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TPMtv: Sunday Show Roundup: Banks, Bonuses, and Budgets
Vice President Biden's chief economic advisor Jared Bernstein says the House's bonus taxing bill "may be a dangerous way to go," Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) says the Obama budget will bankrupt America, but WH Council of Economic Advisers Chair Dr. Christina Romer is confident the economy will bottom out and be growing again by year's end. All that and more in today's Sunday Show Roundup:
TPMtv: J Street In The Age Of Obama
In the year since it launched, J Street, which calls itself "the political arm of the pro-Israel, pro-peace movement," has carved out a place for itself as a vocal proponent of sanity on the Israel-Palestine issue. At a panel on "Why We Need a Liberal Israel Lobby" in Manhattan earlier this week, J Street director Jeremy Ben-Ami talked to TPMtv about the group's role now that Barack Obama is president.
Plus, Ben-Ami defends J Street's decision to sit out the battle over the administration's National Intelligence Council pick, Chas Freeman, who withdrew after a campaign by the right-wing pro-Israel community.
TPMtv: Michelle Goldberg On Zionism And Liberalism
After a panel on "Why We Need a Liberal Israel Lobby" in Manhattan earlier this week, journalist Michelle Goldberg told TPMtv she believes the comparison between Israel and South Africa is not apt -- but it is becoming more so by the day. Plus, Goldberg talks about the fraught relationship between Zionism and liberalism.
TPMtv: Eric Alterman On Israel
TPMtv talked to Nation columnist and blogger Eric Alterman at a panel on "Why We Need a Liberal Israel Lobby" at the 92nd St. Y in Manhattan earlier this week. Alterman explains how the Chas Freeman affair belies the concept of a 'Team Of Rivals' and why he's not optimistic the Obama Administration will knock Israel off its current track. Plus, he explains how the changing climate in journalism when it comes to Israel is a small reason for hope.















