Presidential Pop...
Here's that link to the I mentioned earlier in the show. Could be handy if you're planning to stay up tonight.
This is proving to be a very busy show tonight and the GIO production team are working hard to get as many tunes on as we can . Sam has even found time to don her specs and fix her hair in a Sarah Palin updoo just for tonight's show.
Finally, I promised I would stick up the e-mail from Nancy Cantor who listens online in Arizona. Nancy is a journalist and a political activist and always entertains with her many e-mails to the show. This is very funny but I should point out that these are the personal views of Nancy Cantor and do not necessarily reflect the views of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ blah blah blah etc etc...
"Dear Red States:
If you manage to steal this election, too, we've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue States with us. In case you aren't aware, that includes California , Hawaii , Oregon , Washington , Minnesota , Wisconsin , Michigan , Illinois and all the Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially to the people of the new country of New California.
To sum up briefly: You get Texas , Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get stem cell research and the best beaches. We get the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood.
We get Intel and Microsoft. You get World Com .
We get Harvard. You get Ole' Miss.
We get 85% of America 's venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama .
We get two-thirds of the tax revenue, you get to make the red states pay their fair share.
Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22% lower than the Christian Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of single moms.
Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war, and we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you need people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they're apparently willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and they don't care if you don't show pictures of their children's caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq , and hope that the WMDs turn up, but we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's Quagmire.
With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80% of the country's fresh water, more than 90% of the pineapple and lettuce, 92% of the nation's fresh fruit, 95% of America's quality wines, 90% of all cheese, 90% of the high tech industry, 95% of the corn and soybeans (thanks Iowa!), most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools plus Stanford, Cal Tech, UCLA, Berkeley and MIT.
With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88% of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92% of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100% of the tornadoes, 90% of the hurricanes, 99% of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100% of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson and the University of Georgia.
We get Hollywood and Yosemite , thank you.
Additionally, 38% of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually swallowed by a whale, 62% believe life is sacred unless we're discussing the war, the death penalty or gun laws, 44% say that evolution is only a theory, 53% that Saddam was involved in 9/11 and 61% of you believe you are people with higher morals then we lefties..
Finally, we're taking the good pot, too. You can have that dirt weed they grow in Mexico .
Peace out."
Comment number 1.
At 4th Nov 2008, WorsethanNesbitt wrote:Streets of Philadelphia by Springsteen
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At 4th Nov 2008, madmacfaeclydebank wrote:'President Sarkozy' if you ever call me again I will use the panic cord,
do I make myself clear?
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Comment number 3.
At 4th Nov 2008, WorsethanNesbitt wrote:Dear Nancy,
Being from the Deep South of LA (Louisiana) not that weird town you have on the left coast I agree with your plan. We can keep all our oil and gas and even our water.So next time you are pushing your SUV through the desert , while dying for a drink just remember there will be a Border Fee the next time you want to come to Mardi Gras. Just wait til LSU gets hold of Arizona State.
Go for it Nancy (Pelosi???)
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At 4th Nov 2008, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:Caption: "At this moment the world is being controlled by duplicates under MY control!"
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At 4th Nov 2008, madmacfaeclydebank wrote:Jim, Similar to the Twilight Zone but I thought...
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At 4th Nov 2008, joethejamman wrote:NANCY FOR SECRETARY OF STATE!
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Comment number 7.
At 4th Nov 2008, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:I am thinking Sam might get a few more calls now after this... ;-)
I am of course a married man! LOL
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Comment number 8.
At 4th Nov 2008, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:Hey Nancy - our politics may differ, but that was an extremely well-crafted bit of wordsmithing! Very clever and very entertaining - I loved it! Keep up the good work.
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Comment number 9.
At 4th Nov 2008, Scotch Get wrote:WorsethanNesbitt,
The show tonight was leaning so far to the left I almost fell off my chair.
Thank you for helping to restore my equilibrium.
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Comment number 10.
At 4th Nov 2008, Glen Miller wrote:They've already taken Balmedie.
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Comment number 11.
At 4th Nov 2008, Scotch Get wrote:Why does red represent the Republicans and blue the Democrats? In the U.K. it would be the other way around.
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At 5th Nov 2008, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:Scotch - indeed! That would be like McCain taking Polmadie...
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Comment number 13.
At 5th Nov 2008, donnabryan wrote:Hi to Nancy,
That was a brilliant piece of journalism.
Once upon a time we would have been confused by blue lefties, not anymore.
Our reds have gone blue, the yellows have gone red while the other yellows are sitting on the fence. Meantime the old blues now have green spots. Maybe it is time to bring back Rainbow, then again...
As for any biase on GIO, I hear none, other than most of the songs with political views are from the left. And most of them are about decency, peace and fun. Which GIO was again last night- good clean fun.
from
Bryan in Miami
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Comment number 14.
At 5th Nov 2008, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:WOW! Bryan sure gets around! ;-)
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Comment number 15.
At 5th Nov 2008, themanwithnoname wrote:Nancy, Whilst i agree with most of your posting and i strongly believe in the theory of evolution, it is only a theory. So,therefore, you should not criticise those 44%.
Congratulations to the Democrats, lets hope next time around the Blues Are Still Blue as Belle and Sebastian would say.
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Comment number 16.
At 5th Nov 2008, Scotch Get wrote:Bryan in Miami,
The bias you don't hear is reflected in a few blog comments as well as on air. Even our beloved presenter is not immune, although he does try, bless him! Ms. Cantor's contribution is only the most extreme example.
But hey, it's all grist to the mill. If it wasn't fun I wouldn't participate.
Regards to Donna. Hope you're both having a great time!
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Comment number 17.
At 5th Nov 2008, GardenPartyPaul wrote:Donna. You are clearly practicing hard for the mephisto stare induced trance.
Can u send me the citizenship test for Neova California please. Is it true the good burghers dine only on Ambrosia and single malt?
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Comment number 18.
At 6th Nov 2008, Jim Frae Erskine wrote:Caption: "He he... I have zis zecret smug look as I have zole access to zee red cord operating zee Bryan Burnett ejector seat!"
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Comment number 19.
At 10th Nov 2008, Scott Martin wrote:If all the women in the blue states look like you, I'll take the red ones!
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Comment number 20.
At 10th Nov 2008, norriemaclean wrote:That is a bit harsh to say the least. Nothing wrong with how Sam looks - quite the opposite IMO!
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Comment number 21.
At 10th Nov 2008, norriemaclean wrote:Eh - unless you meant how Nancy Cantor looks in which case I withdraw that remark because I have no idea how she looks.
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