Midweek Politics with David Pakman - 02.06.2008
This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman
Produced by:
David Pakman, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Louis Motamedi, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Total Running Time: 55:01
This Week’s Topics:
–Leave us voicemail for the show at our new number, 1-877-363-0947, open 24 hours a day!
–Super Tuesday and primary results, including John McCain becoming the Republican frontrunner and the near-tie between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
–The five year anniversary of the infamous Colin Powell presentation before the war in Iraq, and White House Press Secretary Dana Perino’s comment on that anniversary.
–Is there too much similarity between Obama and Clinton’s positions for many voters?
–Mike Huckabee says the Republican primary is a two-man race, and thinks he’s one of those two men.
–Media figures are quickly questioning the authenticity of Hillary Clinton’s recent tears, the second recent incident.
–Chris Wallace again asks biased, leading questions, this time of Hillary Clinton, asking her why she is “so determined to declare defeat” in Iraq.
–Recent New York Times hire Bill Kristol says that “white women are a problem that we all live with” referring to the Democratic primary and Hillary Clinton’s candidacy.
–More biased questions about the Latino vote, a pundit calling this the first “affirmative action election,” and accusations that the Republican vote is being suppressed in New York.
–50 Cent’s presidential endorsement.
–Attorney General Michael Mukasey’s recent comments about waterboarding and torture, Senator Ted Kennedy’s questions to Mukasey, and the not-so-intelligent follow-up from pundits on Kennedy’s questions.
–David Pakman’s Irish talk radio appearance, and guest hosting on WHMP the next two weeks.
–Much more…
Links:
Lower-bandwidth MP3: http://www.midweekpolitics.com/shows/midweek_politics-2008-02-06-low.mp3
Show Website: http://www.midweekpolitics.com
Tags: News and Politics Collective, News-and-Politics-Collective, Podcast, Podcast
