Summary: It's your perpetuation of liberal entitlement! {play}archive/TalkingLeft3-3-13.mp3{/play} Right click on this line, "save file as" to download the MP3 to your computer. On this episode of Talking Left, we wanted to focus on some of the major civil rights issues going on in our nation today. First, we spoke with David Schoen, council for ACLU of Alabama in the recent Voting Rights Act challenge before the supreme court. David gave us a great background of the case before the court and understanding of how groups like the ACLU are fighting to protect our most important right - the ability to participate in our democratic process. He also explained the on-going fight for voting rights throughout our nation, and explained how we can all get involved, even if we're not in a state subject to the "pre-clearance" requirement that's currently under the consideration of the court. We then spent some time mocking Sean Hannity - well, because it's fun - about his recent interaction with Rep. Keith Ellison. We can't call it an interview because that would imply that Sean Hannity is actually a journalist. The Congressman called Hannity out for the lies and deception on his program and for that, he's our hero! After that we spent a full hour with one our nearest and dearest friends, Jacob Dean, host of Filter Free Radio. Jacob helped us analyze the State Department's recent report stating the Keystone XL pipeline is "environmentally sound," and what we can do to band together to fight the toxic tar sands project. Then we discussed the insanity that paved the way for Congress's failure to compromise on the Sequester, and how the drastic cuts will hurt many vital programs that people depend on. Overall, this episode highlights the fact that we have a lot of work to do in our nation. But with great people like David Schoen and Jacob Dean helping us, we can accomplish anything! Thanks to Rocky Mountain Mike for writing and producing our incredible theme music! Please check out his amazing Sound Cloud! Thanks to We Act Radio - 1480AM WPWC, Radio or Not, Progressive Blend Radio, and SoFlo Radio - for helping to ensure all listeners have corporate-free, independent radio! And, of course, thanks to you, our listeners, friends, and family - for supporting us through all of our crazy shows, dreams, and political addictions!! You can also follow all of the news about upcoming topics and guests on our Facebook page and on Twitter @TalkingLeft. And you can subscribe to Talking Left free on iTunes and to our awesome new YouTube Channel! As always, thanks for listening!
