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A Quote for those Celebrating the Decision of the California Supreme Court

Mary Mancini — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:10:23 +0000

For those of you who are celebrating the recent decision of the California Supreme Court (not such an “activist court” filled with, in the words of Sean Penn, “commie, homo-loving sons-of-guns,” when they rule for your side now, eh?) to uphold Proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage, I give you this paraphrased quote:

It is time for straight people to try and put themselves in the position of gay people and understand what their lives are like.

Close your eyes and imagine this. You find, after many, many, many years of searching, the love of your life. You want to be with them always and forever and any separation is heart wrenching. You have the butterflies and the yearning and that “Damn, Cupid!” woozy sensation in your head. You want to share your life – in both good times and bad – and to commit yourself completely. You want to stand up in front of witnesses and loudly proclaim your love for this person who, miracle of all miracles, feels exactly the same way about you as you do about them.

Now imagine your government telling you, “No.”

Better yet, look at the one you’re with – the one who gave you those exact feelings today, yesterday, once upon a time, whenever – and imagine your government telling you, “No.”

Liberadio(!) Podcast: April 6, 2009 with Dr. Robert Miller & Elbert Ventura

Mary Mancini — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:32:21 +0000

Summary: Our guests include Associate Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt, pulmonologist, and Medical Director for the Shade Tree Clinic, Robert Miller, and Media Matters research fellow, Elbert Ventura.

Part 1 – L-I-B-as in Biceps Intro, news items, to do list.
[12.3 MB 10:43 download MP3]Download audio file (liberadio20090406part1.mp3)

Independence Day – Martina McBride
– The Breeders (Last Splash)
– We Are Scientists (Brain Thrust Mastery)

Part 2 – No Confidence in Voting A legislative update from the Tennessee General Assembly. [14.4 MB 12:36 download MP3] Download audio file (liberadio20090406part2.mp3)

Jai Ho! – A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack)
Lovely Day – Bill Withers

Part 3 – Interview with Dr. Robert Miller Dr. Miller is an Associate Professor of Medicine a Vanderbilt, a pulmonologist, and Medical Director for the Shade Tree Clinic, a free clinic run by Vanderbilt medical students in the Metroâ€™s Northeast Neighborhood Health Clinic Network. He joined us to discuss the state of health care in the United States, why Nashville needs a clinic like Shade Tree, and Governor Bredesen’s approach to health care. [24.6 MB 21:28 download MP3]Download audio file (liberadio20090406part3miller.mp3)

– Lightning Seeds (Like You Do)
– Scissor Sisters (Ta-Dah)

Part 4 – President Obama is so Much Better Than That Other Guy And that other guy’s Vice President. [4.6MB 02:53 download MP3]Download audio file (liberadio20090330part4.mp3)

Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Original Radio Edit Remix) – Cornershop (Norman Cook Mix)

Part 5- Media Matters for America Smackdown Elbert Ventura stops the lies about President Obama’s budget. [17.7MB 11:04 download MP3]Download audio file (liberadio20090406part5mmfa.mp3)

– The Ventures (Walk Don’t Run: The Best of the Ventures)

Part 6 – Corn-fed and Ready to Wed! – The recent Iowa Supreme Court decision has us talking about gay marriage. [19.2MB 16:45 download MP3]Download audio file (liberadio20090406part6.mp3)

– Aztec Camera (Stray)

Part 7 – Gods, Guns, and Gays – Our listeners chime in to our God, guns, and gays discussion. [28.6MB 25:00 download MP3]Download audio file (liberadio20090406part7.mp3)

– The Duke Spirit (Neptune)

Protect Marriage, Protect Children, Prohibit Divorce

Mary Mancini — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:58:05 +0000

To protect the sanctity of marriage and for the betterment of society, sign the petition for a California state proposition that would prohibit divorce between heterosexual married couples.