Thom Hartmann Program - 1 Hour Edition - 11/29/18 - What should Democratic Party policy priorities be, and how can we communicate them in ways the public catches on to? Many brilliant calls on the subject. And Former Iowa Congressman Bob Ney looks at Trump's support for Saudi Arabia and their murderous war in Yemen. And, has Trump been caught red-handed in more lies about his business in Russia?
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Thom Hartmann
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🗓️ 29 November 2018
⏱️ 63 minutes
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On today's program, a brainstorming session on Progressive priorities to fix our nation's problems as the House Progressive Caucus has elected a Progressive leader for all the Democrats in the house. Thom thinks we need to have a conversation about immigration and protecting American manufacturing to make clear the contrast between us and the racist policies Trump is enacting. Thom engages with insightful callers from across the country add their voices on issues including climate disaster, skyrocketing health insurance costs, caring for people, paid college education, environmental protection, and more.. ------ Thom reads from 'Sideswiped' by Bob Ney. ------ Former Iowa Congressman Bob Ney looks at Trump's support for Saudi Arabia and their murderous war in Yemen. And, has Trump been caught in more lies about his business in Russia? ------ Cindy in Grizzly Flats, California thinks we need to get out of all these wars. And Thom finishes with his thoughts on reforming public education. On today's program, a brainstorming session on Progressive priorities to fix our nation's problems as the House Progressive Caucus has elected a Progressive leader for all the Democrats in the house. Thom thinks we need to have a conversation about immigration and protecting American manufacturing to make clear the contrast between us and the racist policies Trump is enacting. Thom engages with insightful callers from across the country add their voices on issues including climate disaster, skyrocketing health insurance costs, caring for people, paid college education, environmental protection, and more. Thom reads from 'Sideswiped' by Bob Ney.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Tom Hartman program. |
| 0:15.0 | Welcome back, Tom Hartman here with you. |
| 0:17.0 | Hey, how about a brainstorming session? |
| 0:19.0 | I have a couple of ideas about what should be issues that the democrats should be running on as we're |
| 0:24.4 | heading for twenty twenty and if the democratic party wants to get ready for twenty twenty |
| 0:28.8 | it needs to nail down a couple of positions by the way great stuff came up with congress and mark |
| 0:33.7 | pogant he had just come out of the democratic caucus election for head of the |
| 0:38.6 | caucus that's not speaker the house that's head of the whole house representatives this is head of the House, that's head of the whole House of Representatives. |
| 0:43.4 | This is head of the entire Democratic Party in the House of Representatives. |
| 0:47.2 | Hakeem Jeffries was elected from New York. |
| 0:49.2 | I don't know the guy. |
| 0:50.5 | I'd let the see if we can get him on and learn a little bit more about him. |
| 0:53.2 | It was either him or Barbara Lee, he won by an eight votes. |
| 0:56.4 | Good guy, they're both members of the Progressive Caucus when all the Democrats in the House |
| 1:00.2 | of Representatives, when they all get together and say who is going to be our |
| 1:03.4 | leader here in this club, in this group of Democrats, all the Democrats, and the two people |
| 1:10.5 | who are in final place in the final runoff election are two good |
| 1:16.8 | solid progressive members of the congressional progressive caucus |
| 1:21.0 | which is now i believe the largest caucus within the Democratic Party. |
| 1:24.4 | When that happens, that tells you things are changing. |
| 1:27.2 | Things are changing rapidly. |
| 1:29.0 | Now I realize from our conversations with Congressman Pochen and Congressman Kana and Tom Perez and others in the Democratic |
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