Summary: Guests include anti-racist activist and author of White Like Me Tim Wise and Councilman Erik Cole of the Fightin’ 7th. Plus, Elbert Ventura and the Media Matters for American Smackdown.

• Part 1 - It’s a pre-Super Twosday recap and we talk to Caspar, our FOL* from Denmark, who gives us the view of our presidential election from abroad (the audio is a bit low for the first minute or so of the phone call). Plus, President Bush has some choice words to describe the economy in the Onion’s WeeklyRadioAddress.com.
• Part 2 - Interview with anti-racist activist and author Tim Wise, who breaks down the presidential race for us from a different angle - has the country transcended race now that an African-American is running for president? Which is worse the misogyny against Senator Clinton or the racism against Senator Obama? What’s up with Bill Hobbs of the TN GOP? What’s up with Gloria Steinem? How is white privilege affecting the race? What’s the danger of having a white guy play Barack Obama on the TV? And what is Oprah getting away with?
• Part 3 - We continue our discussion of race with our callers who update us on the noose and epithet incident - now incidents - at Poplar Grove Middle School in Franklin.
• Part 4 - Interview with Councilman Erik Cole of the Fightin’ 7th! Councilman Cole is chairing the Budget and Finance Committee in what he describes as a “tight fiscal year,” so we discuss the budget process with him - including some of the stickier points like metro general hospital, storm water, water services, and public schools. We also get to the bottom of the controversy surrounding his middle name. We think he’s not from around here…
• Part 5 - Speaking of middle names, it’s the Media Matters for America Smackdown with Elbert Ventura! How’s the mainstream media handling the email smear campaign aimed at one particular presidential candidate? By repeating the assertions with no questions asked and inviting Republican’s to spew the same smears on national television, of course!

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