American Afternoon with Ron Reagan – Thursday, May 15th 2008
Ron Reagan is back for yet another day as guest host on Air America’s American Afternoon. John Edwards has thrown his hat into the Obama ring with his endorsement yesterday. Richard Wolffe, who is a senior White House correspondent for Newsweek Magazine and a contributor on MSNBC will join Ron in HOUR ONE to talk about what this means to the Obama camp. Wolffe has also been following the Obama campaign every step of the way during his campaign and will shed some light on whether Obama is thinking about taking Hillary Clinton on as his VP running mate.
In HOUR TWO, Ron will be joined by Ted Nordhaus. Ted is an author, researcher, and political strategist. He is co-author of Break Through and "The Death of Environmentalism." Over the last twenty years, Ted has run major campaigns and initiatives for a large assortment of environmental and progressive political causes including the Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs), the Sierra Club, Environmental Defense, and Clean Water Action. He also served as the Campaign Director for Share the Water, a coalition of environmentalists, fishermen, farmers, and urban water agencies advocating reform of federal water policies in California, Executive Director of the Headwaters Sanctuary Project, and as a partner and political strategist with Next Generation and Evans/McDonough strategy and research firms serving political campaigns and environmental organizations. Ted holds a B.A. in history from the University of California.
Plus your calls throughout the show today on American Afternoon with Ron Reagan.
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- May 15, 2008
You Might Be A Racist
The race for President of the United States of America will be between Sen. Barack Obama of IL and Sen. John McCain of AZ. There are some stark differences between these candidates. Plenty of sensibly logical reasons to oppose or support either of them. Sen. Obama is fresh on the scene and does lack some experience. Sen. McCain is older and more experienced but change seems to be the mantra this year so either attribute can be used for and against each candidate.
Both Senators have colorful relationships with arguably nefarious individuals. Ayers, Keating - Haggee, Wright all dubious associates of both candidates. Guilt by association should probably be left to parolees and ghosts of the McCarthy era.
However, if at this point your argument against Sen. Obama is based in a flag pin - YOU might be a racist.
-If your argument has anything to do with patriotism or lack there of, YOU might be a racist.
-If you believe Sen. Obama might be an undercover Muslim you might be an undercover idiot and a racist.
-If you think Sen. Obama is a separatist or a black supremacist in any way YOU are probably a racist.
-If you think the son of mixed parents, raised by a single mom that went to school on scholarships and student loans is too elitist to be president - YOU might be a racist.
In short there are many good reasons to not like either candidate and it is your prerogative to chose any number of them. But if you find yourself making an argument based on any of the above or anything else equally petty then you may want to do a little self examination and determine what your true motivations are
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By eldamonMay 15, 2008 - 2:51pmHere is a reason for you
Senator Obama is a liar......
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By gabbyoneMay 15, 2008 - 3:06pmNo iTunes, no live stream
AAR was removed from the lineup of iTunes streaming radio, along with dozens of other streaming stations. No explanation.
Although it worked fine yesterday, today there is no online live stream from the AAR "Listen Live!" page or links. No apparent reason or remedy.
I'll just say this much: AAR should really keep their iTunes streaming listeners connected because there are LOTS of us.
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By RonNLCMay 15, 2008 - 6:47pmBOYCOTT AAR & ITS SPONSORS
YOU'RE A BUNCH OF ASSHOLES AT AAR MANAGEMENT FOR STICKING THESE GUEST HOSTS ON THE AIR WHEN EVERYONE WANTS SAM SEDER. WE'RE BOYCOTTING AAR & ITS SPONSORS UNTIL SAM SEDER GETS A SHOW 5 DAYS A WEEK.
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By joejamesonMay 16, 2008 - 3:34pmYeh - What he said!
n/t
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By totallyMay 19, 2008 - 12:21pmRon said: What if a religion wanted to marry gays..
Ron,
This is the whole point (other religions have been "wanting" to marry gays all along).. The large powerful "fundy" Christians are forcing their morals on others (regular Christians and those of all other faiths and of no faith) by controlling the government (like a theocracy)..
RON: Are you guys reading this? Please let me know (and I will keep sending comments).. I cannot call in due to the nature of my job..
BIG mistake on leviticus.. The Christian bible fairly clearly lays out the death penalty for gays (I am not advocating this because I am an atheist).. Religious freedom says people can interpret their bibles any way they want to.. Our secular government should try to keep the peace (especially the killing part)..
bobblerft
(Freethought Society)
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By bobblerftMay 16, 2008 - 5:43pmWho is the Mr./Ms. blank who keeps
writing the posts where the byline is blank. Just idle curiosity I suppose...
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By gloryoskiMay 19, 2008 - 2:07pm