12/13/2008 03:48:51 PM EST

Hartmann (& Maddow) AWESOME On MSNBC

posted by Tom Hanc

1. Thom Hartmann on Countdown this week giving his take on the GOP, unions and the failed auto-bailout. The last minute or so of this video is brilliant. If you're too lazy to watch all 5+ minutes, at least watch the end.

2. Rachel Maddow: Republicans Want to Reduce American Wages. Just watch it, it's good.

It's amazing to think it wasn't all that long ago that were almost NO progressive voices on television. Think about it, what progressive had his/her own TV show before Olbermann/Maddow? No one (Donahue but that was short lived). Yet we had the entire Fox Network on the right...

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PS---This is completely off topic, but I'm amused that people are outraged over the new Playboy cover in Mexico.

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Hartmann (& Maddow) AWESOME On MSNBC | 29 comments (29 topical, 0 hidden)
You can watch Thom here (none / 0)

by gatekeeper50 on 12/13/2008 07:52:09 PM EST

Showing off (none / 0)
your embedding skills, eh? ;)

Why is that video so grainy?

by Tom Hanc on 12/13/2008 08:42:28 PM EST

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Sorry about that, but some of us (none / 0)
grey-haired old farts have to use old school VCRs with anolog to digital convertors until we can find enough work to afford new fangled digital gear.  I'm trying to keep up with you young whipper snappers, but the hurrieder I go, the behinder I get.  And actually, to answer your question, I'm just trying to drive you to my most excellent youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user /GateKeeper50hotmail

by gatekeeper50 on 12/14/2008 12:43:49 PM EST

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Ah, ok (none / 0)
I knew there had to be a good reason you reposted the same video I linked to!

:)

by Tom Hanc on 12/14/2008 01:02:33 PM EST

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It's really great (none / 0)
to see The Professor on TV. He is not only a well-practiced and capable speaker but he can back up his arguments with unmatched scholarship. His words actually mean something.

by Badass4Peace on 12/13/2008 08:46:20 PM EST

He's awesome (none / 0)
I always say that listening to his show is like auditing a university level course on history and political science.

by Tom Hanc on 12/13/2008 08:55:16 PM EST

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thumbs up (none / 0)
thanks for the links

by hazmat on 12/13/2008 10:18:40 PM EST

Gotta love Thom (none / 0)

"This is the absolute consequence of Reaganomics."

I'm a'bettin' Twba thinks Thom Hartmann doesn't have a fucking clue either...

by MedfordTim on 12/13/2008 11:04:52 PM EST

I'm be curious to hear (none / 0)
Cenk's reaction to Hartmann's take, especially the last part where he talks about how we've gone from being the largest exporter of finished goods and the
#1 creditor nation to the largest exporter of raw materials (just like 3rd world countries) and the #1 debtor nation.

To say that our trade policies have nothing to do with this is insane.

by Tom Hanc on 12/13/2008 11:30:56 PM EST

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(Sigh) (none / 0)
I wish we had a DIGG style comment system where we could edit our comments for up to 60s-5 minutes after we post them.

by Tom Hanc on 12/13/2008 11:31:55 PM EST

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Betting on the chalk (none / 0)
I'm a'bettin' Twba thinks Thom Hartmann doesn't have a fucking clue either...

Thom is an herbalist. He is not an economist. He doesn't have a fucking clue.

by Twba on 01/24/2009 01:36:43 PM EST

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To all the Southern Congressmen and Senators.... (none / 0)
who spread union hatred like a religion and have non-union car factories in their states

by sfinneganus on 12/14/2008 05:56:26 AM EST

hmmm (none / 0)
well said...

by Bungle on 12/14/2008 04:04:14 PM EST

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'Tis the season (none / 0)
Look forward to a greater number of appearances by knowledgeable folks like Hartmann in the next few years.  Mark my words:  With Bush out of office, it's going to be considerably more fashionable not to be a blathering idiot.

Also, Mexican Playboy is HOT with seven capital T's.

by OneHitKill on 12/14/2008 07:55:05 AM EST

I 2nd your 1st paragraph!! (none / 0)
Intellect, literacy are in!! Gobama!!!

by tifosies on 12/14/2008 11:19:34 AM EST

TiVO Maddow watch every show (none / 0)
Liked Hartmann  hope to see more of him

Cut the bull shit and got right to the point

refreshing to see


by Chinese Democracy on 12/14/2008 05:17:41 PM EST

I DVR her as well (none / 0)
but I don't always have time to watch every show. At any rate, I like her more than Olbermann by a large margin.

by Tom Hanc on 12/15/2008 02:28:45 PM EST

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Rachel Maddow's (none / 0)
 Rachel Maddows could be a much better anylist if she would remember that her audieance is generally over the age of 21. I do enjoy watching her show because she is attractive and very pleasent always bubbley and really does put one in a good mood. However It seems that she thinks her audience is more in 3-8 age group.

by maximus on 12/14/2008 05:58:53 PM EST

No she doesnt (none / 0)


by Chinese Democracy on 12/14/2008 06:02:19 PM EST

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I'm curious now (none / 0)
Why do you say that? I'm not saying I agree or disagree, I'm just curious to hear you elaborate, maybe give some examples.

by Tom Hanc on 12/14/2008 06:07:16 PM EST

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She admits to having a difficult time (none / 0)
not laughing when she has to say various words or phrases that are double entendres; sort of like the one Stephenie Miller makes a living off of from NAKED GUN ...  "Nice beaver," "Thanks, I just had it stuffed."

by gatekeeper50 on 01/25/2009 05:19:26 AM EST

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How did you find this old thread? (none / 0)
Out of curiousity?

by Tom Hanc on 01/25/2009 01:45:08 PM EST

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It popped back up on the (none / 0)
Recently Commented list last night.

by gatekeeper50 on 01/25/2009 02:59:51 PM EST

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new show on CNN I think (none / 0)
I saw a few minutes of what appears to be a new show on CNN, on the weekends. If I understood it correctly, the first half is a round table discussion hosted by Donna Brazile and consisting only of "liberals". Then there is an all-"conservative" round table. Then for a few minutes at the end one or two of the liberals and one or two of the conservatives get together for a wrap up discussion. All in all I like that they are trying something different, except that the discussion is still rapid fire style, and the conservatives still make very little sense.  It was fun to hear them rip Bush apart though.

As soon as Paulson and Bernanke went to Congress to ask for a $700 billion bailout of the financial system, the Republican party should have disbanded.  Right at that moment, the entire party became discredited.  They should have headed over to the RNC headquarters, taken out all the pens and paper clips, turned out the lights, flipped the door sign from OPEN to CLOSED and left the party in the dustbin of history.

David

David

by yturks on 12/14/2008 08:26:06 PM EST

Awesome (none / 0)
"They should have headed over to the RNC headquarters, taken out all the pens and paper clips, turned out the lights, flipped the door sign from OPEN to CLOSED and left the party in the dustbin of history."

by Tom Hanc on 12/14/2008 09:40:28 PM EST

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Pure truth (none / 0)
"They should have headed over to the RNC headquarters, taken out all the pens and paper clips, turned out the lights, flipped the door sign from OPEN to CLOSED and left the party in the dustbin of history."

The last two elections are showing a trend in that direction. I honestly believe that far right conservatives  the Rush Limbaugh wing of the party have had their moment and it wont be repeated.


by Chinese Democracy on 12/15/2008 02:12:12 AM EST

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Well, some DID take out pens... (none / 0)

...but only to write some "It's the Democrats', Socialists', and overpaid blue collar workers' fault."

Wanna know why Al Qaeda hasn't launched another attack against America since 9/11? They figure they're amateurs next to BushCo when it comes to major destruction of a country. Throw in a willing partnership of Republicans and Democrats and all bin Laden had to do was sit back and laugh as all his goals were met.

...maybe that "OPEN/CLOSED" sign you were talking about should be hung on the "Welcome to Washington D.C." sign...

by MedfordTim on 12/15/2008 04:18:06 PM EST

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Thank ..... (none / 0)
Amen

by sisco66 on 01/25/2009 04:57:27 PM EST

Best part of the Hartmann clip (none / 0)

I think is his singular focus; he kept repeating the truth, the republicans are doing this because unions are progressive institutions.

Screwing the unions over isn't a byproduct or unfortunate casualty of republican ideology, it's the animating purpose.

by dclawyer06 on 01/25/2009 06:56:36 PM EST

Hartmann (& Maddow) AWESOME On MSNBC | 29 comments (29 topical, 0 hidden)
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