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February 13	Philosophy 101
I had never heard it put so simply before, but I couldn't agree more. Once there was a young woman that was about to finish her last year of college. She considered herself to be a liberal Democrat, and her father was a conservative Republican. One day she was challenging her father about his beliefs and his opposition to programs like welfare. He stopped her and asked her how she was doing in school. She answered that she had a 4.0 GPA, but it was really tough. She had to study all the time, never had time to go out and party, and often got little sleep because of all of the studying. She didn't have time for a boy friend and didn't really have many college friends because of all her studying. He then asked how her friend Mary, that was attending the same college, was doing. She replied that she was barely getting by. She had a 2.0 GPA, never studied, was very popular on campus, and was at parties all the time. She often wouldn't show up for classes because she was hung over. He then asked his daughter why she didn't go to the Dean's office and ask if she could take 1.0 off her 4.0 GPA and give it to her friend that only had a 2.0. That way they would both have a 3.0 GPA. She grew incensed and replied, "That wouldn't be fair! I worked really hard for my grades and Mary has done next to nothing to get hers." After a moment of silence, her father said, "You've just explained, in a nutshell, why I'm a conservative Republican."
February 13	code orange
I love all this talk about buying duct tape & plastic sheeting, next thing you'll know the U.S. will lool like the front row at a Gallagher show.
February 13	What a hoot!
Those two callers at about 12:45 pm today, 2/13/02, were so funny - I couldn't stop laughing. (The one who thought your name was Tony and then kept calling you Lindy, and then the poor lady who called to ask you what to do with the duct tape.) In these tense times, it was great to have something so laugh out funny! Thanks for such a hearty laugh! As always, I love your show, Mary from Warwick
February 13	Best use of duct tape!
Dear John, Have a terror free day! Jim (from Cranston) Sulanowski
February 12	Get A New Line
I thought you stooped to a new low on Wednesday 2-11-03 when you had a hardy laugh over Senator Kerry's physical condition. While I listen to your show most days and don't always agree with your opinions I believe making light of someone who just had cancer surgery makes me believe that your show is all about ratings. Everyone I ran into could not believe the way you talked about it. I believe you owe your listeners an apology. I have a few questions for you to answer: 1. Who was President during Desert Storm and why was Saddam allowed to stay in power then? 2. What makes the Bush administration think they can rid the world of Saddam when here we are a year and 5 months and we have no idea where Bin Laden is.I have no doubt that somewhere in your answers you will mention Bill Clinton since it is obvious that you blame Clinton for all our problems. I also find it amazing that Bush wants to allocate all this AIDS money to Africa yet here we are still searching for a cure for cancer. And how behind us are the African nations in going to war with Iraq? I think ridding the world of Saddam is Bush's personal crusade! Or are we trying to make up for the mistakes that Senior Bush made! I just think that instead of cutting off the listeners you don't agree with or who are seemingly more intelligent than the regular callers you have call you, you should hear them out.So try thinking of what your saying before you hit on someone elses misfortunes. I believe if you look closely at Mr. Bush you could find a few skeletons in his closet! Bob Cranston, R.I.
February 12	(no subject)
Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following Multiple Choice test. (The events are actual cuts from past history. They actually happened! Do you remember?) 1. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by: a. Olga Corbitt b. Sitting Bull c. Arnold Schwartzeneger d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 2. In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by: a. Lost Norwegians b. Elvis c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. 3. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by: a. John Dillinger b. The King of Sweden c. The Boy Scouts d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 4. In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by: a. A pizza delivery boy b. Pee Wee Herman c. Geraldo Rivera d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 5. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by: a. The Smurfs b. Davy Jones c. The Little Mermaid d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 6. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a U.S. Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by: a. Captain Kid b. Charles Lindberg c. Mother Teresa d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 7. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by: a. Scooby Doo b. The Tooth Fairy c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 8. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by: a. Richard Simmons b. Grandma Moses c. Michael Jordan d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 9. In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by: a. Mr. Rogers b. Hillary, to distract attention from Wild Bill' s women problems c. The World Wrestling Federation d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 10. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted to a crash by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by: a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd b. The Supreme Court of Florida c. Mr. Bean d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 11. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against: a. Enron b. The Lutheran Church c. The NFL d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 12. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by: a. Bonny and Clyde b. Captain Kangaroo c. Billy Graham d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 Nope, .........I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you? So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile certain people. They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, Secret Service agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winning former Governors. Let's send this to as many people as we can so that the Gloria Aldreds and other dunder headed attorneys along with Federal Justices that want to thwart common sense feel doubly ashamed of themselves. As the writer of the award winning story Forest Gump so aptly put it, "Stupid is as stupid does!"
February 12	he French are Socialists and the Germans hate the Jews
Hello John, Welcome back from your vacation. The large Muslim population in France and the fact that the French are wimps are part of the reason. You heard about the sale of 100,000 French rifles? Never been used, only dropped once. The political structure in both countries and the fact that anyone can run and get elected is another reason for the governments of these two countries acting as they do. The expression as the wind changes direction, so do France and Germany. We need to get Saddam out ASAP before we bow to world sentiment. Have a great day! Peter from Woonsocket
February 12	France
Listened to a bit of your show mid-day yesterday. Attached is a letter to the editor that was published in the WSJ last week. It was sent to me by my brother in Indiana. This about summarizes my feelings about France and Germany: The 20th century will remember France as the only nation that failed to fire a shot in defense of its capital, that while under occupation rounded up its Jews for the Nazis without even being ordered to do so, that scuttled its navy rather than flee to the Allies to continue the struggle, that produced films and sang in nightclubs for Nazis so as to live happily ever after as a Vichy ally of the Nazis while millions of others fought for their liberation (after the war we were told that all Frenchmen were in the Resistance), that tried to build a nuclear reactor (read nuclear bomb) for Iraq, that is so filled with self-doubt that the use of a couple of foreign words like telephone or drugstore causes a national stroke, that threatens to use a veto right against the very nation that granted it that right as a sop gift, that is so obsessed with international impotence that it openly wishes for death and destruction upon a stronger ally, but in the guise of a higher morality (read appeasement). Jacques Chirac recently declared that "war is total failure." Luckily for him and France the Allies felt differently in his own lifetime or there wouldn't be a nation called France today. After a century of abysmal decisions, for which tens of thousands of Americans lie dead in that country, France should have the decency to keep quiet and the U.S. should have the good sense not to listen. Seymour Yusem New York
February 12	Terrorism
Good Morning John- Just wondering what your thoughts might be on the following. Yesterday and this morning I saw a clip of a Muslim cleric at Haj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia yelling at the crowd the following..."The enemy in Iraq has bared it's fangs but it will not defeat you." When are we going to hold Saudi Arabia accountable? I also think that Saudi Arabia is sheltering OBL because of all his family ties there and their relationship to the Saudi government. They protect their family first along with other Muslims no matter what. My best, Terri Newport
February 12	Re: Business District in Arctic (West Warwick) -- 1/28/03
Phil is correct, Arctic business district will never come back, it's days have passed, like Dodge City. But, as an old timer I remember it as a great place to shop, but Phil it was made up of more than just Newberry's and Woolworth's and drug stores with soda fountains. And, no I can not imagine anyone investing there. I find it very sad. ngcfla
February 12	bay view
Dear John ~ I love your show but you are way off. The giels at Bay View were and are not against the President, they are against the people, women and children who will no doubtedly be killed. They want Osama dead, and Saadam, not the innocent people. Osama got away and probably Saadam will, in the meantime, the same thing happens, innocent people killed. The girls are behind the President, go in and get the evil out. There is a difference being anti-war and pro-peace. The people are the ones who suffer and the evil leaders go into hiding. The point for these girls is not anti-Bush, they are for Bush. But kill evil in every way possible without killing civilians- that is all. Anne-Cranston
February 12	Where is Everybody?
John, I stopped at the local convenience store this morning to pick up a newspaper and I noticed the "usual" guy wasn't behind the counter. I flagged down a cab and was surprised to see a well-dressed caucasian male behind the wheel. He drove me to the gas station where my car was being serviced and I was greeted by someone I didn't know. I thought I was living in the Twilight Zone. Then I came to my senses. The store clerk, the cab driver and the gas station attendant were all called to active duty - in the Iraqi Army. Mr. Ford
February 12	More War Rhetoric...But Still Little Substance
MEDIA BYPASS – The Uncensored National News! More War Rhetoric…But Still Little Substance FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 12, 2003 By Chris Temple, Associate Editor, Media Bypass Magazine Following his State of the Union address, President Bush enjoyed a strong—but somewhat temporary—surge in support for his war plans concerning Iraq. It seemed a matter of mere weeks before the bombs started to fall; and it still may be that simple, regardless of what else happens. However, what little momentum the president enjoyed has again been lost. As in previous such times, this has occurred due primarily to the Administration’s failure to make a sufficiently compelling case to invade Iraq, something which has many other nations hesitant to sign on. I cannot help being sympathetic to the various complaints being leveled against the War Party in Washington. At the least, Americans should be asking themselves whether Iraq does represent a sufficient threat to the United States necessary for us to risk a world-wide Muslim backlash against the West by leveling Baghdad. This is especially the case when we witness such a mad rush toward war by both Administration hawks and our junior partners in Britain that these folks have to resort to substantiation for their actions so patently disingenuous and absurd as to make any sensible person incredulously demand more proof. British Prime Minister Tony Blair really went over the top a few days back in making his own case for attacking Iraq to the British House of Commons. As it turns out, Blair’s extensive "case" was actually pirated from academic research and opinion pieces on Iraq. Far from providing anything remotely close to a "smoking gun" that would prove Iraq has designs itself on either attacking American (or British) interests, it actually seemed to demonstrate that this former great power has little more than conjecture and circumstantial evidence. Blair is deservedly under fire in his own land for pulling such a stunt. Not to be outdone, Bush Administration officials have been all over yesterday’s apparent tape recording from Osama bin Laden, claiming it proves a "tie" between bin Laden and Saddam Hussein’s regime. Folks, if you can’t see how desperate—and absurd—this propaganda attempt is, you’re beyond help! Bin Laden has no use for Hussein, and said as much; however, he views—as do most Muslims—any attack on a Muslim nation as an attack on the Muslim people worldwide. This is his war; to bin Laden, Saddam Hussein himself is a socialist "infidel." War—even against such an inconsequential power as Iraq—is a serious matter. It demands serious debate. Most of the Bush and Blair case, however, falls far short of this; and when these folks apparently most desirous of war must resort to such patent subterfuge, conjecture and innuendo, it’s time for more of us to ask whether a bona fide case for war truly exists at all. For more information on Media Bypass, visit www.mediabypass.com. To schedule an interview with the Editor, or to visit with the author, call Beth at (800) 4BYPASS.
February 12	Osama Binladen
Hello. Today I was listening (2/12/03) to the issues surrounding Iraq and Bin Laden. The problem that I see is the word "They" people are classifying Al Queda and Iraq in the same category. BinLaden is the major problem, and needs to be dealt with. He is a coward and has a legion of followers who don't know how to interpret their own bible, and ironically they claim to be working in faith of. people, I think, don't realize that Iraq may not be the major problem now. but Iraq is still a danger that has to be addressed, and they are under the leadership of a homicidal oportunist. An immediate war may not be the answer but provisions have to be made to ensure that we aren't letting our guard down to a future attack from Iraq. I think that what would best sum up what I am trying to say is America cant be caught with its pants down. Al Queda is a major problem, and Iraq is one as well. the two may be different but they are threats none the less.
February 11	The Wake Up Call on John's show
Council man Carlos Patina Central Falls, former Colombian soldier. Transported to America. Now runs Central Falls. Looks like a Hispanic Bill Clinton, worse than him. Goes after OUR military men. This is what our borders being wide open has done , Subverted our nation. I can`t believe what I`m watching!! John, You have an eye opening show.
February 11	sit
He never met a sheep he didn't love...?
February 11	French Joke
An International Recycling Program An American is having breakfast one morning (coffee, croissants, bread, butter and jam) when a Frenchman, chewing gum, sits down next to him. The American ignores the Frenchman who, nevertheless, starts a conversation. French man: "You American folk eat the whole bread??" American (in a bad mood): "Of course." French: (after blowing a huge bubble) "We don't. In France, we only eat what's inside. The crusts we collect in a container, recycle it, transform them into croissants and sell them to the states." The Frenchman has a smirk on his face. The American listens in silence. The Frenchman persists: "Do you eat jelly with the bread??" American: "Of Course." Frenchman: (cracking his gum between his teeth and chuckling). "We don't. In France we eat fresh fruit for breakfast, then we put all the peels, seeds, and leftovers in containers, recycle them, transform them into jam and sell the jam to the states." The American then asks: "Do you have sex in France?" Frenchman: "Why of course we do", he says with a big smirk. American: "And what do you do with the condoms once you've used them?" Frenchman: "We throw them away, of course." American: "We don't. In America, we put them in a container, recycle them, melt them down into chewing gum and sell them to France."
February 11	Regards the the impending Iraq conflictt
As Americans we are all asking should we or shouldn't we...most of us are in favor of entering Iraq and stopping them before they have the opportunity to use their weapons against us or our allies. It is our responsibility to take the bull by the horns. After listening to your show today, I was struck by something that one caller said which made me recall someone and something...the people on the first two planes that crashed into the twin towers on Sept. 11 never knew what was happening but because of the ability to communicate by cell phone the passengers on the fourth plane had a pretty good idea of what was going to happen. They didn't need a lot of evidence to put it all together, nor did they need reassurance and hand holding...they acted and reacted giving of their lives to save others. Instead of asking "What would Jesus do?"...let's ask "What would Todd Beamer do?"...I have to believe he would say - "Let's roll." Elizabeth
February 11	News Bulletin! The French take a stand
PARIS - In a stunning reversal of policy, French President Jacques Chirac announced today that the French government will be supporting the 'War on Terror' after all. Five hundred soldiers from the elite Battalion du Specialistes d'Abandonnement (Surrender Specialists) of France's vaunted Armees de la Terre are preparing for movement to Iraq, where they will advise the Iraqi Republican Guards on the protocol of their upcoming surrender to American Armed Forces. "It is important to be overbearingly haughty and insufferable when surrendering," said Colonel Philippe Marie-Jeane Yves-Montand Gauloise du Petite Pommes, commanding officer of the elite Surrender Specialists, who has personally surrendered in countless battles dating back to Dien Bien Phu in 1954. "We French are world masters at surrendering, n'est c'est pas? Not like you arrogant Americans, who never surrender. Ha! I spit on your American victories!" President Chirac also announced that his government will be sending 3,000 advisors from the elite Force du Collaborateurs Francaise to assist the Iraqis in avidly collaborating with the Americans, while pretending to be part of a non-existent resistance movement.
February 10	Say it ain't so John...
Hey John, A friend in Boston said you've been on the radio there on WRKO... PLEASE... don't leave RI... WE NEED you...say it ain't so that you're leaving WHJJ... Big Steve...
February 10	Iraqi Prime-Time TV Programming
MONDAY 8:00 Husseinfeld 9:00 Mad About Everything 9:30 Monday Night Stoning 10:00 Win Bin Laden's Money 10:30 Allah McBeal TUESDAY 8:00 Wheel of Terror 8:30 The Price is Right if Saddam says it is right 9:00 Children are forbidden from saying the darndest things. 9:30 Taliban's Wackiest Public Execution Bloopers 10:00 Buffy the Yankee Imperialist Dog Slayer WEDNESDAY 8:00 Beat the Press 8:30 When Kurds Attack 9:00 Two Guys, a Girl, and Pita Bread 9:30 Just Shoot Everyone 10:00 Veilwatch THURSDAY 8:00 Fatima Loves Chachi 8:30 M*U*S*T*A*S*H* 9:00 Veronica's Closet full of Long, Black, Shapeless Dresses and Veils 9:30 Married with 139 children 10:00 Eye for an Eye Witness News FRIDAY 8:00 Judge Saddam 8:30 Suddenly Sanctions 9:00 Who Wants to Marry a Terrorist Millionaire? 9:30 Cave and Garden Television 10:00 No Witness News SATURDAY 8:00 Spongebob Squareturban 8:30 Who's Koran is it Anyway? 9:00 TeleTalibans 9:30 Camel 54, Where are you?
February 10	good afternoon john
i was tuned in to your show today. i may be a high school drop out but i think i do have common sense, the president i feel is doing a very good job ( he did'nt get my vote). but i think the people fail to see the big picture the most dangerous weapon iraq has is sadaam the bombs he my have won't go off unless he says so he should be taken out as soon as possible, he is a cold blooded calculated murderer, you can not believe anything he is saying on the other hand bush can't let everybody know what his next move is because of the fact that it is the best strategy. on the state level -- the container port would have been a great plan 20 years ago but afetr thinking of the possiblitys it can not be safe for the state of r.i. but i think they fail to see the danger to the states that have container ports. i'm in a business i load container for private citizens in business -- some of the things i put in them are autos and small trucks, what i see that gets put in after i finish is boxes of what ever fits -- clothes, appliances, you name it. what scares me is that other countrys ship to here also and there not inspecting every container that hits the ports and if there not who is to say there isn't a dirty bomb in one of the containers the sea breeze off the ocean i would think would carry the poison inland for miles. but the bottom line no man wants war but i can't see anyway we could avoid it with sadaam. you have a good day and i enjoy your show bill in cranston
February 10	The MurphWood Regime
Welcome back I.M. : I have no quarrel with Iraq being No. 1 on our radar screen and I fully support the President's determination to disarm Sadaam one way or another and the sooner the better. However, after we mop up Sadaam's gang I trust we can resume scrutinizing the General Assembly, especially the House under Speaker MurphWood. In the meanwhile, I and others will keep score of their activities. By the way, I am encouraged by the first month of Governor Carcieri's administration and very gratified that Sen. Bill Irons has chosen an independent path away from the MurphWood/Fox/Menard Axis of Weasle. MurphWood's 33 Days Report Card: NOT one single Assembly employee has been discharged Dickie Kearns, HarDwood's $131,000 Facilitator, was released from his JCLS duties and stays as Chief Counsel..less work/same pay = RAISE The JCLS checkbook, despite Sen Irons' protestations, remains closed to public scrutiny while MurphWood proposes an audit period commencing after Wendy's check was disbursed instead of going back 10 years as Sen Irons insists The Separation of Powers tap dance continues as The Speaker refuses to endorse Governor Carcieri's proposed language...watch for the watering down.....cripes, he won't even agree to make the Senate equal to the House? Two new expensive hires..Berman and White....under the smoke-screen of banishing a few Cell Phones...disgraceful MurphWood refuses to make public all employee data such as hours worked and job descriptions and benefits. The Speaker doesn't have time to digest and act by trimming his bloated Assembly staff, BUT has time to run a fundraiser in his first month as Speaker and grab $ 50,000 for his campaign coffers..and Fox has one planned also. No Show Jobs, Mis-appropriation of Medical Insurance, Mis-apprpriation of Cell Phone Funds, Etc, Etc... somebody wake Attorney General Patrick Lynch when his 4 years are up please... So John, many of us are indeed keeping score and we hope and trust that you are doing so also. We are counting the days until the Honeymoon for the Puppet Regime of MurphWood/Fox and Menard is over. Still Skeptical In South County
February 10	Guests on Iraq 2/10
The two guys -the Warwick cop and Naval War College professor- are fighting the last Gulf War. In '91 we amazed not only Sadam but our allies with our ability to fight at night and "see" through dust storms with infrared laser sights on our M1A1 Abrams tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles. In your guests' wildest dreams do they -and you- think Sadam is going to fight us in the desert again? This time he'll hide his T-72s and SAMs beside mosques, hospitals and schools. By the time the commander gets permission to fire from the JAG gal in his headquarters the Iraqi will get a shot or two off. And, in tank warfare, he who shoots first usually wins. When we fire back and hit a school or hospital and the charred bodies of kids are shown on CNN and the Muslim press what happens to world opinion and our "coalition"? We'll be fighting street to street and house to house and taking a lot more casualties this time around. And all these kids who are chomping at the bit to go will be shitting their pants and crying for their Mommy when they're hit just like infantrymen in every war we've ever fought. And how about this scenario: Sadam has told his generals to watch CNN. When they see that we have begun our air attack, fire missiles at Israel, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. He knows we hit their command and control systems first last time. Do you suppose the Israelis are going to go to the UN for permission to hit back? Don't get me wrong; I'm in favor of taking Saddam and his WMD out. The American public better be ready for the consequences.
February 9	The Difference
The Difference between Democrats and Republicans: A Republican and a Democrat were walking down the street when they came upon a homeless person. The Republican gave the homeless person his business card and told him to come to his business for a job. He then took twenty dollars out of his pocket and gave it to the homeless person. The Democrat was very impressed, and when they came upon another homeless person, he decided to help. He walked over to the homeless person and gave him directions to the welfare office. He then reached into the Republican's pocket and took out twenty dollars. He kept fifteen for administrative fees and gave the homeless person five. Now you understand the difference between Republicans and Democrats.
February 8	another taxpayer rip-off from the "hill"
hi john, did you know that as of jan. 2003, all former legislators can register their cars at no cost, it is free! actually, it is on us, the taxpayers! also, when you see an "A' on legislators license plates, that means "alternate" which means the wife or another family member also gets a free registration. so they get two free plates and registrations. this sounds like it was passed recently, in this time of budget crunch, they are still thinking of themselves. just thought i would tell someone. maggie, warwick
February 8	The Blacks, Hispanics, and the Space Shuttle..
This country can never give enough money to the blacks from welfare to reparations. The Hispanics , both legal and illegal. Welfare , Special Ed, Food Stamps, S.S.I., Social Security. But, when it comes to the most brilliant, hard working , driven people in this country , we cut , cut ,cut their budget! Now their are 7 brave elite people dead. I`m sad and sick about what this country has turned into! God rest their souls... Avenger.
February 8	Eggbert buying lamps for Buddy@Home Depot
JDMan4we: I met and teased Richie and a pal last fri. @Prov. H.D. as noone else would wait on him. Asked him if he knew the name of the "Greek guy who searched for an HONEST man"..."Demosthenes!" he blurted-out.."I'm a greek attorney" he added. "How 'bout that Buddy, eh?" I continued "everybody on the street knew he was dirty ...you don't get to be a federal judge without good sources of information"..."We'll get him out on appeal"...he retorted....we continued with the business of lamp selection, which he said.."the client's paying" selecting 7 lamps (pretty big cell Buddy's got!--or we're helping ourselves I thought). "It must have been hard to have been a juror" Richie volunteered..."yeah, sure". Paul in Wickford
February 2	Where is Buddy Cianci
Hi John, Your show's terrific! I wanted to send a note to Buddy Cianci. I went to the Fort Dix Federal prison web site and inmate inventory/directory and they say there's no such person in residence. The I tried "Vincent A.Cianci," no cigar. Do you know how I can find Buddy? I'm in Florida for the winter (hell of a good choice this year) so I'm missing the RI radio scene very much. All they talk about here is national news and then I realized that Providence radio talks about people and things one can see and feel the local vibes. I'm going thru withdrawal symptoms this talk radio wasteland. The people of RI don't know what a rich cultural experience and treasure they have like your show. One never miss the water until the well runs dry. Looking forward to hearing you in the spring! Patrick, Jamestown/Venice
February 2	Re: balance in broadcasting
The following are web sites of Veterans against the war on Iraq: www.veteransforpeace.org www.vvaw.org www.veteransforcommonsense.org These are people who KNOW what war is because they were in it. Are you man enough to balance out your show with these opinions?
February 2	who is listening!
John, I was attending a business meeting in Hudson, MA, yesterday and had to stop at a pharmacy to pick up a few items. Upon leaving the store at approximately 1:30 PM, I noticed a bakery truck delivering cookies and pastries to the pharmacy. The passenger-side door was open and your program was on the truck's radio! Congratulations! You never know who is listening! John V
February 2	Audience with the King?
Hey Nancy! Boy, you really embarrassed yourself today. Ooh! oohh! A citizen carries a gun! Big effing deal! Fifty or sixty million citizens carry concealed firearms every single day across America without incident. You're more likely to be killed by lightning than to be bothered by an armed citizen. Background checks for people who want to talk to the governor? WTF? What is he doing that he's so afraid of the citizens? What does he think, he's the King? He's just a nothing politician like all the others in this mudpuddle state. Sheesh! John Gillman!
February 2	guns in the state house
Lets review the facts: The guy volunteered the fact that he was carring a firearm for his own protection, he had a permit and willing gave up his gun to the police before seeing the governor and Depetro has a problem with that??? The State House police chief personally stated that the guy was in the right and did everything legally and Depetro STILL has problem with that??? Every person has the right to self-protection, even in the State House. There has NEVER been a gun crime committed by a permit holder in the history of the State of RI Maybe Depetro should attack criminals instead of law-abiding citizens. Brian B
February 2	Mandela, his bigoted comments
How sad it was to hear the head of South Africa, Nelson Mandela making comments of lies and hate against the U.S. and President Bush. "Bush is not listening to the U.N. because it`s headed by a black man."ect. Mandela and his wife Winnie have made comments about white people not being welcome in Africa. They have had thousands of thier enemies burned to death. A practice called 'Necklissing'.Hundreds of white farmers have been butchered by Black Supremacists.The Press won`t report it, but this guy is no great man. He is a sick man and very much a racist. Thanks, C.R.C.
February 2	Assembly benefits
John; Two comments based on the Sunday Journal's article "Assembly paid benefits for non-employees". Fire Ann Marie Donahue. If this woman didn't have the common sense to stop an employee's benefits after they were removed from the payroll, or even ask someone what their status was and just continue paying Blue Cross thousands of dollars, then she should be fired! These are the types of State employees who got their positions not based on what they know but who they know. They need to GO! Also, someone needs to tell that intellectual from Brown, Professor Cornwell, that he "does" work for us. My tax dollars are paying his salary. What a pompous ass!! If that's an example of the brain trusts we that teach at Brown then those parents are wasting their money. Roger Foster
January 30	Liberals
John: Kerrie (who is friend's with both Kristen's e-mailed this the other day). People need to remember how and why this country was founded. I hope the State of the Union reminded people. I want you to close your eyes and picture in your mind the soldier at Valley Forge, as he holds his musket in his bloody hands. He stands barefoot in the snow, starved from lack of food, wounded from months of battle and emotionally scarred from the eternity away from his family surrounded by nothing but death and carnage of war. He stands tough, with fire in his eyes and victory on his breath. He looks at us now in anger and disgust and tells us this... I gave you a birthright of freedom born in the Constitution and now your children graduate too illiterate to read it. I fought in the snow barefoot to give you the freedom to vote and you stay at home because it rains. I left my family destitute to give you the freedom of speech and you remain silent on critical issues, because it might be bad for business. I orphaned my children to give you a government to serve you and it has stolen democracy from the people. It's the soldier not the reporter who gives you the freedom of the press. It's the soldier not the poet who gives you the freedom of speech. It's the soldier not the campus organizer who allows you to demonstrate. It's the soldier who salutes the flag, serves the flag, whose coffin is draped with the flag that allows the protester to burn the flag!!! "Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen." Thanks Bruce Ciummo
January 30	state deficit
If 40 states are experiencing huge deficits do you think the states with the largest deficits would be the ones with the most immigrants,legal and illegal? Yes! CA and TX are ranked #1 in two categories: Largest state deficits, and largest number of illegal immigrants.
January 30	Prof beaman
John, Professor Beaman's association with Brown University lowers his credibility to near zero in the first place, but when the dribbling communist Rod Driver(sp?) calls up to support him I just change the station. Sure, it shows independence to have such leftist propagandists on your show, but let their fellow marxists listen to them. I won't. Manny
January 30	Help me figure this out !!!
Hi John: Help me figure this out !!! After September 11th, Senators, Congressman and the common man criticized George Bush claiming that he had intelligence information prior to the 11th and did nothing about it. Now, fast forward to present and here is our President, telling us that he has definite intelligence information about clear and present danger - and now that's not good enough - they want him to wait. Wait for WHAT? This man cannot win ... where are all of the red, white & blue flag wavers from the aftermath of September 11th now? I am the mother of three sons (22, 20 & 18) - I know all too well what we may face as a family if they have a draft. If my nonna could send five of her sons off to WWII - I can certainly face what I have to as a mother when I think of the alternative. God Bless Bless President Bush, our military and the people of this country who are still proud to be Americans!
January 30	Soldiers
Hi John, I really don't know where to begin. I know I am sick and tired of all this war talk. I am tired of the politicians views. Why don't we get the views of the people all this really affects. I think the men and women of the military who are being called up and deployed are not being considered. At this point I feel there is not going to be a peaceful solution, that some kind of action is inevidiable. so lets start concentrating on our men in women in the military. These soldiers are being uprooted from thier families, there jobs without questioning the motives. This to them is thier job and their responsibility as Americans. My son is one of those soldiers and he has a wife and child. He doesn't want to leave them, but, like he says he needs to protect his sons future. He wants his son to have the same opportunities he has had. His father and grandfather paved the road thru battle to create the life he has known and he feels it is his responsibility to do the same for his son. As it is 9/11 has already altered the American way, it will never be the same. Most Americans will never feel 100% safe again. The question is "Do we want future generations to live in constant fear with this madman out there?" As a parent, I don't want to go to war , but, if it happens we need to stand behind our soldiers and pray for there safe return. Joanne
January 30	Re: Chafee 1/29/03
Believe it's Lincoln Chafee from the great state of Rhode Island. ngcfla
January 30	Prof. Beaman
Hi John- Why should anyone be surprised that Professor Beaman (sp?) and Rod Driver have the same view? Someone that teaches at Brown and someone who hates this country...Prof. Beaman said that we should continue to CONTAIN Sadaam and that it has been working. He also said that Sadaam is 69 and that he would not be alive that much longer. (we could ONLY HOPE that he won't be alive much longer... maybe a month!) Containment worked up until now because his capabilities were not the same as they are now. He's had time to build up his nuclear, chemical and biological capabilities and now he's staring the world in the face with them. Although he's 69 years old, he has his son to carry on along with his inner circle and terrorist allies. I've read that his son is worse than he is. With the weapons of today it's too late to have a reactive strike. I am concerned that we won't get Sadaam just like we haven't found Osama. Since Sadaam has had so much time to reinforce his underground barracks, which could be in several locations in Iraq, how will we find him? What are your thoughts? And with all Osama's following I don't understand how we haven't found him either. Great shows lately. My best, Terri from Newport
January 29	Rod Driver
Dear Mr. DePetro, I listened to some of your show with Rod Driver the other day and appreciated hearing his views and researched information about Iraq and the Bush Administration. I assume that you and he are well acquanted when you said that he had been on the show previously. As I was turning off the show, he mentioned that he had marched in Washington the previous week in a demonstration agaisnt the the upcoming war. Instead of supporting his "independent" stance, you asked if he was a "Communist"! You will probably probably protest otherwise, as is your wont, but your intent was trap Mr. Driver into being tagged as a "fellow traveler" of the Communist Party. You are too young to remember the McCarthy Hearings but I am not. Whether said in it jest or not, your audience would probably not be able to distinguish its intent. To paraphrase Joseph Welsh's remark to Sen. McCarthy, Have you no sense of decency, Sir? Is that how you treat your friends? Kevin Carty Jamestown, RI
January 29	"Bomb Iraq"
John: While the following song doesn't support your views on the subject, it is pretty amusing. Thought you might enjoy it. (And since you have little kids I know you will know the tune.) Sally (From Jamestown) If You're Happy And You Know It Bomb Iraq [Sung to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It!"] If you cannot find Osama, bomb Iraq. If the markets are a drama, bomb Iraq. If the terrorists are frisky, Pakistanis looking shifty, North Korea is too risky, Bomb Iraq. If we have no allies with us, bomb Iraq. If we think that someone's dissed us, bomb Iraq. So to hell with the inspections, Let's look tough for the elections, Close your mind and take directions, Bomb Iraq. It's pre-emptive non-aggression, bomb Iraq. To prevent this mass destruction, bomb Iraq. They've got weapons we can't see, And that's all the proof we need, If they're not there, they must be there, Bomb Iraq. If you never were elected, bomb Iraq. If your mood is quite dejected, bomb Iraq. If you think Saddam's gone mad, With the weapons that he had, And he tried to kill your dad, Bomb Iraq. If corporate fraud is growin', bomb Iraq. If your ties to it are showin', bomb Iraq. If your politics are sleazy, And hiding that ain't easy, And your manhood's getting queasy, Bomb Iraq. Fall in line and follow orders, bomb Iraq. For our might knows not our borders, bomb Iraq. Disagree? We'll call it treason, Let's make war not love this season, Even if we have no reason, Bomb Iraq.
January 29	Today's show
I want to compliment you on the very good interviews you conducted today. You asked good questions and as a result, allowed the listeners to receive much more in-depth answers from people who normally speak to us in sound bites. It made me realize the good representation, I ,as a citizen, am receiving. Thank you.
January 29	USS Liberty on TV
I was surprised when a friend told me that Tito Howard's recent video, "Loss of Liberty," was airing on Cox Cable Channel 18 ("Public Access" in RI) this afternoon. A few months ago Carole and I attended a showing in New London of this video about the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty on June 8, 1967. At the showing we met producer Tito Howard, Admiral Staring and Liberty survivor Bill LeMay. Mr. Howard had worked for years researching, acquiring archival material -- including video comments by Dean Rusk which I had never seen or heard before -- and editing the finished product. I don't know who arranged to get this video aired in RI. But Channel 18 is scheduled to run it again tomorrow, Jan. 30, at 9:30 PM. If you haven't seen it, this is a rare opportunity to watch or videotape it. (I think it runs about 55 minutes.)
January 29	fresh air
It was a breadth of fresh air to tune in at ten to two on your radio and finally hear someone with common sense. Please have Mr.Driver on again soon. Thanks Tim McCloskey
January 29	Bush Speech / Iraq
Keep up the good work John! These people that think this is a choice to contain Hussein or not contain him are in dreamland. He must be stopped and now. Bush nailed it last night. That laundry list of weapons, chemicals and other assorted deadly nerve gases that Saddam Hussein had and was supposed to destroy goes on and on. And for those who think he has not escalated production of those materials since the last time we were allowed to look around, well I'm afraid they are sadly mistaken. Bush also was right on the money in mentioning what the real role of the inspectors should be. It is verifying what SH has, not sneaking around all over the country trying to find what he has. It is also to verify what he was supposed to have destroyed. It was also very important information for the general public to understand fully that SH continues to thumb his nose at the UN. Even Blix has now said that the regime in Iraq doesn't seem to understand that to be any less than forthcoming at this hour is madness. I'm not a war monger..I am a 55 year old, early retired, white female, married with no children. But I did live through the Vietnam era and lost friends. I know people who lost family in the Gulf War. I am also very aware that any endeavor of this magnitude will cause hardship and lose for many families. That should not deter us from a cause that is right and just! Yesterday on your program Tom called in....always a well thought out presentation. I agree with him. Our mandate (overused word, but I can't think of another one right now) in this country is to help build democracies world wide. For those who say that we need to let these terrorist countries develop their own policies I again agree with Tom. We have fought two world wars fighting against the twisted policies of the European continent. And we prevailed. Are they better today than before that action. You bet! The ultimate result of this effort is peace. World Peace. Chris
January 29	Fw: THE JUST WAR THEORY
YOUR FARCICAL, THEATRICAL PRODUCTION USING CATHOLOCISM AND BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS ON TUESDAY'S PROGRAM TO SUPPORT AN IRAQI WAR WAS AN AFFRONT TO CATHOLICS AND ALL CHRISTIANS. DO SOME IN-DEPTH READING. GET OUT OF MAINSTREAM MEDIA RESOURCES AND USE SOME THINK-TANK INFORMATION TO FORM YOUR OPINIONS. YOU ARE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO CATHOLICS. HAVE YOU EVER READ "THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER"? JANUARY 26, 2003 JUST WAR THEORY: THESE PRINCIPLES WERE DEVELOPED EARLY IN THE TRADITION AS A WAY OF MITIGATING, AT LEAST IN PART, THE BRUTALITY OF WARFARE AS IT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED THROUGH THE AGES. Numerous writers etal have expressed the belief that the proposed war on Iraq falls well short of meeting these principles. PRINCIPLE ONE: REQUIRES THE IMMUNITY OF NONCOMBATANTS. IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT THE WEAPONS OF MODERN WARFARE RESULT IN INDISCRIMINATE INJURY TO CIVILIAN POPULATIONS, SO MUCH SO THAT MANY HAVE SAID THAT WARFARE IS NO LONGER JUSTIFIED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. It has already been announced that the planned invasion of Iraq will be preceded by intensive bombardment. There will be massive injury to civilians, both directly and through further destruction of the infrastructure. The Iraq war fails this test. PRINCIPLE TWO: REQUIRES PROPORTIONALITY BETWEEN COST AND BENEFIT; THAT IS, THAT THE RESULTING HARM WILL BE BALANCED BY APPROXIMATELY EQUAL RESULTING GOOD. In an Iraq war the devastation will surely be great, as will the economic cost to the U.S. and to Iraq. The resulting benefit will be doubtful, at best--the replacement of the present regime by a more friendly one of uncertain stability. The Iraq war fails this test as well. PRINCIPLE THREE: REQUIRES THAT THE WAR HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE OF SUCCESS, A PRINCIPLE INTENDED TO DISCOURAGE DECLARATION OF WAR IMPULSIVELY. MUCH DEPENDS ON WHAT ONE CONSIDERS SUCCESS. Much depends on what one considers success, but even the relatively modest goal of removing the present regime is not certain to be accomplished and success in establishing a stable and peaceful government through warfare seems highly unlikely. To the contrary, an attack is certain to inspire renewed terrorist activity at home and abroad. So the Iraq war fails this test also. FINAL PRINCIPLE: REQUIRES THAT WAR BE A LAST RESORT, AFTER OTHER MEANS HAVE FAILED. It seems clear thatr in the conflict with Iraq, diplomatic and other means have not been exhausted. Rather, the current negotiations have already been preceded by ten years of bombing and economic sanctions which may themselves be considered acts of war. The U.S. policy sems to be to attack first and negotiate later, a clear violation of the JUST WAR PRINCIPLES. BY ALL OF THESE TESTS, THE PROPOSED IRAQ WAR WOULD FAIL. THE RHETORIC OF THE PROPOSED WAR WILL CALL IT A WAR IN A JUST CAUSE, A WAR OF GOOD AGAINST EVIL, A WAR AGAINST TERRORISM. BUT WARS ARE NOT FOUGHT AGAINST AN ABSTRACTION LIKE TERRORISM. THIS WILL BE A WAR AGAINST THE NATION AND PEOPLE OF IRAQ AND IT WILL BE A WAR WHICH IS IMMORAL
January 29	Thank you
Dear John, Thank you for having our senators on your program today. If I could spend the time on a phone call, I would like to ask Sen. Chafee why he insists on opposing his party's and our president's proposals. I recently heard Sen. Reed on Newsmaker Sunday and he was more even handed and accepting of the president's policies than his Republican counterpart. Perhaps a party switch to better serve our state? Sincerely, C. Jeanne Warwick
January 29	Chafee
Hi John- Just had to write after hearing John Chafee. I almost had to turn the dial because just the sound of his voice makes me ill!!! I don't know why he just doesn't change parties. He's like a programmed robot of the Democrats except that he says it in that WIMPY way. I don't understand why people don't see that Sadaam HAD TONS of bio and chemical weapons just a few years ago as reported by the inspectors. WHERE ARE THEY? What more information do they need?!!! The repercussions of not dealing with this will only commit millions of more Americans to die if people don't wake up. Some idiot is talking about people liking Sadaam! Need to go for now because my blood is boiling. My best, Terri from Newport
January 29	annoying!!!
John; each day i listen/watch then simulcast of your show on COX 3. Is it that urgent that they get "I Love Lucy" on immediatly?? Too often you or your guest are cut off in mid sentence! I am certain your station manager keeps you to a strict schedule of breaks, I don't know whats going on at COX?? I was laid off from my position as a Sales Manager at American Biophysics (Mosquito Magnet) in East Greenwich last fall. I regularly listen while doing my online job search. And to quote Rodney Dangerfield "It's no fun out there". Keep up the good work... Steve Furtado
January 29	Re: terrorists
Weren't the 9/11 terrorists all Saudi nationals and not Iraqis?
January 29	NEW BUMPER MUSIC TIME?
JDMAN4WE: PLEASE REWORK THE BUMPER MUSIC AGAIN, IT'S ALWAYS FANTASTIC! paul/wickford
January 29	John check this link out
John, hooked on your program, thank you. Last week heard this link mentioned on Arlene show. Checked it out today, WOW. Makes OK City connection to the evil doers. When you have time please check it out. http://jaynadavis.com/ Best regards Frank Grimes
January 29	SuperBowl in perspective
John, I rec'd this from an old friend in San Diego, I thought you might appreciate it. Dave ------------------------- Sports Columnist Bryan Burwell - The Super Bowl in Perspective SAN DIEGO - It was just around midnight Tuesday night, and the outdoor courtyard at Dick's Last Resort was throbbing with the rowdy energy of a spring break bacchanal. There was loud rock music blaring out of the stereo speakers, and the air was filled with the distinct and somewhat revolting aroma of deep-fried bar food, cigarette smoke and spilled beer Dick's is the sort of bar-restaurant ideally suited for Super Bowl week mischief, because it has a down-and-dirty roadhouse feel to it. The waiters, waitresses and bartenders are charmingly rude, and the wood floors are covered with sand and all sorts of indistinguishable debris. The clientele on this evening is a fascinating mix of twenty-something college kids, thirty-something conventioneers and 40-something Super Bowl high-rollers. Yet there was one table in Dick's courtyard Tuesday night that was noticeably different from the others. There were six young men at the table and one young woman, and while they were drinking like everyone else in the room, there was something all too serious going on at this table that let you know that their thoughts were a long way from the mindless frivolity of Super Bowl week. Maybe it was the close-cropped "barracks haircuts" that gave them away. All the men's heads were cut in that familiar look of a professional soldier, skin-close on the sides, and on top a tight shock of hair that resembled new shoe-brush bristles. "We're Marines," one man told me. "And tomorrow we're boarding a ship for...well...I really can't tell you where, but you know." Of course we knew. In less than an hour, they would report back to a ship docked along the Southern California coast, then on Wednesday head across the Pacific Ocean, bound for a potential war in Iraq. So this was no Super Bowl party for them. This was their last night out on the town. One Marine was saying goodbye to his wife. The others were not so lucky. They all just sat around the table, throwing back beers and wrestling with the sobering uncertainty of the rest of their lives. "We're going to war and none of us knows if we're ever coming back," said another Marine, a 28-year-old from Southern Illinois. They all requested that I not use their names. "Just tell 'em we're the men of (Marine Aviation Land Support Squad 39)," they said. On Super Bowl Sunday, the men of MALS 29 will be watching the game from the mess hall of their ship. "That is, if we're lucky and the weather is good and it doesn't interfere with the satellite signal," said the Marine with the bald head and burnt-orange shirt. "But I gotta tell you, I'm not that big a sports fan anymore. It's going to be the first pro football game I've watched in...I can't even remember." Why is that? "Well, here's my problem with pro sports today," he said. "I don't care whether it's football, basketball or baseball. Guys are complaining about making $6 million instead of $7 million, and what is their job? Playing a damned game. You know what I made last year? I made $14,000. They pay me $14,000, and you know what my job description is? I'm paid to take a bullet." When he said those words, it positively staggered me. Fourteen thousand dollars to take a bullet. Not a day goes by that I am not reminded of what a wonderful life I lead. I am paid to write about sports and tell stories on radio and television about the games people play. But sometimes, even in the midst of a grand sporting event, something happens to put the frivolity of sports into its proper perspective, and this was it. Fourteen thousand dollars to take a bullet. As I sit here writing from my hotel room, I can look out my balcony window and I see a Navy battleship cutting through the San Diego Bay, heading out to sea. I can see the sailors standing on the deck as the ship sails past Coronado Island, the San Diego Marina and the downtown Seaport Village, and I wonder if any of the men from MALS 39 are aboard. It was only 12 hours ago that I was sitting at the table with my guys, buying them beers, and listening to their soldier stories. The Marine from Southern Illinois who sat to my right pointed to the bald Marine in the orange shirt who was seated to my left. "You know, I don't even know this guy, can you believe that? We just met a few hours ago when we came into Dick's. Oh, I've seen him on the base, but I've never met him before tonight. But here's what's so special about that man, and why I love that man. He's my brother. Semper Fi. I know a guy back home, and he is my best friend. I'm 28 years old and we've known each other all our lives. But today, that friend is more of a stranger to me than that Marine sitting over there, whom I've never met before tonight. That's why they call it a "Band of Brothers." The little Marine in the orange shirt lifted his glass toward the Marine from Southern Illinois and nodded his head. "That's right," he said. "That's my brother over there, and I'm gonna take a bullet for him if I have to." He said it with a calm and jolting certainty. There was a moving, but chilling, pride in his words. All around them, people were drinking, shouting and laughing. The college kids and the conventioneers and NFL high-rollers were living the good, carefree life. Across the street, a storefront that was vacant two weeks ago was now filled with $30 caps, $400 leather jackets, $40 mugs and $27 T-shirts with the fancy blue and yellow Super Bowl XXXVII logo embroidered on it. From every end of the streets of downtown San Diego's fabled Gaslamp Quarter, Super Bowl revelers toasted the Raiders and the Bucanneers with grog-sized mugs filled with beers and rums. But just around midnight in the middle of the courtyard of Dick's Last Resort, a far more deserving toast was going up to the men of MALS 39. We clicked our glasses together, and a few minutes later, they quietly slipped out the courtyard gates. Suddenly, the Super Bowl didn't seem so important anymore.
January 29	Orthodox Jews denounce Joe Lieberman
"Jews for Morality" is AGAINST Joe Lieberman's candidacy. In fact, he was excommunicated by a Brooklyn rabbinical court two years ago. See more at http://jewsformorality.org/
January 29	Re: highly offended 1/28/03
Thats ok Ralph, because it looks like Buddy gave him a slap on the way out. Beat him handily in the ratings he did. wow! Buddy gave it to him pretty good. When you make a living kicking people when theyre down, it all comes back around i guess.
January 29	Opposing view on Iraq
John, As an avid listener to your program, I am dissappointed on your insistence to try and convince every caller and political guest that your view on Iraq, and how to handle the situation, is the only logical path to a resolution. The whole time I sat there and watched President Bush speak of the "State" of the union, I wondered what the hell he was talking about. I will let the following article speak for itself. Please don't dismiss the author's opinion, your children's future is at stake. Sincerly, Jim Matta A Reveille, Not a Record The state of our union is ... unmentionable. By William Saletan Posted Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 9:40 PM PT If you went to the refrigerator during the first three minutes of President Bush's State of the Union address, you missed the part where he discussed the state of the union. After a few words about his record on the economy, education, corporate responsibility, and homeland security, Bush spent the rest of the hour outlining plans and promises. It was the kind of speech a president gives when he's been in office two weeks, not two years Why didn't Bush talk about the state of the union? Because the state of the union is nothing to talk about. The stock market is in the toilet. The economy is going nowhere. Unemployment is up. The deficit is out of control. Remember those State of the Union speeches Bill Clinton gave? The guy couldn't stop quoting happy numbers. That's one problem Bush doesn't have. As a president and orator, Bush has two great strengths: moral clarity and resolve. To the Iraqi people, he declared, "Your enemy is not surrounding your country; your enemy is ruling your country." To anti-war relativists, he observed of Saddam Hussein's atrocities, "If this is not evil, then evil has no meaning." To the country and the world, he vowed: "Free people will set the course of history. ... The course of this nation does not depend on the decisions of others. ... We will prevail." When Bush talks like that, he doesn't just send chills down people's spines. He puts steel in them. That's the good news. The bad news is the way Bush ducked the bad news. In discussing foreign policy, Bush laid out a tough standard: "America's purpose is more than to follow a process. It is to achieve a result." The result to be achieved was "the end of terrible threats to the civilized world." By that standard, he suggested, the U.N. inspection process was failing. To prove that this process was succeeding, said Bush, Saddam would have to give "evidence" of progress in disarmament. From the absence of such evidence, Bush concluded that Saddam "has much to hide." By that standard, Bush, too, has failed. The state of the union isn't a process. It's a result. Yet in the few minutes Bush spent on what he had "accomplished," he spoke of processes, not results. "To lift the standards of our public schools, we achieved historic education reform," he said. "To protect our country, we reorganized our government. ... To bring our economy out of recession, we delivered the largest tax relief in a generation. To insist on integrity in American business, we passed tough reforms. ...Some might call this a good record. I call it a good start." Record? That isn't a record. It's an agenda. An agenda is the measures you enact: education reform, a Homeland Security department, tax relief, corporate oversight reform. A record is what those measures are supposed to accomplish: lifting public schools, protecting the country, ending the recession, improving corporate integrity. By inserting these hypothetical achievements at the beginning of each sentence about his agenda, Bush made them sound real. They aren't. His education bill remains unfunded. The corporate reforms he signed were watered down. The first Secretary of Homeland Security was sworn in four days ago. And the economy is still a wreck. What Bush said of Saddam's disarmament record could equally be said of Bush's domestic record. He has given no evidence of progress. He must have much to hide.
January 28	Re: DePetro Program 01-27-03 -- 1/27/03
I am proud to be a Jewish American. Until September 11 2001 I was what some would call a Liberal- Leftist. No longer ! Mr. Driver was handled quite well by Mr. Depetro. Your letter speaks of the antiwar protestors not being Communists. I beg to differ. They are all of that . They are all front groups for the Hard Left. Including thier Big Red Buses that they ride in. The writer and Mr.Driver must know Israel is at stake. In World War 2 the U.S. found millions of Jews murdered. The U.S. WILL NOT LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN!!! Truly, C.R.C.
January 28	highly offended
Dear John, As an Italo-American, I was highly offended by your remarks that after an asian bookmaker was arrested. You said, "They should leave him alone and go up Federal Hill and arrest some Italians." This to me was a racist and bigoted statment. As an anology, if a large group of black students were absent from an inner city school, would you say go to the basketball courts and that's where you would find them? I doubt it very much. Furthur more you bill yourself as "independent this" and "independent that", you know what you need? An "independent slap" to your "independent face". RALPH A. DEANGELIS A PROUD ITALO-AMERICAN
January 28	Business District in Arctic (West Warwick) -- an oxymoron!
John, Almost every day in the West Bay edition of the Providence Journal, I read about plans to spend big money to revitalize the Arctic business district in West Warwick. Gimme a break, in this old mill town with its close proximity to the Warwick shopping malls and the Route 2 superstores-- will anything positive ever surface? It seems like a hopeless proposition. Even with taxbreaks, who in their right mind would locate a business there? It's laughable yet sad! When the old-timers remind me of how crowded Main St. used to be with shoppers in the 40s and 50s--- I remind them that the 5&10 and drugstores with soda fountains are no longer popular shopping destinations. ---- Phil from Edgewood
January 27	DePetro Program 01-27-03
MR. DEPETRO MR. DRIVER MY ONLY COMMENDATION TO MR. DEPETRO IS THAT HE DID GIVE YOU AIRTIME, MR. DRIVER, AND THEN EXTENDED YOUR TIME ON RADIO. HAD YOU BEEN VIEWING THE PROGRAM ON TV, "I LOVE LUCY" IMMEDIATELY PROVIDED WHAT MOST OF MR. DEPETRO'S AUDIENCE APPEAR TO CHERISH... ENTERTAINMENT. I HAVE DISAGREED WITH YOU IN THE PAST, MR. DRIVER, BUT I FOUND YOUR PRESENTATION TO BE INFORMATIVE. I COMMEND YOU FOR THE PROFESSIONAL MANNER IN WHICH YOU HANDLED TODAY'S PROGRAM AND THOSE I HAVE HEARD IN THE PAST ON WHJJ AND WPRO. I ESPECIALLY NOTE THE COMFORT LEVEL YOU MAINTAIN IN THE FACE OF EMOTIONAL OUTBURST. HOW UNFORTUNATE THAT PRIME DAYTIME AIRTIME ON A MAJOR RHODE ISLAND RADIO STATION IS DOMINATED BY A SECOND RATE "TALK SHOW/ENTERTAINMENT" HOST. WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE GUEST, BROADCAST JOURNALISM CLASS 101 INSTRUCTS..... THAT WHEN AN ASSESSMENT OF THE GUEST REVEALS A DEPTH OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION, A MEASURED RESPONSE/QUERY APPROACH, A CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT PERSONAL ATTACKS WILL NOT PROVOKE HIM/HER TO RESPOND IN KIND........THE MARK OF THE INFORMED, COMPETENT MODERATOR IS OBVIOUS ... HE/SHE AVOIDS UNNECESSARY INTERRUPTIONS, USES A MODULATED TONE, AND FOLLOWS LOGICAL (AS IN "LOGIC", MR. DEPETRO) RESPONSE/QUERY DISCUSSION. AS YOU KNOW, MR. DRIVER, I HAVE DISAGREED WITH YOU IN THE PAST ABOUT CERTAIN POLITICAL ISSUES. BUT WHEN YOU, WHO HAVE SPENT MOST OF YOUR ADULT LIFE ESPOUSING THE RIGHTS OF THOSE WHO ARE AND HAVE BEEN POLITICALLY OPPRESSED AROUND THE GLOBE IN SUCH A CALM, ARTICULATE, NON-CONFRONTATIONAL MANNER... WHEN YOU ARE SUBJECTED TO A HOST WHO HAS SHOWN TO ME, IN THE FEW YEARS I HAVE LIVED IN RHODE ISLAND, THAT HE "IS OUT FOR THE RATINGS"... IT IS, INDEED, UNFORTUNATE THAT YOU HAVE SUCH LIMITED CHOICES IN GAINING AIR COVERAGE. MR. DEPETRO, YOUR SNIDE VOICE OF DERISION, WHEN REFERRING TO THE PROTESTORS WHO WENT TO D.C., WAS NOTED. I WOULD LIKE TO DISABUSE YOU OF THE NOTION THAT "THEY WERE ALL COMMUNISTS". MANY ITALIAN AMERICANS FROM PROVIDENCE COLLEGE JOINED THOUSANDS OF MULTI-ETHNIC COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. TWO OF MY IRISH-AMERICAN NIECES JOINED THEM, AS WELL... HARDLY COMMUNISTS... MEMBERS OF "PAX CHRISTI" INSTEAD. I DO HOPE THAT YOU REMEMBER FROM OUR COMMON CATHOLIC EDUCATION WHAT THE GROUP, "PAX CHRISTI" IS, MR. DEPETRO. PROBABLY NOT!!! IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT YOU DID NOT READ THE PAPERS THOROUGHLY TO LEARN OF THE "GREAT CROSS-SECTION" OF AMERICANS WHICH JOURNEYED TO OUR CAPITOL TO PROTEST. A GLANCE AT THE HEADLINES WOULD HAVE SUFFICED. PLEASE DISABUSE YOUR RADIO AUDIENCE OF THIS MISINFORMATION IN YOUR FUTURE PROGRAMS. MR. DEPETRO, DO YOU REMEMBER "THE JUST WAR THEORY"?... ALSO PART OF THE THOROUGH CATHOLIC EDUCATION I RECEIVED IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. PROBABLY NOT!!! I SUGGEST THAT YOU CHECK IT OUT. YOU SEEM TO BE WILLINGLY A PART OF THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA MADNESS WHICH HELPED TO ELECT A PRESIDENT SOLELY BECAUSE THEY WANTED THE U.S. TO GO TO WAR. WE WILL NOT GO TO WAR! AND WHAT A SCANDAL THAT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ARE LEAVING THEIR HOMES, FAMILIES, JOBS AND COUNTRY FOR "THE BIG BLUFF" !! AND YOU ARE PART OF THE BIG BLUFF. I MAY DISAGREE WITH MR. DRIVER ON MANY ISSUES BUT TO WATCH HIM AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE OF INTEGRITY, WHO HAVE A GREAT BACKGROUND OF EXPERIENCE AND INFORMATION WHICH IS NOT PRIVY TO THE AVERAGE AMERICAN, BEING DISMISSED AND OPENLY DERIDED; I MUST SPEAK OUT! I RARELY LISTEN TO YOUR PROGRAM, MR. DEPETRO, AS YOU MIGHT GUESS, BUT I DO CHECK OUT THE GUESTS. I WOULD CALL BUT I DISLIKE BEING CONSTANTLY INTERRUPTED. LORRAINE M. SEDLOCK
January 27	America !!!!!!!!
This says it all! After hearing that the state of Florida changed its opinion and let a Muslim woman have her picture on her driver's license with her face covered this is an editorial written by an American citizen, published in a Tampa newspaper. He did quite a job; didn't he? Read on, please! IMMIGRANTS, NOT AMERICANS, MUST ADAPT. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Americans. However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the "politically correct" crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to America. Our population is almost entirely made up of descendants of immigrants. However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand. This idea of America being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Americans, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has been developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom. We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn the language! "In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some Christian, right wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture. If Stars and Stripes offend you, or you don't like Uncle Sam, then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. This is OUR COUNTRY, our land, and our lifestyle. Our First Amendment gives every! citizen the right to express his opinion and we will allow you every opportunity to do so. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about our flag, our pledge, our national motto, or our way of life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great American freedom, THE RIGHT TO LEAVE. If you agree -- pass this along; if you don't agree -- delete it! AMEN I figure if we all keep passing this to our freinds (and enemies) it will also ,sooner or later get back to the complainers, lets all try, please.
January 27	Iraq
God bless you John, for devoting your valuable showtime to this most crucial topic. Recently the History Channel ran a very impressive documentary series on Gulf War I and what Saddam is currently doing to further destroy our country and our people. According to this report, he posesses enormous stockpiles of bio and chem weapons, in addition to the development of nuclear. For example: all it would take to kill 50,000 people (not 3,000) in an area somewhere in any big city, is for the smallpox bacteria loaded into the vacuum of a fountain pen brought across our borders by one of his appointed murderer's, released into the atmosphere. This highly contagious disease would in turn be passed on and contracted by 5 others. The loss of life, tragic as it was on 9/11, would pale by comparison! Wake up America!! Remember, we are NOT the enemy! Thank you again John and don't give up! Your message could help save thousands! CJ Warwick
January 27	Weapons of mass destruction?
Weapons of mass destruction? I am so tired of hearing this phrase. It's a nice catchall. I'd feel MUCH better if G.Bush would just say, we're going to attack Iraq to make an example of them. We'll take their oil, they'll be properly compensated of course and anyone else who messes w/US will get the same thing. The "weapons" thing is just a lot of crap. We have the ability to photograph EVERY sqare foot of the country right down to someones hand. There's NO WAY anything is being done w/out our knowing, so if there was, we'd be able to offer proof. Iraq has YET to be directly linked to ANY Al Quaeda groups despite the thousands of arrests that have occurred around the world. Don't get me wrong, I'm no fan of Iraq, I just don't think they are that dangerous to this mighty nation, and I find it insulting to be told they are. What's the most popular country connected to the A.Q.? You got it -- Saudi Arabia. But they're our friends? No, ONLY the ruling family is. And not even all of THEM like us. They've been connected to terrorists man many times. Sending $$ to the palestininan terrorist, sending people to Afghanistan DURING the campaign. Yet we say very little about this... why? I'd like to know. The most popular name given to newborn boys in Pakistan after 9-11... Osama. This country is supposedly a big ally. Who's the real enemy here. Do it or don't, just don't piss down my neck and tell me it's raining! Mark L. Scituate
January 27	Re: Re: The Black Key Club Segment 1/18/03 -- 1/23/03
John In response to the response of my response. I am in my late twenties and happen to be in a successful touring original rock band. (though I love publicity for my band, I'll refrain from naming names) I have seen just about anything you could imagine associated with the rock and roll lifestyle. I'm far from a prude, but I'll admit I played bingo as a kid. Maybe you should allow drinking at the BKC, you people take yourselves way too seriously. Rock on! Chaos in Cranston
January 27	Re: Chaos in Cranston 1/24/03
John One last response to this post. "Scratch's" response is "queer". Didnt he say they do not screen anyone for HIV or other communicable diseases? Wouldn't that be part of someone's history? Also, he refers to the BKC as if it is a "mainstream" pastime like hockey, live music or theater, though I am sure I could come up with some semantic similarities. I am sure I wouldn't feel comfortable sitting on the BKC sofas or "love seats" so, in the words of Jerry Seinfeld, "I don't want to be an orgy guy or have orgy friends". Chaos in Cranston
January 24	Chaos in Cranston
Hi John, I wanted to comment on the note dated January 18 from "Chaos in Cranston". I was disappointed to read someone characterize The Black Key Club as 'a group of strangers with no histories, medical screening, or identities'. The Black Key Club is a community and we screen very carefully. No one is admitted to the club without a written application and an extensive interview (conducted by one of our membership committee). There are no 'strangers' at the Black Key Club, unlike your local sports bar, where the only thing you need for admission is a fake I.D. and the cover charge. Unlike many bars or sporting events, there is no drunkenness or violence at the Black Key Club. Unlike many nightclubs, there is no drug use at the Black Key Club. These things are due to the fact that we do have a history of everyone there and we do know everyone's identity. Chaos concludes by saying "Our state is rich with arts, culture, and music of all kinds", and I agree. The Black Key Club is one of many, many things you could do with a Saturday night. If you think it's something you might enjoy, please talk to us about attending. If it's something that's not for you, Chaos, then don't come. I like museums and I don't like hockey games, so I go to one and not the other -- but I don't characterize someone who likes something I don't as 'a major creep'. Scratch Black Key Club
January 24	FW: Something to think about.
I listen to your show everyday from 11:30 to 12:30 on my lunch break. I thank God America has people such as Michael Bragg. I hope you bring this topic up on your show again. I'll be listening. Sylvia Cook of Warwick R.I. ----Original Message----- From: Tammy Hubb - Ohio Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 9:38 AM To: Amtrol - OH; Sylvia Cook - 293; Joseph Shapiro - 211 Subject: Something to think about. Subject: Washington Times, denouncing the pay raise(s) coming I think this Airman's response to the Washington Times should be printed in all newspapers across America. Especially now when the President is calling up more Reserves and National Guardsman. Get this response out to everyone you know. It's time the Jane Fonda's & Shaun Penn's, and Cindy Williams' of this country wise up and support the troops that defend them. Noel Pritzl 1st Vice President USDR Military pay article On 12 Nov, Ms Cindy Williams (from Laverne and Shirley TV show) wrote a piece for the Washington Times, denouncing the pay raise(s) coming servicemembers' way this year-citing that the stated 13% wage was more than they deserve. A young airman from Hill AFB responds to her article below. He ought to get a bonus for this! "Ms Williams: I just had the pleasure of reading your column, "Our GIs earn enough" and I am a bit confused. Frankly, I'm wondering where this vaunted overpayment is going, because as far as I can tell, it disappears every month between DFAS (The Defense Finance and Accounting Service) and my bank account. Checking my latest leave and earnings statement (LES), I see that I make $1,117.80 before taxes. After taxes, I take home $874.20. When I run that through Windows' Calculator, I come up with an annual salary of $13,413.60 before taxes, and $10,490.40 after. I work in the Air Force Network Control Center (AFNCC), where I am part of the team responsible for the administration of a 5,000-host computer network. I am involved with infrastructure segments, specifically with Cisco Systems equipment. A quick check under jobs for Network Technicians in the Washington, D.C. area reveals a position in my career field, requiring three years experience with my job. Amazingly, this job does NOT pay $13,413.60 a year, nor does it pay less than this. No, this job is being offered at $70,000 to $80,000 per annum. I'm sure you can draw the obvious conclusions. Also, you tout increases to Basic Allowance for Housing and Basic Allowance for Subsistence (housing and food allowances, respectively) as being a further boon to an already overcompensated force. Again, I'm curious as to where this money has gone, as BAH and BAS were both slashed 15% in the Hill AFB area effective in January 00. Given the tenor of your column, I would assume that you have NEVER had the pleasure of serving your country in her armed forces. Before you take it upon yourself to once more castigate congressional and DOD leadership for attempting to get the families in the military's lowest pay brackets off AFDC, WIC, and food stamps, I suggest that you join a group of deploying soldiers headed for AFGHANISTAN, I leave the choice of service branch up to you. Whatever choice you make, though, opt for the SIX month rotation: it will guarantee you the longest possible time away from your family and friends, thus giving you full "deployment experience." As your group prepares to board the plane, make sure to note the spouses and children who are saying good-bye to their loved ones. Also take care to note that several families are still unsure of how they'll be able to make ends meet while the primary breadwinner is gone-obviously they've been squandering the vast piles of cash the DOD has been giving them. Try to deploy over a major holiday; Christmas and Thanksgiving are perennial favorites. And when you're actually over there, sitting in a DFP (Defensive Fire Position, the modern-day foxhole), shivering against the cold desert night; and the flight sergeant tells you that there aren't enough people on shift to relieve you for chow, remember this: trade whatever MRE (meal-ready-to-eat) you manage to get for the tuna noodle casserole or cheese tortellini, and add Tabasco to everything. This gives some flavor. Talk to your loved ones as often as you are permitted; it won't nearly be long enough or often enough, but take what you can get and be thankful for it. You may have picked up on the fact that I disagree with most of the points you present in your op-ed piece. But, tomorrow from KABUL, I will defend to the death your right to say it. You see, I am an American fighting man, a guarantor of your First Amendment rights and every other right you cherish. On a daily basis, my brother and sister soldiers worldwide ensure that you and people like you can thumb your collective nose at us, all on a salary that is nothing short of pitiful and under conditions that would make most people cringe. We hemorrhage our best and brightest into the private sector because we can't offer the stability and pay of civilian companies. And you, Ms Williams, have the gall to say that we make more than we deserve? Rubbish! A1C Michael Bragg, Hill AFB AFNCC" IF YOU AGREE, PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AND SHOW OUR SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN FIGHTING MEN AND WOMEN. THANK YOU. THIS LETTER SHOULD BE APPLAUDED BY ANYONE WHO'S EVER SERVED OR HAD A FAMILY MEMBER SERVE IN THE ARMED FORCES! THIS YOUNG MAN DESERVES A MEDAL!
January 23	HOMELESS
MANY OF THEM CHOOSE TO BE HOMELESS AND DO NOT WANT TO GET HOUSING OR A JOB. THAT IS A SHAME THEY LIVE OFF EVERYONE ELSE. DON'T THEY HAVE A CONSCIENCE OR ANY PRIDE TO BEG OFF OTHERS? LOSING YOUR JOB IS ONE THING TO BE TEMPORARILY OUT OF WORK BUT AT LEAST FIND ANOTHER JOB. BUT MANY OF THESE HOMELESS DON'T EVEN WANT TO DO THAT. I HAVE NO PITY FOR THEM IF THEY WON'T GET OUT THERE AND HELP THEMSELVES. JR
January 23	REGARDING YOUR PROGRAM ON ABORTION
If anyone thinks a baby is NOT a baby/human being at conception they better think again. Once the sperm and the egg are united life begins. All growth begins. There is a lettle heart in there beating and blood flowing thru it's veins as it slowly takes the shape little human being. When a woman first misses her time of the month what does she say "I am having a baby even at that early stage of the pregnancy she refers to it as a "baby". I feel very strongly that life DOES BEGIN AT CONCEPTION. Think about it. When I was 17 I got pregnant and my Dad got some pills for me to abort my baby. My boyfriend at the time who later became my spouse took those pills and flushed them down the toilet. Needless to say the baby I carried did not turn out to be an Einstein but rather chose and still chooses to spend most of his life incarcerated. He has never disrespected me, just has no respect the possessions of others. I pray everyday that God will turn him around but at 38 now I am losing hope. He is very smart but does not put his knowledge to good use. That is all I have to say on the subject. JR N. Kingstown
January 23	LIMO SERVICE
I lost the phone number for the limo service you put out some time ago. Could you please give it to me again. Your show is great. I listen all the time.
January 23	Fill in
David Jones did a good job filling in. Just wondering where on the web can I go to find out what happened with him at WSNE? A caller mentioned it yesterday...they were sorry to hear that he was no longer at the station. His reply was... so was he. Keep up the good work John. The cell phones are disappearing over at the (Little) Boy's Club according to this mornings Projo.. I guess we are going to have to embarrass these new guys into leadership roles. And this seating issue.. just makes my hair hurt. There should be no special treatment for longevity. You are there to do the people's business and if that isn't enough for you, then get out! Let someone run who wants to work for the people of Rhode Island and not just to fatten their own bank account at taxpayer expense. If one of these smucks wants to show some brass...give the house budgets back, tell the legislators they have one week to come back with cuts of 25% or more and if they don't do it then the leadership will and they will have to live with it. That is leadership..not pandering.
January 23	Re: The Black Key Club Segment 1/18/03
Well we are all certainly entitled to our opinion. My opinion in reply to this person who was offended by the segment on The Black Key Club is... if it bothers you so much... then go play bingo or something! You see there are people in this world who are open and honest with their mates and enjoy sexual relations with others. I too once used to be a prude with many jealousies and insecurities until one day decided to be free. Once we entered the lifestyle my husband and I found that we have become stronger in our relationship. Every human has had at one time or another been attracted to another and some cheat behind their mates backs. It is so much better never ever having to worry about unfaithfulness in our marriage. Bottom line is that this lifestyle is not for everyone. Some just are too damn insecure, jealous and uptight to expand their horizons. I know... I used to be one of those people, but now that I am a swinger I am no longer restrained :-) It's a very good feeling! We are happy and in our opinion that's all that matters. One more thing... Scratch is far from a CREEP! I can say this because I KNOW him... so don't call people names or knock the lifestyle if you have never met or spoken with Scratch and you have absolutely no clue about swinging. Aggravated in Massachusetts! P.S. Who ever said that you have to swing with strangers with no histories etc.. etc... Some do, but we like to get to know people first before having sex with them and develop friendships with one couple at a time. You certainly have no clue as to what this is about....sweetheart I could teach you a lot ;-)
January 23	A Request
John, As a long time listener and occasional "contributor", I have a request. You have been running a very effective anti-drug PSA for awhile with the tagline: "It's not pestering...it's parenting. Questions, they're the anti-drug." As with an old rock song that has a lyric you just can't understand (and you lose your mind over trying to figure it out each time the song is played), the spot has such a line in it for me. The parents are talking about the activities of their children and one says: "His chemistry teacher spits when she hugs." Now, that can't be right??? Is there anyone at the station who can make out that line and put me out of my misery? I went so far as to e-mail The Partnership for a Drug Free America with this same question. They have not responded. They probably think I'm a fruitcake. That may be, but that's not the issue. A little help....... Jim (from Cranston) Sulanowski
January 23	Has the Lawn Mower Sheriff Been Fired Yet?
I've heard you talk about that lawn mowert repair sheriff from Bristol. Has he been fired yet? I haven't heard anything about him lately until todays ProJo which says he went OVER the State Police heads to charge that inmate after the sheriff who works for him broke the guys jaw. The state police said no and the fat lawn mower guy said he did't care. When is Carcirie going to remove this guy? Has anyone checked HIS state phone records? How about his spending? Who does he answer to? I cant believe this state! Andy Cranston
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