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Thom Hartmann here on the news you need to know this
on Tuesday President Obama spoke at length about the looming debt limit
deadline and the ongoing government shutdown
is in some of his strongest language yet the president said
we can't make extortion routine as part of our democracy
once again President Obama declared that he is not budging
in the fight for clean debt-limit increase and said that the treasury
department does not have a magic bullet to avoid default
if our borrowing limit is not raised president promised to sit down and talk
with republicans and said that
a conversation quote should require hang in the threats have a government
shouldn't require hang in the threat of a government shutdown your economic
chaos
over the heads the american people according to the White House President
Obama spoke to speaker banner on Tuesday morning reiterated that he is willing to
negotiate
after the threat of government shutdown default has been removed
once a debt ceiling is raised in the government shutdown is over the
president said he will consider policies that republicans believe would
strengthen our nation
like quote policies that expand economic opportunity support private-sector job
creation
enhance the competitiveness of american businesses strengthen the Affordable
Care Act
and continue to reduce our nation's deficit and quote
or shortly after the president's speech House Speaker John painter wind
to reporters at the president wanted an unconditional surrender from republicans
and said he was disappointed that the president refuses to negotiate
to avoid an economic disaster one side must back down
most dangerous game of chicken majority of american people believe that it's
past time
for republicans to give up their list of ransom demands
in screwed news republicans have launched their latest plan to steal our
elections
two-tiered boating lawmakers in Kansas
and Arizona have announced the people who do not provide proof of citizenship
or registering to vote
will only be allowed to vote in federal elections
only voters who register with the citizenship document will be able to
cast a ballot
in state and local races questionable a questionable logic behind this decision
came from Kansas State
election director Brad Bryant laid out his argument in an email to county
election officials
to Bryant Road as the Supreme Court made clear his decision applies only to
federal registration forms and covers only federal elections
states may remain free to require proof of citizenship from voters
seek to also vote in state elections in response Kansas
state representative Jim Ward said it's very frustrating to watch a public
official go about voter suppression
under the color of law it's unclear if the new voting rules can be challenged
and overturned before the 2014 elections
that voters in the states are hoping that Attorney General Eric Holder steps
in
to protect their right to vote investor the rest to the news a new nonpartisan
group is calling for a carbon tax
in new jersey-based group US strong which is focused on building support for
extreme weather relief and protection
says that a carbon tax should be instituted to cover the cost to storm
damage
and preparation Curtis Fisher the group's national campaign director said
we all know that no politician likes to talk about finding new revenue streams
we know when you're looking at the impact of Sandy that we should not be
raising property taxes
an income taxes and sales tax essentially US strong is making the case
that
the huge corporations pumping toxins into our environment
should be responsible for paying for the damage that they cause
and some lawmakers are throwing their support behind the idea
Jersey State Senator Robert singers said that disaster victims shouldn't have to
wait
and put themselves at the mercy of some congressman or senator sane
I don't really think I have to do it cuz doesn't affect my constituency
supporters at the plan say it's time for the polluters not taxpayers
to cover the cost these disasters on Tuesday senator Bernie Sanders railed
against the influenza billionaires like the Koch brothers
after the supreme court heard arguments in my coaching the FEC
the case that could lead to even more money in our political system
senator Sanders gave a barnburner up a speech outside the courthouse
senator Sanders said this in Citizens United the house representatives in
controlled by a
handful of billionaires who can threaten any member the house with the feed
appoint unlimited sums of money if they vote in a way that the Koch brothers do
not like
he said the fight against Obamacare is just the tip of the iceberg
up the right-wing agenda and that the billionaires behind republican lawmakers
want to roll back social security and minimum wage laws
and slash other social programs but
he offered a solution saying quote we have got to do everything we can to
overturn this disaster citizens united Supreme Court decision
so that a handful a billionaire's cannot dictate public policy
and we can start that I going to move to amend or
and finally when Christie Smith saved a pit bull from the pound she never
imagined that
Tater Tot would return the favor just days after bringing home the puppy save
the life of christie's four-year-old son
the boy Peyton had an extreme drop in blood sugar in the middle of the night
was close
dangerously close to dying Tater Tot recognize the boy was in danger and
began barking and running
between a boy and his mother Christie went to her son and found Payton was
barely breathing
she rushed him to the emergency room where doctors saved his life
all across the only plan to foster Tater Tot so she could find a permanent home
she is now officially a full-time member up the family
she said I could have been one of those mom sitting here telling people how I
lost my son
instead she told the story of how her doggy hero
joined the fam and that's the way it is today Wednesday
October 8th 2013 I'm Thom Hartmann
on the news