Patt Morrison Tues 10/21

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

 

1:00– 1:30

OPEN

 

1:30 – 2:00

Where Does Faith Fit?

Faith and Politics: According to Emily Post, they do not make for polite conversation.  Obama and McCain each proclaimed their faiths in a battle to win the Christian right, a constituency that secured the office of President Bush.  The moral overlap of political issues begs the question, how big of a role should religion play in politics? Krista Tippet talks with Patt about intellect, ethics and faith and how to reconcile religion in this presidential election.

 

Guests:

Krista Tippet, host of “Speaking of Faith” heard Sundays on KPCC and author of “Speaking of Faith: Why Religion Matters—and How to Talk About It"

IN STUDIO

 

PATT:

“Speaking of Faith” airs on KPCC Sundays from 4 to 5 pm.

 

Join Krista Tippett for a conversation with faith leaders of One LA on October 23 at 7 p.m. at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills. For more information, go to speakingoffaith-dot-org.

 

   

2:00 – 2:40

 

Electing a President:  Will You Be Able to Vote?

The 2000 presidential election taught us that the American voting system is far from full-proof. But with the 2008 history-making contest now just two weeks away, we can’t afford mistakes.  Has the system been fixed in the last eight years?  Well, in Ohio, the registration of 200,000 voters has been the object of suits and counter-suits and in Mississippi earlier this year, a local election official illegally purged 10,000 voters from her home computer just a week before the presidential primary. These kinds of problems and more are showing up in other swing states as well  -- Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada and North Carolina. And the voting advocacy group ACORN has been accused of wrongful voter registration. What is being done to make sure that America’s true choice for the White House will win on election day?

 

Guests:

Adam Skaggs, Counsel for the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice and New York University School of Law.  Mr. Skaggs works on a range of election administration and voting rights concerns, including the Center's efforts to reform the process of voter registration.

CALL HIM

 

Michael Alvarez, Professor of political science and Co-Director of the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project

IN STUDIO

 

 Allen Raymond, former GOP operative who served time in federal prison for the phone jamming operation during the 2002 New Hampshire elections. He is author with Ian Spiegelman of "How to Rig an Election."

CALL HIM:  

 

Dean Logan, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk for LA County

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2:40 – 3:00

OPEN