Official Guy James Show Thread, 3-6pm EST!

[JanMichael]

http://www.theguyjamesshow.com

Paul Waldman author of "Fraud", a great anti-Bush book, and Tony Welch DNC Press Secreatary will be calling in!

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[nostamj]

1. ok GJ groupies!

are ya out there?

[Catshrink]

45. Nice photo, Jeff.

I had to stare at it a while to figure it out... but I'm really slow today.

[nostamj]

50. thanks!

here's another from my scrapbook:

[bvar22]

2. Tuning in

& bumping

[Frank_Person]

3. Hi All

[eleny]

4. Listening to the music

aand just waiting for the show to start!

[Judi Lynn]

5. Absolutely present!

Hi to everyone. :hi:

[Momof1]

6. Finally.....

It started

[eleny]

7. I've been chomping at the bit, too, Guy!

We just knew it would be a hot show today what with all going on!

[Frank_Person]

8. Tony Welch is the Press Secretary for the Democratic National Committee

http://www.democrats.org/speakers/00010081.html

[Frank_Person]

9. Fraud: The Strategy Behind the Bush Lies and Why the Media Didn't Tell You

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1402202520/p11-20/ref%3Dnosim/104-8369473-2824722

Bush's inarticulateness misleads a gullible public into perceiving the president as a "real," ordinary American, Waldman argues, contending that Bush's administration actually serves a business elite rather than the average American. Meticulously combing through footnoted sources, Waldman carves an alternative portrait of a privileged and ruthless Bush who was gleeful over executions as Texas's governor, guilty of Enron-style business practices and contemptuous of the protective role of government. American journalists, in Waldman's view, are either muzzled or lack the policy expertise and research strengths to expose Bush effectively; as a result, the public is woefully confused. Waldman goes on to demythologize the so-called liberal bias of the media, comparing journalists' past persecution of Clinton with the relative mildness of present-day critiques of Bush. In his breakdown of Bush's tax policies and of the Republican Party's dominance by ultraconservative Southerners, Waldman is particularly strident. An assembly of sources and facts and a useful guide to right-wing rhetoric makes this handbook of anti-Bush ammunition-complete with an appendix that provides a "Guide to Key Lies and Misdirections-useful to partisans along with other Bush critiques by David Corn, Eric Alterman and Mark Green.

[Frank_Person]

10. Waldman on AWOL

http://www.prospect.org/webfeatures/2004/01/waldman-p-01-26.html

So some clarification may be in order. In 1972, Bush was training as a pilot in the "Champagne Unit" of the Texas Air Guard, a spot secured for him (along with the sons of other prominent Texans like Lloyd Bentsen, John Tower and John Connolly, as well as some members of the Dallas Cowboys football team) by Ben Barnes, then the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. Bush requested a transfer to a unit in Alabama so that he could work on a Senate race there, and a transfer he was granted.

This is where it gets interesting. When asked in 2000, Bush claimed he had "some recollection" of performing service in Alabama, but there is no evidence -- no Guard records, that is, and the word of no one who would have served with him (despite an exhaustive search by the Bush campaign) -- that Bush ever showed up in Alabama for duty.

[Frank_Person]

11. Coulter on Cleland

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/coulter1.asp

[Frank_Person]

12. KU KLUX COULTER

http://www.antiwar.com/justin/j100501.html

[Frank_Person]

13. Center for American Progress responds to Coulter's Idiocy

http://www.americanprogress.org/ATF/cf/{E9245FE4-9A2B-43C7-A521-5D6FF2E06E03}/040213.HTM#1

[dmr]

14. His link isn't working for me

is it down, or is it just me?

[nostamj]

15. loud and clear for me

try this:

http://pointers.audiovideoweb.com/asxfiles-live/njwinlive7534.asx

[dmr]

16. I got it now

:)

[Frank_Person]

17. Powell on AWOL Spoiled Bush

Yet for all his talk about sacrifice, Bush never served in Vietnam. He spent the war flying National Guard aircraft over Texas. "I am angry that so many of the sons of the powerful and well placed ... managed to wangle slots in Reserve and National Guard units," Secretary of State Colin Powell wrote in his memoirs. "Of the many tragedies of Vietnam, this raw class discrimination strikes me as the most damaging to the ideal that all Americans are created equal and owe equal allegiance to their country."

[Frank_Person]

18. Administration Hawks Clamor For War

http://www.peaceonearth.net/UntestedAdministrationHawksClamorForWar.htm

[JanMichael]

19. The "Fraud" author was a blast!

Paul was a great guest.

[Dudley_DUright]

23. Good interview of Paul Waldman at Buzzflash also

http://www.buzzflash.com/interviews/04/02/int04010.html

[Judi Lynn]

20. Dukakis lost because he didn't fight back, rather than being a lib'rul

So sad, isn't it?

How much needless nastiness was given birth because _Bush the Elder was able to continue Reagan's regime.

Democrats need to learn how to maneuver around these clowns.

[Frank_Person]

21. States Reeling from President's Reckless Fiscal Policy

http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=32743

[JanMichael]

22. DNC press secretary on !

:kick:

[Dudley_DUright]

24. He is good

He certainly knows his stuff. Great interview!

[Momof1]

25. Republican love.........n/t

[Dudley_DUright]

26. Republican Love

on Valentine's day no less. :loveya:

[Momof1]

27. Smack this idiot down....

talk about twisting the issue of taxes

[Dudley_DUright]

28. Talk about a brainwashed caller

This guy really lives in fantasy land. :eyes:

[Renew Deal]

29. I just got off with you guys.

We have them on the run.

[Ripley]

30. I heard you undeclared gender!

You sound like a nice young man! :hi:

[Renew Deal]

32. Young man.

:hi:

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[neoteric lefty]

33. that gentleman asking about

our progressive tax system. He was frantic when Guy and his co-host tried to make a point. Kinda funny that he just couldn't understand that rich people don't pay their share of taxes. Must say, i really enjoy GUy James being that this is the first time I have heard his show. Keep it coming, Guy.

[revcarol]

35. Welcome to DU!!

:grouphug:

And welcome to the Guy James Show. It's our weekly radio reality fix.

Missed Republican love and that caller. Stream just died on me.

[nostamj]

36. listen to the archived show...

it's usually up pretty quickly after the show airs.

www.whiterosesociety.org

[Judi Lynn]

41. Glad you mentioned the whiterosesociety to revcarol

I missed some of the show, having to step away, and do NOT want to have missed Republican Love for one week!

[neoteric lefty]

37. glad to be here

The Republican Love bit was funny as hell and scary. Hope those writers aren't armed.

[eleny]

34. Guy needs a Saturday and Sunday show!

Yes - way to much to cover in one show a week!

[Frank_Person]

38. Tim Predomre Info...

http://citizensnotspectators.org/archives/000121.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1045345,00.html

[JanMichael]

39. What's the story on the guy that said he remembered Bush?

.

[JanMichael]

40. Quick!

.

[Ripley]

42. Guy in Roswell GA.

Said he saw Smirky reading magazines in a break room. But I don't remember when, I don't think it was between May-Oct.

[Judi Lynn]

43. John Calhoun, JanMichael

I heard on national non-cable news last night that his dates contradict the dates the White House claims Bush was NOT in Alabama.

Oh, ha ha ha.

Maybe this will help:
http://www.buzzflash.com/analysis/04/02/ana04002.html

[Frank_Person]

44. Some info

And the White House made available to reporters a retired Guard lieutenant colonel, John Calhoun, who said Bush appeared for frequent drills at the Alabama unit in 1972. But Bush's records do not support Calhoun's claim. And numerous other members of the Alabama Guard unit told reporters this week that they did not recall Bush appearing at the unit.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/bush/articles/2004/02/14/bush_releases_his_military_records/

Calhoun is a staunch Republican.

[Ripley]

46. And the flight unit had 25-30 guys.

Small group to have such foggy memory huh?

[Frank_Person]

47. more here...

http://www.al.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/national-0/1076696946277981.xml

[SoCalDem]

48. Holding

:)

[Catshrink]

49. Is this you on now? Diane?

[Ripley]

51. Is that you SoCal?

Good job....jab those wingnuts listening about the Halliburton issue. It's their tax dollars too!

[nostamj]

53. i believe THIS is SoCal (Jolinda).... n/t

[Ripley]

52. Hee hee! When did America go stupid?

I think it happened over a long time...so slowly we didn't notice it until 2000 when it became so OBVIOUS.

[Judi Lynn]

54. Superior call from SoCalDem.

Great points on how many other Americans didn't have an exit into the Champagne Brigade.

[SoCalDem]

55. Yep that was me

cough cough :)

[Judi Lynn]

56. Felt gleeful as you described their cutting corners to get their war on

You bet they were obvious. It was great to hear your nailing them.

Get well soon.

[Ripley]

57. You sound like you're sick.

But you did great! :hi: Get well soon!

[Catshrink]

58. Nice job, SoCalDem!

[Momof1]

59. Great call !!!

:toast:

[nostamj]

60. michael! "LISTENER SUPPORTED"

haven't heard it today...............

[Judi Lynn]

61. Was the last caller, the officer in Florida, saying Bush left to avoid

the chance of having to go with his unit, in case the unit was sent to Viet Nam?

I think he was implying the shifting around was his best chance of not getting deployed to Viet Nam, EVER, but I'm not sure.

[Ripley]

62. That's the way I took it.

If he was grounded, he wouldn't be up to date on his training, thus HIGHLY UNLIKELY to be called up.

[Dudley_DUright]

63. Great show Guy and Michael

[neoteric lefty]

64. looks like

I have something to do every saturday from 3-6 pm. My first Guy James show and I am impressed. They allow opposing views and treat people with respect. A host with class. Everything the Rush and Hannity are not. Plus they are good ol' Floridians like myself. Always a plus.

Congrats Guy and Mike and keep up the good work. You have a new listener here hopefully for a long time to come.

:toast:

[Dudley_DUright]

65. Welcome to the DU Guy James Show fan club

I have been listening since Guy got the internet stream going last year and have missed very few shows. Check out the archives for some really good shows with some A list guests.

http://www.theguyjamesshow.com/archives.shtml