Mark Levine's Inside Scoop

Sunday Weekly Review: Hooray for Hollywood

March 12, 2006

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Why is the right-wing so afraid of movies?
Sure, Hollywood is filled with excess, but I think the real fear is that Hollywood might be hitting at some real truth.
Guest: Katharine DeBrecht, Author of Help Mom! Hollywood?s in My Hamper
In the second hour, we’ll discuss the inconsistencies of the new South Dakota law banning most kinds of abortion. Do supporters of the law really want to send thousands of women to the electric chair?
And other news of the week…

Debate Monday

March 6, 2006

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As Iraq descends into civil war and the President’s approval rating hits a new low, should the Republicans in Congress run away from the Administration in order to avoid the Democratic Landslide of 2006?
I will ask this of my favorite Republican, Mike Lane of Intelephant Strategies, a political strategist who works hard to get Republicans elected to office.

Sunday Weekly Review: Iraq Descends Into Civil War

March 5, 2006

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Iraq descends into civil war. I’m not gonna say “I told you so.”
Oh wait…Yes, I am!
Is it any wonder the President’s approval rating is at 34%? But remember, due to Republican gerrymandering and fraudulent voting machines, we need at least 60% of the vote to control 50% of the Congress.
It’s time to elect a Democratic Congress so we can bring our men and women home before we lose more American lives. We cannot undo the mess we made in Iraq any more than we could undo the mess we made in Vietnam. But we can prevent greater loss here in the USA.

Sunday Weekly Review: Bush says "Security Is Not the Issue"

February 26, 2006

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Why did we invade Iraq? Bush has given any number of contradictory reasons, including nuclear weapons (that don’t exist) and democracy (that is rapidly becoming an Islamic theocracy with ties to Iran).
But one of the Administration’s favorite lies is the virtually non-existent “ties” of Saddam Hussein to Al Quaeda. Something like a person in the Iraqi Government once was in the same city with a member of Al Quaeda a decade ago…
But there are STRONG connections between Bin Laden, Al Quaeda, and the United Arab Emirates, which gave strong operational to them.
So Bush is insisting that a company from this country control our ports at NYC, Miami, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark, and New Orleans (guess Katrina wasn’t enough to scare its residents!) He’s willing to risk his first veto ever in six years of Government to make sure that a company from a nation that supports terrorists controls our ports.
Is Bush smoking something? Or is he drunk again?
To defend the indefensible, I have invited my favorite Republican, Mike Lane of Intelephant Strategies, a political strategist who works hard to get Republicans elected to office.