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Wednesday Nov 11, 2009
Big John Howell and Cisco Cotto - 11/11/09 Hour 4
John & Cisco
President Obama was interviewed by Jake Tapper from ABC News and said that citizens could be jailed for not getting health insurance under his health care plan. During coverage of the memorial service at Fort Hood yesterday some of the networks talked through the entire service
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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
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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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
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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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
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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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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Monday September 14, 2009
During his speech to Congress President Obama mentioned an Illinois cancer patient who died because he had no insurance. Lynn Sweet discovered that the patient was only without insurance for one month and it was four years before he died. Coursening of Our Culture: Bob McDonnell, a GOP candidate for governor in Virginia dropped the F-bomb during an interview. Plus, Kanye West grabbed the microphone from Taylor Swift at the VMS's and said that she shouldn't have won her award.
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Monday September 14, 2009
A Miami homeowner beat a man to death with a golf club after he jumped his fence. It turned out that the man was unarmed. Was that excessive force or does the homeowner have the right to defend their property? GM is offering customers the chance to return new cars for 60 days no questions asked. Is this a good idea or just a hail mary pass? John and Cisco talked to Peter DeLorenzo an auto analyst and founder of Autoextremist.com. Thousands of people turned out for a rally against ObamaCare over the weekend, estimates of the crowd seem to vary depending on political leanings. The crowd shouted down a CNN reporter.
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Monday September 14, 2009
CNN had egg on their face on Friday morning when they reported that there was some kind of attack on the Potomac Rover on 9/11. They claim that news outlets should have been made aware of the drill, but they didn't actually do any investigating before reporting it. ACORN Update: Filmmaker James O'Keefe has released another video from an ACORN office. This time they visited one in New York, again getting advice on how to run a brothel and use the money to fund a congressional campaign.
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Friday September 11, 2009
Today is the eigth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Do you think people should be shown the footage from the Twin Towers and Pentagon? ACORN is in big big trouble: Officials from President Obama’s favorite activist group could face charges after apparently advising couple posing as pimp, prostitute how to lie to IRS. End of The World Update: Report on global warming predicts dire Illinois consequences?.
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Friday September 11, 2009
Bill Kurtis is returning to the Chicago airwaves. WBBM will be running his syndicated show Cold Case Files and he will be contributing Cold Case Minutes to the newscasts. Michael Medved joined John and Cisco to preview his show and also talked about congressman Joe Wilson's outburst during President Obama's speech to Congress earlier this week.
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Friday September 11, 2009
Police State Update: A cop in Louisiana has been fired after he pepper sprayed a 61 year old woman twice. He pulled over the woman over for having windows that were tinted too dark. The California lawmaker who was caught engaging in some inappropriate conversations with lobbyists now says that he never had an affair, he only engaged in "inappropriate storytelling." Do you buy it or do you think he was just covering his tracks? Gun of the Day Update: A man in Uniontown Pennsylvania was test firing his cannon and ended up sending a cannonball through his neighbors house. Was Alcohol a Factor?: A man in Florida was upset that his girlfriend's cat used his bed as a literbox and fired his gun near the cat. The cat's fine, but the relationship is never going to be the same.
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Friday September 11, 2009
Rep. Wilson apologized for calling President Obama a liar during his address on Wednesday night, but there's talk about the House leadership forcing him to apologize in front of Congress. Since President Obama accepted his apology already, is that really necessary? Vince Viriyakul owns Mr. Beef and Gyros in Joliet. If the restaurant gets 2000 fans on Facebook he's going to legally change his name to "Mr. Beef." Chris Wallace also joined John and Cisco to talk about the President's speech this week, and to preview Fox News Sunday.
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Thursday September 10, 2009
A Bolivian preacher tried to hijack a Mexican airliner yesterday. It turns out that he's also a recording artist. John played one of his songs. A 16 year old girl who is sailing solo around the world hit a cargo ship. Is it responsible parenting to let your child sail solo around the world?
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