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'The War Room' for June 18
Jim Warren on NSA updates, Megan McArdie talks Obamacare, Jonathan Alter discusses the immigration bill and Tom Philpott explains why Idaho farmers are suing Monsanto.
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June 2012
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‘The War Room’ for June 29
Inocente Izucar joined Jennifer Granholm in “The War Room” to talk about her journey as an undocumented, homeless child. “You can only change the future and just never giving up hope.” In our web exclusive, Aisha Moodie-Mills, adviser for LGBT …
‘The War Room’ for June 28
“Isn’t courage breathtaking?” asked Jennifer Granholm, toasting Chief Justice John Roberts after a landmark Supreme Court decision for rising above partisanship and ruling with the law in the Affordable Care Act case. Dr. Donald Berwick, senior fellow with the Center …
‘The War Room’ for June 27
In this episode of “The War Room,” Dennis Henigan told us that the NRA “is probably the most extreme lobbying organization that is part of our politics.” Why are Republican activists setting up a super PAC in California? They’re following …
‘The War Room’ for June 26
California congressional candidate Jose Hernandez visited “The War Room” and discussed his race against a Republican incumbent. Hernandez also talked about his personal journey and quoted his father, who told him, “With hard work and an education, you can reach …
‘The War Room’ for June 25
Reacting to the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Citizens United, Jennifer Granholm accused the justices of being the “knowing, delighted accomplices” in enabling the big money takeover of politics. Wasn’t the Supreme Court supposed to be the government branch furthest removed …
‘The War Room’ for June 22
“The War Room” guest host John Fugelsang chatted with Huffington Post reporter Paul Blumenthal and Mother Jones reporter Andrew Kroll about the ethics of politicians fraternizing with super PAC donors. They answered: Is Karl Rove from Americans for Prosperity allowed …
‘The War Room’ for June 21
“The War Room” guest host John Fugelsang hit the streets of San Francisco Thursday afternoon to see how well educated the locals are about U.S. history and politics. Check out his Q&A with the locals in the “Could you pass …
‘The War Room’ for June 20
“Sorry, Marco — being gay is natural. Hating gay is a lifestyle choice,” said this week’s guest host on “The War Room,” John Fugelsang. Fugelsang went after Marco Rubio for his homophobic comments against gay marriage in this episode of …
‘The War Room’ for June 19
In the second day of the five-part series profiling openly LGBT candidates for state and local office, PA candidate, Brian Sims, joined guest host John Fugelsang, and discussed Romney’s stance on marriage equality and how Romney’s waffling is more likely …
‘The War Room’ for June 18
It was John Fugelsang’s first day of his weeklong stint guest hosting for Jennifer Granholm on “The War Room.” To kick off Current TV’s five-part series profiling openly LGBT candidates for state and local office, Fugelsang started the show by lamenting …
‘The War Room’ for June 15
Jennifer Granholm hailed President Obama’s executive order against deporting young, undocumented immigrants. She shared with us her own story of becoming an American citizen. ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project director Cecillia Wang and Maria Poblet, executive director of Causa Justa, joined our …
‘The War Room’ for June 14
What is Kentucky doing right? Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said his state created incentive programs to garner new investment in business, which has created about 35,000 new jobs. Then Democratic pollster John Whaley came on the show to say that …
‘The War Room’ for June 13
Jennifer Granholm lauded the nuns campaigning against the Paul Ryan budget and standing up against the Vatican to stand for the disempowered and vulnerable. Then Sister Simone Campbell came on to discuss the nuns’ inspiration for their bus tour and …
‘The War Room’ for June 12
Is the GOP intentionally sabotaging President Obama? Politico White House correspondent Joe Williams joined Jennifer Granholm in The War Room and talked about a poll, saying that 49 percent of Americans think the GOP is purposefully sabotaging President Obama. Williams …
‘The War Room’ for June 11
How deep does Super PAC money run in the presidential campaign? Michigan Senator Carl Levin joined Jennifer Granholm in ‘The War Room’ to explain why the secrecy surrounding Super PAC donors is an important issue – especially the money going …
‘The War Room’ for June 8
With five months now remaining until Election Day, Jennifer Granholm delivered some messaging tips for the Obama campaign with Democratic strategist Karl Frisch. Meanwhile, did Mitt Romney forget what a donut was? We discussed Romney’s “donut gaffe” and the latest …
'The War Room' for June 7
Jennifer Granholm hit the streets to ask whether common Americans know how to prove their citizenship — is it a driver’s license? Passport? Then, former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell joined Jennifer Granholm and the two dove into an analysis of …
'The War Room' for June 6
What are your thoughts on the Wisconsin recall results? Larry Cohen, president of the Communications Workers of America, who has been at the forefront of progressive labor reform, gave us a post-mortem on the Wisconsin recall election. Also, Eric Alterman, columnist for …
'The War Room' for June 5
Dan Rather joined Jennifer Granholm in ‘The War Room’ to discuss life after CBS, what he values most in reporting and what it was like to cover 9/11 for 14 hours straight. San Francisco Chronicle reporter Joe Garofoli shared his …
'The War Room' for June 4
‘The War Room’ turned its gaze to the badger state tonight as we spoke with Kristen Crowell, executive director of We Are Wisconsin. We asked: What is her organization doing to get out the vote before the recall election of Wisconsin …
'The War Room' for June 1
With the Republican National Convention inching closer, who are the front runners in the GOP veepstakes? Pulitzer prize winning journalist Cynthia Tucker and political humorist W. Kamau Bell joined ‘The War Room’ to discuss vice presidential hopefuls, and… Urban Outfitters. …
