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May 14	Crossing Guards
Since I am at work I cannot call but this issue is very important and needs all the positive suggestions possible. Why can't the beat cop cross the children each day? The rest of the force can cover Cranston or any other community for (1). This does not add additional monies and more important the children get to know the police and the police get to know the children. When I went to school the beat cop was the one we saw every day going and coming from school. They knew all the kids by name, the good kids and the ones that could be potential problems in the community. Lets address this issue for the whole state of Rhode Island. Thanks Nancy A. Zinkiewicz Business Office The Donley Center
May 14	Alfreda Barnes
Why are you allowing your show to be used to scam money from your listening audience. I wouldn't contibute a dime to anything associated with that con woman and her convict brother.
May 14	Marvin Barnes
John, Get that THUG off the air. He's turning my stomach. I heard enough yesterday! "I Know, just another great man hiding behind the Bible." If he were speaking at anything my child had to attend, I wouldn't let it happen. Sorry, but I had to change the radio station. How can you respect someone who robbed people, while wearing a jacket with his name on it?
May 14	Bad News Barnes
John: Marvin carried the show. Chairman Lynch
May 14	Walter Barlow
John, I am going to try to keep this short. I would have to say that I know Walter Barlow very well. I was also at the city council meeting last Tue. I observed Kim talking to Walter at the meeting in the hallway while the meeting was going on. I did not hear the conversation but it appeared to be friendly. There is an ongoing joke around the department about that nut Brenda Hogan. Three Lt's have resigned their position in about the last year in a half because none of them can deal with Hogan. Brenda's brother is a Capt on the police dept and he will have nothing to do with her because even he knows she's crazy. The volunteer's once placed a sign on a cat's cage reading "Murdered by John Smith." John Smith is the animal control officer. Smith took a cat to the vet and upon the advise of the vet had the cat put down. Hogan and her clan went into Smith's office and proceeded to scream and yell at him. After Smith had told them several times to leave his office he tried to close his door, striking one of their feet. Hogan and her crew then tried to press assault charges against Smith. Walter Barlow is one of the best officers on our job and it hurts me to see what is happening. He lost his cool and if you had to deal with Brenda Hogan, you would probably lose your cool too. I can assure you that at no time did Walter Barlow ever mean that he would kill Brenda Hogan the person. None of those nuts were ever in fear for their safety. They held on to the tape as leverage until after the city council meeting. They were waiting to see if they were going to be reinstated. When they were not the tape went public (they sound pretty scared to me.) I really wish you had the chance to meet Walter Barlow, he is one of the funniest, nicest guys I know. Everyone who knows Walter likes him. Except for maybe Brenda Hogan or Brenda's Hogan' ex-husband who Barlow put in jail for 8 years while she was with him or shortly after. By the way nice job with that idiot Coogan. I was hoping you would look at the Attorney's General web sight and research Brian Coogan. I am sure you will find something very interesting. You may even be able to see the things he hasn't had expunged. Thank you and good luck, M.S
May 14	pawtucket school walk out
Hi John... this situation really disturbs me. My daughter attends Nathaniel Greene and she is in kindergaten. She is not there for breakfast or lunch, and she has to suffer being home for a day if not longer. I know for a fact that a group of mothers offered to go to the school and make sandwiches and they were turned down flat by the TEACHERS. Now us working parents will have to deal with a prolonged school year because of this. This is unjustified. What has Pawtucket become??? Thank God I just moved to Cumberland!!! Armando F. Silvestre Ps I love your talk show!!!!! Go BUSH!!!!!
May 14	nyt
the new york times has been a rag for some time. i remember when marc rich got the pardon from clinton. the pardon and his wife, denise rich, were vilified by most papers. a week later, the nyt does a puff piece on denise rich saying what a great person and song writer she is. i have not bought the nyt since and never will. and speaking of rags, the beloprojo is another rag. take out the ads and wire service articles and there are only about 10 articles a day written by local writers. rivoter2002
May 14	Hillary's residence in Morocco
A guy from Morocco that lives on the East Side of Providence told me Hillary has had a residence in Morocco "in the hills" ever since the days that Malcom Forbes had his vacation residence in that location and that Hillary is there a lot with her daughter. The guy was trying to emphasize how safe Morocco is. My spouse thinks this information is questionable because the Secret Service costs would be off the charts with the terrorism trends. Wonder if there is a way to find out the truth.
May 14	Why not to do business in Rhode Island
John, Go back through you website and read letters that were written by a few people that pointed out why not to business here. Those people hit it right on the head, maybe President Bush should have the military invade and occupy Rhode Island and have a regime change here set up a new constitution without Rhode Island residents having a say.
May 14	gross inequality
John, I took a look at how many days I work per year and compared to a fireman's. I get 8 holidays, 2 weeks vacation and No sick days. Hard Private Sector Worker ME 365 days a year - 104 weekends - 10 vacation days - 8 holidays ------- 243 WORK DAYS Fireman's 365 days a year -183 (4 days on 4 days off) -20 vacation days -20 sick days -14 holidays ------- 128 WORK DAYS I am working 115 more days a year than the fireman. That is about 4 months off. This is wrong. It is very unequal. They only work 20 years and do not pay for health insurance. Either they have it right or the private sector has it right. I think the private sector has it right and these public jobs are a scam. Sincerely, paul
May 14	Two of Bob Kerr's articles
Bob Kerr uncovers government abuse and doesn't even know it!!!! Clueless!!! 1. 5/14/03 DCYF - From the Dark to the Light - The DCYF paid for a kids education and an off campus apartment?? What is this DCYF Educational Trust? Who pays for that? It is a great story, but what about all the other kids that want to go to college for Free and live off campus!!!! Sounds like they need an audit of the DCYF and see who is getting this college money and how it is being spent. I could be wrong! But where there is smoke, there is fire. 2. 5/9/03 Training School hires ex-convict. This Peter Slom was charged with possession and delivery of 1 KILO of Cocaine!!!! Did the other potential job candidates 6 years ago realize that because they did not have a criminal record that that worked against them!!!! I am sure some very qualified people applied for that training school job without criminal records, and they did not get hired! They hired the person with the criminal FELONY record!!!!!!! Again, who did he know!!!!! We need an investigaton!!!!!!!!
May 14	Providence taxes in the news
John, Thought you may want to see Providence towards the front in yet another national ranking. My guess is Buddy would not boast about this one. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/ Sports/forbes_citytaxrankings_030514.html Dave Providence
May 14	abuse of school officials
John: I took time out of my lunch break to respond to two situations you were discussing regarding the Pawtucket and the Johnston school systems. The reason I called as soon as I heard what was going on, is that I was both infuriated and firghtened at what both parents and taxpayers are being subjected to by their state, town, and, in this case, the schools to which their children are being entrusted every day. (Well, NOT today in Pawtucket). You disconnected me before I could explain what my oldest son went through during a strip search almost nine years ago. When my son came home that awful day he was crying convulsively and screaming "mommy why did you let them do that to me?" He just kept crying and was too humiliated to even tell me without his dad present. He was singled out of his classroom one day and brought to the principal's office and told to take all his clothes off. He said that a man in a white jacket handled his privates (We always taught all our children to never let anyone touch them, ...only their doctor with a parent present) and he began to scream for his mom. Regardless of their reasons for stripping and touching him, certainly they, being the child "experts" should have seen his distress and should have called me. They all knew that I was a stay-at-home mom and I could be reached any time. The reason their explanation for this atrocity made no sense (they claimed this was for medical purposes) is that he had had a complete physical by his pediatrician only a couple of months previous and the school received all the paperwork on this. We sought out help on this whole issue and an attorney affiliated with The Rutherford Institute contacted us wanting to prosecute the Swansea school dept for assault. It became his belief that this was indeed a strip search in effort to find evidence of some sort of abuse. My husband and I had been having difficulty with the school system for some time and we had become quite vocal about our concerns, as I was trying to explain on your program. ( I apologize for the fact that I was unable to organize my thoughts and articulate the story in a less cumbersome manner.) In the end, our nine-year-old son became victimized by the school authorities who were appointed to protect him. As a result, we stopped the whole legal process and opted to remove our three children from the school system and to home school them. It was the best choice we could have made. It took a long time for all of us to get over this horror perpetrated on our child. Looking back, it was nothing short of a nightmare. The Johnston father should seek out an attorney and prosecute the individuals who humiliated this young boy in that manner. Parents need to take back their authority as parents. The same goes for the parents in Pawtucket. It is about time for parents to take back their responsibility and their entitlement as parents. I, for one am greived and sickkened at the fact that we seem to have bought into Hillary's philosophy of "It takes a village to raise a child". That's just socialism. It takes, and has always taken, two loving parents to raise, nurture, clothe and nourish a child. And I know that not all parents can home school as we did, but they can DEMAND that their teachers educate their children. And you are correct in saying the system is broken. It is broken and it needs to be dismantled and restructed from the top down. Thanks for "hearing" me out. Donna P.S. The really good thing about home schooling is that we never worried about teacher or cafeteria strikes, snow days, constant interruptions for disciplining, certainly no more strip searches!
May 14	Texas & Rhode Island
Hi John 51 Dems from the Texas legislature are hiding in Oklahoma as a protest against redistricting that seems to favor Repubs. Quick, close the border! If this is their best answer to fighting redistricting that they claim is unfair, they belong in Rhode Island. This is the type of shennanigans that play out close to home. Since our Legislature has never had an original idea can a trip to Oklahoma by the Dems be in the cards? We can only hope. Chris
May 12	Capt. Barlow
John; Cox cable in East Prov tapes all city council meetings.... Believe it or not, I was 1 of the few people to stay past midnite at the meeting last Tuesday and listened to the testimony of Kim Casci, and John Tabella. The reason that Capt Barlow was placed in charge was that the Hogan group had problems with the previous officer. Chief Dias responded by replacing that individule. And he placed an officer with an impecable reputation, and whom he trusted, in charge to "straighten " the problem out. A Captain !!! In charge of the dog pound!!! At the meeting Kim Casci replied to a question that " She had no knowledge of Mrs. Hogan, and had not met her"... Very different than the discussion today with Mrs. Hogan telling your audience that she knew that Channel 10 had the tape and had contacted Cheif Dias. And that she knew that Chief Dias had refused to listen to the tape previously. Todays Journal has a letter from Mr, Tabella very critical of the SPCA!!!! The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to animals is (in his groups opinion) unfit to be involved with animal shelters. This is where the Kim Casci/Brenda Hogan group comes from. At the city council meeting Capt. Barlow and Cheif Dias had evidence of the professional testing of the dogs in question, Testing which Ms. Casci said was invalid because it did not fit her group's criteria! A city employee of the shelter was presented who is out on disability due to the attack of a pit bull, which had been picked up after a viscious attack of a child. This dog is not dangerious in the opinion of "Defenders of Animals", as documented by Capt. Barlow that evening. When it all comes out, Kim, Brenda and all the other PITA nut cases will be proven responsible for creating a situation where Capt. Barlow made his unfortunate remarks. The last question is why would Kim Casci keep copies of e-mails and record phone conversations (possible illeagle) with Capt. Barlow if not to attack him??? Stephen Furtado
May 12	rian "The People - So What" Coogan
What a suprise, he works for the state! http://www.courts.state.ri.us/district/constables.htm
May 12	Brenda Hogan v. E.P. Dog Pound
I'm writing to ask you to dig a little deeper into the history of volunteers at the East Providence Dog Pound. The Pound (as are all others in the state) is a municipal facility that is under the jurisdiction of the police dept. All pounds (not private shelters - such as the Providence Animal Rescue League) are the responsibility of the local police dept or town council. The Pound must take in all unwanted and stray animals, as well as those who have bitten or are under quarantine for rabies exposure. The sad truth is that all animals in the pound are not good candidates for adoption. Brenda Hogan has been trying for years to undermine the authority of the Animal Control Officers and to run the pound as a private shelter. Many veterinarians in the East Providence area will no longer do business with Brenda because she refused to pay bills for services provided - usually provided at a significant discount. Funds managed by Brenda Hogan (over $7000) that were set aside for the care of the impounded animals are unable to be accounted for. At Brenda's insistence, many animals were kept in the Pound for over a year, during which time their mental health deteriorated and they became a further danger to society. At one time, Brenda had over 25 cats that were sick and not socialized living under deplorable conditions in the kitchen of the shelter. While the Captain's remarks were inappropriate and damaging to his reputation and career, the Pound was finally getting back on track under his supervision. The adoption numbers have soared, the Pound has room to take in strays and turn-ins, the animals are receiving the proper care and animals that have no hope of a placement in the community are humanely euthanized without spending months languishing behind bars. I know this latest flare-up makes for good radio, but the Animal Control Officers that work hard to protect the community and the animals are in the middle of a mess that they did not create. They are trying to enforce city and state law while running a user-friendly municipal facility filled with animals that need huge amounts of care every day. Please take a closer at the situation. Ask Brenda where she is living now and where her RIPAWS animals that are advertised on her website are housed. Ask her about her fundraising, if RIPAWS is a licensed shelter and if RIPAWS has a supervising board of any kind. It's easy to run a shelter when you have no accountability and no rules to follow. Thank you.
May 12	"I got da butn"
John, The Rhode Island House of ill-REP-ute strikes again, this time in the form of one Mr. Brian Coogan, Dem Rep from East Prov. John, what was THAT??? If he said "butn, butn, I've got da butn" one more time on your show today I was going to drive off the road - from laughter. Mr. Coogan, aka Bozo Brian is the latest in a long line of barely literate state reps who've made fools of themselves in the media. Please explain it to me again John, exactly why would Governor Carcieri want to meet with this yoyo?? I'm guessing after Don briefly chatted with BB by phone at his house the Gov determined this guy is a frufru?? I know I would!! By the way John, you did an awesome job of interviewing (destroying) Coogan, twice. Ya think Brian knew he screwed up the first time around so that's why he called you back again?? You bet he did! But seriously John, I think you need to put the audio of that interview on your website for all Rhode Islanders to hear because that attitude of Coogan's is VERY common on Smith Hill. People need to know what the reformers are up against with that crowd. Great show today John. Keep up the great work. Hope to hear that interview on your site in the future. (if not in audio form then in printed transcript form??) Regards, Linda North Kingstown
May 12	LAFFEY: Determination Equals Success
John, What a great change it is to have someone like Edgewood native son, Steve Laffey, running the city of Cranston. He is someone who cares about "all" of its citizens-- unlike the sleeze of Buddy Cianci and John Harwood -- corrupt powerbrokers with big egos, crooked deals, fiscal irresponsibilty and political servitude to their political cronies. With Laffey at its helm... I see alot of light at the end of the tunnel for Cranston. With his management skills and fiscal reponsibility-- Cranston has what it needs at this difficult time. If I had one word to describe Steve Laffey-- it is "determination" --- and his determination will result in success. Phil... from Edgewood
May 12	Hilliary
Subject: Gold Star Mothers Please take a moment to read this. If this won't hack you off Nothing will... Gold Star Mothers You really should be sitting down when you read this one. Gold Star Mothers is an organization made up of women whose Sons were killed in military combat during service in the United States Armed forces. Recently a delegation of New York State Gold Star Mothers made a trip to Washington, DC, to discuss various concerns with their Elected representatives. According to published reports, there was only one politician who refused to meet with these ladies. Can you guess which politician that might be? Was it New York Senator Charles Schumer? Nope, he met with them. Try again. Do you know anyone serving in the Senate who has never showed anything but contempt for our military? Do you happen to know the name of any politician in Washington who's husband once wrote of his loathing for the military? Now you're getting warm! You got it! None other than the Queen herself, Hillary Rotten Clinton. She refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers. Now, please don't tell me you're surprised. This woman wants To be President of the United States --- and there is a huge percentage Of Voters who are eager to help her achieve that goal. May you sleep in peace always...and please...hug or thank a Veteran for that privilege. Think about this one!!! Don't forget, our girl, Hillary Rodham Clinton, as a New York Senator, now comes under this fancy congressional Retirement and Staffing Plan. It's common knowledge that, in order for her to establish NYS residency, they purchased a million+ dollar house in upscale Chappaqua, NY. Makes sense. Now, they are entitled to Secret Service protection for life. Still makes sense. Here is where it becomes interesting. The mortgage payments, hover at about $10,000 per month. BUT, an extra residency had to be built within the acreage in order to house the Secret Service agents. The Clinton's now charge the Secret Service $10,000 monthly rent for the use of said Secret Service residence and that rent is just about equal to their mortgage payment, .... meaning that we, the tax payers, are paying the Clinton's mortgage, their transportation, their safety and security, their 12 man staff, and it's all perfectly legal. Sincerely, Cdr. Hamilton McWhorter USN (ret) John Check this out. It's probably true!!!
May 12	Click It or STICK IT seat belt law
This may be a good talk topic. Do listeners believe that law enforcement or D.O.T. is actually worried about their health regarding getting tickets for seat belt use? Ask listeners who don't wear seat belts why they don't. What do people who do wear seat belts think about the majority of the population who reject the law and don't wear seat belts? Click it or stick the belt behind you? Yours truly Spaz.
May 9	East Providence Cop -Michael Kent arrested for the same thing!!!
John: Michael Kent was arrested for the same thing when he said he was going to kill the fire inspector. They Charged him. Mayor Cicilline said he takes those threats very seriously!!! Doesn't someone in East Providence take those threats seriously? The Police Officer saying he is going to destroy that animal organization should be enough to send him packing. He is going to use all his powers, meaning his official powers to get rid of them. Isn't that an abuse of his powers as a law offical. It is a total abuse of power!!!!! and sounds like a coverup to boot!! jb-Barrington
May 9	Father Misgivings
Dear Mr. DePetro, I am somewhat embarrassed, as I unable to remember Father Misgivings true identity. Could you please give me a name and a phone number. We would like to do a fund raiser and I need to know where he will be appearing so that some of the committee members can view his act. Thank you.
May 9	sorry and hello
Hi John, This is Frankie from Warwick. I want to apologize for hanging up today on your show it could not be helped. Before I spoke to you I told the person who picks up the calls that I only had a few minutes because I had to pick up my mother then get my son from school who is only 7 years old. While I was talking to her, I said I didn't want to speak to you but just wanted a message sent to you that I agreed with the previous caller that there are 2 sides to the story. I did not agree w/ the chief or captain who ever he was, because he was wrong, but something must of gotten him so angry, something must have been said from the other party that hit his heart that made him hurt to have triggered him to say what he had said, like what the journal had done the day before about Major Dennis Simmeneau. She said at your office, Oh, do you no Him? I said yes he is a friend. She said oh we were trying to get a hold of him yesterday. I said yes I heard from others John was saying some pretty bad stuff, "like once the journal reported the truth about the Major, now the Major can't be found". I was like "What why does stuff like that have to be said"? There are hundreds of listeners out there that don't even know him and now they are listening to all this garbage". The truth is the Major is now retired. She said yeah now we know. I told her, and now it's happening again on the show. I thought John was an Independent man. There are 2 sides to a story. You don't know why he said what he said. BUT, the Journal knows exactly what was said in court when Dennis testified for 2 1/2 hours on everything including on what the journal wrote and what the journal wrote was not the truth. BUT they go ahead and ONLY print garbage when they know the truth. I started to tell the person who answered your phone today the truth on the guy who made it into the academy that he didn't make the 1st school 2 years ago, and.... and then she said hold on speak to John and I started to say I don't have time, and then I was put on hold. When you came on, I was expecting to give the example of the journal and the story of how they twisted the Major's truth and what the journal wrote about, but you wouldn't let me I just wasn't ready to give you an analogy of this cop of east providence and this other problem. When you came back to me with your listeners not wanting to here what I had to say, and interrupting me everytime I was trying to say something I just couldn't continue because all I had on my mind was the being on time for my son when he got out of school and me being there. I am sorry and didn't mean to disrespect you on your show. Please except my apology. Frankie from Warwick. Maybe see ya at Conte's some day. I do know providence has lost one of the most honest police officers they have ever had, and I do know that Dennis is a kind person. Maybe if you sat down with him and had a Coke (soda) and actually got to know him you would say hmmmm, I stand corrected. Because I thought as an independent man unless you really new you really don't know. I am an independent but there's 1 thing I refuse to do and that is to "Judge" anyone. The reason why I could not think of an analogy today is because I just don't think that way. I have now been listening to your show @ 5 months now as a single mom of a 7 year old miracle son, he and I have now have put you and your family on our prayer list for health and prosperity. God Bless. Frankie
May 9	Re: Time for Providence to free small property owners to make money
You have lived in Rhode Island for thirty years, and you haven't tried to vote these clowns out of office, you could have moved to a different state if you are serious about business. The people of Rhode Island have it so ingrained the government is the way to get things done. How many people were brought up to get a government job for security and benefits? Or work in the parents business and take it over which is very appropriate it is a great way to build generational wealth. I don't see any grass roots effort to change the laws and regulations. You are still trying to change you state constitution to balance the powers of the three branches. You are 226 years later than the rest of the country it is time to become part of the 1990's instead of the late 1600's and early 1700's. Your newest mall is 1970's design and that was built with taxpayers money. Your residents don't have the assets it takes to create the businesses that will create large amount of wealth. I don't know how many millionaires you have in your state but a million dollars is not a lot of money anymore, with ten million dollars you can start maneuvering through the legal system and have some decent investments. Rhode Island's tax code is very punitive toward people of wealth if somebody with some money would be better off living in Massachusetts or Connecticut. New Hampshire would be better but it far from any metro area.
May 9	Cop Rage
What would happen to, say, a school teacher who threatened to kill a student or a town official who threatened Armageddon on an organization in the town? Rick, North Kingstown
May 9	East Providence Police Captain
Hi John, I am listening to todays (May 9th) sho while working. Based on this man's tone of voice and other portions of the tape, it seems to me that at that time he really wanted to kill this woman, and although he would probably never do so, he truly meant it at the time. I would not have wanted to be in his presence when he was speaking that way. He was not just frustrated--but went over the top. My prime reason for calling, however, although it may be petty--and it has been a long time since I was in school, I don't get the "metaphor" response --what is "Kill Her" a metaphor for? Plus, a metaphor is a noun, not a verb that last time I knew. If he is suggesting that the metaphor was "Armegeddon is comingr" in other words "Watch Out - its all over"--he is not doing himself a favor by using the word armegeddon. I truly think this man needs some kind of anger management training, and at the very least counseling for post traumatic stress, work burn out, or whatever. Bonnie
May 9	Police
We are all human right? Let he without sin cast the first stone. I am not a policeman nor do I know any of the people involved. I agree with the policeman that called earlier. There are 2 sides to every story. The comments may have been inappropriate but we HAVE only heard them out of context. Does anyone remember the moving "Twelve angry men". It is easy to say but not always meant. We are crucifying this person on air for something we do not know everything about but that is a standard for Rhode Island. Another point is that you yourself stated that it is sweeps time. Maybe there has been some pumping up going on.
May 7	Time for Providence to free small property owners to make money
Bring new business into the state? Give us a break! Don't forget we who have been living here for 30 some years. How about letting money grow in the neighborhoods? Providence and other small community inspection departments stiff small property owners by going after small apartment and store owners over inane code and zoning stuff to get a piece of the pie. Are they trying to stymie growth in a dead city neighborhood or just trying to repress potential for success, which of course would bring more taxes into the city? These unqualified and self-interested inspectors have never seen successful commerce in a small city evidently, or else they are too busy trying to get their own bit of palm money. So the big excuse is these inspection people are Union workers, so we have to keep paying them in their city jobs. Don't care. Time to kick out these Union crooks. Bring in the office videos and time clocks/sheets. Eliminate their second jobs.
May 7	Re: Open letter
Dear Comrade, The world is full of countries already living your fantasy. In fact, half of my family were killed escaping from one such place. Rather than destroy this one, why don't you migrate to one already existing. The worker's paradise of Cuba is the closest. I will even donate a leaky old boat for you and anyone else who wants to go. But I warn you, I and my surviving family will fight you to the death if you try to install that nonsense here. Sincerely, Manny
May 7	re: Open Letter
Independent Man, Your buddy, whatever his name is, just posted a thinly diguised version of the ten planks of the Communist Mainfesto. I laughed when just a bit below him, John Gillman gave him a pre-emptive ass kicking. Ha hahahahaha! John Gillman for Governor!
May 7	Narragansett Indian Tribe
Food for Thought: Chief Thomas of the Narragansett Indian Tribe is meeting with the Governor today in an attempt to "enlighten" him of the importance of having an Indian Casino in Rhode Island....Also, I was in Evelyn's Villa Thursday, April 24th while the Pawtuxet Valley Chamber of Commerce was welcoming the Tribe & Harrah's Entertainment into the chamber. Before the "Business After Hours" event started, Chief Thomas stood at the bar with a "gentleman of color." The "gentleman" was toting an exposed gun. A women standing at the bar was so upset, she left! I really thought it was against the law for anyone to carry a gun without it being "concealed." I really felt bad for the terrified women and I wondered why Chief Thomas needed an armed bodyguard. The bodyguard appeared to be in his early-mid twenty's and I wondered if he had a permit to carry a large handgun. Scary!!
May 7	Music
Whenever I hear the song, "Whispering Hope", I think of summers at my uncle's summer place at Waterman Lake. It was a close community, and at night we would all gather by the fire for a peaceful get-together. Two sisters were there, and every night we would ask them to harmonize that song. It was so very beautiful. The memories are sad, though, as they had a younger brother, about five years old, who was a real heck-raiser. The following summer, the residents went back to their tents by the lake, and it was learned that the boy had a brain tumor. Some time later I had heard that he passed away. One caller mentioned "Ave Maria". Whenever my sister hears that she thinks of her wedding. She wanted it to be played during the ceremony but the priest refused. He claimed that the church didn't approve of the version she wanted to be played, which was the one we usually hear. Here it is, many years later, and she still feels badly about it. Jan
May 7	Bush on Board
John It was great May Day bravura for President Bush to jet onto the carrier. It also helped show the rest of the world our military prowess. Remember all the communist military displays in the past on May Day. Power Up Mr President! Charlie [Bristol]
May 7	"You're a Better Man than I!!"
Good morning, John -- it's Fred from Elmhurst. I don't know HOW you get through a call like that last caller "with the heavy accent." It's so typical of people moving to this country to trash it with the throwaway excuse that "THIS country is capable of doing this or that." So typical. And then they wonder why they're often challenged to move back from where they've come. What REALLY scares me more than her baseless accusations (I was WAITING for her to say maybe Bush had a hand in "arranging" the events of 9/11!!!)...is the fact that she might actually BELIEVE her own babble! Very, VERY scary!! Have a great day. --FRED
May 7	Re: Marshall Plan for the cities? Are you nuts?
Actually at the next Democratic Presidential Convention, the Democrats should change the name of there party to the what it actually is. The Democratic Socialist Party. ngcfla
May 7	Fund Raiser shown on WPRI
John, Last night I was going to watch CSI, then that horrible benefit concert was on. I listen to your show when I travel up here I did not realize how bad the benefit circuit is here. I saw that article about New England being so cheap that give very little to charities, I don't blame the people, if this is the best entertainment to draw on. A benefit concert should have been in the Providence Civic Center with really good entertainers. The show was for 2,300 people and they could not even fill that. I don't know how much the tickets were they could not have been more than $20.00 per head with the amateur acts they had. I have been in Houston for their Rodeo and they will raise $400,000.00 for student scholarships for the best steer.That is one company buying that year's best steer. With that venue they do know how to raise money for many worth while causes and make revenue for their firms and have fun doing it. This was about people's lives and they were lucky if they raised $15,000 with this concert. I don't know how much the TV Station raised last night. I hoped they raised something, personally WPRI should pay the viewers to watch that again and donate all advertising revenue for one month to the families for making us endure that garbage. I have to question has the one million dollar mark been broken yet? This has been over two months, the example of Houston a couple million dollars would have been a few weeks working the phones or services needed at the time would have been given gratis.
May 6	Baghdad BOB KERR-- Not On The Winning Team
John, You have to cut Projo's Baghdad Bob Kerr some slack. He's upset for being on the "not so victorious team" of Saddam Hussein, Jacques Chirac, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Rod Driver, etc... Any type of display of American patriotism will drive him into a frenzy. He hates the colors of red, white, and blue. And he wishes he could write his column in a somewhat less than free society. Where will he be on the 4th of July? .... probably in a deep depression!!! Phil...from Edgewood
May 6	Re: Our Rhode Island taxpayers business partner, Vincent Mesoella
a couple of weeks ago in the Sat. real estate section of the ProJo, there was a transaction for the sale of property in N.Smithfield for about $300,000, the seller was Vincent Mesolella, could this be a reference to those 23 acres?
May 6	Re: Marshall Plan for the cities
I am the caller who proposed a Marshall Plan for the cities. The point I am trying to make is this "You can either leave things as they are or you can come up with a "Plan" to change it" . Just take some time and notice that the problems of our cities have become the problems of the "Suburbs", only on a smaller yet growing scale i.e.; Serious Crime, Drugs, Juvenile Crime, Dirty Streets, Poor City Services, Corrupt Politicians. Your writer states "After over forty years and billions of dollars dumped down the rathole, perhaps it is time to consider something different." My question to you is WHAT do you suggest. Remember, the cities were not built for those who are now paying rent to live in them now. They were built for / by those who now live in the Suburbs, where I might add they moved after they wore down out the physical structures and only return to them to collect rent. And don't forget with the rent they do not repair or keep them up. They only subsidize there present housing or bank account. I suggest the writer Read Death at an Early Age: by Jonathan Kozol, which is available on "Amazon.Com". and then make a reasonably rational comment about the Cities. As for the writers suggestion that a culture has failed, if they are speaking about the Political Culture I submit that all political cultures have there failures. If they are not speaking about the Political Culture then I will not address that issue in this forum. Your writer also mentions "In my culture there are plenty of guns, but there is almost NO violence. I don't even know anyone from my culture, other than myself, who has ever been shot at, and that was long ago, by a person of another culture" does this person even live in America ? Listen, the bottom line is this We can spend our time pointing fingers and going back & forth or we can come up with a concrete, well thought out plan. I think the most Right Wing Concervative & Left Leaning Liberal can agree on that much. If not we, or our ancestores, may be faced with Class Warfare that will probably not be verbal in nature. Peter M. Pringle Sr. Business Analyst Boston Financial Data Services Inc.
May 6	providence taxes
Hi John, I listen every day and love your show; however, I cannot call in because I'm at work. I just want to voice a complaint about Providence trying to get money from the state so they don't have to raise taxes, have layoffs, etc. I'm furious because I live in Cranston and we're bailing ourselves out -- why should the state help bail Providence out and not Cranston. Mayor Laffey is doing a great job trying to correct the financial woes of the City of Cranston and so should Mayor Cicillini. It's not right!! I feel that if the state is going to funnel some money their way, then they should also funnel money to every other community in financial trouble. Why should Providence be any different than Cranston or any other community?? Please stay on this and get the message across to the Governor. Thanks alot John, Carla
May 6	smoking ban
Hi John, I do apologize as I've already emailed you once today, but I really feel I have to weigh in on the "smoking ban" issue. I am totally in favor of the ban. I'm a non-smoker and have never smoked. I also have asthma. I have no family history of asthma, but I had two parents who were chain smokers and as a result developed asthma in my mid-30s. Twin Oaks is my favorite restaurant; however, I cannot go to that restaurant without coming home with the stench of smoke all over my clothes and hair. Even restaurants with non-smoking sections do not eliminate the problem all together, especially restaurants like Twin Oaks that have large bars. The smoke always emanates over to the non-smoking section which is right adjacent to the bar. I would be thrilled if RI instituted the ban. Thanks for listening (or should I say reading) again. Carla
May 6	NON-SMOKER AGAINST SMOKING BAN
John, I do not smoke, and second hand smoke drives my allergies crazy. I don't even like to be around it, and I actively avoid it. With that said, it's truly a sad day when the owner of an establishment cannot decide wether or not to allow smoking in his or her own private business. I think anyone who supports this ban is an enemy to personal freedom, and are incredibly short-sighted. A private business that wants to permit smoking could easily put up a "smoking allowed inside" sign, and thus protect those who don't want to breathe smoke, including me, by giving them advance warning. I support the restaurant owners' right to choose. It is astounding to me that any American could be so cowardly as to send a government officer in their name to force a citizen to prohibit smoking in their establishment. These people are so selfish and short-sighted that it sickens me. It's truly frightening to me to hear that so many people want their government to use force on their behalf to make all places, both public and private, indoors and outdoors more enjoyable and pleasant for them. It's selfish beyond my comprehension. The concept of private ownership means nothing to them, and I am ashamed of them. Keep up the good work. Patrick Tiverton
May 5	Re: state deficit 4/30/03
John, I heard the last caller who spoke to the Rep. Williams and mentioned Empower America. I don't where her district is but looking at the whole state your state chamber of commerce better book William Bennet and Jack Kemp ASAP. With what this program did for The South Bronx which was very similar to the mill towns of your State it can't hurt. The only difference is the State of Rhode Island is predominantly European. Your state residents better rethink the old image of the Republican Party and being independent. They don't understand either and they definitely don't understand economics and what will bring business. You should read the Op-Ed page in Projo about your friend Jeff Dederain, you have too many small businesses in Rhode Island that are incestuous with the government regulators as this article pointed out. The people of Rhode Island make fun of the South but who has more newer affluent areas and have growing economies. Make fun of me while I go to the bank.
May 5	Letter to the Governor
Dear Mr. Governor, You again have missed an opportunity to bring higher paying jobs to the State of Rhode Island. Instead you are listening to a few residents of the area around Quonset. Where do you think you are going to get 300 large yachts to moor in this marina? Look at the numbers there are maybe 25,000 residents that have over a million dollars in assets in this state. Most people that can afford that size boat will not live here because of our tax code. Speaking of boats, was that barge leaking oil off Buzzard Bay built in Rhode Island? You also hoodwinked the residents of the state and Providence with the Gtech deal, you gave away a fortune. The correct way would be to deregulate and lower taxes to attract companies, it is time to do what is right. Deregulate the state laws regarding zoning and business regulations, in the first place it is none of the states business what company does as long as it is not illegal by Federal laws. It has to be this way until this state gets rid of corruption and this closed society and starts encouraging outside companies to do business here. Speaking of jobs I hope you are not planning on counting these little minimum wage jobs in the restaurant and parking industries that were created by Gtech's move to Providence. Do not include jobs created by Ocean State Job Lot they averaged $24,000 per year who are they hiring? High School kids saving for college, college kids working through school, and retirees who never planned on ever getting old . The 500 jobs created by Citizens bank are in the same range $36,000 per year average these jobs are what used to be known in the 1980's as the " Pink Ghetto" jobs mainly for women with no upward movement. The jobs the Economic Development conference is attracting are low paying that are not worth the space to do in New York or Boston and the next place to move them is overseas. How about bringing jobs that will support families on one income that are not government make-work created for someone's idiot nephew. Fidelity is playing the State of Rhode Island like fools so did FleetBoston look how much money with their operations the state give them money to bring in jobs that pay only $20,000 per year and then they pull the headquarters out of Providence. The Eminate Domain issue is the worst nightmare for this state it will set a horrible precedent for the state. The message if you do not do what the state wants they will shut you down and give you pennies on the dollar. Next send some of your representatives to talk with Mayor Lee Brown of Houston or the city council they will show you how to attract business. Let them talk to business leaders who know how to get thinks done ethically. The next stop is send them to Savannah, Georgia or Charleston, South Carolina to see a real container port. The last issue is start is, you ran as a Republican stay with the party line, where politicians do they have no trouble attracting companies and jobs. I will give you credit for your handling of The Station Fire. On creating jobs 1st quarter of this year 0 created 5000 needed for this year. Please count only jobs that only pay above the national average these are the jobs that help our overall economy. A way to know if you are succeeding is when the number of parents with young children staying home goes up and they can afford their own home not living in a "triple decker" the other way is when more parents can afford to send their children to private school because the public schools in this state are so poorly run. Only four schools here pass all the new mandates. It is time to give the parents the choice have the school state aid follow the child to whatever school the parents choose not the National Education Association. Thank you for your time and good luck with this task.
May 5	St. (Something ???? ) School Info Needed
Hi John, I was listening to your show one day this week and there was a gentleman you were speaking to in reference to a Saint (?) school that was having an upcoming function on May 6th. - there was also something mentioned about some computer hardware (CD-Roms IF I heard corectly) that was needed by this school. Could you reply with the name of the school so I can contact them ? I do have some computer hardware here and maybe I can help. The phone number would help also but if that is not possible I can look it up in a phone book - Thanks, A listener - Joe
May 5	Sailors/Soldiers/Marines/Airmen
Dear John In listening to your program over the course of the past few months I have noted a lack of consistency in referring to members of the armed forces. This may not seem like a big deal to a civilian but to those of us who are serving or have served it is a major issue. First of all the individuals the President spoke before aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln were not "troops" as you referred to them on today's program. Members of the Navy are called "sailors", "officers and crew" or simply "the crew of" the ship being referred to. Members of the Army are referred to as "soldiers", "troops" or "troopers". Marines are "Marines" or "troops". Marines are never referred to as "soldiers". The Air Force has "airmen" or "troops" and the Coast Guard "Coast Guardsmen". Those who are or who have been members of the armed forces have their own, less formal names, particularly for members of other branches. Names that to civilian ears may sound less than complimentary. However those of who have served in uniform such slang names are usually expressed with respect and admiration that no civilian can ever know. By the way the name of the ship that the President was aboard on Thursday was the USS Abraham Linclon which also may be properly referred to as the Lincoln. You referred to her as the Abraham. Again this might be seen as minor to a civilian but no one calls a 100,000 ton carrier by it's first name. Rick Lundin Hopkinton, RI
May 5	war info
John, You suggested that weapons of mass destruction might have been ordered used, but the order was not followed. According to a friend of a friend, this was true. Our intelligence had compliance of 5 Iraqi divisions along the western border --not to join us, but to remain neutral. Before the campaign! This was wizer than open mutiny. This allowed us to march stright up to Baghdad with an unprotected flank. These Iraqi divisions received urgent orders from Saddam to use: weapons of mass destruction. The orders were ignored, confused, contermanded. So they must have had weapons of mass destruction at their disposal. Those weapons cannot be far from where those divisions were. What those weapons were doing on the border rather than around (Baghdad) is anyone's guess. Did we shortstop a surprise attack by Saddam on a neighbor? When all is revealed, President Bush will have even greater stature than he has today. The intelligence work done for years prior to this campaign will be textbook for the next century, I am told. We are witnessing a truly great President in action, something many people do not get to see in the course of a lifetime. Amd we are a great country, something that sadly some people do not believe even now. Al Fontana
May 5	The New State Rhode Island Song
John, I have fun picking on Rhode Island especially when I heard the governor and the Providence mayor speaking about budgets and taxes. Are these two for real? When are they going to look at other states and including the District of Columbia. I heard on Laura Ingram even Washington D.C. is going to start giving school vouchers! Mayor Cicciline spoke about raising revenue through tried and proven unsuccessful methods of running government. You are in a so called progressive state how about trying ideas such as smaller government, contract out services to outside companies, less interference and lower taxes. One thing Rhode Islanders have to learn is to stay on there side of the fence they can wave and be friendly but don't climb the fence. I enclosed a song that the title fits Rhode Island politics and government perfectly. The last line of another song by The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again" also fits Rhode Island. Meet the new boss same as the old boss. ARTIST: Richard O'Brien TITLE: The Time Warp [From Rocky Horror Picture Show] Riff Raff It's astounding Time is fleeting Madness takes its toll But listen closely Magenta: Not for very much longer I've got to keep control I remember doing the time warp Drinking those moments when The blackness would hit me And the void would be calling All Let's do the time warp again Let's do the time warp again {Refrain} It's just a jump to the left And then a step to the right With your hands on your hips You bring your knees in tight But it's the pelvic thrust That really drives you insane Let's do the time warp again Let's do the time warp again Magenta It's so dreamy Oh fantasy free me So you can't see me No not at all In another dimension With voyeuristic intention Well secluded I'll see all Riff Raff With a bit of a mind flip Magenta You're there in the time slip Riff Raff And nothing can ever be the same Magenta You're spaced out on sensation Riff Raff Like you're under sedation All Let's do the time warp again Let's do the time warp again Columbia Well I was walking down the street just having a think When a snake of a guy gave me an evil wink He shook-a me up, he took me by surprise He had a pick-up truck and the devil's eyes He stared at me and I felt a change Time meant nothing, never would again All Let's do the time warp again Let's do the time warp again {Refrain} All Let's do the time warp again Let's do the time warp again
May 5	re: Reed attacks
IM, Communist = World Socialist Workers Party - Abject failures in every way. Fascist/NAZI= National/Ethnic/Religious Socialist Workers Party - Far more dangerous as the people overlook the fatal flaws of socialism in the belief that they are part of a special group, a brand of Socialism just for them. This form often appears to function for a time, unlike communism which has never worked even for a short time. Examples, Hitler, Stalin, Hussein (Baathist), Mussolini,Pol Pot, so-called White Supremacists, modern American Liberalism. All forms of Socialism, all are deadly. I've lived under them. Our home grown socialists like to call themselves "Progressives. What's so "Progressive" about the economic ruin, torture camps and mass murder that invariably accompanies socialism wherever and whenever it comes to power? Manny
May 5	Conservative Voice
Greetings, Please check out the current issue of the Conservative Voice. I hope you enjoy this latest offering of thought-provoking commentaries. Regards, Abel Perez, Editor & Publisher--Conservative Voice
May 5	Bennett and Bush
heard a few minutes after Imus and before turned to something else --Although I agree with some of the things Bill Bennett has had to say -- I always found him pompous and & holier-than thou--Rush's cousin. (The brother Bennett I respect more). As far as I know, he's never stopped smoking either. Then again, Bush obviously has/ had a drinking problem , but he's never admitted he is/was an alcoholic. P.S. I thought Bush looked like a third rate actor on the carrier, and as usual, when opened his mouth tacky "sound bites" were parceled out. (I am only impressed that he learned to fly a plane, I'd expect that takes a higher IQ than he has). And of course, getting into the National Guard showed foresight as it was a safe place to sit out Vietnam -hard to fathom why he's never gotten the grief about it that Quayle did? And - as far as I know, one year of that time is unaccounted for, no one really knows were he was! p.a.burke
May 5	Re: Marshall Plan for the cities? Are you nuts?
John Gilman, I agree whole heartdly with you, it has been since the Great Depression that the cities have been so much in social services and any other social enginerring projects just to create jobs programs to buy votes. The Edge cities that are growing don't want these type programs and the are kicking the old cities of the northeast right where it hurts the wallet and the tax base.
May 5	Re: Marshall Plan
Dear John, I listen all the time and like to read your website. You have so many wierdo guests who make no sense. Someone was calling for the stupid Joel from Worcester to be on. Please don't. Instead of people like Professor Beeman, Rod Driver, that stupid girl from Brown, why don't you have a guest who makes sense? Why not have Mr Gillman on your show? He writes the best letters and appears very inteligent. Do you think he would run for office? Ginny Miller Coventry
May 5	Old Man in the Mountain
Like a dentist putting a cap on a tooth, have a fabricator model a fiberglass "Old Man in the Mountain" and mount it by helicopter to the former location in Franconia Notch. From 1 mile away in the parking lot you won't know the difference. Bruce A. Warwick
May 5	Open Letter
John; I called your show on Friday 5-2-03 and mentioned that this country needs to invoke a "Marshal TYPE Plan", and that I would love to hear a show on Gun Control. You agreed and I hope you do. Just make it a show of substance and not a commercial for guns. Let me just start by saying that about the Party System we have, they are a big part, if not the whole 1) Dem Party / Rep. Party / Green Party: All of them are jokes. A person campaigns and makes speeches that appeal to the populace and indicate that they are on the same page with them and will represent there beliefs. Once they hit Washington all bets are off they succumb to the "Party Line". If they spent the bulk of there time in there local offices and not in Washington, if for no other reason then they would be accessible, then we would have true accountability. While they are in Washington they do what the Party wants and not what there constituency wants. All independence is lost. Keep in mind that we live in the Internet / E-Mail era and as such a large portion of there work could be accomplished from there home office. 2) Programs : Yes we need programs the issue is what kind of programs. 1) Try this one out. A person is on Welfare (full or partial), whichever, they go to work for there money and accrue sick time as well as vacation time. There jobs could be restoring the physical appearance of our communities, by painting and repairing the dilapidated structures and start with the schools. This would serve all parties involved as follows: a) The aesthetics would be a major improvement. b) A sense of Community would be restored. c) People would then have a sense of worth. NOTE: Don't forget the School Books and Computers for our schools (They are a must). For those properties where the ownership is absent or does not participate in a meaningful fashion. Then the Govt. (City / State / Fed) should take it away fix it up and then auction it off. These jobs should be run just like a regular job (Time Cards / Dress) and not have a scarlet letter associated with them. 2) Our school age ( Jr. & Sr. High) children should have a summer job guaranteed. They could be working in Summer Camps, Cleaning Parks, Sr. Centers, Libraries, Police Precient etc. 3) After school programs should be available. Almost all schools & churches have gyms, rooms etc. We should open them up and staff them with students, High School & College, who would receive credit for there work. And the centers should be education based, not primarily sports. Although, there could be teams which compete against other centers. 4) The Draft should be mandatory. Either you go to College or go into the Service. Thus providing an incentive to get a Education. Those in the Svc could patrol our borders (minimum) 3) Social Conduct: You have to admit that the Social Deterioration has gone on for 2 - 3 - 4 generations. The sad thing is that this is not a new phenomenon just a neglected one. Our future is in our children and as such we must begin with them. 1) I propose that after the schools are fixed up we should: a) Do away with the "Casual Dress" of one of there Role Models (Teachers). Thus commanding respect from the students and there parents. b) All of the liberties which allow for "Porn" of any category (soft, medium, hard) to be exhorted in music, TV, Film etc should be banned (period). 2) The Police should definitely be community based. However, they should. a) Get out of there cars and approach kids hanging out on corners or in front of building. Engage them in conversation and if necessary move them along b) Roll down there damn car windows and listen. c) Make a left or right from the main street, go into alleys. d) Walk the streets. NOTE: If need be, place "2" officers in a car. 4) Guns in the Neighborhood: Guns control is a joke. True gun control would be to tell all manufactures. "Listen nobody is Hunting with a Saturday Night Special so you cannot produce them any more (period)". The only people who should have the type of gun used in street crime are those who are required to have them for there jobs. If a person wants to teach there family about guns there are appropriate avenues that could be followed and if there are none then they could be written. Gun shows should be just that, shows, not a place to purchase a gun. All permits should be issued by the police dept and you should not be allowed to purchase one until the background check is completed and the need for the gun has been validated. 5) Drugs Alcohol in the Neighborhood: I view this as the NUMBER ONE DOMESTIC PROBLEM. We should march into all of the drug producing countries and just render the fields and processing plants useless. Damn the rationale that says they have to be converted to a revenue producing alternative. They had there chances (sounds like the Sadam Rational) and our society is being threatened (Sadam Again) and is under attack (Al - Quida). All Alcohol should be sold in State Stores (not corner stores). Imagine if people came out of there houses one day and could not get high. Once they look around they would be shocked at what has happened to them. I could go on and on. But let me just end with this. On the Social Points a person would have to be a fool to think that a person would want to be in Poverty, live in Run Down Housing, attend Poor Schools, or go to Jail. No Mr. DePetro this is the result of a society which places the almighty dollar in front of all of its decisions. Because of this practice we know find ourselves in a position of playing catch up and the only way is for the Govt. to legislate the types of changes needed. On the Global Front, where are the Weapons of Mass Destruction, Where is Sadam, Where is Osama, Where are my Taxes going, where is Waldo. Is there anyone in Washington who truly represents the "PEOPLE" and not the special interests. PS; I am a liberal l and will always be one if for no other reason than I do not view the ills of society as the result of people wanting to do the wrong thing or live in poverty. But that of a certain segment of society wanting to control the whole economic pie. Therefore, they blame the less fortunate for there fate. I am willing to bet you that if you went to every jail in the country and interviewed every prisoner you would not find 5 who wanted to be in jail when they grow up. Can a person live a comfortable life with 5 million must they have all of the money? STOP MAKING THE RACIAL COMMENTS AND DISCOURAGE YOUR LISTENERS FROM DOING THE SAME IT SERVES NO PURPOSE.
May 5	Grocery deliveries
Stop and Shop delivers for free with their pea pod website. Sean OKeefe
May 5	Re: FOLKS 5/2/03
Johnny D, I hate to say it, but this guy's right. Perhaps you can run a contest like Howie Carr does, with Ted Kennedy's how many AHHHHH's can you pick out of a speach!
May 2	mayor of Cranston
John, I listened to the mayor of Providence on your show today. He seems to be making some positive moves in his city. I would be interested in hearing what moves the mayor of Cranston is making. So far, the only major moves he has made was raise taxes and add a supplemental tax which is due by the end of May. He claimed to be a financial expert. Hell, I could've done that. I hope he hasn't gone into hibernation like Gov. Almond did. Vin from Cranston. Long-tome listener and sometimes caller.
May 2	Marshall Plan for the cities? Are you nuts?
John, I heard with dismay your caller talking about a "Marshall Plan" for the cities of America. So after forty years of liberalism being in almost total control of city governments nationwide, they find themselves at the bottom of a deep, scary hole. Well, the first rule when one finds oneself in a hole is to stop digging. Perhaps city dwellers might finally come to the realization that it is liberal policies that have created that hole, and if they are going to get out of it, they will have to reject the feel-good do-nothingness of liberalism and embrace personal responsibility. After all, who made the cities the way they are? Me and other people who live far outside the cities? Or the people who live there and run them? After over forty years and billions of dollars dumped down the rathole, perhaps it is time to consider something different. I am certainly not going to allow them to keep stealing from me and flushing the money down the toiletbowl of the inner city. I don't work there, don't shop there, don't go there. Why in hell should I have to pay for their failure to care for themselves? No wonder they name so many of their streets after their philosophy, ONE WAY! The same fool started whining about guns. So typically liberal. Blame inanimate objects for the failings of their own culture. In my culture there are plenty of guns, but there is almost NO violence. I don't even know anyone from my culture, other than myself, who has ever been shot at, and that was long ago, by a person of another culture. Again, leftists blame everyone and everything else but themselves for their failures and the failure of their culture. Oh, and you can't take away our firearms without repealing the Constitution, whose Second Amendment has absolutely nothing to do with hunting but everything to do with America hating leftists, crooked politicians and enemies of the Constitution and Republic, both foreign and domestic. Just for fun, have someone point out one other protected right, enumerated in the Constitution, (Not granted, the Constitution does not GRANT anything) that is so absolute as to be worded, "Shall not be Infringed." It doesn't say your right to free spech or anything else, shall not be infringed. No other right is declared so absolutely as the right of the citizens to keep and bear arms. Any restriction, no matter how "reasonable" is much more than an infringement and therefore, illegal. Obviously, the first fatal failure of the city culture is education. How many trillions of dollars have been wasted by the left on that losing proposition? When will they stop digging that hole deeper and deeper with their "self esteem" "whole language" bilingualism and other B.S. before someone thinks to go back to the system of the fifties and sixties that worked? It was based on achievement and personal responsibility. It sure works in India, who is kicking our butts, with their education system based on 1950's America. Want to fix the cities? Look in the mirror to find the problem. Disgusted; John Gillman
May 2	FOLKS
Your up to 200 times per show, the word FOLKS . Enough already.
May 2	Hi John
I listen daily and thoroughly enjoy your show. I tried to call today but could not get through. Just wanted to leave my thoughts about our president, George W. Bush. I am very proud to call Mr. Bush my president. I am old enough to remember John F. Kennedy and I was one of those who mourned his death greatly. My feelings about him however were influenced by the Kennedy mystique and the circumstances which included a young family, a handsome president etc. A lot of emotional issues came into play. My feelings and thoughts about Mr. Bush are not influenced by emotional issues. I think of him as a pure and simple man. He believes in God and I believe he is influenced by that belief. He has a strong sense of right and wrong, he has strong convictions and has the courage of those convictions. He indeed is my HERO. Louise from Warwick
May 2	hilary-the angry woman
john, after hearing hillary screamming about bush this week..... we can only imagine how she used to scream at bill. my ears hurt just thinking about it. rivoter2002
May 2	minimum wage versus freebies
I was asked to attend a Section 8 Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage conference via a friend. One of the Section 8 tenants, a black woman, sat on the board of the conference, representing Section 8 tenants. She said that she and her friends waited for years to get into Section 8 Housing in Rhode Island because the waiting list is so long and that she and her friends planned to live forever in their Section 8 apartment because the housing was in okay condition. My friend, who also happened to be a black landlord from South Providence, and I both practically fell to the floor in amazement. First, why priortize getting into Section 8 housing "for years" when you should be trying to get ahead economically during that interim and not wasting "years" getting into Section 8 housing and second, what's with this "live there forever??", ie: no ambition to leave? My friend and I assumed section 8 was to be for disabled or else for temporary purposes to enable people to get onto their feet and move on. This is taxpayer money. What kind of entitlement attitudes are being taught to the "go slows" in this state? They think they should be handed a cheap apartment forever instead of getting up and working like everyone else?? This black spokesperson looked able-bodied to us. (Maybe her mind had gone), but she was hand-picked to represent Section 8 tenants by Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage, so if she could talk herself into a representative position there, one would think she could talk herself into a good job.
May 2	Keep up the Good Work!!!!
Hi John, Keep up the good work!!! These left wing Democrats, " Keep moving the Goal Posts", like Tom stated the other day!!! They are such "Losers", and think of nothing but their own selfish needs at the Security of Our Beautiful Country!!!! I truly don't know how you can take that Looser "Joel in Worcester" That guy, is so queer!!! I would love to see what type of a looser he is in person!!! Invite him into the station & put him on Cox 3 so we all can call in & tear him apart!!!! Maybe not, he might walk away thinking that he was a movie star, cause he was on TV!!! Keep up the Good Work!!!! Len of EP I can't take Katie Couric anymore.........does she look uncomfortable, & unprofessional on TV or what during this incident???
May 2	French's Mustard
The makers of French's Mustard made the following recent statement: "We at the French\'s Company wish to put an end to statements that our product is manufactured in France. There is no relationship, nor has there ever been a relationship, between our mustard and the country of France. Indeed, our mustard in manufactured in Rochester, NY. The only thing we have in common is that we are both yellow".
May 2	Re: Hello 4/29/03
Bill, Oscar Wilde stated, "We know the price of everything and the value of nothing." You definitely do not know the value of the property. Fidelity is cutting operations down in the north east and moving most of the better paying jobs to Arlington, TX for those who don't know where that is, it is between Dallas an Fort Worth a nice area. J.C. Penny's is not that far away in Plano,TX. If you want to create good paying jobs, not just get jobs that have office space that is to expensive in New York or Boston. We have to start by changing the laws here to encourage companies to set up shop. It does not matter what there business does as long as they are legal, moral and pay decent wages. What I consider decent wages is anything above the national average. Governor Ciceiri hoodwinked the state with his promise to create 20,000 jobs how many will be typical Rhode Island jobs paying around $30-45K these are below the national average. How many families have Grandma watching the grandchildren while both parents work and they still make less than 80K per year. 80K is a nice salary for a family not both people working that just get you the basics. Rhode Island companies are basically cheap or so strained to pay their people well. One example nurses here are making what nurses were making in Alexandria, VA when I was assigned in the military their 13 years ago. It is time to get with the program and pay the national wage or you will not have medical professionals or other professions. How many peddlers and Dunkin Donuts do we need here these jobs do not pay the bills.
May 2	Our Rhode Island taxpayers' business partner, Vincent Mesolella
Your comments April 30th about Vinnie Mesolella were right on target. So why does the state want to be partners with this guy when they can do the Providence convention hotel by themselves and save splitting the money? does Vinnie have a convenient Swiss bank account or something? Check out the PRO JO, dated 5/21/97 and see what Vincent's former business partners said about him in court. Reporter Gerald M. Carbone wrote " a seven-year old lawsuit againt Mesolella, one of R.I.'s most influential politicians...was filed by two former business partners, who allege that Mesolella took their land by recording a deed on which their signatures had been forged... Mesolella and two business partners formed a corporation called Royal Redemption(23 acres of woods rising from a residential section of North Smithfield). Mesolella's partners were Alan Musumeci(Mesolella's cousin) and Russell Pascetta. ...his lawyer, Joseph G. Miller, declined to comment
May 1	Now Jack Reed attacks the Constitution
Independent Man, We've got a near monopoly on anti-Constitutional communists/Nazis here in RI. Now Jack the Commie Reed is getting into the act by teaming up with Lautenburg of New Jersey to impose Nazi like gun restrictions and registration of gunowners in direct opposition of the Founding Fathers ideals and the Constitution of the United States which he has sworn to protect, not destroy. Hey, if gun control and registration works, then why does Washington DC, where guns are OUTLAWED ENTIRELY, have a continual murder rate INCREASE of around a hundred and thirty per cent annually while crime in the rest of the country continues to drop as the right to carry weapons is recognized and liberalized? He and everybody else who supports that kind of legislation are just absolutely wrong, There is no empirical basis for gun control, and the only reason you could be advocating it is because you must have the same objectives that the Nazis had. Gary FMCDH
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