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.