Midweek Politics with David Pakman - 10.24.2007
This Week’s Show:
October 24, 2007
Produced by:
David Pakman, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Louis Motamedi, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Total Running Time: 55:51
This Week’s Topics:
–Leave us voicemail for the show at our new number, 1-877-363-0947, open 24 hours a day!
–Condoleezza Rice is confronted by an anti-war protester with fake blood on her hands at a hearing.
–Congressman Pete Stark’s comments about Republicans funding the war but not children’s health insurance, and his follow-up apology.
–Discussion of the recent Fox News Republican Debate, including how Senator John McCain’s criticisms of the other candidates seem like they could also apply to him, as well as how the debate turned into a roundtable of bashing Senator Hillary Clinton.
–A recent poll on the most polarizing candidates, and the arguably surprising results.
–Sean Hannity says the Fox News text message polls following public events are not trustworthy…except when they show support for whomever Hannity likes.
–Mitt Romney says that he would not make any decisions as President based on his religion, and then also confuses “Obama” and “Osama.”
–Chris Matthews: Suburban work at home mom’s like Hillary, but men are worried financially about Democrats and increasing taxes.
–More criticism of Barack Obama, and the controversy behind it.
–One TV and radio pundit seems pleased that many of those losing their homes in the recent California fires are people who “hate America.”
–From the same source of “The War on Christmas,” we now get “The Persecution of Intelligent Design.”
Links:
Lower-bandwidth MP3: http://www.midweekpolitics.com/shows/midweek_politics-2007-10-24-low.mp3
Show Website: http://www.midweekpolitics.com
Tags: News, News and Politics Collective, News-and-Politics-Collective, Opinion, Podcast, Podcast
