ET- Tom Delay
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- Who is Tom Delay?
- He is the Repulican House majority leader from Texas.
- What is the controversy about?
- Accusations that he may have accepted trips and other things paid by other people.
- Who would have paid for these trips?
- mostly lobbyists.
- Why is accepting these gifts/trips a bad thing?
- It goes against House rules and House ethical rules.
- Who decides what will happen to Tom Delay?
- 10 member ethical commitee, 5 democrat, 5 republican.
- Are they taking action now?
- No, they have not formally addressed the situation.
- Who is the new Pope?
- Pope Benedict XVI
- Where is he from?
- Traunstein, Germany
- What is his real name?
- Joseph Ratzinger
- What pontiff number is he?
- He is the 265th pontiff
- Does everyone like him?
- No, some think he is too conservative
- What is his nickname?
- "Cardinal No"
- Why does he have this nickname?
- Because he was so opposed to and said no to many
- How old is he?
- 78
- What did he do that upset the Soviet Union?
- Called them and their satellites "a shame of our time"
- What happened in 1941?
- He was forced to join the Nazi army
- What is the most looked at 'best seller' list?
- New York Times
- What is the number 1 non-fiction best seller?
- The World is Flat
- Who wrote it?
- Thomas L. Friedman
- What is the number two?
- Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
- What is the number three?
- My Life So Far by Jane Fonda
- What is the number four?
- Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
- What is the number five?
- One Soldier's Story by Bob Dole
- What is the number six?
- On Bull---- by Harry G. Frankfurt
- What is the number seven?
- Baby Laughs by Jenny McCarthy
- What is the number eight?
- Under and Alone by William Queen
- What is the number 9 book?
- A Deficit of Deficiency by Zell Miller
- What is the number 10 book?
- LIBERALISM IS A MENTAL DISORDER, by Michael Savage
- What is the number 11 book?
- SEARCHING FOR THE SOUND, by Phil Lesh
- What is the number 12 book?
- THREE NIGHTS IN AUGUST, by Buzz Bissinger
- What is the number 13 book?
- GOD'S POLITICS, by Jim Wallis
- What is the number 14 book?
- AMERICA (THE BOOK), by Jon Stewart
- What is the number 15 book?
- ASSASSINATION VACATION, by Sarah Vowell
- How many different book lists are there?
- seven
- What are they?
- hardcover/paperback fiction, nonfiction, advice, and also children's books
- How long has the Da Vinci Code been on the best seller list?
- Over 2 years
- What is a filibuster?
- When someone gets up in front of congress and talks for as long as they can to try to get a bill passed/ignored
- What is the situation going on now?
- A man in congress wants to end the tradition of the filibuster
- Who wants to end it?
- Mr. Bill Frist
- Who is Bill Frist?
- the Republican Leader in the senate
- Why does he want to end it?
- to overcome Democratic opposition
- What does overcoming Democratic opposition mean?
- the democrats want to stop Bush from electing Christian judges into the federal court
- Does he want all filibusters banned?
- No, just those for judicial nominees
- What do the democrats say?
- they think that he is 'blurring the line' between religion and politics
- What will they do?
- Close congress by not passing legislative bills if the republicans accept the banning of filibusters
- Do the democrats have something against the judges' faith?
- No, they claim that they are against their rulings, not their faith
- When did censorhip begin?
- the 1920s
- Who wants to put new censorship out?
- the Republicans in congress
- What do they want to censor?
- TV and the internet
- What caught their attention to start censoring more?
- the 2003 superbowl situation with Janet Jackson
- Do people care?
- yes people care, but there seems to be little opposition