tom harkin here on the news you need to know this public airwaves are about to
get inundated by corporate political hat answer court of appeals struck down an
f_c_c_ ban on political advertising on public t_v_ and radio stations
arguing that the ban violates the first amendment
regionally ban was imposed to protect the educational nature of public
broadcasting stations
keeping the airways free from advertising for goods and services
and issue advocacy
but is judge carlos bailer wrote in his ruling
public issue and political speech in particular are at the very core of the
first amendments protection
this is a sense the same reasoning at the supreme court the united states
supreme court used to give corporations unlimited power to spend as much money
as they want in our elections
scenarios then p_r_ expect a wave of corporate ads pushing to reveal feel
obama care expand frackie nc and cut down on wall street regulations
public airways are about to become call rosa litter box
this could also mean the death of investigative journalism as more more
public media outlets become beholden corporate sponsors and decide not to
bite the hand that feeds them
public t_v_ and radio airwaves just the latest
portion of our comments to be hijacked
by corporations that are solely interested in boosting their profits
rather than providing for the common good
small businesses are screwed
giant transnational
corporate tax dodgers are costing small businesses thousands of dollars
ballet twenty six major american corporations use tax loopholes
avoid pain any federal taxes over the last four years
roughly sixty billion dollars in revenues lost every single year thanks
to corporations
session cash in offshore bank accounts begets where money has to be recouped
from
working people in small businesses
according to a new report by the u_s_ burger but published research group
corporates cmm tax dodgers cause every small business more than two thousand
dollars each year
is that the report says
instead of competing on a level playing field small businesses
and those with out offshore tax havens
has picked up the extra tab
and compete against the artificially lower costs
of multinational companies using tax havens
you can see the effect of this unfair competition in main street across
america
responders assistive shuttered
and massive corporate chains of set up shop
giants are even our town
does the reston is the national rifle association is meeting today in saint
louis
its annual conference
this year's gather in a gun supporters takes place amid national outrage over
the shoot first laws increased violence all across our nation and gave legal
cover at people like george sermon
n_r_a_ will help a wal-mart of the american legislative exchange council or
alec
was instrumental in getting shoot first laws passed in twenty five states since
america
uh... across america since two dozen five
nearly tripling the rate of so-called justifiable homicide's in the state of
florida law
but despite the backlash against the n_r_a_
mit romney will be on hand at this year's conference to appeal to an
important republican constituency
gun owners
expect a lot a lot is about how president obama's try to take away ever
wants guns despite the fact that gun rights of actually expanded considerably
under president obama's watch
republicans lol of big government
building up laws in florida and other states to force welfare recipients to
submit a drug testing
republicans and i all i got a step further
iowa state senator mark shell grammy introduce legislation to require people
who receive child support payments
to be drug tested too
children said he's introducing legislation on behalf of that are not a
miss constituent who believes their ax is using child support money for drugs
once again republicans hate the idea big government when it comes to keeping
pollution levels down making sure our food is safe
or providing seniors of health care
but they just wall big government comes to analyzing the body fluids of poor
people
you're a first for jean wildfire season
even though the wildfire season doesn't officially start until late spring as
many as twenty states are already battle freak unseasonably wildfires in the last
week
cease-fires come on the heels the hottest march in american history
err coupled with droughts and high winds
weather channel meteorologist mikes side lsat environment america is a perfect
recipe for pop
for fire
yet more evidence of a planet turning up on us
as well behrens continue coating the skies of dangerous fossil fuel
now america's wars abroad
pakistan spelling united states to stop with the drone strikes
on thursday pakistan's parliament unanimously
approved a series of measures related to the united states military involvement
in that area
including in any new and to drones strikes in the country
late last year inherent u_s_ drone strike in pakistan killed twenty four
pakistanis soldiers it's our diplomatic relations with the so-called ally in the
so-called war on terror
at strike prompted the pakistani government a close u_s_ supply routes
into afghanistan
as when you thought the never ending war on terror couldn't get any messier
it just did
and rare troops home and the senseless feared return crusade against so-called
terrorism around the world
vermont nearly lost their governor
interview with the valley news editorial board for not from our government peter
shaman said he was chased by forebears outside as brent did not kill your home
on wednesday night a game within three feet of bean i heard
donor shuttle is currently driving his state the first without the single-payer
statewide health care system so someone better check out those bears
and see if they're out of the employment of blue cross blue shield of united
healthcare
and that's the way it is today friday april thirteenth
twenty twelve
i'm tom harkin