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Wednesday Dec 23, 2009
Big John Howell and Cisco Cotto - 12/23/09 Hour 4
John & Cisco
ABC has a poll out asking what Americans want for Christmas. The results? Christmas is pretty ordinary: pair of boots, warm coat, supersonic jet and submachine gun. They may want to keep an eye on the person who asked for the submachine gun. A day after President Obama talked about spending like its Monopoly money, Congress is set to raise the debt ceiling again.
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Tuesday September 22, 2009
Chicago police are investigating a deadly incident of road rage. Have you ever apologized for cutting someone off? Is it better to apologize or just move on? General Stanley McChrystal is saying that more troops are need in Afghanistan, but according to The Politico, President Obama is skeptical about whether or not adding more troops will make a difference. John and Cisco talked to Josh Gerstein, White House reporter for Politico.com. Gun of The Day Update: Naked, gun-toting 91 year old man helps arrest home intruder.
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Tuesday September 22, 2009
A California town has voted to charge people $200 for bogus 911 calls. Do you think that's fair since they waste tax dollars and time or is it too easy to accidentally dial them? BigGovernment’s latest bombshell: Conference call audio reveals the Obama White House was using the National Endowment for the Arts to push a partisan agenda. John and Cisco got the details on the story from Washington Examiner reporter David Freddoso.
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Tuesday September 22, 2009
Jerry Taft on ABC 7 let it slip yesterday that he returns his mattress every couple of months. Would you do that to save money? John and Cisco Health Desk: A new study suggests that by 2050 fifty percent of the population may have dementia. President Obama continued his health care tour with an appearance on David Letterman's show last night. He addressed the issued of racism by saying that he was black before he was elected President.
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Tuesday September 22, 2009
State Senator Dan Duffy is leading a protest against the company that makes red light cameras. Do you think that they should ban red light cameras? Moments in Racial Insensitivity: A white police officer in Philadelphia has been told that he can't have cornrows in his hair and must get them cut off. Who told him to get his hair cut? His black supervisor.
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Monday September 21, 2009
Moment of Cisco Pettiness: President Obama seems to be suffering some forgetfullness about his family. He got his daughter's name wrong, and he also incorrectly said that she had an illness that she did not. John and Cisco talked to Andrew Breitbart, the founder of BigGovernment.com, the website that broke the ACORN corruption story wide open.
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Monday September 21, 2009
A South Carolina town has wrecked two police cruisers in the past couple of years, so now the mayor has decided to end all police chases. The mayor also seems to believe that there will be no more crime until their insurance rates come down again. John Edwards is back in the news. We knew that he was having an affair while his wife is dying of cancer, but it turns out that he had a campaign aide take the fall when she became pregnant. Edwards also told the young lady that he would marry her once his wife died, and that Dave Matthews would be there. Was Alcohol Involved?: Man falls to his death trying to recreate a UFC move.
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Monday September 21, 2009
Another great example of government-run health care: Insane killer escapes on field trip to county fair. Yes, he was a patient at a state mental health facility. Najibullah Zazi, the man under FBI investigation for alleged ties to a New York subway terror plot has admitted he has ties to Al Qaeda. How was this plot uncovered? Does this have any significance for the CIA interrogation probe? John and Cisco talked to Mike Baker, a former covert CIA operations officer. Completely heartless lawmakers in Massachusetts are proposing a special tax on dogs.
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Monday September 21, 2009
As promised, Oprah paid the tab for her lovefest on Michigan Avenue. It was $54,000. Does $54k sound a little low for shutting down a major street in the third largest city in the coutry for two days? Bob Schillerstrom is one of the many Republicans who have thrown their hat in the ring for the nomination for governor in 2010. You can get more information at BobforIllinois.com.
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Friday September 18, 2009
A Kentucky football coach has been cleared of negligence in the death of one of his football players. Do you think a coach should be held accountable for the death of a player? Several of the nation's leading health experts are calling a tax on soda as a means of curbing America's obesity-epidemic. Is it a good idea to tax behavior like that? A Washington state woman claims that she has been pulled over thirty times just because she's pretty. Her friends actually put a sign on her car reading.
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Friday September 18, 2009
Proof that John is whipped: John has been walking around work for the past week in an enbroidered belt that was a gift from his girlfriend. What embarassing clothing are you forced to wear because it was a gift? Michael Medved weighed in on the ACORN saga, plus he also had reviews of Jennifers Body, Love Happens and Bright star.
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Friday September 18, 2009
President Obama announced yesterday that the planned missile defense shield for eastern Europe is being scrapped. John and Cisco got the details from Alastair Wanklyn from Fox News Radio in London. A 60-year-old Mississippi woman can see again after nine years of blindness, doctors implanted one of her teeth with a small lense in it in her eye socket and now she can see. Chris Wallace joined John and Cisco to preview Fox News Sunday, and talk about President Obama snubbing Fox News in his tour of Sunday morning talk shows.
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Friday September 18, 2009
An Arizona couple accused of sexual abuse after taking bath-time photos of their children and then trying to have them developed at Walmart are suing the state and the retail giant. Do they have a case or was Walmart right to turn in the pictures. President Obama announced yesterday that the planned missile defense shield for eastern Europe is being scrapped. John and Cisco got the details from Washington Times national security reporter Bill Gertz. Former Cubs Shortstop Shawon Dunston has sent a letter to the Cubs bankruptcy judge to block the sale of the team. He says that the Cubs have not paid for college tutition as they promised in his original contract.
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Thursday September 17, 2009
President Obama is skipping out on the trip to Denmark to make one more push for the Olympics. Instead he is sending First Lady Michelle Obama. Do you think the President would make a difference for the bid? Accoring do a new study, women can only keep secrets for about 47 hours, but most still consider themselves trustworthy. More new ACORN video, this time James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles traveled to San Diego.
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Thursday September 17, 2009
A woman was arrested for allegedly spanking someone else’s kid in Cincy Goodwill store. Is it alright to do something like that if the parent won't? Plus Dennis Miller is in town, he stopped by the studio to visit John and Cisco.
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Thursday September 17, 2009
Big Brother Update: The White House is storing comments and info posted to its web pages and social networking sites. The Japan Federation of the Blind has asked Toyota to make their hybrid cars more noisy to make them safer for blind pedestrians. They reccomend having either recorded engine noises or perhaps something similar to a cell phone ringtone. Was Alcohol Involved?: Police in Orlando arrested a motorcycle rider who was completely naked.
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Thursday September 17, 2009
Tony Blankley joined John and Cisco to talk about the $856 billion health care proposal unveiled by Senator Max Baucus on Wednesday. John Fund from the Wall Street Journal has been following the ACORN story from the very beginning. He joined John and Cisco to talk about the latest videos released by James O'Keffe and Hannah Giles.
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Wednesday September 16, 2009
Congress passed a resolution to discipline GOP lawmaker for yelling "You lie" during Obama address. It's the first time the House has actually passed resoluton condemning behavior. Do you think this will end the controversy? John and Cisco talked about what fallout could still result with Fox News political analyst Jeff Birnbaum. State Senator Kirk Dillard is running for governor next year. He is making news for promising new ethics reforms to eliminate fundraising for part of the term in office.
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Wednesday September 16, 2009
Former President Jimmy Carter said yesterday that an "overwhelming" portion of animosity towards Obama is racist. Is this a sign that the democrats are loosing the debate? Susan Ferrechio the Chief Congressional Correspondent from the Washington Examiner joined John and Cisco to talk about a few inconvenient questions surrounding health care reform. Another day, another ACORN video. This time filmmakers James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles visited the ACORN office in San Bernadino, CA.
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Wednesday September 16, 2009
The Jersey City school district is taking a proactive measure to fight swine flu. By November, every single classroom, that’s 3,000 of them, will be equipped with hand sanitizers. Will this actually help or is it just making people feel like they are doing something? End of the World Update: Thanks to a colder than usual summer pumpkins may be hard to find this Halloween. Plus, PETA wants to turn a former prison into a chicken empathy museum. Howell's Heroes: A 54-year-old man fearing for his wife's safety jumped a 21-year-old man who was trying to rob a Milwaukee area bank.
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Wednesday September 16, 2009
Problems finding a usable vein during an attempt to execute an Ohio inmate have delayed his lethal injection. But some are saying the delay amounts to cruel and unusual punishment and want the death sentence thrown out. Another day, another ACORN video. This time filmmakers James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles visited the ACORN office in San Bernadino, CA.
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Tuesday September 15, 2009
Three teenagers who say they were kicked out of a ballpark for sitting through the song God Bless America claim their constitutional rights were violated and are suing a minor league baseball team. President Obama spoke on Wall Street yesterday on the first anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse. He called for sweeping new regulations of the financial system. John and Cisco talked about it with Dagen McDowell with the Fox Business Network. Jay Leno kicked off his new prime time show with an interview with Kanye West. John is beginning to think that the whole MTV fiasco may have been a publicity stunt for Leno's show.
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Tuesday September 15, 2009
The hosts of a party held to watch the Bears game Sunday night became upset and called police when they noticed someone left their toddler unattended at their home. What's your story of almost leaving a child some place in public? John and Cisco Heath Update: According to a new study, dangerous bacteria may be spraying out of your shower head and right into your face every morning. President Obama is going to be on all of the Sunday morning talk shows this weekend to make his case for ObamaCare. Do you think that he's helping or hurting his cause with all of the media time.
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Tuesday September 15, 2009
Actor Patrick Swayze died last night after a long bout with cancer. What was the best and worst Swayze movie? Natash Korecki from the Chicago Sun Times joined John and Cisco to talk about what affect the death of Chris Kelly will have on the case against Rod Blagojevich.
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Tuesday September 15, 2009
You have the right to remain silent? Some people are calling for schools to tell students that they have the right NOT to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Ken Klukowski, a senior legal analyst with the American Civil Rights Union joined John and Cisco to talk about the latest in the ACORN saga, and whether or not the group could end up facing criminal charges. Gun of The Day Update: A cab driver shot and killed a would-be robber in Charlotte, NC.
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Monday September 14, 2009
It is now a fineable offense to swear in public in Winona, MN. They used a law enacted back in 1887 to ticket a kid who swore at the cops. Does the First Amendment apply to colorful metaphors? ACORN is fighting back against James O'Keefe. Claiming that the video was doctored and threatening to sue the filmmakers. Plus, Jay Leno starts his new prime time show tonight.
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