Written on December 4, 2009
• John Fugelsang joins Steph in studio at 6:05am Pacific for 3 full hours of Fridays With Fugelsang! • Christian Weller, economist with the Center for American Progress, calls in at 7:05am Pacific to update us on jobs, the economy, and holiday retail sales. • Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) calls in at 8:05am Pacific to…
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Written on November 17, 2009
• Charlie Pierce, author of “Idiot America,” calls in at 7:30am Pacific to riff on the news of the day. • Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform and the economy. • President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao emerged from hours of intense talks today determined…
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Written on November 6, 2009
• Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform and the economy. • Christian Weller, economist with The Center for American Progress, calls in at 7:05am Pacific to give us an update on the economy. • John Fugelsang joins us in studio at 8:05am Pacific for “Fridays With…
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Written on October 8, 2009
• Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT) calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform and the economy. • Rep. John Larson (D-CT), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform and the economy. • Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) calls in at 8:05am Pacific to…
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Written on September 9, 2009
• CNN’s Senior Political Correspondent Candy Crowley calls in at 6:05am Pacific to talk about the president’s health care reform speech tonight. • Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform. • Jennifer Palmieri, Senior Vice President of Communications for the Center for American Progress, calls in at…
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Written on August 13, 2009
• Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform. • Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) held four town hall meetings in his home state yesterday. He said that there were large turnouts because people are scared about health care reform. Some booing and arguments occurred, but the overall tone…
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Written on August 5, 2009
• Gen. Anthony Zinni calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about his new book, “Leading the Charge: Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom.” • Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform. • Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about…
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• Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) calls in at 6:30am Pacific to tell us about her anger at the Blue Dog Democrats and their opposition to meaningful health care reform. • Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) calls in at 8:05am Pacific to talk about health care reform. • Comedian John Fugelsang joins us in studio at 8:10am…
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• Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) calls in at 8:05am Pacific to talk about the economy and the stimulus. • Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) calls in at 8:35am Pacific to talk about the economy and the stimulus. • CIA Director Leon Panetta recently testified to Congress that the agency concealed information and misled lawmakers repeatedly since…
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Written on April 29, 2009
• Rev. Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners, calls in at 7:05am Pacific to discuss the poverty conference at the White House panel discussion on poverty reduction. • Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about President Obama’s first 100 days, the torture memos, Specter’s defection, the swine flu pandemic, passage of…
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