National Issues Outlook: 2012
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-01-02/national-issues-outlook-2012
Political strategists preview some of the key issues for 2012, including the U.S. presidential election, a Supreme court ruling on the Affordable Care Act, and the outlook for the U.S.economy.
Guests
Norman Ornstein
resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and coauthor of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track."
Katrina vanden Heuvel
editor and publisher of The Nation, writes a weekly column for The Washington Post.
author of "The Change I Believe In: Fighting for Progress in the Age of Obama"
David Keene
president, National Rifle Association
former chair, American Conservative Union
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I was shocked to hear the remark by Diane Rehm saying she agrees that corporations are persons. I agree with most subjects Diane Rehm airs and comments on. I was shocked to hear Diane Rehm is luke warm on Buckley v. Valeo. (1976) upheld limits on campaign contributions, but held that spending money to influence elections is protected speech as in the first amendment. I just can not believe Diane Rehm would support corporate money in politics. How can you trust the poor stewardship that Corporations have shown to their own country and society.
1. De-Regulation
2. Low taxes for the wealthy and the corporations
3. Offshore and outsourcing of America's jobs
4. CEO pay and bonuses
5. repeal of Glass Steagall
6. Wall Street fraud
7. FR and BIG bank fraud
8. National Debt; hyper-inflation; and foreign wars
Thank you, AJ, for your insider's perspective on NPR programming. Iowa Public Radio broadcasts the CBC between 8 and 9 p.m. and the BBC World Service between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., so I have had the opportunity to notice the difference in quality. I will look for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation feed and hope that, like the BBC and CBC, there is some coverage of US public issues.
in response to the job situation and politics in general: as a registered republican, who will vote democrat in the coming election, I am sick of the negative, degrading comments from the media and press. It is a well known fact that it is easier to keep control of the public if fear is pounded into their heads. and that is what we constantly get, which has caused me to be much more selective. if we want the job rate to increase we want to instill confidence, if we want carry through on good programs the President offers, the Republican Party needs to cooperate. It seems to me that what we have here is head with no heart, which is a dangerous mix. I intend to do whatever I can to support the Democrat Party this year, they have the integrity to stay above childlike behavior which is detrimental to our country. Remember F.D.R. who rallied the nation, giving the needed help to those in need. Anyone with any sense is beginning to see the deplorable behavior of a party that is intent on taking the country down for its own smug ego centered leadership. (hate to use that leadership word since it is far from leadership) Wake up people, stop listening to the hate, slander, greed that is being given by the media and press
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