Midweek Politics with David Pakman – 05.23.2007
This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman
Produced by:
David Pakman, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Louis Motamedi, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Total Running Time: 54:55
This Week’s Topics:
–Greg Palast, bestselling author and journalist, talks about his recent investigations, his latest book, and much more about politics today, including the 2008 election.
–More discussion of Jerry Falwell, including Christopher Hitchens’ comments, and some of Falwell’s statements over the years.
–Bush meets the British media again, and is somewhat taken aback by the direct questions.
–Republican Senator Arlen Specter believes that Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez will end up resigning in advance of the proposed “no confidence” vote, regardless of the vote’s turnout.
–An interesting 45 second summary of last week’s Republican Primary debate.
–One pundit claims that the Democrats are never asked why there are no women and minorities in their debates.
–Senator John McCain criticizes Mitt Romney for wavering in his positions on some subjects after Romney criticizes McCain for the same thing.
–In a book interview with Al Gore, Diane Sawyer just can’t seem to stop asking questions about the 2008 election.
Links:
Lower-bandwidth MP3: http://www.midweekpolitics.com/shows/midweek_politics-2007-05-23-low.mp3
Show Website: http://www.midweekpolitics.com
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