Today's show is at 3PM. We will have the return of certain segments : MittHappens, Occupy Compassion, Power of Five ( five things that the MSM is not really covering),Twitter Shout Outs and another stunning Moment of Clarity by Lee Camp. ( Be sure to see Lee's Website on the side bar as his New CD is out " Pepperpraying the Tears away").
In Light of the drastic weather patterns we have been seeing and ongoing discussion about man's effect on Climate Change and Global Warming Discussions we are having one of the authors of "Hot Mess" on the show.
Our 1st guest is Rachel Lynn Brody 3:10PM and she will be sharing about her Book " Hot Mess" a new book that explores Climate Change. She is an award-winning playwright, as well as an author, blogger and theater critic. Plays include Post, Playing it Cool, Mousewings and, in late 2012, Millennial Ex, a ten-minute play about marriage equality premiering at Glasgay 2012. Later this year, look out for original web series Unfamiliar Lives, co-written with and directed by Eric Sipple. Connect with Rachel on Twitter at @girl_onthego, or check out (and subscribe to) her blog at rlbrody.com. Hot Mess: speculative fiction about climate change can be purchased at Smashwords, Amazon, CreateSpace and Barnes & Noble.
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Second Guest on The 99 Report is Jason Leopold. JasonLeopold Editor of Truthout and founder of The Public Record. ( You can find him on Twitter @jasonleopold) We are having him on today to share about his ongoing Investigative pieces on GITMO and the latest post revealing Prisoners being medicated with mind altering drugs, http://truth-out.org/news/item/10248-exclusive-department-of-defense-declassifies-report-on-alleged-drugging-of-detainees
{{ He was originally scheduled to be on on March for to discuss his current ongoing series regarding his FOIA that is revealing the Monitoring of the Occupy Movement. ( We also may be discussing some other timely issues such as GITMO and current projects and works of Truthout and The Public Record.) We continue to be amazed at his stunning FOIA investigative pieces this year. }}
Today’s Show has three amazing guests. At the start of the show we will hear from Lee Camp about his ongoing Moments of Clarity, and his Tour and his new smash CD “Pepperspraying the Tears Away”. Do see more at his website www.LeeCamp.net.
Our second guest is Joey Kirkman who will be sharing his amazing Healthcare story, as well as telling us about his radio show down in North Carolina and his new non-profit. A tax practitioner by trade, part-time tour manager and full-time antagonists on the international show, Bully the Bullies, Joey spends most of his free time combating religious fundamentalism and enjoying time with his children. He is currently co-authoring a book with J.D. Shapiro, who wrote Robinhood – Men in Tights, about the harms caused by religious fundamentalism. Joey has managed comedy tours across the country with different entertainment companies and is the founder of Be the Miracle Network – a secular non-profit committed to activism. You can hear him confronting religious fundamentalism bi-weekly.
And finally we have Col.Barry Wingard who will be sharing the latest regarding his representation of prisoners at Guantanamo. There are developments to share as there have been Charges dropped against the Kuwaiti Fayiz, which is raising many questions and discussion as to what happens next for the Kuwaitis at GITMO. ( There are three articles that explain this ongoing evolving situation that bears more watchful scrutiny and that I will be adding to this post). You can also read more at Barry’s Facebook page. I also recommend that you look for updates from Jason Leopold of Truthout as well as updates from Andy Worthington.
( Please note I am trying to set up a New Blog/website for the 99 Report as there are ongoing problems with Blogger, so I will be adding the Links and photos and audio files during the day to both sites. Please bear with me while I make this transition. Blogger’s Layout has changed and links no longer work,. so this is an important change that I need to make to improve the show.)
(1) The Vanity Fair Investigation Piece on Romney's Offshore Accounts,http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/2012/08/investigating-mitt-romney-offshore-accounts
(1) @Gottalaff and her New Parodies...I will post the Links later, but the Vagina one is very special
(2) @FlameGoddessLee Lee Ford is going to the Olympics and ParaOlympics she is an Archer so send her lots of love these next few weeks
(3) @DailyDimmick an amazing Aussie NewYorker who has Daily Videos that are inspiring and insightful and meaningful...( hoping to have him on the show before he leaves New York, but do Follow him and see his videos at www.DailyDimmick.net )
(4) @WeActRadio and David Shuster for rocking ACA coverage
(5) @LeaderDog for their work and Services for the Blind
(6) Do follow and support @Shannynmoore for her work fighting for Bristol Bay #NoPebble against Mining this beautiful place...
(7) Prayers and Love and Light from the 99 Circle to @MaysoonZayid
(8) Prayers and Light to The Fuller Family, Mom Annie, AJ, Laine and dad Adam, I will post the links so folks can contact you with support and help.( Especially folks in KY and Tenn).
"By The Way....Your Friends are people with you in your deepest darkness, not those who marvel when your star rises" from Charles Blow ( posted to twitter...very profound....)
As someone who as a Nurse supported Occupy Cleveland I feel compelled to make a statement about the People I met as a part of Occupy here, and the recent Bomb Plot that unfolded this week, and how people are concerned that Anarchy is taking hold of the Movement. I am speaking out as a True 99 Percenter who is worried about the Occupy Movement.
#QuestionOfTheWeek : If anyone knows how to utilize the New Blogger, I need help with LINKS. So get in touch with me if you can.
(2) Lee Camp Moment of Clarity #137 This Week:
Do see his website and his Moments of Clarity and His Tour, ( Scotland, Wales, and NYC and Wisconsin etc.)
He will be sharing about GITMO and he will be sharing about his recent trips to Kuwait, London and Afghanistan and the 2 Prisoners he represents at GITMP. Please do read more about these Prisoners reading about them, the Facebook pages are "Free Fayiz and Fawzi" and "Abdul Ghani.
99 Report is proud to have Barry Wingard on show at 2:10PM EST #BTR to discuss his work with GITMO detainees. We also hope that we have an opportunity to discuss NDAA with him as well. ( From Huffpo) Barry D Wingard is a Lieutenant Colonel representing Fayiz al-Kandari. He began his career in the Army as an enlisted infantryman and then an infantry officer. Currently he is a Judge Advocate General (JAG) in the Air Force, has served 26 years and is a veteran of both Bosnia and Iraq conflicts. The views expressed are those of the speaker and do not necessarily represent the views of DOD or its Components. We have set a whole show aside to take Questions and allow Barry to discuss GITMO and the prisoners there. I am encouraging people to call in as well as Send Questions via email or on Twitter @watergatesummer. Barry really wants to have a vibrant discussion. Personally I think we should be talking about GITMO and why it is still open and why Prisoners are still there 10 years ago.
PLEASE DO EITHER CALL IN WITH QUESTIONS OR WRITE QUESTIONS IN THE COMMENT SECTION OR LEAVE QUESTIONS ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE OR EMAIL ME. BARRY WINGARD REALLY WANTS A DIALOGUE ABOUT GITMO.
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POWER OF FIVE...FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT MEDIA MIGHT HAVE MISSED:::
(1) Dennis Trainer's New Documentary "American Autumn " ( Blogger has changed settings so I am not sure how to add the link). But do follow him on Twitter and check out the links to his Film. The Film is due out in June 2012. LINK :http://www.occudoc.org/#!home|BlankPage_0,
Here is the Preview for the Film,
(2) I am sharing a story about a Sugar Hill GA woman who is in danger of losing her home because of Medical Care and Medical Bills while their family fights Childhood Cancer, LINK:
(3) NYT, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/03/nyregion/warrant-squads-spied-on-wall-st-protesters-suspects-say.html?_r=1&smid=tw-share, Article on how Warrant Squads were used to monitor Occupy and Wallstreet Protesters.
(4) Tax Me For &*Xk!!'s Sake by Stephen King, is a must read and must share for the Week,LINK: http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012041830/stephen-king ,
(5) Dennis Campbell's New Book about the War On Women....is out and is a MUST read and share. The Vagina Wars is a Must Read......
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Huge Shout Out to Radio Or Not Nicole Sandler, Shane and Danielle of Talking Left, and Tim Corrimal and Kenny Pick and also Cliff Shecter at WeActRadio. Music Today by FOLD , and "Gotta Believe" by TruNDeed and Sanara Pippens and more.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INTRODUCTION ( Show is at 2PM as always, for one hour on BlogTalkRadio ) This week I have been pretty distracted worried as I found out our Lovely Xena is in Kidney Failure. I first must thank so many people via Blogland, Twitter and Facebook who left me advice, amazing messages and stories. For now we are focused on trying to make her comfortable. Her labs were so awful and she has been so sick that I don't know what will happen. Do read more of her story on Watergate Summer and you will understand why she is our Miracle Cat.But as this week was spent a good deal at the Vet, I learned a few things. (1) Shelters are overloaded with animals due to the Housing Foreclosure Crisis (2) There is Ash in our Animal Feed, is this contributing to Kidney disease in our pets ? I don't know but it is worth thinking about ( I have included an article on this issue). For many of us, Animals are family, they also are healing, Rescues also in many ways rescue us. So to everyone who sent us support,articles,love and Light I say Thank you.
Power of Five (1) Petition to have Racist Judge Cebull Removed. Federally Appointed Judge ( by Bush) sent a racist email to about the Obama's.In light of his lack of tolerance and his racism there are now petitions being shared to try to remove him. Petition Link here, please share. And if you want to read more about the email he sent you can read about it here.
(3) ASH article actually explains all the Grain Foods that have "Ash" in them. My Dog got very sick last summer, and I switched her off all commercial food at that time. I actually make her food. ( And I seriously thinking of doing that for our cats now ). Here is more about the Dietary issues in our cats and dogs, really examines what we are feeding them.
(4) Richard Engel reported from Fukushima this week , since the Anniversary is this Weekend. I encourage that folks do read about what happened there. The Coverage of Fukushima is really important. And to our Friends down in Georgia, in the Occupy Sites there they are starting to fight the NEW Nuke Plant that is planned there. It's called The Fallout, and an excellent piece what happens after a Nuclear Accident.
(5) The LINE Story ( it got no coverage except for Democracy Now). 5000 people lined up in NYC to demonstrate how big a problem it is to have Millions out of work, they said it is 14 million. Other sites are saying 29 Million when you include UnderEmployed or all that have been Unemployed under the Bush Depression. ( And yes that is what I am calling it). Democracy Now did cover The Line.
Occupy Updates Around the country the 5th Month anniversary is coming up and sites are focused on different issues, from Student Debt to Housing and Foreclosure Justice to NDAA to SOPA ( or PIPA), to GITMO to Jobs. So do check with your site near you and see what they are working on. ( I am sorry I was not on Twitter or FB enough this week).
SHOUT OUTS of the Week:: @WeActRadio out of DC you can listen to it on your Droid or iPhone with TuneIN Radio, all kinds of goodness Thom Hartman, Bill Press, Ring of Fire. And Nicole Sandler of RadioOrNot is on at 11PM, really great for bedtime listening. ( This week's show on the 7th on ADHD was excellent). Tim Corrimal's show hit 200 shows this week-so we wish him well. Also a huge thank you to @argylestyle for the VET wisdom this week.
Lee Camp MOC This week was in many ways heartbreaking and mind bending so Lee Camp's Moment of Clarity #MOC is "We Are Nothing". ( I have also including two more bonus ones below. Please also do go to his Website on the Sidebar, and also remember he has a great book, and CD, and an upcoming tour of the UK this month).
Do also see his MOC this week about How to Make Congress act Ethically. And be sure to go to LeeCamp.net as he also has new MOC up about the Occupy Anniversary.
GUEST IS DENIS CAMPBELL UK JOURNALIST Our Guest joins us again from across the Pond, a fine Journalist, Author Denis Campbell, @UKProgressive is another soul who keeps Twitter lively with his political insights and observations. He is known on Twitter as @UKProgressive, but he is also a renowned journalist working with ITN and Al Jezeera and BBC Wales, The Guardian and many other fine UK publications. During the Egypt Uprising he became one of the many to really track the Movement on Twitter. Yet he also was astutely tweeting American Politics. This year he was one of the first to recognize the strength of Twitter during the Egypt Uprising, and it is woven into his book "Egypt Unshackled" that has just come out. And taking it to the next step he has been tweeting and appreciating the Occupy Movement in a global sense. ( Denis was last on Awopradio show on 10.23.11 and also on Awopradio for the Egypt anniversary.) I am having him on the 99 Report to talk about the Austerity Measures in the UK ( which have some valuable lessons for our country, especially as the GOP keeps trying to bring them here as well).
*** Also he has a new E Book called "Lipstick on This Pig" which we will discuss and share on. ( Political Analysis of our Election Cycle is always appreciated).
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Video and Song by One Eskimo....Occupy Amazing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stand Up and Mean What We Say....Dave Dalton
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Hope in Hard Times" by John Clark of @OccupyTampa
I have told folks to go to Lee Camp's Website which is over on the Side bar, but you also can see his Moments of Clarity below and his appearance on Countdown this week. Don't forget to check out his Book Moments of Clarity and his CD, and remember he has another CD coming out. To my UK Friends do check his Website as he is coming your way very soon, so you can see him in person.... ******************** Lee Camp on Countdown with David Shuster this week with brilliant GOP analysis....
*************************************************** Lee Camp MOC 120 on GOP hearing God...
********************************************* I am playing MOC 117 We Are Nothing .....because it really needs to be heard...
********************************************** This Episode does focus on the current GOP war on Women and their insufferable attempt to turn Women into their New Minority Target of Choice. The Message that is being sent to Women and our Girls and young women is that their health and well being and their bodies are merely Baby or Sperm Vessels. It is a deplorable, pathetic Power Play, it is yet another way for them to Hate Monger and Fear Monger, it shows that they don't respect Women or our Bodies or our Minds or Well Being.I am concerned why our Health and Self Esteem should not be given some serious Consideration.But the language and disrespect that is being shown is not like anything that we have seen in our lifetime. I wrote a longer post over at Watergate Summer, About Why Women Matter that has more on this issue and why maybe we really need a March On DC for Women. Two weeks ago I did focus on the need for Planned Parenthood to be defended for the Medical Care they provide, yet now the insanity has reached new lows as the Congress held a special hearing on Contraception last week with Religious leaders. As a Nurse I am horrified by the ignorance that is being displayed and peddled as to the health needs of Women and our Bodies.
(1) What happened to Separation of Church and State ? And why is no one even mentioning that issue. (2) What is the message that we are sending to young women and girls about their worth and their bodies ? (3) Why is the Media being allowed to frame this as a Religious Issue, when it is about Women's Rights and Our Health ? ********************************** CLIP OF THE WEEK THAT THE MSM MISSED AND THE 99% NEEDS TO HEAR::: The Contraception "Religious" Hearing in Congress last week 2/17/12
(6Min) Elijah Cummings and Ms. Mahoney speak out about the "Contraception" hearing with the Religious Leaders. ( Mr.Cummings part got very little airplay, and I want him heard, as he speaks out beautifully about the importance of Contraception in our History. Why the Congress is allowed to have such a hearing as it clearly violates Church And State Integrity, and why they are allowed to have hearings about Women's health and Medical care with Religious leaders is beyond me. I keep waiting for a Hearing on the Benefits of Leaches and Witch Doctors.) The audio for this is included in the program 4 minutes.
(1) On Facebook : Do see the "Occupy Wall Street Online Family (2) In a 325-Page SEC Letter, Occupy's Finance Gurus Take on Wall Street Lobbyists motherjones.com. Think the Occupy movement is just a bunch of dirty hippies? Well, keep reading. (3) I have a very sad, frustrating update to read regarding Arturo Lo Santos, I will read the latest update. ( Occupy LA and Occupy Riverside and other Occupy Groups in CA are trying to fight Chase and Freddie Mac are trying to help this ex marine keep his home). (4) OCCUPY FOCUS THIS WEEK:' College Campuses are starting to focus on Tuition Strikes, and that is including schools all over including Florida, California, Oregon and Canada. Also Certain States are looking at Strikes and Protests focused on Our Profitable Prison System. So check with your area and see what is going on....
********************************** This Week's guest at 2:30PM is Reverend Ladonna Blaylock a known,loved respected figure here in Cleveland. She is working to improve lives of women here in Cleveland and has many projects ongoing that are focusing on Women and their living conditions and self esteem. In light of the recent ongoing attacks on Women's Rights I am having her on to discuss Women, as well as ongoing projects of her organization of GBG. ( The organization is Goddesses Blessing Goddesses is working to improve lives of women and help them reclaim and refocus their lives. ***************************************** Music for the Show:: Music at the Start of the Show is by MamaShine 99%" For What it is Worth" ( remake/remix for the 99% of the Classic Buffalo Springfield song.)
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Music this week is by TruNDeed and Sanara. I know Sanara Pippins and she offered this song, as it's inspiring , hopeful, truthful. "Gotta Believe". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Political Song of the Week " Mutt Romney Sings the Blues" (Brave New Films) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mitt Loves Trees...Political Humor...Not Wisdom ********************************** Art : "Woman Looking in the Mirror" by Faith Ringgold 1966 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And a Special Message to Mr.Foster Freize, I am too ladylike to tell you where you can stick your Aspirin. ***************************************** Occupy Amazing....
Occupy is still waking people up, making them think, work for change, create change...it is still a global movement...And yes, Winter in some ways has quieted the movement on some fronts...But Spring is Coming....Really Beautiful video...share it. Occupy Compassion.
I am beyond grateful, Lee has offered us his insights, his rants, his wisdom, so once a week I will include them on the #99Report. And today we are going to talk with him a bit, hear more about his works and comedy and his Book.Lee Camp is a stand-up comic. ...Sometimes people make him write things too. He was recently on Showtime's series "The Green Room with Paul Provenza" along with Roseanne and Bob Saget - watch that below. He is a Contributor to The Onion, creator of "Moment of Clarity," performed at a dozen Occupy encampments in the US and Canada, been on Showtime's "The Green Room," "Good Morning America," Comedy Central, and others... He was called one of the best New Faces at the Montreal Comedy Festival; he ran for president on Comedy Central's "Fresh Debate '08"; and he's done comedic commentary on PBS, E! network, SpikeTV, MTV, and ABC's "Good Morning America." He's featured in the new bestseller "Satiristas!" with the likes of George Carlin, Bill Maher, and Stephen Colbert. Lee also provided a catharsis for millions of people when he went live on Fox News and called the network a "parade of propaganda and a festival of ignorance." Sign up for Lee's e-mails and check out his tour schedule, audio clips, and videos at www.LeeCamp.net. ( You can also follow him on Twitter @leecamp).
(4) Go SEE LEE LIVE...Tomorrow Night, Saturday Night 10 PM at the Bowery in NYC he is recording his New CD....
(5) Every week I will be adding his Moments of Clarity to the Show...Go to his Website and see Episode 117 " We Are Nothing" It is Moving, riveting, Funny and touching...And damn Truthful....Next Week it will be part of the Show...Lee is Waking Folks Up and Touching hearts and making all of us Think Harder.... ************************************************************ Here is Lee Camp recently on Showtime's series "The Green Room with Paul Provenza" along with Roseanne,Sandra Bernhard and Bob Saget - watch that here :
Today's show is at 3PM. We will have the return of certain segments : MittHappens, Occupy Compassion, Power of Five ( five things that the MSM is not really covering),Twitter Shout Outs and another stunning Moment of Clarity by Lee Camp. ( Be sure to see Lee's Website on the side bar as his New CD is out " Pepperpraying the Tears away").
