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Here are some of the topics we’ll deal with Saturday morning 6-9 on Boston's Talkstation, AM 680 WRKO:
1 --- Mitt Romney is out and that puts John McCain in.
John McCain may not be a Barry Goldwater in the making. Both the temperament and rhetoric of the man are not reminiscent of Goldwater. We can say McCain is his own man. The military academy philosophy of “duty, honor and country” is at his core. His talk to C-PAC also indicates he has finally matured and learned to put personalities aside. Much of his ventures off the reservation have been “finger in your eye” moves toward many of the establishment types in the US Senate, especially those who abandoned him in his 2000 effort versus George Bush.
On most issues dear to conservatives McCain is offering the following; the war in Iraq will be pursued to a successful conclusion rather than the cut and run policy promised by Clinton and Obama, on the war on terror he promises to get Bin Laden and wipe out el Qaeda, he promises to push for making the Bush tax cuts permanent, and made a mea culpa on dealing with illegal aliens and his promised conservatives on judicial appointments.
Most of the movement conservatives in the senate starting with Dr. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, former Virginia senator George Allen (who would have won the nomination in a walk had he not been savaged in his re-election bid), Richard Burr of North Carolina, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, and John Thune of South Dakota are in the McCain corner. None of these men are prone to be establishment regulars. To a man they are movement conservatives. Those senators would croak McCain if his promises are broken. He would get not get a thing done without them.
[May I deviate here for a moment and suggest the reason Fred Thompson stepped out of the race was because he had hoped to enlist those same senators to his campaign. Some had already signed on with McCain by the time Fred finally jumped in. They are all senators cut in his mold. Without them Thompson could not run a national campaign.]
Former Oklahoma governor Frank Keating, former congressman, the architect of the Reagan Tax Cuts Jack Kemp stand with McCain; toss in Curt Schilling and you have quite a list of conservatives who care about the direction of America.
By the time McCain finished his remarks yesterday he had won over many if not most of the conservatives present at C-PAC. That was quite an achievement.
I have not bought in to his campaign - yet. My door, which was locked closed until yesterday, is now open a crack. If yesterday proves to be more than just a bunch of hot air, I’ll come back to the fold. After all, I supported McCain in 2000. At the time I did so because I thought the White House needed fumigation after the previous eight years. Much still needs to be done.
Maybe McCain can move the Republican Party back to its roots.
John McCain may not be a Barry Goldwater in the making. Both the temperament and rhetoric of the man are not reminiscent of Goldwater. We can say McCain is his own man. The military academy philosophy of “duty, honor and country” is at his core. His talk to C-PAC also indicates he has finally matured and learned to put personalities aside. Much of his ventures off the reservation have been “finger in your eye” moves toward many of the establishment types in the US Senate, especially those who abandoned him in his 2000 effort versus George Bush.
On most issues dear to conservatives McCain is offering the following; the war in Iraq will be pursued to a successful conclusion rather than the cut and run policy promised by Clinton and Obama, on the war on terror he promises to get Bin Laden and wipe out el Qaeda, he promises to push for making the Bush tax cuts permanent, and made a mea culpa on dealing with illegal aliens and his promised conservatives on judicial appointments.
Most of the movement conservatives in the senate starting with Dr. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, former Virginia senator George Allen (who would have won the nomination in a walk had he not been savaged in his re-election bid), Richard Burr of North Carolina, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, and John Thune of South Dakota are in the McCain corner. None of these men are prone to be establishment regulars. To a man they are movement conservatives. Those senators would croak McCain if his promises are broken. He would get not get a thing done without them.
[May I deviate here for a moment and suggest the reason Fred Thompson stepped out of the race was because he had hoped to enlist those same senators to his campaign. Some had already signed on with McCain by the time Fred finally jumped in. They are all senators cut in his mold. Without them Thompson could not run a national campaign.]
Former Oklahoma governor Frank Keating, former congressman, the architect of the Reagan Tax Cuts Jack Kemp stand with McCain; toss in Curt Schilling and you have quite a list of conservatives who care about the direction of America.
By the time McCain finished his remarks yesterday he had won over many if not most of the conservatives present at C-PAC. That was quite an achievement.
I have not bought in to his campaign - yet. My door, which was locked closed until yesterday, is now open a crack. If yesterday proves to be more than just a bunch of hot air, I’ll come back to the fold. After all, I supported McCain in 2000. At the time I did so because I thought the White House needed fumigation after the previous eight years. Much still needs to be done.
Maybe McCain can move the Republican Party back to its roots.
2 --- I watched the news today about Roger Clemens lobbying congressmen in adv
ance of his appearance there next week. The sick feeling I have in the pit of my stomach is that The Rocket was propelled by substances which were illegal in 1998 when he began to use them.
Why should we believe Juan Ponce de Leon could not find the Fountain of Youth in Florida but Roger Clemens found it in Toronto, Ontario.
Frankly Dan Duquette was right. The Rocket’s fuel began to dry up and the best of his career could be viewed in his rear view mirror.
What’s the difference between Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds? One is an outfielder the other a pitcher. Otherwise, there is no difference.
3 --- Let’s hope the foood fight vcurrently going on between the Red Sox and Curt Schilling has a successful conclusion. Does Schill need surgery or rehab? I don’t know, I’m not a doctor. I heard Dr. Morgan, #38’s surgeon on Dennis and Callaghan this morning. He made sense. So do the Red Sox.
One thing I do know; I’ll feel much better when Schilling is ready for the stretch run and playoffs.
4 --- Here’s one of many reasons I can’t vote for liberals:
Hillary Clinton, who did not answer Senator Barack Obama’s question on the topic in a debate, last Thursday, was pressed repeatedly to do so Sunday by George Stephanopoulos on the ABC program “This Week.” When Stephanopoulos asked Hillary for a third time whether she would garnish people’s wages, Mrs. Clinton responded, “George, we will have an enforcement mechanism, whether it’s that or it’s some other mechanism through the tax system or automatic enrollments.”
Liberals love to talk about all the things “they want to give us” but fail to explain what coercive measures may be necessary to enforce their charity.
No wonder Hillary is in financial red ink. There is no one she can compel to contribute to her. We’re all on to the Communist Chinese purchases of influence in Dollar Bill Clinton’s last race in 1996 so they can’t tap that resource. Add to that her biggest fundraiser, Norman Hsu, rotting in a California jail and her campaign may be at the ends of her its rope.
I doubt there are many tears in Obama’s camp. Of course, Hsu gave plenty and his first patron is heading for the can, his developer buddy fleece artist.
If and when Hillary loses will she leave with dignity or continue with her and Bill’s bombastic personal attacks on Obama?
When will she drop out of the race?
5 --- It was painful enough to see our Patriots lose the Super Bowl the opponent bein
g from New York added to the discomfort. Now we learn the Patriots may have cheated in a past Super Bowl game and the league is looking into the matter. If it is true they cheated, Bill Belichick and the Patriots will suffer a serious embarrassment and more.
I don’t recall a whole team being charged with cheating. I’d learn to be a Giants fan again if all the allegations are accurate.
6 --- Winter is almost over. The Red Sox team equipment truck is packed and rolling toward Florida.
7 --- A federal judge in Phoenix, Arizona has upheld an Arizona law that prohibits businesses from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants and yanks the business licenses of those that do. The new law had been challenged in federal court by some the local businessmen. It is now being appealed to the 9th Circus Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
The Mexican consulate in Phoenix says it is overwhelmed by illegals flooding its office trying to go back to Mexico.
The arguments that deportation will be difficult once the borders are sealed are bogus. Illegals will not remain here without all sorts of benefits and jobs.
Let’s get that fence built and secure the border and continue to turn the economic screws.
We could go so far as to help illegals leave the USA and giving them some financial encouragement to do so.
Migration to the United States should be limited to those we need here, not those who need to come here.
8 --- Did you notice the reaction of the Patrick administration upon learning Carl Stanley McGee was arrested for performing lewed acts on a minor (can we call that statutory rape?) a couple of months ago in a steam room in Boca Grande, Florida. Silence.
The police contend McGee met the boy in a men’s room and had sex with him in a steam room (shall we call him Stanley Steamer?) the following day.
McGee is 38 and the boy 15. He is a $115,000-a-year post as assistant secretary of policy and planning in Patrick’s economic development office responsible for Patrick’s casino plans and the billion dollar plan to support the state’s life science industry. According to this morning’s Herald a friend of McGee described him as, “…brilliant and extremely witty - a great leader. He has a level of accomplishment that would impress anyone, but he manages to retain a level of humility that’s admirable.”
The herald did not have any comments from McGee’s spouse John Finley IV.
Ho Hum!
9 --- Our guest from Iraq at 7 AM Saturday morning will be Maj. David Waldron. He's a Natick High School grad who went on to attend West Point. He's now serving on active duty in the Army, is married and has two children. This is his second deployment to Iraq; he's working with the 3rd Infantry Division.
ance of his appearance there next week. The sick feeling I have in the pit of my stomach is that The Rocket was propelled by substances which were illegal in 1998 when he began to use them.Why should we believe Juan Ponce de Leon could not find the Fountain of Youth in Florida but Roger Clemens found it in Toronto, Ontario.
Frankly Dan Duquette was right. The Rocket’s fuel began to dry up and the best of his career could be viewed in his rear view mirror.
What’s the difference between Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds? One is an outfielder the other a pitcher. Otherwise, there is no difference.
3 --- Let’s hope the foood fight vcurrently going on between the Red Sox and Curt Schilling has a successful conclusion. Does Schill need surgery or rehab? I don’t know, I’m not a doctor. I heard Dr. Morgan, #38’s surgeon on Dennis and Callaghan this morning. He made sense. So do the Red Sox.
One thing I do know; I’ll feel much better when Schilling is ready for the stretch run and playoffs.
4 --- Here’s one of many reasons I can’t vote for liberals:
Hillary Clinton, who did not answer Senator Barack Obama’s question on the topic in a debate, last Thursday, was pressed repeatedly to do so Sunday by George Stephanopoulos on the ABC program “This Week.” When Stephanopoulos asked Hillary for a third time whether she would garnish people’s wages, Mrs. Clinton responded, “George, we will have an enforcement mechanism, whether it’s that or it’s some other mechanism through the tax system or automatic enrollments.”
Liberals love to talk about all the things “they want to give us” but fail to explain what coercive measures may be necessary to enforce their charity.
No wonder Hillary is in financial red ink. There is no one she can compel to contribute to her. We’re all on to the Communist Chinese purchases of influence in Dollar Bill Clinton’s last race in 1996 so they can’t tap that resource. Add to that her biggest fundraiser, Norman Hsu, rotting in a California jail and her campaign may be at the ends of her its rope.
I doubt there are many tears in Obama’s camp. Of course, Hsu gave plenty and his first patron is heading for the can, his developer buddy fleece artist.
If and when Hillary loses will she leave with dignity or continue with her and Bill’s bombastic personal attacks on Obama?
When will she drop out of the race?
5 --- It was painful enough to see our Patriots lose the Super Bowl the opponent bein
g from New York added to the discomfort. Now we learn the Patriots may have cheated in a past Super Bowl game and the league is looking into the matter. If it is true they cheated, Bill Belichick and the Patriots will suffer a serious embarrassment and more.I don’t recall a whole team being charged with cheating. I’d learn to be a Giants fan again if all the allegations are accurate.
6 --- Winter is almost over. The Red Sox team equipment truck is packed and rolling toward Florida.
7 --- A federal judge in Phoenix, Arizona has upheld an Arizona law that prohibits businesses from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants and yanks the business licenses of those that do. The new law had been challenged in federal court by some the local businessmen. It is now being appealed to the 9th Circus Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
The Mexican consulate in Phoenix says it is overwhelmed by illegals flooding its office trying to go back to Mexico.
The arguments that deportation will be difficult once the borders are sealed are bogus. Illegals will not remain here without all sorts of benefits and jobs.
Let’s get that fence built and secure the border and continue to turn the economic screws.
We could go so far as to help illegals leave the USA and giving them some financial encouragement to do so.
Migration to the United States should be limited to those we need here, not those who need to come here.
8 --- Did you notice the reaction of the Patrick administration upon learning Carl Stanley McGee was arrested for performing lewed acts on a minor (can we call that statutory rape?) a couple of months ago in a steam room in Boca Grande, Florida. Silence.
The police contend McGee met the boy in a men’s room and had sex with him in a steam room (shall we call him Stanley Steamer?) the following day.
McGee is 38 and the boy 15. He is a $115,000-a-year post as assistant secretary of policy and planning in Patrick’s economic development office responsible for Patrick’s casino plans and the billion dollar plan to support the state’s life science industry. According to this morning’s Herald a friend of McGee described him as, “…brilliant and extremely witty - a great leader. He has a level of accomplishment that would impress anyone, but he manages to retain a level of humility that’s admirable.”
The herald did not have any comments from McGee’s spouse John Finley IV.
Ho Hum!
9 --- Our guest from Iraq at 7 AM Saturday morning will be Maj. David Waldron. He's a Natick High School grad who went on to attend West Point. He's now serving on active duty in the Army, is married and has two children. This is his second deployment to Iraq; he's working with the 3rd Infantry Division.
Major Waldron is responsible for facilitating relationships with tribal sheiks in MND-C's area of responsibility. He also manages programs related to Concerned Local Citizens(which some are now calling "Sons of Iraq").
This could be an outstanding discussion of whether we are making progress in the civilian area in Iraq from a man who is on the front line of the action.
10 --- As many of you are aware, my family and I are dyed in the wool Cape Cod league and Wareham Gatemen fans.
During our years of fandom we have come to know, respect and admire John Wylde, President and chief cook and bottle washer of the Gatemen.
We have always known John to be a man of dignity and decency. Our son Arthur has been involved as a Gatemen in many capacities including provisional player.
A couple of months ago we informed you John’s health was not good. At Christmas time we created a special web site as a Christmas Card for John and many people who know him well.
This could be an outstanding discussion of whether we are making progress in the civilian area in Iraq from a man who is on the front line of the action.
10 --- As many of you are aware, my family and I are dyed in the wool Cape Cod league and Wareham Gatemen fans.
During our years of fandom we have come to know, respect and admire John Wylde, President and chief cook and bottle washer of the Gatemen.
We have always known John to be a man of dignity and decency. Our son Arthur has been involved as a Gatemen in many capacities including provisional player.
A couple of months ago we informed you John’s health was not good. At Christmas time we created a special web site as a Christmas Card for John and many people who know him well.
Press Box at Wareham's Spillane Field to Become John Wylde Press Box in Ceremonies at Cape League's Season-Opening Game
WAREHAM, Mass. – The press box at Spillane Field will become the John Wylde Press Box as part of the ceremonies on John Wylde Game Day June 13 when the Wareham Gatemen open the 2008 Cape Cod Baseball League season by hosting the Falmouth Commodores. 
Breaking tradition, it will be the only game played on opening night as the league joins Wareham in honoring the Gatemen's Hall of Fame leader and benefactor, who is being treated for inoperable cancer of the liver, which was diagnosed last Sept. 14.
The Cape League's remaining eight teams will play their season openers the following night.
Representatives from the league, each franchise, the Town of Wareham and the Wareham School Department will participate in the tribute to Wylde. With their teams idle, fans and players from throughout the league also are expected to be on hand.
Wareham knows Wylde not only as the Gatemen's No. 1 booster, but as a dedicated public servant as well. Over the years, he has been a member of the town's Finance Committee, Personnel Board, Recreation Committee, Grounds Committee and Board of Selectmen. He has been Wareham's longtime representative on the Cape League's Executive Committee and has served as its statistician and director of the league's corps of official scorers.
Last Nov. 3, he was inducted into the Cape League Hall of Fame and was named winner of the Richard Sullivan Executive of the Year award. A few months earlier, his Gatemen organization won its second Commissioner's Cup in three years for its exemplary efforts both on and off the playing field, a direct result of Wylde's leadership.
On Dec. 11, with family members, friends, neighbors and Gatemen boosters in attendance, state Rep. Susan Williams-Gifford presented Wylde with a proclamation voted on by the House of Representatives. It summed up a life of service to his community and his fellow citizens, citing his dedication not only to his beloved Gatemen but to other equally important organizations.
Despite his illness, Wylde remains inremarkably good spirits and continues his active involvementwith both theGatemen organization and the Cape League.He has retained the title of team president and says he plans to return to his familiar roles of public address announcer and official scorer at his team's home games this season. He is looking forward to celebrating his 70th birthday on April 2.
He has turned the general manager reins over to his assistant GM, Tom Gay, who remarked, “I’ll have big shoes to fill as GM. In fact, I don’t know if they can really be filled.”
Gay called Wylde "the ultimate gentleman" and stated that he has “never heard a negative word from any player about John. That is really remarkable after all the years he’s put in.”
During Wylde's tenure, the Gatemen have won five Cape League championships. At the Feb. 4 meeting of the league's Executive Committee, Wylde was warmly welcomed by his colleagues and in typical Wylde fashion came armed with a box filled with detailed statistics. He was thrilled to report that for the first time the number of Cape League alumni on the rosters of Major League teams has topped the 200 mark and said his research had revealed that among big league players who attended four-year colleges, nearly half (48 percent) were former Cape Leaguers.
Wylde also told his fellow committee members that "I can never thank all of you enough for all you did to pick up my spirits during this difficult time. Your support has been overwhelming and will always be remembered and cherished by both (his wife) Patty and me." The Spillane Field press box was built after the 1997 season, funded by Wylde and the Gatemen. Dotty Tamagini, a vice president of the team, noted that “it has always been John’s policy to fund capital projects at the field, not only for the benefit of the Gatemen, but for the Town of Wareham as well.”
Mrs. Wylde had expressed the belief that the press box should be, “architecturally pleasing as well as functional,” and to everyone’s delight the finished facility met both those criteria.
The press box is referred to as the “Gatemen Taj Mahal.” The lower level houses the food concession area, souvenir shop and storage area, while the upper level is used by the public address announcer, scoreboard operator, Internet broadcasters, media personnel and the radar gun operator.
There is also a side deck offering Major League scouts an unobstructed view of the field.
Breaking tradition, it will be the only game played on opening night as the league joins Wareham in honoring the Gatemen's Hall of Fame leader and benefactor, who is being treated for inoperable cancer of the liver, which was diagnosed last Sept. 14.
The Cape League's remaining eight teams will play their season openers the following night.
Representatives from the league, each franchise, the Town of Wareham and the Wareham School Department will participate in the tribute to Wylde. With their teams idle, fans and players from throughout the league also are expected to be on hand.
Wareham knows Wylde not only as the Gatemen's No. 1 booster, but as a dedicated public servant as well. Over the years, he has been a member of the town's Finance Committee, Personnel Board, Recreation Committee, Grounds Committee and Board of Selectmen. He has been Wareham's longtime representative on the Cape League's Executive Committee and has served as its statistician and director of the league's corps of official scorers.
Last Nov. 3, he was inducted into the Cape League Hall of Fame and was named winner of the Richard Sullivan Executive of the Year award. A few months earlier, his Gatemen organization won its second Commissioner's Cup in three years for its exemplary efforts both on and off the playing field, a direct result of Wylde's leadership.
On Dec. 11, with family members, friends, neighbors and Gatemen boosters in attendance, state Rep. Susan Williams-Gifford presented Wylde with a proclamation voted on by the House of Representatives. It summed up a life of service to his community and his fellow citizens, citing his dedication not only to his beloved Gatemen but to other equally important organizations.
Despite his illness, Wylde remains inremarkably good spirits and continues his active involvementwith both theGatemen organization and the Cape League.He has retained the title of team president and says he plans to return to his familiar roles of public address announcer and official scorer at his team's home games this season. He is looking forward to celebrating his 70th birthday on April 2.
He has turned the general manager reins over to his assistant GM, Tom Gay, who remarked, “I’ll have big shoes to fill as GM. In fact, I don’t know if they can really be filled.”
Gay called Wylde "the ultimate gentleman" and stated that he has “never heard a negative word from any player about John. That is really remarkable after all the years he’s put in.”
During Wylde's tenure, the Gatemen have won five Cape League championships. At the Feb. 4 meeting of the league's Executive Committee, Wylde was warmly welcomed by his colleagues and in typical Wylde fashion came armed with a box filled with detailed statistics. He was thrilled to report that for the first time the number of Cape League alumni on the rosters of Major League teams has topped the 200 mark and said his research had revealed that among big league players who attended four-year colleges, nearly half (48 percent) were former Cape Leaguers.
Wylde also told his fellow committee members that "I can never thank all of you enough for all you did to pick up my spirits during this difficult time. Your support has been overwhelming and will always be remembered and cherished by both (his wife) Patty and me." The Spillane Field press box was built after the 1997 season, funded by Wylde and the Gatemen. Dotty Tamagini, a vice president of the team, noted that “it has always been John’s policy to fund capital projects at the field, not only for the benefit of the Gatemen, but for the Town of Wareham as well.”
Mrs. Wylde had expressed the belief that the press box should be, “architecturally pleasing as well as functional,” and to everyone’s delight the finished facility met both those criteria.
The press box is referred to as the “Gatemen Taj Mahal.” The lower level houses the food concession area, souvenir shop and storage area, while the upper level is used by the public address announcer, scoreboard operator, Internet broadcasters, media personnel and the radar gun operator.
There is also a side deck offering Major League scouts an unobstructed view of the field.
See you Saturday morning at 6 on AM 680 WRKO.
Ciao.......Moe
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