The Stonecipher Report

Bin Laden Gone…But We’re Still Here!

Tune in to Today’s Edition of The Stonecipher Report Radio Show for Reactions to the Latest News - Monday, 5/02

Posted By: Michael Sweeney

May 2, 2011

Big news day! And, of course, even beyond the great news of the elimination of al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden, there will be political repercussions to this historic event.

For some analysis on this, tune in this afternoon – Monday, May 2 – for the latest live edition of The Stonecipher Report political radio show. You can listen on local broadcast station WHPK-FM, 88.5 FM in Chicago...or live online via whpk.org. Give a listen, won’t you? Thanks!

 

“Red” vs. “Blue” – How Did the US Get to This Point (and Where Do We Go From Here)?

Posted By: Michael Sweeney

Nov. 23, 2009

Tyler and I discussed this topic pretty deeply and long on today’s radio show…inspired (at least in part) by the "And, in the News…" e-mail issue I sent out to my subscribers earlier today. (The twice-weekly newsletter is completely FREE…AND your e-mail address is NEVER revealed or used for any other purpose; contact me at m_l_sweeney@hotmail.com to begin receiving these issues – hey, I’m already up to issue #199!)

…So – why is the "Blue" state vs. "Red" state divide so deep (and particularly thorny) in the US right now? And where will all of this schismatic separation likely lead us? I think it’s a very complicated, multiple-variable division…and it looks fairly hard to bind or solve anytime in the near future. After our on-air conversation on this subject today, I realize that Tyler has also thought about this subject…and that he has identified one of the contributing factors I chose as his believed primary cause of this current condition afflicting our country. I strongly hope that he expands upon this and explains his theory of the ever-widening "Blue" / "Red" philosophical gulf in a subsequent post out here – or perhaps even in a reply comment to this piece (which would be posted below)…

Eight Years After 9/11...

Posted By: Michael Sweeney

Sept. 11, 2009

I didn't want this important day to pass without some comment on this out here on The Stonecipher Report, so...as I occasionally do, I am going to share today's edition of the e-mail column - And, in the News... - that I send out (for free) to interested subscribers; if you wish to join them and receive the issues twice a week, just drop me a note at m_l_sweeney@hotmail.com. Thanks...

And, in the News...#178

September 11, 2009

Eight Years On From 9/11: The Echoes That Never Die...

I first thought distinctly about today a few weeks back, when commercials for movies opening today (such as "Whiteout" and the latest Tyler Perry-dressed-up-as-a-fat-old-lady flick) started running, ending with the film's start date: "Opening September 11th." That date - those words, "September 11th" or "9/11" - has come to mean so much that hearing them semi-casually tossed out (especially in regards to some light pop-culture attempts at entertainment) can be a bit jarring.