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Arguing In Good Faith

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This week's show is the very model of civil conversation and discourse as our hosts debate the President's speech, and a whole host of his policies and positions. Who defends him and who throws him under the bus? This discussion may surprise you. Later, Hoover fellow Bruce Thorton joins to discuss the ever-evolving story in the Middle East and the continuing echoes of 9/11. Then, yep, El Rush Bro himself -- David Limbaugh -- stops by to chat about his new book Jesus On Trial (buy here now) which leads to yet another spirited discussion on faith and the deeper meaning of the Bible.

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How I Got Over by Aretha Franklin

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Hosts:
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Discussion (56)

  • Majestyk@Majestyk

    The issue with placing the blame for the state of the world at the feet of Barack Obama is that the President doesn't bear sole responsibility for having put himself in that office in the first place.

    By that I mean, sure, he RAN for President and MAYBE he had some outside idea that he might perform well and end up in either the Cabinet or Vice Presidency given his boredom with being a lowly Senator - but he captured lightning in a bottle by harnessing a unique combination of Racial Animosity (of minorities toward whites,) guilt (of whites regarding past treatment of minorities) and fatigue with George W. Bush and a seemingly wasted Presidency.

    Ultimately, I think we get the leadership we deserve: The fault for the state of the world lies mostly with the people who put this blank canvas (onto which they projected their hopes and desires) into the Oval Office.

    The world is now a reflection of US, and our apparent weakness and vacillation, and the image isn't pretty.

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