to teach him how to swap back-n-forth from a wired to wireless network connection.

Use the wired connection for video streams!

*shakes head*

from the start. bush and the neocons have so effed up the country that it will take a generation to fix it. we're going to need some pretty broad shoulders going forward.

I thought Maron quit smoking.

*TLL*

This is going to be a beautiful day!

is that Republican's didn't count on FDR.

set it up economically to destroy Carter, and pave the way for that fuckface Reagan?

Stagflation...what else?

*TLL*

You are correct,L@L !

I have one. :)

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

on PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/32_f_roosevelt/index.html

excellent

and an economic bill of rights.

*TLL*

Cant read blog as much, or even hang out online any more. its sad in a way...

when will the iran war start... what will that do to the election.

Organize. Prepare for the fight against the re-jiggered Republicans. Otherwise we are fucked because it is THERE SYSTEM!
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Nothing there anymore by 'intellect' who I think was dealing/ Lots of post holes in the sequence, no nazi picture. Person seemed to be bouncing around multiple nics.

that if he or Maron gets the 3-6pm gig that they can't do Maron V Seder! Rats!

If one of them gets the job over the other there is no reason for either one to feel bad about it. They auditioned fair and square.

Penny_Lane

I watched both parts of the special PB. Was really good.

Did anyone see the FDR special
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Submitted by pbtrue1 on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 11:19am.
on PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/32_f_roosevelt/index.html

excellent

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

Their System...

*TLL*

Now and tonight. I won't walk under any hotels with windows that open.

trucks boats are coming. I think I have already bought my last internal combustion engine.

did i miss something?

the commodity becoming too expensive for the majority. The constant variable.

*TLL*

White House On Jerusalem Post’s Iran Story: ‘It’s Not Worth The Paper It’s Printed On’
Reacting to this morning’s story in the Jerusalem Post claiming that Bush will attack Iran before the end of his term, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino told reporters that the article “is not worth the paper it’s printed on.”

Reporting shortly after the morning White House gaggle, CNN’s White House correspondent Ed Henry said:

A reporter pointed out to Dana Perino though that we heard these similar denials from the White House in the run-up to the war in Iraq. They insisted that diplomacy was the first option; military option was the last option. And wondering whether this is a replay, Dana Perino says it is not.

Watch it:

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/20/iran-not-worth-paper/

In taking on NBC News yesterday and the Jerusalem Post today, Henry said, “There’s a broader fight going on — which is the White House against the media.”

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121124763345805881.html?mod=googlenews_w...

I dont think Congress will go for an attack on Iran, there is no evidence of a program.

None whatsoever. Conyers said impeachment if he goes ahead. But I would not put anything past Cheney.

However , you wanna talk about high gas prices. Jeeeeeze

Not to mention there Will be massive American casualties , the Public worldwide would not stand for it.

That being said, the Dems have approved covert operations inside Iran.

And recently AL Maliki said there is NO proof that Iran is supplying weapons. And he is right.

After all, Iran has a right to enrich Uranium for peaceful processes. And the IAEA is validating this.

Bush is the lone Hitler on this world stage.

HA! is that where he is?

Voted World's Best Acoustic Guitar Player by Guitar Player Magazine

Change for Good, mp3

Beatles Songs, mp3

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Rumor alert: Clinton to concede tomorrow in Louisville - published on 2008-05-19 16:34:

i can see Sam

in the Sedermobile

the back filled with carrots

toodling into downtown to make a few bucks.

keep hope alive

and convictions of LA Cops.*TLL*

I received a cryptic e-mail,
but no pictures were attached?
FYI

Desperate times. What did people do in the 1930s? Them was bleak times too.

*TLL*

How do we get out of this without revolution?

Stop dancing around it.....

What the fuck was that?

*TLL*

Maybe John Carpenter was just a couple of decades too early!

and how do they vote?

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Maron is great. But Sam stuck with it.

if you get the 3-6 slot!

Republican Town?

*gak*

do you think it was intellect?

Maron already gave up one job offer with AA because it would mean replacing Seder.

So, don't give Maron a hard time about wanting this job.

if Sam getting the 3-6 slot ruins their friendship

Jr.

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I agree with you - this is going to be a lose lose situation, I am afraid...

THink we can get that call in today when you get a moment or two ? :)

thats how i feel about it...they both need the job! wow AAR is grimey! why would they do that?

OH DID I MENTION HOW I LOVED LIVING IN MANHATTAN!

I love them both,
I would listen to either.
If paired in competition,
they would have to take turns, and make sure both pod casts are available.

Maron Rules!

The World Needs More Seder!

Gaia hypothesis

Need thier own show. Fo Sho.

Excellent radio chemistry. Best since the old MRR.

forwarded from my sis to you by me.

look in attachments, scroll down to see the pix?

I am sure NOVAM would jump on Maron, they would be fools not too.

Bring back the old Morning Sedition

too expensive to produce...great show

remind me after the show!

Won't take the two of them because of cost. Two salaries.

We can not make this experiment work unless the paradigm of "my me me mine" is changed.

You are talking Morlock and Eloy here. Changing the paradigm can not and will not happen without revolution...

Could use a peptalk, and some knowledge and wisdom that only you can deliver.

Too many people don't get Maron.

I wish they could do a show together..

It would be great !
But,I guess were dreaming.. :(

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

Submitted by toniD on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 9:03am.
I believe it was War Dog to which Sam was refering. War Dog has been with us almost from the start of Sam's MRR blog. Always the ditto headed contrarian. Sam seemed to protect his being on the blog even though we would try hard to get Sam to ban him. He even posted photos of himself on the MRR picture blog but I am even doubting that now.

read my post above for more info:

http://www.samsedershow.com/node/3109#comment-204682

And I am sure that the oldtimers on the blog will add their opinion.
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toniD,

My best guess is that whomever morphed into Intellect got Sam's goat...so to speak.

Regarding War Dog, I was born and reared in Kansas City and can verify that War Dog mentioned and let slip enough information about the K.C. metropolitan area to make me believe that he lives in that area...though it isn't inconceivable that a persistently obnoxious asshole would go to the trouble to create entirely fictional background information that appears to be legitimate.

Also, he never neglected to blog while on the road in the past (or so he claimed), and he recently claimed to have been vacationing in Arizona but not blogging...which seems a little odd as well as coincidental with POT[Dog]'s presence on the blog.

I don't know nuthin' 'bout nuthin' and I don't know if War Dog is a piece of the Intellect, etc. collection of obnoxious assholes. I only know that being an obnoxious asshole on a blog is a weird hobby.

NYC's Staggering Arrest Rate for Pot Achieved By Police Deception and Scams

New York City has been the pot-bust capital of the world for a decade, since Rudolph Giuliani’s decision to make public toking a top police priority. A new study sponsored by the New York Civil Liberties Union says the city’s cannabis crackdown is both racist and fraudulent.

New York police have arrested almost 400,000 people for misdemeanor marijuana possession in the last decade. Last year, there were 39,700 such arrests. The vast majority of those seized have been black and Latino men, most under 25. And according to the NYCLU study, released last week, thousands of them are the victims of police scams, falsely charged with possession of marijuana “burning or open to public view.”

“We are confident in estimating that about two-thirds to three-quarters of the people arrested were not smoking marijuana,” the study says. “Usually they were doing their utmost to keep their marijuana concealed, generally deep inside their clothing.” The authors, sociologist Harry Levine of Queens College and activist Deborah Peterson-Small of the organization Break The Chains, say that conclusion is “based on the experience of legal aid and public-defender attorneys who have handled thousands of these cases, along with that of the police officers and arrestees we interviewed.”

http://www.alternet.org/story/84515/

i really think its not fair to put sammer up against a powerhouse like randi. the real solution is to put aar's current power house up against her, yep, thats right, a lionel vs randi smackdown. then we put sammer back in the 9-12 slot.

funny!

They came in in squads, flooded the blog with far right hyperbole and just split? How nice of them.

Leave the rest of country alone.
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The Book

Agriculture and medicine are meant to fill two basic human needs, but in today’s US economy, those industries’ number-one purpose has become profitable growth for their owners. It is ecosystems, and people living and working in the most degraded ecosytems, who pay the price. If capitalist economics can’t even supply people with food or protect human health without enormous waste and destruction, it can’t be relied upon to resuscitate a sick planet.

http://www.sickplanetbook.com/

wake me up thats for sure!

XM is now carrying Randi at that time - I would rather hear Sam -

When the Me becomes the We.

Yep

I agree with that too - get rid of the train and have Sam both on XM and AAR

The more I think about it, the more I think it is the gravitas/Intellect persona that Sam asked to leave. Could be connected to War Dog/POT97 persona, don't know. It was this "long time" thing that got me thinking. Don't know!

And at this point, I don't care. As long as he doesn't come back.

Celtic man figure in the equation?

*TLL*

back to the planet.

The core concept behind profit it to take more than you give.

We need to redefine exactly what a successful business, or human, is.

US denies report on plan to attack Iran

The White House on Tuesday flatly denied an Army Radio report that claimed US President George W. Bush intends to attack Iran before the end of his term. It said that while the military option had not been taken off the table, the Administration preferred to resolve concerns about Iran's push for a nuclear weapon "through peaceful diplomatic means."

Slideshow: Pictures of the week Army Radio had quoted a top official in Jerusalem claiming that a senior member in the entourage of President Bush, who concluded a trip to Israel last week, had said in a closed meeting here that Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were of the opinion that military action against Iran was called for.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1210668683139&pagename=JPost%...

should tell Peter Dragon that he can come back. He can post and not have his blood pressure rupturing his arteries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_C...

Or I should say, perverted against the spirit of the law.

Should go to Nova M
9-12 Laura Flanders
12-3 Thom Hartmann
3-6 Randi
6-9 Seder vs. Maron
9-12 Mike Malloy

That IMO would be a can't miss line up.

As usual a good show.

Something is going on.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr6Va7PEBg8

..for a while and get some shit done!

Sweeeeeeeeet. ;-)

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bluerootsradio

that Sam was trying to guilt trip Maron about possibly getting the 3-6 gig instead of him.

By talking about teaching Myla survival skills, etc.
And, how with a child things are different.

Well, I love you Sam, but tough.

If you don't get the 3-6 gig you shouldn't blame Maron.
And, life goes on outside the upper class.

Toni

wasn't there a low key news clip about a month ago where the pentagon announced a big call up for the summer months and they were cancelling other things to make sure they had troops at their disposal?

does not work out for a small mind like mine!

that Marc doesn't

Pregnant Man Whacks Weeds

Just weeks before the baby is due, Thomas Beatie, also known as the "Pregnant Man", was spotted mowing his lawn.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/20/pregnant-man-mows-lawn-ph_n_102...

Don't RIP S.P.I.T. yet !

He only banned 1 troll..

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIu0jQ5TaRQ
Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle

thanks for the show call out!

shoot me your phone #

i want to do a

recording

for the

show.

sofrajones@

nospamtelus.net

(delete the nospam)

Bush Planned Iraq 'Regime Change' Before Becoming President

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article1221.htm

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America's War for Global Domination:

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5428.htm

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Poll: U.S. Troops in Iraq: 72% Say End War in 2006

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12103.htm

Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,209,263"

Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In U.S. War And Occupation Of Iraq 4,079
Cost of U.S. War and Occupation of Iraq

$520,954,629,781
For more details, click here.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/

Love you. but, to be honest I would prefer Sam. Maron makes me nervous with his talk about his problems. We all have problems. Maybe it's my age. But then again, that's a point too.

I like both and when Maron gets off himself, he's great, but I think Sam is more grounded and stable.

This will be hard on all of us and I hope it won't split us. I know you were a seditionist and I respect your loyalty to Marc.

Bush Planned Iraq 'Regime Change' Before Becoming President

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article1221.htm

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America's War for Global Domination:

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5428.htm

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+++++++++++++++++++++++

Poll: U.S. Troops in Iraq: 72% Say End War in 2006

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12103.htm

Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,209,263"

Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In U.S. War And Occupation Of Iraq 4,079
Cost of U.S. War and Occupation of Iraq

$520,954,629,781
For more details, click here.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/

they were not flowing as well as they normally do (to me anyway)

let's hope we can stay in NYC forever. . .

at least in the spa business lots of Europeans will
come to NY & spend against our weak dollar, so for
now i'll still have an income (fingers crossed)

Should go to Nova M
9-12 Laura Flanders
12-3 Thom Hartmann
3-6 Randi
6-9 Seder vs. Maron
9-12 Mike Malloy
That IMO would be a can't miss line up.

NovaM would also need to have Rachel Maddow somehow, I believe. Even if she gets an MSNBC TV show, she'll need a radio show to balance her out.

I wouldn't like to miss her for any reason, either. Not acceptable to me. Sorry.

MMRules - Understood this is a hiatus. I'm sure there will be more, there always are.

pbtrue1 - Thanks for this and the other vid.

Sunshine Jim - Excellent, it's on it's way.

As for me I'm off to the dentist. Had my 6 month routine med f/u today and am fit as a horse, well an old horse but still hangin' in there.

Back in a few hours, hopefully with all my teefusses. ;-)

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bluerootsradio

dont you just LOVE living in this EXPENSIVE city? i know i do!

have to be so difficult lately. Seems like everyone is trying to split everything into sides. I don't like that and I hate AAR right now!

Submitted by toniD on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 12:08pm.
...And at this point, I don't care. As long as he doesn't come back.
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toniD,

I don't care either. But I would not be opposed to his/her/its return if he/she/it returned as a respectful member of society instead of as an obnoxious antagonist.

A goal of purposefully and persistently pissing people off doesn't fit in with my idea of contributing to the blog. It isn't far removed from yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater.

I never liked the idea that AAR played them off each other. I do think it would have been appropriate to try them both out together. They both deserve a spot and each bring their own unique brand of radio. I actually think it would be best if they had their own individual shows, but I would accept a duet. I still think Sam should have first rights, just because he is both good and how loyal he has been to the network.

I will be happy if Sam gets the 3-6 slot! And, I will listen.

But, I don't like Sam trying to make Maron feel bad if he gets it. Maron should not be made to feel bad because he tried out for the same job as Sam.

The White House on Tuesday flatly denied an Army Radio report that claimed US President George W. Bush intends to attack Iran before the end of his term. It said that while the military option had not been taken off the table, the Administration preferred to resolve concerns about Iran's push for a nuclear weapon "through peaceful diplomatic means."

Army Radio had quoted a top official in Jerusalem claiming that a senior member in the entourage of President Bush, who concluded a trip to Israel last week, had said in a closed meeting here that Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were of the opinion that military action against Iran was called for.

The official reportedly went on to say that "the hesitancy of Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice" was preventing the administration from deciding to launch such an attack on the Islamic Republic for the time being.

The Army Radio report, which was quoted by The Jerusalem Post and resonated widely, stated that according to assessments in Israel, the recent turmoil in Lebanon, where Hizbullah has de facto established control of the country, was advancing an American attack.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1210668683139&pagename=JPost%...

Not so fast, Clinton supporters say

The drumbeat grows louder for Hillary Clinton to gracefully exit the stage and cede the spotlight to Barack Obama.

If he gets the expected win in today's primary in Oregon, Obama will declare loudly that he has the majority of all delegates to be chosen by voters in primaries and caucuses. He is 17 shy of that milestone on the path to the Democratic nomination.

For his speech tonight in Iowa, he will have a new high-profile ally -- Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Scott Brennan will endorse Obama today, the Associated Press is reporting. And a growing number of leading Democrats say it's time to let Obama focus on Republican John McCain.

Clinton and her loyalists are having none of that. She is expected to win in Kentucky, meaning she would have won four of the last six primaries.

A group of supporters, gathered as WomenCount PAC, placed a full-page ad in today's New York Times.

"Not so fast....Hillary's voice is OUR voice, and she's speaking for all of us," the headline says.

They say in the ad that they "stand united in our unwavering support for Hillary Clinton." "We know that when women vote, Democrats win. Now it is the responsibility of our party to hear our voices and count all of our votes. We want Hillary to stay in this race until every vote is cast, every vote is counted, and we know that our voices are heard."

..now online

Much as I would love it, I can't see Marc or AAR doing the dance again unless they agree to make him whole from the bankruptcy. Too much water under the bridge. Much as I love him and would prefer to see him get the slot, I don't see AAR taking on another 'problem' host to replace the previous one.

and makes for great ratings.

They are both very professional, in their own rights.
And,

this isn't their first contract.

Go get um!

Dan:

Don't know about having troops at "their disposal" this summer. But I don't put anything...ANY-fucking-thing...past the neocons.

I believe that Dim Son/Chainmail would attack IraN by air & sea and not use ground forces beyond what they have in IraQ to protect the border.

That said, Bush & Cheney have been put on notice, both publically & privately, that an attack on IraN w/o congressional approval would result in the immediate filing of articles of impeachment on both of them.

If the dems hadn't won congressional majorities in '06, I would tend to think that the neocons WOULD have attacked IraN. But given that the dems DO have the majority, it's prolly weighing heavily on their actions.

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Later, kids!

I get emails
by A.J. Rossmiller · 5/20/2008 12:38:00 PM ET · Link
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I received the below deranged, hyperventilating email recently; the version I got claimed it was written by a "Canadian housewife," and a quick google search reveals that, as usual with crazy right-wing email insanity, the attribution is inaccurate (it was really written by Doug Patton, an American columnist, nearly three years ago), but it's often attributed to a "New Jersey housewife" or an Atlanta woman, and, sadly for us all, it's still circulating. (Not sure why the attribution gets switched to women so often, and again, while I'm reprinting the original column, in the one I got all the "US" or "America" mentions were changed to "Canada." Very weird.) Anyway, it's a nice glimpse into the mindset of the people who progressives are trying to prevent from ruining the world (continued below the fold):

During the conservative uprising of the 1980s, Republicans exploited environmental issues and Land Politics to create a wedge between those who want the planet protected and those who are employed in the natural resource industry. Call it the spotted owl-versus-jobs wedge. Conrad Burns, for instance, was originally elected to the U.S. Senate from Montana on a right-wing populist campaign that railed on environmentalists who supposedly wanted to eliminate logging and mining jobs. But now the pendulum has swung in the other direction, with Democrats using their pro-environment positions to wedge apart a national Republican Party that has put itself in direct conflict with its local grassroots base.

Throughout the West, Democrats are starting to compete and win in oil and gas producing regions. In Western Colorado, for instance, natural gas production is booming - as are Democrats prospects. ...

While the energy sector is certainly important, it is dwarfed by other sectors - many of which can be energy exploration-averse. Additionally, most Democrats out here are not "anti-energy" - they are for responsible energy development that gets the region out of what has been a destructive boom-bust cycle.

In the past, the energy industry has raced to extract as many natural resources as possible as fast as possible, hoping to cash in on a given price spike. But now, with most predicting energy prices will remain profitable, we should have the luxury of more sustained - rather than super-accelerated - development - the kind that can take into account environmental impacts.

A vote from Guam

Guam congresswoman and superdelegate Madeleine Bordallo goes for Obama.

ALSO: Michigan superdelegate Eric Coleman goes for Obama, though his vote doesn't, at the moment, count. (Also, I'm told, not entirely news.)

By Ben Smith 11:10 AM

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0508/A_vote_from_Guam.html

There is a resolution already in the Senate called S. Res. 356. It's a straightforward and simple resolution that says, "A resolution affirming that any offensive military action taken against Iran must be explicitly approved by Congress before such action may be initiated."

Tell your Senator to support and fight for S. Res 356:
http://www.TrueMajority.org/dontbombiran

Today's story is just the latest to discuss the increasingly belligerent rhetoric of the Bush administration towards Iran. Just last week, President Bush compared anyone who seeks to negotiate with Iran to those who appeased the Nazis prior to World War II.

We only have a few months until our long national nightmare of the Bush Administration comes to an end. But, it is abundantly clear that they intend on going out with a bang. It's time for the Congress to embrace its role as a co-equal branch of government and stop them before it is too late.

'The War on Democracy'

'The War on Democracy' is John Pilger's first major film for the cinema - in a career that has produced more than 55 television documentaries. Set in Latin America and the US, it explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile.

"The film tells a universal story," says Pilger, "analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called war on terror".

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18236.htm

missed the show (8am is too early PST)
but if they were to pit these guys one against the other for a show i'd go with sam any day, i remember from morn sedition marc seemed soooo neurotic and more opinionated than informative whereas sam is pretty solid level even keeled and very informative with excellent interviews.
Although when marc was on novam recently i was very impressed with his very measured reasoned tone

Sam knew all along that they were auditioning. Marc did not seem to know it. The survival skills thing, was just them talking about a future where global warming had wiped most of the world out. Marc jokingly said he would start having fun. Sam said he was worried for the kids and what would remain for them. That is when he made the survival skills remark. It had nothing to do with the radio show.

Sam did chastise him a little for not making the duel show happen. There was a little friction over that, but they moved on.

Sam or Marc couldn't negotiate a multi-funded show where there is a user supported component, an ad space on the blog, and a station supported component.

I'd like to see a diversity of funding options for the best possible show. It would also be a great way to insure the independence of our pundit.

gravitas /intellect/celticman/wolf/pot97/warbluedog/
blueshift?/

gone? i hope so!

lemme do the happy dance
Submitted by impeachnow on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 1:05pm
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Dar?

Hows Life in Missouri. Get hit by the tornado?

Can't Tell The Players Without A Program
Submitted by Crank Bait on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 1:11pm.
Dar?
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nope sorry just me impeachnow ...not Dar

Oil prices have surged past $129 a barrel as Opec comments that it would not be boosting output in the coming months increased concerns about supply.

Speculation that China would need to import more fuel in the aftermath of its earthquake also continued to drive prices, analysts said.

US light crude hit $129.31 a barrel before falling back to $128.70. London Brent crude added $1.77 to $126.83.

Oil investor T Boone Pickens forecast that prices would reach $150 this year.

Last week, prices were supported by Goldman Sachs forecasting that oil would reach $141 a barrel later this year.

Observers said that other factors spurring on the market included limited supplies of refined products such as diesel ahead of the US driving season.

'Upward impetus'

The weak US dollar has also been strongly linked with surging oil prices, as investors look to buy into commodities instead of the greenback.

The Opec producers' cartel has said that it will not meet until its scheduled gathering in September to discuss increasing oil output - despite US calls for it to act to cool prices.

This was "further weighing on supply concerns and adding to upward price impetus" said Bank of Ireland analyst Paul Harris.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7410870.stm