The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow

Sat, 17 November 2012

Hour 2

1 Charlie Mitchell on Obama v. Congress over Bush tax cuts expiring on wealthy

2 Charlie Mitchell on everything else Congress took up this week

3 Angelo Carusone on Petition to have Macy's dump Donald Trump.

4 Interview with Rep. Emanuel Cleaver outgoing head of the Congressional Black Caucus on racism in the Tea Party

Direct download: p2hour-11-17.mp3
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Sat, 17 November 2012

Hour 3

1 Alan Rosenblatt on #Gaza, #Twinkies & a joke Boehner staff made about Obama's birthday present to the Speaker

2 Activist of the week: William Fletcher, Walmart worker from Duarte, CA, who will be walking out and protesting on Black Friday

3 Daniel Marans reporting on grassroots Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY

4 *New* How It Should Be: How The Media and Politicians Should Talk About Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neill and the Social Security Compromise of 1983

Direct download: p3hour-11-17.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:42pm EDT

Sat, 17 November 2012

Hour 1

1 Shuster roundup of week. (Obama presser, Boehner on taxes, Pelosi to stay on, Petraeous scandal, Petraeous testimony about Benghazi)

2 Shuster/Marans on GOP media turmoil. (Hannity questions Dick Morris, Dick Morris says he felt "call of duty" to predict Romney landslide.)

3 Shuster/Marans discussion of Progressives' meeting with Obama, Sen. Sanders activism summit, and fight within caucus on cuts to Big 3

4 Cliff Schechter on Obama's outreach to progressives.

Direct download: p1hour-11-17.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:36pm EDT