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GRITtv: Nancy Giles: Gavels, Guns and Censorship
John Boehner took charge of the House of Representatives with a bang -- a really big bang, from a really big gavel. Also a few tears, of course, and a dramatic reading of the Constitution -- though Nancy Giles notes that the Republicans might be surprised as to what they find in there, as they tend to treat it more like a game of Mad Libs. Meanwhile, the contest for who's going to lead the Republican National Committee seems to come down to who has bigger guns, and people are discussing excising the N-word--yes, that one--from Mark Twain's classic, Huckleberry Finn. Nancy, a contributor to CBS's Sunday Morning, joins us to discuss all this and more.
GRITtv: The F Word: RNC Big Tent Includes Strippers
So maybe they're not so against stimulus after all. In fact, the Republican National Committee has been giving a little stimulus of their own to an overlooked demographic group: strippers. That's right, according to last year's financial filings, the RNC spent nearly $2000 at Voyeur West Hollywood last year. Scoping out the post Schwarzenegger candidate field? Well, maybe, but how open minded! Voyeur West's “a bondage-themed nightclub featuring topless women dancers imitating lesbian sex.” GRITtv with Laura Flanders brings participatory democracy onto your computer screen and into your living room, bridging the gap between audience and advocates. Watch any show, at any time: http://grittv.org Distributed by Tubemogul.
RNC 2008 Coverage: Sept. 5: Keep Speech Free at the RNC Part II
A post-John-McCain speech discussion with Laura Flanders of GRIT TV, Ashara Ekundayo of Free Speech TV, Davey D (Dave Cook) the Co-Host of Hard Knock Radio, Bob Moser of Nation Magazine, Farheen Hakeem the Green Party State Rep. Candidate, Rosa Clemente the Green Party 2008 VP Candidate, and Wylie Stecklow an attorney. They discuss John McCain's speech and what he was really saying.
RNC 2008 Coverage: Sept. 5: Keep Speech Free at the RNC Part I
A pre John McCain speech discussion with Laura Flanders of GRIT TV, Ashara Ekundayo of Free Speech TV, Davey D (Dave Cook) the Co-Host of Hard Knock Radio, Ann Elizabeth Moore the Executive Director of Code Pink, Katie Halper the Co-Founder of Laughing Liberally, Bob Moser of Nation Magazine, and Dave Rovics. They discuss the week of the RNC and what they expect to hear from John McCain.
RNC Coverage 2008 - Iran Talks
Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern talks about US relations with Iran. Also hear from Scott Ritter, a former UN Weapons Inspector.
RNC 2008 Coverage: Sept. 2: Labor Day Rally
Speakers at the Labor Day Rally in front of the capitol in St. Paul talk about various issues and call for a change. Hear from Sherry Honkala from Poor Peoples Human Rights, Mohammad Husseins a Somali activist, Code Pink, Rosa Clemente, Kathy Dougherty of Iraq Veterans Against the War, Hazim from the Palestine Solidarity Group, and Kathy Kelly.
RNC 2008 Coverage: Sept. 2 Pt. 2
Ashara Ekundayo speaks with Eileen Clancy of I-Witness Video with an update on the protests and marches at the RNC. See some of the Funk the War protest on Labor Day. Davey D., Co-Founder of the Bay Area Hip Hop Coalition, talks about the media and elections. Michael Heflin, Campaign Director of Amnesty International USA, talks about Guantanamo Bay and shows an example of a cell.
RNC Coverage: Veterans for Peace Convention Pt. 2
Jeremy Scahill speaks about Blackwater involvement in Iraq and New Orleans during Katrina. He also speaks about Obama's foreign policy.
RNC Coverage: Veterans for Peace Convention Pt. 1
Iraq veteran James Yee speaks about his experiences at Guantanamo Bay and his arrest.
RNC Coverage: Sept. 1 Pt. 1: Amy Goodman Arrested
More than 280 people were arrested here in St. Paul Monday, the opening day of the Republican National Convention. Among them were several journalists covering the protests in the streets, including three of us at Democracy Now! Goodman was detained trying to question police officers about the arrests of Democracy Now! producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar.
