We use several different resources to weave together a theme that will quickly become apparent:
Bill Maher's Take on Why People Believe Leaders' Lies: Because they do. We have our own ideas, at least for our generation and the one before us. In our constant search for the truth, we discuss the true state of the economy, thanks to Nicholas von Hoffman's "The Fed Won't Help the Working Class" posed online at The Nation, and how Bush wants to help the large telecommunications companies who assisted in warrantless eavesdropping with a vague proposal to be buried in an updated FISA act, thanks to AP's "Bush wants FISA changes", published in the Baltimore Sun.
Chris Floyd's "Post Mortum America-Bush's Year of Triumph and Another Year Ahead" got Sam all fired up. Simon Prentis' "The Madness of 'King George' ", published last week in The Nation got Deidre going. There are things we can do about the sorry state of things, believe it or not. But sitting around as a bystander isn't one of them.
It's September and Time for Congress and the Prez to Visit Iraq. With mixed results, we might add. Listen in to find out some fascinating differences in reception, preparation, and scripting.
Bush's Australian Visit Necessitates Extraordinary Security Measures: We wonder what the cost might be for miles of concrete barricades, extra security and advance planning we read about for the President's arrival and stay for the economic summit in Sydney. We also wonder whether the masses of anticipated protestors will be corralled out of sight. An interesting segment.
It's Apparently Time to Roll Out the Drumbeat to Attack Iran. Three chilling articles sum up how serious is the potential for another U.S. war disaster. Marjorie Cohn's "Bush Plans War on Iran, published Sunday on
www.CommonDreams.org, Paul Craig Roberts' "The War Criminal in the Living Room", published in Information Clearing House, and Ray McGovern's "Do We Have The Courage To Stop War With Iran?", published in
www.afterdowningstreet.org frightened us. A lot. Listen up and allow the clear similarities to the run-up of war in Iraq fully sink in.
We'll be back Thursday, September 6. 'Til then, stay vigilant. Our very future depends on it.
