Post Thanksgiving Presidential Politics; CNN Jakarta Bureau Chief; Rock And Politics; Robert Duvall
Post Thanksgiving Presidential Politics
Larry Mantle speaks with political scientists, Ed Haley, Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College and Claremont Graduate School, and WM Keck Foundation Chair of International Strategic Studies at CMC, and Ken Miller, Assistant Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College about how recent events like the President's Thanksgiving Baghdad visit, the violent attacks on coalition forces over the weekend and the recent Democratic candidate debate are affecting presidential politics and the upcoming presidential campaign.
CNN Jakarta Bureau Chief
In her new book, Seeds of Terror, CNN's Jakarta Bureau Chief Maria Resser reveals the growth of the Al-Qaeda terror network in Southeast Asia. Based upon her research, Resser links the first World Trade Center bombing, and the subsequent 9-11 tragedy, to Al-Qaeda in the Philippines, where the terror network runs training camps today. She calls Southeast Asia "Al Qaeda's most important breeding ground, brain center and war zone," and she joins Host Larry Mantle to discuss the topic.
Rock And Politics
Author Tom Waldman served as press secretary to California Congressman Howard Berman. His new book, We All Want to Change the World: Rock and Politics From Elvis to Eminem, examines the intersection between rock n roll music and the political landscape. Remember how Bob Dole used "Dole Man" (instead of Soul Man) as the song for his 1996 presidential campaign? Waldman looks at how politics co-opted rock n' roll as a vehicle for its message, and perhaps more importantly, how rock has served as a platform for popular criticism of politics.He joins Host Larry Mantle to discuss his book.
Robert Duvall
Larry Mantle talks with Academy award-winning actor Robert Duvall about the film "Open Range" and his long career in Hollywood.