Radio Free McDermott (Friday) Al Gore and more

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Friday June 02, 2006 · 8:58 AM PDT

2006/06/02 · 08:58

This is Rep. Jim McDermott's last day as substitute host on Dave Ross's KIRO 710 AM talk radio show. (Out of KIRO broadcast range? You can stream live or podcast.)

Al Gore is slotted for 15 minutes, starting ~9:25am (that's Pacific time; 12:25 for you E'coasters).
This is national release day for Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth". Premieres in Seattle at Pacific Place and the Guild.

Hour two, PTSD - a subject near and dear to McDermott's heart as Vietnam era military psychiatrist - with VA's Murray Raskind, MD.

Now it's open topic, open lines for the remaining hour, as Jim shares a few quotes from favorites like Chief Sealth ... and Gandalf.

FYI, Jim is the leftmost Member of Congress, here (WA-07) in the leftmost district in America.

Radio Free McD (Day 4) Tomorrow's Guest: Al Gore

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Thursday June 01, 2006 · 8:52 AM PDT

2006/06/01 · 08:52

Seattle's Rep. Jim McDermott plays talk radio host again today. Topics on deck include an Iraq vet's lawsuit against Michael Moore, whistleblower cases, and health care policy. [A physician and psychiatrist by training, Jim has devoted 35 years of state and federal legislative effort to promoting single-payer health care.] Next, Bill Clapp on Global Partnerships for microcredit, business-wise development in povertyland.

9 to noon Pacific time (noon to 3pm Eastern) KIRO-AM 710, call-in 1-877-710-KIRO .

Outside the KIRO listening area, stream the show live or catch the podcast recap later. (See the podcast index page also for M-T-W show recaps and John Murtha's Monday segment.) Read More

Radio Free McDermott (Wednesday): Open Thread

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Wednesday May 31, 2006 · 8:40 AM PDT

2006/05/31 · 08:40

The irrepressible progressive Rep. Jim McDermott goes solo for the first time on talk radio today, subbing for vacationing host Dave Ross on KIRO-AM 710, 9 to noon. (Or noon to 3pm, Eastern time.)

First-hour programming includes give-and-take between Jim and stay-the-course Democrat Rep. Jim Marshall (GA-03). Later, discussion of Seattle anti-smoking regulations, and former Nation editor/publisher Victor Navarsky.

Outside the KIRO listening area, stream the show live (sorry, KIRO "Gold Club" sign-up req'd) or catch it in podcast later. (See the podcast index page also for John Murtha's Monday segment.)

Call-in 1-877-710-KIRO, or blog-in here.

Pelosi, Live Today on Radio Free McDermott (Tuesday)

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Tuesday May 30, 2006 · 7:04 AM PDT

2006/05/30 · 07:04

Rep. Jim McDermott continues his stint as talk radio host today, with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as featured guest.

Again, Jim subs for regular host Dave Ross on KIRO-AM 710, 9 to noon. (Or noon to 3pm, Eastern time.) Call 1-877-710-KIRO and let Rep. Pelosi know how you think she's doing.

Jim's other guests include Paul Farmer, founder of global Partners for Health and subject of "Mountains Beyond Mountains".

Outside the KIRO listening area, stream the show live (sorry, KIRO "Gold Club" sign-up req'd) or catch it in podcast later.

I won't be available to catch and relay the early segments today. Volunteers are welcome to step up and live-blog the show in comments below. (See for recap of yesterday's show with Rep. John Murtha.)

Murtha and More on Radio Free McDermott (Monday)

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Monday May 29, 2006 · 8:07 AM PDT

2006/05/29 · 08:07

With the House in recess, and talk jock Dave Ross on vacation, Seattle's irrepressibly progressive Rep. Jim McDermott tries his hand at talk radio -- live today and all week, 9 to noon on KIRO-AM 710. (That's noon to 3pm Eastern time.)

Outside the KIRO listening area, you can stream the show live (sorry, KIRO "Gold Club" sign-up req'd), or catch it in podcast later. I'll do my best to keep a running live-blog here, and you can chime in with commentary, questions and suggestions.

Part of the Joy of Jim is that you never know what he's going to say. "I think the president would mislead the American people"? "You can make people do anything when they're afraid"? "One nation, indivisible"? How about "I thought that was the mute button"?

Befitting his Memorial Day debut, McDermott's first guest is Rep. Jack Murtha.

Just in: CBS news crew blow'd up in Baghdad. Paul Douglas and James Brolan dead, frequent KIRO correspondent Kimberly Dozier critical.

So much to talk about this week. 1-877-710-KIRO Read More

UPDT: Rights at Risk: Rep. Jim McDermott Loses a Round.

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Tuesday March 28, 2006 · 11:51 AM PST

2006/03/28 · 11:51

A divided DC Circuit Court today upheld a lower court judgment for GOP Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) in his perpetual legal battle with Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA).

In a case with vast implications for freedom of speech, press, blogs and whistleblowers of every description, three conservative Republican members of the "Little Supreme Court" split 2-1.

With failed SCOTUS nominee Judge Ginsburg concurring, Judge Randolph crafts a narrowly-reasoned, hair-splitting "fine print" opinion that labors to ensnare McDermott without utterly perforating the First Amendment.

In response, Judge Sentelle (yes, that Judge Sentelle) authors a BOOMING dissent (excerpts below the fold).

Core question: Can journalists, bloggers or anyone else repeat or republish information that originally became available via some breach of legal duty? Read More

Poll: Who is Least Electable of the Most Electable?

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Friday March 24, 2006 · 3:33 PM PST

2006/03/24 · 15:33

This is a follow-up to yesterday's full-field electability poll. I've included only those contenders who polled at least 1% of yesterday's vote.

So get it off your chest: Who is the biggest loser in the current fantasy field?

(Remember, the question here is your assessment of the candidate's national electoral preference -- not your personal preference.)

Contenders are listed with their results from yesterday's positive electability poll.

Poll: Who is Most Electable? (full field)

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Thursday March 23, 2006 · 3:37 PM PST

2006/03/23 · 15:37

One of yesterday's diaries presented a 2008 Democratic "electability poll" with a hidden agenda -- including non-candidates and excluding likely candidates.

Nobody will settle the pro-electablility/anti-electability civil war in this space, but it only costs you a mouseclick to help select Mr. (or Ms.) Electability 2008.

I've taken the personal privilege of omitting Dennis Kucinich, Al Sharpton and Carol Mosely Braun, but beyond that I think it's a full field.

Tomorrow: a Least Electable poll.

My own thoughts on individual electability are reserved to the comments thread.

McDermott on the ground in NOLA

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Friday March 03, 2006 · 10:53 PM PST

2006/03/03 · 22:53

Jim McDermott has already used his diary quota for the day, so I'll repost his entry from the House Democrats Gulf Coast road trip blog on his behalf:

... Acts of kindness and courage, of hope and perseverance, are everywhere. The American people did what the American people do in a crisis. They opened their homes and hearts, and never flinched from their duty.
Still, you cannot help but draw one conclusion. The overwhelming loss of property, and lost and shattered lives is completely overshadowed by the overwhelming loss of faith in government. ...

Post in full below the fold. Read More

TAPPED Tracks Back on Dems Don't Know Jack

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Thursday March 02, 2006 · 8:15 AM PST

2006/03/02 · 08:15

The American Prospect Online ("TAPPED") has at long last issued its first clarification of Dems Don't Know Jack, a hugely popular 2006-01-27 analysis of campaign contributions by Abramoff's tribal clients.

"DDNJ" provided National Review pundidiot Don Luskin a rare clean shot at Paul Krugman, who had uncritically swallowed DDNJ's major claim -- that donations to Dem's declined when tribes hired Abramoff.

An artfully worded statement by contract researcher Dwight Morris disclaims and disowns the article's headline as well as the vaunted 9% decline. In an even more artfully spun intro, The Editors strive to salvage "even stronger proof" of DDNJ's major thrust.

Thirst for absolute absolution drove Dem's to imbibe an adulterated solution ... and even Brad DeLong's Stupidest Man Alive can be right twice a year.

My advice to Dem's?

Don't hitch your wagons to DDNJ's conclusions. This editorial note barely scratches the surface of DDNJ's comedy of errors, but even that's enough to cut gullible readers to the quick.
There's more to this. Stay tuned.

Halloween Special: Questions Hang in the Public Square

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Monday October 31, 2005 · 10:13 AM PST

2005/10/31 · 10:13

[Crossposted from The Next Hurrah ]

While we wait impatiently for the next day of Fitzmas, here's a little Hallowe'en treat ... themed on the White House (of) Horrors.

To the tune of your favorite things-go-bump-in-the-night music:

Questions hang in the public square.
The piper pipes a morbid air.
He will be paid, and foul is fair,
And the story won't stay buried.
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Fitzmas, Wargate and Beyond: A Plea for Balance

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Wednesday October 26, 2005 · 1:02 PM PDT

2005/10/26 · 13:02

[Delayed crosspost from The Next Hurrah, 2005-10-23]

The goose is cooked, the ox is gored, the chickens are coming home to roost. The kiddies are giddy with visions of sugarplums, marching frogs, TV specials, seasonal trappings and wrappings piled so deep you can't find the dog in the living room.

Fitzmas is coming -- all holidays rolled into one! The extravagance of Mardi Gras plus Thanksgiving plus Boxing Day plus Purim plus Halloween ... the weightier meditations and rededications of 4th of July, Yom Kippur, New Year's Eve, Good Friday, Memorial Day and Pesach (not to mention St. Swithin's and Groundhog's Days, with their traditional over-reading of omens).

Most of us celebrate the shallow Fitzmas, a fireworks-and-mincemeat festival of over-indulgence. Sweet revenge, fat targets, overcooked intelligence. Eat, drink and be merry, tomorrow we diet.

But I beg your indulgence for a note of perspective, a look at the deeper meanings of Fitzmas.

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