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The Errington Thompson Show 5-17-08

Posted on: June 11th, 2013 by ecthompsonmd 2 Comments

 

This is the Errington Thompson Show. I interviewed the Guardian's Glenn Greenwald who has been in the news after revealing that the NSA was listening in (or is that databasing?) all of our calls back in 2008. Check it out.

Today's show is full of extra special goodness. I have Glenn Greenwald as my special guest. We discuss his book, Great American Hypocrites. Interestingly, we talk about Bush, the FISA court and telecompanies helping the government listen in on our conversations. This is a great interview. I also cover President Bush's attack on Senator Barack Obama, as well as his "sacrifice" of golf for the troops.

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The Errington Thompson Show Podcast 2/3/07

Posted on: February 22nd, 2013 by ecthompsonmd

 

Hubris by Michael Isikoff and David Corn

(...with Rachel Maddow talking about the book Hubris. I thought I would re-post an interview that I had several years ago with one of the co-authors of that book, Michael Isikoff.)

I start off the show with a remembrance of Molly Ivins. (Molly Ivins on PBS.) She was a unique voice. I will miss her. The Texas Observer has turned their whole web site over to remembering Molly Ivins.

Tornadoes in Florida. (As you can hear, I'm still trying to get used to this new studio. I'm trying to get used to where the Mic is and where my computer is and I'm moving around. My volume is going up and down. Yuck.)

School is in. Let's review what we know about the CIA leak case. Cheney and Libby are regularly going to the CIA to review the intelligence. He asks the CIA to follow up on this Niger claim. Joe Wilson goes to Niger. One of the things that I don't mention on my show is that there is a reason that Joe Wilson is sent. It is not because he was Valerie Plame's husband. He is a former ambassador to Niger. He knows the country, has contacts in the country. He understands how uranium is mined and how it is controlled by the French government. This is important. I go through the timeline of major stories on the Niger yellowcake deal and when government officials talk to reporters (I have a table here.) The New York Times has a great timeline and the Washington Post has a great one.... Read More →

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Where’s the Outrage? 11/4/06 Podcast

Posted on: February 19th, 2013 by ecthompsonmd

 

Wow, I have gotten behind in posting my radio show again. Here's the podcast. (I thought that I would re-publish this since MSNBC has put out a documentary titled Hubris.)

Why aren't elections held on Saturdays when most people are off?  If you want folks to vote, then why would you hold elections on Tuesdays?

John Kerry's gaffe.  In the video, Kerry clearly loses his place.  The Republicans go crazy over his gaffe.  His reaction to the Republicans finger pointing was worse than the stumble in the first place.

How do you decide who to vote for?  No, seriously.  How do you know whom to trust?  The newspapers?  TV?  The web?  My answer is that you have to go to the web and read a ton.  Start with the candidate's web site, understanding that of course it will be biased.  Then go to a site like that of the League of Women Voters.  Trying to really find out information is an active process.

My guests are David Corn, former Washington Editor of The Nation, now with Mother Jones.  We will continue our discussion of the new book he wrote with Michael Isikoff (writer for Time Magazine), Hubris, the Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War.  I also have an excellent interview with Geoffery Nunberg, author of Talking Right.

There's more fun and information.  Sit back and enjoy.

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