Against Their Will; Solving The Delegate Dilemma; The Risks Of BPA In Plastics; Scott McClellan's Allegations; Diplomacy Lessons Learned In The Israeli Government
Against Their Will
San Diego County is planning to let county officials with moral or religious objections to gay marriage to opt out of performing same-sex marriage ceremonies while the California Supreme Court looked poised to rule that doctors do not have the constitutional right to refuse treatment to gays on the grounds that it would violate their moral or religious beliefs. Larry Mantle opens the phones to hear from listeners on the subject of requiring officials and physicians to provide gays with equal access to marriage and medical procedures.
Solving The Delegate Dilemma
The DNC's Rules and Bylaws panel meets Saturday to figure out what to do with the Florida and Michigan delegates to the Democratic Convention. The DNC could decide to send half the delegates to the convention, but how would they decide which half to seat? Another solution is to seat all the delegates with half a vote. But how should those votes be split between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama? Larry takes calls from listeners about how to divide the delegates between the Democratic candidates.
The Risks Of BPA In Plastics
Most food in supermarkets is packaged in some form of plastic. But recent studies show that the chemical bisphenol-A, or "BPA," which is used in hard plastics, may be dangerous for babies and small children. There is evidence that the chemical can serve as an "endocrine disrupter" possibly causing harm to the reproductive system. Other studies suggest a link between BPA and developmental problems in children, and even cancer. How concerned should parents and consumers be? Larry Mantle talks with L.A. Times Environmental reporter, Marla Cone.
Scott McClellan's Allegations
Larry Mantle talks with NBC political analyst Sherry Bebitch Jeffe and takes listener calls about former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's new book that alleges that top officials in the Bush Administration deceived the American public.
Diplomacy Lessons Learned In The Israeli Government
Political writer Gregory Levey has had an unusual vantage point on Israeli politics. At age 25 he stumbled into a job as speechwriter for the Israeli delegation to the UN and found himself among foreign ministers, U.S. senators, and heads of state. His professional life took an even more unexpected path when he was transferred to Jerusalem to write speeches for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Larry talks with Levey about his new memoir, "Shut Up, I'm Talking and Other Diplomacy Lessons I Learned in the Israeli Government," which details his three year journey into the nerve center of Middle Eastern politics at one of the most turbulent times in Israeli history.