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Ellison: Don't Dismiss Goldstone Gaza Report (AUDIO)
Category: Politics
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
The U.S. Congress has rejected Richard Goldstone's U.N. report on last year's war in Gaza, but Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) says most members haven't even read it. Ellison says the report, which accuses both Israel and Hamas of war crimes, was done impartially and should not be dismissed so quickly.
Jack Rice: Michele Bachmann = A 5-Year-Old (AUDIO)
Category: Politics
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
As some form of health care reform nears passage, folks on the far right are getting increasingly frantic. Enter Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), who pitched a real tantrum in an interview with the Washington News Observer. In fact she got so worked up, it reminded Jack of a member of ...
Clyburn On Health Care: "60 Is Not The Magic Number"
Category: Politics
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) says Democrats should not cater to the center-right in order to get 60 Senate votes for the health care reform bill.
Why Funding Karzai's Brother Is A Disaster (VIDEO)
Category: Politics
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
Reports say Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother is on the CIA payroll, and Jack Rice says that's a big problem. As a former CIA case officer Jack has seen this before, and he knows how this story ends.
Jack Rice: Pull Troops From Afghanistan Now (AUDIO)
Category: Politics
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
President Obama plans to send more troops to Afghanistan in an effort to secure major population centers in the country, but Jack Rice says Obama should be pulling troops out instead.
George W. Bush's Secrets Of Motivation (AUDIO)
Category: Politics
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
George W. Bush spoke in Texas yesterday at an event called "Get Motivated!" Instead of taking the stage to the tune of "Hail to the Chief," he came on to "Surfin U.S.A." In other words, it was comical even before he opened his mouth. Jack Rice details more of the ...
LISTEN: Hotel Owner Bans All Things Spanish
Category: Really
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
A hotel owner in a mostly Latino New Mexico town is under fire after revelations that he banned Latino employees from speaking Spanish in his presence, and ordered those with Spanish names to change their names to the English equivalents. As Jack Rice says, this businessman ain't exactly Warren Buffett.
Matthew Broderick Fixes Afghanistan (VIDEO & AUDIO)
Category: ROOT
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
The Pentagon is playing war games to test out various strategies in Afghanistan, but they could probably have saved a lot of time and money if they had just watched the classic 1983 movie "War Games," starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy. So we did it for them.
Is Fox More Biased Than The Rest? (AUDIO)
Category: ROOT
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
Jack debates conservative Jeff Holtzman as the battle between the White House and Fox News heats up. Jeff says that while Fox News may blur the lines between journalism and opinion, they aren't any worse than other cable news outlets. Jack disagrees. Listen to the segment and tell us what ...
Jack Rice: Bring On A Filibuster (VIDEO)
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Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
Jack Rice reports from Capitol Hill on the battle over health care reform. He says Democrats should focus on getting 51 votes, rather than give away too much to get to 60. If Republicans want to filibuster, and be seen as the party blocking health care reform, bring it on.
