Patt Morrison Fri, 9/26

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, September 26, 2008

1-3 p.m.

 

 

*DAVID LAZARUS GUESTS HOSTS (HE WRITES THE CONSUMER CONFIDENTAL COLUMN IN THE LA TIMES)

1:00 – 1:40

OPEN

 

 

 

1:40 – 2:00

Vetoing a Mortgage Restriction Bill?  Gov. Schwarzenegger Bucks the Trend

AB 1830 would seem like the perfect bill to sign and tout as progress against a loose mortgage market, given the current toxic environment of the housing and mortgage markets.  Yet Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoed a proposal that would have imposed tougher restrictions on mortgage brokers, such as banning them from issuing exotic loans to subprime borrowers.  The Governor claims that the bill, while noble in its goals, is an overreach that will result in unintended negative consequences.  At a time when desperate calls are being made to ratchet up regulations of lenders, did the Governor miss an opportunity to make an impact?

 

Guests:

Representative of Schwarzenegger Administration

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Assemblyman Ted Lieu, D-Torrance. He authored the bill.

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[NPR NEWS]

 

 

2:00 – 2:20

The First Debate (Or the Cancelled Debate)

Whether a debate takes place between John McCain and Barack Obama or the big event is cancelled, news is sure to be made in Mississippi on Friday night.  In a night that was supposed to feature the first big clash between the two history-making candidates, focusing on foreign policy issues, the gritty politics of the campaign trail has instead taken center stage.  With Sen. McCain’s threat to sit out the debate unless a deal over the banking bailout is reached in Congress, there’s a real possibility that Sen. Obama will have the stage to himself, as he has pledged that he’ll be at the debate no matter what.  Has the debate over the debate eclipsed the actual debate?

 

Guests:

Chris Cillizza, political reporter for the Washington Post and author of “The Fix” political blog at WashgintonPost.com

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2:20 – 2:30

OPEN

 

 

 

2:30 – 3:00

Humanity by the Numbers

Those jillions of facts available about you – where you search on the internet, the groceries you buy, the people you call on your cell phone - who’s collecting it all, and what are they doing with all that data about…you? A new math intelligentsia is devising ways to dissect our every move and predict, with stunning accuracy, what we will do next. Their goal? To manipulate our behavior going forward, says author Stephen Baker. Meet the Numerati….they've already met you.

 

Guests:

Stephen Baker: Author, The Numerati

HE WILL CALL ON LINE 10; HAS 866 BACK-UP