American Afternoon with Hal Sparks Thursday June 5th 2008
40 years ago today Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California primary. He was charging towards the Democratic party’s nomination for president after a series of primary wins. Hal welcomes Thurston Clarke to the show in HOUR ONE. Clarke is a writer and historian best known for general interest non-fiction, although he has also written one work of fiction. Thurston Clarke is the author of ten books of nonfiction and fiction. One recent work is Ask Not. The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech that Changed America
Cliff Schecter, who wrote, The Real McCain, will be Hal’s guest in HOUR TWO. Schecter is a veteran campaign strategist and political commentator. Schecter writes a monthly column distributed by Knight Ridder and was a guest columnist for United Press International from 2002-2004. His work has been featured in a variety of publications including The Miami Herald, The American Prospect, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Fordham Urban Law Journal, The Sacramento Bee and Salon.com. He blogs for The Gadflyer and writes a weekly satirical column each Friday called "Cliff's Corner," summarizing the week's most ridiculous events for AMERICAblog. Surprisingly, Tom DeLay gets mentioned a lot.
The conversation switches to the possibility of war withIran U.S.
Plus your calls and much more on American Afternoon with guest host Hal Sparks.
Cliff Schecter, who wrote, The Real McCain, will be Hal’s guest in HOUR TWO. Schecter is a veteran campaign strategist and political commentator. Schecter writes a monthly column distributed by Knight Ridder and was a guest columnist for United Press International from 2002-2004. His work has been featured in a variety of publications including The Miami Herald, The American Prospect, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Fordham Urban Law Journal, The Sacramento Bee and Salon.com. He blogs for The Gadflyer and writes a weekly satirical column each Friday called "Cliff's Corner," summarizing the week's most ridiculous events for AMERICAblog. Surprisingly, Tom DeLay gets mentioned a lot.
The conversation switches to the possibility of war with
Plus your calls and much more on American Afternoon with guest host Hal Sparks.
still on Kermit
Maybe someone could splice Hal's name into a Kermit the Frog introduction. At least the robo-voices pronounce his name right, unlike poor Rachel Maddow (rhymes with shadow!).
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By minecritterJune 5, 2008 - 8:05pm