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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 10pm... Did Brat Win with Dark Money? (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT or Free Speech TV, and catch past shows on Youtube)

 

Have a question or comment for Thom? Grab your phone, hit record and send your video to YourTakeMyTake@gmail.com and we may air it on "The Big Picture."

 

 

Lone Liberal Rumble:
- Scott Greer, The Daily Caller    
- Kris Ullman, Conservative Commentator & Activist  

 

 

Fracking - What about Town Rights?
- Thomas Linzey Esq., Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF)  
- Cliff Willmeng, Plaintiff & Community Organizer  

 

       

Community Square  

 "Scott Walker's Dark Money Troubles"  

  

Tuesday's Daily Stack 

EXPOSED: Brat won with Dark Money - Thom explains how / PLUS...reaction from the right

Article: "Paul Ryan, BB&T 'Shrugged' Off Banking Bailout: Street Whispers" by Philip van Doorn.

Article: "The tea party radio network" by Kenneth P. Vogel and Mackenzie Weinger.

Article: "David Brat And The Defeat Conservative Talk Radio Built" by Alexandrea Boguhn & Sophia Tesfaye.

 

Hour One: Thom talks with Scottie Nell Hughes, Tea Party News Network    

 

Quote: "I am not a member of any organized party - I am a Democrat" - Will Rogers".

Article: "Did Democratic votes doom Eric Cantor?" by Scott Clement.

 

PLUS, latest on the Las Vegas shooters
- John Amato, Crooks and Liars  

Article: "Father Of Amanda Miller Lashes Out At Jerad As Portrait Of Las Vegas Killers Emerges" by John Amato.

Article: "When Carrying A Concealed Weapon Gets You Killed" by John Amato.

Article: "Alex Jones: Las Vegas Shooting False Flag Conspiracy Against Him By Facebook, Obama, Harry Reid" by by John Amato.

Hour Two: Thom has a conversation with Dan Bongino, Candidate for Congress (R-MD, 6th District) 

Tweet: "$5.2 million cannot buy you the hearts & minds of Americans unwilling to forfeit away their children's tomorrows." by Dan Bongino".

Article: "Former BB&T CEO Allison to Lead the Cato Institute" by Paul Davis, Jun 25, 2012.

 

Cantor goes down
- Jack Hunter, Rare.us / former Talk Radio Host and co-author of "The Tea Party Comes to Washington"  

Article: "Eric Cantor goes down".

Article: "So who is Dave Brat?".

Article: "Chuck Hagel bombs at congressional Bergdahl hearing" by Douglas Barclay.

Article: "What Do the Koch Brothers Want?" (1980 Libertarian Party platform) by Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Article: "Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan & Kevin McCarthy: Plot To Sabotage US Economy with Frank Luntz" by keepemhonest.

Article: "5th Amendment" (double jeopardy, witness against self, due process, due compensation).

 

Talk Radio News Segment:
- Ellen Ratner, Bureau Chief 

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Article: "TRNS News Notes- 6/10" by Victoria Jones.

Article: "TRNS News Notes- 6/11" by Victoria Jones.

Article: "Senate Republicans Block Student Loan Bill" by Keely Sullivan.

Article: "Reid Says Virginia Primary Won't Affect Immigration Reform" by Kate Faiella.

Article: "Hagel Defends Legality Of Bergdahl Exchange" by Arthur Mondale and Rachel Jungkind.

Article: "Armed Guards Ended School Shooting in Oregon" by Leah Barkoukis.

Hour Three: Thom speaks with Judson Phillips, Tea Party Nation   

Article: "Louie Gohmert tells Congress the 'good news' that non-Christians are 'going to Hell'" by David Edwards.

Article: "June Agenda: Read Cantor's Memo on House GOP Plan" by Matt Fuller.

Article: "Cantor's Loss a Bad Omen for Moderates" by Jonathan Weisman and Jennifer Steinhauer.

Article: "Cantor Concedes, Brat Praises God in Victory Speech: VIDEOS" by Andy Towle.

Quote: "All politics is local" by Tip O'Neill and others.

 

The good: Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin: "Vermont to raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.50 by 2018" by Reuters.

The bad: Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL): "GOP rep.: Global warming is a hoax because dinosaurs went extinct without car pollution" by David Edwards.

The very, very ugly: Poachers: "Orphaned baby rhino snuggles up to keepers and won't sleep alone after witnessing his mother's brutal killing" by Sadie Whitelocks.

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Thursday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET 

Thom talks issues of the day with America's Lawyer, Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio...

 

Plus, more insight on the dark $ that elected David Brat - Lee Fang, Republic Report

 

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We Need a "People's Fed"

Why Isn't Right-Wing Terrorism Called Out?

The Good - The Bad - and the Very Very Bellipotently Ugly

Crazy Alert! Watch a naked bike ride!

Basic Income...Hartmann vs. Selig

Bergdahl - The GOP are like Meth Addicts

Boost the economy by forgiving student loans

Full Show 6/9/14: Vegas Shooters Were Bundy Supporters

Thom discusses Obama's executive actions on student debt with StudentDebtCrisis.org's Natalia Abrams, the swiftboating of Bowe Bergdahl with The Daily Banter's Tommy Christopher and one way Obama can easily transform the economy with the Campaign for America's Future Richard Eskow. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom discusses who America's real terrorists are.

Caller: So When I Open Carry, I'm a Terrorist?

Are Open Carriers Terrorists?

Time to Halt Open Carry?

The Thom Hartmann Program - June 10, 2014

Forgive Student Loan Debt, Free College for All

How the Government Makes a Profit off the GI Bill

Thom Hartmann on Economic & Labor News: June 9, 2014

Caller: Even Soldiers are Saddled with College Debt!

Why Don't They call it Domestic Terror?

Thom vs. Dinesh: Baby Boomers are Spoiled Brats!

Big Ag Smear Campaign

Caller: Thom, You're not Being Honest About the GOP