The Daisy DeadHead Show - November 24, 2012

Daisy and the crew do the last broadcast of The Daisy Deadhead Show as they transistion to a new station and a new show called Occupy The Microphone.

Talking American Imperialism with activist Efia Nwangaza

Efia Nwangaza joined the Daisy DeadHead crew to discuss a protest at the U.S. School of the Americas which trains foriegn military leaders and the Israeli offensive against Gaza which Daisy says is race based. S.C. Governor Nikki Haley's family business is going out of business and more news of the past week.

Obama, grumpy old white men and pot parties

Daisy, Gregg and the Double A Rock & Roll Die Hard tackle some of the post election news particualry the rantings of white men declaring the end of the world because President Obama was re-elected as well as taking a look at the legalization of Marijuana in Washington and Colorado. Join the gang for what is sure to be a fun time.

This program is hosted by Daisy Deadhead of Daisy's Dead Air blog and Gregg Jocoy of the South Carolina Green Party which sponsors the show.

The Daisy Deadhead Show is live from 9 to 10 AM EST. Tune in on your radio dial at 1600AM or 94.9FM if you live in the Fountain Inn, Simpsonville or Mauldin area. To get Twitter Text updates text: follow DeadheadShow to 40404.

President Obama, Trouble Man and Troubling attacks

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Daisy, Gregg and Double A discuss the recent foreign policy debate between President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney. Daisy says she was also troubled by some of the attacks on the President which had racial undertones and some were downright dumb such as Donald Trump's big announcement. Also at issue are the U.S. drone attacks in different areas of the world. Tune in!

Presidential Debates, Taliban & Women and Healthcare woes

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On today's episode of The Daisy Deadhead Show, Daisy, Double A and Gregg talk about the most recent presidential debate, how the tight job market gives employers a chance to use tests to select new hires without having to actually talk with people, and how the high price of prescription drugs and health insurance keeps family and friends from getting the medicines they need.

The Daisy DeadHead Show, News & Politics

On today's episode of The Daisy Deadhead Show, Daisy tells us all about Atlanta traffic, the United Nations, and how Glen Beck is going to save us all from Godless Socialism. Then, Daisy, Double A and Gregg talk about the Vice Presidential debate, and how different it would have been if Cheri Honkala of the Green Party were invited.

News & Politics of the week

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This week on The Daisy Deadhead Show they will discuss the Presidential debates, a wonk's eye view of Citizens United, pitting black unemployed voters against immigrants, and sexual assault at Bob Jones University. Daisy, Gregg, and Double A bring another week to a close in the Golden Strip.

Is Honey Boo Boo reality show a no, no? Daisy thinks so!

On this week's Daisy Deadhead Show, Daisy takes on Honey Boo Boo, and makes a dramatic prediction. Then she turns her attention to the Oconee Nuclear Station, which has a lot in common with Fukushima, the nuclear power plant which melted down in Japan. George Carlin lends his weight to the show, as do FDR and Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Two of them intend to be funny, but the funniest may be the one who thinks he's being serious. Double A and Gregg talk about the Green Party/Democratic Party forum held recently in Greenville, and Double A talks about the Upstate Pride Parade in Spartanburg. Y'all listen!

The Romney speech fall out continues

Daisy and Gregg tackle some of the political news of the past week. 

 This program is hosted by Daisy Deadhead of Daisy's Dead Air blog and Gregg Jocoy of the South Carolina Green Party which sponsors the show. The Daisy Deadhead Show is live from 9 to 10 AM EST. Tune in on your radio dial at 1600AM or 94.9FM if you live in the Fountain Inn, Simpsonville or Mauldin area. To get Twitter Text updates text: follow DeadheadShow to 40404.

Is Mitt Romney giving aid and comfort to the enemy?

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Daisy accuses Mitt Romney and his Republican cohorts of treason and offering aid and comfort to the enemy. By criticizing Obama before he or Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had even issued a statement, Romney breaks the bonds which should bring us together. Daisy asks, if liberals had done this after the attack on the World Trade Center, would FOX News be supporting them like they are supporting Romney?

Also, Daisy explains the differences between Neo-Conservatives, Paleo-Conservatives and Conservatives...or as she explains it, "Coyboys and Yankees" and William F. Buckley. Toss in some Trotsky, stir and you have Daisy's lesson on the three branches of what we call "conservative".

The Week in Politics, DNC Convention, Mormon Dog Whistles

Discussing the week in politics. 

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This program is hosted by Daisy Deadhead of Daisy's Dead Air blog and Gregg Jocoy of the South Carolina Green Party which sponsors the show. 

 The Daisy Deadhead Show is live from 9 to 10 AM EST. Tune in on your radio dial at 1600AM or 94.9FM if you live in the Fountain Inn, Simpsonville or Mauldin area. To get Twitter Text updates text: follow DeadheadShow to 40404.

Republicans Party in Tampa

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Daisy takes a South Carolina Green look at the Republican Nominating Convention with special attention to the role played by her governor, Nikki Haley. Governor Haley pointed to her voter suppression efforts, which will disenfranchise between 175,000 and 200,000 South Carolinian, to thunderous applause. Daisy talks about the "Brown Washing" of the RNC with the placement of the Puerto Rican delegation in a prominent position with TV cameras rolling.

In the next segment Daisy, Gregg and Double A discuss Paul Ryan, his role as cheerleader for the TARP plan, other corporate and bank bail outs, and wonder aloud just how the TEA Party is "in control" of the Republican Party when they got two politicians who have supported so much the TEA Party opposed at the top of their ticket.

In the final segment Daisy discusses the Republican "We Built It" theme, and the group tosses in all sorts of Green Party, Congressional and Occupy news, including a Labor Day celebration Monday, September 3rd, 5 PM, at Piazza Bergamo, located at the corner of Coffee and Main Street in downtown Greenville, SC. As the curtain closes on the show Daisy gives a bit of a preview of the Democratic Nominating Convention. Tune in Saturday at 9 am locally on WFIS, 1600 am and 94.9 fm, or via the show website from anywhere on the globe at www.TheDaisyDeadheadShow.com.

Podcasts of the show are available shortly after the radio show is broadcast at the show website above and at iTunes.

Roots of Republican Rape Definitions - 9:00 AM EST

"When Todd Akin said that women didn't get pregnant if they were "legitimately raped", Daisy knew she had heard this sort of insanity before. Using her vast knowledge of all things feminist she unearthed another Republican, this time in South Dakota, who has his own definition of "real rape". This ultimately leads Daisy to discuss Ayn Rand's rape scene in "The Fountainhead", and the way her self-first philosophy guides today's most extreme Republican leaders.

Daisy is joined by Gregg, who explains how the Green Party defines feminism, and Double A, who shares insights about Rand, Christianity and reminds us all that The Daisy Deadhead Show is THE place to go for the latest cultural news.
This program is hosted by Daisy Deadhead of Daisy's Dead Air blog and Gregg Jocoy of the South Carolina Green Party which sponsors the show.
The Daisy Deadhead Show is live from 9 to 10 AM EST. Tune in on your radio dial at 1600AM or 94.9FM if you live in the Fountain Inn, Simpsonville or Mauldin area. To get Twitter Text updates text: follow DeadheadShow to 40404.

Assange, Ryan & Rand

Memories are our mental records of history. Photos can help us recall memories. In this week's episode of The Daisy Deadhead Show Daisy and Gregg talk about the importance of holding on to memories and photographs so we can create our own history. "Please put your photos and memories online." Daisy says.

Julian Assange is in the headlines again. The founder of Wikileaks was granted political asylum by Ecuador but not so fast. The British government is threatening to revoke Ecuador’s embassy status and take Assange by force.

Daisy exposes the basis of the political ideology of Republican VP nominee Paul Ryan. Ryan greatly admires Ayn Rand who was an author among other things and she thought selfishness was required for society to prosper and was the highest virture one could attain. An ardent atheist, Rand even went so far as to reject William F. Buckley's hand in friendship because he, like Ryan, was an avid Roman Catholic.

Finally they get into what would seem to be the final curtain in the battle to save the Mauldin open Air Market from the state DOT's plans to put in a turn lane where none is needed.

Romney, Rednecks & Honey Boo Boo

The Cable channel that brought you "Sarah Palin's Alaska" has sunk to a new low with a show called "Here comes Honey Boo Boo". The show exploits a little girl who is overweight and her "redneck" family. Daisy and the crew will also tackle Mitt Romney, healthcare, the trickle up economy and Occupy Greenville.

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How to reach out to GPATS members and help protect the Mauldin Open Air Market

On today's show we said we would place the addresses of all the members of GPATS on the show's website so you can contact the members if you wanted to do so. The hope is that some of you will write these people and ask them to oppose any SC DOT plans to take Joel Ann Chandler's land away from her. Joel Ann owns the Mauldin Open Air Market, a land mark business on one of the main roads leading to Mauldin.

There are three "paragraphs" below. The first if a list of links to forms you must use to contact our state legislators. Apparently they don't want you to contact them directly, so you'll have to do this one at a time. I suspect that is designed to keep from the "regular people" from bothering them.

The second is a list of the email contacts for other GPATS members. Simply copy this list, and paste it into your email's "addresses" space.

The last is the basic message we hope to get to GPATS members. Simply copy the paragraph below the list of addresses, paste it into the body of the legislative contact form or the body of your email, make any changes you want to make, and hit "send". To get more details on GPATS' plans for the Mauldin Open Air Market, click here. To read what Daisy has written about the situation, at her blog. All links will open in a new tab or page automatically.

Contact State Legislators by clicking each link.
Senator Ralph Anderson
Senator David L. Thomas
Senator Phillip W. Shoopman
Senator Danny Verdin
Senator Larry A. Martin
Representative Eric Bikas
Representative Dwight Loftis
Representative Phil Owens
Representative Joshua Putnam

This is a list of all other GPATS member e-mail addresses. Only voting members are included.

bkirvin@greenvillecounty.org,
jburns@greenvillecounty.org,
xnorris@greenvillecounty.org,
meadowswhm@juno.com,
FPayne@greenvillecounty.org,
jwillis@co.pickens.sc.us,
mayor@cityofeasley.com,
rdanner@cityofgreer.org,
msheriff@libertysc.com,
draines@mauldincitysc.com,
gary.long@fountaininn.org,
sandrawoods@fountaininn.org,
jdowens@bellsouth.net,
McCall_wayne@bellsouth.net,
peichor@simpsonville.com,
sfowler@greenvillesc.gov,
adamsre@scdot.org,
edwardsjp@scdot.org


Dear GPATS Member,

I am writing you today to ask you to oppose any plans proposed by the Department of Transportation or GPATS staff which would put the Mauldin Open Air Market at risk by using eminent domain to seize Joel Ann Chandler's land for a proposed turn lane. The turn lane would serve a very limited purpose, while the entire community benefits from the Mauldin Open Air Market. A community land mark known far and wide, the market serves as a place where customer and producer meet, with Joel Ann and her staff as the perfect go-between. Please respect her property rights, and be wiser with our tax dollars. Leave her land exactly where it belongs, in her family.

Yours,

A Voter

Chick-Fil-A, Jack Schaap & GPAT's abuse of power

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On this week's episode of The Daisy Deadhead Show, Daisy and Gregg talk about the boycott of Chick-Fil-A and traditional marriage.

Who is Jack Schaap? He is not another preacher in trouble over having sex with a young member of his flock is he? Rev. Jack Schaap pastors the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Church, and Hyles-Anderson College and pictures found on his cell phone may bring him down.

Finally we go back and discuss GPATS' plan to grab Joel Ann Chandler's land away from her to create a turn lane where none is needed.

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Colorado Shootings, The good, bad and ugly of the Olympic Games

As the Olympic Games get going in London, Daisy and Gregg discuss the legacy of past Olympic Games. From the heroic stand taken by John Carlos, Tommie Smith and Peter Norman in 1968 to the killing of Israeli athletes in 1972 to the taxpayer funded venues which rot from Beijing to Athens, The Daisy Deadhead Show looks at things a little bit differently.

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Political Animals: Thieves, Lairs, Greens and politics Hollywood Style

As the USA Network presents their new show "Political Animals" filled with fake intrigue and pretend realities, Daisy and special guest Liz Smith-Anderson evaluate the lies of the Obama administration, the thievery of Romney & Company and the imperative of voting Green in November.

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Bain Capital: What's Romney got to hide?

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 Romney still has not released his tax forms and he acts as a man with something to hide. Nikki Haley says domestic violence is not a big concern for her even though South Carolina has a terrible record of women being murdered by their partners. 

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Where in the world is Mitt's money?

Mitt Romney doesn't want to disclose the source of his vast wealth other than disclosing the minimal that Federal law requires. The records that he did release show income from Bain Capital the investment firm he co-founded and Goldman Sachs, a recipient of the tax payer funded bailout of banks that started under George Bush co-signed by President Obama who was backed by firm in 2008 but has become Mitt Romney's biggest donor for the 2012 election. The media is engaged in a new game called "Where in the World is Mitt Romney's Money" as they investigate the off shore accounts of the Republican presumptive nominee. The game of cat and mouse that Romney is playing makes people wonder what does he have to hide.

This story and more as we look at recent actions of Governor Nikki Haley whose recent vetoes cut two state agencies in South Carolina.

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Victims of Gay Bashing Vigil & Fall out from Healthcare Ruling

6/30/2012  9:00 AM EST

 Daisy and Gregg discussed the vigil they attended for victims of gay bashing and the recent Supreme Court ruling on President Obama's signature healthcare reform legislation.

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The Daisy Deadhead Show is live from 9 to 10 AM EST. Tune in on your radio dial at 1600AM or 94.9FM if you live in the Fountain Inn, Simpsonville or Mauldin area. To get Twitter Text updates text: follow DeadheadShow to 40404.

A look at our Hidden Heroes

6/23/2012  9:00 AM EST

 Daisy and Gregg will be look at some of the hidden heroes that many people do not know about that happen to be LGBT. Heroes such as Bayard Rustin, Karen Silkwood and others.


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  The Daisy Deadhead Show is live from 9 to 10 AM EST. Tune in on your radio dial at 1600AM or 94.9FM if you live in the Fountain Inn, Simpsonville or Mauldin area. To get Twitter Text updates text: follow DeadheadShow to 40404.

The Jerry Sandusky trial

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 Daisy and Gregg will be discussing the latest in the trial of former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky who is accused of molesting and raping several young boys over the years. 
Deb Morrow, won the SC Democratic primary! She will go up against awful Trey Gowdy for the 4th District Congressional Seat in November. 

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal & Military suicides surpass combat related deaths

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 Daisy and Gregg continue to focus on gay rights issues including the end of Don't Ask Don't Tell military policy. They also discuss the uptick in military suicides.
The Daisy Deadhead Show is live from 9 to 10 AM EST. Tune in on your radio dial at 1600AM or 94.9FM if you live in the Fountain Inn, Simpsonville or Mauldin area. To get Twitter Text updates text: follow DeadheadShow to 40404.

Time to make something clear

If anyone has a problem with The Daisy Deadhead Show, my phone number is 803-984-5414. Don't bother contacting the radio station as they are not responsible for the show or it's content. I can also be reached at GreggJocoy@yahoo.com

I will also say that as the show's producer, I am thrilled to be associated with the station, the show, and most importantly, with Daisy herself.

THE DAISY DEADHEAD SHOW!

Daisy and Gregg tackle the comlex issue of gay marriage, taxes, goverment programs and corporate welfare. Governor Nikki Haley is out of state again doing the bidding of the Koch brothers in Wisconsin.


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The Daisy Deadhead Show - 9:00 AM EST

This program is hosted by Daisy Deadhead of Daisy's Dead Air blog and Gregg Jocoy of the South Carolina Green Party which sponsors the show.The Daisy Deadhead Show is live from 9 to 10 AM EST. Tune in on your radio dial at 1600AM or 94.9FM if you live in the Fountain Inn, Simpsonville or Mauldin area. To get Twitter Text updates text: follow DeadheadShow to 40404.

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Presidential Race "Settled"

Now that the Obama/Romney main event is "settled", Daisy will take a look at Greens, Libertarians, Constitutionalists, and possible upstarts from Americans Unite and the Justice Party in the presidential race and beyond.

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Marriage Equality & Romney's Gay Hate Crime



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 On this week's show...Daisy covers the passage of Amendment One in North Carolina,



I knew the horribly homophobic and bigoted Amendment One (in North Carolina) would pass, because nothing gets the fundies stirred up like getting a chance to shit all over the gays....Interestingly,
the last time North Carolina amended their constitution on marriage (in 1875), it was to outlaw interracial marriages.....read more



Mitt Romney is in full denial mode as several witnesses and accomplices come forward to describe a hate crime committed against a fellow student in the elite boarding school they all attended when Romney was in his teens. 




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Free speech, the Corporate Police State and the challenges of Occupying

On this week's show, Daisy takes on free speech on Facebook and Gregg reports on the Shareholder Meeting for Duke Energy, and the joy of being amongst the 1%. Will also discuss the Occupy Movement and the importance of being focused and united in the face of challenges and confrontations.


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Bob Jones University expels student days before graduation for watching GLEE

When Christopher Peterman set up a Facebook Page asking his Christian university to "do right", the school promised that they would not retaliate against him. The page had been set up to push the BJU to end it's relationship with Charles Phelps, a preacher who is a rape apologist.


With only days before he was set to graduate, Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina expelled him, leaving him without a degree. The university says that the student was expelled for watching the TV show "Glee". Tune in every Saturday Live at 9am est



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Occupy Healthcare w/ Dr. Margaret Flowers

Dr. Margaret Flowers is a pediatrician and activist for Universal Healthcare. She is a passionate organizer involved in the Occupy movement and Physicians for a National Healthcare Policy. She will join us on the show to dicuss the occupy movement and healthcare policy.

Physicians for a National Health Program is a single issue organization advocating a universal, comprehensive single-payer national health program. PNHP has more than 18,000 members and chapters across the United States.

Internet connection problems prevented a full broadcast of this morning's program. - Scotty, online producer.

Non-white citizens & "Stand Your Ground" laws

Tracy Fant helped organize a rally in Greenville for justice in the Trayvon Martin case. Also joining the conversation will be Amelia Pena to discuss attacks on non-white people and how they fared with "Stand Your Ground". Join us for this program on the impact that “Stand Your Ground” has had on non-white citizens.


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What Women think... Nikki Haley vs. Daisy DeadHead

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said on the TV talk show “The View” that “women don’t care about contraception,”. That comment has sparked a backlash against the embattled Governor of South Carolina who is also in a fight with the feds over controversial Voter Id legislation. Daisy Deadhead says she has a few ideas "since women don't care about contraception".

South Carolina blogger Will Folks is writing a book about his "affair" with Gov. Nikki Haley. Folks wrote in his blog back in 2010 that he had an "inappropriate physical relationship" several years ago with Haley.

The truth in this case is what it is. Several years ago, prior to my marriage, I had an inappropriate physical relationship with Nikki. - Will Folks


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Tune in every Saturday Live at 9am est

The Empire Strikes Back!

Tune in live Saturday at 9:00 AM EST. The right wing is in full attack mode pushing back against what they call biased coverage of the Trayvon Martin story. Bill O’Reilly recently lambasted MSNBC and CNN, saying the media "is exploiting the terrible death of 17-year-old Trayvon by convicting the man who shot him, George Zimmerman, of wrongdoing on television." The Daily Caller went so far as to "enhance" a photograph from a ABC News video that they said shows an injury to the back of George Zimmerman's head. The political media wing of the GOP has not forgotten of course to take on Obamacare and Robert Greenwald is taking on the Koch brothers in his new film titled "Koch Brothers Exposed".


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Greenville-Pickens Area Transportation Study

Todays topics included Trayvon Martin and the plans to rally in Cleveland Park Saturday at 3 PM EST, The Re-Occupation of Columbia, The GPATS meeting, Greenville County and State Conventions and candidate filing deadline. Tune in at 9AM EST!

Gov Nikki Haley's book, Trayvon Martin & Obama stickers

This morning on The Daisy Deadhead Show there is no shortage of things to talk about as it has been a busy week. Today's topics include Govenor Nikki Haley's book, the shooting of 17yr-old Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman and the racist "renig" Obama bumper sticker photo that has gone some what viral on the Internet. We may even get a call from a congressional candidate but we will be taking your calls, questions and commentary! Tune in at 9AM EST!

Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke and the historic march on Selma, Alabama

Today on the Daisy Deadhead Show Daisy goes after Rush Limbaugh for his foul mouthed attack on Sandra Fluke. Limbaugh went after Fluke for supporting the inclusion of contraceptives in employee health plans. She also will discuss the civil rights march on Selma, Alabama. As she writes in her blog, the famous US Civil Rights march from Selma to Montgomery is being reenacted this week. Tune in every Saturday at 9:00 AM EST.

Free Speech, Girl Scout Cookies & Andrew Breitbart

This week on The Daisy Deadhead Show we will be discussing Free Speech issues, Girl Scout Cookies and Andrew Breitbart's sudden death on March 1st.

Republican Primary Recap, Woman-killing and Jill Stein - 9:00 AM EST

Today we will recap the Republican primaries to date with contest coming up on February 28th in Arizona and Michigan. Daisy elaborates on her blog post questioning why a major world corporation would use a “woman-killing” song and nobody seems to care or notice? Is it because the song is by a conservative operative? Why is Volkswagen using Ted Nugent’s song “Stranglehold”. Green Party Presidential candidate nominee Jill Stein (www.JillStein.org) will be our special guest. Stein is a candidate for the Green Party presidential nomination.



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Santorum's Sexism

Rick Santorum criticized the Pentagon decision to allow 14,000 more female soldiers to serve closer to combat lines. He claimed men would be to emotional and jeopardize the mission to protect female soldiers. Usually the argument is that women are too emotional and since Santorum has never served in the military, what does he base his argument on? Sexism seems to be a common theme with the Santorum campaign. Rick Santorum’s Iowa coalitions director, Jamie Johnson, last summer sent out an email saying that children’s lives would be harmed if the nation had a female president.

Daisy and Gregg will aslo discuss if the Occupy movement should start occupying homes being forclosed upon as the foreclosure continue to happen at alarming rates despite bank bailouts and federal mortgage re-modification programs.

The Church, The President & The Pill

Our very own "bad Catholic" girl is back and she is going to discuss the hypocrisy of the Church when it comes to birth control. What is the United States going to do about the bloodshed in Syria? Should the U.S. get involved directly, indirectly or not at all? Lets talk about it!

This political/news program is hosted by Daisy Deadhead of Daisy's Dead Air blog and Gregg Jocoy of the South Carolina Green Party which sponsors the show.



Tune in for a progressive perspective of the past week's news

Occupy Film Series, Deb Morrow for Congress & the Noam Chomsky misadventure

Today on the Daisy Deadhead Show, Daisy and Gregg will be back in the WFIS studios and will discuss the Occupy Film Series as well as Deb Morrow's campaign to become the next South Carolina congressional representative for the 4th district. Deb is a genuine working-class, progressive Democrat and a Spartanburg Occupier. Daisy also got a chance to interview Dr. Noam Chomsky but due to technical difficulties, was unable to record the conversation but she will more than likely share what she and Dr. Chomsky discussed. Remember to tune in at 9:00 AM EST Saturday morning and as always, we welcome calls from the listeners.

The Gringrich who stole South Carolina

As you probably know, Newt Gingrich got the most votes in the South Carolina primaries. What you may not know is that the Grinch who stole South Carolina, along with Rick Santorum, both Catholics, were called on by a group of Catholic Bishops to stop their race baiting rhetoric and demonizing the poor. We'll also take a look at the Florida primaries where Newt promised Floridians that he will work to start a moon colony if elected President. Is the current crop of Presidential candidates all the GOP has to offer the American people?

Healthcare reform is back in the news again with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius making her media rounds to tout improvements. Lets talk about health care and discuss some of the SC Occupy teach ins.

Last but not least, Gregg will update us on his legal case regarding the assault on his freedom of speech which resulted in him being ticketed for having a protest sign deemed to large. Let see, political candidates can purchase billboards but apparently hand held poster boards are deemed to large?

South Carolina GOP Primary, Drug War and Ron Paul

This week, Daisy and Gregg will be discussing the 2012 South Carolina primary, and particularly the pivotal role of Ron Paul in the presidential race. We will also be discussing racism and the drug war, and how the local (Greenville area) news media has totally ignored this issue, even when (supposedly) covering the controversial political views of Dr Paul. The deck is stacked, and we will be pointing this out and analyzing it further.

Jeff Sharlet,Occupy Writers & Martin Luther King Jr.

This week on The Daisy Deadhead Show, Jeff Sharlet will be our special guest. Sharlet (sounds like Charlotte) is a New York Times best selling author and founder of Occupy Writers. He'll be discussing his books, his website KillingtheBuddha.com, and most importantly, Occupy Writers.

We will also reflect on the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr who created the Poor People's Campaign along with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. After the assasination of Dr.King, The SCLC and other leaders decided to continue the Poor Peoples campaign in King’s honor. On May 12, 1968, demonstrators began a two-week protest in Washington, D.C. and that same month thousands of poor people of all races set up a shantytown known as “Resurrection City.” The city was closed down in mid-June and the economic bill of rights was never passed.

Westboro Baptist Bigots in Simpsonville today

Information packed show today as Daisy and Gregg share information on various events happening in the area. Members of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church flew in to town and plan to protest the funeral services of a soldier being held at Simpsonville Baptist Church today at noon. Check out the podcast or Daisy's blog for details.