Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Lynn Sweet the Washington bureau chief for the Chicago Sun-Times joined John and Amy to talk about what the Boston Marathon bombings will mean for the Senate debate over immigration reform. An Ohio woman was told that she couldn't use a tanning bed because she is too fat. They also refused to give her a refund. ATF spokesperson Tom Ahern joined John and Amy to talk about the latest in the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing. Plus, Mike North joined John and Amy with an update on the Bulls playoff series.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Lynn Sweet the Washington bureau chief for the Chicago Sun-Times joined John and Amy to talk about what the Boston Marathon bombings will mean for the Senate debate over immigration reform. An Ohio woman was told that she couldn't use a tanning bed because she is too fat. They also refused to give her a refund. ATF spokesperson Tom Ahern joined John and Amy to talk about the latest in the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing. Plus, Mike North joined John and Amy with an update on the Bulls playoff series.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
They were knocked off of the front page by the Boston Marathon bombings, but now North Korea has moved two more missiles to their East coast. Bill Gertz the Senior Editor for the Washington Free Beacon joined John and Amy to talk about the latest threats. Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is telling investigators that he and his brother were self-radicalized and not part of any international terror group. Do you believe that? A.J. Clemente started his new gig as a weekend co-anchor with NBC affiliate KFYR-TV in Bismark, N.D. on Sunday with a string of on-air profanity. He was fired on Monday. Plus, Texas Governor Rick Perry joined John and Amy to talk about his campaign to convince businesses in Illinois to move to Texas for the better business climate.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Ald. George Cardenas wants the city of Chicago to raise the smoking age to 21. He says that it’s because too many youngsters are smoking these days. They are also looking to do the same thing in New York. Do you think that's a good idea? A West Virginia teen arrested and accused of nearly inciting a riot after a confrontation with a teacher over his National Rifle Association t-shirt. As a parent, would you encourage your child to wear a t-shirt that would be confrontational?
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
China is searching for a “Chief Porn Appraiser” to help clean up the Internet there. The position pays an annual salary of $32,400. The Top 5 @ 5. Proposed legislation in North Carolina would allow teachers to carry stun guns in school. Bill includes a provision saying that teachers would have to pass a safety course. The bill also includes $200,000 to help buy Tasers for interested teachers. Plus, it turns out that the fertilizer plant that exploded last week failed to report explosive chemicals to the Department of Homeland Security.
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Lindsey Graham told Candy Crowley on CNN that Dzokhar Tsarnaev should be tried as an enemy combatant, not just charged with murder. Graham says that the information that he has relating to a broader terror network or future events is invaluable and that information can be made available to authorities if the suspect is treated as a combatant. Do you agree? John says that David Ortiz should be fined and suspended for dropping an F-bomb on national TV during the Red Sox pre-game ceremony on Saturday. Do you agree? Plus, John and Amy played a round of FCC "Fine or No Fine?" in honor of Ortiz's use of colorful metaphors.
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Monday, April 22, 2013
John is a little disgusted after the people in Boston held a "victory celebration" after the younger Boston Marathon bomber was captured. Do you think it was appropriate to celebrate? Dr. Alan Lipman the Director of the Center for the Study of Violence at Georgetown University joined John and Amy to talk about the possible motivations for the Boston Marathon bombers. Plus, it's almost come to full out war in the Chicago suburbs, with Des Plaines blaming Mount Prospect for all of their recent flooding problem.
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Lindsey Graham told Candy Crowley on CNN that Dzokhar Tsarnaev should be tried as an enemy combatant, not just charged with murder. Graham says that the information that he has relating to a broader terror network or future events is invaluable and that information can be made available to authorities if the suspect is treated as a combatant. Do you agree? Jonathan Schanzer with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies joined John and Amy to talk about the possible motivations behind the Chechen brothers who bombed the Boston Marathon. Plus, new evidence has come to light that the older brother may have been involved in an unsolved triple murder.
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Monday, April 22, 2013
John and Amy have returned from Mexico. They missed a week that was completely full of big news stories, from the Boston Marathon bombing to the fertilizer plant explosion in Texas. The Top 5 @ 5. John says that David Ortiz should be fined and suspended for dropping an F-bomb on national TV during the Red Sox pre-game ceremony on Saturday. Do you agree? Plus, it's almost come to full out war in the Chicago suburbs, with Des Plaines blaming Mount Prospect for all of their recent flooding problem.
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Friday, April 19, 2013
A massive manhunt is still underway in Boston for the remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing. Once suspect was killed in a shootout with police after attempting to rob a 7-11, but his brother got away and is still on the loose. Plus, Michael Medved weighed in on the news that the brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombing are from Chechnya.
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Friday, April 19, 2013
Bret Baier the host of Special Report on the Fox News Channel joined Dan Deibert with reaction to a very busy week in the news and the coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing. Entire neighborhoods in Boston on virtual lockdown as law enforcement zero in on second suspect in marathon bombing who was identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, and believed to be brothers with the other bombing suspect who was killed in a shootout with police. Illinois State Representative Ron Sandack from the 81st District joined Dan Deibert to talk about the Concealed Carry debate in Springfield. Plus, John and Amy checked in from their trip to Mexico.
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Friday, April 19, 2013
President Barack Obama and Democrats have decided to “hit a pause and freeze” on gun control legislation. Reid officially pulled gun legislation from the floor, but pledged to bring the Manchin-Toomey agreement to expand background checks. Political Reporter for Politico Seung Min Kim joined Dan Deibert to talk about what will happen next in the debate over gun control. John and Amy checked in from their trip to Mexico. A day after a massive fertilizer-plant explosion ripped through West, Texas, officials are still searching for survivors and answers. The exact number of casualties is still unknown, but it's been rumored that as many as 40 people were killed in the blast. Plus, CBS 2 Meteorologist Ed Curran joined Dan Deibert from Des Plaines with the latest on the flooding problem there.
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Friday, April 19, 2013
Dan Deibert is once again filling in for John and Amy during their trip to Mexico. One of two suspects in the shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer has died and a massive manhunt is underway for another, who is believed to be tied to the Boston Marathon bombing. The Top 5 @ 5. Plus, John and Amy checked in from their trip to Mexico.
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Mike Baker a former covert CIA Operations Officers and the President of Diligence LLC, a global intelligence and security firm joined Dan Deibert to talk about the Mississippi man arrested in the Ricin scare. An explosion at Texas fertilizer plant has killed between five and 15 people and injures more than 160, police say, as at least 3 firefighters are reported missing and witnesses compare the scene to the Oklahoma City Bombing. Plus, John and Amy checked in from Mexico one last time.
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Dylan Byers the Media Reporter for Politico joined Dan Deibert to talk about Wednesday's cable news debacle on the reported arrest in the Boston Marathon bombing. President Obama held a press conference after the vote on background checks failed and had some heated words for the bills opponents. Jeff Monosso with Fox News Radio joined Dan Deibert from Boston with the latest on the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
The Manchin-Toomey background check compromise failed to get the 60 votes needed in the Senate. It picked up 54 votes. President Obama held a press conference after the vote and had some heated words for the bills opponents. Mike Emanuel the Congressional Correspondent for Fox News Channel joined Dan Deibert to talk about the Mississippi man arrested in the Ricin scare. Plus, the FBI is really letting news outlets have it over the Boston "suspect" debacle on Wednesday.
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Dan Deibert is filling in for John and Amy while they are in Mexico this week. The FBI is really letting news outlets have it over the Boston "suspect" debacle on Wednesday. Do you think CNN's botched reporting may have hurt the investigation? The Top 5 @ 5. John and Amy checked in from Mexico. Plus, the crowd at the Bruins game sang the national anthem last night.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Congressman Aaron Schock joined Dan Deibert with reaction to the bombing at the Boston Marathon, and the ricin-laced letter that was sent to a Senator from Mississippi. Texas Governor Rick Perry joined Dan Deibert to talk about his campaign to convince Illinois businesses to leave for the better tax climate in Texas. Plus, Inspiration Mars says that the applications to be on their two person flight around Mars have been flooding in.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Dan Deibert is in for John and Amy as they continue their Passport to Paradise trip to Mexico, he is a little confused by the fact that cable newscasts seem so anxious to speculate on who is to blame for the Boston Marathon bombing even before we know all of the facts. Steve Cochran joined Dan Deibert to talk about media coverage of the Boston bombing. Plus, the family of Olympic Gold Medalist Jesse Owens is upset because the school named after him is one of the 50 Chicago schools being closed.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Fox Business Network Anchor Sandra Smith joined Dan Deibert to talk about the roller coaster week so far on Wall Street and the drop in the price of gold. The Senate will be voting on gun control legislation later this afternoon. Plus, State Senator Deb Mell has introduced legislation that would fine people $50 dollars for dropping cigarettes on streets or sidewalks. Should there be fines specifically for cigarettes?
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Dan Deibert is in for John and Amy as they continue their Passport to Paradise trip to Mexico. Dan's cell phone was bombarded with news alerts yesterday, between Boston Marathon bombing updates, American Airlines computer problems and the possible Ricin attack against a US Senator. The Top 5 @ 5. John and Amy checked in from their trip to Mexico. Plus, a couple of callers took issue with Amy saying that the London marathon should be canceled after the attack in Boston.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
American Spectator columnist and former Pentagon official Jed Babbin joined Dan Deibert to talk about the latest threats out of North Korea. After the Supreme Court held up the New York concealed carry law that requires people to demonstrate that you need a concealed weapon, lawmakers in Springfield are trying to make the Illinois concealed carry law similar. Courtney Kealy with Fox News Radio joined Dan Deibert live from Boston with the latest on the explosions at the Boston Marathon. Plus, Mike North joined Dan Deibert with reaction to the Wrigley Field renovation deal that was announced on Monday.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Dan Deibert is in for John and Amy while they are in Mexico. This morning he is a little confused about why Pres. Obama didn't specifically say the Boston explosion was terrorism. What did you think? John and Amy check in from Mexico. Plus, Ginger Gibson from Politico joined Dan Deibert with details of the "Gang of Eight" immigration reform deal.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Dan Deibert is filling in for John and Amy as they spend the week in Mexico. Mike Scott noticed that Twitter was an invaluable source of information in the immediate aftermath of the explosions at the Boston Marathon. The Top 5 @ 5. John and Amy check in from Mexico. Plus, the details of the "Gang of Eight" immigration reform deal are starting to trickle out.
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Monday, April 15, 2013
The Cubs will renovate Wrigley Field and develop the land around it under a “framework” unveiled Sunday that includes a 5,000-square-foot video scoreboard in left field; an 800-square-foot see-through sign in right field; 40 night games; street fairs on weekend game days, and signage all over a new hotel and open-air plaza. Judge Timothy Evans the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County joined Dan Deibert to talk about the new ban on cell phones and electronic devices in the court rooms. Plus, Big John and Amy checked in from their trip to Mexico.
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Monday, April 15, 2013
Former NASA Astronaut Tom Jones, the author of "Planetology: Unlocking the Secrets of the Solar System" joined Dan Deibert with reaction to NASA's new plan to "capture" an asteroid. Big John and Amy checked in from their trip to Mexico. Plus, columnist Gordon Chang, the author of "Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On The World" joined Dan Deibert to talk about the latest news out of North Korea.
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Monday, April 15, 2013
Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio hit the Sunday morning TV talk shows to promote, and preemptively defend, the bipartisan immigration reform deal. He says that it's not amnesty. Do you agree? A high school teacher in Albany gave an assignment asking students to put themselves in the Nazi's shoes and write five paragraphs making the case that Jews are evil. Plus, a Florida teacher has angered parents after having her fourth-grade class write "I am willing to give up some of my constitutional rights in order to be safer and more secure."
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Monday, April 15, 2013
Dan Deibert is filling in for John and Amy, while they are on their Passport to Paradise trip. They'll be checking in throughout the morning. Today is Tax Day, which means long lines at the Post Office. The Top 5 @ 5. Big John and Amy checked in from Mexico. Plus, Justin Beiber visited the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam on Friday. He signed the guest book "Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber."
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Friday, April 12, 2013
Simon Owen with Fox News Radio in London joined John and Amy with the latest on the situation in North Korea. Matel is taking some heat for their decision to introduce a "Mexican Barbie." She’s sold with a pet Chihuahua, a passport and a sticker sheet to record her travels. Plus, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy wants Chicago to adopt a New York-style "broken windows" police strategy, giving cops the power to arrest scofflaws who ignore tickets for routine offenses like public urination and drinking. Do you think that will help the situation?
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Friday, April 12, 2013
Bret Baier the host of Special Report weekdays at 5pm CT on the Fox News Channel joined John and Amy to talk about the latest news from North Korea, Mitch McConnell's secret tape problem and also the debate over gun control legislation in the Senate. Rupert Murdoch wanted the miniseries “The Bible” to air on Fox News, but he wasn’t able to come up with an agreement with the producers. Plus, the North Carolina House has approved a bill mandating background checks for welfare recipients. Do you think that's a good idea?
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Friday, April 12, 2013
John Lott the author of "More Guns, Less Crime" joined John and Amy with analysis of the debate over gun control in the U.S. Senate. Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel pleaded for calm today in the wake of news that someone delivered a severed goat’s head to Wrigley Field. No arrests have been reported but police are investigating the incident. Rebecca Dobbs Bush with SmithAmundsen joined John and Amy to talk about the 8th annual HR Illinois Employer's Healthcare Conference on April 23rd. Plus, current Conservative darling Dr. Ben Carson has been booted as commencement speaker at Johns Hopkins University because of his stance on gay marriage.
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Friday, April 12, 2013
The Chicago store owner who beat an armed would-be robber says that despite his attack, he would rather not be a gun owner. The Top 5 @ 5. Philadelphia has gone through it's own series of "Flash Mob" attacks in recent days, but they have dealt with the situation with far more arrests than the city of Chicago. Plus, Apple Vacations had a run-in with Chicago TV personality John Garcia in the run-up to John and Amy's Passport to Paradise trip next week.
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Rep. Randy Hultgren from the 14th Congressional district joined John and Amy to talk about the situation in North Korea, and the debate over gun control legislation in Congress and reacted to President Obama's budget proposal. The District of Columbia’s Obamacare czars have decided that henceforth insurers shall be forbidden by law to charge smokers higher rates than non-smokers. Smoking will be a “Pre-existing condition.” Chicago City Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett joined John and Amy to talk about the plan to close some city schools, and the response by teacher's union head Karen Lewis. Plus, Dennis Miller.
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Guy Benson the Political Editor for Townhall.com joined John and Amy to talk about the background check deal announced by Senators Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin. A Chicago shop owner who'd been robbed in the past grabbed a baseball bat and fought back when a pair of men came in intent on robbing the place. Michelle Obama lamented the loss of Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton to gun violence, saying that as she met with the Pendleton family after the shooting, she realized how similar her own story was to that of the slain teen.
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Politico Reporter Byron Tau joined John and Amy with analysis of President Obama's $3.77 trillion budget proposal. The District of Columbia’s Obamacare czars have decided that henceforth insurers shall be forbidden by law to charge smokers higher rates than non-smokers. Smoking will be a “Pre-existing condition.” According to a list released by the Huffington Post, Chicago is the seventh most overrated place to visit in the world. What do you think is overrated about Chicago? Plus, Rand Paul spoke at the most-African-American Howard University on Wednesday.
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
The City of New York has finally agreed to pay Occupy Wall Street for the property destroyed in the Zuccotti Park police raid on Nov. 15, 2011. The Top 5 @ 5. Michelle Obama lamented the loss of Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton to gun violence, saying that as she met with the Pendleton family after the shooting, she realized how similar her own story was to that of the slain teen. Plus, a Chicago shop owner who'd been robbed in the past grabbed a baseball bat and fought back when a pair of men came in intent on robbing the place.
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Reid Epstein the Political Reporter for Politico joined John and Amy to talk about the potential deal on background checks as the Senate debates gun control legislation. Congressman Pete King says that whether his Senate colleagues agree with the bill or not, they should still debate the issue. Jennifer Keiper with Fox News Radio joined John and Amy to talk about the election results in the 2nd Congressional District. Plus, Jose Canseco has come up with his own line of "Manfume."
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Fox News Channel Intelligence Correspondent Catherine Herridge joined John and Amy to talk about the latest news out of North Korea. Pictures have surfaced of North Korean dictator/World annoyance Kim Jong-Un starring in his high school’s production of Grease. Steve Cochran joined John and Amy to talk about the 6th annual Honor Flight Chicago Golf Outing June 6th at Bolingbrook Gulf Club. Plus, the press wanted to focus on what Mitch McConnell said about Ashley Judd, but McConnell was more concerned with the fact that someone had bugged his office.
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
South Korea's Defense Minister is warning that North Korea has completed preparations for a missile test that could come any day as Pyongyang tells foreign embassies to consider evacuating. If they do fire a missile, should the US shoot it down or let it go? Gov. Pat Quinn says that cities and towns across Illinois should have the power to impose their own restrictions on any legislation lawmakers end up approving to allow citizens to carry guns in public. Romeoville Mayor John Noak declared victory over former Chicago Bear Steve “Mongo” McMichael. What do you think Mongo should do next?
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
With the tax deadline approaching, John Howell has once again been approached by his accountant. The Top 5 @ 5. Republicans might filibuster any gun control bill that comes up in the Senate tomorrow. Congressman Pete King says that whether his Senate colleagues agree with the bill or not, they should still debate the issue.
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Tuesday, April 09, 2013
North Korea is urging all foreign companies and tourists in South Korea to evacuate or find out where they can take shelter because it says the rival Koreas are on the eve of a nuclear war. Fox News National Security Analyst K.T. McFarland joined John and Amy to talk about the situation on the Korean peninsula. Richard Engel on NBC had a report that was guaranteed to scare the pants off of South Koreans. Voters across the region will select candidates for municipal offices Tuesday. In Romeoville, former Chicago Bear Steve McMichael squares off with incumbent Mayor John Noak. Robin Kelly takes on Paul McKinley in the 2nd Congressional District.
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