FWDAJ 2-17-09
by Jane on Feb.17, 2009, under Uncategorized
Dick begins today’s hour with a swat at MA Governor Deval Patrick’s latest idea which is to implant a GPS chip in everyone’s car inspection sticker to tax us on every mile we drive. Dick than slams Governor Patrick’s choice to spend the state’s Porkulus money, who, Dick believes, has been named to the post to boost his government pension.
Ted Kennedy’s name enters the fray and I ask why MA can’t get past electing Kennedy’s. Dick seems to think it is the pork, while I can’t think of a thing either he or John Kerry has done for the state.
We also talk about Judd Gregg’s departure.
I then bring up the Ted Steven’s trial and suggest that Brenda Morris the prosecutor is being held in contempt of Court because of a report of an inappropriate relationship with a witness. Brenda Morris is being held in contempt of Court (and has now been dismissed by the Obama administration), but is not being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a witness. The person accused of having the inappropriate relationship with the witness is the FBI agent in charge Mary Beth Kepner. My mistake. Dick doesn’t seem to think it matters if Steven’s was railroaded because he doesn’t like Stevens. I think it matters a lot, whether you like Stevens or not. I also note that if Stevens was still in the Senate, Porkulus would not have passed.
Dick talks about a local story where a prostitute is prosecuted for extortion and he is upset that, ala Spitzer, the john isn’t prosecuted. My ambivalence for the entire incident is apparent.
About a half hour in we get to the Porkulus bill, and Dick asks me to recite the pork. I comply for a while and then go off on President Obama’s doomsday rhetoric and how I think he used the politics of fear to pass the bill. Dick follows with the obligatory Bush bashing.
At this point I lost the recording, but hopefully Roger can put it back together.
Enjoy!
February 19th, 2009 on 10:10 pm
Jane, Simply thanks for doing this. Nothing inciteful or pertinant or full of wisdom to impart today, but simply thanks to you for fighting the good fight. daddy.
February 21st, 2009 on 2:59 pm
Jane, wonderful show this week. Yes, the big question is, how can Dick be both a Democrat and a “fiscal conservative?”
Love your passion!
February 21st, 2009 on 4:10 pm
Great job, Jane, of calling Dick out on his praise of Teddy K for the earmarks, and the castigating of Ted S for the very same reason. Too funny.
February 23rd, 2009 on 3:46 am
Thanks Jane, Finally caught the podcast. I guess tonight Dick really did prove to me that all politics is local. He blithely justifies Kennedy and Kerry bringing home billions to Boston, as otherwise the money would go someplace else. But when that someplace else is Alaska, and Ted Stevens is the guy trying to get it because the Federal Government has regulated out of existence most of the jobs in the state in the oil, mining, logging and fishing industries, well he’s simply a greedy porkbarrel Republican and has to go. Great job pointing out the obvious hypocrisy of that position. Don’t know if it had any effect on Dick as I think he’s more interested in listening to himself speak than to you, but I heard you loud and clear and I suspect a lot of your listeners did as well. And keep asking that wonderful question “What has Kennedy ever done for Massachusetts?” Your Alaskan Fan Club is dying for answer.