with Mary Mancini and Freddie O’Connell
Posted by Mary Mancini on November 7, 2006 under Uncategorized | 
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Happy Election Day!
Posted by Mary Mancini on November 6, 2006 under Uncategorized | Be the First to Comment
Summary: It’s the day before the election and Tennessee Democratic Party Deputy Chair Rev. Jerry Maynard II joins us to talk about tomorrow’s election, the Harold Ford, Jr. Senate campaign, Tennessee Fair Vote, what to do if you’re toying with the idea of voting for a third party candidate, the importance of particpatory democracy, and how we can all find common ground.
Listen to: Interview with Rev. Jerry Maynard (29:56 13.7 MB)
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Summary: Today we celebrate participatory democracy with our biggest show ever! Guests include Tennessee Democratic Party Deputy Chair Jerry Maynard II, a live Schoolhouse Rock performance by Brooke Bryant, Patrick Waller & Julee Baber of the Nashville Children’s Theater, Comedian Mary Mack, Davidson County Election Officer Billy White, and Media Matters for America Research Fellow, Elbert Ventura. If this doesn’t make you want to vote then by God, Jed, we don’t want to know ya!
Posted by Mary Mancini on November 3, 2006 under Uncategorized | Be the First to Comment
03 Nov 2006
“Congress Tells Auditor in Iraq to Close Office”, By James Glanz (New York Times
“Investigations led by a Republican lawyer named Stuart W. Bowen Jr. in Iraq have sent American occupation officials to jail on bribery and conspiracy charges, exposed disastrously poor construction work by well-connected companies like Halliburton and Parsons, and discovered that the military did not properly track hundreds of thousands of weapons it shipped to Iraqi security forces.” And he just got fired.
01 Nov 2006
“America 101″, By Bill Moyers (TomPaine.com)
Bill Moyers writes: “… education should be the centerpiece of a great and diverse America made stronger by equality and shared prosperity. It has instead become the epitome of public neglect, perpetuated by a class divide so permeated by race that it mocks the bedrock principles of the American Promise.”
29 Oct 2006
“Karl Rove’s Split Personality”, by Todd S. Purdum (Vanity Fair
If you can’t beat ‘em… Wait a second! We can beat ‘em. Adapt to win, dammit! Let the student become the teacher already.
Must Listens
26 Oct 2006
“The Politics of Brie: Time to Scrap a Label“, by David Kamp (NPR)
David Kamp says it’s time to ditch one popular political nickname: the Wine-and-Cheese Liberal. Why? Because it’s not true.
27 Oct 2006
“Critics Concerned Electronic Voting Not Secure”, Talk of the Nation (NPR)
Computer scientist Avi Rubin talks about the plusses and minuses of electronic voting. Critics say that with just weeks to go before the election, some serious flaws in electronic voting systems have yet to be resolved.
30 Oct 2006
“The Validity of the 2006 Election”, On Point (NPR)
“Election Day looms, and so do fears –on the left and the right– that the vote won’t be clean. We’ll look at old tricks, new technology, and the validity of the vote.”
Posted by Mary Mancini on November 2, 2006 under Uncategorized | Be the First to Comment
Summary: Yesterday when asked “what’s your prayer for the country?” President Bush said, “My prayer is peace. My prayer is that this world be peaceful so that children can grow up understanding the benefits of freedom.” If we were President Bush we’d ask for something that might actually get some results. Like, forgiveness for being a bald-faced hypocrite. And the latest from the officers in Iraq is that resistance to deadlines is weakening. Good to know. Now can we start a dialogue about a plan for Iraq without being accused of wanting to “cut and run?” No? OK, then what you got? Cheney and Rumsfeld get to stay through 2008? Nice. How about some fries with that “stay the course?” And you do know that it’s Harold Ford, Jr. and not Bob “Stay the” Corker who’s excited about discussion and ideas and dialogue, right? (31:12 14MB)
Listen to: How About Some Fries With That “Stay the Course?”
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Here’s the dealio with voting if you’ve moved within Davidson County. Remember, early voting ends today at 6pm and election day is next Tuesday, November 7.
You can change your address up to five days before the election but if you don’t make it to one of the early voting sites today to do it you still can change your address on election day using “failsafe voting.”
• If you’ve moved within Davidson County in the last 90 days, you can vote early with no problem by just filling out a change of address form at the early voting site (early voting ends today, Thursday, November 2, at 6pm).
• If you’ve moved within Davidson County in the last 90 days and have not formally changed your address with the election commission, and do not vote at an early voting site, you can still vote on Nov. 7, but will have to either go to one of 5 “super sites” (see list below) or else go to 2 locations—first to their old polling place, and then to the new polling place.
• If you’ve moved more than 90 days ago and are still in Davidson County, you can vote as above (either at any early voting site by Thursday, or on Nov. 7 at a “super voting site” or by going to your old polling place and then to the new one).
• If you’ve moved more than 90 days ago to another county, you cannot vote in this election in Davidson County. Please contact the election commission for your new county for more information about registering.
The five “super voting sites” are:
1) Davidson County Election Commission (Howard School), 800 2nd Ave. South
2) Edmondson Pike Library, 5501 Edmondson Pike
3) Green Hills Library, 3701 Benham Ave.
4) Hermitage Library, 3700 James Kay Lane
5) Madison Library, 610 Gallatin Pike South
All you need to vote is your Voter Registration card. If you do not have your voter registration card, you can use your driver’s license or anything with your signature on it as a valid form of id.
Call 862-8800 if you have any questions. You can view a sample ballot here
Posted by Mary Mancini on November 1, 2006 under Uncategorized | Be the First to Comment
Summary: Today we go over the reasons why you should vote, why you should help to get out the vote, and why you should help to get out the vote for Harold Ford, Jr.*. Also, who is this mythical Democratic candidate that Republicans say will raise your taxes your taxes and make you less safe? Repeat after us, “He does not exist.” You know what does exist? Missing weapons. As in, missing U.S. weapons. As in, 1 of every 25 weapons the military bought for Iraqi security forces is missing. That’s 14,000 missing weapons. And Freddie suggests that John Kerry zip it while Barack Obama can keep right on talking.
*Ford says, “Whatever the intent, Senator Kerry was wrong to say what he said. He needs to apologize to our troops…[but] words don’t alter the fact that the stay-the-course strategy pursued by President Bush and supported by Bob Corker isn’t working. We need a new direction in Iraq. I know how hard our troops work, and the sacrifices they make, for our freedoms. They deserve a plan for victory as good as they are, and as senator I intend to see they get one.”
Listen to: Pay No Attention to the Kerry Behind the Curtain
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