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Mario Cuomo, former Governor of New York
Sam Donaldson, ABC News
Henry Winkler, "The Fonz"

Senator John Kerry (D-MA)
President Jimmy Carter

Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Mike Gravel, former Senator from Alaska and Democratic Candidate for President.

Representative Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House (D-CA)
Former Representative Jim Leach (R-IA)
Representative Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader (D-MD)
Representative George Miller (D-CA)

Reverend Jesse Jackson

Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA)
Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-CA)
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
Representative Tom Lantos (D-CA)

Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Governor Christine Gregoire (D-WA)
Former Senator Bob Graham (D-FL)
Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO)
Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI)

Jack Klugman, Oscar from The Odd Couple
Mike Farrell who played BJ on M*A*S*H

Senator Tom Harkin, (D-IA)
Senator Jon Corzine, (D-NJ)
Senator Richard Durbin, (D-IL)
Senator Jon Tester, (D-MT)
Senator Harry Reid Majority Leader, (D-NV)
Senator Byron Dorgan, (D-ND)
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Senator Debbie Stabenow, (D-MI)
Senator Jeff Bingaman, (D-NM)
Senator Mary Landrieu, (D-LA)
Senator Mark Dayton, (D-MN)

Mel Brooks.
Bob Saget, from "America's Funniest Home Videos."

Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Representative John Dingell (D-MI)
Representative Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Representative John Conyers (D-MI)
Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA)
Representative Bob Latta (R-OH)
Representative Heather Wilson (R-NM)
Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
Representative Steven Rothman (D-NJ)
Representative Charlie Rangel (D-NY)
Representative Richard Neal (D-MA)

General Wesley Clark (ret.), former Supreme Allied Commander in Kosovo.
Former Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.
Noam Chomsky, Professor of Linguistics at MIT.

Former Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD)

Former Rep. Bob Barr (R-GA).
John Podesta, former Clinton Chief of Staff and President of Center for American Progress.
Dr. Paul Krugman, New York Times columnist and Professor of Economics at Princeton University.

Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Sibel Edmonds, former FBI translator.
Judge Karen
Antonella Barba from American Idol.
Frank Rich, columnist, New York Times.
John Danforth, former Senator, disillusioned Republican, and author of Faith and Politics.

Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Gov. Howard Dean.

Chris O'Donnell, actor in Grey's Anatomy.
Michael Kinsley, Op-Ed Editor for the LA Times.
Arianna Huffington, author and political commentator.

Dan Froomkin, Washington Post Columnist.
Governor Brian Schweizer of Montana.

Hans Johnson, President of Progressive Victory, is an expert on ballot measures, labor and gay politics, and how campaigns can use data to engage and motivate voters. He is also a contributing editor of InTheseTimes.com.

Ambassador Joseph Wilson, husband of Valerie Plame.

Colonel Janis Karpinski (ret.), former US military general in charge of Iraqi prisons, including Abu Ghraib.

Paul Hackett, outspoken Iraq War veteran (US Marine Corp) and former Senate Candidate from Ohio.
Paul Rieckhoff, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans for America (iava.org).

Ralph Nader, 2000 and 2004 Presidential candidate.
Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton.
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
Patrick Buchanan, prominent conservative fed up with Bush Administration.

Frank Mankiewicz
Christiane Amanpour, CNN International correspondent.
Actors Richard Dreyfus, Matt Dillon and John Doman who plays Major Rawls on HBO's "The Wire".

Laurie David, global warming activist.

Juan Cole, Professor of Modern Middle Eastern and South Asian History at the University of Michigan, and author of the blog "Informed Comment: at www.juancole.com.

Gray Davis, former Governor of California.
Jerry Brown, Mayor of Oakland and former Governor of California.
Pete Wilson (R), former Governor of California.

Mark Warner, former Governor of VA.
Kim Gandy, President of National Organization for Women.
Stan Lee, creator of the Spiderman comics. David John, Heritage Foundation expert on Social Security.
Michael Isikoff, Holly Bailey, Michael Hirsch and Richard Wolffe, Newsweek reporters.
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Duncan Black, Atrios
Liz Winstead, part creator of the The Daily Show and former Air America Radio host.
Richard Clarke, former anti-terrorism chief for Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush; author of Against All Enemies.

George Lakoff, author of Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think.

Kevin Phillips author of American Dynasty, a book about the crony capitalism of the Bush family, and long-time NPR political commentator.

Former Senator Max Cleland of Georgia.
Former Senator Dan Coats (R-IN).
Mickey Kantor, former US Trade Representative under Clinton.
Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform.
Eleanor Clift, Newsweek Editor and McLaughlin Group commentator.

Dick Morris, political consultant and author of Rewriting History and Because He Could.
Al Franken, comedian and Air America Radio host.
Janeane Garafolo, actress, comedian and Air America Radio host.
Larry Elder, radio talk show hosts.
David Brock, author of Blinded by the Right.
Stone Phillips, Principal Anchor for Dateline NBC.
Chad Lowe.

Cindy Sheehan, anti-Iraq War activist.
Brian Williams, Anchor, NBC Nightly News.
Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC Senior Political Analyst.
Del Sandusky, Vietnam swift boat crewmate of Senator John Kerry.
Noah Feldman, NYU Professor of Law, on separation of Church and State.

Joe Conason, author of The Hunting of the President.

Andrew Stern, President of Service Employees International Union.
Thomas Frank, Author of What's the Matter with Kansas?
Don Siegelman, former Governor of Alabama, victim of Karl Rove political witch hunt.

Terry Holt, National Spokesman for the Bush/Cheney campaign.
Allan Sloan and Jonathan Alter of Newsweek.

Alexandra and Vanessa Kerry, daughters of John Kerry.
Ned Lamont, primary challenger to Joe Lieberman for US Senate.
Mark Levine, author of Why They Don't Hate Us.

Linda Chavez, political analyst, talk show host, former Secretary of Labor, and columnist.
Lanny Davis, former adviser to President Clinton.
Tim Roemer, former Congressman and 9/11 Commission Member.
Luis Navarro, Democratic strategist.

Judd Legum, Center for American Progress.
Carol Mosely Braun, former Senator (D-IL) and Democratic Presidential Candidate.
Tom Hayden, Vietnam era anti-war activist.

John O'Hurley, who played Peterman on the classic TV sitcom Seinfeld.
Patrick Warburton, who played Putty on Seinfeld.
Sidney Blumenthal, former Clinton aide and author of Clinton Wars.
Mary Matalin, political commentator, Republican campaign strategist, author of Letters to my Daughters.
Jeff Gannon, alleged former male escort and infamous journalist with a White House press pass.
Bradley Whitford, played Josh Lyman on The West Wing
Bill Sammon, author of Misunderestimated; senior White House correspondent for The Washington Times.

Sean Gibbons, Center for American Progress.
Bill Rancic, winner of first season of The Apprentice and author of You're Hired.

Laura Tyson, former National Economic Adviser to President Clinton.
Mary Beth Cahill, Campaign Manger for John Kerry.
Jeanne Shaheen, former Governor of NH and National Chairwoman for Kerry campaign.

Representative Tim Ryan (D-OH)
Representative Leonard Boswell (D-IA)
Representative Bill Pascrell, (D-NJ)
Representative Jose Serrano (D-NY)
Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
Representative Eliot Engel, (D-NY)
Representative Neil Abercrombie, (D-HI)
Representative Jim Moran (D-VA)
Former Representative David Bonior, (D-MI)
Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)
Representative Brad Sherman, (D-CA)
Representative Diane Watson, (D-CA)
Representative Barney Frank, (D-MA).
Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ)
Representative Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)
Representative Tom Allen, (D-ME)
Representative James Clyburn (D-SC)
Representative Nick Lampson, (D-TX)
Representative Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Representative John Tierney (D-MA)
Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
Mel Watt (D-NC)
Representative Donald Payne (D-NJ)
Representative Ed Case (D-HI)
Representative Adam Smith (D-WA)
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Representative Tim Walz (D-MN)
Representative Pete Stark (D-CA)
Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Tim Mahoney (D-FL)
Representative Kendrick Meek (D-FL)
Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO)
Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT), 2006 winner!
Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
Representative and Admiral Joe Sestak (D-PA)

Digger Phelps, former basketball coach at Notre Dame working for Gulf Coast recovery.
Gene Sperling, former White House National Economic Advisor under President Clinton.

Former Congressman Ciro Rodriguez.

Andrew Fois, former Assistant Attorney General under President Clinton.
Robert Samuelson, Newsweek and Washington Post.

Terry McAuliffe, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Former Congressman Mickey Edwards (R-OK).

Bob Grant, legendary New York City radio talk show host.

Philip Shenon, New York Times reporter and author of a book exposing the 9/11 Commission.
Lawrence Korb, former Asst. Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress.

Former Mayor of Los Angeles, James Hahn
Mary Carey, adult actress who ran for Governor of California in the 2003 Recall Election.

Tommy Chong, from Cheech and Chong, and author of the book The I Chong.
Jim Cramer, wild TV stock picker.
Martha Raddatz, ABC News, author of The Long Road Home.
Reese Schonfeld, founder of CNN.
Anthony Lewis, former New York Times columnist and champion of free speech.

Reza Aslan, author of No God but God, book about reforming the Islamic religion.
David Swanson, or davidswanson.org.

John Amato, www.crooksandliars.com.
Brad Friedman, www.bradblog.com
Matt Bai, New York Times

Alan Colmes, author of Red, White and Liberal and co-Host of Hannity & Colmes on Fox News Channel.

Ben Cohen, from Ben and Jerry's and TrueMajority.com.
Historian Michael Beschloss
Nicholas Rey, former ambassador to Poland in the Clinton Administration.
General Paul Eaton (US Army, ret.)
Rand Beers, primary foreign policy adviser to John Kerry.
Michael Scheuer, author of Imperial Hubris and frequent critic of Bush's approach to terrorism.
Suze Orman, financial guru.

Michael Kenneth Williams, played Omar on HBO's The Wire.
Joseph Phillips, actor (The Cosby Show, General Hospital).
Mary Born, singer/songwriter (www.maryborn.com).
Naomi Wolf, author of The Beauty Myth.

Ray Suarez, Senior Correspondent, the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, on PBS.
Dr. Justin Frank, author of Bush on the Couch.

Gore Vidal.
Larry Everest, author of Oil, Money and Power.

Wesley Clark Jr., son of the retired US Army general and presidential candidate.
Professor Lawrence Lessig, Stanford University.

Ravi Batra, author of Greenspan's Fraud and other progressive books on economic issues.
Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine.
Ann Louise Bardach, author of Cuba Confidential.
Mel White, author of Religion Gone Bad.

Thomas Ricks, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq.

Steven Clemons of the New America Foundation.
Anima LaVoy.
Mark Vonnegut, son of Kurt Vonnegut, author of Slaughterhouse Five.
Author David Baldacci, The Whole Truth.
Bill Press, radio host and former host of Crossfire on CNN.

Daniel Cruise, Director of Public Affairs for the National Security Council under President Clinton.

James Traub, New York Times
Alicia Reece, Vice Mayor of Cincinnati.
Jason DeParle, New York Times reporter and author of American Dreams, an examination of the effects of 1996 welfare reform.

Irshad Manji, author of The Trouble with Islam.

Melanie Sloan, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
Michio Kaku, author of Physics of the Impossible.
Ron Brownstein, Los Angeles Times.

Robert Greenwald, Director of Outfoxed and Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price.

Lee Feinstein, Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to John Kerry.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post reporter.
Rev. Brenda Bartella-Peterson, Head of DNC religious outreach.
David Chastain, Evangelical Christian opposing George W. Bush.
Jeremy Broussard, Iraq war vet supporting John Kerry.
Paul Alexander, author of The Candidate: Behind John F. Kerry's Remarkable Run for the White House.

Thom Hartmann, Mike Malloy, Sam Seder and Bob Kincaid - radio talk show hosts.
Joe Trippi, Campaign Manager for Howard Dean 2004.
From The Nation: Katrina Vanden Heuvel and Ari Berman.

Harlan Coben, author of Hold Tight, The Woods and Promise Me.
Ron Klein, Florida State Senator running for Congress in 2006.
Tonya Reiman, The Power of Body Language.
Mark Walsh, former CEO of Progress Media, which owned Air America.
Bob Poe, Head of the Florida Democratic Party in 2000.

Dr. Howard Cutler, author of The Art of Happiness and The Art of Happiness at Work, based on conversations with the Dalai Lama.

Ben Ferguson, conservative radio host who started at age 13.
Johnny Walker, singer/songwriter of anti-Bush parody songs.
Rob Kall, from www.opednews.com.
Bob Fertick, from www.democrats.com.
Jeff Carta, author of Men are Like a Pair of Shoes.
Rachel Sklar, Huffington Post contributor.

Amber Lee, "Obama Girl"
Eric Smulson, Press Secretary for Senator Jim Jeffords, I - VT, discussed Sen. Jeffords admirable, lone dissenting vote in a resolution to honor soldiers in Iraq with medals for the War on Terrorism. Sen. Jeffords fully supports honoring the soldiers in Iraq, but the War in Iraq is not a War on Terrorism, and the Senator does not want to further promote the Bush Administration deceipt that links Al-Queda to Iraq and Saddam Hussein.


Richard Bey, former TV and radio talk show host.

The rock band Kottonmouth Kings.

Todd Richard Lewis (aka The Bum Hunter) ran for governor in the California recall election and he finished 135 out of 135 candidates.

Members of the rock band The 88.

Nathan Wirtschafter, Chair of the Israel Speakers Bureau of the LA Jewish Federation.

Rob Cesternino of CBS' Survivor 6: The Amazon talked about how being a low-wattage, instant TV star has helped him get laid.
Joseph Grenny, author of the book Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High.

Adam Green and Eli Pariser, Moveon.org.
Perez Hilton of www.perezhilton.com.

Leonard Rubenstein -- Executive Director of Physicians for Human Rights.
Julie Bergman Sender -- filmmaker, progressive media strategist, and founder of the Cause Company.
Jim Schermbeck and Mark Birnbaum -- Directors of the new film The Big Buy.
Chellie Pingree -- President of Common Cause.
Tracy Van Slyke -- Publisher of IN THESE TIMES magazine.
Valerie Azlynn, actress (Welcome to the Captain).
Jerome Ringo -- President of Apollo Alliance.
Belen Mendoza -- Political Outreach Director of America Votes.
John Aravosis -- Politics TV and AMERICAblog.com.
Jay Harris -- Publisher of MOTHER JONES magazine and CEO of Mother Jones' non-profit parent, the Foundation for National Progress.
Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.org.
Gar Alperovitz – The Lionel R. Bauman of Political Economy at the University of Maryland.
Joe Solmonese -- President of Human Rights Campaign.
Susan Jacoby, author of The Age of American Unreason
Leonard Steinhorn -- Author of The Greater Generation in Defense of the Baby Boom Legacy.
Daniel Gotoff -- Pollster, Lake Research. Reverend Yearwood of the Hip Hop Caucus.
Michael Copps, FCC Commissioner.

Barbara Ehrenreich -- Political essayist and social critic; author of Nickel and Dimed.
Marcy Darnovsky -- Associate Executive Director of the Center for Genetics and Society.
Veronica Monet and Carol Leigh, former sex workers.
Dan Carol -- Political strategist and co-founder of TheCauseCompany.com.
Jim Dean -- Chairman, Democracy for America.
Rev. Paul Sherry -- Former President of the National Council of Churches.
Eric Boehlert -- Author of Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush.
Ben Barnes -- Author of Barn Burning Barn Building.
Glenn Greenwald -- Author of Unclaimed Territory, glenngreenwald@blogspot.com.
Trinity Donovan -- Trinity Donovan for Chandler City Council 2006.
William McNary -- President of USAction.
Larry Nelson -- Mayor of Waukesha, WI.
Alan Warms and Jess Barron of Yahoo!.
Bill Winter, Democrat running for Congress against Tom Tancredo in Colorado, 2004.
Gautam Malkani, author of Londistani. Ross Tuttle of The Nation magazine.

Ted Williams, journalist and author of an article that appeared in Mother Jones magazine and was critical of the Bush Administration environmental policy. (No, not that Ted Williams.)

Actors Ryan Eggold and Fernanda Romero.
Aspiring actress Esther Austin appeared on the show and discussed how to make it in Hollywood, including how she handled improper sexual solicitations.

Lolana, an adult model and actress (ok, porn star) appeared on the show to discuss her starring role in the upcoming season of Playboy's Seven Lives - Exposed!, the Playboy Channel Reality TV show. Members of the band "Head Fake." Mark DiNitto on bass and Andre Tangredi on drums.

Peter Han, author of Nobodies to Somebodies.

Richard and Linda Eyre, authors of The Book of Nurturing.

Josh Mankiewicz,correspondent for Dateline NBC.
Christine Pelosi, Campaign Boot Camp

Marcy Darnovsky, Center for Genetics and Society.
Mary Mapes, former CBS producer for Dan Rather on the Bush - National Guard story in 2004.
David Makovsky Director, Project on the Middle East Peace Process. Carly Milne, author of the book Sexology.
Alan Broadman, teacher at East Brunswick High School in NJ.
Shelley Hominuk, who has a decorated, extensive history in health and wellness, diet, nutrition, exercise, the human body and sex, Shelley has combined all of these topics and incorporates them all into articles for QFAC Bodybuilding and various magazines.

Mike Fenton, a prominent LA casting director. Fenton has been the casting director for many Hollywood hits: The Godfather II, American Graffiti, Aliens, Blade Runner, Chinatown, E.T., One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Young Frankenstein, Slapshot, Innerspace, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Back to the Future I, II, and III, Total Recall, Poltergeist, And Justice for All, and Footloose.