Daily Topics - Friday December 6th, 2013
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Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET, M-F
Hour One: Brunch With Bernie - Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) takes your calls
Hour Two: Remember Nelson Mandela - Professor Patrick Bond, Centre for Civil Society
Hour Three: Celebrating the life and work of Nelson Mandela - Bill Fletcher, Black Commentator
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The use of "homeland" is very interesting. I just watched the live "Sound of Music" performance on NBC last night, having never seen the movie with Julie Andrews. The edelweiss song refers to Austria as the homeland, and in this context it was anti-Nazi. On the other hand, the show was clearly written by an English speaker well after World War II.
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I listened to the caller who mentioned Fidel Castro's involvement with Nelson Mandela with considerable interest.
There is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) documentary series, called "The Passionate Eye". One of the documentaries that was featured on that program was titled, "Fidel". (An alternate title was "Fidel Castro: The Untold Story".
One of the more moving scenes in that 90 minute film was a meeting between Fidel and Nelson Mandela. Mandela kept telling Fidel, "You must come to South Africa. You must come to South Africa."
A later scene shows Fidel being welcomed in the South African Parliament, where he received a hero's welcome.
This documentary is avaiable for viewing on YouTube, at the following URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52efX1FQTzY