Randi Rhodes is Live Right Now....3:00pm

There is a lot of homework today but it is well worth it when confronting a Republican/Conservative.
HOMEWORK

THE OBAMA ERA
"Worse Before It Gets Better"
President-Elect Obama on Meet The Press says buckle up.....we still gotta fly through the bumpy part.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=
acLAffQvJuWw&refer=us
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540...52804#28096607
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540...52804#28096572

Obama Offers First Look At Hope
Massive federal infrastructure renewal project will create 2.5 million jobs
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2008/12/06/AR2008120602187_pf.html
Foreclosure Crisis: No One Home
Obama directly calls out the Bush Administration for its' lazy leadership in helping homeowners
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/v-print/story/57279.html
Barney's Quip....
'Overstating the number of Presidents' comment made the rounds all weekend....here it is:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#28077108

UAW MADE massive concessions in 2007 and are prepared to make more
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...29/064596.html

UAW Offered no concessions?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3T8b8oY4cY

Casey points out the lie "Scapegoating"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jho-STFU2OM

Another article states that "the UAW agreed to move its health insurance for its active and retired members into a union-run trust that would include a one-time, multibillion-dollar payment from the auto companies."
http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/921299.html

And finally, Ford chief executive, Alan R. Mulally, said that the 2007 concessions "transformational" because of the amount of costs that were being saved by the company. The article goes on to state that "the 2007 contract also transferred the cost of retirees' health-care plans from the auto companies to an independent trust known as a voluntary employee beneficiary association, or VEBA.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2008/12/04/AR2008120400799_pf.html

OBAMA'S STIMULUS PLAN
http://obama.3cdn.net/8335008b3be0e6391e_foi8mve29.pdf

During his radio address, Obama spoke about creating an expansion on buildings, roads and technology. This would be "the largest investment in roads and bridges since the 1950." Obama's continued by saying that he would help make schools more compatible for the 21st century, and make more technological improvements for libraries and hospitals.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/1...bama-discusses
-economic-_n_148928.html

At the National Governor Association conference, Obama spoke to 48 governors to ask them to help him produce their own stimulus plan. According to the article, " governors have asked for more federal help paying for health care for the poor and disabled, extending unemployment insurance and expanding access to food stamps, along with up to $136 billion worth of infrastructure projects such as road and bridge repairs to create jobs."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...ics/2008462134
_govs03.html

CAR CRISIS
Civil War II: North Vs South
Alabama declares war on Michigan as Shelby says he'll filibuster any Big 3 bailout help
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,462704,00.html
Shelby & Levin on Fox News Sunday
http://feeds.foxnews.com/podcasts/FoxNewsSunday
Krauthammer: UAW Offered 'No Concessions'
It's all the union's fault, right Monkey boy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3T8b8oY4cY
Bob Casey; Enough with the ‘Scapegoat
PA Senator calls out 'talking heads' for blaming Armageddon on middle class workers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jho-STFU2OM
UAW President Gettelfinger on "This Week
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6411231

UAW President Gettelfinger on "This Week
Tuesday or Wednesday vote on a cash band aid for the beleaguered Big 3
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/...for-big-three-
2008-12-07.html

TRANSITION
TRANSITION
New VA boss was Rumsfeld's chief nemesis.....good answer.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/us.../08obama.html?
pagewanted=print

Flashback: Shinseki Canned For Telling The Truth About Iraq Invasion...
http://thinkprogress.org/smearing-of-shinseki/
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http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/2008/...names-retired-
general-eric-shinseki-as-veterans-affairs-secretary/

WARNING!

Bush "Burrows" Into Obama's Era
The 'parting gift' continues...hard-to-eradicate bureaucratic cronies and hacks that will obstruct and water down Obama directives
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/wa...n/07memo.html?
_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print

ENOUGH!
Protest! Republic Windows & DoorsWorkers Occupy Their Former Employee's Plant
Laid off three weeks before Christmas...they were given 3 days notice (not 60 as required by law). And the real boogeyman? Republic's lender, Bank Of America, who cut off the funds. Yeah, THAT Bank Of America...that just got billions of our money.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/us...o.html?_r=1&em
300 Out In The Cold As Bank of America Kills Credit

http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...indow-company-
protest-08-dec08,0,622291.story

Obama Defends Workers
President-El ect says workers have 'earned their pay', are 'absolutely right.'
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politic...318766,barack-
obama-republic-window-doors-120708.article

What WE Have Done For BOA
Last Week: Feds Back Up New $9 Billion BOA bond sale
http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews...America_raises
9_Billion_through_bond_sale-nid-49435.html
Feb 08: $4 Billion in Fed money backed up BOA's takeover of Countrywide
http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/11/news/companies/sloan
countrywide.fortune/index.htm?section=money_topstories
Feb 08: Bank bailout was BOA idea to begin with
http://www.infowars.net/articles/feb...208_b_Bank.htm

More Protest: Greek Tragedy
A teenage boy's death is the spark that ignites building tension over country's economic health, wealth gap. Greece suffers worst riots in decades
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/08/greece

O’REALLY???
Bill O' Reilly Loses His Radio Show...
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/12/04/
2008-12-04_bill_oreilly_to_give_up_radio_show_one_o.html
His Syndicator Is Just About Out Of Business....
Westwood One Delisted On NYSE
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/local-
broadcast/e3ie74177a2fee1ea6de23af9ba93ea70e1

Ouch! Revenue Fell For 12 Consecutive Quarters!
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&
sid=a3tlfF9PZli4&refer=worldwide

Shocker! Tribune May File For Bankruptcy
Sam Zell and Randy Michaels' Media Empire is sputtering
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2008/12/07/AR2008120702039_pf.html

WE CANT COUNT
Minnesota Recount Over.....Coleman By 192. Will Franken Concede?
http://wcco.com/election/senate.reco....2.881796.html
Louisiana Bounces Out Jefferson
Indicted Congressman's official loss allows the GOP to pick up one...
http://www.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2008-12-06-
3584946363_x.htm

Senator Kennedy?....No, The Other One
Effort afoot to install Caroline in Hillary's soon-to-be-vacant seat...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/05/caroline-
kennedy-clinton_n_148671.html

BLACKWATER
BLACKWATER GUARDS INDICTMENT WAS JUST UNSEALED AND READ ON CNN. HIDEOUS STORY OF A MASSACRE.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/was...nvestigations/
2008/12/blackwater_guards_surrender_ch.html?nav=rss_blog

SIDEBAR
Naomi Klien: Shock Doctrine Gets Shocked
Canada upends their 'Bush Lite' PM's attempt at power grab
http://www.alternet.org/democracy/110809/naomi_klein%3A
the_shock_doctrine_got_shot_down_in_canada/

Happiness is CONTAGIOUS!
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-sci-happy5-
2008dec05,0,5449915.story

omg she is fucking horrible even my most liberal friends won't listen to her

It took me a two weeks for me to get use to her voice but it is well worth it.

I try debunking her on certain issues but the homework she gives stands up well against rational arguments.


Give it a try...once you get over the fact that she is a whiney Jew. You will see that she is pretty smart and that she served in the US Air Force. She also had many odd jobs through out the US such as being a truck driver.

She's OK most of the time and has some good ideas, but she sometimes is ways skewed "HARD LEFT" We do need more view points than thta of the "HARD RIGHT" Rush Druggie, Levine and Hanady have to give. They are on the payroll BIGTIME and suck Bush's cock for their supper.

BTW, I'm straight up the middle on most everything, so they all make a valid point occasionally. If you can make it through the hate for the opposing side.

Hate the fucking name, only a moron would take a great name and disgrace it!