The Jeff Farias Show

Tuesday, January 27 2009

In today’s New York Times OpEd Columnist Bob Herbert asks a question that has been on my mind for a few weeks – why is anyone listening to Republicans ? After 8 years of republican rule has led us to the brink of economic disaster why does the administration and the MSM even care what republican leadership has to say. Why are harbingers of failed policies given airtime to pronounce the same failed solutions to our economic woes ? More tax cuts. Really ? How’s that worked out for us ? Elections have consequences and the American people have rejected republican ideology and given the Democrats the White House and huge margins in the House and Senate. It’s time to reflect that and begin moving this country forward even if they have to drag the republicans along kicking and screaming. Elections have consequences.

At 4:30 PM Karl Frisch from Media Matters for America Karl Frisch has worked on numerous political campaigns over the past decade. He served as multimedia communications director and member of the renowned Web team for Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential campaign. In 2005, Frisch worked as press secretary for Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) on the House Rules Committee. Most recently, he served as national press secretary of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC). We will discuss GOP dishonesty and MSM complicity on the stimulus debate and take a look at Bernard Goldberg’s new screed attacking President Obama and the alleged liberal media. http://www.mediamatters.org

At 5 PM Veteran reporter Reese Erlich will talk about his new book ‘Dateline Havana.’ Based on 40 years of firsthand reporting, veteran reporter Reese Erlich will talk about his new book Dateline Havana. He explores the historic U.S. domination of Cuba and the power of the Cuba lobby. He offers trenchant observations about Cuba’s political and economic system 50 years after its historic revolution. And finally, Erlich will talk about the prospects for change in both U.S. and Cuban policy under the new administrations of Barack Obama and Raul Castro. Described by Walter Cronkite as “a great radio producer and a great friend,” Reese Erlich’s history in journalism goes back over 40 years. He first worked as a staff writer and research editor for Ramparts, a national, investigative reporting magazine. He taught journalism at Bay Area universities for ten years and currently works as a full-time print and broadcast journalist. He reports regularly as a freelancer for the San Francisco Chronicle, CBC (Canada) and NPR. We will also discuss his book “The Iran Agenda: What the U.S. government doesn’t want you to know” in light of the Obama administrations plan for dealing with Iran. www.reeseerlich.com http://p3books.com/ http://www.iranproject.org/credits/erlich.html

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