This Morning On The Stephanie Miller Show

“The Rude Pundit,” Lee Papa, calls in at 6:30am to talk about his blog at RudePundit.Blogspot.com, about Palin’s resignation, and how George Washington would kick the teabaggers’ asses.

The FBI, in a rare response to rampant rumors on the internet, said it is not investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on public corruption charges. The speculation began almost immediately after Palin’s unexpected announcement on Friday that she would step down as Alaska’s chief executive with 18 months left in her term.

Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry with a meeting in Moscow today, each declaring his determination to further cut nuclear arsenals and repair a badly damaged relationship.

Listings for tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial service at Los Angeles’ Staples Center tomorrow appeared on eBay and Craigslist as soon as winners were notified yesterday. One listing asked for a “Buy It Now” price of $20,000.

Vice President Biden said the Obama administration “misread how bad the economy was” but stands by its stimulus package and believes the plan will create more jobs as the pace of its spending picks up. Biden said the nation’s 9.5 percent unemployment rate is “much too high.”

Today On The Thom Hartmann Show

Hour One: “Thom is asking Dan – What’s wrong with Socialism?” www.businessandmedia.org Dan Gainor

Guest: Peter DeFazio is calling in to tell us why he voted  - No! – on Cap & Trade.

Hour Two: Pastor Ken Pagano asked his flock to bring their hangguns to church – Thom will be asking him – Shouldn’t he lose his tax exempt status?

Hour Three: “Everything You Know is Wrong – Space, the Final Frontier? NASA’s plan to bomb the moon?!” Thom talks with futurist Alfred Webre www.peaceinspace.org

Guest: Juan Almendares is calling in from the Honduras to fill in us in on the coup.

Today On The Thom Hartmann Show

Hour Two: Thom confronts conservative pundit Dick Morris about his new book www.dickmorris.com “Obama and Congress are turning a disaster into a ‘Catastrophe’?!”

Hour Three: “Who Moved My Soap: The CEO’s Guide to Surviving in Prison, Bernie Madoff Edition” Thom visits with comedian/satirist Andy Borowitz www.borowitzreport.com

Today On The Thom Hartmann Show

Hour One: “Brunch With Bernie” Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joins Thom for his weekly nationwide town hall meeting www.sanders.senate.gov

Hour Two: “News Under the Radar” Christy Harvey with the Center for American Progress stops by www.americanprogress.org

This Morning On The Stephanie Miller Show

Hey everyone!  Hal Sparks will be filling in for Steph today, but the mooks are still here!  Also, John Fugelsang will be joining us in studio in Hour 3.

Of course, the big topic of the morning will be Michael Jackson’s death, but we will also touch on Farrah Fawcett’s death, and weave a little Iran and Mark Sanford in there.  Enjoy!

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Today On The Thom Hartmann Show

Hour One: Michael Tanner www.cato.org  and Thom debate  COOP vs Public Option

Hour Two: Wendell Potter www.prwatch.org   Health Insurance Insider: ‘They Dump the Sick’-Retired Health Insurance Executive Blows the Whistle

Hour Three: “$106 billion for war…where is MoveOn?” Political activist/author Tom Hayden joins Thom www.tomhayden.com

This Morning On The Stephanie Miller Show

Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) calls in at 6:30am to talk about health care reform.

Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) calls in at 7:30am to talk about health care reform.

Penn Jillette calls in at 8:05am to talk about the new season of “Penn & Teller: Bullsh**” on Showtime

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) calls in at 8:30am to talk about movement on the energy reform bill.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R), just back from a secret trip to Argentina unknown to his staff or his wife, admitted yesterday he has carried on an extramarital affair with a woman in Buenos Aires. In a press conference yesterday, Sanford apologized to his wife and 4 sons, his staff and supporters, and said he would resign immediately as the head of the Republican Governors’ Association.

A ceremony today to remember the victims of Iran’s post-election protests has been postponed – a day after security forces crushed a planned demonstration with a show of force. The event has been postponed for a week, but no specific rescheduled date was given.

President Obama took his case for major health care reform to the airwaves last night in a nationally televised health care forum while congressional negotiators tackled numerous proposals relating to coverage and cost control.

Today On The Thom Hartmann Show

Hour Two: “Has the right ‘LOST’ it?” Thom debates the Law Of the Sea Treaty with Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org

Thios Morning On The Stephanie Miller Show

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) calls in at 7:30am to talk about health care reform.

Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) calls in at 8:05am to talk about the National Defense Authorization Act, Iran, health care reform, and military readiness.

Lt. Dan Choi calls in at 8:30am to talk about his efforts to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and his work with Knights Out.

Iran’s Guardian Council has ruled out the possibility of nullifying the results of the country’s disputed presidential election, saying irregularities were reported before the balloting – not during or after. The announcement was another in a series of inconsistent stances by the council on how to handle the unrest stemming from the disputed June 12th race.

President Obama signed legislation yesterday, giving the FDA new power to regulate tobacco. The law gives the FDA power to ban candy-flavored and fruit-flavored cigarettes and prohibits tobacco companies from using terms such as “low tar,” “light” or “mild” and required larger warning labels on packages.

President Obama yesterday praised a decision by the nation’s pharmaceutical industry to agree to a deal cutting drug costs for elderly Americans, calling it an example of the kind of compromise required for successful national health care reform.

The death toll climbed to nine in a rush-hour collision between two Metro trains north of Washington, D.C. yesterday. Dozens of others were treated at the scene.