Summary: Dear NSA - Show your work! This week on Talking Left, we tried our best to get into some detail about the intelligence, risks, and potential for a military strike in Syria - and we had four amazing guests to help us! First, our great friend Jorge Rodriguez of SoFlo Radio joined us to discuss our disappointment with many of our elected leaders over government spying, Syria, and much more. Jorge IS the one who makes our show on SoFlo and We Act Radio, and it was wonderful to have a few minutes to get his brilliant insight on the news. Please be sure to follow Jorge and SoFlo on Twitter and, if you can, donate a few bucks to help keep independent progressive media on the air in South Florida. After that, we spoke with Brad Friedman of The Brad Blog about the variety of restrictive voting laws being passed in states throughout our country. Not only are Republicans in North Carolina and Texas trying to steal our right to vote, but their counterparts in Virginia, Kansas, and even the democrats in California are up to the same dirty tricks. As always, Brad helped break down the issues and explained why we need to pay close attention to the theft of our voting rights. Next, we were honored to have a few minutes of Congressman Alan Grayson's time. The Congressman with Guts has been making the case against a military strike in Syria, and giving the American people a voice in the debate via his petition at DontAttackSyria.com. Congressman Grayson also wrote an amazing op-ed in the New York Times recently about the so-called intelligence supporting military action - it's called "On Syria, Trust, but Verify." Please be sure to check out his article, sign the petition, and share it with all your friends! Last - but certainly not least - Thom Hartmann, host of The Thom Hartmann Program, joined us to talk about his latest book: "The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy American and What We Can do to Stop it." Thom explained how the billionaires and banksters destroyed the middle class, just like that have throughout history, and why that poses a risk to our national - and global - economy. We also spoke to Thom about the potential strike in Syria, and why it could trigger the next world war. Thanks to Rocky Mountain Mike for writing and producing our incredible theme music! Please check out his amazing Sound Cloud! Thanks to We Act Radio - 1480AM WPWC, Radio or Not, and SoFlo Radio - for helping to ensure all listeners have corporate-free, independent radio! And, of course, thanks to you, our listeners, friends, and family - for supporting us through all of our crazy shows, dreams, and political addictions!! You can also follow all of the news about upcoming topics and guests on our Facebook page and on Twitter @TalkingLeft. And you can subscribe to Talking Left free on iTunes and to our awesome new YouTube Channel! As always, thanks for listening!
