Midweek Politics - 07.19.2006

dpakman91 · 07-24-2006, 11:15 PM

This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman

Produced by:

David Pakman, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Louis Motamedi, WXOJ, Northampton, MA

Total Running Time: 53:02

This Week's Topics:

--Radley Balko from the CATO Institute joins us to discuss a recent report on the exponential increase in the number of SWAT raids, particularly on non-violent offenders.

--George W. Bush at the G8 summit, and the antics surrounding it.

--Is the situation in the Middle East World War III...or even World War IV?

--Fox News claimed that Bush authorized 78 stem cell lines for research...but did he really?

--Who called the American left "the Nazis of our time?"

--Dangerous situations during live broadcasts from the Middle East this week.

--Vladimir Putin on Iraq's democracy.

--California Senator Dianne Feinstein leaves Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez speechless and confused.

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motivez · 07-24-2006, 11:20 PM

Downloading

Is this streamed online when you're on the air as well?

motivez · 07-25-2006, 12:43 AM

Heh, Michael Savage is such a jackass.

It's funny how this guy can call Democrats foreign terrorists, claim that they're cheering that "jews are dying and cowering and living in cowering" and calling them the "Nazi's of our time" and there's no outrage

But someone like Dick Durbin calling atrocities similar to gulags causes mass outrage

You make a good point about the right trying to characterize the left as anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian/terrorist, etc.. as well.

motivez · 07-25-2006, 01:13 AM

Cool, you asked the guy from CATO my question about them killing the family dog on the raids

and I agree with him about the videotaping aspect of these raids. That would put an end to all sorts of speculation and protect police officers from being accused of stuff that's blatently false, as well as protect the people who are being raided from any potential abuses

JaJae · 07-25-2006, 01:17 AM

560kb/s

motivez · 07-25-2006, 01:30 AM

lol @ Gonzales.. "No, there's been no declaration of war, but we claim the expanded Presidential authority that comes with it!"

By the way, do you have a song list available? The music was cool

dpakman91 · 07-25-2006, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by motivez

lol @ Gonzales.. "No, there's been no declaration of war, but we claim the expanded Presidential authority that comes with it!"

By the way, do you have a song list available? The music was cool

yeah i can check out what i played there, the "music breaks" are there because my particular affiliate is commercial free, but some stations do have commercials, so we try to work in some spots for them to put the commercials in without having to skip content.

Stylerod · 07-25-2006, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

Heh, Michael Savage is such a jackass.

It's funny how this guy can call Democrats foreign terrorists, claim that they're cheering that "jews are dying and cowering and living in cowering" and calling them the "Nazi's of our time" and there's no outrage

But someone like Dick Durbin calling atrocities similar to gulags causes mass outrage

You make a good point about the right trying to characterize the left as anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian/terrorist, etc.. as well.

Not many people take Savage seriously. Durbin is a Senator. BIG difference.

Stylerod · 07-25-2006, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

lol @ Gonzales.. "No, there's been no declaration of war, but we claim the expanded Presidential authority that comes with it!"

By the way, do you have a song list available? The music was cool

Matisyahu

Stylerod · 07-25-2006, 01:15 PM

Running commentary while I listen.

I'm glad you make sure to let everyone know you hate Fox News before playing clips of their reporters being shot at and risking their lives to bring the news

Good God....

Stylerod · 07-25-2006, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by dpakman91

Have 9/11, the war on terror, and the war in Iraq made Americans generally more accepting of something like a huge increase in SWAT raids, partly because of the fear of being called unpatriotic or being accused of “fighting for the wrong side” if they oppose raids?

Originally Posted by CATO guy

Uhm, well, uh. What was the question again. Uhm, well, you see.... No

Well, there goes that theory! (ie = not GWB fault!) Good try though!

SoFlaJDM · 07-25-2006, 01:36 PM

senate=terrorists

wow... savage is crazy

SoFlaJDM · 07-25-2006, 01:39 PM

the music is

SoFlaJDM · 07-25-2006, 01:44 PM

so "not a huge fan" = hate?

Stylerod · 07-25-2006, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM

so "not a huge fan" = hate?

Why comment on it at all? What does it have to do with the story? Besides making sure that no one that listens to his show that hates Fox News will be upset with him for playing a Fox News clip

It was sort of his "disclaimer" before airing the clips. What a joke....

SoFlaJDM · 07-25-2006, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by Stylerod

Why comment on it at all? What does it have to do with the story? Besides making sure that no one that listens to his show that hates Fox News will be upset with him for playing a Fox News clip

It was sort of his "disclaimer" before airing the clips. What a joke....

it's his show

Stylerod · 07-25-2006, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM

it's his show

Yup. Not hard to tell which way he leans, is it?

SoFlaJDM · 07-25-2006, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by Stylerod

Yup. Not hard to tell which way he leans, is it?

i don't think he tries to hide it

it's not like he's blatantly leaning to a certain way then calling himself fair and balanced.

motivez · 07-25-2006, 02:18 PM

It was a much better show than I was expecting, I thought the CATO interview was very interesting.. you should try to get someone from a think tank every week I think!

And yeah, I don't see how "not a huge fan" = hate either, but

SoFlaJDM · 07-25-2006, 02:37 PM

I want to listen to the follow-up they were talking about with the LEO and the CATO guys. Seems like it could be interesting