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March 10, 1910: Duluth's Attilo Castigliano named consular to Italy
On this day in 1910, Duluthian Attila Castigliano was named United States consular to the Kingdom of Italy with jurisdiction over the state of Minnesota and northern Michigan. According to one biographer, "The duties of his office involve a general protection of the interests of the Italian people in the district where over seventy-five thousand Italians are living; more particularly the furnishing of Italian business concerns in Italy commercial and financial references; in administering to the estates of deceased nationals; promoting friendlier relations between the Italian element and the local public." Castiogliano was born in Valperga in the Province of Torino, Italy, March 25, 1881. He graduated from the Agricultural College of Caluso in 1901, and four years later arrived in the United States and found work with the State Savings Bank of Laurium, Michigan. Following his appointment, Castigliano first established an office in Hibbing, but relocated to Duluth in 1911. During World War I Castigliano was kept busy, as his office had "charge of the inspection of all condensed milk exported from the United States to Italy and of a large number of meat contracts. He alsomanaged to collect funds worth over 40,000 lire in Duluth and sent it to the Italian War Orphans' Relief Committee at Rome. In recognition of his services the King of Italy honored him with the appointment as Knight of the Crown of Italy. In 1922 one biographer wrote that "While people of Italian nationality and ancestry have become so numerously represented in northern Minnesota as to decidedly influence and call for established institutions in church, social, commercial and other affairs, probably no one person represents more truly the great body of Italian Americans in an official way than Attilio Castigliano."


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The Board issues the following types of ambulance licenses:
A basic life support (BLS) ambulance must be staffed by at least: Two (2) EMT-Basics; or if a staffing hardship variance has been approved by the Board one (1) EMT-Basic and one (1) First Responder (Emergency Medical Responder) driver; or one EMT-Basic and one registered nurse or physician assistant who was on the roster of an ambulance service on or before January 1, 2000, or, after petitioning the Board, deemed by the Board to have the training and skills equivalent to an EMT, as determined on a case by case basis.
Basic life support personnel must provide a level of care to ensure that: life-threatening situations and potentially serious injuries are recognized; patients are protected from additional hazards; basic treatment to reduce the seriousness of emergency situations is administered; and patients are transported to an appropriate medical facility for treatment.
A BLS service shall provide basic airway management, which includes: resuscitation by mouth-to-mouth, mouth-to-mask, bag valve mask or oxygen-powered ventilators; or insertion of an oropharyngeal, nasal pharyngeal or esophageal tracheal airway.
A BLS Service shall provide automatic defibrillation.
A BLS service licensee's medical director may authorize ambulance service personnel to perform intravenous infusion and use equipment that is within the licensure level of the ambulance service. Ambulance service personnel must be properly trained. Documentation of authorization for use, guidelines for use, continuing education, and skill verification must be maintained in the licensee's files.
An advanced life support (ALS) ambulance must be staffed by at least: One EMT or one AEMT and one Paramedic; or if a staffing hardship variance has been approved by the Board one EMT-Paramedic and one First Responder (Emergency Medical Responder) driver for all emergency calls and interfacility transfers; or one EMT or one AEMT and one registered nurse or physician assistant who is an EMT or an AEMT, is currently practicing nursing or as a physician assistant and has passed a paramedic practical skills test approved by the Board and administered by a education program.
An ALS service shall provide basic life support (as described in the Basic Life Support section), advanced airway management, manual defibrillation, and administration of intravenous fluids and pharmaceuticals. In addition to providing advanced life support, an ALS service may staff additional ambulances to provide basic life support.
An ambulance service providing advanced life support shall have a written agreement with its medical director to ensure medical control for patient care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The terms of the agreement shall include a written policy on the administration of medical control for the service. The policy must address the following issues: two-way communication for physician direction of ambulance service personnel, patient triage, treatment and transport, use of standing orders and the means by which medical control will be provided 24 hours a day. The agreement must be signed by the licensees medical director and the licensee (or the licensees designee) and maintained in the files of the licensee.
When an ambulance service provides advanced life support, the authority of an EMT-P, a Minnesota-registered nurse-EMT, or a Minnesota-registered physician assistant-EMT prevails over the authority of an EMT in determining the delivery of patient care.
A part-time advanced life support service must meet the staffing requirements for an ALS ambulance and the requirements specified in the Equipment/General Requirements section. It may, however, provide ALS service for less than 24 hours every day.
A part-time ALS service must have a written agreement with its medical director to ensure medical control for patient care during the time the service offers advanced life support. The terms of the agreement shall include a written policy on the administration of medical control for the service and address the items specified in the Advanced Life Support section.
A specialized life support service provides basic or advanced life support, and is restricted by the EMSRB to:
A specialized ground life support service providing advanced life support must be staffed by at least one EMT and one EMT-P, registered nurse, or physician assistant.
Federal requirement for use of high visibility safety vests by all roadside workers including emergency responders took effect on November 24, 2008. It should be noted the EMSRB does not have regulatory authority over this federal requirement. However, the EMSRB would like to make sure ambulance services are aware of this requirement and have some resources available to provide information about the use of high visibility safety vests by emergency responders working in dangerous areas. This federal requirement affects all responders who are within the right-of-way on a Federal-aid highway.Federal Regulation 23 CFR 634 states All workers within the right-of-way of a Federal-aid highway who are exposed either to traffic (vehicles using the highway for purposes of travel) or to construction equipment within the work area shall wear high-visibility safety apparel. The use of the 4 or 5 point break away public safety vests that are among those approved for this use. Note: The Federal Highway Administration has determined that Class II Vests complying with ANSI/ISEA 107, 2004 or 2006 and Public Safety Vests complying with ANSI/ISEA 207, 2006 meet the intent of this rule.

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All couples going through IVF want the same thing, a baby. Understandably, that is the main goal for everyone. However, because a baby cannot be guaranteed by any service or treatment, a Fertility Coach and nurse can significantly help people struggling with infertility by finding solutions in dealing with emotions and by providing information to navigate the IVF process which will help decrease stress. My name is Jennifer Juneau and I am a Fertility Nurse and a Fertility Coach who is here to help you.
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Today is Thursday, April 23, the 113th day of 2009 with 252 to follow.
The moon is waning. The morning stars are Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. The evening stars are Mercury and Saturn.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include English playwright William Shakespeare in 1564; James Buchanan, 15th president of the United States, in 1791; Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev in 1891; novelist Vladimir Nabokov in 1899; actress/diplomat Shirley Temple Black in 1928 (age 81); singer Roy Orbison in 1936; actors Lee Majors and David Birney, both in 1939 (age 70), Herve Villechaize in 1943, Sandra Dee in 1942, Joyce DeWitt in 1949 (age 60), Jan Hooks ("Saturday Night Live") in 1957 (age 52), Valerie Bertinelli in 1960 (age 49) and Melina Kanakaredes in 1967 (age 42).
On this date in history:
In 1635, the first public school in America, the Boston Latin School, opened.
In 1898, the first movie theater opened at Koster and Bials Music Hall in New York City.
In 1898, the U.S. government asked for 125,000 volunteers to fight against Spain in Cuba.
In 1965, more than 200 U.S. planes struck North Vietnam in one of the heaviest raids of the Vietnam War.
In 1985, former U.S. Sen. Sam Ervin died at age 88. The North Carolina Democrat directed the Senate Watergate investigation that led to U.S. President Richard Nixon's resignation.
In 1987, an apartment building under construction in Bridgeport, Conn., collapsed, killing 28 construction workers.
In 1990, the West German government bowed to East German demands and agreed to a 1-1 exchange rate between East and West marks, clearing the path to a planned currency union.
In 1991, Virgilio Pablo Paz Romero was arrested for the 1976 car-bomb killing of Chilean Ambassador Orlando Letelier in Washington.
In 1992, McDonald's opened its first restaurant in Beijing.
In 1993, United Farm Workers founder Cesar Chavez died at age 66 of apparent natural causes.
In 2002, Pope John Paul II met at the Vatican with U.S. cardinals to discuss the sexual abuse scandal that had rocked the Roman Catholic clergy. He expressed an apology to victims of abuse, saying what had happened to them was a crime and "an appalling act in the eyes of God."
In 2003, after a 10-day stalemate, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat reached agreement on a new Cabinet with his choice for prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas.
In 2006, Hungary's Socialist-Liberal coalition recaptured government control by a comfortable majority in parliamentary elections.
In 2007, former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who faced down army tanks during the fall of the Soviet Union, died of cardiac arrest at the age of 76.
Also in 2007, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said he was ordering a halt to construction of a wall separating a Sunni neighborhood from other parts of Baghdad.
In 2008, U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, top U.S. military official in Iraq, was promoted to head of Central Command, overseeing military affairs in the Middle East and Central Asia, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He succeeds Adm. William Fallon, who recently retired from the post.
A thought for the day: Douglas Adams observed, "I may not have gone where I intended to go but I think I have ended up where I intended to be."


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I've tried to enjoy and appreciate QuikTrip's unique approach to handling lines of customers, but I just can't.
For those unfamiliar with QT's way, they've got an L-shaped counter directly across from the door. There are three registers, one at each point of the L. Generally, only the bottom two cash registers are in use, but they'll open the third one if it gets busy. These two open registers typically are fed from a single line with each cashier taking the next customer in turn. When the third one opens up, there's a moment of awkwardness as that cashier takes the next person in line. That quickly breaks down though since there's no real way to feed one line into three registers given that configuration.
So that's all well and good and if it worked like that most of the time, I wouldn't be writing this.
The problem occurs—and it occurs frequently—when the two main registers are feeding from the single line and then someone approaches the second register from the side nearest the dormant one. In other words, someone cuts in line by forming a new line. If the QT cashier at the second position told the offender that there's one line and it's over there, then all would be well. Unfortunately, the cashiers inevitably assist the interloper thereby infuriating the original line dwellers and encouraging future breaches of protocol. Who wouldn't rather be helped immediately than have to wait in a long line?
I can tell you that it is maddening to someone possessing a heightened sense of justice to have such a cut occur. There are two solutions I can see for QuikTrip to stop this insanity: 1) empower cashiers to turn the rude people away or 2) stop feeding from a single line and more clearly demarcate two lines at the main registers.
Honestly, I believe that this scourge has persisted because there's really no incentive for QuikTrip to fix it. I grouse about it but I still go back again and again for my sodas.


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The public is invited to see the University of Nevada, Reno's College of Science's first art gallery, "Just One More Shot: Images of Iconic Nevada Wildlife and Scenery." The exhibit on the third floor of the Davidson Mathematics and Sciences building features 85 photos provided by University of Nevada, Reno alumni, donors and photographers John and Patricia King.
Photos include rattlesnakes, hummingbirds, bighorns and the scenic majesty of Nevada. Half of the counties in Nevada are represented in the photos, including Elko, Nye, Washoe, Humboldt, Pershing, Lander and Eureka County.
"The College of Science has never done an event like this before," Char Hagemann, director of development for the College of Science, said. "It is a big event to engage guests, raise awareness, and spark an interest in how others can give back to the University."
All pictures are available now for purchase by the public. A VIP silent auction will also take place Wednesday, March 26. More than 150 guests, including donors, charter members of the Nevada Legacy Society, and College of Science faculty and staff, have been invited to the exclusive event.
Proceeds from the silent auction and prior sales, will go to the College of Science's biology department. The biology department is the largest major in the College of Science and second at the University after the College of Business' management department.
"Biology is very near and dear to both of our hearts," Patricia King said. "We both spent a lot of time here at the University."
The Kings met at the University while Patricia was a teacher's assistance for John's biology class. John provided a photo of the rare Nevada snow plant for Patricia's dissertation and thesis, a photo that is on display in the art gallery. Both received degrees in biology from the University. Their son also received a biology degree before joining the armed services.
"There is lots of legacy at the University for John and Patricia in terms of family," Hagemann said.
Today, John and Patricia spend most of their time traveling and taking photos. All photos are donated for charitable causes. John prefers to capture photos of wildlife, while Patricia enjoys scenic shots better.
"Some may be surprised by what is out there in their own backyard," John King said. "Photography has taught me to see the beauty that many may miss. I hope these photos will open peoples' eyes to the beauty and value of the state of Nevada."
The Kings have been involved in other charitable photography projects, including the photo documentation of the Belmont Courthouse. Their photos helped raise funds for restoration of the old courthouse. John takes extra time to photograph sage grouse, the state bird of Nevada in danger of extinction.
"It's about giving back to an institution we love, for causes we believe in, and to document Nevada as it is today," Patricia said.
Most recently, the Kings donated photos to assist the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. During the event, the Kings met Jeff Thompson and Char Hagemann. As a result of being reconnected, the Kings and Hagemann worked together to develop the "Just One More Shot" art gallery.
"We may not raise massive funds, but we hope to raise public awareness for the institution," John said. "Those interested in historic Nevada will visit the gallery, wander the halls, and hopefully go exploring to see what else is happening at the University."
Patricia said she also hopes that the event and gallery inspired University alumni to consider giving back to their college.
"Every alumni should find a way to give back in some small way," Patricia said. "John and I get to give back to the University for the lives we've had."
"Just One More Shot" is presented by the University's College of Science in conjunction with the Development of Alumni Relations and the Nevada Legacy Society, a coalition of donors for the University. This is the continuation of much collaboration between the College of Science and outside groups, including the recent opening of the Natural History Museum.
The art gallery is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. until May. For more information, visit the website or contact Char Hagemann at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Commonly called notornis from its scientific name, Notornis mantelli, the takahe first became known to science in 1847 when fossil bones were found near the mouth of the Waingongoro River on the southern Taranaki coast. Two years later a bird was taken alive in Dusky Sound, another in Thompson Sound in 1851, a third some 9 miles south-east of Te Anau township in 1879, and a fourth on the southern shore of the Middle Fiord of Lake Te Anau in 1898. No more living birds came to light until November 1948, when G. B. Orbell, of Invercargill, discovered a small colony in an old glacial valley at the eastern end of the Murchison Mountains, which lie between the Middle and South Fiords of Lake Te Anau. The place is now known as Takahe Valley, and the range of the South Island takahe has been found to extend over much of the Murchisons and part of the Kepler Mountains immediately to the south. The North Island race had almost certainly become extinct well before the European era. Originally, the species must have had a geographical range which included a great deal of the southern half of the North Island and most of the South. However, bones of an edible species are not a fully reliable guide to its distribution.
The present habitat is areas of snow tussock and subalpine scrub between about 2,500 and 4,000 ft above sea level. Beech forest is usually close at hand and this affords cover and a feeding area, especially in winter when snow blankets the species of Chionochloa grasses, the fleshy bases of which are the species' main food. As with the moas, takahe are primarily grazing animals, though young chicks feed mainly on insects.
In spite of fairly large wings, takahe are flightless, unlike their extremely close relatives, pukekos. A bowl-like nest of snowgrass leaves is made on the ground beneath the shelter of tussocks or scrub, and the clutch of one or two eggs is incubated by both birds of a pair for about four weeks. The young are first clad in thick black down, and about a year is needed before the full adult colouration of wax-pink bill and legs, metallic olive-green back, and indigo-blue throat, breast, and thighs, and white under-tail feathers is assumed. Sexes are alike, but males are slightly larger than females. The two most characteristic calls are a short high-pitched yelp in the male, which is more of a honk in the female, and an alarm note which has a deep and resonant gulping quality.
by Gordon Roy Williams, B.SC.(HONS.)(SYDNEY), Lecturer in Agricultural Zoology, Lincoln Agricultural College.


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David Hanes. wfw aware #24
Aware: after the group exhibition NOTITLES with DENISE BERTSCHI, CAMILLE BESSON & VIANNEY FIVEL, DAUPHINE KLEIN, SARAH BURGER, ARNAUD WOHLHAUSER
presented at Schwarzwaldallee, Basel
shot on February 9, 2016, altered on February 13, 2016 by DAVID HANES*
image courtesy of the artist and we find wildness
*DAVID HANES lives and works in Berlin. He is represented by Birch Contemporary, Toronto.
➝ Read more about this special project for we find wildness here.


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Study confirms urgent need to curtail debt-collection abuses
Washington, DC – New research from the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) shows that strong debt-collection reforms do not restrict credit availability. Despite claims from the debt-collection industry, CRL analysis of data from North Carolina and Maryland – two states with recent debt-collection reforms – establishes that there was no sign of any negative impact to consumer credit.
Unfair debt-collection practices undermine financial security, especially in low-income communities and households of color, hindering opportunities to build assets. Debt-collection abuses are widespread and well-documented. Communities of color are disproportionally affected by collection lawsuits, perpetuating the already wide racial wealth gap. Many debt-collection abuses are concentrated among those collectors that purchase old debts for pennies on the dollar, or debt buyers, and then harass or sue people for debt that may not even be owed.
As states across the country seek to advance reforms to ensure that debt collectors are pursuing only the right people for the right debt, debt collectors attempt to block these reforms by claiming that these reforms will reduce access to credit. As such, today's report assesses that claim by analyzing data from two states that are among the strongest examples of states acting to protect consumers from unfair debt-collection practices – North Carolina and Maryland.
Key findings include:
- Credit availability is not restricted due to debt-collection reforms, even for those consumers with non-prime credit scores.
- Consumers in states with reforms fared better than those in peer states without reforms.
"CRL findings confirm the need for states to address unfair abusive debt-collection litigation practices that undermine the financial security of their citizens and overwhelm state court systems," said Lisa Stifler, Senior Policy Counsel at CRL. "Sensible reforms, such as those in North Carolina and Maryland, will address predatory debt-collection practices without harming the borrowers' ability to obtain credit. Evidence presented in our latest research report on debt collection also highlights the need for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to issue a strong debt-collection rule to rein in abuses in debt collection nationally."
State and federal officials should continue to strengthen the rules and laws for debt collection to better protect consumers and ensure fairness in the credit and debt-collection marketplace.
For more information, or to arrange an interview with a CRL expert, please contact Charlene Crowell at firstname.lastname@example.com or 919-313-8523.


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Effie-award winning actor, Mike Whaley is known for his breakout role as Malick, on the CBS' hit series, Under the Dome. He's worked on numerous series such as FX's Atlanta, Chicago Blue and Netflix's The Oath, which is produced by rapper, 50 Cent. There is no surprise that his love for the industry shines from within but we got to know the actor past the camera. In this exclusive interview with Sheen Magazine, Mike Whaley gives us the inside scoop into his life as an award-winning actor and how he's connected being a new father to one of his roles.
Can you tell our readers a little bit about yourself? What is an Effie Award? Why do you love being the "Under the Radar Actor." How did you get into acting?
Well, I'm from Charleston, South Carolina. I'm a huge WWE/cartoon fan. It was in third grade when I first picked up a pen and pad wrote my first comic script. I started to draw a lot of cartoon characters that I would see on Saturday morning cartoons from my memory and detailed each expression as I recalled. My first-ever publication in elementary school was a comic that was similar to Bevis and Butthead, it was a comic strip. What really got me into acting was outside of my parents, in their eyes I was good in church plays and reciting church poems. They saw that it came naturally to me all while having fun with it. Where I get a lot of my character choices and expressions for commercials would be from cartoons. I studied them religiously. It's not for the entertainment value, as actors, we use our mouths, eyes, and face to showcase all emotions. What better emotions to grab from than cartoons? I'm humbled to be have received the Effie Award for my work In the commercial world. It's equivalent to the Oscar. I received that for my work as the Walmart Guy after 4 years.
Was there a point in time you could tell us about in which you knew that the entertainment industry would become your world? You portray your characters effortlessly on screen. How hard do you work to crest such great portrayals?
I would say when I left for 8th grade to study in England for about three months. I got to learn the cultures; the history of theater and I just knew that this was going to be something that was going to keep me wrapped up in. Even as I got older, it was like something was always pulling me back. It was my true love for film and theater. You just have to continue to work. I love the idea of being the "Under The Radar Actor" because it doesn't put too much pressure on you to perform. It keeps you from taking yourself too seriously. I learned something from a good friend and casting director, of many years. When asked about social media, she stated that she hated it and this was years ago when it was just getting started! The reason why she hates it is that when actors post, they about their success, they forget about the other actors who aren't working. At that moment I made a choice to never post a project that I'm working on without having something motivational or inspiration behind it. You have to take into consideration the people that are not working. That made me realize that she was right. I lived with that concept ever since.
You've worked on numerous series such as "Under the Dome," "Atlanta," and "The Oath" with 50 Cent. How was the overall experience? Do you have a favorite by far?
I do have a favorite; I would say Under the Dome would be my most polished. All of those were wonderful. Atlanta was by far the most relatable. My favorite is Under the Dome because of the family on set. I'm a huge fan of Stephen King even when IT came out long ago. Being able to work with him and see the magic that he brought to his first tv series was amazing. Shout out to CBS for giving him and us the opportunity. Playing the role of Malick on Under the Dome was by far the most challenging fun I've had.
Congratulations on your recent role on Bounces hit series, Saints and Sinners." What are you most looking forward to in your new role?
One thing I do love about the role of Parkers Stephens on Saints & Sinners is the joy I get to play a father figure. For the most part of my career, I'm either an FBI, detective, or police officer but this time I get to play a father. It's awesome because I just became a father six months ago. Being able to book this, I don't have to do too much research to get the drive of this character. This is my most relatable role because I have something I can pull from emotionally. Its great and I'm honored and blessed to be apart of the series.
You are working on a new movie this year with one of the biggest names in production and directing. What can we expect to see from Mike Whaley in the future?
In the future, you can expect to see a lot of projects some I can't really speak on right now, unfortunately! Without saying too much, You will be seeing a lot more of Mike in front of the camera. Just be sure to stay tuned!
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This article was co-authored by Shervin Eshaghian, MD. Dr. Shervin Eshaghian is a Board Certified cardiologist and the owner of Beverly Hills Cardiology based in the Los Angeles, California metro area. Dr. Eshaghian has over 13 years of cardiology experience, including serving on the medical staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He holds a BS in Psycho-Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and an MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Furthermore, Dr. Eshaghian completed an internship, residency, and fellowship at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, where he was awarded the Leo Rigler Outstanding Academic Achievement Award and the Elliot Corday Fellow of the Year Award.
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Angina, or heart pain and discomfort, occurs when your heart isn't getting an adequate supply of oxygen-rich blood.[1] X Trustworthy Source American Heart Association Leading nonprofit that funds medical research and public education Go to source It can feel like a pain, pressure or tightness in your chest, arms, shoulders or jaw. Angina is a symptom of an underlying heart condition that's triggered when you physically exert yourself to a point where your body can not supply enough oxygen-rich blood to your heart quick enough. This could occur during exercise or even when you're walking up the stairs. However, if your angina is stable, exercise can actually improve your condition. Aerobic exercise helps improve your cardiac health and increases your circulation of that oxygen-rich blood to your heart during rest and activity.[2] X Research source With your doctor's permission, slowly begin adding exercise safely into your weekly routine to help maintain or even improve your cardiac health.
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Part 1 of 3:Staying Fit if You Have Angina
1Talk to your doctor. Before starting any type of exercise program when you have chronic angina, talk to you doctor. They will be able to give you the clearance to exercise and also give you safety tips.
- Before starting to exercise, ask your doctor if regular physical activity is safe and appropriate for you. Although exercise can help improve angina in many patients, this isn't true for everyone.
- Ask you doctor what types of exercise are best for you. Are you allowed to do cardiovascular exercise? Should those exercises be low intensity or can you do more moderate or high intensity exercises?
- Ask you doctor about what signs and symptoms are dangerous. For example, if you experience chest pain while walking on the treadmill, what should your plan of action be?
2Track your heart rate during exercise. Tracking your heart rate may be a beneficial practice when you're exercising with angina. It can give you an idea of how hard your heart is working.
- Purchase a heart rate monitor for yourself. You can choose to get a wrist band or watch monitor, however it's best to purchase a chest strap monitor. These are the most accurate.[3] X Research source
- When you first start an exercise program after being diagnosed with angina, it's typically recommended to do low intensity exercises that keep your heart rate at about 50% of your maximum heart rate.
- To find your maximum heart rate, subtract your age from 220. For example, if you're 60 years old, your maximum heart rate would be 160 beats per minute.
- Using your heart rate tracker, keep you heart rate right at 50% during your exercise routine. In this example, you'd aim for your heart rate to be around 80 beats per minute.
- If cleared by your doctor, you can slowly build up your aerobic endurance and increase to 60 or 70% of your maximum heart rate. However, don't aim to reach your max heart rate during exercise.
- People with angina can adapt to exercise in a way that allows them to improve their exercise performance. Sometimes, you can take nitroglycerin to improve your exercise performance, but also, sometimes the exercise by itself helps you adapt.
3Consider starting with a cardiac rehab program. If you have been just diagnosed with angina, your doctor may suggest attending a regular cardiac rehab program. These are great medically supervised programs that can help you get back into regular exercise.
- A cardiac rehab program is provided on an outpatient basis to those who have suffered from a cardiac event or have chronic cardiac conditions. They are designed to help improve fitness levels while reducing symptoms and side effects.[4] X Trustworthy Source American Heart Association Leading nonprofit that funds medical research and public education Go to source
- Talk to your doctor about going to a cardiac rehab program to help improve your aerobic endurance, physical strength and range of motion.
- Stick to your cardiac rehab program until you are cleared and released for exercise on your own. Follow up with your doctor regularly and stay on top of your cardiovascular health.
4Start with short bouts of low intensity exercises. Many people that have angina, are at lower fitness levels. This may especially be true if you've been required to take several weeks or months off from your exercise routine when you were initially diagnosed.
- If you are trying to recover and rebuild your cardiac strength and endurance, it's recommended to start with short bouts of lower intensity exercises.[5] X Research source
- Restarting with higher intensity exercises, or trying to go for a longer period of time could cause symptoms to reoccur or for your condition to get worse.
- Aim to start with just 15-20 minutes of low intensity activity each day. If this feels too easy, increase the time to 25-30 minutes the next day, but do not increase the intensity.
5Choose exercises that are low in intensity like walking, water walking, cycling or using the elliptical.
- As your endurance gets better and your fitness improves, you can very slowly increase first the length of your exercises and then the intensity as well.
- These exercises can increase your heart rate, but you are in full control of how high your heart rate increases during your exercise routine.
6Always include an extended warm-up and cool-down. Warm-ups and cool-downs have always been considered an important component of any exercise routine. However, both become even more essential to safe exercise.
- Slowly easing into and out of an exercise routine helps slowly increase your heart rate, blood flow and warm up your muscles. Both can also help prevent injuries.
- When you have angina, warming up and cooling down your heart is essential. If you don't, you can overwork your heart too quickly which could cause an onset of symptoms.
- Give your body and heart time to adjust to higher levels of activity. Start with a minimum of a 10 minute warm-up. Include very low intensity aerobic exercises and light stretching.
- Also allow your heart to slowly cool down and your heart rate to slow as well. Your cool-down should also be 10 minutes of low intensity aerobic exercise followed by some light stretching.
7Avoid exercising in extreme weather conditions. Another aspect to safe exercise when you have angina is avoiding extreme weather conditions.[6] X Research source You may be surprised how much the outdoors can effect your condition.
- It's recommended to avoid exercising outdoors if it's overly cold, hot, or humid weather conditions.
- Being active in these types of weather increase your risk for experiencing a cardiac event.
- If you want to stay regular and consistent with exercise during more extreme weather, move your workout indoors. Walking on the treadmill, using an indoor pool or doing a aerobic DVD inside are great alternatives.
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Part 2 of 3:Meeting Exercise Needs with Angina
1Start by aiming for 150 minutes of aerobic cardio each week.[7] X Expert Source Shervin Eshaghian, MD
Board Certified Cardiologist Expert Interview. 26 June 2020. You may feel that because you have angina, that your total activity should be limited. However, as long as your angina is stable, you should be able to fit in about 150 minutes of cardio activity each week.
- Health professionals note, that as long as your angina is stable and you have clearance from your physician, meeting the recommended activity goals each week is a safe goal.
- It's recommended to aim for about 150 minutes of aerobic activity each week. Split this activity up into shorter bouts (especially if you're just starting). Try for 20 minutes 6 days a week. Or you can even do three 10 minute sessions 5 days a week.[8] X Trustworthy Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Main public health institute for the US, run by the Dept. of Health and Human Services Go to source
- Start with lower intensity exercises like walking or water aerobics. However, overtime, if you can, build up to more moderate intensity activities like hiking, slow jogging, using the elliptical with resistance or doing an aerobics class.
2Slowly add in low intensity strength training. In addition to cardiovascular exercises, it's important to work on improving your muscular strength. Resistance or strength training will complement your aerobic work.
- Health professionals also agree, that most strength training activities are also appropriate for you to do even if you have angina.
- Aim to include about 20 minutes 1-2 times a week of muscle building exercises. You can try weight lifting, yoga or pilates.
- Note that you my want to limit upper body exercises as these have been shown to cause angina more than lower body exercises.[9] X Research source
3Include more lifestyle activity. In addition to focusing on including more structured exercise, also increase your lifestyle activity. This is a great way for angina patients to stay active and safe.
- Lifestyle activities are those exercises that you do on apart of your regular daily life. This might be walking to get the mail, taking the stairs, gardening, mowing the lawn or sweeping the floor.
- They do not burn a lot of calories or spike your heart rate. However, they do keep you active and moving and elevate your heart rate mildly enough that you can still see aerobic benefits.[10] X Trustworthy Source PubMed Central Journal archive from the U.S. National Institutes of Health Go to source
- Many studies have shown that structured aerobic activity and increase lifestyle activity have very similar health benefits. So if you cannot do a lot of structured activity or cannot sustain activity for long, try increasing your lifestyle activity first.
4Always include rest days. Although being active on a regular basis is important to regaining your aerobic strength, it's still important to include regular rest days.
- Health and fitness professionals recommend that you include about one or two rest days each week. If you're just starting with exercise, you may include up to three days a week.
- Rest is important for a variety of reasons. For starters, it's during rest that you improve muscle strength, see increases in muscle size and aerobic endurance.[11] X Research source
- Rest is also important for those suffering from angina because you need to allow your heart and cardiovascular system to rest and recover in between workouts.
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Part 3 of 3:Staying Cautious While You Exercise
1Stop if you experience any pain or discomfort.[12] X Expert Source Shervin Eshaghian, MD
Board Certified Cardiologist Expert Interview. 26 June 2020. Many health professionals recommend exercise to help recover if you have angina. However, they also recommend that you be mindful of symptoms.
- If you feel any type of chest pain, difficulty breathing or tightness in the chest, stop exercising immediately.[13] X Research source
- After you discontinue your exercise, keep your heart rate level low. Do not restart exercise even after the pain or other discomfort has subsided. You should take a rest day.
- If you notice any pain or discomfort the following day or at your next exercise session, contact your doctor immediately.
2Always carry your medications with you. There are a variety of medications that are prescribed to manage angina. Always carry these with you - especially when you're exercising.[14] X Research source
- One of the most common prescription medications that are prescribed for those with angina is nitrogen glycerin. It's to be taken when you start to experience any symptoms. This is essential to have on you at all times.
- Also, make sure that others know of your condition and where your medication is. If you were to have any symptoms and couldn't get to your medications, someone else should be able to help you.
3Consider bringing someone with you while you exercise. Another great idea to keep you safe during exercise, is to have someone with you. They can help treat any symptoms or serious issues that arise if you are unable to.[15] X Research source
- Although scary to think about, symptoms can occur even if you are being treated for angina. Symptoms are generally mild, but some can be more serious and life threatening.
- Since exercise can precipitate symptoms, consider bringing a friend or family member with you as you exercise. They should be someone who is familiar with your condition, medications and know what to do if an emergency arises.
- Try to go to the gym together, go for walks together or bike ride together. Having someone there just in case can make exercise safer and you feel more confident.
Expert Q&A
QuestionShould I exercise if I have chest pain?Shervin Eshaghian, MDDr. Shervin Eshaghian is a Board Certified cardiologist and the owner of Beverly Hills Cardiology based in the Los Angeles, California metro area. Dr. Eshaghian has over 13 years of cardiology experience, including serving on the medical staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He holds a BS in Psycho-Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and an MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Furthermore, Dr. Eshaghian completed an internship, residency, and fellowship at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, where he was awarded the Leo Rigler Outstanding Academic Achievement Award and the Elliot Corday Fellow of the Year Award.
Board Certified CardiologistBoard Certified CardiologistExpert AnswerIf you're in the middle of your workout and you start feeling pain in your chest, you should stop what you're doing and let your heart rate return to normal.
Although angina is a manageable condition, it's still a very serious heart condition. Never participate in exercise unless you've been cleared by your physician.
If you notice an increase in symptoms, call your doctor immediately.
Don't be afraid to exercise if you have angina. Regular exercise can actually help improve your heart health.
- ↑ http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/HeartAttack/SymptomsDiagnosisofHeartAttack/Angina-Chest-Pain_UCM_450308_Article.jsp#.V2FZBatlfww
- ↑ http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/719400
- ↑ http://www.wareable.com/fitness-trackers/heart-rate-monitor-accurate-comparison-wrist
- ↑ http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/CardiacRehab/What-is-Cardiac-Rehabilitation_UCM_307049_Article.jsp#.V26wkqtlfww
- ↑ http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/719400
- ↑ http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/719400
- ↑ Shervin Eshaghian, MD. Board Certified Cardiologist. Expert Interview. 26 June 2020.
- ↑ http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/adults/index.htm
- ↑ http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/719400
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9929086
- ↑ http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/behar2.htm
- ↑ Shervin Eshaghian, MD. Board Certified Cardiologist. Expert Interview. 26 June 2020.
- ↑ http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/719400
- ↑ http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/719400
- ↑ http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/719400


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Guests: Sheila Jackson Lee, Betty Sutton, Thomas Frank, Dave Weigel, Bobby
ED SCHULTZ, HOST: Good evening, Americans. And welcome to THE ED
SHOW tonight.
This afternoon, President Obama came out swinging at Republicans and
stood up for the 99 percent.
Newt is under fire from fellow Republicans. And Mitt Romney ducks
This is THE ED SHOW -- let`s get to work.
BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The basic bargaining
that made this country great has eroded. This is a make-or-break moment
for the middle class and for all those who are fighting to get into the
middle class.
SCHULTZ (voice-over): One hundred years after Teddy Roosevelt called
for new nationalism, President Obama is calling for renewed nationalism.
OBAMA: Today, the wealthiest Americans are paying the lowest taxes in
over half a century.
SCHULTZ: Reaction of the president`s speech with Congresswoman Sheila
Jackson Lee and Betty Sutton.
Will Republicans go for a 21st century square deal? I`ll ask MSNBC`s
Jonathan Alter, and "What`s the Matter with Kansas" author, Thomas Frank.
Mitt Romney is dissing Donald Trump.
MITT ROMNEY (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I spoke with Donald Trump
earlier today, indicated that we just can`t make this debate.
SCHULTZ: Tonight, Trump is responding. "Slate`s" Dave Weigel is here
with the latest.
And the Occupy movement has moved out of the tents and into foreclosed
homes. This Marine from Minneapolis is taking his house back. And we`ll
be there live.
SCHULTZ: Great to have you with us tonight, folks. Thanks for
President Obama, if you missed it earlier today, he cleared the beach.
He really went after it. You missed a dandy. His speech in Kansas was a
wholesale rejection, and I mean a wholesale rejection of failed GOP
policies leading to the great recession and creating the greatest income
inequality America has seen in decades.
President Obama drew a straight line between Republican policy and the
inequality fueling the 99 percent movement in this country. You know, I
sometimes like to talk about a defining moment, some have made fun of that.
Bottom line here is the president was onboard.
Today, the president did it himself.
OBAMA: This is the defining issue of our time. This is a make-or-
break moment for the middle class and for all those who are fighting to get
into the middle class, because what`s at stake is whether this will be a
country where working people can earn enough to raise a family, build a
modest savings, own a home, secure their retirement.
SCHULTZ: Earn enough to raise a family. Isn`t that pretty basic? I
mean, what do you think he`s talking about here? Fair wages, pensions,
benefits, and, of course, the big three, where the public is telling
Congress, keep your hands off Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
You know, I wonder, where is the march? I haven`t seen the march.
Have you seen the march in Washington lately for the big three to be taken
off the table? Have you seen the march, hey, we got to cut all these
programs Republicans are talking about?
This is what gives working people a living wage and a secure
retirement and ensures that they won`t go to the poor house with some
medical bills.
Now, if you have any doubt that he`s referencing all of those things,
he got into specifics and he targeted Republican policies threatening what
we talk about this show, the middle class.
OBAMA: In 2001 and 2003, Congress passed two of the most expensive
tax cuts for the wealthy in history. And what did it get us? The slowest
job growth in half a century. Massive deficits that have made it much
harder to pay for the investments that built this country and provided the
basic security that helps millions of Americans reach and stay in the
middle class, things like education and infrastructure, science and
technology, Medicare and Social Security.
We simply cannot return to this brand of "you`re on your own"
economics if we`re serious about rebuilding the middle class in this
SCHULTZ: I mean, this sounds like a president who`s finally ready to
draw a line on the Bush tax cuts. Today, the president called for the
payroll tax cut to be extended, but he attacked the Republican brand of
OBAMA: Today, the wealthiest Americans are paying the lowest taxes in
over half a century. Today, thanks to loopholes and shelters, a quarter of
all millionaires now pay lower tax rates than millions of you. Millions of
middle class families. Some billionaires have a tax rate as low as 1
percent -- 1 percent. That is the height of unfairness.
SCHULTZ: Again, that doesn`t sound like a president who is willing to
cut another deal on extending the Bush tax cuts. And this is where I have
to jump off the train with any Democrat who goes along with what they did a
year ago in the lame duck session of the Congress.
I don`t care what happens. I believe in my instinct, my gut, that
middle class Americans out there would forego this payroll tax cut if they
would see us restore the old tax rates for the wealthiest Americans. I
think middle class Americans and poor Americans are ready to bite that
bullet. I really do, because the income inequality in this country is so
great, if it doesn`t stop, we will never turn this around.
I think the Democrats clearly have to make a statement that as Jon Kyl
says that he wants major concessions in this deal, that he wants to make
the Bush tax cuts permanent, that`s a nonstarter. Tell the country that`s
a nonstarter.
It`s time the top 1 percent, 2 percent in this country go back and
restore the old rates during the Clinton years.
Today, the president took on the ugly truth of income inequality.
OBAMA: In the last few decades, the average income of the top 1
percent has gone up by more than 250 percent, to $1.2 million per year.
And yet, over the last decade, the incomes of most Americans have actually
fallen by about 6 percent.
Now, this kind of inequality, a level that we haven`t seen since the
Great Depression, hurts us all.
SCHULTZ: Bottom line: Democrats, you have a chance to do something
about this. At this very time, in American history, you can turn to the
wealthiest Americans and say for the last decade, you have had enough. It
is now time to make sure that we restore the old tax rates.
It`s not a tax increase. It`s what we had before. The Democrats have
to make that case.
Now, we`ve been talking about this on this show for months. There it
is. I think the White House is getting the message. No doubt
The top line, the 1 percenters, look at their income. It has sky
rocketed over the last 30 years, where wages for everybody else stayed
pretty much flat. This is very clear to me that if the Democrats want the
House and the Senate and for President Obama to go back for a second term -
- put that graph up again, guys.
This is it. This is undoubtedly it. Whose side are you on?
Those folks on the red line, where are the jobs? They got all the
breaks in the last 10 years and all they`ve done is fuel the righties in
the Congress who have obstructed those who want a better life down on the
blue line. You can`t deny that survey. You cannot. Whose side are you
The president spelled out what could be the mantra of the 99 percent
OBAMA: It also distorts our democracy. It gives an outsized voice to
the few who can afford high-priced lobbyists and unlimited campaign
contributions. And it runs the risk of selling out our democracy to the
highest bidder.
SCHULTZ: Oh, isn`t that the truth? With his speech today, the
president identified himself with the 99 percent movement and he elevated
OBAMA: I believe that this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair
shot, when everyone does their fair share, when everyone plays by the same
rules. These aren`t 1 percent values or 99 percent values. This isn`t
about class warfare. This is about the nation`s welfare.
SCHULTZ: Let`s be clear: the president did not go easy on
Republicans. He blasted trickle-down economics, a policy Republicans have
glorified that for years.
OBAMA: Now, just as there was in Teddy Roosevelt`s time, there is a
certain crowd in Washington who for the last few decades have said, let`s
respond to this economic challenge with the same old tune. Sure they say
there will be winners and losers, but if the winners do really well, then
jobs and prosperity will eventually trickle down to everybody else.
But here`s the problem: It doesn`t work. It has never worked.
SCHULTZ: Have you noticed that the Republicans are selling the same
package, the same load of garbage that they put on the American people
during the Bush years? It`s the same stuff.
And it`s all a theory that if we do everything we can when it comes to
deregulation and everything we can, all the tax breaks and even make them
permanent, even lower them even further is what they want to do -- if we do
that for the wealthiest Americans, middle classers, you got nothing to
worry about. Don`t worry, the economy will turn around.
And he made clear today`s Republicans -- all they want is more of the
OBAMA: After all that`s happened, after the worst economic crisis,
the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, they want to return
to the same practices that got us into this mess. And their philosophy is
simple. We are better off when everybody`s left to fend for themselves and
play by their own rules.
I am here to say they are wrong.
SCHULTZ: President Obama didn`t say so directly, but I would
challenge him to draw the line on extending the Bush tax cuts tomorrow,
even if it means letting the payroll tax cut expire. That`s where I think
Americans are.
The president made clear this country needs resources. We need our
treasury in order if we are going to invest in jobs and build this whole
thing up again.
OBAMA: Do we want to make the investments we need in things like
education, in research, in high-tech manufacturing -- all those things that
helped make us an economic superpower? Or do we want to keep in place the
tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans in our country? Because we can`t
afford to do both.
SCHULTZ: So, in the middle of the country, the president goes where
Teddy Roosevelt was and says some real startling things about the economy.
Basically, the president today was brilliant on the basics.
You have a choice. And I think he was asking Americans, are you
better off today than you were going through all this mess for 10 years?
Whose side are you on?
It`s about absolutes. Either the wealthy pays more, or the middle
class pays more. Whose side are you on?
Get your cell phones out. I want to know what you think.
Tonight`s question, should the Democrats take any deal to extend the
Bush tax cuts? Text "A" for yes, text "B" for no to 622639. Our blog at
Ed.MSNBC.com is there for you. And also, we`re going to bring you the
results later on in the show.
I`m joined tonight by Congresswoman Betty Sutton of Ohio and
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas.
Great to have both of you with us tonight.
Congresswoman Jackson Lee, I want to ask you, is this game on for the
Democrats? Did the president lay out a very progressive vision that you
can stand behind and this is where the Democrats have to go?
REP. SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D), TEXAS: Ed, game on. This is truly a
home run, renewed nationalism. I`m almost standing on my tippy toes
because of the excitement of the president taking charge on behalf of the
American people.
Teddy Roosevelt talked about busting monopolies. He was called, as
the president said in his speech, a socialist, a communist, and then turned
out to be a hero, because in busting those monopolies, he created jobs for
the American people.
The president today laid out a roadmap and asked us, are we prepared
and willing to sacrifice to get a better education, better opportunities
for jobs and infrastructure, for the American people? By saying to those
top 1 percent, many of whom are in agreement, but they have been taken
hostage, themselves, by the Republicans who use them as pawns to keep Bush
tax cuts that have done nothing to create jobs but only diminish the
American people`s opportunity for their genius and their job opportunities
to grow.
So, the game is on. I will not in any way accept an extension of the
Bush tax cuts or a permanency of the Bush tax cuts. We`ve got the payroll
tax ready to go to save 160 million people over $300,000 and we got the
unemployment insurance ready to go to invest in the American economy.
SCHULTZ: And, Congresswoman Sutton, do you stand with your colleague
there, that under no terms would you ever go along with extending the Bush
tax cuts? Because, you know, I`ve said for weeks, this is where the
Republicans are going. And now, Jon Kyl has said it.
REP. BETTY SUTTON (D), OHIO: Yes. I think that the idea of extending
the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy is, as you put it, a nonstarter. It`s
time that those who have done well in America do well by America. And they
just frankly haven`t been paying a fair share, as has been pointed out not
only by you for months on this show, years, perhaps, but also by the
president so brilliantly today.
And he showed the vision -- a vision, by the way, that I think won`t
just be embraced by Democrats, but will be embraced by Americans across the
SCHULTZ: Well, I was going to ask you about that. There`s a lot of
independent voters in Ohio. Ohio clearly is a big state in 2012. What the
president said today, does that play well in the Buckeye State?
SUTTON: He spoke right to the hearts and the needs of the state of
Ohio and the people that I`m so honored to serve there. He`s asking for a
fair shake.
He`s talking about what kind of a country we`re going to be. Are we
going to return, are we going to strengthen that middle class? Because it
was the middle class that makes our country so great.
And all of the things that the president was talking about, today, and
putting into prospective how we got to be where we are. Through the tax
cuts that were given so generously to those at the very top at the expense
of the middle class. Getting rid of that and aiming policies that will
benefit working families, and people who are doing everything right and
just want a fair shot.
SCHULTZ: The president went after taxation and inequality again and
again. Here it is.
OBAMA: It`s wrong that in the United States of America, a teacher or
a nurse or a construction worker maybe earns $50,000 a year should pay a
higher tax rate than somebody raking in $50 million.
SCHULTZ: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, does this play well for
Democrats as a theme until November of 2012?
LEE: Ed, as you have championed over these weeks and months and for a
long time, we`ve got a clarion call. I hear a bugle playing the music and
calling us to stand up for the American people. I hear the resounding
I was so excited to hear in Kansas, the heartland, Republican
territory, give such a resounding applause when the president spoke about
the fact that those who made this country great have benefited less than
those who are now wealthy.
SCHULTZ: Yes.
LEE: They who are wealthy did not make this country great. So
frankly, I think we do have a roadmap to victory. Not for ourselves, Ed,
but really for the American people. We can take back the House and the
Senate and keep the Senate. It is to go this pathway of opportunity for
SCHULTZ: Well, I think the president, today, talked about everybody`s
kitchen table and asked pretty basic questions and basically laid out what
we have seen as a radical agenda by the Republicans. And put the choice
out in front of the people.
Congresswoman Betty Sutton of Ohio and Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas --
great to have you with us tonight on the program. Thank you so much.
SUTTON: Thank you, Ed.
SCHULTZ: Remember to answer tonight`s question there at the bottom of
the screen. Share thoughts on Twitter using #EdShow. I want to know what
you think.
President Obama`s speech today invoked Teddy Roosevelt just over a
century ago. More with Jonathan Alter and author Thomas Frank. That`s
Donald Trump turned the Republican Party on its head. Pulling strings
like Karl Rove, choking his chain and trying to stop him. But Trump is
ready to steam roll all of them. Will he ruin the Republicans` shot to win
the presidency?
That`s next. Stay with us. You`re watching THE ED SHOW.
SCHULTZ: Coming up, more analysis of President Obama`s speech with
Jonathan Alter and Thomas Frank. The president`s health care law already
saving Medicare patients -- listen up -- over $1 billion. Yet Michele
Bachmann and other righties, they`re willing to cut and run on what they
call Obamacare. We have the numbers.
Some 99 percenters are taking a different approach to protesting the
big banks and foreclosures. We`ll talk to a man who has invited others to
occupy his home. You`re looking live. They are outside in 12-degree
weather in Minnesota. And they will -- you will hear their voices on this
program tonight.
And don`t forget to let us know what you think on Twitter using the
#EdShow. We want to hear what you have to say.
Stay tuned. We`ll be right back.
SCHULTZ: Welcome back to THE ED SHOW.
The significance of the location the president chose to deliver those
remarks was no accident. One hundred one years ago, Republican President
Theodore Roosevelt gave his New Nationalism speech in the same spot
President Obama spoke today. In that era, just as it is now, big money,
corporate interests controlled the country and Roosevelt used his bully
pulpit to go after them.
OBAMA: "Our country," he said, "means nothing unless it means the
triumph of a real democracy, of an economic system under which each man
shall be guaranteed the opportunity to show the best that there is in him."
OBAMA: Now, for this, Roosevelt was called a radical. He was called
a socialist -- even a communist. But today, we are a richer nation and a
stronger democracy because of what he fought for in his last campaign.
SCHULTZ: Let`s bring in MSNBC political analyst and "Bloomberg View"
columnist Jonathan alter with us tonight. Also joining me is Thomas Frank,
author of "What`s the Matter with Kansas," and the upcoming book, "Pity the
Gentlemen, great to have you with us tonight.
Mr. Frank, what was President Obama doing today? What was the overall
message in your opinion and what you heard?
THOMAS FRANK, AUTHOR, "PITY THE BILLIONAIRE": It sounds to me like he
was trying to make the populist turn the same way Teddy Roosevelt did in
1910. And, you know, it`s about time. I am really, really, really happy
to see him going down this road finally.
But that`s why people go to Osawatomie, you know?
SCHULTZ: What do you think, Jonathan? How successful did he tie
progressivism with the frustration and motivation of the 99 percent
movement with this populist tone today?
JONATHAN ALTER, MSNBC POLITICAL ANALYST: He went a long way in doing
it. He put his presidency in the context of American history. And that`s
very important not just for, you know, history folks like you and me, but
for the American public to see that this is part of a continuum of a
philosophy of government that says, we owe each other something. We don`t
rise and fall alone in this country. We do it together.
And the Republicans have had a very different view. Not always, not
in Teddy Roosevelt`s day. He was, after all, a Republican.
But in the 1920s, they had a different view. In the 1950s, Eisenhower
and the Republicans came back to the square New Deal approach. But then in
the last 10, 20, 30 years since Reagan, the Republicans have moved back
into this laissez faire approach where they want every man and woman to be
for himself or herself.
SCHULTZ: Yes.
ALTER: And that philosophical difference is something that can
penetrate our politics if we get speeches like this.
SCHULTZ: Mr. Frank, did he succeed in connecting the economic crisis
of the past few years with Republican policies? And how is that going to
play in Kansas, the middle of the country?
FRANK: Look, that would be fantastic if, you know, to play in the
middle of the country if you could make the connection like that. I, you
know, I don`t think he nailed that message as well as he might have done.
I mean, you got -- you got to talk about what happened.
You know, how did the regulators miss this thing? How did the -- how
did S&P miss this thing? How did everybody -- how come everybody was
asleep at the wheel? You`ve got to go into it with a lot more detail than
what he gave us.
You know, but it was a great start. And this is, I think, exactly the
way to approach voters in a place like Kansas. I`m not saying this is
going to, you know, overnight make Obama a popular man in Kansas --
SCHULTZ: But he`s making -- he`s making the case that the Bush tax
cuts didn`t work. The wealthy are still running strong with the money.
They`re getting richer.
The gap is getting wider. It`s the worst it`s been since the Great
Depression. And the job creation is nowhere near what it should be.
FRANK: That`s right.
SCHULTZ: So, Jonathan, I mean, is this the foundation of what
President Obama is going to run on?
ALTER: It is. I think he still needs a frame. He actually rejected
the 99 percent versus 1 percent frame because, you know, he doesn`t want to
rule out the 1 percent. He wants it to be everybody.
So he needed something today that was a little bit more like what
Teddy Roosevelt did with the New Nationalism or the Square Deal or Franklin
Roosevelt did with the New Deal. This was a speech about fairness, and he
needs to call it the new fairness or something -- I don`t mean to be
sloganeering here, Ed, but there is a missing element here in giving people
something very simple and short to hang on to. That was the only thing I
thought was really missing from this speech.
SCHULTZ: Look, he clearly is using our charts, he`s using the charts
we put on this program. I mean, it just illustrates basically where this
country has been and where we`re headed.
Here`s the sound of the president touting one of his administration`s
OBAMA: I think about the big three auto companies who during recent
negotiations agreed to create more jobs and cars here in America, and then
decided to give bonuses not just to their executives but to all their
employees so that everyone was invested in the company`s success.
SCHULTZ: Mr. Frank, how well does that play? What do you think? Is
that something he can ride all the way to the White House again?
FRANK: Well, look, what`s going to work for him and especially in a
place like Kansas is when you talk about just the built in unfairness of
the system we`re in now. It wasn`t all that long ago, Ed, that the
Republicans, themselves, were marching on to their victory in 2010 talking
about -- constantly, talking about the ruling class in this country.
This is a message that works in this kind of environment. You know,
this is totally the direction he needs to go in, but it`s a start. OK?
You go back and look at Teddy Roosevelt`s speech that he gave in
Osawatomie in 1910 and I recommend that every single one of your viewers do
that. In that speech, Teddy Roosevelt basically gave the justification for
big government, right? For why you have a regulatory state. And, you
know, how these people, how the -- you know, the moneyed interests have
been subverting government all along.
Obama didn`t go there. He`s got to keep going. He has to hammer
these issues and hell, yes, this stuff will work.
SCHULTZ: I don`t know why the Democrats really don`t push harder. I
know they`ve got to make it an American agenda. They really have to get
out on the trail and talk about that. I mean, I think that is just going
to be a winner.
There`s consumers in this country who are consciously aware of how
many manufacturing facilities we`ve lost over the last 10 years and made in
America is something that I think really would resonate with a lot of
Jonathan Alter, Thomas Frank -- great to have you with us tonight.
Thanks so much.
Mitt Romney is picking up a few tips from his kids on "FOX and
Friends." He`s attacking President Obama and taking a trip to Hawaii.
I`ll remind mitt about the king of presidential vacations in "Psycho Talk."
And new data shows that President Obama`s health care law is saving
senior citizens a bunch of money.
Plus, tens of millions of them are getting preventative care. What
happened to those death panels? Aren`t they around?
Stay with us.
SCHULTZ: And in Psycho Talk tonight, Mitt Romney is starting to echo
Fox News talking points. Fox`s latest complaint about President Obama is
his 17-day Christmas trip to Hawaii.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Some people are thinking that 17 is maybe just a
little too long.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I thought it was a joke. I thought it was maybe
like even a typo. 17 Days. This is a photograph from last year`s trip
when they were getting off Air Force One. I was like, woo-hoo, surf`s up.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Let`s be fair, Dana, because your boss was
hammered for his long Summer vacation.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He never had a surfboard.
SCHULTZ: Did that sound bite start out "some people think"? They
won`t get off it. Will they? Dana Perino`s boss, George W. Bush, didn`t
have a surfboard. But no one was better at taking vacation than W. Bush
spent 490 days at his Texas ranch and at 487 at Camp David. His vacation
time included a 25-day trip in 2002 and a 27-day Bush clearing -- should I
say, brush clearing, extravaganza in August 2001.
But Bush`s vacations didn`t stop Steve Doocy and his buddies from
slamming President Obama`s 17-day trip. Then Mitt Romney jumped on the
bandwagon during the Iowa tele-town hall.
ROMNEY: This president has been a failure, and in some respects, he
has -- his idea of a hands on approach to the economy is getting a grip on
his golf club. He -- He`s going off for 17 days in Hawaii. He`ll be
playing a lot of golf.
I just think it`s time to have a president whose idea of being hands
on does not mean getting a better grip on the golf club.
SCHULTZ: Really? Interesting stuff coming from the Mittser, who was
such a big fan of George W. Bush, he read his book twice this year.
ROMNEY: I just finished President Bush`s book, "Decision," and
enjoyed that very much.
I just read "Decision Points" by President Bush.
SCHULTZ: If anyone knew how to get a grip on his golf club, it was W.
GEORGE W. BUSH, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I call upon
all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers.
Thank you.
Now watch this drive.
SCHULTZ: Of course, Mitt Romney is no stranger to tropical vacations
either. He took his own family to Hawaii for Christmas last year.
Although when you`re an unemployed one percenter, I guess you can take as
many trips as you want, right?
But for Mitt Romney to criticize President Obama`s trip home for the
holidays really is Bush league Psycho Talk.
Newt Gingrich already said he`s showing up to Donald Trump`s debate.
Now it`s Mitt Romney`s turn. We`ll tell you whether he`s in or out.
He served his country. He now faces possible eviction from his family
home. One of the newest faces of the 99 Percent Movement, Vietnam veteran
Bobby Hull will join me. Stay with us.
SCHULTZ: The wheels are flying off the Republican bus as candidates
decide whether or not to participate in the Donald Debate. Today, Mitt
Romney gave his answer.
ROMNEY: No, I`m not participating in that. We have two debates in
December that I`ve agreed to participate in. The rest of the month is
going to be spent campaigning.
SCHULTZ: So what do you think happened after that? True to form,
Trump took a shot at Mitt Romney for turning him down. In a statement to
"the Huffington Post`s" Sam Stein, Trump said, "it would seem logical to me
that if I was behind in the polls, especially in Iowa, South Carolina and
Florida, I would be participating in the debate. But I can understand why
Governor Romney decided not to do it."
Karl Rove continues to panic over the damage Trump is doing to the
Republican party.
KARL ROVE, FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR: Is Mr. Trump going to ask the
candidates whether they agree with him that Barack Obama was not born in
the United States. He`s going to ask them if they agree with him that what
we ought to do is tax Chinese imports 25 percent, setting off a trade war?
Today, he said trade war would be a good thing. Let`s ask and see if
all the candidates agree with him on that.
SCHULTZ: All right. Of course, Trump won`t stand for any criticism
of his behavior without taking some pot shots of his own.
DONALD TRUMP, "THE APPRENTICE": You read about a Huntsman who`s upset
or Ron Paul who`s never going to win anything, but you don`t read about the
thousands of people that want it. I mean, most people want -- I heard
Stephen King was on today.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: -- George Will and Karl Rove --
TRUMP: By the way, these are three people -- I have to tell you,
they`re hacks. They don`t speak for anybody. They have no power. A guy
like Karl Rove, he is the one that gave us Bush, which ultimately gave us
SCHULTZ: Trump is putting Fox News in kind of a tight spot. They
want him on all their shows, but they don`t want him knee-capping paid
contributors like Karl Rove. He still is pretty influential in the
Republican party. But Trump isn`t interested in Fox News damage control.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We like Karl Rove. We also like you. So I just
don`t want to --
TRUMP: I like people that are straight. He`s got his own agenda, 100
percent. But I`ve always viewed him as a hack.
SCHULTZ: Let`s bring in MSNBC contributor, political reporter for
Slate.com, David Weigel. Dave, what do you make of all this back and
forth? Is this just a game show for Trump?
DAVE WEIGEL, SLATE.COM: I defer to conservatives who have really had
enough of Trump, and had enough of Trump for a very long time. I mean,
"National Review," when this debate broke as news, editorialized that he
was a pro-choice, Rangel donating fraud who should stay out of the
presidential election.
And I -- I align myself with the conservative elite on that one.
Rarely has somebody taken such a large and loud megaphone and said so
little with it. Everyone`s a hack. Everyone`s stupid.
SCHULTZ: Is this maybe one of the best political moves Mitt Romney`s
made in some time?
WEIGEL: Well, Romney`s been playing an opposite game compared to Newt
Gingrich. And this is actually not the best encapsulation of it, but it`s
one version of it. He has been winning the conservative elite. He`s been
winning opinion makers.
He`s been impressing members of Congress, certainly. Gingrich has
been -- we kind of misuse this word. I hate to misuse this word after Tom
Frank was just on, but more populist, more just really connected with what
Tea Partiers think, what very angry conservative voters think.
He`s not -- he`s already -- I`m sorry, go ahead?
SCHULTZ: Well, the surge is on for Gingrich. The Iowa polls are out
there. And he`s moving way ahead at 31 percent to Mitt Romney`s 17
percent. Is Mitt worried about this? I mean, shouldn`t he go in there and
just bust some chops with Donald Trump and Newt Gingrich?
WEIGEL: There`s an eerie calm about the way the Romney campaign is
responding to this. You know, they have two debates left. But they also -
- since they`re in conversations with Republicans who make endorsements,
who spend money, they know these people are not comfortable with Gingrich.
I was asking a couple of elected Republicans in Congress today just basic
question about how -- if they were comfortable with Gingrich as the
nominee, if they agreed with a couple of statements.
They don`t want to confront this reality. And the Romney campaign are
pretty confident that they can -- they have enough time to win those people
SCHULTZ: You know, one of three people, it looks like, is going to be
president of the United States. It`s either going to be President Obama,
his re-election, or it`s going to be Newt Gingrich or it`s going to be Mitt
Romney. So why wouldn`t Romney view this as an opportunity to go in there
and just bust both of them and break out?
Here`s Michele Bachmann taking shots at Gingrich and Romney this
morning on this network.
REP. MICHELE BACHMANN (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: If you want to
talk about a poster child for crony capitalism, it would be Newt Gingrich,
as the ultimate consummate influence peddler. But also Mitt Romney is also
cut out of the same cloth.
SCHULTZ: So David, what do you think? Iowa is still wide open. Does
Michele Bachmann have a shot?
WEIGEL: Well, you know, Nate Silver at "the New York Times" had a
good post today, pointing out that maybe 2004, Howard Dean was an
exception, but most often, the people succeeding right now in the polls win
Iowa. And she has been in the dumps for a few months now.
If you look at "the New York Times" poll that just came out, the only
area where voters agree with her, Republican voters, is on values. They
share her values. They don`t -- I don`t think she gets much from
attacking. She gets to be in this kind of scrappy, always punching above
her weight category, where she does a little bit of damage.
But maybe Gingrich can be punctured. I don`t think it`s with attacks
like that. I think it`s going to be with on-air attacks and with mail and
with the traditional sub Rosa ways that these people get attacked.
Gingrich has risen at the right time where he`s hasn`t been very
accountable for the things she`s talking about.
SCHULTZ: He`s risen at the right time. He`s doing well in the polls.
Can he survive the scrutiny over the next month?
SCHULTZ: Republicans are pretty convinced -- maybe they wouldn`t say
he can`t survive. But they`re expecting him to get more scrutiny. Senator
Mark Kirk of Illinois, who is a moderate -- he`s not up next year, but he`d
probably like it if the strongest possible Republican nominee was at the
top of the ticket in Illinois, was kind of nudging a couple of reporters he
was talking to. You guys are going to give him more scrutiny. You let him
go for a while, and you`re going to pay more attention to him for now.
They all expect -- this kind of narrative you`ve seen about Gingrich,
that no one`s really looked at the way he used his power, the way he used
his influence in the years since the speakership, that`s going to come out.
This interview he did with Glenn Beck today, I think you`re going to see
more interviews like that where people ask him, look, philosophically
you`ve come out for mandates. You`ve come out for government subsidies.
Can you really be our nominee?
SCHULTZ: He`s the best conservative of the two, though. That`s what
Richard Viguerie told me today. We`ll see where it goes. Dave Weigel,
great to have you with us.
Republicans like Michele Bachmann are still fighting President Obama`s
health care law, even though it`s already still saving people money. These
guys can`t afford to have President Obama succeed. Stay with us.
SCHULTZ: Now they call it Obama-care, but this is something that they
don`t want to tell you, is that people are saving money. I`m not talking
about fat cat insurance executives. More than 2.5 million Medicare
patients have saved over 1.5 billion dollars on prescription drugs this
year, alone, which means seniors are saving on average a 569 dollars per
Nothing to sneeze at for someone who is on a fixed income. Also, 24
million Medicare recipients have taken advantage of the new rule allowing
for a free annual physical. And insurance premiums for Medicare Part D
have not gone up as, of course, many Republicans predicted they would.
But the jokers running for president on the Republican side, they
can`t give up their push to repeal the law. Michele Bachmann doubled down
on it this morning.
BACHMANN: I wrote the legislation to repeal Obama-care, so if -- I
mean, honestly, who is going to go in and repeal Obama-care as president of
the United States? Mitt Romney, who put it into place in Massachusetts?
Newt Gingrich, who had the idea for it in the first place and wants to
mandate that everyone buy the insurance? Or me, the person who brought
40,000 people to fight it?
We need job creation. That`s one reason also why I am so adamant
against Obama-care. It`s the number one job killer in the country right
SCHULTZ: Well, why dent won`t you put out a press release tomorrow,
Michele Bachmann, and tell us that these numbers are wrong. Republicans
have to keep bashing Obama-care because the law is working. They want to
win the White House next year. And if it turns out that the Kenyan
Socialist Muslim sympathizer knows what the hell he`s doing, the Tea Party
crowd, they won`t stand a chance, will they?
So Republicans have chosen to keep attacking the health care law,
which means that they are attacking the people benefiting from it, like
senior citizens and kids under the age of 26, who can stay on their
parents` health care plans, instead of admitting that President Obama and
the Democrats, well, they won on this one and the American people are
Republicans are going after old people and young people. We`ll see
how that strategy works out for them.
He fought for this country in Vietnam. He is now fighting
foreclosure. Bobby Hull will join me next. Stay with us.
SCHULTZ: Survey tonight on THE ED SHOW, I asked should the Democrats
take any deal to extend the Bush tax cuts? Three percent of you said yes;
97 percent of you said no.
As Occupy protesters march in the Capital and across the country, the
middle classers are occupying their homes in the wake of foreclosure.
We`ll talk to someone who`s doing just that, next.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hi, sir, how are you?
REP. ELTON GALLEGLY (R), CALIFORNIA: How are you?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Mike check.
GALLEGLY: Merry Christmas, everybody. Have a great day.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: -- meet with you?
SCHULTZ: Well, that was a familiar scene on Capitol Hill today as
members of Congress ran away from their own constituents. Thousands of 99
Percenters traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak with lawmakers about
jobs, unemployment benefits and tax relief for the middle class.
Most were denied face to face meetings and were told to take a seat by
Congressional staffers. Folks visiting Congressman Paul Ryan were greeted
with a closed door and a sign stating "only scheduled appointments will be
99ers -- 99 Percenters from Arizona tried to make an appointment with
their senator, Jon Kyl, but to -- certainly were unable to. One woman in
the group has been out of work for over a year and her family situation is
getting dire. "Our world has fallen apart," she says. "We lost everything
we saved. All of our dreams, the American dreams are gone."
But even if members of Congress won`t listen, the movement is still
growing. Today 99 Percenters in over a dozen cities also took on the
housing crisis. Protesters disrupted bank auctions, blocked evictions and
occupied foreclosed homes.
One of them -- one of the homes being occupied belongs to Bobby Hull
of Minneapolis. His home has been in his family for more than 40 years.
Mr. Hull fought for this country in Vietnam, served his country, and he is
now fighting eviction.
Joining us tonight is Bobby Hull here on THE ED SHOW. Mr. Hull,
thanks for your time tonight. When do they -- when are they going to
foreclose on your home? How much time do you have, and what`s your plan?
BOBBY HULL, FIGHTING HOME FORECLOSURE: Well, I have until February
17th. And my plan is to stay here. We plan to fight.
SCHULTZ: What does that mean?
HULL: Well, it means that I can gather all my neighbors, friends and
community that are willing to stand up with me, and we`re going to fight.
SCHULTZ: I see you got --
HULL: We need to change what`s been wronged.
SCHULTZ: Yeah, change what`s been wrong is for sure. I see you`ve
got a lot of friends with you there tonight. Do they feel the same way? I
mean, are they going to be there with you when the cops come to foreclose
on your house?
HULL: Absolutely. That`s the plan.
SCHULTZ: How emotional is this?
HULL: We don`t plan on doing it just for myself. We plan on doing it
for anybody else who`s in foreclosure who wants the help.
SCHULTZ: Sure. How emotional is this for you? You`ve lived in that
house, I understand, since you were a child.
HULL: Since 1968, yes. It`s been very emotional.
SCHULTZ: How did it get to this point?
HULL: Well, I lost my health. I went through the stimulus programs.
I tried negotiating with the banks. And nothing seemed to work.
SCHULTZ: Tell us about the response you got from the bank. How were
you treated?
HULL: Well, like the banks always do. You know? If you don`t have
the right figures in dollars, they really don`t want to talk and negotiate
with you.
SCHULTZ: What do you want Washington to do about this? You are one
of millions of Americans who are facing this predicament.
HULL: They need to make it right. They need to make housing
affordable for everybody in America. We need to support the American
SCHULTZ: Would you -- would you do anything to stay in your home?
HULL: Yes. I`m a Marine. I`m ready to fight.
SCHULTZ: Now, I have to ask you, what does that mean? Does that mean
when they physically come in to foreclose on your home, you`re actually
going to do something about it?
HULL: No, we`re going to stand there arm to arm and activate our
SCHULTZ: And how disappointed are you that the country is going
through something like this? How motivated are you to make a stand, to be
an example?
HULL: My whole family has always been patriots. My great grand
father was a vet and everyone else since has been a vet. We`ve always
fought for this country. And we want our Constitution rights back.
SCHULTZ: I`d like to know from the crowd behind you tonight, by just
a little bit of noise, how committed are you? Ask them, how committed are
HULL: They`d like to know how committed you guys are to this.
SCHULTZ: Mr. Hull, good luck to you. We will follow the story. I
appreciate your time tonight. Thanks for joining us on THE ED SHOW.
And that is THE ED SHOW. You can listen to my radio show on Sirius XM
Channel 127, Monday through Friday, noon to 3:00. "THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW"
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