Tuesday, March 19, 2013

LEAGUE OF THEMSELVES - GEPHARDT & REICH


DICK GEPHARDT & ROBERT REICH

From Wikipedia:

RICHARD GEPHARDT

Richard Andrew "Dick" Gephardt (born January 31, 1941) is a lobbyist and former prominent American politician of the Democratic Party. Gephardt served as a U.S. Representative from Missouri from January 3, 1977, until January 3, 2005, serving as House Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995, and as Minority Leader from 1995 to 2003. He also ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1988 and 2004. Gephardt was mentioned as a possible vice presidential nominee in 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, and 2008.

Since his retirement from politics, he founded a Washington-based public affairs firm, Gephardt Government Affairs, and an Atlanta-based labor consultancy, the Gephardt Group.

ROBERT REICH

Robert Bernard Reich (born June 24, 1946) is an American political economist, professor, author, and political commentator. He served in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and was Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997.

Reich is currently Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He was formerly a professor at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and professor of social and economic policy at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management of Brandeis University.

Reich is a political commentator on programs including 'Hardball with Chris Matthews', 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos', CNBC's 'Kudlow & Company', and APM's 'Marketplace'. In 2008, Time Magazine named him one of the Ten Best Cabinet Members of the century, and The Wall Street Journal in 2008 placed him sixth on its list of the "Most Influential Business Thinkers". He was appointed a member of President-elect Barack Obama's economic transition advisory board.


AS SEEN IN:
'LateLine'
"Buddy Hackett"

SYNOPSIS:
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich and Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) are among those paying tribute to Buddy Hackett, who, it's reported, has passed away. (TVGuide.com)

Two for Tuesday!  (And in keeping with the Crossover Character of the Month.....)

BCnU!

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