The Fallon Forum

Former Green Party candidate for president David Cobb talks about the Move to Amend initiative, which is working to eliminate corporate personhood. Ed also postulates that just as Sarah Palin's outrageous viewpoints and statements on social issues proved a liability to John McCain, Paul Ryan's budget and economic policies will enhance Mitt Romney's undoing. We also discuss Mitt Romney's visit with an Iowa farmer.

Ira Kurzban, immigration attorney, joins us to talk about the Latino vote in this fall's election. We also discuss the Iowa GOP's efforts to oust Justice David Wiggins on his support for the 2009 marriage equality ruling. And Emily Svec with Body by Svec joins us to talk about her innovative body-painting business.

Kelli Wulfekuhle with Harbor of Hope Mission discusses the organization's work with men getting out of prison. Frank Meeink and Kristian Day discuss Frank's book, Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead, and Kristian's new film, Is This Heaven? State Rep Dan Kelley discusses the State Fair parade, the work of the Food Bank, and his speech at the Hiroshima-Nagaski commemoration.

Sean Bremhorst and Wesley Belknap with Students Beyond War discuss how many young people are led to believe the college assistance they are promised if they join the military is a lot more than it pans out to be. Also, Libertarian vice presidential candidate Jim Gray discusses his ticket's Platform.

Arnie Arneson joins Ed to discuss the Democratic Convention and the sad state of the Democratic Party (Arnie and Ed both served in their state's legislature and ran for Governor and Congress. Arnie is now a talk show host in New Hampshire.) Also, Ed discusses the recent protest against Bruce Rastetter at an Iowa Board of Regents meeting, and whether protest in this case was the right strategy.

Terri Lee and Ed spar over her proposal to boycott the presidential election. Jeffrey Weiss with Catholic Peace Ministry discusses yesterday's deadly U.S. drone attack in Yemen on the eve of the commemoration of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

(1) Gerry Blanchard, Larry Wohlgemuth and Dr. Stephen Goldman join us to analyze the Penn State sex abuse scandal. (2) Alec Johnson with Take Down King is my guest. (3) Bery Engebretsen with Primary Health Care discusses new approaches to integrating primary care with behavioral health services.

(1) Gary Benjamin with Des Moines Water Works discusses the voluntary restrictions in place on water use, and Ed wonders how long before those restrictions become mandatory. (2) Sean Strub visits Iowa to help with efforts to fix Iowa's unworkable HIV transmission law. (3) State Rep. Dan Kelley discusses Mitt Romney's opposition to wind energy and Gov. Jindahl's recent visit to Newton.

(1) Tami Haught discusses proposed changes to Iowa's HIV criminal transmission law. (2) Sylvia Visser and Dane Van Brocklin with the Des Moines Playhouse discuss this weekend's productions 'Fame' and 'Rent'. (3) Gunnar Olson with DART discusses the new transit schedule, which has come under attack by some urban core residents.

(1) Jan Hill and Gabe Kinser are with the group that have meticulously built support for a world-class skatepark in downtown Des Moines. (2) As if Mitt Romney's recent foreign gaffes weren't bad enough, now he's come out against renewing wind-energy tax credits, putting him on the opposite side of the fence from leading Iowa Republicans. (3) Attorney Joseph Glazebrook discusses how a lawsuit against McDonald's involving a cup of scalding-hot coffee twenty years ago continues to affect legal and judicial conversations on tort liability.