Episode

10/9 Becky Bond: Progressives To Get Shafted In Debt Ceiling Fight?

October 9, 2013

Credo Action Political Director Becky Bond, explains the long term dangers of the Republican extortion on the Debt Ceiling, the danger of cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, will President Obama be the President to slash the American social safety net? the importance of grassroots progressive politics, how Credo organizes, why Credo is working hard against construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and how Credo wins.

On The Better Half: a Salmonella outbreak due to government shutdown, Republican Congressman says “dang straight” he is gonna take his paycheck during the shutdown, Janet Yellen gets the FED chair nomination, Alex Jones shills for the Koch Brothers and lies about the Keystone Pipeline, Michele Bachmann thinks we are in “end times” and your calls and IMs.

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