Oct 17 2008
How Conservatives Use Cultural Wedges to Divide America
The most high-profile ballot measure this November, Proposition 8, looks likely to pass with the latest polls showing a win for the Yes side 47-42%. Prop 8 seeks to amend the California state constitution to define marriage as being between a man and a woman, and was put on the ballot in response to a state Supreme Court decision earlier this year …
The most high-profile ballot measure this November, Proposition 8, looks likely to pass with the latest polls showing a win for the Yes side 47-42%. Prop 8 seeks to amend the California state constitution to define marriage as being between a man and a woman, and was put on the ballot in response to a state Supreme Court decision earlier this year …
Last night’s final debate between the two major party candidates did not change the poll numbers despite being the most “spirited and combative” (NY Times) of all their encounters. Most viewers concluded that Barack Obama managed to keep his cool in the face of a belligerent John McCain. Early in the debate, McCain introduced a running theme of “Joe the Plumber” and how …
While the two presidential candidates get ready for their final debate tonight, you may recall their first meeting on a national forum was at Saddleback Church in Orange County. Barack Obama was criticized for accepting the invitation in America’s most Republican county. Today we’ll spend the hour looking at the significance of Orange County and it’s place in the national political …
Afghanistan’s Defense Minister has proclaimed 2008 the worst year since the fall of the Taliban in terms of violence and terrorist activity. Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak attributed his country’s state of affairs to a flow of Al Qaeda militants from Iraq to Afghanistan. But US and NATO forces have sharply stepped up their attacks this year, killing many civilians and increasing …
