The Samantha Clemens Show
Saturdays 7-8 am
followed by a new show called Talkabout with Sam and Mike Conway
8-10 am
WMFO Medford 91.5
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Guest co-host Mike Conway will join Samantha at 8:00 AM EST for two hours to discuss what’s going on in the world. They’re calling it Talkabout…
Today in our world…
Romney’s & religion
His speech: love it or hate it? It may depend on if you are a ‘person of faith.’ I heard a lot of conservative talk show hosts (who don’t want Huckabee to win) go ga-ga over it, but there are others who are not so sure. We’ll review the highlights and share our thoughts. Some resources:
David Brooks in the New York Times isn’t so sure about it all…
The Salt Lake City Tribune has it’s analysis…
OneNewsNow.com (American Family News Network) posted a poll shortly after the speech which was based on an article by a former Mormon who thinks, based on this speech, Romney lacks the necessary discernment to be President …
Poll Results
Do you believe Mitt Romney was successful in allaying voters’ concerns regarding his Mormon faith?
Yes: 24%
No: 76%
And Huckabee takes a slap at Romney (for flip-flopping)
CIA and tapes
Not just erasing tapes. This time they just went and destroyed them, even after Harriet Miers said no. Lookin’ bad, lookin’ real bad. We’ll look at it all…
Democrats Call for Inquiry in Destruction of Tapes by C.I.A
CIA’s destruction of tapes likely to spur lawsuits
CIA chief faces credibility test
Candidate Profile: Barack Obama
We’ll focus on Obama this week - his background, his style, some of his positions. To hear him speak, click here:
State of the State of Massachusetts
We interview Craig Sandler of the State House News Service to find out what they’re up to there on Beacon Hill.
As well as our regular features:
Media Matters
War News Radio
December 7th, 2007
This week on War News Radio, we hear from aid workers and refugees who discussed the issues surrounding the Iraqi refugee dilemma at a recent panel in New York. Listen now to Jordan Bernhardt’s report.
We also hear from Middle East expert Michael Oren, who gives his take on the historical context of America’s involvement in the Middle East. Listen now to Dan Symonds and Jon Erwin-Frank’s report.
Then, we delve into the debate over whether detainees at Guantanamo Bay have the right to habeus corpus. Listen now to Liz Beirut’s report.
Finally, in our A Day in the Life series, we learn how the war has affected the routine of an Iraqi imam, both inside and outside the mosque. Listen now.
These stories, plus the week’s news, from War News Radio.
December 8th, 2007 at 1:36 am
[…] On the Radio: Romney religion; CIA tapes; Obama and Mass state news […]
December 25th, 2007 at 8:47 am
Readers here might for their own amusement want to read Alex Cockburn’s fawning piece on Huckabee, see:
http://www.counterpunch.com/cockburn12222007.html
Long time readers of Cockburn will note that this piece is consistent with his long standing tendency to fawn over figures on the far right. I remember when he was fawning over leaders of the militias back in the 1990s. And in the same article he manages to fawn over Ron Paul as well, so this article was a two-for. And Cockburn despite his own decades long history as a progressive journalist, is quite capable of writing or talking in such a manner as to remind us (as if we didn’t already know) that Evelyn and Aubrey Waugh were cousins of his.
Nevertheless, Cockburn is correct concerning Huckabee’s record as governor. As governor of Arkansas, Huckabee often did take relatively progressive stances on certain economic issues and sometimes on criminal justice issues too, and also on illegal immigration. However, as a presidential candidate he is running as the candidate for the far right and certainly of the Christian right. He is not running as a progressive (hence his current position as an implacable opponent of illegal immigrants). However, I suspect that Cockburn does not really care about any of this, since in his view, whatever stirs the pot will inevitably do some good, even if it is someone from the far right who is doing the stirring.