John Stauber discusses "banana Republicans" in 15 min!

[Thaddeus]

With Bob McChesney on Media Matters.

Will be an excellent show.

Call in with questions!

Listen here:http://www.will.uiuc.edu/am/mediamatters/default.htm

(click on "listen" in upper left hand corner)

[LittleApple81]

1. Thanks. n/t

[LittleApple81]

2. He talked about WHY DONAHUE WAS FIRED FROM MSNBC!!!!

Because he had guest talking about WMD fairly.

[Robbien]

3. He did not answer the important question

The caller asked what we could do to reverse this GOP trend and Stauber just described again how the GOP started the trend.

We need more people to lay out an action plan on what we need to do.

[LittleApple81]

4. Agree. But he says that we (I am including DUers) are the exception

because WE FIND ALTERNATE MEDIA TO LISTEN OR WATCH!!!

[Robbien]

5. Wow, I was not aware of this Wednesday GOP strategy meeting

If the Democrats are aware of this GOP meeting and how effective it is, why have they not put together some coordinated effort to counteract it?

[LittleApple81]

10. This has been the most deflating program I have heard in a long

time. Now I think that it is time to really start considering leaving the USA.
NORQUIST, SENATORS, REPS, MEDIA, AEI,CATO,ANTI-ABORTION meeting every Wednesday!!!!!
The repugs are exploiting wedge issues. CATHOLIC ANTI-ABORTION position will keep them in the fold.

[Robbien]

11. I know, it scared me also

If they are that coordinated and have been that coordinated for twenty years, the left had better get busy fast or no matter who wins in November, the fundie right will continue to dominate policy.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

15. The Wednesday meeting has been well known on the hill for years

Slate did a piece about it a few years back

[LittleApple81]

6. We will not ever impeach or prosecute or investigage...repugs control

everything....

[LittleApple81]

7. There ARE NOT TWO POLITICAL PARTIES. They only exist

between convention and elections. Only one repug party.

[LittleApple81]

8. Kerry offering McCain the VP is mentioned as proof... so we

are campaigning for repug lite?

[LittleApple81]

14. He described this as Kerry going on bended knee pleading with

McCain... I feel really pissed about this. If this is what Kerry thinks is a BRILLIANT STRATEGY he should save them to himself.

[Robbien]

9. Yes, only one corporate party

the GOP/DLC is one and the same.

There is no party that represents the center and those just left of center.

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. Shhh....

Just don't tell anyone. :hi:

[LittleApple81]

13. Creation of coalitions of all affected people: liberals, unions,

women, gays, etc. to combat this united otherwise there is absolutely no chance.