Republicans Say Auto Bailout Not Worth It; Bush Could Pardon Torturers; Finger of Blame Lands on McCain; Palin to Receive $7 Million For Book Deal

Obama Banning Lobbyists From Transition; Palin Waiting on God To Tell Her To Run In 2012; Easier To Get Into Harvard Than Find a Retail Job; AIG Executives Fund Another Luxury Spa Day; Cartoon by Matt Filipowicz

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Mike Papantonio talk about the Alaskan Independence Party - a shady extremist group that advocates Alaska's secession from the United States, with strong ties to Sarah Palin. For more, check out Bobby's piece "The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel" on Huffington Post.

We've got a very special Halloween edition of the Media Moron of the Week, where Kelvin Lovely recounts one of the scariest tales in modern history...the poor McCain supporter who was mugged an assaulted by a "dark, black man" who carved a "B" on her face...Too bad it wasn't true, and that's why Ashley Todd is our first ever Halloween Moron.

GoLeft TV presents a look back at what the last 8 years of Republican rule have brought to America, courtesy of president George W. Bush. Special thanks to our friend Jim Hightower and his amazing team for providing the research for these statistics.

GOP Insiders Doubt McCain Win Possible; 30,000 Voters Purged in Colorado; 1 in 7 Female Veterans Sexually Assaulted; UN Compound Hit By Somalia Suicide Bombers; Gates Calls for Nuke Funding; Secret Service Looks into Noosed Palin Effigy; Cartoon by Matt Filipowicz

Ron Reagan:

Tonight on the show, on the heels of the Powell announcement, we discuss the appeal Obama has had for some on the Republican side of the aisle.

Joining us on the line from Philadelphia, Michael Smerconish, columnist (Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News), commentator and radio host.

Over the past 28 years, he has never voted for a Democrat for President. But in this past Sunday’s Philadelphia Inquirer he endorsed Senator Obama.

After the interview, we'll take your calls.

866 – 303 – 2270 IS THE NUMBER TO CALL-IN FOR YOU LISTENERS OUT THERE.

Mike Papantonio of GoLeft TV and Air America's Ring of Fire talks with Matthew Filipowicz, founder of HeadzUp.tv, about this week's most absurd news stories that the corporate media wouldn't cover.

Mike Papantonio of GoLeft TV and Air America's Ring of Fire reveals some never before heard information about "Joe the plumber" from the final presidential debate. Independent investigators have found out that Joe is as much of a fraud as McCain.

Mike Papantonio of GoLeft TV and Air America's Ring of Fire talks with award-winning author Ron Suskind about his new book "The Way of the World," where he talks about the forgeries committed by the White House in order to build their case for the Iraqi War.