Congressman Steve Israel - Challenges for election 2012

Thom Hartmann talks with Congressman Steve Israel, Chair-Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) / U.S. Congressman (D-NY, 2nd District) Website: www.dccc.org, about challenges facing Democrats in the upcoming elections.

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[oolong2]

How does a family get a last name like "Israel"? I mean there are some people with the last name "England" but england has been around for a long ass time.

Though I did know a russian guy that started using the last name "Kiev". I made fun of him because I thought it was weird to purposely name yourself after a city.

[YY4Me133]

@abeismain Start with the U.S. Constitution (NOTE: it is not "replete with references to God"). Then read Jefferson's "wall of separation" letter to the Danbury Baptists. Also, read the Treaty of Tripoli, in particular, Article 11. Also, Jefferson's letter to Dr. Thomas Cooper of the Danbury Baptists, February 10, 1814. If you need more, there are probably links you can follow at the sites that host those documents.

[abeismain]

@YY4Me133 oh, well could you give me a source which contradicts one of his ideas about the founding of this country? Because when i read his writing, i just feel, since i haven't done other readings on the same information.

[YY4Me133]

@abeismain Of course I read the article. How else would I know he'd written it? By the way, you didn't address the inaccuracy of his statement, or any of his other mistaken ideas about the founding of this country.

[abeismain]

@YY4Me133 Ok man... Ron Paul is not a big deal. And have you even read the article in which he wrote "both replete with references to God"? Thanks to you, i looked it up and I have read it, and it's interesting. So now you go and read it, or else if you don't, then you are not allowed to make an opinion about Ron Paul and his views.

[YY4Me133]

@abeismain RP doesn't even know what's in the U.S. Constitution. He said it's "replete with references to God." He obviously hasn't read it or he wouldn't make such a stupid statement. He doesn't believe in separation of church and state, so he obviously never read Thomas Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists (the "wall of separation" letter). He thinks states can make laws that violate the U.S. Constitution, so he must not have read Amendment 14, Section 1. RP is a joke.

[Gothmatix]

Democrats talk blue act red... Bought just like Rebulicans.

[CanterburyCat]

Wake up, Hartmann -- The Reps. and the Dems. are BOTH corrupt.

[abeismain]

@justcallmeassinine But i'm a strong supporter of Ron Paul... :( And he stands strongly by whatever the Constitution says, unlike other candidates and Obama. : \ In order to not have a corrupted system where rich get richer and poor get poorer, we have to go back to what the Constitution says. It was established to equalize everyone where everybody can keep what they earn with a strong currency, unlike today's fiat, or fake, money by the Federal Reserve Bank.

[justcallmeassinine]

@abeismain If you can't forget the Zionist thing and start thinking about your own wallet and finances you might have some sense.If you want the billionaires to take away your social security and medicare then go ahead.That's what the super rich want. They want you to work at low paying jobs until you drop dead. But his name bugs you because you care more about Palestinians than you do about Americans.