We tried to do a shorter episode today. After Special Days, Jason talks a bit about the passing of Patricia Neal and one of her movies that he highly recommends. He then shares a pet peeve.
We begin today with Right Wing Nut Jobs (RWNJs), in particular, Sharron Angle. Her nutty positions are actually related to the boycott of Target, which we talk about next. After that, it’s the Walker ruling overturning California’s infamous Proposition 8. We talk about that, and especially what the right has been saying and what a “religious exemption” logically means. Arthur suggests the way that marriage ought to be handled by government.
A couple last things: We have a new Supreme Court Justice! Did you miss that news? We even talk a little about iTunes.
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Milwaukee Irish Fest – August 19-22
The Tim Corrimal Show – Episode 135
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We had some big sound issues today, but we persevered. We’re also trying to do shorter episodes more often. We’ll see how we go.
We start off with Arthur talking a bit about Pride 48, which was this past weekend. Then it’s on to our main topic for today, Elena Kagan, whose nomination process has begun. The Republicans are just being silly. Why shouldn’t a liberal justice be replaced with a liberal justice?
This leads to a discussion of the recent gun ruling by the Supreme Court, and the right’s attempts to re-write the US Constitution. A call from Australia allows us to talk about a lesbian judge, and that leads to a discussion of Iceland and the Internet.
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A chance to say farewell and thank you – for the podcaster I mentioned
Canada Day
Ommegang Pageant – Brussels
Little Aussie Battler – Scotty’s Podcast
Virginia Bell
Virginia Bell’s journey from barrel girl to the High Court
Saved By The (Virginia) Bell
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We had a lot of things come up that kept us from podcasting sooner. It happens. After a basketful of Special Days, we talk about the teabagger and gun-nut rallies in and near Washington, DC. That leads to a general discussion of the intellectual bankruptcy of the teabagger right and the Republican Party in particular, including their “chickens for checkups” candidate. We also talk a bit about presidential appointments, with a Supreme Court nominee to be announced soon. A phone comment and written comment let us expand on topics a bit more.
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Militia movement will be packing heat at gun rally on the Potomac.
When education is missing – Arthur’s blog post that he mentioned, on the New Left Media video on teabaggers.
Cow Chip Festival.
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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.
We have phone messages this time! You can call and take part, too.
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Bubble wrap!
FiveThirtyEight.com – we recommend this political site.
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After Jason’s special days, we have some final thoughts on the elevation of Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court, which is why this episode starts with the audioclip. From there it’s on to the main topic, the debate over healthcare reform, and we have another audio clip. To wrap up, Arthur has another silly story from the conservative fringe. After a couple phone messages, we’re done. Can you guess what saved our phone number for another two weeks beyond what the phone messages gave us?
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Crayfish Premiere, Sweden, August 12.
Awa Odori (Fools Dance), Japan, through August 15.
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Jason’s special days begin the show, and we get into discussions right then. Governor Quitter us up next, then it’s on to real news: The crazy opposition to the Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor. Arthur prefers liberal justices (even though Sotomayor isn’t one). We then move on to healtcare reform and then the economy. We got out first 5-star review on iTunes! Arthur was feeling a little under the weather today, but says that Jason more than made up for it.
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St. Swithun’s Day July 15.
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Yarmouth Clam Festival July 17.
More about Yarmouth Clam Festival.
Whose Identity Politics? by Eugene Robinson
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It’s out tenth 2Political episode! Jason’s special days begin the show, and Arthur follows that with a Pride 48 recap. We talk about Republicans’ problems with malfunctioning zippers. Minnesota finally has two senators! Talk of a “super majority” for Senate Democrats is over-blown. We then talk about a Republican nut in Maryland and other nutty Republicans—as well as hyperbole in political debate. Where is the US’ opposition party? The Supreme Court also gets a look. Finally, we have comments on our previous episode. That raises topics we discuss.
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