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Kucinich, Ron Reagan, Jr, Randi Rhodes and others speak at forum, mostly defend Obama

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Norman Goldman disagreed with Malloy's pessimism:  We may quibble about Obama's policies but look at all the progress we've made over the years. We have a black in the White House. We've ended DADT.  I'm goddamn proud about what happened. Yes, we're going backwards now. We're up against forces of evil. It's always darkest before dawn. I'm running out of cliches. We're fighting very powerful forces. We're on the right side of history. Don't give up.  In 1841 abolitionists felt hopeless about change. Sometimes we're short-sighted. (Yes, and it took a terrible Civil War to end slavery. I fear that things will get much worse before they get better in America, because the "forces of evil" are relentless.)

Randi Rhodes said: everything takes time. Half the problem now is that we didn't show up to vote in 2010. (Is that our fault or Obama's fault?) "We have an awesome president." (Many of us disagree!)

Ron Reagan said that this fight is going to extend past our lifetimes. There are fundamental issues at stake.  Our side believes that we are our brothers' and sisters' keepers. The other side doesn't believe that way. They think that if you're poor it's your fault.  The GOP lie to you. I know that we're not supposed to say "lie" in the media. But it's true. GOP's McDonnell says that Obama asks Congress to raise the debt ceiling. That's a lie. The US Treasury asks that.  If the GOP and take the Presidency, the House, and the Senate, we'll never get it back. Understand that it's a hard fight.

We'll all be in Alabama.

Mike Papantonio said: we talk show hosts are in this for you. We were in it when there wasn't a paycheck and when we were under legal attack. We are there for you. I promise you.

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Let's rewind to the start of the event. Norman Goldman is such a nice guy! Several times he said, in a high voice and with sincerity, "I love each and every one of you." At one point he said, "Pardon me for stealing someone's line but, "I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK!" (in a child's voice). What's happening to the country is like a bad meal, painful when it passes through.

Goldman said, "I love you Seattle." Seattle was his first radio station. He's in LA now but they don't have on on air there!

Bigger than the debt ceiling story is the story about News Corp and its hacking scandal. News Corp apparently paid over $680,000,000 to settle hacking lawsuits. The SOB is on the run. Roger Ailes paid $11,000,000 to Patricia to keep her story quiet. Most disturbingly, one of the News Corp whistle-blowers ended up dead.

Too much of the mainstream media treats Fox News as a legitimate news organization. But it isn't. Murdoch is a pig bastard, someone said.

Ron Reagan said that Murdoch at age 80 must be looking back at his life and realizing: my legacy is a giant empire of sh*t.

Journalism is a protected profession, according to the 1st Amendment. According to the 1934 Federal Communications Act, the airwaves belong to The People. Kucinich said we've gotten away from a vision of the Public Commons. Randi Rhodes said that nowadays there are no journalistic standards. Years ago broadcasters had to open their files and justify that they served the public interest. There was the Fairness Doctrine which required broadcasters to give equal time to opposing views. Journalists were trained professionals. Nowadays they hire some good-looking actress to read the news, and to renew your broadcast license you just send in a post card once every few years. The merging of media started with Bill Clinton's signing of the Telecommunications Act.

The government should take Fox's license away.

Citizen media (websites, blogs, etc) are very important. Commondreams, alternet, etc. The Networks are talking about stopping citizen media, which offer competition.

Stephanie Miller is traveling around the country promoting and holding her "Sexy Liberal Show." She said that right wingers hacked into her website and twitter account. Conservatives hate it when liberals succeed at capitalism.

Randi Rhodes was sued by a defense contractor. Mike Malloy got fired for filling in for her. The powers that be disliked it when they spoke truth to power.

A questioner asked: how can progressive retake the Democratic Party from centrist Democrats like Obama?

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