Feel free to ask him questions or leave him comments here!

-P

i REALLY enjoy doing the ed schultz show and thank everyone for the enthusiasm and input!!

Norm, you da man!!!

So, what's the biggest challenge for you whenever you are a fill-in host?

You did a great show today!

Unfortunately, I had to miss the last hour of it, though.

-P

He mentioned you several times-- so your good work is now known by a national audience!

I pinned the topic so it will be easy for anyone to find.

Great job as guest host, NorMAN!

Nice to "see" you here.

Great job! It was cool to hear the shout out to Plunderer as I was driving down the road.
I have a question,
Is there a way for citizen's to legally challenge the signing statements? It really infuriates me that this administration is willfully and deliberately ignoring the laws passed by congress.

WTG!!!! Norm! great show today......

Looks like you're part of the family, Norm. Got your own setting chair and everything!

GoU

Hi norm...I was the one who emailed the gop cnn report 1996...I was so happy to hear you read it on the air today!

I can not understand the legal aspect on how clinton was dragged into impeachment...but this adminstration has broken so many laws, foregin and domisic..It makes one sick! This adminstration has sold the USA out straight across the board..and the sad thing is its goin take many more years to repair if it can...

screaming at the walls!

I love when you talk about the social programs that helped you become a success. The fact that you're a lawyer sure takes the wind out of the blowhard righties' sails when they want to make believe you're stupid.

I am undecided about the name though-- "nook" reminds me of something else... ladies, do ya know what I am saying here?

Hey, this is one of those chats. No cyber-nookie here!

the hardest part is paring down what i'd like to say.....to not just rant for 3 hours!! i need to leave room for calls!! calls are the heart of the show....it's not just norm's chance to vent...altho, i must say IT FEELS SO GOOD!!!!

Tomorrow is Primary Day in Florida......can't wait!!!!!!

i think of a kitchen nook, but with many fewer calories!!!!!!!!!

norm...

what about how the courts are catering to the bush adminstration instead of defending the job they are to do, protect the constution?

now this may be way out there...but what if they are part of the bigger picture with the adminstration. Are they protected from legal actions, and if so what is the pecedure in prosicuting?

I thought you handled the callers fairly well-- I just don't understand some of the folks who claim to be righties though. How can they possibly support this president, given what he has done to ordinary workers?

How about "Norm's Chambers"?

(Proceedings that do not take place in the "open court" of the radio program)

It's next week for Eyedoc and me. I'm voting for Hillary and Spitzer, of course.

Hey Norm, are you familiar with Eliot Spitzer?

all it takes to impeach a prez is a majority in the house of reps....the dems and responsible repubs, for many decades (centuries, even!) did not go that far...but this crowd of insane maniacs just needed any pretext...and clinton gave them one. if the dems had the power (let's pray they get it) they won't impeach this rat even tho if anyone should, this bozo is it!!!

THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH for sending the cnn article...it REALLY had my eyes popping out and i was happy to read it on the air!!! thank you so much!!!

norm

Norm, one of the problems I see in my travels is that our own fellow liberals don't understand the labor movement and what it's about and what it means. They have a viewpoint that is largely the viewpoint they received from the right. The labor movement has done a piss-poor job of explaining who they are and how important this movement is to our own fellow travelers.

Happy to say that our fellow libs on this board have been getting their education from our union-member posters!

GoU

Your welcome! I need one after all of their crap!

So Norm, why don't you think most Democrats are howling about the many many ways this president has hurt working men and women? David Sirota, Russ Feingold, Bernie Sanders, Byron Dorgan-- and an occasional senator or rep like Kennedy will say something, but there is no orchestrated and unified (and outraged) message. For example, I sent you e-mail about the TWELVE THOUSAND companies keeping mailboxes in the Cayman Islands to avoid paying taxes. They outsource our jobs and then the CEOs make tons of bucks in profit and they don't pay a cent in taxes on any of it. When the Dems tried to close that loophole, the Repubs voted it down, and that was the last I heard of it. WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE? WHERE IS THE COURAGE? Why won't Dems speak up more? (And yeah I know the right wing media won't cover it much, but if we keep on insisting something is wrong, surely they will be forced to cover it...)

i am a MAJOR eliot spitzer fan!! i've been watching him for several years now, and he's very smart and able. i think he's already running for president, altho he'll be elected governor first, in november. he returns dems to the "trust busting" populist ways that win so many votes. he represents government at its best....cleaning up crooked marketplaces; putting corporate criminals behind bars and opening up competition for REAL capitalism...not this phony baloney crony capitalism of bush, cheney, et al. KEEP YOUR EYE ON SPITZER...he's going national!

"KEEP YOUR EYE ON SPITZER...he's going national!", Norm....

Oh, I will!!! He's walks the walk, and talks the talk, morals ethics stand side by side with this man!

Then we agree. I heard rumors that Kerry was going nominate him for AG if he (Kerry) had become President. Spitzer was literally waging a one man war against corporate corruption during the Bush years, and I admire him for that.

President Spitzer does have a nice ring to it.

hey,Spitzer and Hillary have a lot of fans here on the island,too,you know.
Hillary gives the righties fits

"But ya ought to thank me, before I die,
For the gravel in ya guts and the Spitzer in ya eye"

Isn't that how Johnny Cash sang it?

GoU

And if I had to choose between Hillary and Spitzer for Prez, it would be Spitzer. As much as I love Hillary, I think Spitzer is even smarter and tougher.

if leadings dems hold press conferences about it, the corporate media will have to cover it, like it or not! the problem, as i see it, is dems are too busy being 'republican lite' and won't make a clean break with corporate money AND ANNOUNCE IT: "WE WON'T TAKE ANY CORPORATE MONEY...VOTE US IN AND YOU'LL GET CLEAN ELECTIONS, WITH SPECIAL INTEREST MONEY THROWN OUT"....but, until one big, overpowering dem comes along, and smashes to victory, and brings a dem congress along that goes along with the prez, only then will something big happen. until then, the mousey little dems will remain too afraid of their own shadows to do anything. sorry to sound so negative, but that's how i see it!

dems need a strong party leader that sets a clear agenda....and working people's rights should be way high up on that list!!!!!!!!!

Ooops!

I keep forgetting that you live on Lanwgh Island...

(spelled the way the locals pronounce it)

Hillary does get under the righties' skin and I love it!

My fantasy presidential card is Russ (My Future Husband) Feingold for prez and Keith Olbermann for VP! We could have Dorgan, Obama, Sirota, Boxer, Barney Frank, Tom Harkin and Big Eddie in the cabinet!

Seriously, as a proud Dem, this is a time of great frustration for me-- I keep waiting for more Dems to stand up and speak out, yet it seems they are hanging back for some reason. Wonder why... The religious wingnuts have already made up their minds-- it's the undecided voters whose hearts (and minds) need to be won over, and we need to articulate why we are better-- not just that we aren't Repubs...

i am truly impressed you listened for two hours!! you have my deepest thanks!!!

I used to think that any talk of impeaching Dubya would just be election fodder for the righties..."see all the DEMS want to do is impeach Bush".....I kinda still do and agree with what Ed said...."there are more important things Congress could be doing....and will hopefully get done with the Dems in power again.........for one they would have supeona power and the checks and balances will once again be in place.

Wait, I thought it was Lawnguylan?
I haven't really heard that much about Spitzer. I'll have to keep an eye out. Maybe he can be pres after Feingold.

Careful about poaching too many Dems from the Senate. We don't want to make it too easy for the Repiggies to take it back, do we?

i am tremendously frustrated, too...i don't understand why dems can't just set a clear, simple agenda and say it over and over again! it ain't hard...except the hardest part is renouncing corporate money...until the dems do that, they will be consigned to 'republican lite' status.

Thats the 'up island' annunciation.Sounds like Islip/Smithtown or possibly Nasau County.I'm way East of there.
I personally prefer calling it "the Island of Long"

I like that ticket and cabinet...................devorah

...before Feingold or Hillary. Spitzer really is that good.

Lawnguylan???

spitzer is very smart, politically. he saw the kenny boys-type scandals and said "here's how i distinguish myself...i have the 'clean up corp. crime issue' all to myself." and he went for it...insurance brokers, stock brokers, etc....he made a great name for himself and is riding it to the governor's mansion. sorry to sound so cynical, but at least he's getting something good done!

I asked Ed and Holmey this a while back, so let me ask you too. The Repubs know how to use the media-- okay fine, they run it and dominate it, but still, it's a great skill to articulate those talking points in a clear and concise way. Who do the Dems have that is photogenic and speaks well? We need a "go to" person-- somebody that when an issue comes up, the networks and radio stations can get a concise yet intelligent sound byte. Kerry can't do it. Kennedy can't do it. Pelosi and Read can't do it-- they may be nice folks, but they can't get that message out without stumbling over every other word. So who would you like to see as the face and the voice of the Dems in times of crisis?

you know thats a great point...Feingold-Spitzer-Clinton-Reid-Dorgen..and so many others...Dems do have great leadership, however they cant shine because they are the minority! Sad....when you think about it!

More generally... how did the republicans get so much support among union members? Traditionally the unions voted democratic. And how did the republicans convince the small and medium business owners that policies written to benefit mega-corporations would be good for small businesses too?

And how do we convince them all to come back?

George Clooney! He's got the photogenicity and is well spoken

Just curious what your thoughts are on Dick Blumenthal? He's the AG here in CT, and has obvious political aspirations.

-P

Good Point! Let's hope we are burdened with such concerns in 08.

When Dean is on his game,he can,but he's been marked badly by the right.I saw him on Olberman last week and he is very impressive when he's given the chance.