Midweek Politics with David Pakman - 10.03.2007
This Week’s Show:
October 3, 2007
Produced by:
David Pakman, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Louis Motamedi, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Total Running Time: 56:42
This Week’s Topics:
–Leave us voicemail for the show at our new number, 1-877-363-0947, open 24 hours a day!
–Bill Clinton is angry with Republicans over the MoveOn.org Petraeus “distraction,” as he refers to it.
–Follow up on the Bill O’Reilly race controversy, including one radio host that suggested white people only go to Harlem for drugs or prostitutes.
–Another television host believes that the entire controversy never would have gotten going were it not for George Soros.
–Jesse Jackson goes on the Bill O’Reilly show to discuss the issue, but why do people always find the need to discuss race issues with Jackson, who himself has a record of racist comments?
–The White House agreed to have NPR interview President Bush, but only if Fox’s Juan Williams did the interview. NPR declined, but why did they insist on Williams?
–The Rush Limbaugh “phone soldiers” controversy, starting with the original comment from his radio show that got the ball rolling.
–Following up, Limbaugh’s refusal to apologize, and his addition of Congressman John Murtha to the list of “phony soldiers.”
–Fox News defending Limbaugh, as well as members of Congress addressing the issue…but is it a good idea to do it on the Senate floor?
–The Democratic debate in Dartmouth, including a strange choice of questions, including questions on each candidate’s favorite Bible verse, a “Jack Bauer” terrorism/torture scenario, and more questions about John Edwards’ haircuts.
–Continued Dick Morris commentary on Senator Hillary Clinton, this time suggesting a win for her would result in a precipitous stock market crash.
Links:
Lower-bandwidth MP3: http://www.midweekpolitics.com/shows/midweek_politics-2007-10-03-low.mp3
Show Website: http://www.midweekpolitics.com
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