Posted by Mary Mancini on May 31, 2007 under Uncategorized | 
It’s 8:20 p.m. and the Tennessee State House Democrats are gettin’ all “Mr. Smith” with the cigarette tax bill. Live video streaming available (click on the May 31 9:00 am session link).
Right now, the Fightin’ 52nd’s Representative Rob Briley, is waving around the Republican budget that he says is “not about education, doesn’t fund education adequately, in fact it barely funds it at all. It’s also not about public safety, doesn’t fund public safety adequately, in fact it barely funds it at all. This is ridiculous…If ya’all say you’re for education and this is how you do it, I surely don’t want you on my team.”
Honey! Get the Orville Redenbacher!
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27 May 2007
“I Lost My Son to a War I Oppose. We Were Both Doing Our Duty.,” by Andrew Bacevich (The Washington Post)
Dr. Bacevich gives us the most striking Memorial Day op-ed possible. An anti-war veteran whose son enlisted and was recently killed in action in Iraq, he deems his own efforts to stop the war and doing his duty a failure. We deem them admirable nonetheless.
28 May 2007
“Good Riddance Attention Whore,” by Cindy Sheehan (Daily Kos)
Shortly after appearing on our show, Ms. Sheehan leaves Camp Casey behind. We hope it wasn’t something we said! She leaves us a lot of responsibility, but we still feel up to the challenge.
29 May 2007
“CEOs vs. Slaves,” By Barbara Ehrenreich (The Nation)
“Why is it so hard for the people at the top to graciously acknowledge their dependency on the labor of others?”
30 May 2007
“Talk Radio Allies Turn on Bush,” by Rick Klein and Steven Portnoy (Political Radar at ABC News)
Rush Limbaugh doesn’t think Bush is enough of a dittohead, and Sean Hannity seeks to Hannitize him. All because Bush is trying late in the game to add “compassionate” back to “compassionate conservative” on immigration.
31 May 2007
“Mitt Romney’s Disappointing Campaign,” by Joe Klein (TIME)
Romney’s posture is television-era picture perfect. But that’s the problem: He prefers posture to position.
“Nashville Homeless Mayoral Candidate Forum,” by Chris Wage (My Quiet Life)
Chris blogs up the mayoral candidates in front of Nashville’s homeless community. Bob Clement pledged (with all the others) to participate in NHPP’s “urban plunge”?! Can we sell tickets?
“Thompson is in the race,” by Brad Schrade (The Tennessean)
Fearing that the Republicans hadn’t shored up their old white guy image sufficiently, the other Uncle Fred gives it a go.
“Minnesota Case Fits Pattern in U.S. Attorneys Flap,” by Tom Hamburger (LA Times)
“A prosecutor apparently targeted for firing had supported Native American voters’ rights.” That’s right, the way it works for Republicans is if you dare to protect voters rights you will get fired.
Posted by Mary Mancini on May 28, 2007 under Uncategorized |
Sunday, May 27, 2007
I Lost My Son to a War I Oppose. We Were Both Doing Our Duty.
By Andrew J. Bacevich
Parents who lose children, whether through accident or illness, inevitably wonder what they could have done to prevent their loss. When my son was killed in Iraq earlier this month at age 27, I found myself pondering my responsibility for his death.
Among the hundreds of messages that my wife and I have received, two bore directly on this question. Both held me personally culpable, insisting that my public opposition to the war had provided aid and comfort to the enemy. Each said that my son’s death came as a direct result of my antiwar writings.
This may seem a vile accusation to lay against a grieving father. But in fact, it has become a staple of American political discourse, repeated endlessly by those keen to allow President Bush a free hand in waging his war. By encouraging “the terrorists,” opponents of the Iraq conflict increase the risk to U.S. troops. Although the First Amendment protects antiwar critics from being tried for treason, it provides no protection for the hardly less serious charge of failing to support the troops — today’s civic equivalent of dereliction of duty.
What exactly is a father’s duty when his son is sent into harm’s way?
Read more…
Posted by Liberadio(!) on May 26, 2007 under Uncategorized |
Liberadio(!) is on the air today, Saturday, May 26, from 1 to 3pm CDT, on 880AM WNSG. It’s Open Lines/Open Minds Saturday! Give us a call at 615-737-1240. Live streaming available at Rejoice880.com.
We’ll be joined by Seannalyn Brandmeir, Davidson County Young Democrats Immediate Past President and Tennessee Young Democrats President.
Posted by Mary Mancini on May 25, 2007 under Uncategorized |
Starting this morning and every Friday morning right after our show, we’ll be “Continuing the Conversation” at BONGO JAVA, our newest sponsor, from 8:00 until 10:00 a.m.
Stop by on your way to work or school or campaigning for a cup of joe, some breakfast, and good discussion about whatever’s on your mind - immigration, the war funding bill, the next mayor, that weasly Monica Goodling, or whatever redonkulous* thing Steve Gill said this week.
Join us this morning, from 8 to 10 a.m., at BONGO JAVA, 2007 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN, for some coffee, breakfast, and good convo. We’ll be the ones on the deck wearing blue carnations. We’ll See You Then!**
*Significantly more absurd than “ridiculous.”
**Now that Chris Clark retired from NewsChannel 5, his signature saying was up for grabs. We grabbed it. Congratulations, Mr. Clark, and thanks!
Posted by Liberadio(!) on May 24, 2007 under Uncategorized |
19 May 2007
“Southern Methodist University Commencement Address,” By Bill Moyers
Can commencement speeches be franchised? Yes, they can! Send this to every graduate you know. Moyers: “America’s a great promise but it’s a broken promise.”
20 May 2007
“Al Gore Has Big Plans,” By James Traub
Another book? Another Power Point? Another run?
21 May 2007
“Edwards charges $55,000 to speak to UC Davis students about poverty, by Carla Marinucci (SFGate: Politics Blog)
Is it problematic to me that Edwards charged a public university something on the order of our median incomes for a single lecture on poverty? Yes. But is it problematic that our media salivates at going after a rich guy for addressing poverty issues? Yes. Would it be better if he weren’t talking about and/or addressing poverty at all?
23 May 2007
“The Entire Government Has Failed Us,” a Special Comment by Keith Olbermann (AlterNet.org) [VIDEO]
“Who among us will stop this war of lies?,” asks Keith Olbermann.
24 May 2007
“Don’t Think of a US Soldier, Unarmed, Abandoned in Iraq’s Civil War!,” By Jeff Cohen (truthout.org)
Jeff Cohen takes a page out of Lakoff’s “Don’t Think of an Elephant,” to explain how the Democrats have once again accepted the language of the Bush administration and the Republican party instead of challenging their misleading rhetoric.
Posted by Liberadio(!) on May 23, 2007 under Uncategorized |
Summary: After some brand new theme music, we speak once again with our Media Matters for America correspondent, Elbert Ventura, who delivers a hearty smackdown on homogeneity on our news talk shows as revealed in an MMfA report. Apparently, talking to black people is only worthwhile when someone says something racist. We at Liberadio(!) have our butts covered because Elbert is Filipino-American. The good kind, unlike Michelle Malkin.
Listen to: The Best of Bread (13:30 12.4MB)
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Summary: Ashley, an ex-military interrogator (true story!), explores with Freddie the Pentagon’s new notion that our men and women in uniform might no longer be able to testify before Congress. We’ll just see what the Constitution has to say about that! Also, Detroit and a few members of the Senate blow some hot air about fuel efficiency standards. Apparently, they haven’t figured out that going green begets green.
Listen to: Don’t Ask, Can’t Tell (13:35 12.5MB)
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Summary: Julee Baber of Nashville Children’s Theatre and Ross Brooks of People’s Branch Theatre join forces to create an undefeatable performance of sex and war — Lysistrata. An all-female cast demonstrates that withholding sex is an effective mechanism to stop war, but Liberadio(!) is unconvinced that Bush and Cheney are getting any anyway. The show goes on through May 25th at the Belcourt Theatre.
Listen to: Hot Girl on Girl Action (22:43 20.8MB)
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Summary: Alphabet Ashley Crownover sits in for Mary and bristles at the Liberadio(!) Code of Conduct, which does not allow her to play any Bread. We discuss an unfortunate prank and the latest impass noted by MPASS, in which Ashley has a vested (or school tied) interest. And we review the damaged Republican brand.
Listen to: The Third Rule of Liberadio(!) (23:06 21.2MB)
