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GUESTS FOR FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2012 ON THE JEFF SANTOS SHOW
- John Walsh, Chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, on what will happen if John Kerry leaves his Senate seat. Who will the Dems run in his place?
- Boston Globe Politics Editor Don MacGillis, on the budget debate, Mitt Romney's White House lunch, and the week in review.
- Jim Dean, Chair, Democracy for America
- Jerry Austin, political strategist and consultant
- Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President, on the need to invest in rebuilding our infrastructure, to create jobs and address climate change, while at the same time protecting Social Security & Medicare as part of budget negotiations in Washington.
- Sam Sisakhti, Founder and CEO of UsTrendy.com - Sam was Boston Magazine's 2011 Most Promising Innovator under 30 - and one of America's 2012 Most Powerful People Under 30. USTrendy is an innovative company making it easy for smaller fashion designers to "sidestep the traditional retail channels" and retail their clothing on the internet. USTrendy is launching a nationwide "Campus Fashion Design Contest" open to college students majoring in Fashion Design.
- Earl Bender, political strategist, commentator and President of Avenel Associates
Podcasts: Technical Glitch being addressed - November podcasts available shortly
Mon, 11/26/2012 - 09:16 — Sara BillingsleyJeff Santos Show 10/30/12
GUESTS ON THE SHOW FOR TUESDAY OCTOBER 30, 2012
- Paul Hodes, Former NH Congressman, from Concord where he is without power due to Hurricane Sandy.
- MA Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray, with an update on post-Sandy power outages in the state and cleanup efforts from the storm. The Lt. Governor was with Governor Patrick earlier today at Revere Beach with DCR workers who were cleaning up debris there. They also visited a school in Revere which sustained damage from the storm.
- Felice Belman, Editor at the Concord Monitor in NH, with a post-Sandy report and a look at next week's election.
- Rennie Bishop, Program Director AM 1600 WWRL New York. New York was hit hard by the storm with fires, flooding and power outages; still many without power.
- MA State Rep Jeffrey Sanchez, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Public Health. Mr. Sanchez represents the 15th Suffolk/Norfolk District including parts of Boston & Brookline. He will discuss the impact Hurricane/Tropical Storm Sandy may have on the election. He served in the Massachusetts State House while Mitt Romney was Governor and has some thoughts on his tenure. He talks about the standoffish Governor Romney who had a Security Detail and velvet rope instead of an open-door policy (along with a private elevator) in the Massachusetts State House.
- Bill Nemitz, Portland Press Herald, Maine
- Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe Columnist
- John Businger, Former 30-yr Massachusetts State Rep John Businger (D-Brookline)
- John Nichols, Washington Correspondent for the Nation Magazine
Jeff Santos Show 10/29/12
Please stay safe during Hurricane Sandy - listen to advisory notices of state and federal officials & stay put if you can.
GUESTS ON THE SHOW FOR MONDAY OCTOBER 29, 2012
- 2-3pm EST Co-Host: John Businger, former MA State Rep and Chief Advocate for Boston's North-South Station Rail Link
- 3-4pm EST Co-Host: Jerry Austin, Political Consultant & Strategist and former Campaign Manager for the Reverend Jesse Jackson's 1988 Presidential run
o Guest - Robert Kraig, Executive Director, Citizen Action Wisconsin. On the complaint lodged today against Rite-Hite CEO Michael White for violating Wisconsin election law when he sent a letter to employees urging them not to vote for President Obama.
- 4-5pm EST Co-Host: Earl Bender, Political consultant and President of Avenel Associates
o Guest - Heather Taylor-Miesle, NRDC Action Fund director about the results of Ohio Public Policy Polling (PPP) Survey which suggest Massive Ad Campaign Against Clean Air, Energy Protections is Not Working - Poll shows key weakness for Republican agenda, strength for Democrats including Ohio Senate race - Undecided voters in Ohio decisively favor candidates for president and Congress who support clean air and clean energy policies over candidates who don’t.
- 5-6pm EST Co-Host: Joe Williams, D.C. Bureau Chief for the Revolution Radio Network
The AFT Election Bus Tour is in Massachusetts Today - with Elizabeth Warren!
Fri, 11/02/2012 - 07:11 — Sara Billingsley
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and the Your Vote-Your Right-Their Futures get-out-the-vote tour will be campaigning with Elizabeth Warren tonight and making stops around Massachusetts throughout the day. Go to www.aft.org for more info. Today's MA events:
Dorchester
:
When: Friday, Nov. 2, at 10 a.m.
What: Lee Elementary School visit
Where: 155 Talbot Ave., Dorchester
Who: AFT President Randi Weingarten, AFT Massachusetts President Tom Gosnell, Boston Teachers Union President Richard Stutman, teachers, paraprofessionals and students
Milton:
When: Friday, Nov. 2, at 11:15 a.m.
What: Milton Public Library visit
Where: 476 Canton Ave., Milton
Who: AFT President Randi Weingarten, AFT members
Quincy: MEET JEFF SANTOS...he'll be there
When: Friday, Nov. 2, at 12:15 p.m.
What: Thomas Crane Public Library visit
Where: 40 Washington St., Quincy
Who: AFT President Randi Weingarten, AFT members
Lowell:
When: Friday, Nov. 2, at 1:45 p.m.
What: Charlotte M. Murkland Elementary School visit
Where: 350 Adams St., Lowell
Who: AFT President Randi Weingarten, AFT Massachusetts President Tom Gosnell, United Teachers of Lowell President Paul Georges, Superintendent Jean M. Franco, principal Jason DiCarlo, teachers, paraprofessionals, and students
When: Friday, Nov. 2, at 3 p.m.
What: United Teachers of Lowell and Merrimack Valley Central Labor Council phone bank
Where: Merrimack Valley Central Labor Council, 169 Merrimack St., Lowell
Who: AFT President Randi Weingarten, AFT Massachusetts President Tom Gosnell, local union members and union volunteers
When: Friday, Nov. 2, at 6 p.m.
What: Public rally with Elizabeth Warren
Where: West End Gym, 900 Lawrence St., Lowell
Who: AFT President Randi Weingarten, U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas, Lowell Mayor Patrick Murphy, community members and union volunteers
THE TOUR MOVES TO CONNECTICUT & NEW YORK TOMORROW...
Jeff Santos Show 10/26/12
GUESTS ON THE SHOW FOR FRIDAY OCTOBER 26, 2012
- David Bernstein, Politics writer for the Boston Phoenix
- Arshad Hasan, Executive Director, Democracy for America (DFA). On what DFA is hearing on the ground this election, analyzing Mitt Romney's recent comments, Richard Mourdock and canvassing for Elizabeth Warren this weekend.
- Sean O'Brien, President of Local 25 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in Massachusetts and an International VP of the Teamsters Union. On the 2012 Elections, the role of Labor, and a recent organizing victory in Boston with Parking Employees there.
- Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), calling in from the multi-state "AFT Election Bus Tour", currently in Florida. The bus will be in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New York next week.
The AFT Election Bus Tour will be holding 3 rallies in Florida tomorrow/Saturday Oct 27:
7am Miami: Operation Lemonade, Souls to the Polls Rally w/Al Sharpton (Stephen P Clark Govt Ctr, 111 NW 1st St)
10am Ft.Lauderdale: Broward County Get-Out-The-Vote Rally (Broward Teachers Union, 6000 N University Drive, Ft. Lauderdale)
1pm West Palm Beach: Central Labor Council luncheon and rally (Palm Beach Cnty Classroom Teachers Assoc, 715 Spencer Drive, West Palm Beach)
- Heidi Schierholz, Economic Policy Institute, on the economic message for women - not only equal pay but jobs in science, math, education, green tech, etc.
- The Reverend Nelson Jerome Pierce, Jr. Lead Organizer for the AMOS Project, a non-partisan group, working to bring together Cincinnati Clergy with a passion for justice. The topic: Voter intimidation in African American Communities in OH in 2012 election. Rev Pierce was one of the main leaders in getting the Ohio billboards taken down that were so intimidating to African Americans by warning that voter fraud is a felony punishable by 3 1/2 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Jeff Santos Show 10/25/12
GUESTS ON THE SHOW FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 25, 2012
- John Businger, former MA State Rep and chief advocate for the North-South Station Rail Link
- Jim Warren, contributor to The Daily Beast, former Chicago Tribune managing editor
- Dorothy "Dot" Turner, 43 year Sensata (a Bain-owned company) employee who is being outsourced for Joanne Tenniston. Ms. Tenniston, also an employee at the Freeport, IL Sensata plant is the primary filer of 2 Complaints of "Unfit Labor Practices" with the National Labor Relations Board (NLBR) against Sensata's crackdown on protesting employees. Ms. Tenniston's 16-year old daughter Kerry was one of the 3 civil disobedience protesters arrested in the first round of arrests; 14 people including the Reverend Jesse Jackson were arrested yesterday in Freeport for civil disobedience;
o The two NLRB complaints were for unfair labor practices brought on because of the employee protests:
(1) "company retaliation" (restricting employee movements around the plant)
(2) "threats to employees" (saying company will shut down immediately if protests continue, even though they are legal)
- Josh Shapiro, Montgomery County Commissioner (PA). Montgomery County is one of Philadelphia's collar counties and one of the most contested areas in the state. Mitt Romney and the First Lady have both held rallies there in the past two months. Montgomery County is the 3rd largest county in PA with 800,000 residents. He is chair of the 1st Democratic-controlled Board in more than 140yrs.
- Philadelphia Mayor, Michael Nutter
- United Steelworkers President, Leo Gerard, on investing in the economy and "Rebuilding America", the Presidential campaign and recent debates.
- David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer prize winning reporter and author. His latest book: The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use 'Plain English' to Rob You Blind
Jeff Santos Show 10/24/12
GUESTS ON THE SHOW FOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24, 2012
- Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI)
- John Walsh, Chair, Massachusetts Democratic party
- Michael Rucker, CEO of Juwi Wind North America, a leading renewable energy developer headquartered in Boulder, CO with regional offices in Cleveland, OH and Minneapolis, MN, and projects in North Carolina. On Romney vs Obama Wind Energy policies AND how Congress is blocking the extension of wind tax credits and what that means in terms of job losses, impeding future planning for wind manufacturers and putting future job expansion on hold.
- John Sapochetti, Revolution Radio Network Sports Director with a look at the Detroit Tigers - San Francisco Giants World Series playoffs.
- Boston Globe columnist Derrick Jackson, on Obama campaigning in NH.
- Patrick Murphy, former Congressman from Pennsylvania and Iraq War Vet.
- Dennis Van Roekel, President National Education Association (NEA). On the role of education during the third presidential debate, the importance of re-electing President Obama and what a Romney administration would mean for education in America.
- John Nichols, Washington Correspondent for the Nation Magazine
- Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Chair of the DNC, on comments made by Indiana Senate Candidate Richard Mourdock.
Jeff Santos Show 10/23/12
GUESTS ON THE SHOW FOR TUESDAY OCTOBER 23, 2012
- Brad Bannon, CEO, Bannon Communications Research, a Democratic political consulting and polling firm
- Corey O'Brian, Lackawanna County Commissioner (Pennsylvania) - on the board since 2007, Commissioner O'Brien has made veterans affairs a key component of his public service. Lackawanna County has received over 5 million in federal aid for their veteran population and would be dramatically affected by the Romney-Ryan budget plan to cut annual Veterans Affairs spending by 20 percent.
- Joe Williams, DC Bureau Chief for the Revolution Radio Network
- Callum Borchers, Political Correspondent, Boston Globe
- Jerry Austin, Political consultant and strategist
- Brent Colburn, Obama for America Communications Director
- Mark Jacobson, Senior Advisor to the Truman Project, senior Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund in Washington DC and a life-member of the Council on Foreign Relations, on Obama/Romney Foreign policy, addressed in last night's Presidential debate.
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