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Jesus Supports Immigration Bill

Our talk with Esther is one of our favorites of the year.

Our talk with Esther is one of our favorites of the year.

Esther Yu-Hsi Lee is a brilliant journalist who writes eloquently on immigration. Here’s her latest from Think Progress…

For the past two months, religious leaders, immigration advocates, and day laborers across the nation have been participating in a days-long fast to encourage Congress to pass immigration reform and to stop mass deportations. Participants in Mountain View, CA, kicked off the movement with a week-long fast before passing the baton to other states, including Florida, New Jersey, Oregon, and Massachusetts.

In 17 Cities, Faith Leaders And Immigrants Are Fasting To Stop Deportations | ThinkProgress.

Listen to my terrific interview with this terrific journalist:

https://davidfeldmanshow.com/esther-yu-hsi-lee/

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Toppling Despots

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America celebrates the Declaration Of Independence by sitting idly by as Egypt topples a popularly elected president. On today’s show we remember all those other despots who were toppled this year with Robin Williams, Martin Short, Paul Dooley, Robert Smigel, Janie Haddad Tompkins, Mark Thompson, Laura House plus Will Ryan And The Cactus County Cowboys featuring Westy Westenhoven and John Presto Reynolds. Today’s show is written by Guy Nicolucci and David Feldman.

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George Zimmerman Tip Of The Iceberg

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Nicole Flatow covers justice for Think Progress and has a great piece today on the fallacy that guns keep you safe.

In the wake of the Newtown Shooting, the National Rifle Association perpetuated messages that more guns would have prevented shootings like Newtown, and has warned repeatedly that gun confiscation is imminent. But existing research shows that civilians with guns have been wholly ineffective at blocking mass shootings, and that more guns means more homicides. The bugaboo of widespread gun confiscation, meanwhile, has been flatly rejected by lawmakers and the U.S. Supreme Court. These fears have nonetheless prompted a wave of new lax gun laws, gun purchases, and gun permit applications, with many saying they feel safer carrying a gun.

via Concealed Carry Applications Approach Record Pace In Many States | ThinkProgress.

She’s a constitutional scholar who speaks clearly. My conversation with her below…

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Here’s Why IRS Scandal Is Not A Scandal

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Andy Kroll covers dark money for Mother Jones. Today he shines a light on why precisely the IRS “scandal” targeting Tea Party groups is nothing more than republicans cherrypicking what the IRS does to everybody.

You’ll remember that the Treasury Department inspector general report that first looked at the “targeting” of groups with “tea party” and “patriots” in their name found no evidence of political bias. At the time, Republicans in Congress didn’t buy that. Clearly, they argued, this was the work of anti-conservative IRS staffers, or a meddlesome Obama White House looking to suppress its opponents in a closely fought election year. Then we learned that the manager of the IRS Screening Office in Cincinnati, where most of the alleged targeting took place, identified himself as a “conservative Republican.” Still, Republicans forged onward.

via Even Republicans Admit It: Politics Did Not Drive the IRS Tea Party “Scandal” | Mother Jones.

My conversation with Andy below:

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One Fourth Of A Show

Despite being told to take the Fourth of July off, David, Mark Thompson and Will Ryan decided to do a show anyway. So in honor of The Fourth we give you 1/4th of a show. Actually it’s pretty good. We’re just being hard on ourselves. Plus it’s really hot in Los Angeles, and we were dehydrated, tired and lonely. Seriously, 1/4th of this is really, really good. I promise. I just don’t know which fourth. I think it’s near the end. Or the middle. Look, if you’re drunk, suffering from heat stroke or hallucinating from the spoiled mayo in Aunt Phart’s macaroni salad you’re going to love this.

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Marty Short Does Jerry Lewis

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Marty Short does Jerry Lewis, and the situation in Egypt with Laura House, The King Of TV, Janie Haddad Tompkins and Ron Babcock. New music from Will Ryan and The Cactus County Cowboys. Portions of today’s program are written by Ben Zelevansky, Ron Babcock and David Feldman.

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