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This Is America: December 1, 2008

Scott Egelberg — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:22:46 -0500

Tonight, on the December 1 edition of This Is America, with Jon Elliott...

Jon will be joined by Richard Wolfe of Newsweek and one of Talk Radio News' great journalists tells our listeners the latest in Capitol Hill goings on.

In addition to that, as Jon does on the first of every month, he will be reading the names of the courageous men and women who gave their lives in Iraq while serving their country.

And of course Jon will be taking your calls at 866-303-2270. So make sure to tune in to tonight's jam packed edition of This Is America with Jon Elliott.

You may also dial in and hear the show through Cellecast at 206-400-2860.

D'oh, We're in a Recession?

Ron Reagan — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:30:13 -0500

Tonight:

The latest on our economy, and our outgoing presidente's latest musings, and what to hanker for this holiday season, followed by:

how Obama's cabinet is shaping up, in terms of foreign policy and diplomacy: Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and Senior Advisor to the Center for Defense Information at the Center of American Progress

and who probably conducted the Mumbai attacks last week: Paul Cruickshank, Fellow at the NYU Center on Law and Security and the author of "Al Qaeda: The Current Threat," published this past October by Pocket Issue.

& your calls.

866 – 303 – 2270 IS THE NUMBER TO CALL-IN FOR YOU LISTENERS OUT THERE.

Mumbai and Valley Stream, or Who Would Jesus Trample?

Ron Kuby — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:31:48 -0500

I understand why a group of Islamic fanatics would systematically plan and execute the slaughter of scores of totally innocent, unarmed, civilian people. Seen that before, right here in New York City. I get it. I mean, that's why we call them terrorists. That is what they do. That is why they are international outlaws, subject to arrest (if they're lucky), or death by gunfire (if they're not). I am horrified, but not mystified.

I am utterly baffled as to why 2000 potential shoppers, early on Friday morning, were so eager to buy discounted electronics at Wal-Mart for Christmas that they surged forward through the opening doors and trampled to death the young worker who opened them.

November 30, 2008: Gore Vidal

David Fazekas — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:29:35 -0500

Legendary
author and historian Gore Vidal will make a rare in-studio appearance
today on Politically Direct with David Bender. In a broadcast coup, Vidal,
whose extraordinary career as a novelist, essayist and playwright has
spanned six decades, has agreed to take calls from Air America's
national listening audience for the full three hours. This
special edition of Politically Direct with David Bender will originate
from the Los Angeles studios of KTLK. Call the Great Man at 866
303-2270!

Our 3rd to last show

Chris Owens — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:19:22 -0500

Yes, BP is ending its run.

Today, hear Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) on her new job as CBC Chair: Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) was formally named Chair-Elect of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) this month and joins me to talk about the organization’s leadership for the upcoming Congress.

And Princeton Prof. Melissa Harris Lacewell talks with me about the latest on the president-elect and his transition team.

MSNBC Drops The News Ball

Lionel — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:56:00 -0500

Maybe I had too much sauterne yesterday. Maybe I OD'd on turkey tryptophan and was in fact asleep, or sleepwalking -- postprandial somnambulism, perhaps. But while all hell was breaking loose at the Taj and terrorists ran amuck in Mumbai, and every legitimate news source and network seized the obvious opportunity to provide some coverage and analysis -- hell, only the Weather Channel didn't cover some part of this horrid day -- MSNBC, I could have sworn, broadcasted a seemingly endless, all-day "Lockup: Raw" marathon.