Midweek Politics with David Pakman – 10.28.2009
This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman / October 28th, 2009
Total Running Time: 59:29
This Week’s Topics:
–New television affiliate PTV in Youngstown, Ohio
–Horace Cooper, a multi-time Midweek Politics guest, lawyer, and political commentator is indicted for involvement with Jack Abramoff and other corruption charges.
–The US could see $5 billion if the 2018 or 2022 World Cup came to the US, but it is not clear whether conservatives would rally against it, as they did against the Olympics coming to Chicago, if President Obama gets involved.
–Check writing, and why no one should write checks anymore, including that it’s incredibly slow, a top way to have your identity stolen, expensive if you lose your checkbook, and a huge annoyance to anyone waiting in line behind you.
–Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid decides to put the public option back into the bill to be voted on, including an opt-out option for states, rather than making states have to opt-in, but is the public option even real reform at this point, given that the insurance companies have gotten everything they want.
–The public option is not the liberal, radical option, but rather a moderate alternative to single-payer healthcare, and Congressman Anthony Weiner makes the media rounds to make exactly that point.
–Joe Lieberman, who many claim is with the Democrats on everything except for the war, says he will not support any healthcare bill with a public option, and will support filibustering such proposals.
–On CSPAN, utter incompetence as callers on Medicare and the VA healthcare program complain that they don’t want the government getting involved in their healthcare.
–It turns out many Republicans in Congress are already on the same type of public option that they oppose.
–Analyzing whether dental insurance even makes sense, similar to many of the available healthcare plans.
–The ongoing Fox News White House war that has continued to escalate, with more bitterness from Fox News anchor Chris Wallace and comparisons between Fox News and Islamic Jihadists.
–A Dallas cop gives a woman a ticket for being a non-English speaking driver, although there are no laws against it, and it turns out it is common in Texas, although it is not a law.
–A Hotel owner who insisted in referring to his Hispanic employees by more Anglo names.
–The Taliban in Afghanistan is trying to get soldiers addicted to heroin to hinder their mission there.
–Sarah Palin’s book royalties are sky high, especially considering she did not write the book.
–Nordic countries, led by Norway, have the most gender equality when it comes to income, wellbeing, education, and more.
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