Dec 23, 2012
This Christmas week -- Prospects for meaningful gun control … and
prospects for Middle East peace
The Newtown shootings have once again focused the nation on the
easy availability of guns. Today we talk with Ben Palumbo, an old
Washington hand who has worked with the Brady Campaign against gun
violence, and he tells of a politician who stood up to the NRA and
won – nearly 50 years ago!
We also talk with Middle East expert Professor Richard
Bulliet about the prospects of stability in the region. He
says you can’t go from dictatorship to democracy without
instability.
And Bill Press speaks with Senator Tom Udall, who predicts the
Senate will actually modify the filibuster rule.
Ben Palumbo
Longtime Washington political operative Ben Palumbo has worked for
decades on gun control issues, including a stint on the board of
the Brady Campaign. In an interview with us before the tragedy in
Newtown, Connecticut, Palumbo said nothing will happen until
politicians are ready to stand up to the National Rifle
Association.
Richard Bulliet
Taking a look at the constant turmoil in the Middle East, Columbia
University professor Richard Bulliet predicts it could take 10
years before there is a hope of stability in the region. The
reason, he says, is you simply can’t go from dictatorship to
democracy without a lot of instability. But, instability does not
necessarily mean war.
http://www.columbia.edu/~rwb3/Bulliet/Richard_W._Bulliet.html
Tom Udall
Bill Press and his guest, Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico, with
encouraging news about limiting Senate filibusters.
http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/