Welcome back from the long weekend. We’ll be hearing from Jeff Smith (@dontbeaputz) live from D.C. today as he participates in the Occupy Congress actions happening in the nation’s capitol today. Also, author Corey Robin (@CoreyRobin) joins us to talk about his book The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin. Use this post as today’s thread. Click thru for a SHOW UPDATE.
Corey Robin talks about how great social movements since the 1930′s have provoked reactions from the Right and those reactions take form in order promote their anti-egalitarian world view. And Jeff Smith calls in as Occupy Congress protesters organize for actions this week. Sam talks PG&E and check out this link to read Obama’s letter on Seniors & Social Security.
12:12 pm
Here’s a really great discussion about the #Occupy Movement from last month. http://newyork.platypus1917.org/what-is-the-occupy-movement/
12:29 pm
Great interview with Corey Robin, Sam (loved the Welcome to the Dollhouse reference).
12:34 pm
@digby56MT @CoreyRobin: Liberals R in trouble when @davidfrum http://t.co/LmSbUIlz sees racism of GOP & @PeterBeinart doesn’t http://t.co/HOwehatz
9:22 pm
For a second there, i thought “Virgil” was from Jersey. And seriously, i imagine the impersonation hard to do after just hearing it, without practice. Though, if Matt’s going in for religious and temporal studies, it’d be a fine time for Sam to hone his hateful-preacher voice. He could use it on Libertarians who call in.
Also, I thought Corey Robin’s work was great for mulling over. I never considered the current conservative thought process to have originated before the 30s.
9:06 am
Obama is wrong to allow this
http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Regulation/USDA-to-shut-259-offices-in-cost-saving-initiative?nocount
There are better ways to save money!