Frankly Speaking
Friday, May 26th, 2006
Dr. Bradford Frank is back as a guest on Chuck Harder?s show, ?For the People?. Frank, who has a book titled ?Terror Unleashed: The Coming Bird Flu, Oil, Terrorist and Financial Crisis? (Click here to own the book) is concerned about more than bird flu in this episode. What he is concerned about is the lack of information and the misinformation that our government dispenses. An example he cites is the recent ABC TV movie about bird flu. Seems the government had to give the ok about some of the medical aspects. OK, so why is Frank upset? In the movie, with the government?s approval, people were instructed to use surgical masks as a safe way to protect against bird flu. Not true, says Frank. What is needed are N-95 masks. Chuck wants to know why the wrong type of mask was promoted and Frank believes that, since there are not anywhere enough of the N-95 masks available, the government opts to ?keep the people from panicking?. Frank?s gripe is that our government is lying to us and that is never OK. Click here to listen to what else Frank has to share on this podcast, including information on Alzheimer?s, Autism, ADDH, and the federal deficit.
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Dr. Paul Craig Roberts is a frequent guest on the ?For the People? show, hosted by Chuck Harder. He is a syndicated columnist and served as assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy in 1981-82. In past shows Roberts has expressed his views of what is not right with our country but today?s show made me think of Eeyore, the donkey from Winnie the Pooh. Roberts is a very intelligent, well-educated man, and compassionate. He obviously cares deeply about this country. Today?s episode reflected his seeming despair over the state of affairs as he sees them. ?I see no leadership? in this country, ?just special interest groups?. ?No one is benefiting from the Bush Administration except for the Special Interest Groups.? ?The government is independent of the people.? When Chuck asks Roberts, ?Is there going to be a future for us?? Roberts reply is ?Chuck, I don?t know- I don?t know what to say?? 
I don?t know how many of you are old enough to remember the early television show called ?I Remember Mama?. It was based on the reflections of the eldest daughter of a Norwegian-American family in 1910 in San Francisco. If you remember the show at all, you may also recollect that Mama was played by the actress Peggy Wood who would later star as the Mother Superior in ?The Sound of Music?. Now, you may want to know what all this has to do with the Chuck Harder show, ?For the People?. Well, this half hour is reminisce time with Chuck and Victor Ives. Victor is a legendary broadcaster with experience both in front of the mike and behind the mike. He is also the CEO and headcheese (his words, not mine) of 
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Remember Ross Perot? Yes, he was the Texan who made a presidential run in 1992 and 1996 as a third party candidate. Now, do you remember who his running partner was in 1996? The man?s name is Pat Choate. He actually is well known in some circles for much more than Ross Perot?s choice for a VP; he is a political analyst, think tank strategist, a political economist, and an author. And he is the guest on Chuck Harder?s show, For the People. Chuck starts off this hour by asking Pat if Ross Perot was running today for President, would he win? Pat?s answer is that it might very well happen because people are more aware now of what is going on in the country. Second question from Chuck: why is Wall Street so excited right now and the answer is that Wall Street is only excited when their returns are up and they are up now. Pat says that Wall Street cares nothing for American workers or the country- in other words, it?s the almighty dollar that matters and it matters not where it comes from. This is a fast paced show and moves from the economy to what the Arab nations really think about Bush to an agricultural deal that will deal a death blow to farmers to Lou Dobbs to immigration policies. Pat?s latest book, ?Hot Properties: The Stealing of Ideas in an Age of Globalization? is available by 
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Sometimes when you 
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