Prager H2: The President and the Republicans reached a deal on taxes. The Left is furious. 19 countries are boycotting the Nobel Peace Prize Award. The recipient is a Chinese dissident. The music industry has covered itself in shame once again. This year’s Grammy nominees for Record of the Year are typical.
Prager H3: Were the Founders of the United States of America deists who didn’t believe in the Judeo-Christian ethical monotheistic view of God? Were they really atheists?
Prager H2: A local branch of Chase Bank in Fort Worth, Texas removes the Christmas tree from its lobby because it might offend someone. Dennis talks to Thomas Kidd, associate professor of history at Baylor University. His new book is God of Liberty: A Religious History of the American Revolution. Frank Rich thinks Chris Christie is popular solely because he takes a strong stand on issues, something he doesn’t think the President does.
Prager H3: The Mayan moon goddess was invoked to bless the proceedings of the Cancun Global Warming Conference. Dennis talks to Zahid Hussain, award-winning journalist and writer, a senior editor with Newsline and a correspondent for The Times of London, Newsweek and The Wall Street Journal. His new book is The Scorpion’s Tail: The Relentless Rise of Islamic Militants in Pakistan-And How It Threatens America. A man marries his dog in Australia.
Prager H1: Dennis interviewed the Vice Prime Minister of Israel, Moshe Ya’alon,on Sunday. In response to a question Dennis asked about why the Left doesn’t support Israel, the minister used a new term that Dennis loved “solutionism.” If there’s a problem, there has to be a solution, even if the solution is absurd and unworkable. A new Pew poll suggests most Muslims favor Sharia law, including death for those who convert out of the faith.
Prager H1: That’s the title of a song nominated for Grammy Record of the Year. The lyrics of the song are as deep as the title suggests. Gershwin, Cole Porter, Cee Lo Green. And, so a civilization declines. A FCC commissioner sounds like a Soviet commissar in an interview to BBC. The CT murderer says he welcomes death. How about next week? His defense attorney makes usual “death penalty makes us all murderers” argument. Pass the vomit bag.
Prager H2: The more things in life that bring you joy, the happier you will be. Hobbies are a great source of happiness.
Prager H3: Per usual, callers set the agenda. Issues raised include: how important is self-esteem; does Dennis use an electric razor; Allen and Dennis do a honey tasting; is it okay for a young son to buy his father a cigar as a gift; what’s so bad about saying “happy holidays”; what is the Old Testament attitude toward premarital sex.
Prager H1: The Mayor of Philadelphia has re-instituted Christmas in that city. The Smithsonian is hosting a homo-erotic exhibit that featured a video of a crucified Jesus crawling with ants. As a result of public outrage, this video has been withdrawn, but the exhibit is still in place. Alexander Solzhenitsyn gave an important speech at Hillsdale College 35 years ago.
