Michael Moore’s ‘State of the Union’
With the election four days away, Amy Goodman od Democracy Now spent an hour with Academy Award-winning filmmaker and author Michael Moore. His film Fahrenheit 9/11 took on the Bush administration. Sicko took on the health insurance industry and now he speaks out on the election, the bailout, healthcare, and 10 “proposed decrees” from a new White House.


Joe the Plumber Seeking More than 15 Minutes of Fame
If he gets his way, Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, also known as “Joe the Plumber,†plans to enjoy a lot more than just 15 minutes of fame referring to Andy Warhol’s often quoted 1968 statement: “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” So as Joe “the plumber†Wurzelbacher enters his 16th minute of fame the clock begins ticking to see just how long he’ll be able to sustain his “Paris Hilton-like†celebrity status.