Gay Marriage Ruling And The Presidential Race; Mark Ridley-Thomas; Indictment In MySpace Case; FilmWeek Reviews
Gay Marriage Ruling And The Presidential Race
Larry and his guests discuss the affect that yesterday's California Supreme Court Gay Marriage decision will have on the Presidential election. Larry's guests include Phil Willon, State Political Reporter for the L.A. Times, David Masci, Senior Research Fellow with the Pew Forum for Religion and Public Life, David Menefee-Libey, Professor of Politics at Pomona College, and Raphael Sonenshein, Professor of Politics at Cal State University Fullerton.
Mark Ridley-Thomas
Larry Mantle talks with State Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas about his campaign for L.A. County Supervisor for the 2nd district. He is running against Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard Parks for the seat being vacated by Yvonne Burke.
Indictment In MySpace Case
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted a Missouri woman for her alleged role in perpetrating an online hoax on a 13-year-old neighbor girl who subsequently committed suicide. Lori Drew of suburban St. Louis reportedly helped create a false-identity MySpace account to contact Megan Meier, who thought she was chatting with a 16-year-old boy named Josh Evans. Larry talks with USC law professor, Rebecca Lonergan, about the validity of the case, why it's being heard in L.A., and whether a conviction is likely.
FilmWeek Reviews
Larry and critics Peter Rainer, of The Christian Science Monitor, Claudia Puig, of USA Today, and Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com review some of the week's new feature films including "The Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian," "Noise," "Roman de Gare," and the documentary "Up the Yangtze."