Katie Couric busts Congressman Buyer (“boo-yer”) – an actual in-depth investigative piece on last night’s CBS nightly news…See the story here

Scott Paul, of the Alliance for American Manufacturing joins the 1st hour of Wednesday’s show to discuss President Obama’s 9 day trip to Asia.

Sam Stein, of the Huffington Post joins the 2nd hour of Wednesday’s show.

Rep. Phil Hare, D-IL, joins the 2nd hour of Wednesday’s show to discuss a new study shows thousands of Vets die because they lack health insurance.

Kristen Day, Executive Director of Democrats for Life, joins the 3rd hour of Wednesday’s show to discuss the Stupak amendment on abortion.

Sen. Reid puts the health care bill on the Senate calendar. We’ll bring you the story.

Bill Clinton gives Senate Democrats advice on health care reform. Will it make a difference?

Hour One - Why do you want big corporations to run America and ultimately your life? Fred O’Neal, Chair of the newly registered “Tea Party”  www.floridateaparty.us (not live yet though)

As predatory monopoly capitalism run amok in the post-Reagan deregulated era, as corporations are getting bigger and bigger and increasingly holding average Americans hostage in ways ranging from credit card rates to gotcha mortgages to health insurance companies that dump tens of thousands of people a day simply because they get sick, who can stand up to such massively concentrated power?  The Founders of this nation, facing such overwhelming corporate power when the British East India Company monopolized the trade in tea, sought to overthrow that corporate power with the Boston Tea Party.  Now, in an odd about-face, the ninth richest man in the world and some of America’s largest and dirtiest industries are funding a “tea party” movement that has turned into a party to further weaken the nation our Founders started in its ability to control corporate excesses.

Hour Two –  Should we put the gambling regulators in charge of our economy? Dean Baker,  Economist www.cepr.org

Since Ronald Reagan, Phil Gramm, and other Republicans deregulated our banks, hedge funds, and have taken a hands-off approach to the Fed, Three Senators have come up with an unique idea.  How about instead of banking regulators looking over their affairs, we turn to the Gambling regulators in the states?  Senators Cantwell, Wyden, and Sanders have made the tongue-in-cheek proposal to show how absurd it is that we’ve let the Libertarian ideal of predatory monopoly capitalism grow so out of control.  Meanwhile, as the stock market rises we hemorrhage jobs.

Hour Three -  Why would right wingers stoop to calling environmentalists terrorists? Dan Gainor www.businessandmedia.org

Why would right wingers stoop to calling environmentalists terrorists?  Osama Bin Laden pointed out a lot of things in his writings leading up to the 9/11 attacks.  He predicted that while Bill Clinton had refused to take his bait and turn him into an international superstar, that George W. Bush would do exactly that.  He predicted that Bush would so overreact to an act of terrorism that it would bankrupt America.  And Bin Laden pointed out that America is the largest carbon dioxide polluter in the world yet failed to sign the Kyoto accord.  Why are conservatives now quoting Bin Laden?

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) calls in at 6:05am to talk about health care reform and the economy.

Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) calls in at 6:30am to talk about Veterans’ Day, health care reform, the economy, and his run for Senate.

Karl Frisch, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, calls in at 7:05am to co-host Right Wing World.

Hal Sparks joins us in studio at 8:05am Pacific for another edition of “Humpdays With Hal.”

Former President Bill Clinton told anxious Senate Dems yesterday to pass a health care bill soon because the U.S. economy can’t resist the toxic combination of exorbitant medical costs and nearly 50 million uninsured for much longer.

Caution returned to the stock market yesterday as investors decided to slow an advance that has lifted the Dow Jones industrial average 475 points in five days. Stocks fell in light trading, though the Dow tacked on 20 points to close at a new high for the year.

A senior government official tells ABC News that investigators have found that alleged Ft. Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan had “more unexplained connections to people being tracked by the FBI” than just radical cleric Anwar al Awlaki. Names and countries of origin are likely to emerge soon, according to officials.

A big thanks to the Copper Cart for our party last night – big fun was had. Below is a photo of Larry Stickney, the manager of the campaign to reject Referendum 71. Obviously he is afraid of gay barbers, too.

Hour Two: “Climate Cover Up” Thom gets the explosive story from James Hoggan about the crusade to deny global warming hoggan.com

Hour Three: “America’s most tumultuous decade?” Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter talks to Thom www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience

The Rude Pundit (Lee Papa) calls in at 6:30am to talk rude about the news of the day.

Eric Boehlert, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, calls in at 7:30am to co-host Right Wing World.

Morgan Hurley, reporter for SDGLN.com (San Diego Gay and Lesbian News), calls in at 8:30am to talk about her story regarding a proposed ban on divorces in California.

Afghanistan’s Election Commission announced this morning that Saturday’s runoff election between Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah has been cancelled. Abdullah dropped out of the race yesterday, and the Obama administration said it was prepared to work with Karzai to combat corruption and confront the Taliban insurgency.

GOP nominee in New York’s 23rd Congressional special election tomorrow, Dede Scozzafava, announced this weekend that she’s suspending her campaign. Her exit leaves Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman as the favorite to win the formerly hotly contested 3-way race. Scozzafava threw her support behind Dem Bill Owens.

The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that just 2 percent of Americans younger than 65 would sign up for the public option plan under the health care bill that Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is steering toward House approval

The New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 last night to take a 3-1 lead in the World Series.

This coming Tuesday night, we’re all getting together – you included – in Belltown at the Copper Cart to watch the returns. Great company and great happy hour deals on buffalo LEFT-wings! Party starts at 6:30pm – see you all there – and remember, tell your friends -APPROVE REF 71. Come and meet me and we’ll chat about EVERYTHING! – Lee

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Local comedienne and writer Cathy Sorbo contributes this piece on Referendum 71 – Pass it on!
http://podcast.am1090seattle.com/kptk/2033811.mp3