When "Politicizing" a Tragedy is Wrong
This is the show from Wednesday, August 31st, 2016
SUMMARY:
Bob Enyart sadly reports of the 43-year old woman who attempted suicide in the Chicago office of a liberal U.S. Congressman who used the occasion of her self-immolation to call for even more government health care spending. So, the question is, When is it wrong to "politicize" a tragedy? Bob also reports again briefly on the continuing automation of transportation in air and on land and water. Finally, Bob discusses a heart-wrenching email he received from an out-of-state listener who has just begun her freshman year at a leading research university.
This is the show from Wednesday, August 31st, 2016
SUMMARY:
Bob Enyart sadly reports of the 43-year old woman who attempted suicide in the Chicago office of a liberal U.S. Congressman who used the occasion of her self-immolation to call for even more government health care spending. So, the question is, When is it wrong to "politicize" a tragedy? Bob also reports again briefly on the continuing automation of transportation in air and on land and water. Finally, Bob discusses a heart-wrenching email he received from an out-of-state listener who has just begun her freshman year at a leading research university.