It’s Thursday and Sam is broadcasting from D.C. today. Joining him, historian and journalist, Rick Perlstein (@rickperlstein) to talk about his piece on Mitt Romney in Rolling Stone. Also on the show, our very own Jeff Smith (@dontbeaputz) with an Occupy Congress update. Use this post as today’s thread and click thru for a show update.Discussion with Rick Perlstein about Romney’s political roots, an analysis of Rick Santorum’s telling of his grandfather’s story of “making it” in America and more. And Jeff Smith gives a round up of his experience this week in D.C. Check out his piece in the Daily Beast. He talks about D.C.’s relevance as a seat of power and the general attitude in the nation’s capitol. Plus, a great song by the Screaming Majority (@screamingmaj) on Rick Santorum. Your calls and IMs.
10:53 am
Why no listen live?
11:27 am
ditto and the media player isn’t working either
11:28 am
hmmmm?
11:29 am
ok all better now
12:20 pm
I have yesterday’s show on the SammyCAM. Is that right?
12:28 pm
Correct. No SammyCAM today.
-Matt
11:54 am
joshtpm Josh Marshall
The latest TPM Poll Average of SC (as of 11:23 AM): Romney 32.6%, Gingrich 31.3%, Paul 14.4%, Santorum 10.7% polltracker.talkingpointsmemo.com/contest/2012-s…
12:00 pm
Newt Gingrich wanted “open marriage,” ex-wife says lat.ms/yqqRl0
KagroX David Waldman
Gingrich combines his stances on marriage and the courts: Founders wanted an “open Constitution.”
2:41 pm
Farewell Gov. Goodhair!
Molly Ivins is smiling in heaven. I still miss her.
6:02 pm
yup! me too.
“No sooner do we win a long struggle to clean up politics and restore democracy in this country than we find the whole thing under attack, and we have to go out and re-fight the same battle all over again. Good thing we’re not easily discouraged.”
-Molly Ivins