'Morning Shift' #18: Religious, right?

October 3, 2012

View the story "'Morning Shift' #18: Religious, right?" on Storify'Morning Shift' #18: Religious, right?On Tuesday's Morning Shift, we preview the upcoming debates, discuss the state of Illinois' prison system, chat with author Frank Schaeffer, and enjoy songs from Chicago's Rob Mazurek.Storified by · Wed, Oct 03 2012 07:06:19Overgrown PrisonLight The UndergroundFirst, William Howell, who teaches a class on the American presidency at the University of Chicago, gives a primer on Wednesday night’s presidential debates.Five Obama vulnerabilities in debateEveryboy's talking about how Mitt Romney needs to do on the debates Wednesday night, but it's really President Obama who's vu...I want to watch debates tonight but want to maintain hope for future of American political discourse. So I guess I'm watching Dexter.Jeff MargolisThen, heading into the first of three presidential debates, the Romney and Obama campaigns have specific strategies and talking points. Those tactics even extend to their approach to debate-watching parties. WBEZ’s Kate Dries explains why constituents will benefit the most from parties they’ve created themselves -- on social media. Debate watching serves different goals for campaigns and constituents"This is the first presidential election in which social media will play a mainstream role, and it's important to remember not everything...I'll be watching the debates tonight and praying for Mr. Romney to do a wonderful job. Go Mr. Romney!!Darlene PageLooking forward to watching my president demolish the guy "Mitten" at the debates.HWNext, the Illinois Department of Corrections is breaking new records. The number of inmates behind bars is reaching all time highs. WBEZ’s criminal and legal affairs reporter Robert Wildeboer joins us to talk about what that means. He’ll also preview some reporting he’s done looking at the health care inmates get and how much it’s costing you, the taxpayer.Illinois inmate says he lost 60 pounds when broken jaw was untreated for 8 weeksIllinois pays a private company more than a hundred million dollars every year to take care of the medical needs of Illinois prisoners. B...Then, Frank Schaeffer is a New York Times best-selling author and a former evangelical, who broke with the fundamentalist ranks and has become one of the movement's most outspoken critics. Schaeffer tells The Morning Shift why he thinks the religious right might cost Mitt Romney the election.
undefinedundefinedAnd, Chicago cornetist and jazz improviser Rob Mazurek has been exploring Brazilian Tropicalia music for years with his band Sao Paulo Underground. The group performs Wednesday night as part of Wire magazine's Adventures In Modern Music Festival. Mazurek and his group talk about the music of Brazil and perform live in-studio.Rob Mazurek Quintet Live 2010katcollageart