• Obama Communications Director Robert Gibbs brings Alan the inside scoop from the campaign trail.
• Will high-profile black Republicans cross party lines on Election Day? Former Republican Congressman J.C. Watts weighs in.
• Do people just drive you NUTS? Dick Meyer, author of Why We Hate Us, dissects America’s biggest pet peeves.
you and hannity are the best!!!!! I listen every day and rush…do you think we will have a better week ? I hope so we need a week of excitment not a week of oh hum
The terms come after the fact of superior knowledge. I’m not saying never take a position.
W F G,
If your prime imperative is to end all violence, the only thing you will end up with is war and suffering.
There are things worse than violence. Slavery and subjugation are some of them.
If the cost of your desire of immediate cessation of violence is the creation of a Russian puppet state in Georgia, be assured that mass violence will result in Georgia and all of Eastern Europe will result.
More important than ending violence are the terms under which it is ended.
Cheating is cheating. It does not matter if you are Bill Clinton, John McCain, John Edwards, Newt Gingrich or David Vitter. Time is not an issue either. If it was one second ago or thirty years ago when the act took place. Some Conservatives claim that McCain’s time in Vietnam was trauma enough to excuse his infidelity. That is a cop out at best and a horrible excuse at worst. If we use that twisted logic then stressful situations can push McCain towards bad decisions. This is not even an issue in reality. Edwards cheating is of no consequence due to the fact that he is not even in the running for the Presidency. McCain is. But this is just like Conservatives to make a big fuss about sex and peoples private lives. They always exhibit their Puritanical roots when sex is involved. Lets talk about real issues and get away from tabloid mentality topics. How about energy, the 2/3 of corporations that have not paid taxes during the 1998 to 2007 time period, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, Health Care, and any thing else that will actually affect our lives? What is even worse than cheating is when some Conservatives give McCain a pass on his cheating heart because he is a so-called hero. Hero or not, cheating is cheating.
The only way to free our so-called addiction to oil or the enslavement we suffer from foreign oil is to get off oil completely. Even if we drill now or exploit oil shale we will still be dependent upon foreign oil. That is something the public is not told. Even if we add an extra billion barrels per day in US production we would still not keep up with the global demand increase for oil. Thus we would remain in the predicament we have now, rising energy costs. Some people claim that the technology is not available to replace oil. That is pure deception. The Tesla Electric car is evidence that gasoline is not required to power an automobile along with other auto industry technology there is a future with no oil. Some say, “what about the trucking industry”? If all automobiles are converted to electric power diesel fuel would be amazingly cheap and could originate from domestic supply. Some argue that it is to difficult to convert the energy infrastructure away from oil or coal. If we redirect all the government support for oil and coal we could fund the transition. There would have to be a helping hand from industry as well, but it would pay off as an investment for a future of low energy bills for both industry and consumers. It is a bold faced lie that we have enough supply domestically to end dependence on foreign energy. Even if we produce 2% more oil domestically we are still addicted to foreign oil. That is if we can even find that much more oil through exploration. 2% is still under the projected growth of global energy consumption. We must face the reality. We must act now to convert houses to solar with lithium ion batteries for evening storage. We must convert to wind energy, tidal and Geo-thermal energy. If your house is and independent source of energy and your car was electric would you as a consumer be dependent upon foreign oil? No…
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August 13th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Aloha.
August 13th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
FuRyUs, the Dick Meyer book is your gig! Hope you enjoy it…
Have you got a pet peeve?
August 13th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
I’m one of the most Zen people on here. At least I act that way while staring at the tip of this dagger…..
August 13th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
I skimmed some of the comments at News Hounds, in response to Alan pointing out the double standard of some Republicans and Conservatives, et al, and I saw this gem.
“New questions:
If McCain made a terrible immoral decision to cheat on his wife because of his POW experience, will McCain make bad decisions for the country based on his POW experience?
Did his POW experience lead him into bad decisions regarding the Keating 5 scandal?
Did his POW experience lead him to author immigration legislation that he now says he would not sign.
Does he have anger issues related to his POW experience? He has called his own wife a c**t. He has MF’ed a few congressmen. People close to McCain have expressed concerns about his anger issues.
Are these valid questions or can his POW experience only be used to explain his cheating?
sox05 makes a crazy point
Jeremy | 08.13.08 – 2:24 pm | #
I didn’t look to see who sox05 is, or what the person said.
Alan, I don’t know who Jeremy is, but give him some props on air, please.
August 13th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
I don’t know who nobody but nobody is. Who’s on first?
August 13th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Clint: “I doubt [I'm going to stop drinking]“…
Ty, Clint.
August 13th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
brb
August 13th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
That is a great post that jeremy wrote, I will definitely have to remember that for future reference~
August 13th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
I am debackle.
August 13th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Yes, the answer’s yes. He’s being mealy mouthed.
August 13th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
If it wasn’t for Medicaid & Medicare most of our hospitals would be closed! People who think the gov should stay out of health care financing don’t know the score!
August 13th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
All mind that I am streaming, so I am on a greater delay.
August 13th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
How about if the government would offer liability insurance to hospitals, doctors, & licensed health professionals. This would lower health care operating costs dramatically & would probably be a plus in terms of revenue for the government which could be used to assist other aspects of the care system.
August 13th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
I hate that I don’t hate more. And I hate that this lame ass joke isn’t even clever, let alone funny. I hate that so hatefully much.
August 13th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Osoma Obama has NO brass,He’ll kick NO ass !
August 13th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Lament more than hate. Kind of apathy.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
“News media not contributing the way it should be” that’s an understatement!
August 13th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
So far, this interview’s on the dull side. He’s not said anything particularly insightful. I was hoping for some deeper level of pyschology.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
You are correct Dick. People have become a commodity!
August 13th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
psychology
August 13th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
I hate American Idol and that anyone would enjoy such trite.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Suntan and Jerry are sure helping with love on here, huh?
August 13th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Ahh. The interview should have been longer.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
I know you don’t mean that.
My e-mail jokes are ha ha halarious, Alan.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Speaking of e-mails. Where’s the rest of your hate mail from yesterday?
August 13th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
WFG, I was hoping this guy would stay a bit longer…I agree he was a bit bland.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
I used to get annoying “spam” emails from a retired neighbor. The jokes were always lame and the political emails from him were even more annoying.
Then, the old guy died. He wasn’t that old and he should have been around another 10-15 years. He went quick. He was here one day, in the hospital the next and passed away a few days later.
I miss his “annoying” emails.
Be grateful for communication from friends, in whatever form.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
He didn’t really entice me toward the book.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
WFG, Where’s the rest of the LLC? Not here last nite either.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Alan will miss my inane comments one day if I should die before him.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
I don’t know. My fragile ego was hurt. I even called last night. I was hoping for Cheryl and E would send me praise. I am so pathetic.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
sans for in that sentence.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
i’m in and out tonight…doing laundry and some packing
August 13th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
ZZZZZZ still don’t want to hear about cheating again…ad nauseum
August 13th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
I smell red-herrings from the right. I really am not fond of fish.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Obfuscate.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Hi Pooh! Glad you’re here!
WFG, I did not hear your call last night!
August 13th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Why are you talking about the same thing two nights in a row Alan? You talked about cheating last night, stop beating a dead horse please.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
I called in the last hour. I was the first caller then. I probably mangled my sentence.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Alan responds to the issues the callers bring up, usually.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
“I was hoping for Cheryl and E would send me praise.”
And what was am I? Chopped liver?
*Sniff, sniff*
*Leaving the room, depressed.*
August 13th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Great caller!
August 13th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
WFG & anonymouse…how about giving me a heads up when u call Alan?
August 13th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
Anya, I with you!
August 13th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Alan, My birthday is Monday. Will the new web be ready then? Please?
August 13th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
“I was hoping for Cheryl and E would send me praise.”
And what was am I? Chopped liver?
*Sniff, sniff*
*Leaving the room, depressed.*
by anonymouse August 13, 2008 at 11:29 pm
I like you better than liver. And I see no need to have you chopped. Peeled, maybe, but not chopped.
Thanks.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Going for a snack.brb
August 13th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Suskind, finally.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
More and more, I want an agnostic Commander in Chief.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
The high court? oh the PUNishment..
August 13th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
Looking forward to Suskind…at last!
August 13th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
Alan, I remind you of Donna’s link.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2007/10/16/mccain-sees-something-in-putins-eyes/
August 13th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
“Powell said he replied, “Mr. President, I looked into President Putin’s eyes and I saw the KGB.”
August 13th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Site will migrate to alan.com starting next week, I hope.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
I don’t know if the quote is valid, but it’s a good line. Mention that, Alan, and remember, to credit Donna.
I think John Amato might be the blogger referred to in the article.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Does that include our comments, or will the be lost in transition??
August 13th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Posting a lot? That’s Alan’s way of saying he loves me.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
WFG! We got a shout out!
August 13th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
I heard.
A neutral response is defaultly correct. Unless a tank is in your garden and its turret is aimed at your house.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
wfg…who is Donna?
August 13th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Bush thinks Pootie Poot is his friend.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
If only he hadn’t given Jerry a shout out. Acknowledgement just makes the demons more powerful. That’s what the paranormal shows say.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Look at your recent thread on Putin, Alan. She’s another commenter.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
http://liberalland.com/2008/08/12/the-day-bush-saw-putins-soul/
August 13th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
“I like you better than liver.”
Now, I feel worse.
*Sniff*
August 13th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
An aside, from what I can tell, the illicit sex trade is rampant in Italy. I think many of the victims are Nigerian women.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
You do? I am so horrible…:(
August 13th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
Alan, When you change the site I hope you’ll give us instructions…I’m kinda slow when it comes to this computer stuff.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
All right, I’ll be listening and will try to catch up shortly. Later.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
anonymous, I can’t stand liver, but you seem nice!
August 13th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Alan, It’s a bedtime storybook for kids. & with such a charming old fashioned cover. It’s to help us go to sleep …& not wake up til the election is over.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:11 am
A neutral response assumes no side is at fault.
If this isn’t the case, a neutral response is actually not neutral, but favors the aggressor.
Ask yourselves, what message do we want to give to Tsar Putin, and what message do we want to give to terrified former Soviet satellite states?
The answer should be obvious.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:12 am
Anonymouse: “he’s better than LIVER.”
*Boo, hoo*
Damned with faint praise.
My dog still likes me.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:16 am
I really am looking forward to Suskind….he always writes god stuff~
August 14th, 2008 at 12:19 am
good
August 14th, 2008 at 12:19 am
Welcome Edward.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:19 am
Mary, Did Alan say it was going to be the same website name?
August 14th, 2008 at 12:20 am
alan.com and this one will both go to the same place.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Hi Alan didn’t see you there!
August 14th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Thanks
August 14th, 2008 at 12:21 am
I have to go online alot because my local station plays alot of baseball games and I don’t get to hear the show when that happens!
August 14th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Edward, Good question. Don’t know the answer.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:25 am
One thing’s for sure, This adminstration has put us between a rock & hard place.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:26 am
Lucieann, Where r you?
August 14th, 2008 at 12:27 am
They a crawling out of the woodwork, tonight!! LOL
August 14th, 2008 at 12:29 am
Florida, Mary
August 14th, 2008 at 12:29 am
Where are you?
August 14th, 2008 at 12:30 am
Mary, And so has John McCain….He actually said that “Nations don’t invade other nations in the 21st century”….I say “Oh really?”…..we not only invaded one country we invaded two~!!
August 14th, 2008 at 12:31 am
Great! Glad to know there’s an Alan fan there! I can’t get Alan on the radio here (St.Joe,MO) so I listen online all the time. Actually, it’s better because it comes thru more clear..no static.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:32 am
You said it! McCain is a warmonger who ignores what’s gone wrong the past 71/2 years!
August 14th, 2008 at 12:34 am
Mary, yep it does come in really clear online….except when it tends to buffer a little.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:36 am
I think McCain has been ignoring things for more than a decade now!! He is a very scary!
August 14th, 2008 at 12:37 am
He is a definite warmonger!!! There’s no doubt about that
August 14th, 2008 at 12:38 am
I am wondering whether it is wise for Obama to debate McCain with Rick Warren as the moderator. Rick favors McCain.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Obama has already been to one of Warren’s forums so I don’t foresee any problem…and I’m not really sure Rick Warren has truly stated who he favors.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:41 am
Gorbachev is going to be on Larry King tomorrow nite. It will be of interest to hear what he says. He was much more popular among Russians than Putin.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:42 am
If this was a Hagee forum…then I’d be a little bit nervous….
August 14th, 2008 at 12:43 am
Rick is a pro-lifer.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:43 am
That should be an interesting interview.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:44 am
I heard that McCain, who beleives he’s president already, is sending LIEberman and Lindsey Graham to the Republic of Georgia….not a very smart idea…of course unless there is some kind of corrupt deal going down with the McCain lobbyist who has the Georgian govt as a client!
August 14th, 2008 at 12:46 am
It really should be an interesting interview….
August 14th, 2008 at 12:46 am
Yeah, Hagee is insane!
August 14th, 2008 at 12:47 am
yep he is.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:48 am
Alan, You see in the latest Globe–the grocery store rag–that supposedly G.W. Bush and Laura are living separately. Also, that Bush is drinking again. I saw the article today and they had a photo of Bush drinking a cold one. I bet the story is true.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:48 am
I hope they don’t drill off the coast of Florida….I like the view of seeing where the sky meets the sea, unblemished. I worry about the tourism trade…our beaches are truly a treasure.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:50 am
Lieberman & Lindsay will just be window dressing for McCain’s campaign. I hope we don’t have to pay for there trip…but u know we will.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:51 am
I wonder if it’s possible for Bush to be any dumber than he already is if drunk?
August 14th, 2008 at 12:52 am
I support renewables. I hate the thought of more holes for oil!
August 14th, 2008 at 12:52 am
I don’t know about it! The yellow-cake I mean…except the yellow cake I ordered for my daughter’s 16th birthday! LOL
August 14th, 2008 at 12:53 am
Probably not any dumber, just louder
August 14th, 2008 at 12:54 am
Mary: I think it’s not Pro-life but anti-choice…just words but they do mean a lot.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:54 am
I think we have it pretty good over here, they pay almost $10 a gal. in Europe…
August 14th, 2008 at 12:55 am
Hey Alan,
Good show tonight.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:56 am
How can someone be pro-life and pro-war at the same time?
August 14th, 2008 at 12:56 am
Laura keeps hoping George will cheat, but nobody else wants ‘im!
August 14th, 2008 at 12:56 am
I second that Alan…great show!! Finally got someone from the Obama campaign on…heh!
August 14th, 2008 at 12:57 am
Great job!
August 14th, 2008 at 12:57 am
I agree, I won’t let conservatives say “pro-life” if they support capital punishment and unjustified war. How can people claim to be “pro-life” if it only applies to a fetus?
August 14th, 2008 at 12:57 am
Graffiti is baby talk 2 nite
August 14th, 2008 at 12:58 am
I don’t think Dubya knows how to cheat…he’s too stupid!
August 14th, 2008 at 12:59 am
Great Show Alan! Tomorrow!
August 14th, 2008 at 12:59 am
yep….the crazies are in rare form tonight!!
August 14th, 2008 at 12:59 am
Niters all…C U tomorrow!
August 14th, 2008 at 1:00 am
Edward, a neutral response comes from understanding that knowledge of the preceding circumstances is often imperfect. Besides, the immediate concern should be trying to end violence, not the possible implications and theoretical consequences of neutrality.
August 14th, 2008 at 1:02 am
Night, Luci.
August 14th, 2008 at 1:02 am
Sorry to mention abortion, but this is interesting for comparison:
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/reprehensible_misrepresentation.html
“[Susana] Mendoza: The ad completely mischaracterizes Senator Obama’s position against ruthless criminals and attempts to paint him as weak on crime, when I know that to be the furthest thing from the truth. If anyone should be upset about his not voting for HB1812, it should be me, as its sponsor. But, as I said before, I understood and respected then and continue to do so to this day, his reasons for not supporting that particular bill, none of which were because of a weak position towards criminals. … I do not agree in any way whatsoever with the ad and that I find it to be a tasteless and reprehensible misrepresentation of the truth.”
“Mendoza, a Democrat, is supporting Obama for president.”
“Mendoza’s bill, HB 1812, would have made anyone found guilty of a murder committed “in furtherance of the activities of an organized gang” eligible for the death penalty. It passed with large majorities in each house, despite Obama’s vote against it. Gov. George Ryan, a Republican, vetoed the bill Aug. 17, 2001. He said in his veto message that the bill was too broad, too vague and too likely to fall on minorities. He said that most gang killers were already eligible for the death penalty anyway:
Gov. Ryan, Aug. 17, 2001: Illinois has some of the toughest laws on the books to severely punish gang-related crimes. In fact, most gang-related murders would qualify for the imposition of the death penalty under the existing eligibility factors in our death penalty statute. Unfortunately, this still has not deterred gang members from killing.
That echoed Obama’s reasons for having voted against the bill. According to the transcript of the May 15 debate, Obama noted that a murderer already was eligible for death if the crime was found to be committed in “a cold, premeditated and calculated” manner and that “should be more than sufficient” to cover a gang killing. And he said he objected to the bill because it was likely to target minorities:
Obama, May 15, 2001: [What] I’m concerned about is that we use this term “gang activity” as a mechanism to target particular neighborhoods, particular individuals for, admittedly, heinous crimes that I think need to be punished to the fullest extent of the law irrespective of where they happen and irrespective of the particular criminal body that they’re working with.”
On the death penalty for terrorists, and to answer the question of whether he opposes the death penalty in full:
“Obama: [My] own views on the death penalty are very complicated. I’ve said that in theory I don’t object to the death penalty for heinous crimes – terrorism, mass murder, child killers. But, in its application, it’s been racially biased, highly unreliable, inconsistent. So for me to try to pretend that I was a cheerleader for the death penalty, simply to score a political point, that wasn’t reflective of my views.”
Here are quotes that lay out Obama’s stance on abortion:
http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Barack_Obama_Abortion.htm
Distorting Obama’s position is nothing new.
August 14th, 2008 at 11:36 am
The only way to free our so-called addiction to oil or the enslavement we suffer from foreign oil is to get off oil completely. Even if we drill now or exploit oil shale we will still be dependent upon foreign oil. That is something the public is not told. Even if we add an extra billion barrels per day in US production we would still not keep up with the global demand increase for oil. Thus we would remain in the predicament we have now, rising energy costs. Some people claim that the technology is not available to replace oil. That is pure deception. The Tesla Electric car is evidence that gasoline is not required to power an automobile along with other auto industry technology there is a future with no oil. Some say, “what about the trucking industry”? If all automobiles are converted to electric power diesel fuel would be amazingly cheap and could originate from domestic supply. Some argue that it is to difficult to convert the energy infrastructure away from oil or coal. If we redirect all the government support for oil and coal we could fund the transition. There would have to be a helping hand from industry as well, but it would pay off as an investment for a future of low energy bills for both industry and consumers. It is a bold faced lie that we have enough supply domestically to end dependence on foreign energy. Even if we produce 2% more oil domestically we are still addicted to foreign oil. That is if we can even find that much more oil through exploration. 2% is still under the projected growth of global energy consumption. We must face the reality. We must act now to convert houses to solar with lithium ion batteries for evening storage. We must convert to wind energy, tidal and Geo-thermal energy. If your house is and independent source of energy and your car was electric would you as a consumer be dependent upon foreign oil? No…
August 14th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Cheating is cheating. It does not matter if you are Bill Clinton, John McCain, John Edwards, Newt Gingrich or David Vitter. Time is not an issue either. If it was one second ago or thirty years ago when the act took place. Some Conservatives claim that McCain’s time in Vietnam was trauma enough to excuse his infidelity. That is a cop out at best and a horrible excuse at worst. If we use that twisted logic then stressful situations can push McCain towards bad decisions. This is not even an issue in reality. Edwards cheating is of no consequence due to the fact that he is not even in the running for the Presidency. McCain is. But this is just like Conservatives to make a big fuss about sex and peoples private lives. They always exhibit their Puritanical roots when sex is involved. Lets talk about real issues and get away from tabloid mentality topics. How about energy, the 2/3 of corporations that have not paid taxes during the 1998 to 2007 time period, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, Health Care, and any thing else that will actually affect our lives? What is even worse than cheating is when some Conservatives give McCain a pass on his cheating heart because he is a so-called hero. Hero or not, cheating is cheating.
August 14th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
W F G,
If your prime imperative is to end all violence, the only thing you will end up with is war and suffering.
There are things worse than violence. Slavery and subjugation are some of them.
If the cost of your desire of immediate cessation of violence is the creation of a Russian puppet state in Georgia, be assured that mass violence will result in Georgia and all of Eastern Europe will result.
More important than ending violence are the terms under which it is ended.
August 14th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
The terms come after the fact of superior knowledge. I’m not saying never take a position.
August 15th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
you and hannity are the best!!!!! I listen every day and rush…do you think we will have a better week ? I hope so we need a week of excitment not a week of oh hum
August 26th, 2008 at 10:35 pm