SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2015-04-01_2200, April Fools, Lies and Politics, RFRAs, 1984 & more

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Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show (every Wednesday night from 10-11PM CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer and discussion partner is Egberto Willies (@EgbertoWillies).

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

• You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
• An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

GUESTS: (More complete biographical info on my guests are below Source links.)

• Peter Hughes, Host, Technology Bytes (Tentative)
  
• CALLERS

POSSIBLE TOPICS:  Ted Cruz for President?, Principles Over Results?, Rightwing (Apparent) Cognitive Dissonance, Ted Cruz vs. NASA Climate Science, ‘Activist’ Investors, Kids Courting Disability, and more

NOTE: This post is subject to update before and after the show. ______________________________________________________________________
Some of the links used for this show are BELOW the break: SOURCES (Below the break) Not all topics discussed on tonight’s show:

• Arkansas’ Civil War Over Religious Freedom: The Natural State’s religious freedom law has split families—including the governor’s—as well as pitted politicians against the business community, By Suzi Parker (http://www.thedailybeast.com) 04.01.2015
• McCain to Obama: get over your temper tantrum, WASHINGTON | Sun Mar 22, 2015 2:49pm EDT (Reuters) (Writing and reporting by Bill Trott; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)
• Harry Reid’s big fib on Mitt Romney taxes: Why it matters, By Doug Mataconis, Voices contributor (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) April 1, 2015: Harry Reid says he doesn’t regret spreading false charges about Mitt Romney’s taxes during the 2012 presidential campaign. It matters that we’re so cynical about our political system that we’re willing to accept it.
• How EZTag works: They always have your money.
• GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz is a lightning rod for controversy and a stickler for process, Written by Marc Fisher (http://www.washingtonpost.com) Published on March 24, 2015
  • Everything you need to know about the Ted Cruz ‘birther’ movement, by By Aaron Blake (Washington Post) March 23
  • “Wrath upon those who do evil”: Why Ted Cruz chose Liberty University to launch his campaign By Matthew Pulver (Salon.com), Tuesday, Mar 24, 2015 12:24 PM CST
  • 8 Dumb Quotes About Science From New NASA Overseer Ted Cruz, byAdam Clark Estes, (Gizmodo.com) 1/12/15 12:07pm
  • Disturbed Man Tries to Get Into White House – The New Yorker, by Andy Borowitz: In 2013, he gained entry to the United States Senate and was heard quoting incoherently from a children’s book before he was finally subdued.

SOURCES WHICH MAY BE RELEVANT TO OTHER DISCUSSION:

• The Mann Act: What You Can Learn From An Old Movie…
• Exclusive: China drops leading technology brands for state purchases, By Paul Carsten (for REUTERS) BEIJING Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:47am EST
• It’s Time to Restore Pluto’s Good Name (Op-Ed), by David A Weintraub, Vanderbilt University |   February 25, 2015 11:38am ET [This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Follow all of the Expert Voices issues and debates — and become part of the discussion — on Facebook, Twitter and Google +. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. This version of the article was originally published on com.]
• The ‘CSI Effect’:
  • CSI effect – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: “The CSI effect, also known as the CSI syndrome^[1] and the CSI infection,^[2] is any of several ways in which the exaggerated portrayal of forensic science on crime television shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation influences public perception. …”
  • George Eads Leaves “CSI”. Will we be seeing him starring in “CSI: San Diego”?
• Why the Donkey and Elephant? – Infoplease: The Question: What is the origin of the donkey and elephant as the symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties in America?
• COM EDITOR’S RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Destination Pluto: NASA’s New Horizons Mission in Pictures
  • Photos of Pluto and Its Moons
  • Photos: Dwarf Planet Ceres, the Solar System’s Largest Asteroid
• The #IRAN47: Are the Republicans now certifiably the “Party of Nixon” rather than the “Party of Lincoln”?
  • “Treason” as a legal term.
  • Treason as a “term of art” (Lawrence O’Donnell, 3/10/2015): Lawrence O’Donnell discusses whether the letter GOP senators sent to Iran is “treason” as some have suggested, reviews Hillary Clinton’s press conference on her emails, talks to a teen hero, and more. — The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell – 10:00 PM 3/10/2015
  • Article Three of the United States Constitution – Wikipedia
  • S. Constitution› Article III, Cornell University Law School
  • Richard Nixon’s long shadow, By George F. Will Opinion writer (Washing Post) August 6, 2014
  • The Lyndon Johnson tapes: Richard Nixon’s ‘treason’, By David Taylor (BBCNews.com) 22 March 2013 Last updated at 14:56 ET
  • George Will Confirms Nixon’s Vietnam Treason, by Bob Fitrakis, Harvey Wasserman(CommonDreams.com) Published on Tuesday, August 12, 2014
  • Yes, Nixon Scuttled the Vietnam Peace Talks: It’s been rumored for years. Now we have real proof, by JOHN ALOYSIUS FARRELL (www.politico.com ) June 09, 2014
• Conservative ‘Cognitive Dissonance
  • Conservative reasoning
  • Why anti-abortion and anti-birth control makes sense
  • Why they keep fighting for bad policies to uphold conservative principles.
  • Ted Cruz Wants NASA to De-emphasize Climate Change Science. NASA Chief Fires Back, by Phil Plait(SLATE.com) March 16 2015 7:00 AM
• Exclusive: China drops leading technology brands for state purchases, By Paul Carsten (for REUTERS) BEIJING Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:47am EST
• It’s Time to Restore Pluto’s Good Name (Op-Ed), by David A Weintraub, Vanderbilt University,  February 25, 2015 11:38am ET [This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Follow all of the Expert Voices issues and debates — and become part of the discussion — on Facebook, Twitter and Google +. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. This version of the article was originally published on com.]
• “WHO says 1.1 billion young people at risk of hearing loss”, By Chukwuma Muanya (TheGuardian.com) March 1, 2015

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