Midweek Politics 9.12.07 - Petraeus, GOP Debate, Iraq, so much more...

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This Week's Show:

September 12, 2007

Produced by:
David Pakman, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Louis Motamedi, WXOJ, Northampton, MA

Total Running Time: 55:09

This Week's Topics:

--Leave us voicemail for the show at our new number, 1-877-363-0947, open 24 hours a day!

--General David Petraeus' report on the situation in Iraq.

--Congressmen Lantos and Ackerman's questions to Petraeus.

--Senator Joe Biden's obvious emotion over Chris Matthews' questions about the Petraeus hearings.

--Some seriously unbalanced commentary on the Petraeus hearings.

--Petraeus made claims of reduced violence, but do the numbers back them up?

--A variety of assertions seemingly proven wrong, including that Al-Qaeda was in Iraq long before the war.

--A caller on CSPAN gives Congressman Phil Gingrey an earful.

--Congressman Chris Shays says we're in Iraq "for the oil."

--Analysis of the recent Fox News Republican Debate in New Hampshire, including Fred Thompson's campaign announcement on Jay Leno the same day, and reaction from fellow Republicans on his absence at the debate.

--A great exchange from the debate between Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee.

--Mitt Romney's answer when criticized by a soldier's father for comparing his kids' helping with his campaign to serving in Iraq.

--Plenty more on the 2008 election.

--Larry Craig's voicemail to his lawyer accidentally left on someone else's answering machine.

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