Midweek Politics with David Pakman - 05.07.2008
This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman
Produced by:
David Pakman, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Louis Motamedi, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Total Running Time: 56:19
This Week’s Topics:
–Leave us voicemail for the show at our new number, 1-877-363-0947, open 24 hours a day!
–Jonathan Cohn, author of the book SICK:The Untold Story of America’s Health Care Crisis - And the People Who Pay the Price, and a senior editor at the New Republic and senior fellow at the think-tank Demos joins us live to discuss his book, and the 2008 presidential candidates’ health care plans.
–Primary results from North Carolina and Indiana, as we as a look at whether there is still any questions as to who will be the Democratic nominee for President.
–Discussion on Fox News equating the working class with lower class.
–Barack Obama’s comments about War on Terror vocabulary like “obliterate.”
–Ann Coulter asks whether Barack Obama is a Manchurian candidate to American who love their country.
–Congressman Charlie Rangel brings up the strange beliefs of Falwell and Robertson when discussing the Reverend Wright situation.
–Hillary Clinton’s much-publicized interview with Bill O’Reilly, and her comments on health care from that interview.
–Howard Dean’s direct comments to Chris Wallace about race-baiting and Fox News’ bias.
–The controversial statement by John McCain that is being called an admission by McCain that the war in Iraq was simply for oil.
–More talk of McCain being a “maverick.”
–A strange discussion about whether illegal immigrants have “rights” of any kind, and another instance of mislabeling a Republican as a Democrat when they’ve done something wrong.
–John Murtha’s recent comments on the war in Iraq, John McCain’s 100 years statement, comparisons to Vietnam, and more.
–Much more.
Show Website: http://www.midweekpolitics.com
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