OTTOS KANSAS COFFEE BAR

Program Summary Feb. 22, 2016

Hear Rep. Bill Otto and "the Lineball Sisters" discuss during the 2nd hour all manner of Kansas small town life after these news stories.

Counterspin (30 min.)  See: http://fair.org/

Description:  his week on CounterSpin: The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia sent shockwaves through the political and media world; but for many the real shock was hearing a man eulogized as gracious and thoughtful who called the Voting Rights Act a “perpetuation of racial entitlement,” complained of the law profession’s “anti-anti-homosexual culture” and argued that mere “actual” innocence is no reason for the state not to kill someone. Paul Rosenberg is senior editor at Random Lengths News, and contributor to Salon and Al Jazeera English. We’ll talk to him about Scalia’s legacy.

Free Speech Radio News (30 min.)  See: http://fsrn.org/

Description:

• UN gains access to besieged Syrian towns to distribute aid, ceasefire talks postponed
• Multiple hospitals attacked in northern Syria, UN envoy arrives unannounced
• Student protests in India gain momentum following student arrests on sedition charges
• Pope Francis visits Mexico, strikes a humanistic pose while remaining diplomatic
• GOP vows to stall confirmation after death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
• California African-American Museum celebrates Black History Month with educational crafts workshop