Hey Hal!

Get in some rest, relaxation, and fun on your vacation! Don't get too wild, but bring us back some good stories about your Summer vacation.

I have REALLY been enjoying the full three hours of Stephanie Miller. I wish you would continue to play her last hour and move Hal to another time slot.

Hey Hal: The website is looking good! It took a long enough time but seems to be worth the wait. Now let's see some comments (after the initial annoyance of creating an account). Okay, I'm done complaining, but things do look much better at the KRXA website.

Hal, I'm really enjoying your morning show lately, which has been increasingly entertaining (as well as informative, which it's always been). Great to hear my radio think for itself on those foggy-brain mornings.

I decided to write you when I heard about the crazy woman harassing you with e-mails denying the existence of Global Heating, then getting on your case for operating a radio station that uses electricity. I thought your response was right on target. It would be especially cool if your station ran on renewable energy -- is there a precedent for that?

In today's Californian is an article about how as the ice melts in Canada's Northwest passage, the powers that be are looking into opportunities to mine, drill and ship. They are practically cheering the retreat of ice. What's interesting is that while some cranky conservatives doubt the existence of Global Heating (like your crazy e-mailing woman), others embrace it as some kind of positive change.

I would confront her with the fact that the ice is receding, and that cranky Big Oil republicans are already trying to capitalize on it. Then ask her which kind of conservative she is -- a Global Heating denier or a Global Heating prospector?

Again, I applaud your outspokenness.

Pete

Hey Hal,

I'm a new listener to your station. From Stephanie Miller all thru Scott Dick.
Ok, now about Palin's speech last night.

1. Her voice is just annoying
2. She uses her children for political gain and to scare/remind people of 9/11 (Example: My son Track will be leaving to Iraq on 9/11)
3. Her speech was weak on issues and similar to Giulanni's speech earlier last night. They were just attacking Obama, and not giving the people any plan on how they will bring the U.S back on its feet.

Now, Biden praised Palin's acceptance speech as "incredibly well-crafted and delivered," but said Sarah Palin's rhetoric lacked substance. He also said that she will be a tough person to debate, but that he will try to stick the issues. He said that if they debate about who can deliver the toughest lines, then Palin will win, but that he will not be going on that direction.

I do believe you air head America clowns would be taken a lot more serious if you would leave the comedy to the professionals. I really try and listen to the liberal left with an open mind. But damn, there are few if any of your callers that make any sense not to mention the hosts. You all seriously need some anger management classes. To you it is either anger just such a joke. Except when it comes to NOBAMA, which is by far the biggest joke of all. Please come up with some subject with substance so that I can try and put up with you jokers for more than 5 minutes. One last thing, as far as the rioting in ST Paul, see the anarchists and rioters are true blue progressives that can not just display their dislikes without destroying other peoples property. Have your groop......"Grow up"

Hal,

Your show hums along alot better when Marie's behind the boards. Whether it's a good or a bad thing, she definitely gives you much more room to think and react to your callers. Kudos, Marie.

Anthony

Hi Hal,

I would like for you to check this video out. I found it in the CNN website. It's Abel Maldonado with his speech at the RNC which doesn't make any sence. He talks about Obama raising taxes of the rich and that their is not that many rich people. ( My understanding to that was that its better to tax poor and middle class. Here is the link: see for yourself
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/09/04/seg.biden.palin.reax.cnn

I posted a comment earlier about Biden's response to Palin's speech. Another thing I want to add is about our economy. The reason that Palin didn't say anything about the economy is because McCain thinks the economy is in perfect condition.

Francisco

Hope rises from Ashes - Why haven't we heard about Kemper Marley and Jim Hensley in this campaign. Cindy Mccain's father has strong links to organized crime through Kemper Marley. Hensley ran a dog racing track with the assistance of a criminal bookie and financial backing from Marley. Hensley was convicted of breaking federal laws to avoid sales rationing, so he could profit from providing more whisky for the gullets of others even though he had grown up in a home of alcoholics.

And who defended Kemper and Hensley in federal court - William Rehnquist.

Sarah wasn't really much of a mayor. They had to hire an administrator to protect the town from Sarah's rash behaivior.

There's nothing fundamental about Sarah's christianity.

She's an Extremist.

That was an amazing response this morning on Republican racism against blacks.

I'm concerned about the Rove appointed federal prosecutor who "stomped" on a prisoner who sent baby powder to McCain but won't seek a conspiracy to assassinate Obama charge against three white supremacists who confessed to a conspiracy to assassinate Obama?!?!

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/5/10518/82258/55/587773

Any participant in a war should consider themselves a prisoner of that war. There should be no desire to go to war. It should be an absolute necessity where no other possibilities exist.

Mr. McCain was imprisoned and physically and emotionally abused but he came back. He returned relatively whole compared to those who would later die from exposure to Agent Orange. Who were permanently disfigured or paralyzed by bullets, mines, disease and soul killing stressors. Orthose who could only find sanctuary under bridges or under upturned bottles.

58,000+ servicemen died. He did not. Hundreds upon hundreds of thousands of civilians died. He did not. He lives and he thrives and he owes those who do not. He owes those who came back in a much worse state than he did and who continue to do so.

And Johnny wanted to eliminate the gas tax. He's a sharpie...Appears the highway funds are about tapped out. He's a brilliant economist this McCain guy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/us/06highway.html?hp

Maybe we'd have money for our transportation if Alaska wasn't sucking it up. They have a multi billion dollar budget surplus.

Maybe Cindy just doesn't want to touch the unclean masses. Maybe that's why she wears a cast on the trail but it disappeared at the convention. (lifted from DailyKos)

OPEC is considering reducing output in light of oil prices that are only around $110.00(down from $147.00).

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080907/ap_on_bi_ge/opec_meeting;_ylt=AgOvjMKS_HPArH.MB2JIOPdv24cA

So regardless of how much we drill. All OPEC has to do is turn off some spigots and the price remains the same. And if you think OIL companies are just going to sell the US its oil and not put it on the world market think again. There used to be a law that Alaskan oil could only be sold to the US, but that law was overturned by Republicans and some of Alaska's gas has been diverted to Japan and China.

Picked up off Daily Kos -

From an article dated 6-29-07 Anchorage Daily News - Stapleton wouldn't say exactly where Alaska's first family is right now, citing security reasons. But the Palins will travel this summer, and spend time fishing, and plan to return to Juneau this fall.
So, she disappears for a couple of months straight as Governor. No big deal. So, it's more like 14 months gubernatorial experience. She spent most of her time living in Wasilla as Governor, no big deal.

And the Governor's Mansion chef that was "Fired" was actually just reassigned. No government shrinkage there.

http://dwb.adn.com/news/politics/story/9090479p-9006523c.html

Hi Hal -
I usually really love your program and your point of view. BUT, I think you need to simply cut people off like that Republican shill you just had on the air who purposefully directly linked Ariana Huffington with CNN. You need to shut them off or hang up on them or whatever. We need more facts NOT more disinformation!

When Palin says - "If we want that bridge we'll pay for it ourselves"

I hear - "If we have to pay for it ourselves, we don't want that bridge"

Hey, regarding the "voter caging" subject going on in Wisconsin, I think everyone should know that there is a hotline they can call to report ANY suspicious absentee ballot activity.
Here it is.....
888-VOTE-TIP
Keep up the good work!

When my single mother happened to be home and not working when we woke she would rouse her 5 kids from our slumber with the cry "Rise and Shine."

She died two years ago without the dignity of fighting, because life's circumstances didn't give her the means.

We can sit in our armchairs and numb ourselves complaining they're cheating. Or we can rise and fight back.

We can submit and keep laying down and let them continue to kick us. Or we can rise and say "Enough!"

We can sing the same old lullaby that our guys aren't tough enough. They don't do enough for us. Or we can Rise and we can Shine.

We can rise and join them so what we want to be said is said. We can rise so that our particular hopes can shine again. We can rise so that they know we have their back and that their path is not as dark as it must sometimes appear. We can rise and shine so that others will know they can do so, too.

It is time for America to wake up. It is time for us to Rise and Shine.

Hal,

How about some small stickers for those uf us who ride bicycles?

You can put the stickers anywhere you like. They're a little big for a bike though I admit.

Hal

Forgive us Phil Gramm, if, as the heel of your crap covered boot presses against the base of our skull we should happen to "whine" about the smell. We, the American people are just petty like that.

Your station is so much better than KGOd complex up in the Bay Area! Thanks for being there.

return the $700trillion bailout money to the taxpayers..
.every taxpayer(18 million) would receive, after taxes and with interest, approx $3000/month for 8 years....

Now, General Petraeus had a strategy, the same strategy -- very, very different, because of the conditions and the situation -- but the same fundamental strategy that succeeded in Iraq. And that is to get the support of the people.

We need to help the Pakistani government ... -- and get the support of the people, and get them to work with us...

So, it was the Awakening? The smell of sweaty money and ethnic cleansing?

A link describing the drug and its effects on Rehnquist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethchlorvynol