Wednesday briefing and open thread
Effort to recall Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder faces opposition – FROM THE LEFT
Teacher Job Satisfaction Suffering as New TV Attack Ads Set to Air
Tell Hoekstra and Romney NO on November 6
The Return of EAGTruth.com
Snyder to consider deregulation of 18 industries
Lots of cool things happening 
- In progressive talk news, don’t forget to tune in, stream, or podcast Tony at www.thetonyshow.org. Today’s guests are Rep. Harvey Santana, Occupy Detroit, the one and only Mark Brewer, and our own Chris Savage. You can give Tony a call when he’s on air or chat with him on Twitter @tonytrupiano or on his Facebook page.
- Stephanie Miller has Eric Boehlert and Rude Pundit on today. The entire show lineup is here.
- Thom Hartmann’s radio show lineup is here. You can also get info on streaming his tv show at his site.
- You can listen to Ed Schultz by streaming his show from his site here. It doesn’t look like his Monday lineup is online yet. Also, you can watch past episodes of his evening MSNBC show here.
- Last but never ever least, The War Room with Jennifer Granholm is on Current at 9pm. The website is here. This is a really great show, check it out if you haven’t yet.
On to some reading,
- Everytime I think the Republican Party has hit the rock bottom of decency, they pull out their shovels and dig a little more. This time they have dug deep enough to hit China, as you see in Eclectablog’s post here. Oh my goodness.
- JGillian at Right Michigan is questioning whether Randy Richardville is illegally occupying his office. Interesting article with some supporting evidence.
- Governor Snyder has asked the press for a partnership.
He told members of the Michigan press that he wants to use both social media outlets as well as the press to combat misleading information from political ads or biased news sources.
“Too often people today select media channels that tell them what they want to hear,” Snyder said to a room-full of students, reporters, editors and publishers during the legislative luncheon.
Therefore, Snyder wants to fill the press with what he wants people to hear. (Anyone out there still think he’s not your typical Republican?)
My favorite part was this, “”It’s not just about the programs you create, but how you treat your citizens.”"
[Insert a giant WTF from Michigan's LGBT folk here]
- Looks like Virg Bernero continued spending from his gubernatorial campaign account in 2011. Oy.
From the Census Daily Feature:
Monday, February 6th. It may seem hard to believe, but it was 48 years ago this month that G.I. Joe action figures first went on sale. G.I. Joe was the first mass market doll intended for boys, and at $2.49, it was a huge success. The figure’s name came from the movie, “The Story of G.I. Joe,” starring Robert Mitchum and Burgess Meredith. For several decades, families all over America found parts to G.I. Joes hidden under couch cushions, behind refrigerators, and stuck in vacuum cleaner hoses. Today, in a market dominated by imports, making dolls and stuffed animals is a $167 million a year business in the U.S., employing just under 1,000 people. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.
Here’s to a great progressive Monday!!
Ask Yourself – Is all the stuff happening to us and our State getting you down? Are you mad? What to hear what people LIKE YOU are doing about it? Want to feel WAY better?
Listen in – Tony’s Show this morning was really a good one (not that others haven’t been):
Eclectablog – New Candidate in West Mich looking good, Pete H’s dumb ad, Taxes higher on 51% of Michiganders and EM arguments – moving to reframe debate on PA4 to solving real issues in the first place.
Occupy – overturning evictions right and left in Detroit, and expanded actions against banks.
Mark Brewer – Talking points… sigh.
Check theses stories out.
Christine has the right idea… Make Monday Morning a progressive one. Start the week right (ah… start lefty actually)
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Love it Hector!
Here’s another article on Snyder wanting more immigrants
Best part:
We don’t want “your poor huddled masses” here!
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[...] digging, Pete. As my buddy Christine Barry at Blogging for Michigan put it: “Everytime I think the Republican Party has hit the rock bottom of decency, they pull [...]
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[...] digging, Pete. As my buddy Christine Barry at Blogging for Michigan put it: “Everytime I think the Republican Party has hit the rock bottom of decency, they pull [...]
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