January 23, 2007

Outrageous News Stories

Vic Eliason opened the phone lines for listeners to discuss the following news items:

-A Wisconsin floormat company refuses to send product to an American G.I., then insults the soldier by saying that if he and his troops were sensible, they would pull out of Iraq.

-California lawmaker introduces plan to criminalize parents for spanking.

-Justice Department announces that federal identity theft charges have been brought against 148 illegal immingrants accused of stealing the identities of American citizens to get jobs.

-Canadian city counselor fined for saying homosexuality is not normal.

-Minnesota freshman representative Keith Ellison's desire to take his oath of office on the Koran overshadows his earlier role in supporting a terrorist.

-Iran bans the entry of 38 U.N. nuclear inspectors.

-Hillary Clinton's abortion record may haunt her 2008 campaign to gain the presidency.

-A governmental restriction on free speech known as the Fairness Doctrine could be resurrected under a congressional plan.

-U.N. committee criticizes Poland over abortion restrictions.

-President Hugo Chavez wants revolutionary laws to enact sweeping political, economic and social changes.