http://www.samanddeidreshow.com en-us © 2008 Sam & Deidre Biting Political Commentary Sam & Deidre Biting (and sometimes humorous) commentary on political and current events in the United States and around the world. Biting (and sometimes humorous) commentary on political and current events in the United States and around the world. Sam & Deidre To Bail Or Not to Bail?: That's the many billion dollar question with respect to the U.S. auto industry. Sun, 16 November 2008 16:15:11 GMT6 56:45 politics, news, political left, law, Democrats, vote, election, congress, senate, Iraq, Iran, Bush, politics, vote, sam, deidre Sam & Deidre Still Possible To Make Money? Yep, if you are in the gun or safe business. For real. Tune in to find out why. Wed, 12 November 2008 16:15:11 GMT6 56:45 politics, news, political left, law, Democrats, vote, election, congress, senate, Iraq, Iran, Bush, politics, vote, sam, deidre Sam & Deidre Finders Keepers? Deidre says yes, then maybe. Sam says yes, then no. This debate is legal, and centers around a Saturday AP article, "Cash found in Ohio house's walls becomes nightmare". You'll have to listen in to find out why. Sun, 09 November 2008 16:15:11 GMT6 56:45 politics, news, political left, law, Democrats, vote, election, congress, senate, Iraq, Iran, Bush, politics, vote, sam, deidre Sam & Deidre We lied. Pure and simple. That would be when it was suggested on Monday that we would find something to talk about other than politics. Not yet, apparently. So bear with us one more time. Wed, 05 November 2008 16:15:11 GMT6 56:45 politics, news, political left, law, Democrats, vote, election, congress, senate, Iraq, Iran, Bush, politics, vote, sam, deidre Sam & Deidre What is there left to say? Apparently plenty, as we meander through a number of resources to put together out last before the election podcast. Sun, 02 November 2008 16:15:11 GMT6 56:45 politics, news, political left, law, Democrats, vote, election, congress, senate, Iraq, Iran, Bush, politics, vote, sam, deidre Sam & Deidre Obama's Visit into American Homes: We begin with comments on Obama's half hour infomercial. We thought it simply stunning, with a brilliant live ending. Tune in as we talk about F.D.R., Kennedy and the Dixiecrats to give a little historical perspective, as well as Sam's segway into Chaim Potok's "The Chosen" and isolation. Wed, 29 October 2008 16:15:11 GMT6 56:45 politics, news, political left, law, Democrats, vote, election, congress, senate, Iraq, Iran, Bush, politics, vote, sam, deidre Sam & Deidre McCain Receives Notable Endorsement: And the good Senator from Arizona certainly would have preferred not to receive it. We suspect you might know why. Listen up! Sun, 26 October 2008 16:15:11 GMT6 56:45 politics, news, political left, law, Democrats, vote, election, congress, senate, Iraq, Iran, Bush, politics, vote, sam, deidre Sam & Deidre Palin, the Lightning Rod: We continue to shake our collective heads about this woman. We turn to Jeanne Cummings' "RNC shells out $150k for Palin fashion", posted Tuesday in Polito.com, as amplified in Huffington Post Wednesday morning, and AP's Tuesday revelation, "Palin children traveled on state funds" for our focus. Wed, 22 October 2008 16:15:11 GMT6 56:45 politics, news, political left, law, Democrats, vote, election, congress, senate, Iraq, Iran, Bush, politics, vote, sam, deidre Sam & Deidre Politics: It's no surprise that we open with this topic, which we stay on (with a few distractions, such as the origin of the term "mugwump") for most of this podcast, as the landscape changes almost hourly on some days. Sun, 19 October 2008 16:15:11 GMT6 56:45 politics, news, political left, law, Democrats, vote, election, congress, senate, Iraq, Iran, Bush, politics, vote, sam, deidre Sam & Deidre Presidential Race - Not So Fast: For those of you who are becoming confident about the outcome of the Presidential election, we urge caution about the aftermath. Wed, 15 October 2008 16:15:11 GMT6 56:45 politics, news, political left, law, Democrats, vote, election, congress, senate, Iraq, Iran, Bush, politics, vote, sam, deidre Sam & Deidre Sam finds some comic relief in a story involving a "natural" blonde who filed a lawsuit against L'oreal, claiming that the company negligently placed a brunette dye in a blond dye package, causing her to suffer mightily, as blondes have more fun and she no longer had as much so she was forced to stay home and wear baseball caps. Sun, 12 October 2008 16:15:11 GMT6 56:45 politics, news, political left, law, Democrats, vote, election, congress, senate, Iraq, Iran, Bush, politics, vote, sam, deidre Sam & Deidre Palin's Posturing: We could devote an entire podcast to this woman who was virtually unknown outside Alaska six weeks ago, but we managed to control ourselves. Wed, 08 October 2008 16:15:11 GMT6 56:45 politics, news, political left, law, Democrats, vote, election, congress, senate, Iraq, Iran, Bush, politics, vote, sam, deidre Sam & Deidre We're back to it, and it's astounding how many potential nation-and-life-changing events have occurred during our silence. It's also interesting how two of our favorite topics remain inextricably interwined: Sun, 05 October 2008 16:15:11 GMT6 56:45 politics, news, political left, law, Democrats, vote, election, congress, senate, Iraq, Iran, Bush, politics, vote, sam, deidre Sam & Deidre Sometimes Justice Ain't: This segment is a must-listen. We give several examples, including AP writer Mary Foster's "Judge removed from 'Jena Six' cases; defense attorneys claim he made biased comments", published Friday. Wed, 06 August 2008 16:15:11 GMT6 56:45 politics, news, political left, law, Democrats, vote, election, congress, senate, Iraq, Iran, Bush, politics, vote, sam, deidre Sam & Deidre In between: Not really. But we touch on subjects such as the death penalty, Karl Rove, Nancy Pelosi, WD 40 and all kinds of things else. Wed, 30 July 2008 16:15:11 GMT6 56:45 politics, news, political left, law, Democrats, vote, election, congress, senate, Iraq, Iran, Bush, politics, vote, sam, deidre