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Helen and Elton and Oil, Oh My

***Quick update: The show is over and I'm still floored by the interview with Rabbi Nesenoff, the man who asked Helen Thomas the question that led to her resignation this morning. Now, in addition to feeling sorry for Helen, I feel sorry for this man who I think gives Rabbis a bad name, and shows why there's so much Antisemitism in this country today. As a Jew, I hate what Helen said, but really despise the situation that's causing the fighting. My interview with Rabbi Nesenoff comes at about 30 minutes into the podcast, which you can hear by clicking [...]

By nicolesandler|June 7th, 2010|Tags: BP, David Nesenoff, gaza, Haliburton, Hama, Helen Thomas, Israel, Liz Cheney, oil, Palestine, Rabbi David Nesenoff, Rabbi Nesenoff|Comments Off

The Agony & The Ecstasy

On today's show, we learned that MDMA (commonly known as 'ecstasy') is the love drug. My guest - Randy Hencken, director of Communications and Marketing for MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) said that when people take MDMA, they feel compassion and empathy. I asked him if there was any way to get some for the Republicans... but now that I've had a chance to think about it, perhaps we could get some to Bibi Netanyahu as well. Tonight's show began with a wonderful conversation with a fascinating man. Uri Avnery is an Israeli writer, and founder of the Gush [...]

By nicolesandler|June 2nd, 2010|Tags: ecstasy, flotilla, gaza, gush shalom, Israel, LSD, MAPS, PTSD, Uri Avnery|2 Comments

No Rest for the Weary

We usually return from a long holiday weekend all rested and raring to go. Unfortunately, the news got in the way. Of course, the oil is still gushing from the underwater BP geyser. Yes, in the middle of the Memorial Day weekend, BP told us that their Top Kill procedure didn't work. Then, the world awoke yesterday morning to find that the Israeli Defense Forces had rappelled onto the ships of the FreeGaza flotilla and opened fire on the activists on board who were attempting to bring relief supplies to the people of Gaza. So much for rest and relaxation. [...]

By nicolesandler|June 1st, 2010|Tags: BP, FreeGaza, gaza, Gulf, Israel, spill|Comments Off

Helen and Elton and Oil, Oh My

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