March 12, 2007

Gonzo Gone-zo? Place Yer Bets!

Sen. Charles Schumer has called for Alberto Gonzales to resign. Sen. Alan Specter sounds like he wouldn't mind Gonzales ankling his position. Members of the Sam Seder Juggernaut are using their psychic powers to determine when the attorney general will bow out:

Sam: "May 2007, about two and a half months"

Joel: "Three weeks [Monday, April 2], followed by Cheney about a month later. Condi Rice named the first African American vice president, thus stealing some of the thunder of the Barack Obama presidential bid."

Bill Scher, Liberal Oasis: "One year. Bush would never boot an administration official under pressure. He'll wait for the situation to cool down, then he'll show Gonzales the door." (Editor's note: And give him a medal.)

Justin: End of December 2007.

Mark Hatch-Miller (former producer): "I'll bet you all a dollar that neither Alberto Gonzales nor Dick Cheney will resign before the end of the term."

Lauren: "I'm with Mark on this one." UPDATE: Lauren now having second thoughts on bet.

Mark in Vancouver, WA: "I am reminded of the blood letting in the Nixon regime when Tricky
Dick was trying to throw others to the wolves in a vain effort to save his own butt. Alberto "Torquemada" Gonzales will be out towards the end of June. (Between the 20th and 30th.)"

Christy Harvey, Center for American Progress: "Well, first we have to wait for Bush to announce Gonzales will be with him until the end of his presidency. Gonzales will be gone 4 days later. say May 25, right before the dead news cycle of Memorial Day weekend."

Alan from Baltimore: I think if Gonzo does not depart one way or the other by the end of this week, he won't ever ... The mainstream media can only focus on one story at a
time and by next week something else will have replaced this story just like
it has with Walter Reed and Scooter Libby. People will forget about him and
the pressure to get rid of him will be gone. The only way to keep this
story going past this week is to discover that he is the father of Anna
Nicole Smith's baby!

Nancy (no city): "He'll be gone on St Patrick's Day."

Eric, ex-Al Franken Show: "Alberto Gonzales will resign on (Good) Friday, April 6. You can take that guess to the bank!"

Tiffany: "On May 24, my mom's birthday. I think she'd be satisfied with that gift alone" (Editor's note: Hear that, President Bush? Do you really want to disappoint Tiffany's mom?)

Ethan, Portland, OR, 13 years old: "When Bush says: 'Alberto Gonzales is the greatest attorney general in the history of the country. He'll be with me until the end of my administration,' Gonzales will be fired the next day."

Joe Conason, Friday Seder Show regular and Observer/Salon brainiac: "Next Friday (March 23) at 4 p.m."

Marc Maron (of Marc Maron fame): "Monday, March 19"

When do you think Attorney General Gonzales will be "gone-zo"? Send us an email at samsedershow at gmail.com

UPDATE: The prize has been set! If you're deemed closest to the actual day of Gonzo's resignation, you'll win signed copies of Sam Seder and Stephen Sherrill's FUBAR and Joe Conason's It Can Happen Here. Marc Maron has also thrown in a copy of The Jerusalem Syndrome

Posted by not sam at 9:43 AM | Comments (6)

February 28, 2007

If It's Broke...Fix It!

You've heard Joe Conason and Rep. Jerrold Nadler on The Sam Seder Show -- now see them (live! in person!) on the "Reforming and Renewing American Government" panel sponsored by The Brennan Center and The Nation Institute. Also in on the discussion: Adam Cohen, Editorial Board, The New York Times and Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor, The Nation.

Friday, March 2, 2007
6:30 PM
Lipton Hall, Filomen D'Agostino Hall
40 Washington Square South, New York

Space is limited. Call (212) 998-6735 or e-mail kafayat@nyu.edu to RSVP.

Posted by not sam at 5:08 PM

Support the Employee Free Choice Act

Congress is set to vote Thursday on the Employee Free Choice Act. If you think it should be easier for employees to organize -- and hard for employers to bully them -- contact Congress and let them know how you feel.

Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800):
1-866-220-0044
Other ways you can contact your representative

Check out the AFL-CIO's site out for a full version or a summary of the act.

Posted by not sam at 12:50 PM

February 27, 2007

More Hate Email

Here's an email from Wilbur, a.k.a No. 1 Sam Fan:

Perhaps if those on the left spent some time living in ANY OTHER country they'd GROW UP and acquire some RESPECT AND APPRECIATION not only for themselves, but for what they have here in America. I think it's DISGRACEFUL how those on the far left PRETEND to be concerned about our military, when in REALITY, they have NO RESPECT OR APPRECIATION for what they do. I wonder if those on the far left have some sort of mental or emotional disorder or if their parents didn't care enough to raise them properly. Those seem the ONLY possible explanations for their FOOLISH behavior, when it seems they'd be old enough to behave like RESPONSIBLE ADULTS.

Posted by not sam at 9:27 AM | Comments (46)

February 22, 2007

Hey Nevada! Drop Fox News!

The Nevada Democratic Party is working with Fox News Channel to host a debate with all the Democratic Party presidential candidates in August. What gives? Why not, say, C-SPAN? Or CNN, MSNBC or Animal Planet? Fox News wears its conservative Republican bias on its sleeve -- the Nevada Dems should provide the debate to someone else.

Click here to send an email to these Democrats letting them know you oppose having Fox News host a presidential forum.

Posted by not sam at 9:14 AM

February 21, 2007

Hate Email! Woo-hoo!

The Sam Seder juggernaut receives shockingly little hate mail. But we're starting to see an increase, which means we must be doing something right.

Here's some venom from Brian, who is apparently a liberal:

Sam,

Stop the bombastic bullshit. Stop ranting. Everytime I hear your voice I think you're trying to sell me a 74-function piece of plastic for $19.99

That is NOT the way to promote intelligent debate about the issues facing this country.
Ever listen to the Al Franken show? Try it. You'll notice that the progressive message comes across 10 times better through his calm discussion than through your bombastic crap.

Sorry. I care about this cause.

Remember you can email the show -- with love or hate -- at samsedershow at gmail (you know how to convert this to a real email address, right?)

Posted by not sam at 9:51 AM

February 20, 2007

Tuesday Thread

Here at the Sam Seder Show, we're taking heroic measures to revive the main section of the blog. In the meantime, we'll post here in the righthand column. To clarify: The show hasn't "moved to the right." Just the blog.

Check out the latest installments in the Washington Post's investigative series, "The Other Walter Reed." Yesterday, Walter Reed officials started fixing up housing facilities. Also, WaPo reported that a former Walter Reed aid official is under investigation.

Posted by not sam at 9:33 AM | Comments (5)

February 13, 2007

Bidding Closed!

Go to eBay to bid on one solid minute of on-air, no holds barred, truth-as-you-see-it broadcasting: a rant on Air America's The Sam Seder Show. Bidding has closed! The winning bid was $720. Wow! Proceeds will benefit YearlyKos, the annual meeting of progressive netroot activists (held this year in Chicago).

Posted by not sam at 11:39 AM

December 27, 2006

Stephen made me do it!

Stephen Sherrill, producer emeritus of the Majority Report is convinced that some day he will have a lasting relationship that may lead to children. You can help send those kids to college!

Comments are open for reviews and anecdotal evidence that Fubar has changed lives!

Posted by majority at 10:57 PM | Comments (19)

November 6, 2006

ELECTION PROTECTION RESOURCES

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Websites:

protectourvote.org
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Phone numbers:

1-866-OUR-VOTE
1-866-MY-VOTE-1
1-888-VOTE-TIP
1-888-SAV-VOTE
1-877-SEIU-VOTE

Posted by not sam at 9:55 AM | Comments (7)