Obama: Elitist and Out-of-Touch?; The Life and Times of Don Benito Wilson; Immigration Crack-Downs on Los Angeles Businesses; Earthquake Forecast; Prize-Winning Poets Tom Sleigh and Janice N. Harrington
Obama: Elitist and Out-of-Touch?
While speaking to a group of wealthy California donors in San Francisco on Sunday April 6, Senator Barack Obama made comments about small-town voters that have caused vehement responses from his opponents. Hillary Clinton and John McCain both attacked Barack Obama Friday, calling the comments arrogant, elitist and proof that the Senator is out of touch with mainstream Americans. What effect will these comments have on the Pennsylvania primary? Larry Mantle speaks with a veteran Democratic consultant Bill Carrick and listeners.
The Life and Times of Don Benito Wilson
As the second mayor of Los Angeles, Benjamin Davis Wilson's legacy lives on most notably as the namesake of Mount Wilson. But Wilson was also a prominent war captain in 1846, a founding father of would-be University of Southern California and the grandfather of General George S. Patton Jr. In his biography of Don Benito Wilson, author Nat B. Read documents the mayor's lasting impact on Southern California, including his many landholdings, which would become Pasadena, Culver City, Beverly Hills and beyond. Nat Read joins Larry Mantle to talk about the life and times of Don Benito Wilson.
Immigration Crack-Downs on Los Angeles Businesses
L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has asked the federal government to ease up on local workplace immigration crack-downs out of concern that it will affect the city's economy. Burt Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff has refused, saying that pain experienced by employers is a sign that the enforcement approach is working. Are workplace raids the best way to enforce our country's immigration laws? Larry Mantle takes listener calls on the issue.
Earthquake Forecast
Larry Mantle talks with Tom Jordan of the Southern California Earthquake Center at USC about the latest earthquake forecast for the region.
Prize-Winning Poets Tom Sleigh and Janice N. Harrington
Claremont Graduate University administers two major prizes for poetry each year, The Kingsley Tufts Award ($100,000) and The Kate Tufts Discovery Award ($10,000.) Larry Mantle talks with this year's recipients, Tom Sleigh and Janice N. Harrington.