We begin today with a few housekeeping bits, then Jason offers to rebrand the Republican Party—a sort of truth in labelling, you could say. Special Days are next, then it’s on to the topics of the day—the state of the campaign for healthcare reform, the crazy people and the extent to which the mainstream newsmedia has made things worse. We also talk about liberals’ impatience with Obama. Will the Republicans be able to capitalise on all this in the next election? The truth is, no one knows or can know this far away. The September 11 anniversary is this Friday, so we talk a bit about where things are now. That brings us back to Republican distortions.

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Flax Scutching Festival, Stahlstown, PA, September 12-13.
Bluegrass and Chili Festival Claremore, OK, September 10-12.
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2PP015 - 9 September 2009 [ 46:43 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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.
Jason is taking part in an M.S. Ride in Missouri. Please click here to donate, no matter how much or how little!
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2PP013 - 11 August 2009 [ 47:00 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We start with a story from Jason about his century (I share my stories on AmeriNZ Podcast) before moving on to Jason’s special days. The silly news this week is about the “birthers”, the crazy conservative opponents of President Obama. Then it’s on to real news, healthcare reform. Arthur is adamant that the right wing lies and distortions have to be challenged. We also talk about various aspects of the reform effort, and its opponents.

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Hurricane Supplication Day, Virgin Islands, July 27.
More about Hurricane Supplication Day.
St. Olav’s Day, Norway (and Faroe Islands), July 29.
More about St. Olav’s Day.
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2PP012 - 30 July 2009 [ 40:24 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We begin with Jason’s special days, but today’s episode is mostly a discussion with our first guest, Peter (aka epilonious). We look at civility on the Internet, the origins and implications of the lack of civility. It’s a wide-ranging discussion, and other political issues come up, too, including how to deal with religious arguments. We wrap up with our advice and strategies for avoiding “uncivility wars” on the Internet.

After the discussion, we have comments on our previous episode. That raises topics we discuss. Join the discussion!

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Victoria Day (Canada)
International Museum Day
Check out Peter’s site
Arthur will be part of Pride48, which begins at 7pm Eastern US time on June 26.
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