Patt Morrison for Wednesday, September 22, 2010

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:06 – 1:30

OPEN

 

 

1:30 - 1:58:30

The Religious Test

Our Constitution states that no candidate can be kept from running for office due to a "religious test," but time and time again candidates' religions have been called into question. From JFK, to Mitt Romney, to President Obama, the public has questioned faith and how it could affect government's role. Should religion be off-limits when it comes to an election? Religion journalist and author Damon Linker argues no and contends that some elements of religion (or radical anti-religion movements) do not make for an effective democracy. Damon Linker talks to Patt about the power that religion can have on a nation and democracy itself.

 

Guests:

Damon Linker, author The Religious Test

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2:06 – 2:30

Campaign financiers to remain anonymous this election season

Forget the hand-wringing over the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Citizens United case earlier this year.  Of greater concern to campaign finance watchdogs should be the revamping of the regulatory landscape earlier this year that allows 501 (c) (4)’s or non-profit “social welfare” organizations to anonymously donate unlimited amounts of money to political causes.  Even more troubling than the legislative loophole left by Citizens United, is the lack of incentive and resources both the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Federal Election Commission have to regulate the flow of money.  Proponents of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling told the public not to worry, shining a little light on campaign finance would level it to a transparent playing field, but according to the experiences of a handful of campaign finance lawyers, most privately held companies are choosing the secretive 501 (c) route rather than openly sponsoring advertisements themselves.

 

Guest:

BOTH UNCONFIRMED:

Brad Smith, Chairman for the Center for Competitive Politics and former Chair of the F.E.C.

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Steve Hoerstring, vice-chair for the Center for Competitive Politics

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Guest TBA, Campaign Media Analysis Group

 

Marcus Owens, lawyer who once led the IRS division with oversight of tax-exempt organizations; he now works for Caplin & Drysdale, a law firm poplar with liberals seeking to set up nonprofit groups

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2:30 – 2:39

OPEN

 

 

2:41 – 2:58:30

What the Pope Knew

When Pope Benedict XVI first visited the United States, he reached out to victims of abuse by Catholic priests, an unusual move for the Vatican. He was the first pope to directly apologize to victims for their trauma and publicly acknowledge that the Church has erred in its handling of offending priests.  But the Pontiff’s role in handling child sex abuse allegations while he was Archbishop of Munich has come under new scrutiny in a CNN investigative documentary airing this weekend that explores the pope’s role in  managing the child sexual abuse crisis.  What did he know, when did he know it, what did he do with the information? 

 

PATT:  What the Pope Knew debuts Saturday, September 25 at 8:00pm Eastern and Pacific on CNN/U.S. and CNN International.

 

Guests:

Gary Tuchman, CNN National Correspondent

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