Podcast #31 - Sept. 14, 2008 The Speech He Should Have Given This is it!  The General Election is on and after the two conventions, I felt it was time to get into the RED meat that we did not get to hear from the big speeches. As the election gets near - GET Involved.  Work for your local campaign.  Get your friends to register.  BE ACTIVE. Please donate $5.00 dollars to help the American Red Cross during this deadly hurricane season.  There is a link to the American Red Cross at the Favorite Links section of Indirect Democracy. There is a remembrance to the victims of 9/11, the Global Warming Update, the President's Love Horoscope, a new sponsor ad, a song by the Platinum Pied Pipers and the What a Weinie Award. Group: Global warming could cost Ohio its buckeyes http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jRKnY5I58y1rbFj2n9xx8XiclqYwD935FJMO4 Did Sarah Palin sell the Alaska governor's jet on eBay? http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/did_sarah_palin_sell_the_alaska_governors.html   Fact Check: Palin and the Bridge to Nowherehttp://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ici5RhMkh6-9V07yckpLBEEjzf6QD932MU100 Fact Check: Sarah Palin's ABC News Interview http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/politics&id=6388325 Fact Check: McCain misstates Palin earmarks record http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/12/fact-check-mccain-misstates-palin-earmarks-reco-1/ Palin never in Iraq, campaign now says http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/13/palin.iraq/?iref=hpmostpop  Another Palin lie exposed: She DID NOT fire the chef, and, she spent most of her time out of the office http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Alt/alt.politics/2008-09/msg00614.html Sarah Palin the ‘Earmark Queen’ of AK Left Wasilla $20 Million in Debt http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/09/05/sarah-palin-the-earmark-queen-of-ak-left-wasilla-20-million-in-debt/     Sarah Palin's Troopergate Scandal: 85% of Alaskans Believe She Lied http://www.newsone.com/elections/article/sarah-palins-troopergate An Apostle of Alaska http://www.newsweek.com/id/157696 Maverick Fails The Test: McCain Votes Against Waterboarding Ban http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/13/mccain-waterboarding-fail/ John McCain’s Voting Records http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=53270 POW Status Was Key Factor In McCain's First Race http://wcco.com/politics/john.mccain.pow.2.786606.html John McCain: Torture Worked on Me http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/11/29/100012.shtml John McCain Report: Prisoner of War http://www.azcentral.com/news/specials/mccain/articles/0301mccainbio-chapter3.html  Proximity To Russia Is Irrelevant http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/31/politics/animal/main4401694.shtml Podcast #32 - Oct. 20, 2008 It's All About the Race Say what you will.  It's all about the economy.  It's all about Iraq.  It's all about Jobs.  It's all about Healthcare.  It's all a load of crap. We all know what this race is about.  It is the sticky and sick little secret that disgraces us with its ugly head...mostly at the McCain/Palin rallies.  For all our blustering and all our wishes for the better angels in ourselves, this election is all about Race and is a test of our progression to look beyond appearances to the heart and soul of what we want and who we think can lead us best. It is truly our time.  It is our greatest test as a Nation. Plus, there is a reading of a Darfur blog posting by Maria Halyna, the Global Warming Update, the President's Love Horoscope, a Word from Our Newest Sponsor and, of course, the What a Weinie Award. Haggis at Risk from Global Warming http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/10/08/eahaggis108.xml Crude Calculations: Oil Prices Keep Falling http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2008/10/09/crude-calculations-oil-prices-keep-falling-is-50-realistic/ Oil Prices Plummet to 13-Month Low http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/ Energy Information Administation - Impacts of Increased Access to Oil and Natural Gas Resources in the Lower 48 Federal Outer Continental Shelf http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/otheranalysis/ongr.html As Wal-Mart Goes http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/otheranalysis/ongr.html Wal-Mart Quick Facts http://www.ufcw.org/take_action/walmart_workers_campaign_info/facts_and_figures/walmartgeneralinfo.cfm Nation's Largest Employers http://nyjobsource.com/largestemployers.html John McCain - Health Insurance http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/19ba2f1c-c03f-4ac2-8cd5-5cf2edb527cf.htm National Coalition on Health Care - Health Insurance Costs http://www.nchc.org/facts/cost.shtml Connecticut Coalition for Universal Health Care http://cthealth.server101.com/ Kurdishstan Regional Government http://www.krg.org/ Hamdan Gets 5 1/2 Years on Terror Charges http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26055301/ AIG Not Sorry for Spending Your $$ http://www.forbes.com/markets/2008/10/08/aig-washington-retreat-face-markets-cx_lal_1008autofacescan01.html AIG Executives Owe Citizens Money, Apology http://www.islandpacket.com/opinion/letters/story/642029.html Podcast #33 - October 30, 2008 The Role of the Vice President It is easily the most misunderstood and undefined role of the Executive Branch.  For the past 20 years, the role of the Vice President has grown in stature.  Yet, we still wonder at what it means to be the Vice President and if Gov. Sarah Palin not only understands the defined role of the Vice President but is she also qualified to be the Vice President?  In this podcast, I will read to you a historical perspective from the U.S. Senate website that discusses how the Vice President "presides" over the Senate and how we determine its place in the Legislative and Executive Branches of our Government. Also, there is the Global Warming Update, the President's Love Horoscope, a Public Service Announcement and the What a Weinie Award.   China Predict "Climate Phenomena" from Global Warming http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/29/2405083.htm Vice Presidents of the United States http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Vice_President.htm Obama: Pay Equity for Thee, But Not for Me http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=28510 Legistorm - Congressional Pay Figures http://www.legistorm.com/  Podcast #34 - April 29, 2009 Egg Timer News/Torture Secret Bush Administration Torture Memo Released Today In Response To ACLU Lawsuit http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/34747prs20080401.html Memorandum Regarding Status of Certain OLC Opinions Issued in the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 (01-15-2009) http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/documents/memostatusolcopinions01152009.pdf Department of Justice Releases Four Office of Legal Counsel Opinions http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/April/09-ag-356.html   Podcast #35 - July 6, 2009 Words of Independence & The Queen of All B.S. Transcript of Palin's Speech http://community.adn.com/adn/mode/142176  Sarah Palin Faces Federal Indictment for Embezzlement http://www.examiner.com/x-4107-Gay--Lesbian-Issues-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Sarah-Palin-said-to-be-facing-federal-indictment-for-embezzlement Sarah Palin Outsmarts the Left http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2009/07/04/sarah-palin-outsmarts-left/ Our View: Palin Calls it Quits http://www.adn.com/opinion/view/story/852900.html The EPA Silences a Climate Skeptic http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124657655235589119.html The Declaration of Independence & The Constitution http://www.archives.gove/exhibits/charters Thomas Paine - Common Sense http://www.ushistory.org/paine/commonsense/index.htm