Author: Ring of Fire Staff

Papantonio: Big Pharma’s Lies Caused Yaz Birth Control Deaths

When politicians get caught blatantly lying to the American public, it will usually destroy their image, possibly even their career. But when corporations do the same thing, the public doesn’t seem to care at all. This is the case with Bayer Pharmaceuticals who have lied to the American public about the dangers of their blockbuster birth control pill Yaz, which has caused all sorts of serious problems for consumers, including several deaths. Not only did Bayer mislead the public about these dangers, but they failed to do the necessary testing to make sure these drugs wouldn’t harm their customers....

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This week’s Ring of Fire!

Saturdays at 3 o’clock Eastern, rebroadcasts Sunday nights at 8 pm Eastern This week on Ring of Fire, rocker, author, and activist Henry Rollins will be joining us to talk about his latest tour, his recent role on the hit show Sons of Anarchy, and we’ll get his thoughts on Sarah Palin and the tea party movement. Congressman Chris Van Hollen will be here to tell us about his efforts (along with Senator Chuck Schumer) to introduce legislation to undo the Supreme Court’s recent Citizens’ United decision. Robert Greenwald from Brave New Films will talk to us about the History Channel’s smear campaign against the Kennedy family, and about his Stop Kennedy Smears campaign – http://stopkennedysmears.com/ And Mother Jones’ reporter Andy Kroll will be here to tell us about the deceitful companies that are handling your mortgage, and how these companies are stepping up their efforts to foreclose people’s homes, even if they’ve made all their mortgage payments. And don’t forget to join us on Facebook. Just click on the Facebook icon on the left side of our blog! Join our blog at http://www.ringoffireradio.com Radio Show: Hour 1 /  Hour 2 / Hour...

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Papantonio: Teabaggers and Teabaggees

When Fox News conducted a poll and asked the question, “What is the Tea Party movement about?” that Fox poll showed that 76% of the respondents said it was a “fruitless mix of racism and conspiracy theories.” The poll showed that only 16% of the respondents said that the movement had anything to do with “fiscal responsibility.” That identity crisis is one reason the recent Nashville Tea Party event was like the sound of one-hand...

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This Week on Ring of Fire!

This week’s Ring of Fire, hosted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mike Papantonio and David Bender: Saturdays at 3 o’clock Eastern, rebroadcasts Sunday nights at 8 pm Eastern Ring of Fire Radio February 13 2010 Segment 1 Ring of Fire Radio February 13 2010 Segment 2 Ring of Fire Radio February 13 2010 Segment 3 Senator Sheldon Whitehouse will be joining us to talk about why Congress must take up the issue of job creation and how this issue will help put our economy back on the right path. We’ll also be talking with Chris Paine, director of the NRDC’s nuclear program, about the president’s recent announcement that he would be putting more funding behind nuclear technology. We’ll also talk with comedian Matt Filipowicz about some of the most bizarre and absurd news stories that made headlines in the past week. And we’ll take a look at the racist past of James O’Keefe with author Max Blumenthal. For Max’s article about O’Keefe click here! Support Common Cause here. And don’t forget to join us on Facebook. Just click on the Facebook icon on the left side of our...

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Papantonio: Debt is a National Security Problem

Vice President Biden said last week that our soaring debt is a national security problem. He’s absolutely right, but the GOP wants to forget that it was George Bush who squandered the surplus left to him by President Clinton. Mike Papantonio appears on Fox News’ Bulls and Bears to talk about how our debt has made us indentured servants to our...

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