The first topic is Hillary's new proposal that we deauthorize the Iraq war - i.e., Congress passes a resolution rescinding the authorization - and then Bush can argue to Congress and the country why he should get a new authorization to continue his little pet war in Iraq. The second topic is about a hip-hop artist named Akon. Apparently he simulated sex on stage during one of his concerts and now the right-wingers want him destroyed. You can read more about the incident here, and scroll down to see a video. The article claims this is "simulated rape," and some conservatives are now calling him a misogynist (of course, those would be conservatives who supported the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII, so take them with a grain of salt). Apparently we're discussing this controversy as part of the larger "hate in hip-hop/rap" story line. I'm not sure this incident is the same as rap lyrics calling for "ho's" to be raped and gays to be killed, but am curious what you guys think - especially the women. Is this as bad as Imus? As bad as hate-hip-hop (hate-hop?)?
I'll be doing two short segments on the show, not sure what times exactly.
