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What do those two things have in common? Other than the fact that all wining candidates will probably thank the man in the sky, they'll both be discussed on my show tonight!
Let's start with election day. OK, it's an off year, but there are a few important contests. The gubernatorial races in both VA and NJ might signal a resurgence for Republicans. The VA race was called almost immediately after the polls closed, as Republican Bob McDonnell handily defeated Democrat Creigh Deeds. Perhaps it was Deeds' name that sunk him.
NJ, at the time of this writing, is still too close to call.
Maine voted today on medical marijuana and marriage equality. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will find out if he will win a third term (money has it's advantages), and the nation's eyes are, unfortunately focused on the strange race in the 23rd District, where the teabaggers endorsed a carpetbagger right winger instead of the Republican candidate, who finally dropped out of the race and endorsed the Democrat!
Ahh, politics. Jack Rice, my Air America colleague will join me at the top of the show to bring us all the latest returns.
Then I'll be joined by one of my favorite guests. Frank Schaeffer's new book, Patience With 
God --Faith for People Who Don't Like Religion (or Atheism) hit stores last week.
Frank's father, Francis Schaeffer was the founder of the religious right movement, and Frank was right by his side... until he saw the light, so to speak. He wrote of that experience in his last book, Crazy For God-- How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) Of It Back.
And, if time permits, we'll take a listen down memory lane, with an interview I did with Shirley Maclaine two years ago. She had just written a book which contained a brief passage about Dennis Kucinich and UFO's. Tim Russert had asked Kucinich about it in a presidential debate, and I asked her about that question!
Join us tonight from 11pm-1am ET on Air America! Click here to listen live, and call in at 866-303-2270!
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Agreed, Frank. The daily "Obama has failed us" meme is old and shrill. Progressives like Nicole would rather fixate on the President rather than those standing in the way of progress. During her monologue--and one in which she cut off a caller trying to defend Obama--she failed to hold the Republicans and Blue Dogs accountable for sabotaging reform. Instead, she wanted Obama to wave his magic wand and wash away eight years of failed policies in 10 months. Curiously, she mentioned nothing about his immediate achievements including equal pay for women, hate crimes legislation, expansion of funds for veterans, money for stem cell research, reduction of defense spending and expansion of health insurance for children. Other complicated demands that Nicole and Progressives want met will not be hastily fulfilled. Obama is a man of forethought and deliberation. Surprising this wouldn't be obvious to them after his decisive win over John McCain and the Clinton Machine.
Fox lies is no longer programmed into my TV, got tired of listening to the hard right lie and complain about our president...Same for the drugster Rush and crazy Beck, oh and hannity and yes palin and the turncoat lieberman and Sarah ...and on and on and on....... Finally I turned to listen to Randi....got Nicole instead and guess what....all she did was badmouth the president.....Kick her Lieberman ass off air America... There are plenty complaining....we need those that are willing to point out the advances Obama has made and someone......I repeat ...Someone.....needs to get on the far rights case instead of joining them....Help your president instead of tearing him apart....
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