Randi Rhodes: People Power

Hour Two Guest: Ron Reagan, author of My Father at 100, on growing up with his dad, Reagan myth vs. reality, and what it’s like when millions think they know your own father even better than you do.

In spite of hours of reporting that Hosni Mubarak was going to step down today, the nearly 83-year old president of Egypt has instead defiantly vowed to stay in place until September. Just wait until you see the size of the crowds tomorrow!

Here at home, GOP Congressman Chris Lee has resigned after sending shirtless photos of himself to a woman on Craigslist. Lee contacted a woman who had posted on the “Women seeking Men” section of Craigslist. In fairness to Congressman Lee, I don’t think Craigslist has a “Women seeking married Congressman” section. It’s not a total embarrassment for Congressman Lee. He looks quite decent without a shirt for a 46-year old guy. He actually looks a lot younger, but maybe that’s because he’s posing like a 17-year old would. He reminds me of Will Farrell playing Ron Burgundy in the movie “Anchorman.” “The only way to bag a classy lady is to give her two tickets to the gun show... and see if she likes the goods.”

Arianna Huffington says it’s time to move beyond left and right, which is her way of saying it’s time to start making money, by concentrating on whatever sells. People forget that Arianna used to be a rightwing hack. This woman has switched teams more often than Brett Favre.

And Rush Limbaugh has a few thoughts on how black women see the world. And these thoughts are every bit as insightful as his thoughts on Donovan McNabb. A Pepsi ad during the Super Bowl inspired Rush to opine that “One of the biggest pet peeves black women have, in recent decades, is black men marrying or pairing up with white women.” Rush, let’s make a deal. If you don’t set yourself up as an authority on how black women feel, Oprah Winfrey won’t set herself up as an authority on how white racists feel.

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Google executive Wael Ghonim, one of the principal organizers of the protests in Egypt, spoke yesterday about starting the revolution and being ready to die for it…