U.S. Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN, The Fightin’ 5th!) will appear on Fox News’ Hannity & Colmes tonight at 8pm CDT to discuss Al Gore’s receipt of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
Unleash the Cooper! Rarrrrrrrrrr!
Bob Krumm believes that former Tennessee Senator Al Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize win puts him in “mediocre” company - like Mother Theresa, Jimmy Carter, and Martin Luther King.
Current Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander also won environmental kudos. The Grammy On the Hill award was given to him in 2005 for “significant contributions to the musical […]
Lynne Cheney made it on to the set of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night and the result was just what you would expect: The country is on the right track, the Iraq mess is the Iraqi government’s fault, the Bush-Cheney administration deserve a lot of credit for keeping American interests safe since […]
Limbaugh is at it again. This time, however, some brave men and women are shining a light on the dirty work his listeners are doing for him.
VoteVets.org, “The Voice of America’s 21st Century Patriots,” is an organization that gives voice to and tries to elect veterans who are against the Iraq war. They’re organized, […]
There’s no hope for Republicans who hook their public policy stars to mouth-pieces like Rush Limbaugh and Michelle Malkin. They’re all going to hell. But more on that later.
You thought it was bad when Max Cleland got it. Now they’re attacking a 12-year-old disabled boy. They’re so focused on proving the opposition wrong that they’ll […]
Of course he doesn’t. I just wanted to see what it feels like to sensationalize a complex issue while completely ignoring the nuance of it for partisan gain.
Urp. I feel a little queasy.
The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case where presidential powers, international treaties, states rights, and the rights of prisoners intersect. According […]
You know we’re all about participatory democracy here at Liberadio(!) and that’s why Congresspedia, the joint project of the Sunlight Foundation and the Center for Media and Democracy, warms our cold black liberal hearts.
We’re even more excited because in anticipation of the 2008 election, Congresspedia has a new feature - the 2008 Race Tracker, a […]
Fred Thompson’s debate performance yesterday afternoon was average at best.
Q: “What are the dangers of a weak dollar?” A: (Hesitate….think…stall…think…hesitate“Uh, Danger of a weak dollar is that it will damage us internationally. We’ve got to have a strong dollar because of the creditors that we have there. Any president of the United States has to […]
Summary: OK, so Holleman’s surprise was John Spragens, former Nashville Scene staffer and current Congressman Jim Cooper “flack.” In this segment of Monday’s show we keep him on the phone to talk about an SCHIP veto override, Coop’s (He let’s us call him “Coop.” OK, no he doesn’t) legislation to strengthen inspectors general and reform […]
Summary: Councilman Jason Holleman of the Fightin’ 24! helps us kick off our Better Know a District series in which we talk to as many district council folk as will come talk to us. We cover the new council, zoning, historic overlays (a hot topic in the fightin’ 24th!), and the size of the council. […]
