American Afternoon with Ron Reagan – Thursday, May 15th 2008
Ron Reagan is back for yet another day as guest host on Air America’s American Afternoon. John Edwards has thrown his hat into the Obama ring with his endorsement yesterday. Richard Wolffe, who is a senior White House correspondent for Newsweek Magazine and a contributor on MSNBC will join Ron in HOUR ONE to talk about what this means to the Obama camp. Wolffe has also been following the Obama campaign every step of the way during his campaign and will shed some light on whether Obama is thinking about taking Hillary Clinton on as his VP running mate.
In HOUR TWO, Ron will be joined by Ted Nordhaus. Ted is an author, researcher, and political strategist. He is co-author of Break Through and "The Death of Environmentalism." Over the last twenty years, Ted has run major campaigns and initiatives for a large assortment of environmental and progressive political causes including the Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs), the Sierra Club, Environmental Defense, and Clean Water Action. He also served as the Campaign Director for Share the Water, a coalition of environmentalists, fishermen, farmers, and urban water agencies advocating reform of federal water policies in California, Executive Director of the Headwaters Sanctuary Project, and as a partner and political strategist with Next Generation and Evans/McDonough strategy and research firms serving political campaigns and environmental organizations. Ted holds a B.A. in history from the University of California.
Plus your calls throughout the show today on American Afternoon with Ron Reagan.
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- May 15, 2008
You Might Be A Racist
The race for President of the United States of America will be between Sen. Barack Obama of IL and Sen. John McCain of AZ. There are some stark differences between these candidates. Plenty of sensibly logical reasons to oppose or support either of them. Sen. Obama is fresh on the scene and does lack some experience. Sen. McCain is older and more experienced but change seems to be the mantra this year so either attribute can be used for and against each candidate.
Both Senators have colorful relationships with arguably nefarious individuals. Ayers, Keating - Haggee, Wright all dubious associates of both candidates. Guilt by association should probably be left to parolees and ghosts of the McCarthy era.
However, if at this point your argument against Sen. Obama is based in a flag pin - YOU might be a racist.
-If your argument has anything to do with patriotism or lack there of, YOU might be a racist.
-If you believe Sen. Obama might be an undercover Muslim you might be an undercover idiot and a racist.
-If you think Sen. Obama is a separatist or a black supremacist in any way YOU are probably a racist.
-If you think the son of mixed parents, raised by a single mom that went to school on scholarships and student loans is too elitist to be president - YOU might be a racist.
In short there are many good reasons to not like either candidate and it is your prerogative to chose any number of them. But if you find yourself making an argument based on any of the above or anything else equally petty then you may want to do a little self examination and determine what your true motivations are
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By eldamonMay 15, 2008 - 1:51pm