Special Days are up first—we missed Rat Catcher’s Day on July 22! Jason talks a bit about the massive storm that hit Washington (part of someone’s roof is in the photo above).
We then talk about yet another Republican politician advocating secession. From there it’s a talk about the current right wing meme about who is a “patriot” and a “real American”. Where’s the pushback to their rhetoric? Part of the problem is how far right the Republican Party has moved.
Arthur brings up the controversy over the political spending by the retailer Target. That leads to a wider discussion about the efficacy of boycotts, citizen action, and the need for a longer term, historical view of politics.
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July 28 – Chincoteague Pony Penning (and also here)
Enough right-wing propaganda -Washington Post
Target Corp. Defends Minn. Political Donation – via ABC News
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After special days, we talk first about the oil spill. What could be done differently? After that, we move on the antics of some teabaggers. Traitors? We present our case to say some are. Neither of us thinks much of the teabaggers.
We also talk about the Arkansas primary, and that leads into a discussion of the antics of the Left of the Democratic Party. Arthur talks a bit about GetEqual as an example of self-defeating behaviour. Neither of us is impressed with the self-righteousness of either end of the spectrum, but with Democrats it could prove disastrous for everything Democrats believe in.
Toward the end, we even consider at a match-up between Senators Durbin and Schumer for Democratic Leader in the US Senate.
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Watermelon Thump – Luling, TX
Washboard Music Festival – Logan, OH
Juneteenth
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We begin with the Arizona law targeting illegal Hispanic immigrants. That leads to a discussion of some of the aspects of illegal immigration that get ignored. That leads on to a wider chat about immigration reform—the way to move beyond the problems Arizona was trying to deal with. A legal immigrant is our next topic: The would-be Times Square bomber. After talking a little about that, we move on to talk about policies dealing with terrorists. Finally, we talk about the oil spill, some of the political reactions to it and some of the ways forward.
It’s a wide-ranging discussion today, all packed into one of our shortest episodes. This episode was recorded May 4/5, but was delayed because Arthur was swamped with work and other projects.
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We didn’t INTEND to be away so long, but life happens, you know? Today we start by talking about the Massachusetts special election before going into a discussion of how President Obama and the Democrats are doing. That means looking at the lack of a Republican alternative. This includes some talk about the coming Midterm Elections. The left even gets a bit of a serve this week. We also talk about the US Supreme Court making corporations equal to real people who are citizens of the United States.
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Bubble wrap!
FiveThirtyEight.com – we recommend this political site.
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After special days, we look at the Sarah Palin book. That leads on to a discussion of the rightwing, which leads to a discussion of the problems the Republican party faces from its own right wing. From there it’s the latest madness from the christianist extremists: The increasingly unhinged religious far right pose a major problem for the Republicans, who continue to refuse to disavow the extremist rhetoric.
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Velvet Revolution Day Nov. 17 – Czech Republic
Garifuna Day Nov. 19 – Belize
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After Special Days, we talk a bit about the Nobel Peace Prize, then Alan Grayson. That leads eventually into talk about the newsmedia, left v. right, and in general. It’s another wide-ranging talk.
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Columbus Day, October 12.
Dia De La Raza, October 12.
Thanksgiving Day (Canada) October 12.
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Jason’s special days are just fun ones today—nothing too serious, which is good, because we start today with a real nutcase and I follow that with something from another. This leads to a discussion of extremists, both on the left and the right. How does extremism relate to terrorism? One of the extremist groups we talk about is in trouble in Australia. We also talk about the influence of the right wing media. There’s also some New Zealand political news this week!
After the discussion, we have comments on our previous episode. That raises topics we discuss. Finally, Arthur provides an update on swine flu in New Zealand.
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Viola Gopher Count
More about the Gopher Count
Juhannusaatto (Midsummer Eve)
Prayers of Hate From Rightwing Pulpits
Arthur will be podcasting live as part of Pride 48 at 3am Eastern US time on June 27 (7pm Auckland time).
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As always, we begin with Jason’s special days, but today we have a VERY special day! From there, it’s a discussion of the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor. What do we think about the Supreme Court make-up? Arthur watched Faux News, and that relates to the president’s trip to the Mideast. Arthur corrects Faux News, which is easy to do. Arthur has a special adventure to share, one that relates to our previous episode.
After the discussion, we have comments on our previous episode. That raises topics we discuss. Join the discussion! Please leave a comment, or you can send an email to arthur[at)2political.com or jason{at]2political.com, or you can ring the US-based 2Political Comment line on 206-426-0527.
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National Accordion Awareness Month
Hristo Botev Day
Hristo Botev Day
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Arthur will be part of Pride48, which begins at 7pm Eastern US time on June 26.
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