We talked about Christmas shopping and the state's desire to put a 17 cent tax on grocery bags. I think Christmas shopping is good. Taxes, on the other hand ... not so much.

Lockport Mayor Mike Tucker in studio.

This edition of the �Worst of Dialog� (Volume 4) featured some great clips from over the years (some of which I'm uploading seperately as �sound bites�). Included are: my anti-Thanksgiving tirade from 2003; a bit with Don Hobel trying to �Bill Clinton� me (same clip as Vol 2); a woman who said I talk to much, am juvenile, and aren't a good host like JR Reid was (also available on Vol 2); the off-air portion of my interview with Lyndon LaRouche; a converstation between fireman Tom Lupo and me; a little tirade I had against my former employer Greater Niagara News; my �Living in America/I have a scream/SOTU remix�; a bit with a woman who says I don't pay taxes because I rent (I ended up cutting the woman off); the �Am I gay� clip; my smackdown of O'Reilly sit-in John Gibson; and we end with George Bush's �Slow Brain.�

Niagara Falls Reporter writer and author Frank Thomas Croisdale appears in studio to talk up his new book, Buffalo Soul Lifters.

Scott brings up some topics that just ... frustrate you ... in a confusing sort of way.

County Legislator Aronow in studio.

Poor audio quality. Sorry.

Niagara County Manager Greg Lewis. He and Al Wroblewski got in a pretty heated exchange in this episode.

Niagara County Historical Society in studio.

Open dialog.

Open Dialog.

We discuss Yasser Arafat's death.

This show starts late. Sorry. Ends with Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA," which many people use as a "patriotic" song. It really isn't. Listen to the lyrics, folks.

Open Dialog.

Open Dialog

Open Dialog

We continued the "mandate" conversation from the day before - plus we discussed the president's "political capital." The town of Centerville Maine dissolves. Can we do that?

We discuss the conclusion of the presidential election. I pick on Sean Hannity ... for using the word "mandate" and for cherry-picking election results. I note that Kerry got more votes than Ronald Reagan. Man, conservatives hate that.

We reviewed the election "results," talked a lot about Ohio. Took LOTSA phone calls. A couple dems still had hope that Kerry could "pull it out."

Scott was going through what states would vote for who ... and taking phone calls ... and accidentally spilled water on the console ... resulting in a 14 minute lapse in the show, during which live listeners were subjected to Barry Manilow and other poor music (you've been spared the torture).

This was the peoples' last chance to get the word out for/against whatever candidate they so chose.

I talked with Scott Whiteman from the Michael Peroutka campaign. Peroutka was the Constitution Party candidate for president in 2004. After we talked with Whiteman, it was Open Dialog for the remainder of the show.

Open Dialog

County Manager Greg Lewis.

Jack Davis was the Democratic Candidate for congress against Tom Reynolds in 2004.

We discussed the Electoral College. Like it? Lose it? Should we reform it?

Anthony Lappe from Guerrilla News Network discussed the role of the media. We also discussed their new book, True Lies. It was a great show. GNN's a very cool outfit.

Jeff Bono was a candidate for Assembly against Sandra Lee Wirth. He didn't win. Listen to the podcast to see why.

Niagara County Historical Society

Sheldon Drobny, founder of Air America Radio talked with me about his book and the subject behind "The Road to Air America." Before that, we had open Dialog.

Open Dialog

Open Dialog. Plus, congressional candidate Jack Davis shared his Top 10 Reasons that Tom Reynolds wouldn't debate him.

Matt ran for the 62nd Senate District against George Maziarz.

Topics included Martha Stewart, the FDA and immigration. The show began with a discussion with members of Lockport's Lego Robotics team.

Topics included the Anti-Kerry show on Fox 29, a caller saying I talk too much, and Joe Scarborough blows us off again. Says he was ill. MmmHmm.

Scott talks about the presidential debate from Friday - and scores who answered the questions. Not who won ... just who actually answered the questions.

A caller recently said he loved me. Well, another caller couldn't deal with that. She wanted to know if I was gay. Side Note: What if I was? Was she going to banish me to the 7th level, or what? Anyway, I had fun with it. Enjoy. Oh, and we talked about a bunch of other stuff, too.

Niagara County Legislator Glenn Aronow.

Bill Phelps was our guest to talk about the fair tax. Basically, it's a consumer tax that does away with the IRS and every level of federal taxation. Sorry this show cuts short, but at least we got the whole interview in.

Paula was a candidate for the 138th Assembly District - against Francine DelMonte. We had some audio problems on this show and missed the first 10 minutes or so. Picks up after a commercial break.

Open Dialog for all to enjoy. Come slack with us. It's Slacker Monday.

Jeremy is from the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University. He talked about a proposal by the Brennan Center to fix NY State Government, which they said (rightly so) is disfunctional. Then we talked more about our disfunctionality.

Niagara County Legislature Chairman Bill Ross in studio.

Open Dialog

Wheatfield Town Supervisor Tim Demler was supposed to be my guest this day, but he forgot ... so I spent a majority of the show mocking him ... with the help of callers. Tim later said "he forgot."

We have open Dialog about nothing in particular. I play a clip of Bill O'Reilly's interview with President Bush and ... did Jerry Dean really say that?

Lockport Mayor Mike Tucker in studio.

Topic: Nepotism.

We discussed a mishmash of stuff and then Bob Dowling, editor of the Hollywood Reporter joined us to talk about celebrities in politics.

It seems to me like whenever a news story or a speculation about the president "could go either way," both the media and the public side with the president. Why?

MSNBC Commentator Joe Scarborough had house problems (his blew away or something), so what had planned to be an interview was an hour of us talking about nothing in particular.

Scott Swett is one of the guys behind the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and he talked with us for the first half of the show. Then we continued the discussion in his absence.

The show began with Scott ranting about "the agenda" that his daughter has to lug back and forth to school ... and ended with him listing words appropriate for the president. Good stuff.

Topic: Old School stories

It was primary day in New York State and politiicians were looking to outlaw more guns. While guns scare the hell out of me, I want to retain my rights to own them. All of them. If you really want my view on the 2nd Amenment, this show is for you. Also, I mocked Nancy Smith from the Board of Elections for saying that this election "didn't matter." Of course, in the end, we learned that's not what she said. Sorry Nancy. A good show.

US&J reporter and all-around good guy Mark Lindsay joined us in studio to talk politics and more.

Ed Lilly's a school board member from Lew-Port. He's one of the few school board members in Niagara County who "gets it." He made for a great guest. It was a good show.

The New Elite are the self-proclaimed smartest people in the land, a test-score meritocracy that believes the consent of the governed has been made obsolete by th SAT. Lebedoff says the real fight is between those who believe in majority rule and those who believe in rule by experts. This was an interesting interview, although I think Lebedoff is full of it. Buy David's book at Amazon. After I talked with David, we had phone calls from the people.

Kevin Phillips is the author of American Dynasty, a book about the Bush family. It was a pretty good interview, in my opinion. Buy Kevin's book at Amazon. After I talked with Kevin, we had open Dialog.

Open Dialog

Nancy Naples was the comptroller for Erie County. She was the one thing that made sense in all the fiscal crisis. And she was expected to be the next congressperson from that district. Didn't happen that way, but we had a good conversation anyway.

Niagara County Legislator Glenn Aronow

Open Dialog with a visit from the Republican National Convention.

We discuss whatever's going on and talk a little bit about the Republican National Convention.

Lockport's mayor in studio.

We discussed those stupid 527 groups and their hateful commercials. Both sides were guilty. This loophole needs to be closed.

We discussed the Niagara County Legislators who weren't running for re-election and what was going to happen with their vacated seats.

Paula was the candidate for the assembly against Francine Delmonte. She just couldn't climb the hill. Maybe this show holds clues. Maybe not. You'll have to listen to find out.

This is the second hour of our tribute show to the Clipper. Special guests in this hour included: Mark Leitner of WBEN, Lockport Mayor Mike Tucker, WLVL's Paul Oates and Good Neighbor Dave Marmon. Thanks to all who shared.

Long-time broadcaster and my friend Clip Smith died in a car crash over the previous weekend. This show honors him. Those showing their respects included: Fellow broadcaster, Jim Pastrick; Community activist and politician, Steve Niziol; the editor of the local paper, Denise Young; Republican chairman, John Lombardi; and school board superintendent Bruce Fraser.

Former US&J Editor Dan Kane and former Mayor Tom Rotondo were in studio talking about life and politics in the Lock City.

Niagara County Dem Chairman Frank Soda was live in studio.

Niagara County Historical Society.

* with a phone call from Mark Lindsay.

Just a whole lotta nothing.

Niagara County Legislator Rick Updegrove

The Worst of Dialog Volume 3 featured several clips that also appeared on Volume 4. Some of the ones that were different included; �Oh shut up;� my ketchup conversation with Mayor Tucker; and my �Don't Get Fooled Again� remix.

Niagara County Legislator Glenn Aronow

I didn't get to ask Lyndon LaRouche all I had wanted to during the on-air interview, so I asked if I could continue the interview after the show. He was kind enough to allow me to do so ... and I'm kind enough to share it with you. Some neat stuff here about his time in jail and our six degrees of seperation. Enjoy.

Perennial Democratic Presidential Candidate Lyndon LaRouche makes his first appearance on Dialog. He called W an idiot and said Dick Cheney is "the closest approximation that we have to Hitler." And those were the nice things he said. Good show.

Libertarian Presidential Candidate Michael Badnarik graces the WLVL airwaves to discuss his candidacy and the Libertarian Party.

County Legislator Glenn Aronow

The Worst of Dialog Volume 2. State of the Union redux; Congressional candidate Paul Fallon; Wal-Mart basher Al Norman; How to honor Reagan; "Mount View boiled down to the price of pizza;" Starpoint on Strike; A good rant by Al; Bush Tax Cut At Work; Dick Cheney taking money from WNY.

Congressional Candidate and "Beast guy" Paul Fallon. Unfortunately, Paul later decided to drop out of the race. Maybe he'll consider politics again in the future.

I dusted this one off. It's the second annual Superbowl Ad Review. We also discussed the half time show and the entertainment in general. An oldie, but a goodie. Hope you enjoy.

This was the first volume of �The Worst of Dialog� and includes one of my favorite clips EVER ... �The Letter.� In addition to that, it also has: Al saying I accept bribes from people to be on my show; The State of the Union you DIDN'T hear; the Mailbox incident; Al calling me a Commie; Don Perry calling me �Little Scotty Leftover the pinko comrad � communist � socialist � leftwinger from WLVL radio program;� another listener saying I'm a Commie ... and that's why I hate Ronald Reagan; Bedtime Stories with Tom Ridge; Bill Frontz questioning why I didn't tell our congressman that George Bush is an idiot; Ruthie complaining about my music; Bill Snellgrove saying I'm redundant; John Austin on Cyd Bennet; an interesting woman with an �alderman� question; Don Perry, S.O.B.; and George H.W. Bush singing his famous song, �No New Taxes.� If you only listen to one show ever, this is a good one.

John Lombardi and Dianne Touhey faced off for the 5th ward seat on the Lockport Common Council.

Glenn Aronow and Kathy Granchelli were the opponents in the 16th legislative district.

Legislator Jerry "Butch" Farnham faced off against Cindy Lenhart.

Legislator Brad Erck faced off against opponent Rick Updegrove in the 17th district.

Legislator Gerry Meal, R-19, shared a stage with opponent John Villella.

Alderman Scott Cercone faces off against opponent George Apolito for the 3rd ward alderman's seat.

The best and worst of 2003 all wrapped up in less than an hour.

Sierra Club members Jim Hufnagel and Annette Souder were in studio to discuss population control. It was a rather interesting show with some intense exchanges.

This show had adverse effects on my reputation ... I don't like Thanksgiving. Never have. Don't expect to anytime soon. Well, people didn't like that and I got lambasted for an hour. C'est la vie.

This is Brad Erck's first of many trips into the Dialog studio. Note the lack of bumper music and my complete inability to speak English. Again ... how did I not get fired immediately?

This is the first recorded show I have. It was the sixth show overall. To sum it up neatly, it's bad. I'm not sure how the hell I ever got to a seventh show ... but the boss had faith that I would get better. This is painful to listen to ... but that's what makes it so much fun. Enjoy ... kinda.

This is one of my favorite episodes of all time. Somebody wrote me a letter telling me what a horrible talk show host I am. I spent an hour having fun at the writer's expense - with help from several callers.

Niagara County Republican Chairman Henry Wojtaszek was in studio to talk shop. Henry's always fun.

Union Sun & Journal Sports Director John D'Onofrio and I had a fun hour. And I think it's fun to listen to, too.

My friend Bob Thompson was in studio sharing facts and theories with the audience and taking phone calls.

Former alderman and mayoral candidate Mike Tucker in studio.

The Superintendent of the Lockport City School District is in again taking phone calls from you.

Seneca Niagara Casino President Mickey Brown was our guest for the second half of the show. Originally planned for the whole show, Mickey ran late, so we did some of the show without him.

Lockport's School Superintendent takes phone calls from the peeps.