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KCRW's Left Right & Center Show on 7/11/08

Jul 11, 2008
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A really good show today. Lawrence O’Donnell sits in for Matt Miller this week and next, everyone’s in a studio and the conversation was both substantive and filled with collegial banter! Lotta love here...well, you know what I mean...and some feisty back-and-forth, too. Don't miss all the links I posted, the notable quotables and blogger Michael's summary of Mr. Scheer's comments...continue scrolling through all of today's posts -- then join the fray!!!

Oil’s Up, Market’s Down; Iran’s Missiles; Iraq’s Timetable

Today’s show raised the issue of the Presidential candidates’ response to the tanking of the Stock Market and the announcement that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are in free-fall. Plus, Iran shot some missiles and shot their credibility in the foot by doctoring photos. But that doesn’t mean the threat of Israel versus Iran isn’t scary and dangerous. Plus, Iraq appears to be calling for a timetable for a US departure. Is that serious--do they really want us to go?

KCRW's Left, Right and Center 7.11.08

Jul 11, 2008
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Notable quotables from the show by bloggers Marisa and Andi:

Tony on Iranian missiles and Israeli worries: “I've been talking to Israeli officials for years and they think 6-12 months is the drop dead time” for action.

Bob questioned Tony's statement that there was "no evidence that McCain is looking forward to a conflict between Iran and Iraq" by referencing McCain's lyrics that he sung to the tune of a Beach Boys classic, "Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran." Tony snarked back "it was a joke, even if you're on the left, you have to have a sense of humor."

Arianna says: “Obama’s making a serious mistake if he ignores the foreign policy of Iraq and targets only the economy."

“Iraqis don’t want us to leave any time soon” according to Tony. And he agrees with her that Obama missed an opportunity in reacting to Iraqi government's call for a timetable for US pullout.

Blogger Michael

Jul 11, 2008
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This week's hot topic hoedown included Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac foreclosure crisis; Iran and Israel and whether the former might bomb the latter, and how the latter will deal (this vis a vis the Iranian-doctored nuclear test photo; and Israel's policies moving forward...

Robert Scheer was a firestorm of activity, even more rapid-fire than usual.

On Fannie/Freddie:

"Deregulation didn't work." and

"It seems to me that the door is open to a depraved socialism because of the [FM/FM] bail-out."

and the kicker, speaking of the recent Barack Obama issue: "We're going to need a faith-based alternative for bankers."

On Iran and Israel:

"If Israel attacks Iran, it's a recipe for disaster. [Ultimately] it's all in the area of bluster- it's the mouse that roared."

And Bob hypothesized that there will be a "grand negotiation in the works for the next 6 months or so."

"What did Bush mean when he said, 'Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran?'" (to the tune of the Beach Boys' Barbara Ann of course)

And, as to Israel's proliferation of missiles, he asked: Why would we give Israel a blank check?

And then we got Bob's skewering of former Senator Phil Gramm:

Speaking of the sketchy road banks took: "Phil Gramm led the whole battle. [He left the hill] and became the chair of UBS- the big bank. Calling us a 'nation of whiners'- foreclosures is not whining!" and: "The housing crunch is taking away people's savings- their net worth - they're going into debt...deeply."

and still more:

"The airlines wanted regulation for energy. It was deregulated by the Republicans. Phil Gramm's wife Wendy was on the board of Enron [etc.]...

UBS gobbled up Paine Webber, and Gramm became bank chairman [blogger note: technically 'vice chairman']. He became a lobbyist. This was a leading Republican figure!

The Democrats should wrap [this] around their neck!!"

Take that!!!