News Roundup - Hour 2
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-01-14/news-roundup-hour-2
Defense Secretary Gates meets with East Asian leaders. The collapse of Lebanon's government plunges the country into political uncertainty. And Southern Sudan's referendum on independence. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.
Guests
Tom Gjelten
correspondent, NPR, and author of "Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause."
Courtney Kube
national security producer for NBC News.
Martin Walker
foreign affairs writer, United Press International.
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Expanding gun ownership is INSANE. I believe the NRA and arms makes would are leading this country down the path to anarchy. How can we be a first world country with no healthcare and everyone carrying a gun.
In all this discussion surrounding the Tucson tragedy, we all seem to just dance around the issue of gun control. Why can't we, as a country, talk about this issue? Why can't we control who obtains these guns? The argument that guns don't kill is technically correct. One could make the same argument about cars, trucks, and other motorized vehicles. But, as a society, we understand that these vehicles can and do harm when the driver/operator is impaired, distracted or unskilled. We require training and licenses to operate. Why can't we do that for gun ownership? Why can't we require those who wish to purchase a gun to be trained before getting a license to own the gun? How does that infringe upon anyone's second amendment rights?
Historically the U.S. supported repressive politicians because the were anti-communist -- Chiang Kai-shek in China, Batista in Cuba, several heads in Viet Nam. When are we going to learn that backing up dictators of any stripe is a lousy long run policy?
Do not make this the Sarah Palin Hour. I never thought for a minute that Sarah caused this tragic event. Sarah is not the victim here, so should not be the focus of the media. It wasn't about Obama either, although he expressed the sorrow of our nation.
Mourn the dead and wounded, and friends and families suffering a horrific and tragic loss. The men, women, and children were shot down at random for the sole reason they went to hear their representative speak and make known concerns about their community.
The did their civic duty, as did their Congressional representative.
After all, it is "We the people", and members of Congress represent us.
Most Americans wonder how could this be prevented. Why were many red flags ignored? Should there be a larger safety net to help those who struggle, especially in times of trouble? Does the country suffer from being divisive rather than a united nation?
Civil discourse means you are free to hold and state very different opinions yet recognize that disagreeing doesn't make the other person inhuman.
Why not lend a helping hand when you can, even in times of strife?
With respect to inflammatory rhetoric, I am tired of hearing this 'both sides of the aisle" talk. Democrats do NOT advocate 'second amendment remedies" or target republican districts with cross hairs. The irresponsible people who do this kind of thing have to expect that mentally unstable individuals will take them at their word.
Tom
Thanks so much for your mention of the food commodities crisis in the context of the wettest and hottest year yet. Please begin your car trip a little earlier next week so you can arrive on time in worsening Washington traffic. Your experience and insight are vital to the Friday Round-Up. Keep up the excellent work on global warming, but be careful to avoid corporate correctness on other issues. I know that is hard to do while being successful in your career.
I think we need to reconsider the amount we spend on foreign aid and consider cutting all recipients in some way. Much of this aid buys us little in goodwill while China goes resource shopping to our competitive disadvantage.
The discussion topic was shaky autoritarian Arab regimes like Tunisia's, but the guest with the upper class English accent threw in a gratuitous and unsupported attack against Israel and America's support of Israel. I have the greatest respect for Diane, but I was disappointed to hear the attack go unquestioned. It was off the subject, unsupported, and smacked of you know what.
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