The Monitor - at 6 pm CST - Greg Palast

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<> 6:00 pm CST -- HEADLINES

<> ~ 6:15 pm CST -- GREG PALAST



Greg Palast's reports appear on the BBC's top current affairs show, Newsnight, and England's Guardian newspapers. He is the author of the bestselling "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" and has a new book out, "Armed Madhouse."

Randi Rhodes calls him, "The top investigative journalist in America -- and the funniest."

We will talk with him about the current state of journalism, and his latest investigations, including the shooting war, the class war, the 2004 election, and others.

WEBSITE:
http://www.gregpalast.com

EVENT:
Greg Palast will be in Houston on June 19th.

BOOK:
Armed Madhouse, by Greg Palast

QUOTE from the book:

"Kerry won , but his votes weren't counted. And that fixed it; fixed by purging, blocking, intimidating voters of color, mangling and dumping their ballots, sending their registrations and absentee ballots to the Bermuda triangle."
Palast calls it 'Lynching by Laptop.'


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[Gabi Hayes]

1. on now....stuck in traffic

''I feel like Hunter Thompson, except I'm not in a Lamborghini Snark, and I'm not high, and I'm not dead!''


hahahaha/////

"Ann Coulter is releasing his new book...."

[Gabi Hayes]

2. "neo-cons don't mean squat....

they don't have any real power...

Grover Norquist, who represents most of the nation's billionaires, is the guy who basically wrote up the invasion plan for Iraq!"

this is WRT Palast's having possession of the actual plan for Iraq, most important part of which included change in copyright laws/bringing brave new economic world to Iraq

[Gabi Hayes]

3. talking about Bremer

key role in putting into effect the economic plan

main qualification: managing partner of Kissinger Associates!

[Gabi Hayes]

4. "if you're going to steal a country, you can't have an election"

says that's why Garner got fired, cause he wanted to have elections in 90 days, then get out.

[AlamoDemoc]

5. still on.....he's talking about James Baker now

[Gabi Hayes]

6. starting a pledge break....thanks for that list of archived shows!

going to the McGovern interview now, while they importune

can you post when they come back

$180 bucks for his new book! he's donating the books.

$500 for a meet and greet dinner with book signing

that's an AWFUL LOT

they said nobody was calling

wonder why

who do they think their supporters are?

that said, buy Armed Madhouse when it comes out

sorry, KPFA

[Gabi Hayes]

7. talking about Bush TANG: ACTUAL documents from justice dept.

that show how poppy pulled strings to get him into the guard!

this is in the book

says Harriet Meiers is involved....had his military records, so that's the reason she was nominated

says he's got the docs

[Gabi Hayes]

8. zero calls for pledges

drop the prices, maybe?

negotiate?

[Gabi Hayes]

9. I just called in....$35 membership