THE BILL PRESS SHOW » Press Box http://www.billpressshow.com Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:05:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Friday, July 23, 2010 http://www.billpressshow.com/2010/07/23/friday-july-23-2010/ http://www.billpressshow.com/2010/07/23/friday-july-23-2010/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:49:53 +0000 webmaster http://www.billpressshow.com/?p=2975 Today’s Hot Topics
  • The House ethics committee is investigating Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY): Should he resign?
  • President Obama speaks with Shirley Sherrod
  • Oil spill operations on hold for Tropical Storm Bonnie

Guests

  • Dan Froomkin, Senior Washington Correspondent for The Huffington Post
  • Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA-9), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, will discuss the right wing media’s destroying the Shirley Sherrod incident.

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  • The White House and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack apologize to Shirley Sherrod
  • The Sherrod case has been labeled “a teachable moment” – what’s the lesson?
  • The latest on the oil spill

Guests

  • Media Matters for America Senior fellow Eric Boehlert will discuss the media’s handling of the Shirley Sherrod case
  • The Nation Editor and Publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel will discuss Elizabeth Warren’s candidacy to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • CNN News and Weather anchor Rob Marciano joins in from the Gulf of Mexico, where he’s been embedded with the Coast Guard doing oil spill relief operations

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  • The USDA is reconsidering the firing of GA agriculture official Shirley Sherrod: Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart DISTORTED the video
  • President Obama and UK Prime Minister David Cameron meet in Washington
  • We must wait another 30 hours [from yesterday afternoon] for the unemployment benefits extension vote, thanks to Republicans

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  • President Obama takes a hard shot at Republicans for blocking unemployment benefits: Is this the new tough President you’ve been looking for?
  • There is now a Tea Party Caucus in the House – are they now a legitimate party?
  • Sarah Palin compares herself to William Shakespeare

Guests

  • CNN National Correspondent David Mattingly brings us the latest from the Gulf of Mexico
  • Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection Alan Bersin will discuss the latest on immigration and border protection

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  • Republicans blast President Obama for taking too much vacation. What vacation? He went away for a weekend.
  • The Tea Party expels one of its own
  • The Oil spill: The cap held over the weekend, but some seepage started last night
  • Vice President Biden says the Democrats will be fine in November

Guests

  • NBC News Chief Environmental Affairs Correspondent Anne Thompson will discuss the latest on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
  • CBS Radio News White House Correspondent Mark Knoller gives us the latest from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. He traveled with the President to Maine over the weekend.

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  • Day 87: Oil leak has stopped
  • Wall Street reform passes
  • Will the electric car take off in the US?

Guests

  • Senator Ted Kaufman (D-DE) will discuss the passing of the Wall Street reform bill
  • Dr. Joe Romm, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and editor, Climate Progress, will discuss President Obama’s visit to the Michigan battery plant yesterday
  • Politico reporter Jonathan Martin joins the show

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  • Robert Gibbs stands by his statement on the Republican chances in November, even after backlash from Nancy Pelosi
  • Conservative media continue to try and undercut the stimulus, blasting $20M being spent on signs…yet their math is wrong
  • The President travels to Michigan today to promote electric cars

Guests

  • Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will discuss the latest on the 2010 elections, responding to Robert Gibbs saying the GOP has a good chance of taking over the House in November
  • Governor Jennifer Granholm (D-MI) will preview the President’s trip to her state today, where he’ll promote electric vehicles
  • CNN Senior White House Correspondent Ed Henry will discuss the latest from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

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  • Harry Reid says President Obama is ‘not tough enough’
  • Oil Spill: Gulf Coasters calling for more drilling and money for recovery want it both ways
  • Is the Tea Party Racist? They say they’re not — so why do they not condemn racism at their rallies

Guests

  • Chuck Rocha, President of Solidarity Strategies, will talk about jobs and the economy
  • Congressman Jay Inslee (D-WA-1) will discuss the latest on the oil spill and the energy bill

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  • New Washington Post/ABC News Poll: 6 in 10 lack faith in Obama
  • GOP House takeover in November? Robert Gibbs says it is possible, Chris Van Hollen says no
  • Michelle Bachmann calls us a ‘nation of slaves’
  • Roman Polanski stays a free man

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Today’s Hot Topics

  • One step back for two steps forward: Oil flowing freely in the Gulf as a new cap is prepared
  • A serious contender? Sarah Palin’s PAC raised record-level funds
  • Immigration debate: Should President Obama just stay out of it?

Guests

  • Huffington Post reporter Ryan Grim
  • Politico reporter Jessica Taylor
  • Louisiana Oysterman’s Association President Byron Encalade

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