Friday, September 3, 2004

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  Bush Accepts Nomination on Final Night of Convention Marked by Historic Protests and Dissent

  President Bush accepted his party’s nomination for another term in the White House last night in Madison Square Garden. The four-day Republican convention in New York was marked by historic protests and acts of dissent on the streets. We hear an excerpt of Bush’s speech and speak with Sam Husseini of the Institute for Public Accuracy about the President’s claims about Iraq. [includes rush transcript]

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  Pataki: "Saddam Hussein Was a...Walking-Talking Weapon of Mass Destruction"

  New York Governor George Pataki introduced President Bush on the closing evening of the Republican National Convention. We hear an excerpt of his address. [includes rush transcript]

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  Relentless Protest: CODEPINK Activists Ejected From RNC Three Nights in a Row

  Activists from CODEPINK: Women for Peace were ejected from the RNC after disrupting the primetime addresses of speakers at the convention’s podium three nights in a row. We speak CODEPINK co-founders Medea Benjamin and Gael Murphy. [includes rush transcript]

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  GOP Delegate on RNC Protest Arrests: "There Weren't Any Were There?"

  We speak with a few of the Republican delegates leaving Madison Square Garden last night after President Bush accepted his party’s nomination to run for a second term. [includes rush transcript]

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  Father of Soldier Killed in Iraq Ejected From RNC For Holding Sign Reading: "Bush Lied. My Son Died"

  We speak with Fernando Suarez del Solar, whose son Jesus, was one of the first U.S. servicemen killed in Iraq. He was ejected from the convention for holding up a sign that read “Bush Lied. My Son Died.” [includes rush transcript]

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  ACT-UP Activists Face Assault & Riot Charges for Protest Inside RNC

  11 members of the AIDS group infiltrated a talk by Andrew Card on Wednesday. The non-violent action led to mayhem on the floor of the Republican Youth Convention. Video has emerged showing a Republican knocking down an ACT UP activist and then kicking her repeatedly. No charges have been filed against him instead the victim and 10 other activists face years in jail for staging what was supposed to be a non-violent action. We talk to one of the arrestees. [includes rush transcript]

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  Father of Arrested Protester: "My Son Has Been Disappeared By This State

  A New York judge finds the city in contempt of court for failing to meet that state-mandated deadline for releasing arrested protesters. We hear a father of an arrested protester speaking outside the criminal courthouse and we speak with Donna Lieberman, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union. [includes rush transcript]

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  Amy Goodman Questions John McCain on the Smear Tactics of Karl Rove & George Bush

  We ask the Senator from Arizona about the South Carolina primary race in 2000 during which Karl Rove led a vicious attack on McCain and his family. Many see similarities between the attack on McCain and the attacks on Kerry. [includes rush transcript]

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  Harlem Rallies Against Bush & GOP

  The anti-Republican National Convention protests continued for a seventh day on Thursday. We hear from speakers Partha Banerjee, Monami Malik and others. [includes rush transcript]

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  Corpwatch's Pratap Chattergee Talks To Texas Senator Phil Gramm About Banking & Wall Street

  A group of Wall Street bankers and insurance companies, threw a brunch party for the Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee at an upscale restaurant in Central Park. Among the many political guests was former Texas Senator Phil Gramm, who has been one of the biggest congressional advocates for the financial services industry. [includes rush transcript]

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  Indymedia and Al Jazeera Reporters Discuss the RNC Stories Ignored by the Corporate U.S. Press

  We talk to Arun Gupta of NYC Indymedia and Abderrahim Foukara, New York correspondent for Al Jazeera. [includes rush transcript]