Would you dine alone with a member of the opposite sex who wasn't your husband or wife?

Mike Pence wouldn't - and it says something disturbing about how he sees the world - and a woman's role in it.

From Sean Spicer swallowing a pack of gum a day to the president himself rage-tweeting everything he sees on Fox So-Called News, the Trump administration is a veritable hotbed of strange behaviors.

But the award for weirdest personal quirk in the Trump White House has to go Vice President Mike Pence.

According to the Washington Post, "Pence... never eats alone with a woman other than his wife and.... won't attend events featuring alcohol without her by his side, either."

Does Pence just not know how to control himself or does he think men and women are incapable of interacting as equals?

-Thom

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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 10:30pm... The Koch's Plan to Rewrite the Constitution...You Should Be Terrified (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT or Free Speech TV, and catch past shows on Youtube)

Monday's Daily Stack 

In for Thom, Progressive host Alex Lawson, Social Security Works/We Act Radio)   

 

Article: "GOP Dares Call Gorsuch Filibuster Unprecedented-While Ignoring Their Blockade Of Garland" by Tierney Sneed.

Article: "Chuck Schumer: Democrats Will Filibuster Neil Gorsuch's Nomination" by Amanda Terkel, Jennifer Bendery.

Article: "McConnell Says Gorsuch Will be Confirmed This Week, With or Without Democrats" by Daniel Politi.

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010)

Article: "The Reclusive Hedge-fund Tycoon Behind The Trump Presidency" (Robert Mercer) by Jane Mayer.

Article: "Heidi Heitkamp to support Gorsuch nomination" by Al Weaver.

Article: "Opinion: Neil Gorsuch's Frightening Record on Protecting Women's Rights" by Melanie Campbell.

Article: "A closer look at Judge Neil Gorsuch and class actions" by Amy Howe.

Article: "Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch has sided with businesses on labor issues" by AP.

Article: "Judge Gorsuch on civil rights" by Kevin Russell.

Video: Gorsuch Nomination Hearing -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse opening statement.

Article: "Senator To Gorsuch: Why Did Secret Groups Spend $17 Million On You?" by Ashton Pittman.

Hour Two: HHS Secretary Tom Price & His Cozy Connections To Big Pharma
- Sharona Coutts, Rewire News    

Article: "HHS Secretary Sells Off Controversial Stock Amid Questions Over His Ethical Judgment" by Sharona Coutts.

Article: "Why Was US Attorney Preet Bharara Fired? Dem Senators Seek Answers" by Deirdre Fulton.

 

Article: "Dems reach magic number to block Supreme Court nominee" by Jordain Carney.

Article: "Donald Trump back on the golf course for the 14th time in 10 weeks" by Jon Sharman.

 

Talk Media News Segment:
- Ellen Ratner, Bureau Chief 

Article: "Trump attacks Clinton on Twitter ... again" by TMN.

Article: "Bomb explodes in subway in St. Petersburg, Russia; at least 10 dead" by TMN.

Article: "Trump receives Egypt's Sisi at White House in week of high-stakes diplomacy" by Tracy Wilkinson and Noah Bierman.

Article: "Americans To Wager Over $36 Billion On Major League Baseball This Season" by American Gaming Association.

Article: "Las Vegas Raiders will test NFL's opposition to sports betting" by David Purdum.

Article: "Trump Calls Sanctuary Cities An 'Assault On The Rule Of Law' In Campaign Pitch" by Matt Shuham.

Article: "Senate Judiciary Committee expected to approve Gorsuch today" by Bryan Renbaum.

Article: "Grassley Reminds Judiciary Committee of Liberal 'Dark Money' Involved in SCOTUS Nominations" by Sam Dorman.

Article: "Feinstein announces opposition to Gorsuch" by Alexander Bolton.

Case: "Brown v. Board Of Education", 1954 (Segregation in public schools) (overturned Plessy v. Ferguson).

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Book: Loving What You Do: The Elements of a Great Working Life by Ellen Ratner.

Hour Three: Hey, Big Pharma...It's Time to Put People Over Profits
- Dr. America, Sanjeev Sriram M.D., WeActRadio    

Article: "Star Wars" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump health pick Seema Verma says maternity coverage should be optional" by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar.

Article: "Arnim Zola" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Franken, Klobuchar Introduce Bill To Lower Prescription Drug Costs" by WCCO.

Podcast: "Dr. America with Sanjeev Sriram".

Event: April 22: "March for Science".

Site: PharmacyChecker.com.

Article: "Millions of adults skip medications due to their high cost" by Howard LeWine, M.D.

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

 

Nancy Altman of Social Security Works will be joining Alex Lawson in the studio.

 

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