A message fom your host, Chris Owens . . .

I’m taking on two topics:

Claims about John McCain’s racism . . . Is McCain racist? And are his recent ads really working? I’ll be speaking with Irwin Tang, author of “Gook: John McCain's Racism and Why It Matters.” (See his youtube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2rpvj9NSXM.)

And, I’ll be talking about the latest news from Gitmo, the folks who’ve been forgotten down there in Guantánamo, Cuba, with Shayana “Shane” Kadidal, Senior Managing Attorney, Guantánamo Global Justice Initiative (GGJI) at The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR).

Plus, I’ll share my recap of this week’s news, including the outcome of the TN congressional primary – impacting Rep. Steve Cohen, who was on BP last week. And, I have a follow-up on Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick, who we’ve spoken about in the past, he’s still in hot water.

All that and more on the show.