09-02-21 Two Guys on Politics: Afghanistan Update; Reagan, Contras & the Orange Line
Season 1, Episode 2
Reagan Democrat Perspectives from Chicagoland’s Southwest Side
Podcast featuring former Congressman Bill Lipinski and former Chicago City Hall Report Ray Hanania
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In this episode, Lipinski and Hanania assess the bungled and embarrassing withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, and in the second segment look at the real story behind how Lipinski's support for President Reagan's war against the Sandinistas a support of the Contras built the Chicago Transit "Orange Line" linking the Chicago Loop to Chicago's Midway Airport on Chicago's Southwest Side.
Bill Lipinski served as the Democratic Committeeman and Alderman of Chicago’s 23rd Ward, which generated one of the largest voting pluralities in Chicago’s elections. Lipinski was elected to Congress in 1983 and served through 2005. He currently writes the “Right from the Center” opinion column at SuburbanChicagoland.com.
Ray Hanania covered Chicago City Hall from 1976 through 1992 and writes opinion columns for the Southwest News Newspaper Group on Chicagoland’s Southwest side. The recipient of four Lisagor Awards and the Sigma Delta Chi Award, Hanania also write for the Arab News Newspaper in the Gulf.
The “Two Guys on Politics” Podcast offers opinion commentary on issues in the news on local, regional and national American politics from the perspective of Reagan Democrats. Lipinski and Hanania For more information on their podcast visit SuburbanChicagoland.com
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