Canada voted "no confidence" in their government. Why can't we do the same? And who would you vote no confidence in? Lots of good discussion from callers. Overall a very good show.

Monday's show we talked about the search for a superintendent in the Lockport school district, as well as the Starpoint School Board decision to extend their superintendent's contract by two years. My favorite GWB impersonator told of the president's trip to China. Good times.

It's Christmastime all over the land. And Ron Clancy talked with me about the history of some great American Christmas songs. This podcast actually has more to it than the on-air version did cause I ran out of time on-air - where as the internet ... we have unlimited space. :)

Ron Anderluh from The Summit was in studio to talk about the past, present and future of The Summit Park Mall. It sounded a little "infomercialish" at times, but some neat details. For the record, "The Interview" is not a paid program. I have never and will never accept money for a booking. I was interested in the mall and thought you might be too - so don't worry, I'm not selling out. :)

Got an email from a guy who doesn't like the brand of show I do. I disputed his claim that he was in the majority. And a bunch of callers agreed with me. That doesn't happen often. Oh, and the "Target" caller from the other day called to say he was wrong. Good for him.

Tuesday's interview was Bernard von NotHaus, the architect behind the Liberty Dollar. I got some. You should too.

Another all over the board show. It looks like Apolito won his election and Ceretto beat Johnson. Plus in the town of Niagara, there's a TIE! Now what?

Mike Casey is the director of Campaign for a Cleaner Congress. He spend some time talking about Tom Reynolds among other things on Monday.

We talked about a little bit of everything - from local and national politics to Target and Walmart to Michael Moore and more. And Scott played lots of funnies. Overall a good show. Enjoy.

What DIDN'T we talk about on Friday. From Harry Potter and what houses George Bush and Dick Cheney would be in ... to college funding ... to waking up next to a naked guy ... to a woman comparing me to a teacher ... Friday's show was ALL OVER THE BOARD. But man, it was fun.

Dolah is a job transition expert. What with all the termoil and Delphi and job tension in WNY in general, I thought she'd make for a great guest. But for some reason, people were apprehensive to call - so she and I goofed off for an hour.

Ann Marie Linnaberi joined Melissa in studio to talk about Thanksgiving traditions and more.

Tuesday's show was with Stephen Ives on "Las Vegas: An Unconventional History," airing Nov. 14th and 15th on PBS. Quite entertaining - especially when he talked about his daughter swimming topless.

We talked about businesses that have gone out of business and what you'd like to see in some "shells," plus the tax breaks for Dave Ulrich and more. Overall a good show. Not great - I'll be honest - but good.

There was a great post to the forum at ScottLeffler.com that led to me talking about funny things men do/say/etc. Intersperced with that, people called and talked about whatever they wanted to. Much of the conversation was about pensions. Overall a fun show.

Author Allen Salkin talked about his new book, "Festivus: A Holiday for the Rest of Us." It was a great interview if I do say so myself. And yes, I really do have washer horseshoes.

Scott took the day off to recuperate from election stuff. In his absense, some of his favorite bits played ... including

• A woman complains cause Scott asks people to think for themselves
• Mighty Reynolds at the Bat
• Sunday Bloody Sunday (as sung by GWB)
• Confederate Flags
• Debate Scoring
• and more

The podcast includes a couple things that didn't air on the radio, including the end of Scott's argument with Fox News' John Gibson and "Yeah Right," the song. Enjoy.

Racin' Ray Sherman joined me as co-host to share stories of "customer service" gone awry. We started with a letter that was hilarious and then took phone calls, while sharing our own stories of getting screwed by "the man." Overall, a great episode and a good break from politics.

The day after the election, we discussed what the votes meant. Was it what you expected? Where do we go from here? Why did so many politicrats get off without opposition? More questions than answers. But overall, a good show.

Tuesday I spoke with Avi Cover from Human Rights First. We talked about the recent decision by the Supreme Court to review the military tribunal case of Salim Ahmed Hamdan.

We had an election day Open Dialog. Scott asked what everyone thought of all the commercials we've heard and the people responded. The show was heavy with Brian Grear supporters.

County legislator Glenn Aronow and School Board president Keith McNall squared off the day before the election. Each hopes to be the legislator from the 16th district, but they spent a lot of time talking about a school board race. Glenn got a phone call that he hoped would vindicate him, but the caller didn't say what Glenn was hoping for. Short due to commercials, but what is there is good.

Rachel Leon, executive director of NY Common Cause was Friday's interview to discuss, Proposition 1, which changes the state budgeting process, giving the legislature more power over the process, which she said was a good thing.

Legislative candidates in the 19th district, Mike Hill and John Villella were in studio Friday taking phone calls. One rather interesting phone call asked the candidates who they supported for sheriff. Each candidate supports the other party's candidate for sheriff. Hmm. Interesting. Short show due to lotsa commercials. Enjoy what there is, though.

County Manager Greg Lewis was in studio talking mainly about the county budget. He said it's irresponsible to ask for a zero budget increase at this late date.

5th Ward Alderman - and candidate - John Lombardi sat through the interview. We talked about youth and recreation, downtown, passing laws without doing research and more.

Wednesday's show was all over the proverbial map. We talked about politics and Delphi ... and took lotsa phone calls about the same. I appear to have had too much coffee before the show started. Bzzt.

Third Ward Common Council Candidate Flora McKenzie shared half a hour with us to talk about herself, what she stands for, and what she wants to do if elected.

Alderman at Large Joe Kibler and his opponent, Diane Tuohey were in studio on Tuesday - taking phone calls on the only city-wide race this election cycle.

Author and paranormal expert Mason Winfield offered up some delicious details on scary places in Western New York - and specifically Niagara County. Want more on Mason, click here.

So here's the dillio: I got sick of listening to the presidents same damn line of reasoning every other week about why we must "stay the course (or is that coarse) in Iraq," so I dropped the official Presidents Weekly Radio Address in favor of the hipper WeeklyRadioAddress.com. And since I was feeling comedic, I played an O'Reilly Factor parody and a song Scooter Libby sang in the shower. Plus I took phone calls, including one by that weenie Sal Paonessa. Overall, a fun show. BTW, they've been shorter than usual lately because of all the political ads. See, I take the ads out for the podcast. Just a little thing I do for ya. :)

Author John Stanley says businesses need to be more pro-active in helping their customers by thinking FOR them ... not LIKE them. Buy his book on Amazon.

Lockport Mayor Mike Tucker sat in studio to talk about almost everything except the city of Lockport. OJ Simpson seemed to come up a lot. And, oh yeah. Lockport women are hotter than Niagara Falls women. :)

Legislator Harry Apolito and Alderman Scott Cercone faced off live on the radio. We took a bunch of calls and each candidate did well in their own right.

Sheriff Beilein and Brian Grear did their best Wednesday to woo voters. At times it got contentious and you can tell just by listening that the tension was thick. Overall, I thought it was a good hour of radio. Download - burn to CD - pass around to friends. Have fun.

Scott talked with John Amato, the man behind Crooks and Liars. We discussed the impending indictments and his website overall. C&L is a great site and it was an honor to talk with John. Maybe we'll do it again some time.

Legislator Rick Updegrove came to studio to take your phone calls and explain why he deserves to be re-elected. Although, he oddly said he WASN'T asking for your vote. It's a new campaign strategy if ever I heard one. 17th district residents, be sure to listen to this before you vote. Rick's opponent, Joe Chiappone, was invited but declined to join.

Author Joseph Klein talked about what's wrong with the United Nations and why we should be leary of the "globalists." In the end, it's all about the "liberals." *sigh* Check out Amazon if you'd like to pre-order his book. (It's not officially on sale until Nov. 15). BTW, beginning of the show is chopped off again. Sorry.

President Bush discussed illegal aliens. So did we. I played a phone call from a Gasport man to Bill O'Reilly from last week. We also discussed the city's "free" new mobile command unit. Enjoy.

This was Sheriff Tom Beilein's first and only appearance on Dialog to date. Forgive the rustic feel.

Johanna Wagner is a woman I met at the recent media summit I went to in NYC. She's visited every major league stadium - and did all of them in one year ... a feat no other woman has done. We talked about which staduiums have the best fans ... the best food ... and are the easiest to get autographs at. Overall, a good interview, but I did miss the first minute and a half or so (sorry.)

Lockport Alderman candidate Bill Richardson took phone calls on his positions ... but a lot of people seemed interested in what community events he attends. Huh. Go figure.

We had an open Dialog on Thursday, but the phones were slow to ring ... so Scott threw together a topic real quick ... why do we have a race for sheriff? And what do the candidates stand for? Ah - that got the phones ringing.

With the poetic slice of his tongue, one Dialog listener has started a new catch-phrase across all the land. And Scott couldn't help but put it to music so you could dance to it. Yeah right.

Paul Gallagher, an economic analyst and editor for Executive Intelligence Review, joined us by phone on Wednesday to talk about the Delphi bankruptcy and what should be done with the auto industry. Some very interesting ideas that may sound far fetched at first, but make sense when you think of it. For more information, visit LaRouchePub.com.

John Hall and Melissa Dunlap were in studio Wednesday discussing the poor house and the Chataqua Movement. Calls were slow to come in, but it was an interesting topic.

Howard Blitz, president of the Freedom Library and weekly columnist for the The Yuma (Arizona) Sun was Tuesday's interview. We talked about his column on the Top 10 Ways to Reclaim Liberty.

Tuesday's show was great. It was designed to be a good old fashioned Open Dialog, but one caller - we'll call him Mr. Weasel - made it a lot more fun than I expected. Don't miss a minute. Yeah right!

Scott was at a seminar to learn how to do his job ... and while he was learning, Tom was doing. Took a phone call for Tradio. Couldn't sell that damn Villanova shirt.

Side note: It's always fun to see who calls when I'm away. It's the same phony people that are afraid to call when I'm in cause I'll call them on their lies. For example, I challenge anyone to find an instance when I bashed Clip Smith ... or allowed anyone to do so without checking their comments.

Bob Nelson, author of 1,001 Ways to Reward Employees, was our interview de jour. He proved to be worth the wait. Check out his books at Amazon. Or get more information at www.nelson-motivation.com.

LCTV talk show host and friend of mine, Tom Christy was in studio Friday to discuss our recent trip to New York City. We really just wasted an hour of our lives and if you listen, you'll be wasting an hour of yours, too. But ... have at it if you'd like. The pictures I mentioned can be viewed here.

I was done with my rants about Delphi. But the callers sure weren't. I offered "open Dialog," but I think every call was about the ongoing situation with Delphi. A couple of current Delphi employees called us and a couple of retirees did, too. Overall, a very entertaining show. One note; a caller said something about my not feeling bad for the workers. That's not true. I really do feel for them. I just don't think they are blameless in the situation. Plenty of blame to go around, unfortunately.

Bankruptcy attorney and author Stanley Kershman was Wednesday's interview - talking about the Delphi bankruptcy, the new bankruptcy bill going into effect and how both affect you. It was a good interview overall. Learn more at DebtOnADiet.com.

GOP Election Commissioner Scott Kiedrowski was in studio on Wednesday to talk about what's going on at the BOE. Of course, I've been hard on the board and I asked the questions I wanted answers to. I wasn't about the "beat him up" since he was nice enough to come in, but that didn't stop some callers from doing it. Hopefully, Scott's compadre Nancy Smith will come in studio soon as well.

Former congressional candidate Jack Davis talked about his organization SaveJobs, discussed the problems at Delphi and how to fix them (kill NAFTA, CAFTA and GATT), and discussed his political future (he's forming an exploratory committee to run for congress). Jack's always fun. Enjoy.

We continued Tuesday from where we left off Monday. I read a letter of a former Delphi employee which highlights some of the problems in the company over the years. Got several phone calls. All good. Download and enjoy.

Delphi's announced bankruptcy filing is leaving Western New York confused and reeling. We discussed that Monday morning. Plus, the president did his weekly report on what he thinks is the most important thing in the land. This week, he thought the bio of his Supreme Court Nominee was more important than anything else. Um okay. I let Ruthie do the retort for me. Took her all of 7 seconds. Good show overall, lots of voices I was unfamiliar with. Enjoy.

Monday we talked with a woman who talks with angels. She talked about the different types of angels and ... um ... yeah. It was different. At one point I said that bad angels follow me around and make me do bad things, to which she replied; "I can't confirm that."

Delphi's weekend announcement that it was filing for bankruptcy sent shockwaves through Western New York. We discussed it. Several different people called. Oh and in the beginning, we played the president's address and let Ruthie do the retort. Took all of seven seconds. Good show overall.

My planned guest for Friday had some crossed lines, so I played for you an old interview from Dialog from October 29, 2004. Scott Whiteman was a campaign adviser to presidential candidate Michael Peroutka. Personally, I felt like they relied too heavily on religion, diluting the "Constitution" part of the Constitutional Party. But others like them. I will occasionally run "reruns" of previous interviews. The scheduling folly just made for a quicker re-run than I had planned.

Friday we discussed the Council's decision to gut the city's Department of Youth and Recreation in order to save $200,000 - meanwhile, eliminating the positions of Paul Foster (who many aldermen don't like) and Tony Nemi. Scott doesn't like this. Several callers agree. Some didn't. Such is life.

County Manager Greg Lewis discusses the county budget and takes a few phone calls on county issues. One gentleman had a good idea on sharing services, but refused to say that it was a purchasing co-operative. For the record: (check the noun definition)

co·op·er·a·tive    ( P )   Pronunciation Key  (k-pr--tv, --rtv, -pr-) adj. Done in cooperation with others: a cooperative effort. Marked by willingness to cooperate; compliant: a cooperative patient. Of, relating to, or formed as an enterprise or organization jointly owned or managed by those who use its facilities or services: a cooperative department store; cooperative apartment buildings. n. An enterprise or organization that is owned or managed jointly by those who use its facilities or services. co·oper·a·tive·ly adv. co·oper·a·tive·ness n.

Kate Scaglione, director of special events and programs for Niagara USA, was on to talk about the Niagara International Kite Festival. I hope you all go and enjoy it.

Wednesday's show, we continued to talk about what a Libertarian is ... and I posed a question to the audience ... what are you? If you're a Democrat, why? If you're a Republican, what makes you so? I think a lot of people pick a major party and run with it - even if it doesn't really represent them well. I'd rather see people be true to themselves. Want to find out what you're compatable with? Take the political matchmaker quiz.

Debbie Diederich, director of 30 Hour Famine made for a great guest to talk about her organizations program to raise money to feed starving kids in third world nations. We didn't get to it in the interview (shame on me) but Debbie told me afterwards that New York is the 5th best fundraising state for their effort and there are 112 groups in Niagara, Orleans and Erie counties participating in the 30 Hour Famine.

Robert Daly from the Niagara Power Project was in studio Tuesday taking questions from Scott and phone calls from you. Lots of numbers, which really don't translate well for radio - but it was good to have Rob in. If you want more information, visit their website, Niagara.NYPA.gov. The FMY report which was discussed during the show can be found online at scottleffler.com/power.pdf.

Scott talked with childrens book author Katherine DeBrecht about her best selling book, "Help Mom! There are Liberals Under My Bed." It was a good interview. I hope you enjoy it. Click to buy the book on Amazon

Monday we talked about the weekly radio address and I made - what for me was - a major announcement. I went to the Board of Elections on Friday and switched affiliations. I am now - officially - a Libertarian. We also discussed the new Supreme Court nominee and I butted heads with a butthead. Anywho - download, enjoy, repeat.

Mayor Mike Tucker was our last guest during the 9 a.m. hour of Dialog. As of next week, she moves to 11. Tuck and I talked about the budget, Main Street, Richmond Avenue and more. Good show. Wish you coulda seen him dance.

Sheriff's candidate Brian Grear felt slighted when the Sheriff's deputies union had a "show of hands" vote to endorse a candidate for Sheriff. Scott couldn't blame him. Brian was the first caller of the show, in which we also discussed Tom Delay and the Seneca Nation of Indians new hotel. Good show.

County Legislator Dennis Virtuoso was in studio to discuss the ongoing battle over casino cash and the Republican leadership. Took some phone calls - the folks seemed to like Dennis.

I interviewed my daughter, Emily, about Katherine Debrecht's book, "Help Mom! There are Liberals Under My Bed." Emily, 8, decided after reading the book that Liberals - and specifically Hillary Clinton - were bad. Very interesting. Listen for yourself.

We continued Monday's theme of coming up with small hints to help make our community a better place. For example: fix a pothole on Olcott Street; fix street signs on Main Street; flashing red lights on Main; a stuck red light in NF. Overall a good show.

We played and discussed the presidents weekly radio address, plus talked about lights on main street - street signs - and why certain positions are elected. Overall a good show, although the last caller seemed to think we were putting Main Street down. We weren't. Just offering constructive criticism.

Friday's show was all over the board. We talked about Dennis Virtuoso being the exception to the Democrat rule (that they're not bright), Keith McNall pushing his luck in saying Glenn Aronow is up to dirty tricks, and political signs. Overall, a good show.

Jim Hufnagel and Joan Johnson of Niagara Heritage Partnership were in studio to discuss their contention that the Robert Moses Parkway is a security threat to the New York Power Authority. Hufnagel said the power project could be our New Orleans' levies. He also asked for the resignations of Lewiston Mayor Richard Soluri and NT Councilman Brett Sommer from the Greenway commission.

Some pretty cool things going on with the show. More than I've said on previous shows. Download and listen for details. :)

John Hall and Melissa Dunlap from the Niagara County Historical Society were in studio discussing the Village and Town of Lewiston. We also discussed the Lewiston/Queenston Bridge, which ran into a conversation on bridges to Canada in general ... which caused Scott to recall another school skipping experience when he and some buddies walked to Canada to skip school. Good times.

Tuesday we talked about just about everything; starting with Scott complaining about CSEA and the Canal Corp combining forces to pick your pockets, then onto Monday's topic again (Casino Cash), and finally handicapped parking (how'd that happen). Plus somewhere in the middle we talked about school attendence and Scott told a story of getting caught skipping school. Overall a good show, but the audio quality of this one is kind of suspect - especially toward the end. Sorry about that. Hope you enjoy, nonetheless.

We began with the presidents weekly radio address and Scott's take on it. Then we switched to a very local topic - Niagara County's lawsuit against the city of Niagara Falls for the casino cash. Scott asked a simple question. Here's the scenario: You have $100. You have to give it to either NF Mayor Vince Anello or NC Legislator Malcomb Needler to spend on your behalf. Who gets the money?

Friday's show was a mismash of a bunch of things. We talked about something old (the Subway discussion we had the other day concerning lunches at Starpoint); something new (Arnold Schwarzenegger wants California to have the best school lunches in the nation); something borrowed (the news stories that I "borrowed" from other news sources); and something Bu (that's short for Bubonic Plague, which some mice in New Jersey were infected with in a lab ... and then LOST!!!). Good show. Ends on a down note with a very frumpy woman, who's upset that it was rainy. Sheesh. Can't please some people.

Thursday we talked about bad habits by judges (such as a complete inability to tell time and an inability to interpret the Constitution) ... as well as the stupidity of licensing. Some good conversations.

How frustrating. How infuriating. How stupid. Again, Democrats in Niagara County lose their own damn primaries. Are the voters stupid? Or is the party that inept that they don't let the people know who "the real Democrats" are? Or ... is it in the water? The day after the primary and Scott's miffed. Download and enjoy.

It's Primary Day in Niagara County and we have a last minute discussion about the races at hand. I answer people's questions about whether they have a primary in their district in their party ... as a free public service, of course. And despite my stating NUMEROUS TIMES that polls are open noon to 9, I get complaints from the Board of Elections that I said the poll times wrong. Listen for yourself. Plus, we discuss Subway Restaurants wanting to sell their subs at Starpoint Schools for lunch. Overall, a good show, if I do say so myself. :)

Scott retorts the presidents weekly radio address and we discuss claims that a Keith McNall aide made campaign calls from the school board - on the taxpayers time. Both McNall and Glenn Aronow call.

Marcia Pappas, president of the New York State Chapter fo the National Organization For Woman was my guest for the first part of the show. The conversation continued after Marcia went along her marry way. Some people still think that "there's girl jobs and boy jobs." I say hooey. If a girl wants to do something, let her.

I'm not impressed with the incompetance at the Niagara County Board of Elections. I've attempted to get them on the show for three years and they've never been willing. I check their website, and it appears that the "current election" is between George W. Bush and John F. Kerry ... despite the fact that there is a primary Tuesday. The B.O.E. S.U.X.

Legislator Aronow was in studio ... and the phone calls were fast and furious. Actually, I thought Glenn had been set-up cause there were more calls than usual before we even started, but everyone was pretty reasonable. Main topic - health insurance for County Legislators. Good fun show.

Tuesday's show was a little bit of everything ... but mainly gas prices and whose fault it is. Plus we discussed who has the cheap gas and who's screwing us. Moral of the story: Sunoco=good. Noco=bad. Enjoy.

Although it was Labor Day - and Scott was taking the day off - he still responded to the President's Weekly Radio Address. And also shared his thoughts on Kanye West's comments during Friday's relief concert. Plus, we played eight songs that were anti-war/pro-peace/anti GWB. Here's the song list: # 1) Jacob's Ladder - by Chumbawumba. # 2) Teach Peace - The Tom Conner Band # 3) Lean on Me - ABC Radio Network # 4) Shame on You, Mr Bush - Jocke Bobers/Janne Palmen # 5) Sunday, Bloody Sunday - The Party Party # 6) I am a Patriot - Eddie Vedder (of Pearl Jam) # 7) Wake Up - Cold Duck Complex # 8) MKLVFKWR - Public Enemy and Moby Links to many of the songs can be found in the members section of the forum.

We discussed the government's pathetic efforts to help the hurricane torn region down south and the price gouging being done throughout the country on gasoline.

You never know what Lyndon LaRouche is going to say ... as indicated in this promo, which blames Dick Cheney for 9/11 and the casualty rate from Hurrican Katrina.

This is Lyndon's third trip to Dialog. And man, was it a fun show. Lyn makes me look like a conservative, the things he says about the administration. We talked about "acting president" Dick Cheney pushing for a pre-emptive nuclear attack on Iran, September 11th, and Hurricane Katrina. This is one to listen to over and over. For more information on Lyn, visit LaRouchePAC.com

Sometimes I say stupid stuff. Occasionally people find it funny. This is a brief where I point that tidbit out. Only 90 seconds. Can you afford NOT to listen?

Scott took issue with the "strike talk" at Lockport Memorial Hospital. Scott thinks that if you want to make as much money as a person working for "company X," you go work for "company X." Seems pretty simple to me. We also discussed gasoline prices and some other fun stuff. Enjoy.

Congresswoman Louise Slaughter made a rare appearance on Dialog. It's been 18 months since her last visit. IMHO, this one went quite well, so I'm hoping it won't be another 18 months until her next one. I think I asked every question that was asked of me. We certainly could have had her on for the whole hour.

As we begin the show, our hero is ... agreeing with Lord Voldebush? Yes, that's right kids, Scott liked the PWRA for this past Saturday and expresses as much in his weekly retort. After that, we talk about Delphi and whether we can get along without it. I say yes. Others say no. Hopefully, we never have to find out.

Lockport Mayor Mike Tucker took some harsh phone calls on Friday. A couple listeners were upset with the way the city does things. Mayor Mike seemed shaken ... but not stirred. :) Enjoy.

Author John Longenecker joined us by phone to discuss his book, "The Battle We Fight," - on the topic of Potomoc Fever, that little disease the people get when they get elected to Congress ... which causes them to spend money like water. After we talked to John, we talked about the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Base and the BRAC Commission.

Spokesperson for FairTax.org, Bill Phelps, talked about the FairTax plan, also known as HR25. This, of course, is the same FairTax that Neal Boortz has been discussing ad nauseum. A few callers disliked the idea and several good points were brought up.

We begin the show with a (fair) assumption. We're anti-business. The question of the day is ... why? Why all the rules and regulations? Why is New York 49th in the Tax Foundation's list of business friendly states? Some good calls and astute points.

President's weekly radio address, then Scott's retort (which got cut off ... for the full thing, click here. Some guy called in to complain about Scott's "whining" without a solution. Same caller said he's boycotting business that advertise during Dialog. But when Scott asked the caller for a solution of his own, the caller hung up. Others called to agree or disagree with the lone boycotter. Overall, a good show. Enjoy.

Former President Bill Clinton turned 59 and I took the occasion as an opportunity to mock him ... then stick up for him when caller after caller claimed that he is the most vile person ever. I think several callers drank Drano before calling ... or they sniffed glue ... or something. Cause the calls were OFF-THE-WALL. I also complained about Tom (photo op) Reynolds "officially releasing" the money to restore Lockport's Flight of Five ... and I complained about the pork-laden Transportation Bill, which is funding the photo op. Er, I mean, restoration.

County Manager Greg Lewis and I had a lengthy conversation about Niagara County Community College - how it's funded, how it gets its board, etc. Then we took phone calls ... Mount View ... the budget ... the Day Road Park ... the Sheriff's Department ... and a bike path from Niagara Falls to Lewiston were all topics on the show.

John Hall and I swapped old jokes. A few (not many) people called in. Melissa just laughed the whole show. And an hour seemed like it was a lot longer than that. Download only if you like torturing yourself ... or you're fond of old jokes - in which case, you might want to check out this site, which was where I got much of my material - including my rather lude Ben Franklin Joke.

Chris Klicka from the Home School Legal Defense Association was on to discuss home schooling for the first half of the show. Then we opened up the phone lines in the second half.

The president says we must stay the course in Iraq - cause of all the good reason's we're there in the first place. How many reasons are there, after-all? Phone calls ranged from a guy who needed a house for his cats to people asking where we'll start war next. Iran? Syria? I guess we'll just have to wait to find out. The "consolation" is that we probably won't have to wait too long.

Friday we talked about a bunch of stuff ... from the needed cleanup at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station ... to the bombing of Nagasaki 60 years ago ... to local taxes ... to Cindy Sheehan. Lots of calls. Especially at the end.

Maglio talked about smuggers ... and Kurson talked about his book, Shadow Divers. We had a few minutes at the end, so we just ran the gambit. Enjoy.

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Wednesday's guest talked about religious fundamentalism ... and his opinions on bible stories. The second half, we talked about Nagasaki again.

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Lou Ricciuti (Nuclear Lou) was our guest on Tuesday, diccussing Niagara's role in the Manhattan Project and, subsequently in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which killed some 200,000 civilians. We took some phone calls and ended the show with a song, Bomb the World - by Spearhead. Download song here.

We started a new feature on Monday. Scott played the Presidents Weekly Radio Address ... then gave his point of view on the topic at hand - in this case, the economy. Also Monday, Ed McDonald gave his version of the McDonald vs. Aronow story, we discussed the City of Lockport hiring new police, civics lessons from professor Sandra Day O'Connnor, Glenn dissed Ed, and more. A very entertaining and energetic episode of Dialog. Finally, I have decided to rename "slacker Monday," since I don't slack that much for Monday's show. I'm thinking "MRE: Monday's Review of Everthing."

Friday was a good old-fashioned Open Dialog. Whatever came up, that's what we talked about. Enjoy.

SCOTUS nominee John Roberts was the topic of the day Thursday. Grant Lally of the New York Republican Lawyers Association played it cool. Meanwhile, Scott was basically bored by the Roberts nomination. So he's conservative. What the hell did you expect George Bush to do? I know other liberal groups and shows are comparing this guy to Satan ... I just don't see it.

It's always fun when legislators Glenn Aronow and Rick Updegrove share in the Dialog. These are two serious guys ... but who don't take life TOO serious. This show is a good mix of work and play - accentuated by an interesting disagreement between the legislators and Fred Laskey ... in which, they admitted, Fred was right. Good show overall. Enjoy.

John David Rose was our guest, talking about corporations ... and specifically the founding fathers' view of corporations. After we spoke with John, we continued the conversation. Some great phone calls. Good show.

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Monday, August 1, 2005. Open Dialog.

The mayor was in studio, talking about Main Street and Richmond Avenue among other things. Scott declared that Mike was the best mayor we've had (this month). And also the worst. :) Enjoy.

Thursday we learned that a principal in the Newfane School District was arrested and charged with groping for, apparently, revealing himself to ... and then grabbing ... an undercover Tonawanda Police Officer at Ellicott Creek Park. I was pleased that this show wasn't completely in the toilet, although, I definately said some things that were out of character for me.

We spent much of Wednesday's show talking about the alleged police brutality on Washington Street and the problems Mercy Flight is having finding a new place to land. Also discussed, Karl Rove, Newfane Schools, NASA and more. Just remember: "It's the truth. It was in the newspaper."

Tuesday was an Open Dialog, but Scott spent a decent amount of time picking on fellow WLVL talk show hosts Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly. We also discussed Amer, Niagara County cancer rates, traitor Karl Rove and more.

Monday we discussed that traitor Karl Rove and the ongoing series in the Gazette and the US&J about toxic crap in our back yards. We veered a little to discuss eminent domain and other stuff too. Overall, a decent show. Enjoy at will.

Friday Scott talked about a variety of topics ... from the Permanent Act ... to TraitorGate starring Karl Rove ... to alleged police brutality in Lockport ... to George Maziarz' fundraising prowess. We heard from someonw who's not supposed to call. And more.

County Manager Greg Lewis discussed Niagara County water quality (he has no problem drinking it); eminent domain (a good thing, apparently); non-profit groups (he likes 'em); and a bunch of other stuff too. Download away, folks.

Niagara County Historical Society Executive Director Melissa Dunlap was joined in studio by Barb and Nelson Colley to discuss Old Olcott Days, coming up July 30 and 31. Then half way through the show, we talk with Reid Cox, General Counsel of the Center for Individual Freedom about the nomination of Robert Johnson to the high court.

Tuesday, we spoke with Ben Piper from Pro English about instituting English as an official language. Good conversation. Thereafter, we discussed the Karl Rove issue an d took phone calls about a variety of issues.

Scott returns to the microphone and takes calls - asking: What happened in his absense? We discussed the KKK fliers at City Hall, the problems with the downtown median in front of Papa Leo's, superintendent's salaries, and Karl Rove.

On the fifth day, Tom interviewed Tom Riley, executive director from LCTV. Also, several people called to tell Tom how much they loved his hosting this week and how much they hate Leffler. Unfortunately for them, this is Tom's last stand as Dialog host until Scott gets another day off ... and God knows when that will be.

Day 4. Tom talks with Lisa Kozarovich, who's currently the editor of the Niagara Gazette. After Lisa parts (shw's only on the first half), Tom takes several calls pertaining to the Gazette.

Day three of Scott's vacation. Tom talks shop with Lockport's library director Peggy Lynch and NIOGA director Mary Brink. Some neat stuff.

Tim Marren and Marc Linsday were guests for day two of Tom Christy's Dialog. They discussed how the Union Sun is run. Lots of talk about Glimpses. If you don't know what Glimpses are, you'll have to listen to the show.

Tom will play while Scott's away. This is the first of five Tom Christy Dialog shows. He takes this on himself - sans guest. Al calls. Fights with Tom. And someone calls late in the show telling him he talks too much and should take more calls ... to which Tom explained that he was talking BECAUSE THERE WERE NO CALLS!!! Good times.

The day after the London bombing, we hosted two guests on the topic. Ilan Berman, vice president for policy at the American Foreign Policy Council took the first 15 minutes of the show or so ... and Laina Farhat-Holzman took another 15 minute segment. Dr. Farhat-Holzman explained that the Muslim extremists are trying to get moderate Muslims to feat them ... and that's one of the reasons for the attacks. Great show, IMHO. Download it often.

A brutal attack against the city of London was orchestrated early in the morning on July 7th. We discussed the bombings that left dozens dead and hundreds injured ... how it affects us ... and why do we have color coded security if we're just going to stay at constant yellow. (note: after the show, the color was raised to orange "for mass transit systems.") I badgered some folks for not caring ... some took offense.

We held a George W. Bush birthday bash for the president's 59th. Some people took offense (big shock) and other's took pot shots at W. We spoke with Robert Rudelic about power tapping ... a sort of accupuncture that can help calm us liberals down (or anyone for that matter) when we get all frustrated. Robert said he has sessions designed specifically for liberals upset about W ... and he usually gets $175 an hour!!! Gotta love that free-market economy. Oh, by the way, I make people sick. :)

Tuesday's guest talked about The George Washington Prophecy. Daniel Lion believes that our first president saw the future of the United States and warned of such events as the Civil War and September 11th. Kind of a different guest for us, but I found him interesting ... and so did some of the callers.

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I took July 4th off - like any red-blooded American would ... and instead played a few of my favorite clips. We begin with an interview with Gary Hayes, candidate for Sheriff. Then a discussion on Swift Boat Vets and wrap things up with a monolog about George W. Bush's vacation time. After all is said and done, a little encore song called "Kick Out the Republicans." It's got a good beat. You can dance to it. And a great message too.

Friday's show was all over the board ... just like I like it.

Peter De Krassel talked about what's wrong with America and how we can fix it. De Krassel seemed to think that emulating Hong Kong as much as possible is the answer to alot of our problems. Hmm. Interesting. I'll probably bring this guy back on again some time just cause he was so interesting.

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Wednesday, Wiley Miller was our guest. Wiley, as you may know, is the artist behing Non Sequitur, but he was on to discuss his new book, "Lucy and Danae." I enjoyed interviewing him ... and overall enjoyed the show.

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Tuesday's show, we talked with a Dr. Donald Berman, MD about nuclear mishaps around the US and the presidents push for more nuke plants.

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A writer on the forum wrote this great little poem about our illustrious congressman, Tom Reynolds. It was so good, I had to read it aloud for the live audience. Here it is.

Monday was a slacker kind of day, but Scott wanted to discuss the planned closure of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station - what with the BRAC Commission in town and all. Took some calls on the topic. Show was ... well, it was kind of shaky. Not my best. Sorry. I'll try harder next time.

It was Mike Tucker's turn in the hotseat Friday (photo, left), but he graciously split his time with John Cooper (photo, right) from the Niagara Military Affairs Council. Tucker and I mainly talked about Main Street ... and of course, John Cooper and I talked about saving the Niagara Falls Air Base.

Thursday we discussed the idiocy of having an amendment to the Constitution to outlaw flag burning. A few callers disagreed with Scott's position that while it may be dumb to burn the flag, the government shouldn't regulate stupidity. Some argue that burning the flag is an act and therefore isn't "speech." Scott disagrees, believing the founding fathers were smarter than the majority of us now - and understood that speech can take many forms. Side note: While we're talking about respecting the flag, I got a call Thursday afternoon pointing out that the Confederate Flag (which Scott abhors) was being property displayed ... in a Route 31 garbage can. Note Old Glory waving in the background.

George Landrith from Frontiers of Freedom talked with Scott about the Dick Durbin situation. Then we took several phone calls on the topic. Good interview. Good show. Good golly Miss Molly. :)

Jim Haid came out to talk about Group Workcamps, a great organization that gets kids to come fix up Lockport. After the break, we opened things up and mainly talked about Dick Durbin. A caller tried to slam Durbin ... but it didn't work out that way. (hint: feel free to disagree with Scott, just make sure you can think on your feet)

Monday's show started slow ... but heated up. We talked about everything from Lockport's water to Dick Durbin. Download. Enjoy. Repeat.

We started with a monolog by Scott about the situation with the Newfane Superintendent's contract. Jim Mills (the Superintendent) called to correct Scott on some issues ... and then when Scott asked him some questions, Mills bolted. Numerous calls followed about the Newfane district. Overall, a very good show.

The Niagara County manager took some good phone calls and answered some good questions. We talked about the problems in Erie County and I asked him directly if we test for plutonium in the drinking water. He didn't know but said he'd find out.

Wednesday's show with the Niagara County Historical Society focused on wedding stories ... and Scott whined about his hurt knee. Some fun stories about chivarees.

The folks from the Niagara County Chapter of Primary Challege sat in studio on Tuesday. Jean Latona, president of the Niagara County group (left) explained that they had two candidates in the NC; A candidate for Sheriff who she brought along, named Gary Hayes (center), and a candidate for the 2nd legislative district who was unable to attend. Hayes spoke at length and got a couple of oddly critical calls (can you say plant?). But he didn't need them to derail him. He did a good enough job on his own, making a few interesting gaffes. Lenny Roberto, founder of the group (right), said the Erie County chapter is going great and they're almost assured a victory or two come September (the primary) and then likely November (the general election). This is a must listen for political junkies ... especially for that "what not to say on the radio" part of your campaign. Enjoy.

Day 6 of the Niagara County Department of Health and the rest of the media pretending that the story of plutonium in the Lewiston drinking water. Talked about dead fish, sex offenders, and me not paying taxes. :) Enjoy.

Legislator Aronow was hit with good questions right from the beginnning of the show. We talked about Niagara County's water supply (is there Plutonium in it? - Glenn's checking). We also discussed his opponent, casino money and that grundler we've heard so much about. Glenn's always entertaining ... and Friday was no different.

Continuing with a theme for the week, we discussed the hazardous crap at Starpoint. Annemarie Reeb was in studio to discuss what they know about Starpoint and what they don't know. Several phone calls toward the end of the show.

After a quick "Swiftboat Nazi" call, we got right back to talking about the nasty crap that's in the water ... the air ... and the ground. Overall, a good show.

Tuesday's show was quite serious. Let me sum it up. Some people in the scientific community believe that there may be Plutonium in the drinking water in Lewiston ... and believe that Niagara County is a hazard to your health. I talked with Lou Riccuiti (pictured) and Dr. Janette Sherman about the findings and what it all means.

Typical Slacker Monday. I prepared for nothing and yet was ready for anything. Well, don't ya know this guy calls with a doom and gloom prediction and says Lockport's the pits and never will improve. The callers didn't stand for it. He got ripped. And good. Fun comments.

On Friday, Tom hosted Dialog while Scott took a vacation day to catch up on doing nothing. Tom fielded a bunch of calls on a variety of topics and heard from some friends we haven't heard from in a while, including Al - who said he won't call me until I appologize. To quote George Bush the elder: "Na Ga Doit. Wouldn't be prudent."

LCTV Host and all-around good guy Tom Christy co-hosted Thursday's show. We talked about the Confederate flag a little more; (Tom isn't really writing a book called: "Slavery - It Was Good for the Slaves." We made that up); Deep Throat; John McCain and other fun stuff. Download. Enjoy. Repeat.

Wednesday started where Tuesday left off. More thoughts on the flying of the Confederate flag. I say it's offensive. Other's feel differently. The last caller on this podcast actually tries to defend slavery of all things. Imagine that. A Dialog first, I assure you. Other topics on this podcast, the ACLU (good) and DeepThroat (also good). Enjoy.

Tuesday we did "Slacker Tuesday" since there was no Monday show ... and Scott discussed something that irritated him: Confederate flags. He just doesn't get it. Do people not know what the Confederacy stood for? Or do they not care? Why not display a Nazi flag? Same basic tone, right? Some interesting phone calls. No one outright stood up for the Confederate flag fliers ... but a few people backhandedly did. Enjoy.

Lockport Mayor talks about the recent council vote to suggest extending council terms to four years. We take phone calls and talk about his meeting with the president in Rochester. Good show.

Paul Pazniokas called up to talk about his plan for voting reform which would assign each voter with a "vote word." Interesting idea. After we talked with Paul, I talked about other vote reform ideas and pointed out that New York hasn't gotten off it's butts to fix our system. The phones were quiet, but that didn't prevent me from talking. For more info, click here.

Can you believe New York State sex offenders got free Viagra through Medicaid? Neither did I. Not only should sex offenders not get free Viagra, NO ONE SHOULD. At least, that's my point of view. Very ... different show. Full of double entendre. Enjoy.

Tuesday's podcast focused on the role of religion in government - to which I say "there is none." I thought this show had a good monolog ... although, I'm sure some people thought "I talked too much." If you like hearing me complain, you'll like this show.

After waiting to talk about the Newsweek fiasco, the guy who had wanted to talk about it finally called ... and then didn't want to talk about it. So I give you my take on that. Plus we discuss the state giving Viagra to sex offenders. And other stuff too. You'll fully enjoy this show or your money back.

During Friday's show, I took the time to tell my friends on the Common Council - especially John Lombardi and Scott Cercone - as well as my friends at the US&J - what I was thinking. Apparently neither organization cares much for yours truly ... and well, let's just say, "What goes around - comes around." :)

The county manager told us some intersting details about the Mount View proposed deal and said the golf course is NOT self sustaining. Intersting show. Enjoy.

John Hall and Melissa Dunlap from the Niagara County Historical Society chose "home remedies" for Wednesday May 18th's topic. The show got a lot of phone calls and was pretty good. Enjoy.

So Tuesday, May 17, 2005, I get a phone call from a woman upset that I was complaining about a TV commercial. The TV commercial was paid for by the NYS Teachers Association and it said "vote yes on your school budget." I thought it unconscionable that anyone could suggest approving all school budgets without knowing what is in the budget. So I suggested that anyone voting yes because of this commercial is stupid. Listen to the clip if you want to hear the woman's take. Note: I only make these clips available if I think they're really good. I think you will agree.

Last opportunity this year to persuade people to vote for or against your budget ... and to get people to vote for your candidate. There's one really interesting phone call where a listener chastises me for asking people to think for themselves. Pretty funny.

Friday the feds announced that they were looking to close the Niagara Falls Air Base. Now, I'm no fan of the military industrial complex, but I don't understand the thought of closing military bases while we're at war. Some listeners, however, think closing the base is a good thing.

We continue taking phone calls from school board candidates ... plus I read a couple of their letters. Breaking news that the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Base is on the Pentagon's closure list.

Four candidates called and several callers had their points of view.

Here's the rundown. A caller wanted me to apologize for something which he misinterpreted. I'm not responsible for callers failure to comprehend my plain-spoken English. We banter back and forth for about 7 minutes on my calling the "Swift Boat Vets for Truth" Nazis. Then he politely hangs up. Invest the bandwith ... and the 10 minutes it'll take to listen to the whole thing. This is a definate highlight.

The first phone call on this show has been the highlight of my ... oh, at least a month. Basically, this caller wanted to know why I hadn't appologized for calling veterans Nazis. The answer is becuase I didn't call vets Nazis. He also said that some vets won't listen to the show again until I do appologize. I wished them a fond farewell. We also touched on about a dozen other themes. Good show.

Lockport School Superintendent Bruce Fraser stopped in to talk about the school budget among other matters. Show flew by. Mandatory listening before voting on the budget if you live in the Lockport City School District.

Mike Knopski (Director of Admissions), Marty Troia (Director of Career Development) and Mike Herman (Director of Athletics) ... all from Niagara University ... were Monday's guests. The show went well. The guests had pretty good personalities. And some of the questions were ... pretty interesting. I give it three stars out of five. Enjoy.

Friday's show was kind of all over the board. I complained about the stupid people of England for re-electing Tony "lapdog" Blair. Took phone calls. Talked about stuff. Download. Enjoy. Repeat.

Tom Christy - live and in person - er, well, he was Thursday morning. What you're downloading is from earlier. You can't podcast live. That's against the principle of podcasting. Anywho - a good show. Tom's a great guest and I'm going to see how we can work him into the mix more often. Also - a great phone call from a gentleman who seems to believe that the ACLU is behind all the world's evil. Tom's response to the call was priceless. Worth it just for that exchange. (BTW - picture was taken at the Brewhaus, where Tom and I went for coffee after the show).

We talked about a little bit of everything on Wednesday. One particular entertaining phone call concerned a guy with cats that he was looking to get rid of. I couldn't help him ... but told him where to go (no - not like that.) Another good call concerned regionalism from our friend Conspiracy Bob. And I'm sure I said some stupid stuff, too. Invest the 45 minutes - download the show and listen to it, okay?

Bert Brandenberg from "Justice at Stake" joined the show to talk about the judiciary and it's role in the country. After Bert and I talked, we took phone calls on the issue. Some thoughtful calls and overall, a good show.

My friends in Newfane have riled me again ... what with deception on tax increases and the board president getting an "internship" with the district, it makes you wonder what the heck is going on down in Panther country. Technically, this was an open show, but after the first caller raised the Terry Schaivo issue from the dead (although not Terry herself), it was almost all Newfane all the time. Enjoy. The photo, by the way, is from my photo page. It's the card that came with my flowers that I got after the budget passed last year. (scroll down to May 19, 2004 on Photo Page to see more).

WLVL station owner Dick Green and Common Council President John Lombardi joined Mayor Tucker to announce that WLVL would be sponsoring this years city of Lockport fireworks on July 4th. After the announcment, Dick and John high-tailed it outta there and left Tuck to fend for himself. The show wraps up with a conversation between me and Tuck about the toothpaste at the end of the tube. Kinda interesting. Enjoy.

Thursday's show, Scott read a letter to the editor by Henry Wojtaszek about "Tommy Boy" Reynolds ... and picked it apart. On the Reynolds front, it turns out Reynolds gave an award to a scam artist (story on the blog). Also, Scott heard a rumor that some people in Newfane liked him so he went out of his way to make them mad at him ... again. Fun show. Download it. Listen to it. Pass it around to your friends. :)

Leonard Roberto, founder of Primary Challenge and Jean Latona, Niagara County Coordinator, came into the WLVL studios to explain their group and entice normal citizens to run for office. Good show. A couple good - and pointed phone calls.

Author Sammy Sorrell says we need to focus our resources on terrorism within our borders (a.k.a. crime). How do we do that though? We'll have to revisit this topic becuase 45 minutes just wasn't enough time.

I had had enough of the hypocracy from the right ... and I let it be known. I assumed that people would call ME a hypocrit, but my detractors must be off enjoying a vacation with their oil profits or something.

Friday's show started really slow. I actually had to threaten to run a test pattern to get people to call. But once it got going, it was fun. A lot of talk about local police. Some good. Some bad.

Lotsa talk about the new DMV employees, DMV fees, etc. It was practically the DMV show. But ... as always ... Greg entertains.

The fine folks from the Niagara County Historical Society made their visit to the studio this month a memorable one. We talked about old sayings. And I'm tellin' you, we took more phone calls today than I've taken in the last week combined. It was a very amusing show.

Tuesday's show, we talked with Sam Williams from In This Together about Tom Reynolds' view on Social Security. As it turns out, the good congressman hasn't just been avoiding me, he's been avoiding his constituency. There's a great phone call about half way through with a caller saying that Reynolds said he won't come on the show cause I pick on him. Ha. What fun.

Monday's show focused a lot on Newfane's upcoming budget vote. As you may know, I opposed the Newfane budget last year and got all sorts of hatemail/ threats because of it. And the budget passed anyway. People will work hard to pass it again this year ... and others will work hard to see it fail. Should be fun to watch. I talked during this show about a story in which a conservative posterchild suggests the assassination of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. A guy called to refute what I was saying. It was a good conversation. Overall, a good show. Enjoy. BTW, the picture has nothing to do with the story - I just thought it was funny that W, who admittedly doesn't read the papers, gave a speech to a bunch of journalists, who don't know how to report on politics.

Friday's show consisted of three interviews. First, we talked with a representative of the IRS. Then we talked with someone about "tax freedom day" and finally, a gentleman who says we can fund government better ... without taxes. With just a minute or so to go in the show, I wrapped things up with George H.W. Bush's greatest hit, "Read My Lips; No New Taxes - the remix." It was a fun show. Enjoy.

Rick Williams and Ray Allen from the Niagara Falls Human Rights Commission were Thursday's guests. I gotta be honest, I was disappointed in the calls (or lack thereof) and it wasn't my best show ever (a little dry) ... but it's an important subject ... especially to Niagara Falls residents.

Lyndon LaRouche joined us by phone again. We were scheduled to talk for 20 minutes ... which turned into the whole show. As he was before, Lyndon was a GREAT guest. Sound bites galore. Enjoy.

Supervisor Tim Demler came in to the Lockport studio to talk about the going's on in Wheatfield. We actually spent a lot of time talking about the Niagara Wheatfield School Board's decision to buy some land for $600,000 ... despite the fact that it has a declared value of $150,000 and was recently purchased for just $125,000. Hmm. Interesting.

Monday, April 11, 2005 - It was a Slacker Monday with order. I wanted to know what everyone thought of the proposal to require passports to come and go to Canada ... I got an earful. Some good phone calls in this one.

Legislator Aronow was in Friday and we talked about the union protests at the Republican press conference, the rumor that Glenn's being primaried this fall, and a variety of other things that came up.

John D'Onofrio from the Union-Sun & Journal dropped by to talk SPORTS. Bad news: Due to a technical glitch, I missed the first part of the show. Good news: To compensate, I chose not to take John's picture to accompany the podcast. :)

Bill Rolland and Tim Henderson from Residents for Responsible Government dropped by to talk up their spring meeting (4/14/05) at which Ralph Nader will be discussing the crap in our proverbial back yard. Bill and Tim took phone calls and answered questions. For more on this, check their web site.

Tuesday's show featured frequent caller and listener Fred Laskey, who is starting a group called the Niagara County Taxpayers Union (wonder where he got the name?). Fred came on to plug their first meeting April 9th at 7 p.m. at the Lockport Library. Fore more information listen to the show.

Monday's show discussed a variety of topics from cosmetic surgery ... to school aid ... to erectile disfunction and penile enlargement. Once the show starts to go downhill, it goes quick, ya know?

Every Day is April Fools when you have to put up with the idiots we elect in New York State. We haven't had a budget on time in 21 years ... and they pass some shell of a budget Thursday and say they're done ... "but there's more work to do." In other words, they're not done ... and it wasn't on time. Unfortunately, the media has eaten it up. I complain about that and take a couple phone calls ... plus we play some fun political satire songs. Happy April Fools Day.

I took some news clips and strung them together with some Eminem in the background. Poignant. Enjoy.

Thursdays show dealt with how much government interferes with our lives ... and how big business is in bed with government to glean as much information from us as possible. We are catalogued. We are inventoried. We are not free. This topic will undoubtably come up again. There's a great thread on this topic on the forum at ScottLeffler.com

Wednesday's show began with a couple emails about county employees and ran rough-shod over everything imaginable. From Terry Schiavo to the Pope to hospital equipment to - well, you get the point.

Tuesday's show focused on two bogus news stories. First that the state would have an on-time budget for the first time in 21 years ... second that AFSCME is willing to "give up" cosmetic surgery. Both stories are "true" ... kind of. AFSCME President Ed McDonald called in to refute my remarks. It was a fun show.

Monday's show included a lenghty rant by Scott - upset that Republicans don't seem to think that rules apply to them. There was a long phone call by the woman who seems to believe that Michael Shiavo is pure evil ... of course this is the same woman who said she'd point out W's flaws "if he had any" - so consider the source. Enjoy.

Mayor Mike in for his montly visit. We talked about the city's "illegal signs" and my buddy Don Perry was kind enough to call ... and I even let him ask a question ... and whaddya know ... it was about illegal aliens. Good times.

Thursday, March 24, 2005. Tom Christy of LCTV's Legislative Journal and founder of the FAIR Government Foundation dropped by to chat for a bit. The conversation went well - so well, in fact, that Tom will be back in about six weeks to sit down and do another show.

Here's a lovely little tidbit where a woman can't understand the difference between me and Channel 2's Scott Levin ... and she kept calling my friend Clip Smith - "Cliff" while maintaining that I apparently had something against him. "Gather your facts. Then call in."

A regular female caller was complaining about John Kerry's purple hearts ... and Scott points out the hypocrisy of people complaining about Kerry's purple hearts while ignoring the fact that W was hiding under a sheet somewhere.

The president of the Starpoint Teacher's Union says the teachers may need to strike. Scott kind of took issue with this.

John Gibson is a regular fill-in for Bill O'Reilly. One day he was going on about how un-biased he is ... and was going to prove it by lambasting a Republican ... who he said was a RINO. So I called him out on it ... cornered him ... And he admitted to being conservative. Good fun. August 6, 2004.

In the days after Ronald Reagan passed, there was a huge push to put Reagan's face on the dime - to get rid of FDR. I debate with myself how best to honor Reagan ... in the form of cash.

John Cole and Shirley Urtel came on to talk about the need for Mount View. A woman called to agree with everything they said. Too bad she also felt it neccesary to irritate me. So I hung up on her.

Howard Dean had a scream. George W had a list of countries helping the war on Iraq. And James Brown had a list of cities that were "Living in America." I mixed 'em all up into one song.

A woman called whining about me insulting the president ... so I compiled a list ... and asked callers to add to it ... which they did magnificently.

I took a silly speech George W gave about "an old saying in Tennessee ... I know it's in Texas probably in Tennessee that says fool me once ... shame on ... shame on me ... but fool me can't get fooled again" and mixed up with with the Who's "Don't get Fooled Again." Enjoy.

A gentleman used to call alot - whining about John Kerry and Vietnam. Rather than talk about 2004, he continually talked about Vietnam. This was a fun phone call.

A frequent female caller complains about the left leaning-ness of my show and says the station needs a right-leaning show to counterbalance. I explained that we had a right-leaning show in Bill O'Reilly, who she then claims is a big leftist. Hmm. Who knew?

Wednesday's show was a hoot. Terry Jones was the guest ... He was supposed to be on for the 1st half of the show, but didn't appear until after the bottom of the hour. BUT Mr. Jones definately made himself worth the wait. If this show isn't riddled with promo material, I don't know what is.

A guest from "For Our Grandchildren" was supposed to take up the 1st half of the show to discuss why it's good to privatize Social Security ... but she failed to show up. New York State's AARP Director Lois Aronstein joined us to explain why privatization is bad after the first break.

Monday was your usual slacker Monday ... with the exception that Scott had a serious rant to start the show. Congress clearly overstepped their bounds on this Shiavo thing. But that's the danger you get when your legislative branch thinks it's all-powerful.

Friday's show was pretty interesting. First we spoke with Larry Cuocci - whose mother asked him to kill her when he was 17. Then we talked about the Terry Schiavo case and congress' penchant for getting involved in things that shouldn't concern them. Some interesting Dialog in this show. Enjoy.

Thursday, March 17, 2005. Niagara County Manager Greg Lewis in for the montly Dialog. We discussed Medicaid and the county budget. And I present the skunk poll to the listeners. Greg voted for "Squirt," by the way.

My friends John Hall and Melissa Dunlap on for their monthly plug of the Niagara County Historical Society. We talked about ... not much of anything really. John suggested we anchor Easter to a fixed day - like the 2nd Sunday in April. I asked listeners to help me name my skunk. I got several good (and some not-so-good) answers ... which I then used to make a poll (online at http://www.scottleffler.com)

Tuesday's show we talked with a guy named Robert Bowie Johnson who penned a book called "The Parthenon Code." Pretty interesting stuff. Had a special show intro created just for my skunk incident. We talked more about the cell-phone hating judge from Niagara Falls and I hung up on a guy TWICE ... cause he just doesn't understand what "barred for life" means. Plus other interesting stuff that I don't particularly remember right now. Download and enjoy.

Monday, March 14th, 2005. It was a slacker kind of day. We talked about me being misquoted in the Buffalo News (damn media) and the skunk that lives under my porch ... plus we express our frustration with a Niagara Falls judge who jailed an entire courtroom cause he couldn't find out who's phone rang.

Friday's show continued where we left off the day before. Listeners chimed in with their opinions on what happened that fateful September day 3 1/2 years ago.

Enver Masud says he doesn't believe a Boeing 757 hit the pentagon on 9/11/2001. And he thinks the government knows the real story and isn't telling. Masud was the guest by phone and we took calls from skeptical listeners on the topic. Unforunately, the first minute and a half or so is cut off, but it doesn't hurt the podcast - which was ... interesting ... to say the least.

Wednesday's show, we talked with Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America - a pro-gun group in DC. Larry spoke of the new National ID card being battered around in congress. For more on Larry's group, visit www.gunowners.org

Tuesday, March 8, 2005. Lockport Superintendent Bruce Fraser visits for the first time in quite a while. We talk about a bunch of things ... and he promises to return before the school budget vote, slated for May 17.

Monday, March 7, 2005. I talk with Tommy DeVoe - son of Angela ... who went in the drink for his mother cause she had a "bad back." Plus we take phone calls on a variety of topics and have water related bumper music.

Niagara County Legislator Glenn Aronow is on about every six weeks or so ... and it's always fun. Parts of the show got a little contentious. We spent a lot of time comparing Niagara County to the County of Erie. Enjoy.

Thursday, March 3, 2005. Niagara Falls Mayor Vince Anello made his inaugural trip into the Dialog studio. I thought it went well. And I think they mayor did, too. He took some heat - but that happens when you're mayor. I think he'll be back. And of course, I'll let you know if he comes back.

Wednesday, March 2, 2005. Dr. Seuss would have been 101 today - so in his honor, we had a Seussy show. Lots of rhyming and griping. In fact, I created a Dr. Seuss-esque rhyme about Niagara County, which can be found on a seperate post ... and is read during the first couple minutes of this podcast. Thanks to the callers who stuck to the Dr. Seuss format. It made my day.

For Wednesday, March 2, 2005 (which would have been Dr. Seuss' 101st birthday, I created a Niagara County Seussian rhyme. Many people said they enjoyed it, so I decided to upload it seperately from the show - for your pleasure.

Tuesday's show was an "open Dialog" but we talked alot about Social Security. The first phone call was golden. Show kind of went downhill from there ... but it almost had to - that exchange was just priceless. Enjoy.

Recently, US Senator Rick Santorum, R-Pennsylvania, held a forum on Social Security. During that forum a chant was begun by Santorum's followers; "Hey Hey. Ho Ho. Social Security has got to go." I took the chant and mixed it up. Enjoy the remix.

Monday, February 28, 2005. Conversation was all over the board ... exactly like it's supposed to be on Slacker Monday.

Friday, February 25, 2005. We talked about a lot of stuff but frequently came back to Terry Shiavo. Sorry I didn't get it posted right away, I have space limitations with libsyn and had reached them for the time period. Hope I didn't leave you jonesing too bad. :)

Thursday, February 24, 2005. Apparently, my "Swiftboat Nazis" comments irritated some people. We discuss it more ... plus we talk with Victoria Rockwell about Engineers Week and we discuss NightFall with Nelson DeMille.

Show from Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005. I talked about a moron who wrote an email to my boss saying (s)he was going to start a boycott ... but didn't sign the letter. I also discussed the new lie campaign by the "Swiftboat Vets for Truth," who I referred to as "Swiftboat Nazis," which apparently, upset some folks. See. apparently, you're only allowed to pick on a Vet if his name is John Kerry. Who knew? :)

Open session on Tuesday, February 22, 2005. Talked about the Erie County budget fiasco and what we'd do if it happened here; the need for a "people's union"; Mount View; and the NFTA trolley. Kind of eclectic. Rather funny.

Just another Slacker Monday. (ooh awoah). Wish it were Sunday. (ooh awoah). Cause that's my fun day. (ooh awoah). Of course, Monday's fun too. I let "the people" have control of the show ... kind of. Enjoy.

Friday's show. Denise Young and Anne Calos from the Union Sun & Journal stop by and get some interesting phone calls. It's always fun to have Anne and Denise on cause it's the rare occasion when I can play the role of the good guy. :)

County Manager Greg Lewis in studio for his monthly visit. A lot of the conversation was hinged on Medicaid and how it hurts county government.

Monthly visit from the Niagara County Historical Society ... talked about the history of Pendleton.

This show is an interview with two people in the Believe in Buffalo-Niagara organization. It was a decent show ... but due to a technical glitch, we missed the first three minutes or so. Their website is www.believeinbuffaloniagara.org

No mushy Valentines Day crap here. Just some fun phone calls ... and a lot of talk (towards the end of the show) about bread. Overall, a very entertaining 45 minutes. Enjoy.

Lockport Mayor Mike Tucker in studio taking phone calls. We talked about a lot, but frequently came back to the city fire department. At the end of the show, a firefighter called and didn't help his cause. You'll have to listen to appreciate it.

Mike Hudson, editor of the Niagara Falls Reporter, dialed in to discuss the ongoing problem with members of the media literally selling out to the GOP. Then we opened up the phone lines to talk about whatever else.

Wednesday's show was pretty good. Paul Dyster was the guest. Man, this guy has done a bunch of cool stuff. Aside from being a former NF Councilman and Mayoral candidate, he was a member of the CFR and an arms negotiator for the State Department. Good show - and we'll bring him on again soon.

I thought Tuesday's show was pretty good. Erik Clements and Melvin Taylor discussed Black History Month and explained why it's not only good, but necessary ... and will be for some time.

Monday's show was co-hosted by Ray Sherman. Ray and Scott spent the show talking about the commercials from Sunday's big game - which they both agreed weren't as good as in years' passed. Several callers chimed in to agree and to talk about the spots that they liked best.

I must admit, this show was a disappointment for me. We were supposed to hear from three people alltogether. One to talk about gay marriage. A second to discuss tort reform and a third to discuss Social Security. Only the tort reform guy (Ken Standard) decided to show and he was nearly 10 minutes late. What's up with that?

Scott revisits the 2005 State of the Union speech and explains why and where it was flawed.

What will the Shrub say is going on in this country? Only time will tell.

Former Congressional Candidate and job saver Jack Davis wants to get us to buy American ... and not shop at Walmart. Listen for his ideas to save the economy.

This is a typical Slacker Monday. Scott tries to take it easy and allows the callers to monopolize the show so he can get over his hangover. That's the definition of Slacker Monday, BTW.

W keeps paying these journalist types to promote his agenda. Where's my cut? What would you have to be payed to sell out and throw your ethics out the window?

Starpoint Superintendent C. Douglas Whelan - The quality of this one is shoddy, I must say, but I can't fix it. Sorry. Others have better quality, I assure you.

Imagine someone bringing "something" over the border - getting caught and arrested. Then imagine the government "forgot" what it was the person was bringing over so they had to drop the charges. This actually happened. And on this day, we discussed it.

John Cord is a guy I met in NYC back in July. He thinks the right-wing religious types are a buncha phonys. I agree. So did a lot of you. This was a pretty good show, IMHO.

Lockport Mayor Mike Tucker treks into the studio once a month to let everyone know what's going on in the city of Lockport.

Niagara County Manager Greg Lewis is really getting used to using the bully pulpit to influence the county legislature. I'm glad to allow him the air time to do it, too. :)

John and Melissa in for their monthly visit.

Laurie Puhn is one of many guests I got from my dealings with Planned Television Arts (PTA). Laurie is an author and persuasionist (if that's a word). We had a good conversation about how to get along with others and get them to do your evil bidding. :)

Jim Hufnagel and Bob Baxter try to convince us to hug trees. ... a lot ... Unfortunately, I missed recording the beginning of this show, but it was only about two minutes missing total. Enjoy. For more on this topic, catch Dialog on February 9th when Paul Dyster will be on. And of course if you miss the show live, catch it on the ether later. Also, for more on this topic, be sure to check out http://www.niagaraheritage.org

Open Dialog

Open Dialog

Open Dialog

Legislator Glenn Aronow makes his first trip of the year into the studio to talk phone calls from you.

Slacker Monday is a day to celebrate. Just sit back. Relax. And listen to people bitch for an hour. I love America.

Why do most Americans think that Saddam was one of the masterminds behind 9/11? Becuase he was. Or, so says Dr. Hugh Cort, our guest. After our conversation with Dr. Cort, I threw open the phone lines and discussed ... whatever. Enjoy.

This is what happens when you open the phone lines, turn on some microphones, and broadcast it over the radio. Open Dialog. Then at the end of the show, we discuss religion for the first time in 2005. Is God a Democrat or a Republican? Listen to find out. Greg Placencia tells us.

Cheryl Lepsch, founder of Jammies for GIs came on the show to discuss the needs of our soldiers ... who she says are being neglected. It was a good show ... for a good cause.

Back in July of 2004, I met this guy, Gene McKenna at a media summit ... basically what could be described as a talk show host convention ... in New York City. Gene wanted to pimp his company In Home Tutoring, which personally I didn't have a problem with ... if there was a way he could help us. Well, it took six months, but he helped. Gene and I had some fun with words and callers followed up with their own. Thanks Gene.

Roger Simmermaker tells us what brands are REALLY American. Good show.

Friday, December 31, 2004, I played back some of my favorite interviews from the year that was ending. On the slate for the show were Lewiston Porter School Board Member Ed Lilly, who I had interviewed September 10; Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte who was on my show on July 2 and I haven't heard from since (think it was the interview?); Author Dean Koontz (December 10); Local businessman and former congressional candidate Jack Davis (April 6); Democrat demagogue and perennial presidential candidate Lyndon Larouche (July 13); Judge Andrew Napolitano, Fox News anylist and constitutional scholar (December 21); and finally WalMart buster Al Norman (June 3); The show ends with a song - as I always do on my "worst of" shows (secret - this is so the board op can fade out wherever the show ends because the show length fluxuates). Anyway, the song is Daniel Bedinfield - If Only I Can Get Through This, which I was using as my theme song at the time.

Last open dialog of 2004. People shared their opinions on the year ending. And I asked folks what their favorite interviews of the year were, which i then used to create a clips show for the following day. One guy wanted to complain about one of our sponsors. Had to shut that down quickly. Not that i'm opposed to dissent � but if I were sponsoring a show where someone disses me, I'd be a little miffed. Lots of Starpoint discussion.

Open Dialog. Talked about the competing ball drops between Wilson and Lockport. Scott wonders aloud why the terror level hasn't been raised for New Years Eve. Maybe cause the election is over? I asked the folks what they thought were the big stories of the year.

Open Dialog. I asked listeners what the tops stories of 2004 were. we recapped the presidential election � and discussed John Kerry's future. A caller discussed Social Security privitazation. Another caller made a parallel between Iraq and Viet Nam. Plus more comments from more callers.

Slacker Monday. We begin reviewing the year. Ruthie calls, complains about the exporting of jobs. I picked on the Greater Niagara News "Holiday Edition." Al suggests we give each other cash as gifts so we can pay off our debts. A guy complained about the lack of places to shop downtown. Scott disagreed. "An Amendment To Be." - (worth downloading just for that). Legislature complaints ... even from Wilson Supervisor Jerry Dean.

Oops. Somehow this stopped recording about half way through this show, so we missed some stuff. Mayor Mike Tucker makes his last appearance of the year in studio. Maggie Lupo called to thank the city for helping with the North Park situation a few days earlier. A caller complained about the way the city takes care of the streets. Another caller seconds it. The mayor says the city will "enforce residency whenever we can."

We continue to discussion on the ailments at Starpoint ... also, we discuss Christmas wishes and more.

We talk more about the saga of sick kids at Starpoint. Some interesting information comes out. What would YOU do if your school was making your kids sick? Is the school to blame?

We discussed sick kids at the Starpoint School District and had a very good interview with Fox News commentator and frequent Bill O'Reilly fill-in, Andrew Napolitano, who was pushing his new book.

County Manager Greg Lewis in studio taking phone calls and having fun.

Scott picks on Tom Delay's PAC, and the Tom Delay fundraising scandal ... meanwhile talking about our own congressman, Tom Reynolds and his views (or lack thereof) on the issues. Also, we discuss the right's morbid fascination with Bill Clinton. One caller calls another caller out. And we discuss ongoings in Wheatfield. This show has energy.

Can you believe this show has lasted two full years? This marks the start of year three. We talked about the last 24 months ... overall, and enjoyable show.

As Scott took what was most likely a much-needed vacation day, fellow WLVL personality Good Neighbor Dave Marmon hosted the show in his absence. GND has a much softer personality than Scott � perfect for hosting a show with John Hall and Melissa Dunlap from the Niagara County Historical Society. This episode, they discuss Christmas memories.

We discuss Bernard Karick, football, profanity and Walmart's policy of not selling profane CDs. Magician Paul Kiev joined us via phone to discuss �The Legend of Earth Sea� on the Sci Fi channel. Paul's Website. We close the show talking about Howard Dean and then a Howard Dean speech set to music. Gives me chills. Someone explain to me how Dean didn't become the Democratic nominee?

We discuss the city's assessor problems (and the town's involvement) ... the question asking soldier, Rummy's answer to it, �You go to war with the army you had. Not the army you wish you had.� A caller complained about Niagara Falls' attempt to spin off their library, thus creating a new tax. Plus, Scott interviews author Dean Koontz about his new book, �Life Expectancy.�

Author Langdon Morris says he's upset about the current state of national politics. Shockingly � many of you are, too. We start with phone calls and them Morris to finish out the show. Buy Morris' book

The Niagara County Legislature says they're not willing to take a mere $2 million for Mount View, since it's assessed at $9 million. Scott says get rid of it anyway. And we basically talk about the county's ineptitude. If you're looking to understand Niagara County in 43 minutes, this is the show to download.

This show was primarily on foreign policy. Scott asks why it is neccessary for us to bully the rest of the world. Some callers are upset with Scott's contentions.

An odd collection of happenings. Missing plastic explosives at a French airport. Missing airport uniforms in Canada - found for sale on eBay. And ... um ... where's that Osama guy? Oh, and, there seems to be $1 billion of taxpayers money that the state is using to fund pork projects. *sigh*

The show begins with Bob Pugh and a discussion of Light up Lockport. Then Scott discusses immigration and the need to eliminate provisions preventing foreign borns from becoming president.

John Edgell talks with Scott about his Arnold Schwarzenegger bobblehead dolls and the suit against him for it. We also have open Dialog. The show is shorter than usual because WLVL Newsdirector John Raymond had breaking news about Kitchen World - which had recently undergone a large fire - in the middle of the show and I cut that out.

Consumer Rerports Guy Michael Finney joins us by phone to help prevent us from getting ripped off. We discuss his book, Consumer Confidential and then had open Dialog thereafter. Missed the first couple minutes of the show. Sorry.

County legislator Bill Davignon came into the studio to talk about what the Democrats are hoping to accomplish while in the majority and how it's possible to win an election by one vote - twice in a row. (the photo is Bill (standing) with former Congressman John LaFalce)