The Thom Hartmann Program - May 9th 2008
"Anything Goes Friday"
Hour One: Guest: U.S. Senator (I-VT) Bernie Sanders www.sanders.senate.gov
Hour Two - Code Pink Medea Benjamin (plus Iraqi refugee who's husband and 4 yr old daughter were killed by militia because he was an interpreter for the U.S.) www.codepink.org Topic: Just back from Jordan and Syria where she spoke with Iraqi mothers
Hour Three - U.S. Congressman (D-NJ, 12th District) Congressman Rush Holt www.holt.house.gov Topic: His recent trip to Iraq
The Conservative “What Has Knowledge Ever Built?” Mentality
The following is my comment about the most amazing editorial about higher education I have ever read.
Who could take issue with this inspiring observation about the benefits of a college education?
"Higher education is no longer just a matter of personal fulfillment. It is a matter of economic survival for our state and our nation. We live now in a 21st Century global economy that’s a knowledge economy. “-- State Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley at the UW-Marathon County convocation.
Republican Tim Haering can, and does, in an editorial that will drive you insane. He is a former policy adviser to former 4 term Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson. On May 8, 2008, Haering wrote the following comment “More College Students no Panacea,” in the Wisconsin State Journal. If you were ever unclear about the conservative attack on education and support of unaccountable school voucher programs, this should explain everything. Haering’s dumfounding logic will make your brain hurt:
http://democurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2008/05/conservative-what-has-knowled...
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By calljpMay 9, 2008 - 12:43pm