John Batchelor’s show begins at 11 p.m. EDT. Then, at 11:20 p.m. EDT, DON’T MISS LARRY JOHNSON TONIGHT on the Batchelor show, via KFI 640 AM. Larry, given his expertise in Central American countries gained during his years with the CIA, will discuss the political crises in Honduras with Batchelor and fellow panelists tonight.

Check out the full slate of guests and topics tonight. Do not miss the poster of Sarah Palin that John Batchelor has put up at the top of his radio show schedule! Clearly, tonight’s show will cover a rich array of critical subjects that John Batchelor, with his encylopedic knowledge and gift of comprehension, discusses with all of his panelists.

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Sadly too, today, Farrah Fawcett died but once Jackson’s death was announced, she was nearly forgotten. I wasn’t a big fan, but appreciated her efforts to dramatize the plight of abused women.

What say you?

Is all this discussion about the death of celebrities a bit much? I can’t believe how Jackson’s death has consumed all the cable news networks. Fox News even cancelled Bill O’Reilly’s show to continue the endless gabbing about Jackson’s controversial life.

So much for health care and global warming legislation, eh? It’s pathetic that all the news networks are ready to drop the real important subjects in favor of endless verbal memorials to Jackson.

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The teleprompter-in-chief was back at work with a mid day press conference. That’s right mid-day. I guess he realized he would be pre-empted by America’s Got Talent. He tried to explain his position on Iran and make excuses for the stimulus plan. What’s clear is the cracks are starting to show. As it turns out, he even golfs a lot. We will cover all that and more.
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John Batchelor’s show begins Sunday night at 11 pm, EDT. via KFI 640 AM.

Then, at 11:20 pm, EDT, roundtable regular LARRY JOHNSON of NoQuarter joins host John Batchelor and guests Craig Unger of Vanity Fair to discuss the Obama administration policy steps with regard to the Tehran reign of terror.

John Batchelor’s KFI show begins at 7:00 pm, so tune in early. Check out tonight’s full slate of guests and topics.

If you haven’t listened before, you’ll want to visit the site early to download an easily installed program to hear the show.

John Batchelor’s show begins at 11 p.m. EDT. Then, at 11:30 p.m. EDT, DON’T MISS LARRY JOHNSON TONIGHT on the Batchelor show, via KFI 640 AM.

Check out the full slate of guests and topics tonight. John Batchelor’s KFI show begins at 10:00 p.m. ET, so tune in early.

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Most people now believe that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with his slave, Sally Hemings. BUT DID HE? The historical evidence that exonerates Jefferson has been mostly ignored by pundits and popular historians. Has historical accuracy been sacrificed to political correctness?

Wherever you think you stand on the debate, listen to the evidence that the mainstream media hasn’t presented. You might be surprised.

Bio:

William G. Hyland received his BA from University of Alabama and his JD from Stanford University. A former prosecutor, Hyland is a trial lawyer with more than 26 years of litigation experience. His scholarly articles have appeared in law journals of the University of Texas, University of Richmond, and the American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Before law school, he worked with a top-secret clearance for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

Don’t miss “Sins of Omission” TONIGHT on No Quarter Radio at 9 pm (ET). Come early to join in the live chat. The call-in number (last half-hour) is (347) 677-0792.

– Paulie Abeles

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Most people now believe that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with his slave, Sally Hemings. BUT DID HE? The historical evidence that exonerates Jefferson has been mostly ignored by pundits and popular historians. Has historical accuracy been sacrificed to political correctness?

Wherever you think  you stand on the debate, listen to the evidence that the mainstream media hasn’t presented. You might be surprised.

Bio:

William G. Hyland received his BA from University of Alabama and his JD from Stanford University. A former prosecutor, Hyland is a trial lawyer with more than 26 years of litigation experience. His scholarly articles have appeared in law journals of the University of Texas, University of Richmond, and the American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Before law school, he worked with a top-secret clearance for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

Don’t miss “Sins of Omission” TONIGHT on No Quarter Radio at 9 pm (ET). Come early to join in the live chat. The call-in number (last half-hour) is (347) 677-0792.

– Paulie Abeles

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Who will ever forget those arguments, carried live on television, in which the two brilliant attorneys fought tooth and nail on opposing sides? But the two men have “seen the light” on the regressive, wholly inequitable Prop 8, and have joined forces. For more background on Prop. 8, check out Reverend Amy’s posts. Here’s a snippet of Boies’ interview by PBS’s Charlie Rose:

Here are both Olson and Boies with Wolf Blitzer:

Here is the full interview of Boies on Charlie Rose’s show:

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“Let Women Wear the Hijab: The Emptiness of Obama’s Cairo Speech“:

I know many will gush over President Obama’s Cairo speech and I’m likely swimming against the tide of the media and my fellow Democrats and progressives. But reading the transcript, I was struck by two things:

1. Aside from a few platitudes, it is disappointingly weak on human rights and specifically women’s rights.

2. It betrays a naiveté, perhaps feigned, about how the Arab world works. [Susan's Note: Here at NoQuarter, we're all familiar with Obama's inexperience and lack of knowledge that lead to his dangerous naivete.]

I sometimes preface my posts by explaining that my Mideast perspective is that of an American-Lebanese-Christian-Jew who grew up in Muslim West Beirut at the height (or should I say depth) of the Lebanese civil war. The tumultuous and bloody intersection of religions and geopolitical interests is painfully real to me.

Yes, Obama is targeting the Arab ‘street’ and global public opinion – but to the corrupt regimes that dominate that region of the world, his oration means virtually nothing. Repression and suppression will go on uninterrupted. And to those whose abiding hatred of Israel (and thus America) is absolute, Obama’s words will be seen as empty and hypocritical.

Egyptian blogger Hossam el-Hamalawy explains:

Right before he took off from DC, on what the media has been depicting as some “odyssey,” to address the Muslim World from Cairo, President Obama had described the 81-year-old Egyptian President Mubarak as a “force for stability.” This week Cairo and its twin city Giza have been a showcase of what this “stability” cost.

The capital is under occupation. Security troops are deployed in the main public squares and metro stations. Citizens were detained en masse and shops were told to close down in Bein el-Sarayat area, neighboring Cairo University, where Obama will be speaking. In Al-Azhar University, the co-host of the “historical speech,” State Security police raided and detained at least 200 foreign students, held them without charges in unknown locations.

Is there an overarching purpose to Obama’s speech? Is it to repair our image after eight years of a radical rightwing administration? Of course. But if the goal is to repair our image, then how about shunning the barbaric concept of indefinite detention? How about heeding the increasingly distressed calls of those who view the new administration’s actions in the realm of civil liberties as a dangerous, disturbing, and precedent-setting affirmation of Bush’s worst excesses?

Glenn Greenwald writes:

The White House is actively supporting a new bill jointly sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman — called The Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 — that literally has no purpose other than to allow the government to suppress any “photograph taken between September 11, 2001 and January 22, 2009 relating to the treatment of individuals engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United States in operations outside of the United States.”

What kind of a country passes a law that has no purpose other than to empower its leader to suppress evidence of the torture it inflicted on people? Read the language of the bill; it doesn’t even hide the fact that its only objective is to empower the President to conceal evidence of war crimes.

That this exact scenario is now happening in the U.S. is all the more remarkable given that the President who is demanding these new suppression powers is the same one who repeatedly vowed “to make his administration the most open and transparent in history.” After noting the tentative steps Obama has taken to increase transparency, the generally pro-Obama Washington Post Editorial Page today observed: “what makes the administration’s support for the photographic records act so regrettable” is that “Mr. Obama runs the risk of taking two steps back in his quest for more open government.”

What makes all of this even worse is that it is part of a broader trend whereby the Government simply retroactively changes the law whenever it decides it does not want to abide by it.

Glenn has been documenting – and railing against – dozens of similar instances. I echoed his concerns in a recent post:

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I wish I could quote Peter’s essay in its entirety. I have written an e-mail to him, requesting just that.

In the meantime, read all of “Let Women Wear the Hijab: The Emptiness of Obama’s Cairo Speech.”

Here is the full text of Obama’s speech.

For more blog reactions, check Memeorandum.com.

Lynette Long and Paulie Abeles are heading to Indianapolis on June 19 – June 21 to the annual NOW convention. Kim Gandy’s term as President is over and they are going to help elect a new president. If you would like to help them and you are an active member of the National Organization for Women and you are willing to travel to Indianapolis, please contact Lynette at DrLynetteLong@aol.com.

Both Lynette and Paulie have rented suites and they are each willing to house a few people. NOW let Hillary down. Let’s go help create a change in leadership and start a real women’s movement.

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Tonight the Nocturnal Warrior ponders our government getting into the car business and what that really means. Barry wants you to by the new Chevy Acorn, but what about Ford? How do you keep the playing field level for them? And more on Sonia Sotamayor, did the Messiah finally get one right? Plus we will rejoice that Jay Leno is gone for now, but Conan, please put Andy Richter back in hiding. Join the Warrior, Puma Pam and Jay for this and more tonight at nine.

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There’s no politics in this post! Although, from all the news stories, you’d think this was a bigger story than North Korea! Even South Park is in on the frenzy of worldwide publicity over Susan Boyle, a competitor on “Britain’s Got Talent,” and the televised final tonight in Great Britain (which means, I hope, that if we stay up tonight and check the news regularly, we’ll find out who won):

PatRacimora sent this video to our writers’ list the other day:

The video embedding is disabled, so go here to watch Susan Boyle in the semi-finals.

She blew the second note at the beginning and had a slight problem with rhythm throughout, but I think that that was entirely due to the enormous pressure on her.

If you’re REALLY hooked on Boyle, go to the home page for “Britain’s Got Talent” and check out all the competition and several more videos.

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John Batchelor’s show begins at 10 p.m. ET. Then, at 10:30 p.m. ET, DON’T MISS LARRY JOHNSON TONIGHT on the Batchelor show, via KFI 640 AM.

Check out the full slate of guests and topics tonight. John Batchelor’s KFI show begins at 7:00 p.m., so tune in early.

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