Democracy Now! 2012-08-28 Tuesday




Democracy Now! Audio show

Summary: Headlines for August 28, 2012; Party Time: RNC Awash in Corporate, Lobbyist-Funded Events for GOP Delegates and Lawmakers; Ex-Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell Questioned on Vote Suppression, from '04 to Wave of ID Laws; As ID Laws Risk Disenfranchisement, Intimidation Fears Grow with Tea Party Group's "Poll Watcher"; Rachel Corrie's Parents Denounce Israeli Military Exoneration for 2003 Killing in Gaza; The Rise of Marco Rubio: Manuel Roig-Franzia on the Emergence of GOP, Tea Party's Rising Latino Star; On Katrina's 7th Anniversary, Tropical Storm Isaac Poses Biggest Test to NOLA's Rebuilt Levees; Comedian, Author Baratunde Thurston on Vote Suppression & Romney's 0% Support from African Americans; Storm Cancels RNC's First Day, But Hundreds Brave Tampa's Wind and Rain to Protest GOP Agenda; Workers at Bain-Owned Illinois Factory Bring Fight to Save Their Outsourced Jobs to Romney and RNC