Adam brings his “Madness” and some impersonations to the Norman Goldman show. Adam monologue covers the Ron Wyden and Paul Ryan partnership to destroy Medicare by offering a bogus public option plan. He also gets “Mad as Hell” about the National Defense Authorization Act and the S.O.P.A/P.I.P.A. acts that would take away our civil liberties.
Adam continues to host the Norman Goldman show in the second hour and takes calls from across the nation. Adam wants to know what makes Americans “Mad as Hell.” Is it the consistent bickering by the Republicans and Democrats that has paralyzed our political system? What is the solution? Is it revolution? Is it the Occupy Movement?
In the last hour Adam welcomes guest David Swanson author of the book “When the World Outlawed War” This is a masterful account of how people in the United States and around the world worked to abolish war as a legitimate act of state policy and won in 1928, outlawing war with a treaty that is still on the books. Swanson’s account of the successful work of those who came before us to insist that war be outlawed points us toward new ways of thinking about both war and political activism. His website is www.davidswanson.org
"I see a big difference between anger and rage.
Rage is a very dangerous and disfiguring thing because it always has the same goal -- to destroy. Anger, on the other hand, is a normal human emotion that, when channeled properly, can change the world."
