Prager H2: Egypt, Part 2
Feb 2, 2011
Prager H2: Eric Houge fills in for Dennis as the discussion on Egypt continues. What did you think of President Obama’s address? Callers weigh in.
Prager H2: Eric Houge fills in for Dennis as the discussion on Egypt continues. What did you think of President Obama’s address? Callers weigh in.
Prager H3: Guest host Eric Houge brings up his favorite television show “What Would You Do?” on ABC. Eric talks about the deterioration of morality in society, and asks: What do you do when these types of scenarios present themselves in your daily life? Are you part of the 25% of society that steps in and says something, or are you part of the silent majority, and why?
Prager H2: Mark Larson fills in for Dennis as the discussion on healthcare continues. Mark shares his personal experience in an emergency room. He also brings up the controversy over restaurant chain Chick-Fil-A being called “Anti-Gay” after catering a traditional-marriage conference. Mark speaks with former Congressmen and pundit from Newsmax.com, John LeBoutillier, on the crisis in Egypt.
Prager H3: Guest host Mark Larson speaks with author Joel C. Rosenberg on the Egyptian crisis and the possible future of the country’s government. Callers weigh in. In Malawi there is legislation that seeks to criminalize the everyday natural occurrence of “passing gas.”
Prager H1: Guest host Mark Larson sits in for Dennis, and discusses a Florida judge’s ruling against the new healthcare law, and the state of healthcare across the nation. Mark agrees with Ann Coulter’s assessment. Callers weigh in.
Prager H1: Mark Isler fills in for Dennis, covers the recent developments in Egypt, and talks to CA Congressman Ed Royce. Callers weigh in.
Prager H2: Mark Isler fills in for Dennis and reviews recent news stories involving people who fabricate crimes in order to gain fame. He also discusses the issue of security in our schools, and the rise of crimes on campus. Callers weigh in. Topics include: corporal punishment, corrupt teachers’ unions, and the state of urban districts.
Prager H3: Mark Isler fills in for Dennis, he touches on many of the sound bites from the weekend: Chris Matthews blamed the uprising in Egypt on George Bush and the Iraq war; V.P. Biden would not call Pres. Mubarak a dictator; S.O.H. Boehner was asked about crying so often and smoking; Sen. Rand Paul wants to cut all foreign aid, including to Israel; Hillary Clinton weighs in on Egypt; and Betty White won an award from the S.A.G. last night and speaks on passion.
Prager H1: Dennis talks to Sue Halpern, scholar in resident at Middlebury College in Vermont. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Condé Nast Traveler, and The New York Review of Books, among other publications. Her latest book is Can’t Remember What I Forgot: The Good News from the Front Lines of Memory Research. A Best of Prager Hour. Originally broadcast on July 3, 2008.