Today on The David Pakman Show / May 29th, 2012
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On the Show:
–Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen, joins us to talk about the concerning development that Nestle is partnering with Newark, New Jersey on a health eating initiatives, and we discuss what kind of food awareness campaigns might be most useful.
–Memorial Day, and MSNBC’s Chris Hayes says that he is “uncomfortable” calling fallen military members “heroes” because he thinks it is “rhetorically proximate” to blanket condoning of wars, and we discuss.
–At a war veterans protest, US veterans of current wars denounce their previous service and throw their medals over a fence, something not witnessed since the Vietnam War.
–How Memorial Day glosses over the real horrors of war.
–Naked man 31-year-old Rudy Eugene allegedly eating victim’s face shot and killed by police, allegedly on “bath soaps” LSD.
–Steve Crecelius goes to the doctor and discovers he’s a woman.
–Dr Shakil Afridi, who led Navy Seals to Osama Bin Ladin, is sentenced to 33 years in prison in Pakistan for treason and “humiliating his country,” and we wonder whether Pakistan should be considered a direct enemy moving forward.
–Florida incorrectly tells hundreds of eligible voters that they are ineligible to vote.
–A list of hundreds of words targeted by government officials used to monitor social networks.
–Voicemail & email on abortion, Romney & Trump, KKK front-page headline, American Airlines pro-choice shirt controversy, more.
–On the Bonus Show: Louis hosts: Google cars getting private info from people’s computers, NKorean officials assassinated, oldest musical instruments.
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