DN Speak: 9/23/12

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/09/28/week-in-the-news-215

Slugfest in the swing states now. Polls show Obama besting Romney this week in Ohio, beyond. But Romney’s got questions. About even worse –than-thought economic growth. About White House backpedalling on what happened in Benghazi. About how a second Obama term would be different.

At the U.N. this week, talk of free speech and red lines on Iran. In China, riot where iPhones are made. In Europe, mayhem in the streets over austerity. We’ve got refapalooza in the NFL – uproar and the pros are back.

Friday News Roundup - Domestic -- Diane Rehm Show

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-09-28/friday-news-roundup-domestic

New polls showed President Barack Obama ahead in several key swing states with just six weeks to go until the election. Mixed economic news this week with reports showing higher consumer confidence but weaker GDP growth. And the NFL reached a tentative agreement with its referee union. Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post, Lisa Lerer of Bloomberg News and Michael Hirsh of National Journal join guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

Friday News Roundup - International -- Diane Rehm Show

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-09-28/friday-news-roundup-international

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech to the United Nations on Iran the day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad railed against Israel and what he called the "bullying" foreign policy of the United States. The U.N.'s refugee relief agency says between 2,000 and 3,000 people are fleeing Syria every day and appealed for $490 million to deal with the crisis. And protesters take to the streets in Greece and Spain over austerity measures. Nadia Bilbassy of MBC TV, Matt Frei of UK Channel 4 and Anne Gearan of The Washington Post join guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

Romney's Medicaid Remarks On '60 Minutes' Raise Eyebrows

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/09/25/161719767/romney-medicaid-remarks-raise-eyebrows

Catholics Flee Romney-Ryan. "No actual Catholic could ever find anything but puerile cruelty in the works of Ayn Rand, or rally to the idea that home-care for the elderly should be sacrificed to reduce tax rates for the super-rich. American Catholics are just not that dumb ...about their faith. "

Catholics Flee Romney-Ryan. "No actual Catholic could ever find anything but puerile cruelty in the works of Ayn Rand, or rally to the idea that home-care for the elderly should be sacrificed to reduce tax rates for the super-rich. American Catholics are just not that dumb ...about their faith. "
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Coalition Applauds Syder's Opposition to Gun Bill - Saline, MI Patch

All of the U.S. reeling from one mass shooting after another, and the Republican congress of Michigan passes a bill removing restrictions on gun purchases. Fortunately for us, the Governor vetoed it.

http://saline.patch.com/articles/coalition-applauds-syder-s-opposition-to-gun-bill

Bibi’s Botched History Lesson

Bibi's Botched History Lesson
THEDAILYBEAST | SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
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Benjamin Netanyahu loves history. And he loves deriding his critics for not understanding it as well as he does. In his address to the United Nations ... Read more

The Harsh Reality

The Harsh Reality
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This is a part of the problem...

This is a part of the problem...
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Great quote by Thomas Paine

Great quote by Thomas Paine
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STUDY: Romney’s Health Care Plan Leads To More Uninsured Americans, Higher Premiums Than Obamacare

STUDY: Romney's Health Care Plan Leads To More Uninsured Americans, Higher Premiums Than Obamacare
THINKPROGRESS | SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/dM00l

Families USA has released a study comparing both Mitt Romney's Massachusetts health reform law and proposed health care ... Read more

Bain Workers Launch Anti-Romney Bus Tour - They're hitting the swing states

http://www.newser.com/story/154882/bain-workers-launch-anti-romney-bus-tour.html

Wall Street's Fear: Senators Who Know Things - Bankers want no part of 'expert' Elizabeth Warren, Dave Sirota writes

http://www.newser.com/story/154910/wall-streets-fear-senators-who-know-things.html

Romney’s tongue-tied eloquence – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs

http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/28/romneys-tongue-tied-eloquence/

US Calls Julian Assange 'Enemy Of State'

The Trillion-Gallon Loophole: Lax Rules for Drillers that Inject Pollutants Into the Earth

The Trillion-Gallon Loophole: Lax Rules for Drillers that Inject Pollutants Into the Earth
PROPUBLICA: ARTICLES AND INVESTIGATIONS | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
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by Abrahm Lustgarten On a cold, overcast afternoon in January 2003, two tanker trucks backed up to an injection well site in a pasture outside Roshar... Read more

Comic for September 19, 2012

Comic for September 19, 2012
DILBERT DAILY STRIP | SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Same sex marriage OK, you say? No Communion for you!

Full page with recording and transcript here -- http://www.npr.org/2012/09/27/161909566/catholic-bishops-ramp-up-same-sex-marriage-fight

When Climate Change Kills

When Climate Change Kills
THEDAILYBEAST | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/dJ2C5

Nearly 1,000 children a day are now dying because of climate change, according to a path-breaking study published Wednesday (PDF), and the annual deat... Read more

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The phone stacking game

The phone stacking game
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I've never thought of this before. Genius.

I've never thought of this before. Genius.
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AP Editor: Michele Bachmann Tells So Many Lies the Associate Press Has To Impose an Upper “Quota” On Fact-Checking Her

AP Editor: Michele Bachmann Tells So Many Lies the Associate Press Has To Impose an Upper "Quota" On Fact-Checking Her
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GOP Senate Candidate Proposes A ‘Sunset Provision’ For Social Security That Would Jeopardize It’s Longterm Future

GOP Senate Candidate Proposes A 'Sunset Provision' For Social Security That Would Jeopardize It's Longterm Future
THINKPROGRESS | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
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Linda McMahon, the former CEO of the World Wrestling Federation and current Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in ... Read more

U.S. Oil Production Is At Highest Level Since 1997; Yet Gas Prices Remain ‘Stubbornly High’

U.S. Oil Production Is At Highest Level Since 1997; Yet Gas Prices Remain 'Stubbornly High'
THINKPROGRESS | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/dJXSX

American crude oil production is at its highest level since 1997, according to government figures reported today. The increase ... Read more

Explaining Today’s Great Jobs News

Explaining Today's Great Jobs News
THINKPROGRESS | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
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Our guest blogger is Heather Boushey, a senior economist at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. New data released ... Read more

The Truth About The Obama Phone

The Truth About The Obama Phone
THINKPROGRESS | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
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On Thursday, the Drudge Report splashed a video of an undentified woman who claims to have recieved a free "Obama ... Read more

Oxfam Warns Climate Change And Extreme Weather Will Cause Food Prices To Soar

Oxfam Warns Climate Change And Extreme Weather Will Cause Food Prices To Soar
THINKPROGRESS | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/dK4af

A report from Oxfam warns that global warming and extreme weather will combine to create devastating food price shocks in the ... Read more

Romney Falsely Claims Defense Cuts Will Impact Veterans

Romney Falsely Claims Defense Cuts Will Impact Veterans
THINKPROGRESS | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
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In a speech to the American Legion today, Mitt Romney leveled fresh criticism against President Obama, accusing his ... Read more

Obama may be a job creator after all

Obama may be a job creator after all
CNN MONEY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
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The President may actually be a net job creator already, according to new data out today > Republicans may soon lose a key talking point... Read more

RNC cuts ties with firm over voter registration allegations

RNC cuts ties with firm over voter registration allegations
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
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> The Republican National Committee has fired a controversial consulting firm it was paying millions of dollars to conduct voter registration... Read more

Samuel L Jackson's "WAKE THE F@@K UP!" Video Ad (Unedited)

Contains profanity (duh)

Court Upholds Germany's 'Catholic Tax' - German faithful pay between 8% and 9% of their income

http://www.newser.com/story/154804/court-upholds-germanys-catholic-tax.html

Prediction: Obama Will Defeat Romney

President Obama 'Lazy', So Say Republican Leaders

Why Bill Nye Is Right To Warn Against Creationism

Why Bill Nye Is Right To Warn Against Creationism
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Retired Generals Call for Healthier School Lunches Because ‘Junk Food In School Is A National Security Issue’

Retired Generals Call for Healthier School Lunches Because 'Junk Food In School Is A National Security Issue'
THINKPROGRESS | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/dIuvB

Retired generals and admirals of the advocacy group Mission: Readiness document the impact that the nation's childhood ... Read more

GOP Quietly Hires Firm Tied To Voter Fraud Scandal For Work In Battleground States

GOP Quietly Hires Firm Tied To Voter Fraud Scandal For Work In Battleground States
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

GOP Affiliate Posts Photos of Obama as Caveman, Thug - Virginia GOP wants them removed

http://www.newser.com/story/154763/gop-affiliate-posts-photos-of-obama-as-caveman-thug.html

Why Your Phone, Cable & Internet Bills Cost So Much | Daily Ticker - Yahoo! Finance

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/why-phone-cable-internet-bills-cost-much-130914030.html

'War on coal'? Why Obama might not be industry's worst enemy

'War on coal'? Why Obama might not be industry's worst enemy
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/dHczN

> Deep in the heart of Ohio coal country, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are on a campaign bus tour that hits President Obama for environmental po... Read more

World Contraception Day Highlights How Obamacare Is Helping U.S. Women Access Birth Control

World Contraception Day Highlights How Obamacare Is Helping U.S. Women Access Birth Control
THINKPROGRESS | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
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Today is World Contraception Day, a global campaign to "enable young people to make informed decisions on sexual and ... Read more

New Jersey Archbishop Urges Same-Sex Marriage Supporters To Refrain From Taking Communion

New Jersey Archbishop Urges Same-Sex Marriage Supporters To Refrain From Taking Communion
THINKPROGRESS | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
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In the latest example of the Catholic Church hierarchy digging in their heels against marriage equality, a Newark Archbishop ... Read more

Nebraska Archbishop Urges Priests To Help Repeal Nondiscrimination Protections

Nebraska Archbishop Urges Priests To Help Repeal Nondiscrimination Protections
THINKPROGRESS | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
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A social conservative group known as the Heritage Coalition is trying to repeal the sexual orientation nondiscrimination ... Read more

46 Republicans Claim Wind Credits Are Too ‘Costly’ After Voting To Retain Billions In Big Oil Subsidies

46 Republicans Claim Wind Credits Are Too 'Costly' After Voting To Retain Billions In Big Oil Subsidies
THINKPROGRESS | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
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The future of wind tax credits is still tied up in Congress as the clock runs down to extend the production tax credit for wind ... Read more

"If you want to prevent abortions, you make sure everyone has health care, a high school education and birth control. Not the exact opposite."

"If you want to prevent abortions, you make sure everyone has health care, a high school education and birth control. Not the exact opposite."
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This quote has stuck with me for a long time because it often feels like we're already in this type of world.

This quote has stuck with me for a long time because it often feels like we're already in this type of world.
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Really intelligent anti-harassment ad

Why should I be made to feel like crap for just being who I am?

It's time we stopped just sitting back and watching. Share this video to make a difference.

Love this image analogy

Love this image analogy
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Fox & Friends Distorts Data On Obama's Spending Record

Fox & Friends Distorts Data On Obama's Spending Record
TPMDC | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
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Just two weeks after making an apples-to-oranges comparison that cast President Obama's economic record in a dark light, Fox ... Read more

What's invisible? More than you think - John Lloyd

Volunteer Busted Only Registering Romney Voters

Meet Renee: A 47 Percenter Whose Life Was Turned Around By Programs Romney Denigrated

Meet Renee: A 47 Percenter Whose Life Was Turned Around By Programs Romney Denigrated
THINKPROGRESS | SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
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Renee Fleming is a mother and grandmother who has spent most of her 54 years living on the streets of Brooklyn, except when ... Read more

How The Arctic Death Spiral Fuels A ‘Wicked Backlash On Our Weather’

How The Arctic Death Spiral Fuels A 'Wicked Backlash On Our Weather'
THINKPROGRESS | SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
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Videographer Peter Sinclair has another excellent video for The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media featuring leading ... Read more

Phoenix mayor lives off food stamp budget for a week. "Occasionally I'd have a cup of coffee and skip a meal in order to make it through."

Phoenix mayor lives off food stamp budget for a week. "Occasionally I'd have a cup of coffee and skip a meal in order to make it through."
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Drone Strikes Kill Numerous Civilians - Report

"Why do they hate us?"

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Richard Cohen: The Republican brain drain - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-the-republican-brain-drain/2012/09/24/28c11b6e-066b-11e2-afff-d6c7f20a83bf_story.html

Making sense of spelling - Gina Cooke

Mitt Romney’s Biggest Problem: He’s Giving the GOP Exactly What It Wants in a Candidate. It's a party that’s been taken over by Tea Partiers, nativists, social Darwinists, homophobes, right-wing evangelicals, and a few rich people whose only interest is to become even wealthier.

Mitt Romney's Biggest Problem: He's Giving the GOP Exactly What It Wants in a Candidate. It's a party that's been taken over by Tea Partiers, nativists, social Darwinists, homophobes, right-wing evangelicals, and a few rich people whose only interest is to become even wealthier.
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STUDY: U.S. Spends $59 Billion on Social Welfare…$92 Billion on Corporate Welfare

STUDY: U.S. Spends $59 Billion on Social Welfare…$92 Billion on Corporate Welfare
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Senate Votes 90-1 On Iran Resolution

Univision Anchor: Mitt Romney Demanded Favorable Crowd

Romney Flip Flops On Health Care, Tax Cuts

Real Vs Fake Criticism Of President Obama

Monday, September 24, 2012

Akhil Reed Amar: "America's Unwritten Constitution"

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-09-13/akhil-reed-amar-americas-unwritten-constitution

Yale Law School Professor Akhil Reed Amar argues the U.S. Constitution is just a sketch of basic rules for governing America. Join us to discuss the vast trove of values, precedents and practices outside the document that he argues complement and complete its terse text.

Foreign Policy And The Muslim World

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/09/17/muslim-world

American foreign policy has lived largely on the outskirts of the 2012 presidential campaign. Yes, the Obama camp has spoken early and often of the killing of Osama bin Laden. Yes, Mitt Romney has taken his shots at Russia and China.

But the world has been largely off stage – until last week, when suddenly American embassies in the Arab world were burning.

A US ambassador was dead. Mitt Romney attacked while the crisis still raged. President Obama had a difficult panorama of outrage to explain.

This hour, On Point: Obama, Romney, and the fight over US foreign policy in the Arab world.

The Poorest Children In America

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/09/17/poorest-children

Writer and teacher Jonathan Kozol has spent most of a lifetime following America’s poorest children. Not in statistics or test scores, but in person. In their schools and neighborhoods, homes and homeless shelters.

In book after celebrated book, he has brought their lives home to a nation quite willing to look the other way. Now, as Chicago teachers strike and the country thinks again about what it really takes to build a ladder up, Kozol is reporting in again. On who made it and who didn’t.

This hour, On Point: Jonathan Kozol on twenty-five years among America’s poorest kids.

Week In The News: 47 Percent, Chicago Strike, Fast And Furious

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/09/21/week-in-the-news-214

Restart week for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. But not in a direction, it turned out, he might have hoped. A bootleg tape of Romney seeming to call half of America freeloaders was a rough way to start.

Some uncomfortable days for President Obama, too. Soft economic numbers. A turnabout on whether the Libya/Benghazi attack was terrorism.

High-profile grillings for Obama and Romney by top Latino journalists. Strike’s over in Chicago. China’s yelling at Japan. Mrs. Jesus gets a moment.

This hour, On Point: our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Friday News Roundup - Domestic -- Diane Rehm Show

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-09-21/friday-news-roundup-domestic

New polls showed President Barack Obama opening up a lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who tried to reshape his message following a damaging videotape from a fundraiser. The Justice Department found that federal agents and prosecutors ignored risks to the public from its "Fast and Furious" operation. And Chicago's first teachers' strike in 25 years ended. David Corn of Mother Jones magazine, Jeanne Cummings of Bloomberg News and Matthew Continetti of The Washington Freebeacon join guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

Friday News Roundup - International -- Diane Rehm Show

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-09-21/friday-news-roundup-international

Four U.S. soldiers were killed by Afghan police, the third such "inside" attack in as many days. A French newspaper printed several caricatures of the Prophet Mohamed. And Russia demanded that the U.S. halt the work of pro-democracy groups. Abderrahim Foukara of Al Jazeera, Indira Lakshmanan of Bloomberg News and Yochi Dreazen of National Journal join guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top international news stories.