60http://blog.benpatrickjohnson.comThu, 02 Sep 2010 18:39:11 GMTThu, 02 Sep 2010 18:39:11 GMTen© 2007 Three Things, Inc. Ben Patrick JohnsonAuthor, activist and actor Ben Patrick Johnson's daily musings on life, politics, religion and Hollywood. Featuring special guest stars.Author, activist and actor Ben Patrick Johnson's daily musings on life, politics, religion and Hollywood. Featuring special guest stars.Ben Patrick Johnsonben@benpatrickjohnson.comnohttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/10/03/left-coast-103--blackwater-hearings--wolfgang-puck-rocks.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/10/03/left-coast-103--blackwater-hearings--wolfgang-puck-rocks.aspx#Commentsabfa0fe6-4542-4649-aa5b-1f06a5be01b8Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:36:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast 10/3 - Blackwater Hearings & Wolfgang Puck Rocksnono00:09:52Iran Iraq Blackwater Congress hearings Wolfgang Puck Universal food wine ethics politics gay marriage debatehttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/10/01/left-coast-101--cooking-oil-as-fuel--republicans-on-minority-issues.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/10/01/left-coast-101--cooking-oil-as-fuel--republicans-on-minority-issues.aspx#Commentsfdd8732e-9bbd-4a83-98d5-c5a15d267d67Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:18:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast 10/1 - Cooking Oil as Fuel & Republicans on Minority Issuesnono00:08:26Republicans GOP minorities green cooking oil Hugh Laurie ethics politics Ben Patrick Johnson Life Left Coasthttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/28/left-coast-928--tragedy-in-burma--the-dems-debate.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/28/left-coast-928--tragedy-in-burma--the-dems-debate.aspx#Comments4450252a-ca5e-4d29-a536-f4bef818a613Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:00:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast 9/28 - Tragedy in Burma & the Dems DebatePolitical unrest continues to plague Burma, Senator Hillary Clinton takes some heat in Hew Hampshire, and Viewer Mail.nono00:07:18monks Burma unrest Hillary Clinton presidential debates Barak Obama Joe Biden ethics politics activismhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/26/left-coast-926--couture-for-canines-plus-bpj-sounds-off-on-civil-rights.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/26/left-coast-926--couture-for-canines-plus-bpj-sounds-off-on-civil-rights.aspx#Comments6259d090-a13b-4c5e-8884-e0c7c5391e7bWed, 26 Sep 2007 16:20:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast 9/26 - Couture for canines, plus BPJ sounds off on civil rightsnono00:08:48gay marriage dog humor boutique Iraq Bush Schwarzenegger Darfurhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/21/lflc-921--dan-rather-is-fighting-mad-at-cbs.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/21/lflc-921--dan-rather-is-fighting-mad-at-cbs.aspx#Comments99c9b9d6-af24-4bd4-92c8-466e3725c90fFri, 21 Sep 2007 16:05:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLFLC 9/21 - Dan Rather is fighting mad at CBS!Former CBS News Anchorman Dan Rather comes out swinging at CBS. Plus, the Jena 6 case heats up in Louisiana. Then, more of our exclusive, ongoing coverage of the struggle for gay marriage in California, a look at Wired Magazine's NextFest, and the return of the always-outspoken Connie Asada.nono00:09:17CBS Rather Jena 6 gay marriage Connie Asadahttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/19/left-coast-919--big-oil-goes-green.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/19/left-coast-919--big-oil-goes-green.aspx#Comments528f4d4f-751c-4a4c-8e55-c446d2e0e790Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:06:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast 9/19 - Big Oil Goes Green?nono00:08:13Blackwater scandal BP oil green politics ethicshttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/14/left-coast-914--america-reacts-to-bushs-iraq-plan.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/14/left-coast-914--america-reacts-to-bushs-iraq-plan.aspx#Commentsfc2da112-d02e-478b-982e-23fc70f64b40Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:56:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast 9/14 - America Reacts To Bush's Iraq PlanBush announces a long-term presence in Iraq. Plus, Mattel is in hot water. And, we take you to California's most ... convenient ... winery.nono00:07:57Bush Iraq surge al qaeda Mattel toy recall terrorist California winery voice-over bodybuilderhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/12/lflc-912--will-schwartzenegger-veto-gay-marriage.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/12/lflc-912--will-schwartzenegger-veto-gay-marriage.aspx#Commentse5ecc44c-387a-45d3-8ea2-b93bf17cebd3Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:00:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLFLC 9/12 - Will Schwartzenegger veto gay marriage?California OK's gay marriage. Will Schwartzegger veto it? Plus, we talk to the woman behind a plan to block fast food restaurants in South Central L.A.nono00:09:10gay marriage iraq surge patraeus bushhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/10/lflc-910--the-911-anniversary-looking-back-and-forward.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/10/lflc-910--the-911-anniversary-looking-back-and-forward.aspx#Comments7e892476-9252-4743-94eb-18305232a3f7Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:00:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLFLC 9/10 - The 9/11 Anniversary: Looking Back and ForwardHost BPJ looks at 9/11 and the Iraq Was with help from Air America's Jenk Youger.nono00:09:579/11 Bush Cheney Bin Laden Iraq terrorism terroristhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/07/lflc-79--eating-raw.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/07/lflc-79--eating-raw.aspx#Commentsca64fca9-29c3-42fe-97e2-2974c5622402Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:27:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast 9/7 - Eating Raw! (New Episode)Life from the Left Coast looks at the raw food movementnono00:09:05surge iraq bush ron paul mattel larry craighttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/05/left-coast--civil-rights-cold-cases-new-episode.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/09/05/left-coast--civil-rights-cold-cases-new-episode.aspx#Comments5de60525-39fc-48fa-aa75-7a4da57dd363Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:13:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast - Civil Rights Cold Cases (New Episode!)The FBI is being forced to re-open cold cases from the civil rights era. Meet the small town newspaper reporter fueling the effort. Plus, a geriatric lifeguard finds a new lease on life!nono00:09:54FBI Ku Klux Klan lynching cold case lifeguard voice-over bodybuilder civil rightshttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/27/left-coast-827--a-former-extreme-fighter-gets-naked-art-or-porn-encore.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/27/left-coast-827--a-former-extreme-fighter-gets-naked-art-or-porn-encore.aspx#Comments241b1e8b-d49e-40ec-a47c-01abdd7e5c76Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:39:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast 8/27 - A former extreme fighter gets naked: art or porn? (Encore)Former Sean Cody star Ajay has a new life, but is getting naked again -- this time for OUR cameras, and for a project to support the rebuilding of New Orleans. "Life from the Left Coast" is on hiatus until 9/4. We hope you enjoy this encore broadcast!nono00:00:00porn xxx gay art body painting Sean Cody Ajay muscle sex politics ethics mediahttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/23/left-coast-824--trainer-tom-scares-atrisk-kids-straight-encore.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/23/left-coast-824--trainer-tom-scares-atrisk-kids-straight-encore.aspx#Comments0303e819-17e3-494f-bc64-721c96581f50Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:00:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast 8/24 - Trainer Tom scares at-risk kids straight (Encore)Trainer Tom scares at-risk kids straight (Encore)nono00:10:02prison gang crip blood narcotics three strikes youth juvenile delinquent politics ethics mediahttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/21/left-coast-822--gay-heartthrob-reichen-tells-the-naked-truth-encore.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/21/left-coast-822--gay-heartthrob-reichen-tells-the-naked-truth-encore.aspx#Comments457fde63-62ff-4df2-ac9a-81b520700b04Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:31:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast 8/22 - Gay heartthrob Reichen tells the naked truth (Encore)Reichen talks about how the military witch-hunts America's gay soldiers, and, for charity, Reichen sings for the first time publicly. "Life from the Left Coast" is on hiatus until 9/4. We hope you enjoy this encore broadcast.nono00:09:40Reichen gay SDLN don't ask tell bodybuilder voice-over politics ethics mediahttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/20/left-coast-820--a-crossdressed-teen-beaten-bloody-encore.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/20/left-coast-820--a-crossdressed-teen-beaten-bloody-encore.aspx#Commentsc35fef17-63d2-441b-9f6e-044ea43421b1Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:07:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast 8/20 - A cross-dressed teen beaten bloody (Encore)A gay teenager was beaten as police watched and did nothing while the conservative Christian "Capital Resource Institute" was busy trying to block a bill in the California legislature to protect gay teens.nono00:10:00gay bashing Christian conservative Jamaicahttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/16/left-coast-817--immigration-hand-puppets-encore.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/16/left-coast-817--immigration-hand-puppets-encore.aspx#Commentsbdd06695-0e0e-494e-8c99-22ebb4c6b984Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:00:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast 8/17 - Immigration explained... by hand (Encore)BPJ uses talking hand puppets to make sense of the immigration debate. Oversimplified? Maybe not. "Life from the Left Coast" is on hiatus until 9/4/07. We hope you enjoy this encore broadcast.nono00:08:02immigration Bush Pelosi Congress Mexican American politics media ethicshttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/15/left-coast-815--ben-does-a-vo.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/15/left-coast-815--ben-does-a-vo.aspx#Comments321ebe39-99fa-4ab1-95f1-98d48e80781eWed, 15 Aug 2007 19:13:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast 8/15 - Ben does a V.O.nono00:10:02voice-over FOX CBS ISDN announcer bodybuilder politics ethics mediahttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/13/left-coast-813--a-telenovela-star-on-illegal-immigration-encore.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/13/left-coast-813--a-telenovela-star-on-illegal-immigration-encore.aspx#Comments4555a443-98e2-4685-be5e-fe37651ce647Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:00:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast 8/13 - A telenovela star on illegal immigration (encore)Telenovela star Enrique Sapene hits the street to take the left coast pulse on illegal aliens.nono00:09:17immigration illegal bush migrant telenovela univision control telemundohttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/10/left-coast-810--the-pope-doesnt-get-terrorism-encore.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/10/left-coast-810--the-pope-doesnt-get-terrorism-encore.aspx#Comments95860931-4626-4388-810c-36e87be50fbdFri, 10 Aug 2007 16:00:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast 8/10 - The Pope doesn't 'get' terrorism (encore)The Pope seems confused as to what terrorism is. Meanwhile, Attorney General Gonzalez continues to dig himself deeper.nono00:09:51pope terrorism bush surge gonzalez cheneyhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/07/left-coast-88--gay-pride-turns-tragic-in-moscow-encore.aspx?ref=rssBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://blog.benpatrickjohnson.com/2007/08/07/left-coast-88--gay-pride-turns-tragic-in-moscow-encore.aspx#Commentsd2493821-77b1-4bf7-b1f6-415cd8134478Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:00:00 GMTBen Patrick JohnsonLeft Coast 8/8 - Gay Pride Turns Tragic in Moscow (Encore)Footage of gay pride gone awry in Moscow.nono00:09:53gay pride bashing CNN violence