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| Apr-08-2008 |
| Florida/Michigan Analogy |
| Hey everybody! So glad to finally be a DMZ member!
Anyway, I thought of an analogy for Clinton and the Florida/Michigan delegates that I hadn't heard anywhere else, and thought I would submit for perusal.
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Hillary's attempt to get the Florida and Michigan delegates seated now is like a losing football coach near the end of a game trying to get a couple of touchdowns on the board that were called back on penalties back in the first quarter.
The logic is the same... "hey, we didn't know it was going to be this close, and we certainly didn't think we were going to be losing." But the time to contest such decisions is immediately after said decisions, not far down the road when your perspective has changed.
Thus ends my first DMZ blog entry. More soon. |
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| Feb-25-2008 |
| Iraqi WMDs: The Proof (I) |
| JUST LIKE THE 9/11 "truthers," the "There-Were-No-WMDs-In-Iraq!" nutters have taken their shoddy product retail. Up to 30% of the American public now believes that 9/11 was an inside job, and an even greater portion (I'm guessing here, but since the country is split evenly between Democrats and Republicans, it's probably nearing 50%) believe there were never any WMDs in Iraq.
Of course the logical conclusion of such a belief is that Iraq was also an "inside job," one designed not to free the Iraqis from the clutches of a murderous madman, but to secure cheap oil for Bush's cronies and work for Cheney's co-conspirators at Halliburton.
Never mind that one has to climb over a mountain of evidence to the contrary to find the tiny stone labeled "We Never Found Any WMDs!" The important thing for all truthers/nutters is to maintain their world view that our government is evil, corrupt, and conspiratorial. Never mind that the U.N. inspections regime was notoriously incomplete, incompetent, and was denied access to any important Iraqi weapons sites. Never mind that politicians of every stripe went on record to say that Saddam had WMDs. Never mind that Saddam used WMDs on his own people when he gassed the Kurds.
Never mind all that. So long as your world view is maintained, facts are irrelevant. And when your world view is that you are a pawn, a tiny part of a terrible, grinding machine, that great forces are arrayed against you, that everyone in power is corrupt and evil, then you maintain your virtue, your wisdom, your innocence. Your nuttiness.
You are, in other words, Chicken Little, the sole possessor of core truths that the other 99% of humanity is either too dumb to realize or too credulous to debunk. Such beliefs are not designed to find and understand truth; they are designed to maintain a glowing self-perception of moral and intellectual superiority at all costs.
But I must add another cost---a stone, if you will---to the mountain of evidence that Saddam Hussein had WMDs in Iraq. In his remarkable book The Demon in the Freezer (Random House, 2002), Richard Preston almost throws away one of the most startling and chilling evidences of WMDs: the manufacturing of the smallpox virus, the most dangerous of all infectious diseases. Since the book was published in 2002, a year before the war began, this can be excused. What cannot be excused is the evidence itself, which bears a complete hearing. I have posted the short two-page section from the book here. Please read it now and then return to the post.
Of course the nutters will maintain, in spite of this evidence, that Preston is a shill for the Bush administration. But the book was written well before the war, and this part of the book is almost a sidebar to his general proposition of the imminent danger of our enemies using Ebola, Marburg, anthrax, and smallpox as bioweapons. And smallpox is the most dangerous weapon ever seen. While it has taken AIDS twenty years to reach 50 million infectees, smallpox could reach that number in just 8 to 10 weeks. "If smallpox were to appear anywhere in the world today," writes Preston on page 103, "the way airplane travel is now, about six weeks would be enough time to see cases around the world. Dropping an atomic bomb would cause casualties in a specific area, but dropping smallpox could engulf the world."
The World Health Organization (WHO) effectively eradicated smallpox from the earth by 1979. Yet into the the late 1990s, Saddam Hussein was still making it in his labs in Iraq. Preston's book also explains (well before the issue ever came up) why France declined to be part of the coalition to free Iraq: they had been effectively building bio-weapon factories for Saddam Hussein for many years.
NEXT: The best WMD evidence of all: inside your own head
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| Nov-21-2007 |
| Bumper Theme Wednesday |
New Poll....don't forget to vote!
This morning we had Columnist from San Francisco Chronicle, Debra Saunders.
Next, "McQueen's Machines", Matt Stone and Chad McQueen joined us.
Last but not least, Comedian, Norm MacDonald shared with us his "Thankful List". |
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| Nov-20-2007 |
| Touching Indians |
Today Dennis welcomed Senior Political Reporter for Politico.Com, Jonathan Martin.
In our next hour, we had Dennis Ex Machina! Listeners called to ask Dennis anything about anything.
For our final hour, Photographer, Diana Walker joined us to collaborate on her book "The Bigger Picture". |
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| Nov-19-2007 |
| Happy Monday |
This morning Dennis welcomed Columnist for The Weekly Standard, Charlotte Allen to discuss Antioch College.
In our second hour we had Host of The Charlie Sykes Show, Charlie Sykes join us to collaborate on his book "50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School".
For our final hour, Addie Collins discussed the organization Pros Vs. G.I. Joes. |
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| Nov-16-2007 |
| Best Of The Dennis Miller Show |
For today's show Robert Novak discussed his book "Prince of Darkness".
Next, Dr. Patrick Moore, Co-Chair Clean Safe Energy Coalition and Co-founder of Greenpeace joined for the second hour.
And at last... Dennis Ex Machina! Listeners called and asked Dennis anything. |
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| Nov-15-2007 |
| Veterans Week |
Today for the first hour of the show, Bob Massi from Fox News Channel, Legal Correspondent and author of "People Get Screwed All the Time" joined us to discuss his book and the latest news with the upcoming OJ trial.
Next, Republican of California, Representative David Dreier joined us.
For the last hour of the show, we had Comedian Norm MacDonald. |
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| Nov-14-2007 |
| The Beach Boys Bumper Theme Wednesday |
For the first our of the show President & CEO of Omaha Goodwill, Frank McGree collaborated on the Goodwill Program and Bob May, a disabled Veteran, explained to us how the program has saved his life.
For our second hour, Founder and President of the Media Research Center, Brent Bozell collaborated on his book "Whitewash".
As our final guest, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Republican of Texas joined us and discussed her book "Leading Ladies". |
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| Nov-13-2007 |
| Let's light this candle! |
Roger Simon, Chief Political Columnist of Politico.Com, joined us in the first hour of the show to discuss Saturday's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner.
For our second guest, Country Recording Artist, Trace Adkins discussed his book "A Personal Stand".
As our final guest, author William Davis collaborate on his book "Sinking The Rising Sun" and shared with us his experience as a pilot against the Japanese in World War II. |
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| Nov-12-2007 |
| Veterans Day |
Today Tom Ruck joined us to talk about his book "Sacred Ground". He also explained to us why he chose to donate all of his royalties to the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund, for the children of fallen soldiers
Next, Vice-Chairman from VoteVets.Org, Brandon Friedman collaborated on his book "The War I Always Wanted" and shared his experience in the army.
For the last hour of the show Co-Author of Strictly Right Linda Bridges discussed when she first met WFB (William Francis Buckley) and how she began working with him. |
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| Nov-09-2007 |
| Touching Indians |
This morning Wendy Williams joined us to collaborate on her book "Cape Wind".
Next, we had our weekly guest, Comedian, Norm MacDonald.
For our last hour of the show we had Dennis Ex Machina! Listeners called and asked Dennis anything. |
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| Nov-08-2007 |
| Chicken Noodle Soup? |
Today we had great guests like always. For our first hour Dennis welcomed Republican of California, David Dreier.
Next, President and Creative Director of The Martin Advertising Agency, Mike Hughes shared with us the development of geckos into the sucessful advertising icon for GEICO.
Last but not least, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relatons, Walter Russell Mead collaborated on his book "God and Gold". |
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| Bumper Theme Wednesday |
Today is Bumper Theme Music Eric Clapton so don't forget to vote for your favorite song.
This morning we had President, Log Cabin Republicans, Patrick Sammon speak to us about gay and lesbian's political rights.
For our second hour, Former UN Ambassador and author of "Surrender Is Not An Option", John Bolton gave us the latest news in Iraq and North Korea.
For our final hour we had two guests. Debbie Melnyk and Rick Caine collaborated on their documentary "Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore". |
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| Nov-05-2007 |
| Happy Monday! |
This morning we had Executive Editor of The Weekly Standard Fred Barnes join us for the first hour of the show and shared with us his thoughts on drivers licenses for illegal aliens.
Next, Chairman and President of The Trump Organization, Executive Producer and Host of NBC's "The Apprentice", Donald Trump collaborated on his new book Think BIG and Kick Ass in Business and Life.
For our last hour of the show Sports Legal Expert and Presidet of Horrow Sports Ventures, Rick Horrow discussed his book "When The Game Is on the Line". |
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| Nov-02-2007 |
| It's Friday! |
This morning Dennis discussed Oklahoma's new immigration law with listeners. Listeners discussed the new law that will go after corporations employing illegal immigrants, anyone who rents out to illegal immigrants, and now the police force will also take charge and will report any illegal immigrants in Oklahoma.
For our second hour, we had Chairman and founder of Westwood One Radio and Season Ticket Holder of the Los Angeles Lakers, Norm Pattiz. The Laker fan shared with us his thoughts on Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. We also had Comedian Norm MacDonald join us for the second hour of the show. He had us laughing joke after joke and committed to join us every Friday! Or was that a joke?
For our final hour Dennis Ex Machina! Listeners called and asked Dennis anything. |
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| Oct-31-2007 |
| Happy Halloween! |
Today we had four guests! Our first guest Rich Lowry, National Review Editor collaborated on the wildfires. He gave us the latest news on the fires and also shared his thoughts on Hillary's comment to legalize marijuana.
Next, Consulting Editor from AmericanThinker.Com, J.R. Dunn informed us of new reports stating US deaths in Iraq are down!
For our last hour, Former NFL Defensive Lineman; Analyst, NFL Network, Marcellus Wiley joined us and shared his thoughts on other athletes and teams. Last, "The Book Lady"; Official Literary Correspondent of "The Dennis Miller Show", Lisa Dabbs pointed out classic Halloween movies. |
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| Oct-30-2007 |
| Terrible Accident on the 405 Freeway this morning... |
| Today for our first hour of the show we welcomed Mike Allen Chief Political Correspondent from Politico.Com. For our last hour James Lipton, Host "Inside the Actors Studio" joined us to collaborate on his book "Inside Inside". |
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| Oct-29-2007 |
| See the Whole Board |
| See the Whole Board
Reagan Britt
I was playing chess with a good friend the other day and I decided to attempt to make a clever point. In doing so my point, I believe, was well taken. The disagreement was still there, but I really think I got my friend thinking. It was based on one of the first pieces of advice my Father gave me when teaching me chess. You have to see the whole board.
Before I get into that further, let me preface my point first by saying that I realized long ago that discussing disagreements of a political nature is almost always futile and can be detrimental to a friendship. At the same time let me say that I don't care about the risk. I enjoy the debate. I see it as an intellectual exercise and I usually learn a lot. I know my friends very well as they do me. That being said; they know, as do I, that a good friendship means more than trivial discussions about political opinions from outsiders who really only know a small fraction of what the insiders, those in power, know. And an ever smaller fraction of what those with stars on their shoulders know. In short, my friendships have weathered all of these debates/discussions/arguments just fine. There are many topics on which these arguments take place, but, as with much of the nation, many of the current debates are around the Iraqi front in the Global War on Terrorism. (See how I snuck in a favorable description of the situation in Iraq to boost my opinion? Of course in addition to being favorable, I also believe it to be very accurate)
I've been told there was a time in this nation where a well written and well delivered speech could actually change minds. I've been told that, at one time, an eloquent word carried the power of falling towers. It doesn't work that way anymore. It took the World Trade Centers falling to change a small percentage of American minds on the threat that terrorism poses. The first Trade Center bombings didn't seem to change any minds. Neither did the two Embassies, the USS Cole, and countless other bombings, murders, and kidnappings. Even the culmination of all of these events are unable to change the minds of most Americans predisposed to believe a variety ideals that, in their minds makes this portion of the war wrong. Add into the equations the rhetoric of our enemy. They promise to destroy everything we hold dear. Their deepest desire is to kill, convert, or force into submission all of those who believe differently from themselves. They shout this manifesto into every ear that will listen, especially the news media, and still minds go unchanged.
"We can talk to them. We should negotiate. It's our own fault they hate us."
At great risk to bringing ridicule and scorn upon myself, I'll pose to you a scenario and then, after dancing a bit, ease back into my chess game example. You are African American and some men in white hoods are going to lynch you. You see the rope hanging from the tree, the tall cross is burning, the racial slurs are being hurled at you with unimaginable hate. Your only advantage is that you have a gun and you know how to use it. Do you pull the weapon? Or do you negotiate? Do you believe you can change the mind of a ignorant hate filled racist?
I am a Caucasian, and I don't pretend to fully understand what it is to face that kind of hate filled racism. Although when Al Qaeda lynched 3,000 people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in those four airliners I do believe I gained the right to empathize. That being said, I don't think I'm off base when I answer the question above this way. I pull the gun and I start putting holes in those sheets. Someone one would have to be severely lacking in common sense to think they could reason with someone like that under those conditions. Would anyone believe that logic and understanding could win the day? Under that hood is not a reasonable mind that is open to practicality. Under that hood is a twisted mind that wants to see a broken neck atop blood stained clothes swaying in the breeze. They want to watch the life drain from those eyes and cheer when it is gone. (Can a controversial and emotional argument change minds? I don't think so, but it certainly makes for a blunt point.)
The strange thing is, I would argue, the chances for converting a racist is much better than converting an Islamic extremist. The racist is usually taught his hatred by the casual observance of family, friends, or others in their environment during the formative years of life. (Sometimes it's more than that, sometimes it's other factors. I realize this is a simplification of a complex process, but I think a reasonable person gets the idea.)
The Radical Islamic Extremist, on the other hand, is taught from birth that we are the Devil. It is drilled into his head at home. It is forced into his mind in school. It is engrained into his will in mosques. Brainwashing perfected over centuries.
Songs are sung about murdering innocents people in the name of God. They sing about blowing themselves up in the middle of crowded restaurants or markets. They sing about tasting the blood of those who reject their beliefs. These songs are sung by children who are years short of completing their first decade of life and they sing them with bright eyed smiles on their young faces. As they are raised they are bent into a sword to be swung by those that seem, to me at least, to get off on the power more than the actual religious ideals they profess. Would be terrorists are born into an anti-life. A life when the goal is to die as soon as possible while depriving as many others of life as possible. Never having the realization that those who rule their anti-life seek nothing more than to elevate their own status and prestige both spiritually and politically. Islam is merely a tool they use to hammer their sword to a razor edge.
I feel bad that hundreds of thousands never have a chance at any kind of a life full of wonderful experiences. I feel sorrow for those with that kind of hate in their heart. I feel sympathy for their birth into death that very few have escaped. And if there is a God/Allah I feel bad that he is used as an excuse for the infliction of such suffering. I feel worst of all for the decent Men and Women in that part of the world. They live day by day with no hatred for those they don't know. They are as big a victim of terrorists as anyone, anywhere. Targeted because they want to live a life of peace, day by day like we here take for granted.
I don't mind the attempt to introduce other ideals into extremist mind set through dialogue. If people want to look for ways to infiltrate that type of steeled single minded psyche. But, given what they are capable of and willing to do, I would rather see that kind of warped, evil mind deprived of oxygen until it ceases to be. Why am I so cold hearted? Because death is ALL they want for me, my family, my friends, my nation. Removing all Western influence and interests from the Muslim world won't change that. Which fine because we wouldn't do that anyway. Allowing Israel to fall won't change it. Which fine because we wouldn't do that anyway. Allowing the death of the worlds Jews won't change it. Which fine because we wouldn't do that anyway. Those are their demands, but to believe achieving those (hopefully) impossible goals will satisfy them is a suicidal form of reckless ignorance.
Simply put; they want us converted, subjugated, or dead and they are looking for any means to achieve that end. That includes nukes, dirty bombs, chemical weapons, etc, etc… So I want all of those radical Islamic fundamentalist that are a threat to me, my family, my friends, my nation, and our allies; ended. Neutralized. Terminated. Eliminated. Killed. Dead.
On that note, I leave the dance floor and return to my game. It was a pretty normal game of chess except for the fact that I left my Queen's side Rook, Knight, Bishop, and their three corresponding pawns left in place. I castled King's side and played cautiously. Eventually he began to assault the stationary pieces. So I asked him, "Why?" He gave me a curious look. So I added, "They never attacked you. They just stayed there."
"Yeah, but they are a threat," he replied. "I can't just leave them there. Besides, it makes it easier to increase the pressure on your king." My friend knows how to press an attack.
"Not to mention the fact that now I have to move resources to defend those pieces. Resources I had been using to protect my King. However," I persisted, "they still haven't attacked you. If I promise to leave them there the rest of the game will you leave them alone?"
He began to see what I was trying to say and the discussion began. Statements like, "This is a game, it is not real life," and, "It's more complex issue than this so the example doesn't hold," were offered up in resistance.
So I asked him to imagine the pieces represented lives. I requested that he really look on those unmoved pieces as humans that had never attacked him. I added that yes, those pieces represent a direct threat to him, his pieces, and his king. Then I told him that in this game, I am no friend, but I would still offer to promises that those pieces would remain in place. "Could you trust me? If you solely focused your attack on my King, could you depend on my word, the word of an enemy, that those pieces would never be used against you?"
"How about this? We can start the game from scratch. An hour before the game begins I'll agree for to remove those pieces from the board. Of course they will stay there. Then when the game begins, I'll promise not to use those pieces against you. You can trust me, I swear! Even though I agreed to remove those pieces an hour ago, but never did. This time I really mean it. They will stay put."
We completed the game we began and he won. He attacked and defeated those controversial six pieces, but he did pay a price for it. The whole time he seemed preoccupied. I honestly think he saw my point of view in a new way. While his mind did not change, I think it opened a little.
Those six pieces represented an X factor that could not be ignored. At anytime I could send the Bishop across the board to turn the tide in a battle for my King. The knight could spring from hiding and change the complexion of the whole game. Now my Rook has free movement along the back row. From there, he begins to threaten entire axis's across the bored. Of course, playing the part of an Islamic Terrorist, the pawns would be the first to be thrown to their death.
Saddam had thousands of weapons, from small arms to ballistic missiles. He had plenty to spare. He hated us and needed money. How long before many of those pieces would be moved against us? Probably not directly, but Hussein had been selling guns and explosives to Hamas, Hezbollah and others for years. He rewarded terrorist's families with bonus' for every dead American. It was time to remove those pieces from the board.
We have out moved our opponent thus far. The biggest problem we have now isn't really the enemy. It's those here who don't know the rules of the game trying to tell us how to play. They want us to leave the pieces on the Queen side of the board alone and talk to the hate. We are taking them one by one and yet our demons tell us we are losing. We have them pinned, yet our demons are telling us we can't win. Our better angles, the one's with Stars on their shoulders, know they are pieces we have to take to eventually win.
You have to see the whole board. If we throw everything we have solely against his King then we will be vulnerable. There are pieces all over the world we have to be concerned with. And in many cases, just the fact that they are a threat has to be enough to warrant attention. We our facing the most dangerous enemy our nation has seen in 60+ years. War is the worst choice we have. Except for all of the others.
Our adversary's King maybe in Afghanistan or Pakistan, but there are many other pieces on this board. When playing this game, all of your opponents pieces must be removed. After all, they wish to remove you.
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| Oct-29-2007 |
| See the whole board |
| See the Whole Board
Reagan Britt
I was playing chess with a good friend the other day and I decided to attempt to make a clever point. In doing so my point, I believe, was well taken. The disagreement was still there, but I really think I got my friend thinking. It was based on one of the first pieces of advice my Father gave me when teaching me chess. You have to see the whole board.
Before I get into that further, let me preface my point first by saying that I realized long ago that discussing disagreements of a political nature is almost always futile and can be detrimental to a friendship. At the same time let me say that I don't care about the risk. I enjoy the debate. I see it as an intellectual exercise and I usually learn a lot. I know my friends very well as they do me. That being said; they know, as do I, that a good friendship means more than trivial discussions about political opinions from outsiders who really only know a small fraction of what the insiders, those in power, know. And an ever smaller fraction of what those with stars on their shoulders know. In short, my friendships have weathered all of these debates/discussions/arguments just fine. There are many topics on which these arguments take place, but, as with much of the nation, many of the current debates are around the Iraqi front in the Global War on Terrorism. (See how I snuck in a favorable description of the situation in Iraq to boost my opinion? Of course in addition to being favorable, I also believe it to be very accurate)
I've been told there was a time in this nation where a well written and well delivered speech could actually change minds. I've been told that, at one time, an eloquent word carried the power of falling towers. It doesn't work that way anymore. It took the World Trade Centers falling to change a small percentage of American minds on the threat that terrorism poses. The first Trade Center bombings didn't seem to change any minds. Neither did the two Embassies, the USS Cole, and countless other bombings, murders, and kidnappings. Even the culmination of all of these events are unable to change the minds of most Americans predisposed to believe a variety ideals that, in their minds makes this portion of the war wrong. Add into the equations the rhetoric of our enemy. They promise to destroy everything we hold dear. Their deepest desire is to kill, convert, or force into submission all of those who believe differently from themselves. They shout this manifesto into every ear that will listen, especially the news media, and still minds go unchanged.
"We can talk to them. We should negotiate. It's our own fault they hate us."
At great risk to bringing ridicule and scorn upon myself, I'll pose to you a scenario and then, after dancing a bit, ease back into my chess game example. You are African American and some men in white hoods are going to lynch you. You see the rope hanging from the tree, the tall cross is burning, the racial slurs are being hurled at you with unimaginable hate. Your only advantage is that you have a gun and you know how to use it. Do you pull the weapon? Or do you negotiate? Do you believe you can change the mind of a ignorant hate filled racist?
I am a Caucasian, and I don't pretend to fully understand what it is to face that kind of hate filled racism. Although when Al Qaeda lynched 3,000 people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in those four airliners I do believe I gained the right to empathize. That being said, I don't think I'm off base when I answer the question above this way. I pull the gun and I start putting holes in those sheets. Someone one would have to be severely lacking in common sense to think they could reason with someone like that under those conditions. Would anyone believe that logic and understanding could win the day? Under that hood is not a reasonable mind that is open to practicality. Under that hood is a twisted mind that wants to see a broken neck atop blood stained clothes swaying in the breeze. They want to watch the life drain from those eyes and cheer when it is gone. (Can a controversial and emotional argument change minds? I don't think so, but it certainly makes for a blunt point.)
The strange thing is, I would argue, the chances for converting a racist is much better than converting an Islamic extremist. The racist is usually taught his hatred by the casual observance of family, friends, or others in their environment during the formative years of life. (Sometimes it's more than that, sometimes it's other factors. I realize this is a simplification of a complex process, but I think a reasonable person gets the idea.)
The Radical Islamic Extremist, on the other hand, is taught from birth that we are the Devil. It is drilled into his head at home. It is forced into his mind in school. It is engrained into his will in mosques. Brainwashing perfected over centuries.
Songs are sung about murdering innocents people in the name of God. They sing about blowing themselves up in the middle of crowded restaurants or markets. They sing about tasting the blood of those who reject their beliefs. These songs are sung by children who are years short of completing their first decade of life and they sing them with bright eyed smiles on their young faces. As they are raised they are bent into a sword to be swung by those that seem, to me at least, to get off on the power more than the actual religious ideals they profess. Would be terrorists are born into an anti-life. A life when the goal is to die as soon as possible while depriving as many others of life as possible. Never having the realization that those who rule their anti-life seek nothing more than to elevate their own status and prestige both spiritually and politically. Islam is merely a tool they use to hammer their sword to a razor edge.
I feel bad that hundreds of thousands never have a chance at any kind of a life full of wonderful experiences. I feel sorrow for those with that kind of hate in their heart. I feel sympathy for their birth into death that very few have escaped. And if there is a God/Allah I feel bad that he is used as an excuse for the infliction of such suffering. I feel worst of all for the decent Men and Women in that part of the world. They live day by day with no hatred for those they don't know. They are as big a victim of terrorists as anyone, anywhere. Targeted because they want to live a life of peace, day by day like we here take for granted.
I don't mind the attempt to introduce other ideals into extremist mind set through dialogue. If people want to look for ways to infiltrate that type of steeled single minded psyche. But, given what they are capable of and willing to do, I would rather see that kind of warped, evil mind deprived of oxygen until it ceases to be. Why am I so cold hearted? Because death is ALL they want for me, my family, my friends, my nation. Removing all Western influence and interests from the Muslim world won't change that. Which fine because we wouldn't do that anyway. Allowing Israel to fall won't change it. Which fine because we wouldn't do that anyway. Allowing the death of the worlds Jews won't change it. Which fine because we wouldn't do that anyway. Those are their demands, but to believe achieving those (hopefully) impossible goals will satisfy them is a suicidal form of reckless ignorance.
Simply put; they want us converted, subjugated, or dead and they are looking for any means to achieve that end. That includes nukes, dirty bombs, chemical weapons, etc, etc… So I want all of those radical Islamic fundamentalist that are a threat to me, my family, my friends, my nation, and our allies; ended. Neutralized. Terminated. Eliminated. Killed. Dead.
On that note, I leave the dance floor and return to my game. It was a pretty normal game of chess except for the fact that I left my Queen's side Rook, Knight, Bishop, and their three corresponding pawns left in place. I castled King's side and played cautiously. Eventually he began to assault the stationary pieces. So I asked him, "Why?" He gave me a curious look. So I added, "They never attacked you. They just stayed there."
"Yeah, but they are a threat," he replied. "I can't just leave them there. Besides, it makes it easier to increase the pressure on your king." My friend knows how to press an attack.
"Not to mention the fact that now I have to move resources to defend those pieces. Resources I had been using to protect my King. However," I persisted, "they still haven't attacked you. If I promise to leave them there the rest of the game will you leave them alone?"
He began to see what I was trying to say and the discussion began. Statements like, "This is a game, it is not real life," and, "It's more complex issue than this so the example doesn't hold," were offered up in resistance.
So I asked him to imagine the pieces represented lives. I requested that he really look on those unmoved pieces as humans that had never attacked him. I added that yes, those pieces represent a direct threat to him, his pieces, and his king. Then I told him that in this game, I am no friend, but I would still offer to promises that those pieces would remain in place. "Could you trust me? If you solely focused your attack on my King, could you depend on my word, the word of an enemy, that those pieces would never be used against you?"
"How about this? We can start the game from scratch. An hour before the game begins I'll agree for to remove those pieces from the board. Of course they will stay there. Then when the game begins, I'll promise not to use those pieces against you. You can trust me, I swear! Even though I agreed to remove those pieces an hour ago, but never did. This time I really mean it. They will stay put."
We completed the game we began and he won. He attacked and defeated those controversial six pieces, but he did pay a price for it. The whole time he seemed preoccupied. I honestly think he saw my point of view in a new way. While his mind did not change, I think it opened a little.
Those six pieces represented an X factor that could not be ignored. At anytime I could send the Bishop across the board to turn the tide in a battle for my King. The knight could spring from hiding and change the complexion of the whole game. Now my Rook has free movement along the back row. From there, he begins to threaten entire axis's across the bored. Of course, playing the part of an Islamic Terrorist, the pawns would be the first to be thrown to their death.
Saddam had thousands of weapons, from small arms to ballistic missiles. He had plenty to spare. He hated us and needed money. How long before many of those pieces would be moved against us? Probably not directly, but Hussein had been selling guns and explosives to Hamas, Hezbollah and others for years. He rewarded terrorist's families with bonus' for every dead American. It was time to remove those pieces from the board.
We have out moved our opponent thus far. The biggest problem we have now isn't really the enemy. It's those here who don't know the rules of the game trying to tell us how to play. They want us to leave the pieces on the Queen side of the board alone and talk to the hate. We are taking them one by one and yet our demons tell us we are losing. We have them pinned, yet our demons are telling us we can't win. Our better angles, the one's with Stars on their shoulders, know they are pieces we have to take to eventually win.
You have to see the whole board. If we throw everything we have solely against his King then we will be vulnerable. There are pieces all over the world we have to be concerned with. And in many cases, just the fact that they are a threat has to be enough to warrant attention. We our facing the most dangerous enemy our nation has seen in 60+ years. War is the worst choice we have. Except for all of the others.
Our adversary's King maybe in Afghanistan or Pakistan, but there are many other pieces on this board. When playing this game, all of your opponents pieces must be removed. After all, they wish to remove you.
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| Oct-26-2007 |
| Ready for the Weekend! |
Today George Will, Nationally Syndicated Columnist and Contributor to ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos", explained to us the situation with the line item veto.
Next, Comedian and Director of "A Lousy Ten Grand", Kelly Monteith shared his situation with the fire evacuation, and earthquakes he recalls.
For the last hour of the show we had Dennis Ex Machina! Listeners called in and asked Dennis anything about anything! |
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| Oct-25-2007 |
| Always Be Closing |
Today Republican of California, Representative David Dreier gave us the latest updates with the California Wildfires.
Next, we had Rajiv Chandrasekaran, National Editor, The Washington Post, collaborate on his book"Imperial Life in the Emerald City".
For our final hour, Dana Carvey, Comedian, joined us today. |
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| Oct-24-2007 |
| "Anything can happen..... and usually does" |
This morning Dennis discussed the latest news on the California fires and President Bush' anticipated visit tomorrow.
Next, we had Associate Professor of International Security Studies at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, Dr. William Martel. He collaborated on his book "Victory in War" and discussed Iraq's stability with Dennis.
For the second hour of the show, we had listeners call in and discuss the topics of health care, taxes and government expectations. We also discussed Hurricane Katrina. How much do we expect from the government when it comes to natural disasters?
Last but not least, Contributing Editor, City Journal; Senior Fellow, Steven Malanga, discussed with us voting statistics based on background ethnicity. |
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| Oct-23-2007 |
| The Dennis Miller Show |
We had a great show today as always.
In the first hour of the show we discussed price tags with our guest Jeanne Cummings, Chief Lobbying and Money Correspondent, Politico.Com.
For the second hour, Tommy Lasorda, Special Advisor to the Chairman, Los Angeles Dodgers, discussed his book "I Live For This! Baseball's Last True Believer".
Last, we had John Mark Reynolds, Founder and Director of Torrey Honors Institute, Organizer, GodBlog Convention. |
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| Oct-22-2007 |
| Monday Morning |
Today on the show Dennis shared with us his thoughts of Al Gore.
Also, as our first guest we had Mike Murphy, Republican Political Media Consultant discuss John McCain's comments against Hillary Clinton.
Next, Dick Cavett, Legendary Television Interviewer; Online Columnist for NYTimes.Com shared his memorable experiences interviewing guests.
Our last hour, Aaron Klein Jerusalem Bureau Chief for WorldNetDaily.Com joined us to collaborate on his book "Schmoozing With Terrorists". |
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| Oct-19-2007 |
| Happy Friday! |
We had a great show today! Mark Skousen joined us and collaborated on his book, "Investing In One Lesson". He gave us advise on investing and discussed Yahoo and Microsoft Corporation.
Next, we had Dinesh D'Souza, fellow at the Hoover Institute, and Author of "What's So Great About Christianity?". Dinesh shared with us what it means to be Christian.
And since it's Friday.... we had Dennis Ex Machina! Listeners called for the last hour of the show and asked Dennis anything that came to mind. |
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| Oct-18-2007 |
| Everyone needs Health Care.. |
Our first guest for today was Representative David Dreier Republican, who shared his thoughts on health care for everyone and for troops.
Next, Rick Horrow Sports Legal Expert and President of Horrow Sports Ventures collaborated on his book "When the Game Is On the Line ".
For our last hour we had two guests! Jeff Jacoby, Columnist, The Boston Globe discussed the Nobel Peace Prize and spoke of global warming with us. Last we had Rick Reilly Senior Writer for Sports Illustrated and author of "Hate Mail from Cheerleaders and Other Adventures from the Life of Reilly". |
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| Oct-17-2007 |
| James Bond Theme |
New Poll today...Vote!
This morning Representative Duncan Hunter, Republican of California and Presidential Candidate joined us and discussed the Wounded Warrior Act, his thoughts of a border fence, and ROTC Programs. Second hour, Bruce Bawer collaborated on his book "While Europe Slept: How Radical Islam Is Destroying the West From Within" and shared his thoughts on immigration. Last but not least, we comedian and host, Craig Ferguson from The Late Late Show joined us and shared memories of his father. |
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| Oct-16-2007 |
| Welcome |
Today Dennis informed his listeners that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received claims of dangerous levels of lead in certain lipsticks.
For todays show we had four guests! Our first guest was Jonathan Martin, Senior Political Reporter for Politico.Com discussing the book of Sarah Vowell, The Partly Cloudy Patriot, a book Dennis recommended. Next was Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas sharing his thoughts on the Washingtonpost Al-Qaeda In Iraq Reported Crippled. For our second hour, Editor of Powerlineblog.Com Scott Johnson joined us. As our last guest, Nationally Syndicated columnist Ben Shapiro discussed the Fred Thompson campaign. |
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| Oct-15-2007 |
| Happy Monday! |
| We had three great guests for today. In our first hour Republican of Michigan, Thaddeus McCotter joined us to speak with Dennis and shared his thoughts on the Nobel Peace Prize. Our second guest, was Washington Times Investigative Reporter Audrey Hudson. As our final guest Lori Ehde, Editor "Selected Chaff: The Wartime Columns of Al McIntosh, 1941-1945" collaborated on her book. |
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| Oct-12-2007 |
| Friday Show |
Today's show was very interesting. Our first guest was Noel Sheppard, Associate Editor from Newsbusters.Org; and Contributing Writer for AmericanThinker.Com.
For our second hour Robert Spencer, Director, Jihad Watch; Author, "Religion of Peace? Why Christianity Is and Islam Isn't" joined us and collaborated on his book. He spoke to us about Islams.
In our final hour we had Dennis Ex Machina. Listeners called and asked Dennis anything about anything! One particular phone call included an Islamic believer commenting on previous comments. |
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| Oct-11-2007 |
| It's Thursday! |
| For the first hour of the Dennis Miller Show, columnist Debra Saunders, from San Francisco Chronicle called in to comment on her thoughts of the war and discussed how ROTC influences adolescents. For our second hour listeners called in and shared their experiences with ROTC. For the final hour of the show we had two guests, John Bowe, author of "Nobodies : Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy". John collaborated on his book and discussed slavery in South Carolina. Last, Chris Myers from Fox Sports joined us. |
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| Oct-10-2007 |
| Bumper Theme Wednesday |
Today Dennis discussed the Harvest album by Neil Young. He discussed the great album and his favorite songs. He commented on the Beatles and other music artists. Other topics included gay marriages and illegal immigrants.
In the first hour, Chris Matthews: Host of MSNBC's "Hardball"; Author "Life Is A Campaign" joined to discuss his book and his thoughts on the 2008 elections. Second hour, Jeffrey Toobin: CNN Legal Correspondent; Author, "The Nine: Inside The Secret World of the Supreme Court" collaborated on his book and other interesting topics. Closing the show, Norm MacDonald, comedian, joined the show. |
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| Oct-09-2007 |
| We want the world.. and we want it now! |
| Today for the first hour of the Dennis Miller Show we had listeners call in an speak on the subject of the neglected voter. Later in the hour Senior Political Writer, Politico.com collaborated on his book "The Neglected Voter: White Men and the Democratic Dilemma". In our second hour the stars of Living with Ed on HGTV, Ed Begley Jr. & Rachelle Carson joined Dennis. Last but not least, our guest, comedian, www.brianregan.com, Brian Regan had Dennis laughing out loud. |
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| Oct-08-2007 |
| Columbus Day! |
We had interesting guests today! Our first guest this morning was Thomas Friedman from the New York Times Foreign Affairs Columnist, discussing his book "The World Is Flat 3.0 ", Cameron Diaz' favorite book.
For the second hour with had two guests. Tony Blankley from Washington Times Columnist; Executive Vice-President, Edelman Communications, discussing the green evolution with Dennis Miller
..and Ed Koch, Former Mayor of New York City shared his thoughts and comments on abortion laws.
For our final hour Stan Lee, Legendary Marvel Comics creator; Chief Creative Officer, POW! Entertainment (Purveyors of Wonder Entertainment) joined the show to discuss the world of comics. |
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| Oct-05-2007 |
| It's Friday! |
After Dennis was asked "Do you want to see something cool?" for the first time, he could not reject finding out what for a second time. After been led from one door to another, finally he got to see what was so cool: Elvis' old apartment! Yes Elvis Presley!
Well, today for our first hour, we had Rick Amato, contributor of Townhall.Com elaborating on the critical topic of immigration. He shared his thoughts on the subject and latest news with us.
Next was comedian Billy Gardell who talked about his lovely wife and son. He shared with us how he first met his wife and why he is now suspended from picking up his son from preschool.
Our final guest for today was Nikki Finke editor of DeadlineHollywood.com, informing us why she was not blogging for four days. She also shared her comments on the new show Cavemen, which did not receive very good reviews after its premier.
And for our final hour we had Dennis Ex Machina!....where callers got to ask Dennis anything. |
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| Oct-04-2007 |
| Rules of Radio |
Today Dennis discussed the latest news with health care... President Bush vetoed of a bill offering government-financed health care for an additional four million lower- to middle-income children. However, Democrats are joining to override the veto.
Also, Representative David Dreier joined us for the first hour and shared his thoughts on health care.
After his interview, Harry Kalas form Play-by-play announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies, joined the Dennis Miller show to talk about football!.. His favorite and least favorite team.
Last but not least, "the gathering storm of Rick Santorum", as Dennis announced him. Former Republican Senator from Pennsylvania, discussed the book he is working on, his thoughts on Iran and commented on the alliances of Central and South America. |
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| Oct-03-2007 |
| Non-fiction Day |
Today we cover the Jesus Christ Superstar album, so don't forget to vote for your favorite song on "The Whether Report".
Well, this morning we had three great guest speakers. Our first speaker, was Richard Baehr from AmericanThinker.Com. Followed up by the latest Nicoles Cage news, deliver to us by Dennis. Well, apparently Nicoles caught a naked burglar trying on his leather jacket.... interesting.
Up next we had best-selling author, Ann Coulter author of "If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans", commenting on 9/11 and the 2007 Presidential Candidates, including Hillary.
Last but not least, Pastor John Hagee author of "In Defense Of Israel" came on the show to discuss his thoughts on Israel and shared a few passages from the bible with us. |
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| Oct-02-2007 |
| Good Morning! |
This morning Dennis Miller discusses the latest Hollywood news, Britney Spears' custody battle.
For the first hour of the show Roger Simmon and Dennis Miller share their thoughts on Ronald Reagan, Hillary and the Republican Party.
For the second hour of the show Gary reads an interesting e-mail from a Lieutenant in Iraq. The Lieutenant comments on his relationship with the Iraqi people and local leaders. As well, as the impact of the war:
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Apparently there is a shortage of supplies right now so we are waiting for more to arrive in country. Once they do, my Battalion is slated to receive school supplies for the children although I am not sure in what quantity yet.
As for how things are going, compared to what I saw the previous two years it is night and day. I was in Hit last October and daytime operations were limited to tanks driving around the outskirts of the city because to venture inside meant a certain attack by an IED, RPG, small arms, or all of the above. Today, I went on a 3 hour dismounted patrol through town in the middle of the afternoon and my biggest worry was having enough candy for all the children that came up to me to say hello and shake my hand. I stopped in stores and talked to the merchants to see how business is doing. Business is good and improving every day. I even went to a few shops to look for a carpet for my office and enjoyed myself as I tried to get the price lowered from "rich"
American prices to normal Iraqi prices. I wasn't successful today but will keep trying! I stopped in one of my police stations so I could make plans with the Station Chief to remove a number of the cement barriers on the street in order to open traffic back up. Those barriers were a must before as there was a constant threat of a suicide vehicle ramming into the station in an attempt to kill as many of the police officers as possible. While that threat still exists, the security provided by the police and my Marines has allowed us to take risks in certain areas as we try and balance security needs and normalcy. I am weighing issues and decisions like that every day.
I spend many hours working with and solving problems with the numerous city councils and Mayors in my AO. A year ago, the city councils would not show up to work because if they did, they were killed as they were seen as "agents" of the Americans by AQI. Now, they look forward to my arrival so issues like schools, rubble removal, water treatment plants, sewage repairs, repairs of the electrical grids, and an assortment of other issues can be worked out, prioritized, and assets allocated for them to begin. I also spend a great deal of time with the major Sheiks in my AO. They are some of the most gracious hosts you have ever met.
My Marines and I are treated like royalty every time we arrive.
Delicious lamb, goat, sheep, kabobs, fresh fruits and vegetables are served in amounts we could never finish and we always eat first and get the seats of honor closest to the Sheik. We then adjourn for Chi tea and discuss issues that require my attention such as security, economic stimulation, tribal reconciliation, local government issues, and of course stories of past battles and fights...all embellished but they make great stories anyway. In short order I have become "their"
Coalition Commander, "their" Marine LtCol whom they trust and confide in. One Sheik and his brother, who happens to be the Police Chief in the Baghdadi District and is known as the "Lion of Al Anbar" are particularly close to me as I knew them last year as well. The nights in their area are particularly enjoyable as we sit outside to eat and the children in the neighborhood run around, laughing, and sneaking up to listen to me talk or to try and get some more candy from me. They were some of the first to stand up against AQI and to stand with the Marines. The Police Chief, Colonel Shab'an has had no less than 7 direct assassination attempts against him. One of his brothers and brother-in-law were tortured and killed, and one of his younger brothers lost his legs. Yet, he remains committed to a free and independent Iraq.
His talks to me about freedom, democracy, and his loyalty to Iraq and not to tribes or religion are inspiring and I cannot imagine too different then ones that occurred in our own country some 231 years ago.
These are good people who want to raise their families, farm their land, and just have the ability to choose their own future for one of the few times in their country's history.
There is still much to do. While most of the terrorists have been forced from the population centers, there are still secret cells. We have found and been attacked by a number of IEDs already. We have found a good number of buried caches along the river banks that were planted there for future use against us. We have some police who are playing both sides. Iraq is far from a peaceful land; there are many political issues above my level that must be worked out. The rifts between the religious sects are as tough a problem to figure out as anything else ever has been.
But the bottom line is this...we are winning. We have put the enemy on his ass and we are not letting the pressure off. We continue to hunt him down and provide him no rest. My Marines are patrolling in the cities, in the desert, and on the river to find the enemy and destroy him. At the same time we continue to build our relationships with the local leaders, Sheiks, and most importantly the Iraq people.
I am optimistic Gary that if given the time and support of the American people, we can help create a country whose vast natural resources and potential will make it one of the strongest and most powerful nations in the eastern hemisphere and it will be our Ally as they will not forget the sacrifices the American people made on their behalf.
I hope this helps and gives you a bit of a different picture then what some in the mainstream media paint on a daily basis.
Thanks again for the help and concern with the school supplies.
Semper Fidelis,
JJ
Up next was Larry Miller and Norm MacDonald chatting with Dennis Miller and although Norm MacDonald ran out of time, he had everyone laughing and he will be back on the show another time to complete his thoughts on Michael, OJ and the Predator. |
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| Oct-01-2007 |
| It's Monday! |
The brilliant columnist, Charles Krauthammer was our first guest this morning commenting on Iraq and 2007 elections.
For the second hour, Byron York discussed with Dennis Miller hate crimes and how MoveOn.org developed from an anti-impeachment to anti-war organization.
Nikki Finkie was not able to come in.... We hope she is okay.
However, Christian Toto, joined us for our final hour. |
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| Sep-28-2007 |
| Let's heat things up as the weather cools down |
Bill Sammon, White House Correspondent and author of "The Evangelical Preseident" shares his thoughts with us.
We're taking calls all throughout the show but remember in the third hour we will have Dennis Ex-Machina, ANYTHING GOES.
But as we prepare for Dennis Ex-Machina Monica Showalter & Rich Eisen will be joining us on the show.
We'll be able to talk about football with Rich but first we'll talk to Monica about some money matters. |
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| Sep-27-2007 |
| Let's See.. |
Representative of California, David Dreier comes back to the show. Rick Horrow, the leading expert in the business of sports comes to share his knowledge with us.
David Dreier shares his experience one of the 500 House parties they had for Rudy Giuliani
"Hang on one second, I've been called to the floor for a vote"
Rick Horrow talks about what Marc Ecko should do with the Bond ball, topic of steroids, and Michael Vick.
Katie Couric - not smart
Join us as we welcome back Jake Tapper, ABC News Senior Political Correspondent. |
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| Sep-26-2007 |
| What's up Hiroshi |
It's bumper music theme Wednesday! Today we cover The Doors. Remember to vote in the poll for your favorite song.
Sal & Dennis reminisce about bagels. What is a bialy? crustier.. baked onions.. Sal likes his toasted with chunky peanut butter.
We welcomed back John Bolton to the show. We had a great discussion as always.
Dennis goes over his thoughts about Katie Couric.
Michael Barone and Dennis talk about the war, preparing for a third party movement by MoveOn.Org, and The Overlawyered War
John Leo from the Manhattan Institute and the Editor MindingTheCampus.com will talk about Lee Bollinger from Columbia. |
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| Sep-25-2007 |
| Terrorists are like Drunk Drivers with Explosives |
Today Mike Allen came back to talk to us on the show.
Dennis also welcomed Colonel Randy Larsen about his book, Our Own Worst Enemy. He went over his thoughts of Homeland Security. People need to start asking the right questions about terrorism.
Dennis turns to callers to see what the listeners think about what Col. Larsen said... if they caught any of it considering he was talking so fast.
A B C! - Always be closing.
Like that? Get your own shirt here
Debra Saunders is coming up in our last hour of the day.
It's Saunders not Sanders.
Debra explains that liberals believe that even if we're wrong, we're right but she wants to correct this and say, if you are wrong, then you are wrong. |
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| Sep-24-2007 |
| Montresor's Mortar |
Frequent Fox News guest Bob Massi was with us in the first hour, offering his inveterate analysis of both the O.J. situation and the Phil Spector trial.
Libertarian Presidential candidate Robert Jackson was on in the middle hour, elucidating his party's platform, and contrasting his ideology with that of Libertarian-leaning Republican Ron Paul - as well as commenting on what he sees as the negligible difference between the two major parties.
Last but not least, Greg Gutfeld rounded out today's guests, discussing his tumultuous time on the Huffington Post, in the context of what he sees as the intransigent shrillness of the left whenever you're not in agreement with them.
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| Sep-21-2007 |
| And Now: The Weekend! |
Order the limited-edition "DON'T TASE ME, BRO!" T-shirt!
Documentarian extraordinaire Ken Burns was our first guest this morning, to talk about his new PBS special, The War.
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan joined Dennis in the middle hour to offer a Great Lakes perspective of recent political developments.
We closed out the week with DENNIS EX MACHINA, the segment where callers can ask Dennis anything about anything!
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| Sep-20-2007 |
| What Is, And What Should Never Be |
Order the limited-edition "DON'T TASE ME, BRO!" T-shirt!
David Dreier was with Dennis once again during the first hour, to discuss the latest from Capitol Hill.
Investor's Business Daily's Tom McCardle joined us in the middle hour, speaking on recent developments in the news, such as the new Attorney General nominee.
Comedian Danny Bevins rounded out today's guests in the final hour, recounting his experiences as part of the Comics On Duty tour.
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| Sep-19-2007 |
| Don't Tase Me, Bro! |
Order the limited-edition "DON'T TASE ME, BRO!" T-shirt!
Investigative reporter Audrey Hudson of The Washington Times was live with Dennis in the first hour, discussing her various run-ins with the Council for American-Islamic Relations and their head honcho, Dougie "Ibrahim" Hooper.
The Toronto Sun's Rachel Marsden was with us in the middle hour - she spoke on the differences between Canada's health-care system and ours here in the US, with emphasis on the fact that there is in actuality a private option for Canadians (meaning their system is in reality a two-tier system, with more efficient privatized care for the wealthy!)
John Kerry was at the taserpalooza: he characteristically squandered a chance to show the world that he's the decisive hero he always presents himself as. Instead, he stood by mute, stone-faced but smiling, and let the possible Brother Voltage moment pass him by.
Who knew? TASER is an acronym for "Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle"!
The Book Lady's back! Lisa Dabbs will be on in the final hour this morning.
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| Sep-18-2007 |
| One Down, Four To Go |
Send up the battle cry: Don't tase me, bro!
Johnathan Martin of Politico.com joined us in the first hour today, to dish the latest in political dirt.
Christopher Hitchens was with Dennis in the middle hour, to discuss his contentious book, 'God Is Not Great'. First, though, Hitchens elaborated on the archetype behind people like Larry Craig, referencing a book called The Tea-Room Trade. Further, he discussed why the U.S. was correct in principle to dissolve the Iraqi army: it's only ever been used as a tool for invasion and domestic repression.
Favorite guest Dana Carvey returned in the final hour of today's show, to regale all and sundry with his singular brand of hilarity.
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| Sep-17-2007 |
| See You In September |
Presidential contender Rudy Giuliani joined Dennis in the first hour this morning.
Christine Todd Whitman joined Dennis in the middle hour, discussing the all-important role of energy in modern society, and advocating the exploration of nuclear power. Kevin Nealon joined Dennis as well, capping off an eclectic middle hour with discussion of the success of his show 'Weeds'.
Thomas Lifson made a cameo appearance, divulging the fact that strides are being made toward using nuclear power to extract petroleum from oil sands in Alberta, Canada.
Dan Fouts was on in the final hour today.
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| Sep-14-2007 |
| Underhill |
A cause more than worth linking to: anysoldier.com - send a care package to one of our troops!
Don Van Natta was live with Dennis during the first hour this morning, to discuss Senator Clinton's psychology and White House bid.
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell followed shortly afterwards.
Mike Myers joined us in the middle hour today, to give his perspective on the political landscape.
It's that time again: call in to ask Dennis anything about anything, during DENNIS EX MACHINA, in the final hour today!
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| Sep-13-2007 |
| Weather Balloon |
A cause more than worth linking to: anysoldier.com - send a care package to one of our troops!
Congressman David Dreier was our first guest today, returning for his latest appearance on the show to discuss the state of affairs on Capitol Hill, post-Petraeus report.
Mike DuHaime joined Dennis in the middle hour to share his insights as Rudy Giuliani's campaign manager.
We wrapped up today with Marty Horn, president of AnySoldier, inc.
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| Sep-12-2007 |
| Courses of Action |
A cause more than worth linking to: anysoldier.com - send a care package to one of our troops!
IBD's Terry Jones was our guest the first hour today, to discuss the poll in his newspaper that indicates 70% of Americans do not, as a nation, want to pull out of Iraq too quickly.
James Taranto, of OpinionJournal.com, offered his take on the political landscape in the wake of the Petraeus report, and Jed Babbin chimed in with his own views, both in the middle hour.
Dennis took calls all throughout the last hour of today's show.
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| Sep-11-2007 |
| In Memoriam |
A cause more than worth linking to: anysoldier.com - send a care package to one of our troops!
In Chicago: Pioneer Park is the place to come out and support Petraeus and the troops!
Mike Allen was our guest in the first hour this morning, discussing the Petraeus report with Dennis.
Peter Wehner joined Mr. Miller in the middle hour, speaking from his first-hand experience in the White House on September 11th, 2001. He also lent that inside perspective to an appraisal of President Bush's legacy in the new era that began that day in earnest.
Amy Zegart was on in the final hour of today's show, to discuss the state of affairs in the intelligence community.
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The live stream is once again fully functional - thank you for your patience!
Jonah Goldberg of the National Review was our first guest this morning.
Rep. Charles Boustany, (R) - LA, was on to discuss the chaotic state of affairs in New Orleans, as well as his recent trip to Iraq. His Mesopotamian tour took him through Baghdad and Fallujah, and his group actually walked the streets in the latter: shops were open, soccer was being played, and there was no open hostility.
It's a day of bizarro synchronicity, when we wish happy birthday to both Sanjaya and Officer O'Reilly.
We welcomed the return of a good friend of the show, Andrew Breitbart, in the final hour today. Andrew had just returned from a tour to promote his breitbart.tv site, that took him through D.C. and the 'burgh. He shared Dennis' dismayed disappointment in the preemptive dismissal some of our leaders have foisted upon General Petraeus.
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| Sep-07-2007 |
| Momentary Passengers |
Congressman Brian Baird, Democrat, of Washington State, joined us in the first hour today.
Noemie Emery, Contributing Editor to The Weekly Standard, followed up with a take on the latest political developments.
In today's final hour, Dennis took calls on myriad subjects in the Dennis Ex Machina segment.
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| Sep-06-2007 |
| All about Etiquette |
In our first hour we'll be welcoming Congressman David Dreier of California.
Listen in as he talks about how he's dealing with the illegal immigration situation.
"We'll be there till we win and we have to win"
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Stuart Taylor joins in the next section. Pick up his book "Until Proven Innocent"
In the third hour we'll talk to Rick Santorum and also ABC correspondent Jake Tapper about last nights Republican debate.
Lenore called in to discuss her concerns about Dennis's comments about Norway.
Lenore!! "Don't take all jokes too seriously" but thanks for standing up for Norway and sharing your thoughts. |
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| Sep-05-2007 |
| Notwithstanding |
Stay tuned for Mark Steyn, our first guest today.
Don't forget to get a copy of his book: America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It
It's Grand Funk Railroad bumper music theme day. Songs include:
Some Kind Of Wonderful
Bad Time
Rock N Roll Soul
The Loco-Motion
Shinin' On
I'm Your Captain
We're An American Band
Footstompin' Music
Walk Like A Man
Don't forget to vote on your favorite song in the "Whether Report"
In our second hour, Kim Strassel from OpinionJournal.com will discuss her piece on "What Women Want: How the GOP can woo the ladies".
She talks about the women's votes and how the culture war affects them, so candidates should use it to their advantage.
As Kim leaves the show, we'll be taking calls for the second half of the hour.
Call in and tell us about what you think of what you've heard so far.
Now we welcome Jerome Bettis to the show, former Pittsburgh Steelers running back; broadcaster, NBC's "Football Night in America" and author "My Life In and Out of the Helmet"
Check out the "mega hot" picture of Hillary on the Drudge Report.
Note - it's from her Wellesley days. |
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| Sep-04-2007 |
| The Tactics Of Tact |
Thomas Lifson of AmericanThinker.com was today's first guest.
Dr. Patrick Moore was with us in the middle hour.
Today's final guest was former US Ambassador to the UN, John Bolton.
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| Sep-03-2007 |
| HAPPY LABOR DAY! |
Enjoy your holiday, everyone - the DennisMillerRadio.com live blog will return tomorrow!
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| Aug-31-2007 |
| Just A Bit Outside..... Tried For The Corner, And Missed |
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Our guest today was intrepid Beltway insider Robert Novak, offering his adroit political opinion of recent developments in the political landscape.
Quality time: 'twas a warm and fuzzy, kum-bah-ya kind of day on the show, as Dennis 'quelled your pain' in an extended callers segment.
Enjoy your Labor Day weekend, everyone! |
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| Why are blacks democrats? |
| Just curious what you think about knee jerk black democrats? I am black and conservative. If I pause to think what democrats have done for minorities over the years,other than make them feel good with endless empty rhetoric,I cringe. I look at how, historically, conservatives have been proactive in securing minority rights and women's rights and I have to wonder how the democrats pulled off what I think is the greatest hoax of all time. Democrats have convinced the status quo that they care about the common man and that they planted the seeds to emancipation. On the contrary. They pave a road to slavery via welfare,socialized health care,etc. Your thoughts. Of course I could be wrong. |
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| The Wheedle And The Damage Done |
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Christian Toto was our first guest today, talking cinema with Dennis.
Debra Saunders of the San Francisco Chronicle joined us in the middle hour.
Today's last guest was Jeff Jacoby, columnist for The Boston Globe. |
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| Aug-29-2007 |
| The Illustrated Man |
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Bradley Blakeman of Freedom's Watch was with us in the first hour today, to discuss his effort to build a conservative netroots community to counterbalance left-leaning groups such as MoveOn.org.
Leigh Steinberg, sports agent extraordinaire, joined us in the middle hour, and discussed the Michael Vick situation with Mr. Miller.
Today's final guest was Ted Nugent, he of the self-proclaimed ferocity and hyper-irreverence, who spoke about his recent Obama comments, and his joyous zeal at the commencement of Dove-hunting season - how's that for symbolism?
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| Indubitable |
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The National Review's Rich Lowry was our first guest today, analyzing the departures of Rove and Gonzales, especially the role of President Bush's loyalty and sentimentality in how the latter's resignation played out.
Jeff Goodell was on in the middle hour, elaborating on the fact that half of our electrical grid is derived from coal-burning sources. He also explained the difference between the US agro-business boondoggle that is corn ethanol, and the more-promising development of sugarcane-derived ethanol a la Brazil.
Today's final guest was Robert Spencer, on to discuss his recent book, which made the case for Christianity as the 'religion of peace', as opposed to Islam (whose adherents consider it deserving of that title).
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| Aug-27-2007 |
| Return Of The King |
Crestfallen no more: Dennis will not be taking another vacation until Christmas: rejoice!
Brent Bozell was our first guest today, speaking about the contrast between the 18-24 age group's rally behind Reagan in the early eighties, and their present-day support of the opposite ideology. Finally, he commented on the accent-shifting theatrical tendencies of a certain female presidential candidate.
Lawrence Wright was up second, elaborating on the origins of Bin Laden's al Qaeda as an Afghani liberation force in their war against the Soviets. He also delved into the American intelligence community's desperate need to hire Arabic-speaking Muslim people, in order to more successfully penetrate Islamist groups.
Cue up Pomp & Circumstance: Brandon Jones was today's final guest, talking about various aspects of the all-important college search.
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| Aug-24-2007 |
| Guest Host: CISCO COTTO |
Mr. Miller shall return next Monday - go ahead and breathe that collective sign of relief.....
Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Rick Telander was with us first today, to mull over the Michael Vick debacle.
Author and columnist Ben Shapiro joined us to elaborate upon the sociocultural critiques at the heart of his recent books.
Washington Times chief political correspondent Donald Lambro closed out the week's guests.
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| Aug-23-2007 |
| Guest Host: CISCO COTTO |
Congressman Tom Tancredo (R - CO) was our first guest this morning, discussing the shifting realities of the Iraq war, and what America's real options are from this point.
David Mendell was with us in the middle hour, speaking on Barack Obama, about whom he's written a book subtitled 'From Promise To Power'.
Michael Barone wrapped up this Thursday's show, talking about his book 'Our First Revolution', in which he looks back on the British upheaval of 1688, and considers its historical import as a foreshock, so to speak, of the American Revolution.
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| Guest Host: ANDREW BREITBART |
Comedian Larry Miller kicked things off in the first hour today.
Jackie Collins joined Mr. Breitbart in the middle hour to talk about her illustrious career as a best-selling author.
The Hollywood player with the most first-hand experience in Iraq - Pat Dollard joined Andrew in the final hour today.
Today's show concluded with Michael Isikoff, Newsweek Investigative Reporter, and author of, "Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War".
Don't forget to visit our esteemed guest host's websites: breitbart.com & breitbart.tv |
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| Guest Host: MIKE MURPHY |
Andrew Ferguson was our first guest this Tuesday morning, sharing the experiences he had authoring his book Land of Lincoln.
Democratic mastermind Mark Mellman joined Mr. Murphy in the middle hour to hash out the chances each of the front-running candidates have of winning their respective party's nomination.
Also in the second hour, we were granted more political insights, courtesy of Pat Griffin (political consultant and strategist, with no ties whatsoever to UMass Amherst!)
We were joined by man-of-many-hats Rob Long during the final hour of today's broadcast.
Eddie Feldmann was today's final guest, discussing political comedy post-Bush, as well as the role of self-deprecation in Bill Richardson's latest spot.
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| Aug-20-2007 |
| Grist For The Mill |
The bad news: it's Monday.
The good news: guest host Chris Myers did a fine job of filling in for Mr. Miller.
Mike Allen of Politico.com joined us in the initial hour today.
The second hour featured Louis J. Barletta, the Mayor of Hazleton, PA to talk about the hazards of illegal immigration.
Today's final guest was Aaron Broussard, who brought his first-hand experience of hurricane catastrophe to bear in addressing New Orleans' state of readiness this hurricane season.
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Tony Dungy was today's first guest, discussing Chuck Noll and the reasons for the Colts' Super Bowl run.
Ken Burns joined us during the middle hour, to chat with Dennis about his upcoming WWII documentary, The War.
Today's final hour featured Dennis Ex Machina, the free-for-all callers' segment that's sweeping the nation!
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Judd Apatow joined us first this Thursday morning, discussing his recent hard-earned success as well as his earlier, more tenuous years in the biz.
Today's middle hour featured Bay Buchanan's insights on Hillary Clinton, along with John Zogby's sociological sagacity.
Peter Noone joined Dennis in the final hour today, to revisit the experiences and adventures of a sixties pop legend.
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| Dog Days Of Summer |
Adam Sandler was on first this Wednesday, to talk about his new film, I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry.
The Green Hornet, Van Williams, joined us to talk about Bruce Lee vs. Burt Ward, breaking bread with Batman, and other vignettes of worthy vintage.
Robert Novak was today's final guest, discussing a half-century of insider Beltway knowledge, from LBJ to Nixon and beyond.
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| Spread The Word |
John Lovitz was today's first guest, divulging the details of his dust-up with a certain suitably surnamed comedian; Andrew Breitbart followed up to share what it's like to be a conduit for information in the internet era.
Jed Babbin joined Dennis to talk about the Middle East situation, especially the fruitless nature of negotiations with Iran.
Mark Steyn was on to shed some light on the tangled web of geopolitics.
Closing out the day's guests was Senator Lindsey Graham, speaking on the state of progress in Iraq and the difficulties this Senate is having with thorny issues such as the immigration bill.
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| Aug-13-2007 |
| The Hourglass Flips Again |
Today's first guest was Senator Joseph Lieberman, who discussed the situation in Iraq and Iran.
Jeff Jacoby joined us in the second hour to speak on foreign policy in the Middle-East; Bernie Brillstein followed with discussion of Lindsay Lohan's issues.
Closing out the day's guests was Roger Simon, with whom Dennis chatted about the latest Beltway developments.
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| Penultimate |
Up first, Rep. John Boehner (R - OH) joined Dennis to discuss recent happenings in the Congress.
The Politico's Mike Allen chipped in with his perspective in the second hour.
The week concluded with Dennis Ex Machina, the segment in which callers can ask Dennis anything about anything!
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| Aug-09-2007 |
| Toil, Trouble, The Housing Bubble..... |
Be sure to give us a call this Friday, August 10 at 12pm Eastern, 9am Pacific, when we will be doing another installment of "Dennis Ex Machina", when you, the listener, will be able to ask Dennis anything, about anything. Give us a call at 866-509-RANT, 866-509-7268.
Up first this fine Thursday morning was Rep. David Dreier, in what has become his weekly spot. He discussed the fracas on the House floor last week, when the Democratic leadership preemptively brought the gavel down on a vote concerning benefits to illegal immigrants. Tally me illicit votes: dayo, we say dayo!
Following up was Brad Warthen, author of a column that couldn't be closer to Dennis' heart: Why I See John Edwards As a Big Phony. He detailed the 'three strikes' that confirmed Edwards as the duplicitous dope that the coiffed one so clearly is.
Nikke Finke closed out the day's show, dishing some tinsel-town dirt, as is her wont. She landed a brilliant point with regard to Evan Almighty: you can't get the Mel Gibson / Passion audience with Old Testament material, for Moses' sake!
If the ghost of Tim Leary offers you a mint, think thrice before you take it!
When Howard Cosell's gotta catch a train, he needs to know who goofed!
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| Aug-08-2007 |
| Did something happen with my Bonds? |
Welcome to all you new Dennis Miller Zone members. You're cuter than we thought you'd be!
If you haven't taken the plunge into the Zone yet, don't fret, as the LIVE STREAM from 10aET-1pPT is still available, for free, to all.
This humpday featured a two-fer in our opening hour: sportswriter Ray Ratto was with us to discuss seven-fifty-six, and web journalist Bill Roggio spoke with Dennis about the state of affairs in the Middle East.
Tom Dreesen was with us in the middle hour on this dog day of August. He and Dennis discussed golf and its pre-eminent athlete Tiger Woods, and touched upon Tom's one-man play, Shining Shoes and Sinatra.
Jonah Goldberg was on in the final hour to discuss the vagaries of representative democracy, and to suggest some kind of rudimentary competency test as a means of weeding out uninformed voters.
The talk of the town is Bonds, of course: high-yield or otherwise (check that cap size) the deed is done.
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| Aug-07-2007 |
| Premeditated Hoody Zippers? |
Call it a mantra: we don't know nuttin' about nuttin' until Petraeus gets back!
The natives were restless today, with would-be firebrand Steve from Vermont gracing us with his verbal acumen for the second time, and a conservative's conservative questioning Mr. Miller's right-wing credentials.
Up first this Tuesday morning was one of our favorite recurring guests, political consultant Mike Murphy. He discussed the Iowa straw-poll with Dennis, including the reasons McCain and Giuliani won't be participating.
Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard joined us during the second hour. He elaborated upon his recent article on the progress being made in Iraq. Furthermore, he addressed the tepid and patronizing attitude that the political left has toward our servicepeople in the field.
Washington Times film critic Christian Toto joined us in the final hour today, to wax enthusiastic on the talented Alfred Molina and an Irish film called Once, and to give a less-roseate appraisal of the big sequels of this summer season.
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| Moondial |
Call it a mantra: we don't know nuttin' about nuttin' until Petraeus gets back!
Up first this Monday morning was San Francisco Chronicle columnist Debra Saunders. They discussed what it's like for her to be the lone conservative voice on the Chronicle staff, in addition to the incipient Peter King legislation to fight capricious lawsuits.
Mark Noonan, co-author of Caucus of Corruption, joined Dennis during hour two. He detailed the behavior of Democratic lawmakers that led to him writing the book and titling it thus.
Pittsburgh Steelers play-by-play man Bill Hillgrove just joined us to speak about the legendary Steel Curtain teams, amongst other topics.
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| Aug-03-2007 |
| Defamation Nation |
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Call it a mantra: don't say nuttin' about nuttin' until Petraeus gets back!
Today the show was broadcast from Petco Park, courtesy of The Talk of San Diego!
Double the guests in the first hour today: Mark Lisanti of Defamer.com talked starlet-shaved-heads, anti-psychiatric couch-jumping, and inebriated assistant-chasing. Michael Barone joined us beforehand to elaborate on what he sees as an American national "funk": a postmodern pessimism that flies in the face of everything recent historical trends indicate. Even George Clinton's shaking his head on the bridge of the mothership at the whacked-out misguidedness of the American populace.
We'll take nearly-flawless for $500, Alex: Ken Jennings joined Dennis to talk trivia and draw autobiographical parallels with Joe DiMaggio. Don't forget to tune in to GSN on weekends throughout August to catch Dennis as the host of Grand Slam!
Dennis related the story of a rainy Binghampton night, when he was led on a journey to Mark Twain's grave - the gazebo's a nice touch. At any rate, when you're driven down an inundated upstate New York gravel road a couple hours before midnight, ending up at the resting place of Samuel Clemens is about the best possible result.
A worthwhile guest in our final hour today: Michael O'Hanlon is his name, and defying the entrenched bias at the Great Gray Lady has most recently been his game. He elaborated on his recent Iraq Op-Ed: political paralysis married with military progress is the synopsis. O'Hanlon spoke of his two decades knowing General Petraeus, and of the newfound positivity he experienced from officers and commanders on the ground. He also explained some of the logistics defining our efforts to integrate community planning with military protection. Lastly, he confirmed your host's suspicions about the vituperative response his editorial whipped up in the blogosphere.
Grand Unified Theory Of The Week: communication matters! .....Perhaps it's the self-evident edition of GUTOTW, but at least it included a provocative Islam-disclaimer-worthy bit about a mullah-vs.-mullah showdown!
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| Aug-02-2007 |
| The Day After Yesterday |
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Callers, and guests, and more callers: oh my! .....We're not out of the woods yet, Dorothy.....
Remember: don't say nuttin' about nuttin' until Petraeus gets back!
Congressman David Dreier joined us in the first hour this morning, and touched base with Dennis on a few issues, including the possibility of reinstating the draft.
Thomas Lifson of AmericanThinker.com spoke with Dennis in the middle hour.
Robert "Buzz" Patterson was today's final guest; he elucidated the themes brought forth in his book War Crimes. He also highlighted military blogs such as the Mudville Gazette, and outlined the essence of what has been brought to bear under General Petraeus to improve the situation on the ground in Iraq.
We closed out the show today with callers - including a report from Canton, Ohio during the build-up to the Hall of Fame game, and a gentleman whose attempt to blanch Dennis on Giuliani vis-à-vis Rudy's 'broken windows' crackdown on petty crime missed the mark.
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| Aug-01-2007 |
| Global Simmering |
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Remember: don't say nuttin' about nuttin' until Petraeus gets back! Meanwhile, check out Marcus Luttrell's Lone Survivor.
Our first guest today was combat journalist Michael Yon: as the man on the ground, his words on the war deserve our attention. He shared with Dennis his first-hand experience in Iraq, including some heartening developments since April with regard to increased Iraqi cooperation with our forces.
Movie critic Richard Roeper joined Dennis to speak about the recent passing of Ingmar Bergman; in a jarring segue, the discussion moved on to Hairspray, and further to Transformers. Roeper and your host also deliberated on the different expectations that the young CGI generation brings to film-watching.
Is it warmer today than it was yesterday? Good grief: proof positive of climate change! Martin Durkin joined us to address this ever-contentious issue. His claim is that global warming itself is more of a political theory, rather than a scientific one: that adherents in the theory tend to break ideologically left, whereas detractors tend to come from the right. He also outlined some evidence contrary to 'Inconvenient' assertions.
We're proud to announce the return of the Dennis Miller show to sunny San Diego: 2pm-4pm on 1700 AM, the Talk of San Diego!
With a resounding pop-culture thunderclap, Dennis was brought up to speed on the landmark of triviality that is The Two Coreys..... do your part for the good of all mankind, and join with Dennis in boycotting the straight-to-DVD Lost Boys 2 for excluding Haim - what's that? You weren't going to see it anyway?
In the experimental-theater portion of the show, callers chewed the fat with Dennis over the strains of 'Stairway To Heaven' - including a man from the 'burgh who's more of a Crimson man, himself. Let us know what you think about the music-under-segment idea.....
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| Jul-31-2007 |
| Dodger Blue and Recut Red |
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We send a worthwhile shout-out to the Burt Children's Center.
Today's first guest was James Finn Garner: his tongue-in-cheek partisan spin on films like Casablanca provided a clever appetizer to his book Recut Madness.
Next was Tommy Lasorda, legendary Los Angeles Dodgers manager. He spoke with Dennis about the state of the game today, touching upon the Bonds HR chase.
Wrapping things up was Judge Andrew Napolitano, with whom Dennis chatted about the Vick case, amongst other things.
When folks are calling in from Malaysia, you know that Dennis and company are in the full swing of things: going international, baby!
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| WE'VE GOT GEARRRR |
The full DMZ is launching 8/6! Sign up now for an annual membership and receive a FREE HAT. We all love free stuff.
Our condolences to Tom Snyder's family. Dennis will always be honored to have been Tom's final guest on his nightly show. |
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| I'm here! |
| Your webmaster is running a little late today. Someone called and told him it was Saturday. And a snow day. And a national holiday. |
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| Where's Sal? |
| Salman has disappeared - must have had to make it to the floor for a vote. In the meantime, let's take some calls. |
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| Let slip the dogs of war..... |
It was another in a long line of superb shows from Dennis, Sal, and company.
Jed Babbin was our first guest. The author of In The Words Of Our Enemies spoke with Dennis about the situation in Iraq, and by extension the situation in the Middle East. Unlike certain dithering members of the Senate, Messrs. Miller and Babbin were able to see eye-to-eye on the reality of the conflict.
The middle hour featured another writer: Stephen F. Hayes chatted with Dennis about our enigmatic Vice President, the subject of Hayes' latest: Cheney: The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President.
Peter Noone, frontman for legendary sixties band Herman's Hermits, joined us for the conclusive hour, regaling us with tales of life as a contemporary of John, Paul, George, and that other guy. His website, peternoone.com, is uniquely creative and entertaining, and is worth checking out. |
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| Today is YOUR blog. |
| Click to CYBERSHOUT at Dennis to the right and submit your RANT BLOG entries. We'll be compiling the best throughout the show. |
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| Jul-23-2007 |
| Have you ever been to Rush St? |
| Welcome to our newest affiliate in the WINDy city of Chicago, IL. |
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| Jul-20-2007 |
| Rollin' with some of our favorite homeys |
We had another great rocker on the show today. Ray Manzarek of the Doors shared his memories of meeting Jim Morrison for the first time, and it wasn't quite like it seemed in Oliver Stone's film. The famed keyboardist also offered his thoughts on the late Lizard King's crazy way of life, what it was like to crank up "The End" for the first time and how the spirit of improvisation guided the band. If you ever wanted to get some insight into the Freudian rant at the end of "The End," you gotta hear this interview!
Bruce Dern, actor extraordinaire, discussed his Black Sunday role and talked about the insanity of his acting, working with John Frankenheimer, Alfred Hitchcock and more. It was priceless to hear Dern compare working with John Wayne to working with Clint Eastwood. Talk about working with some greats.
I know we've promised you no metaphysics before happy hour, but Walter Isaacson -- the president of the Aspen Institute -- came on to talk about his latest book. Said tome is a biography of Albert Einstein. Visit the featured books section to check it out. Thankfully, Walter talked about Einstein's early thought experiments in a way that was very tangible and easy to understand.
Einstein's years as a teen found him really questioning authority; the genius once even commented, "To punish me for my contempt of authority, fate made me an authority myself." On the topic of Einstein's personal life, Walter revealed that the brainiac agreed to give his first wife any earnings from his first Nobel Prize in each for her granting him a divorce. And that was before he even won any prizes. Talk about being just a young kid with a dream! |
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| Rollin' with some of our favorite homeys |
Legend of rock, legend of the screen, legend of the mind.
What a great show today. We'll be joined by Ray Manzarek of The Doors, star of the big screen Bruce Dern, and one of the sharpest minds in existance Walter Isaacson to discuss Einstein. |
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| Jul-19-2007 |
| I thought it was Friday |
Big congrats to SAL on his Emmy nomination!
And a chorus of catcalls for Michael Vick, our most recent addition to the SHUN LIST!
It's worth repeating: Dennis will join Gary Sinise's Lt. Dan Band this Saturday for Operation Support Our Troops.
Our first hour today was a two-fer: Congressman David Dreier started us off by discussing some policy, before heading to a meeting with Rudy Giuliani. Following him was Ray Ratto, who spoke with Dennis about the shameful exploits of Mike Vick, as well as the comparatively benign Barry Bonds record-chase.
After some interesting callers, as always, Dennis' favorite author joined him for a chat. Mark Steyn and Mr. Miller discussed a variety of topics, including the Arafat-devalued Nobel Peace Prize and the hypocritical spectacle of Al Gore's Live Earth concerts, and Steyn got off a brilliant broadside: "A hologram of John Edwards would be less of an empty suit than the real John Edwards!"
Finally, Senator Lindsey Graham joined Dennis to discuss the recent pajama party in D.C. He also touched upon his recent confrontation with Jim Webb, and the important progress being made in Iraq's Anbar province.
For the third hour, we opened the floodgates for the Dennis Ex Machina segment! |
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| Jul-18-2007 |
| S'more of this, s'more of that..... |
| Even in the face of adversity, Dennis and Salman navigated the straits of broadcasting with aplomb. The Green Hornet himself, Van Williams, was nowhere to be located - but perhaps that's for the best..... as Dennis said, that's where he wants the Hornet: out there watching our backs! Next up was John Zogby, with whom Dennis spoke about various items of interest, and his guest illuminated those items with his tried-and-true empiricism. Finally, Joe Lieberman was on to address the pajama party last night in the United States Senate. He also expounded upon his relatively newfound Independent status, and the uncompromising stance that served to bring him to break away from the Dems - and win re-election. |
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| Jul-17-2007 |
| Scream for more! |
| It was truly a watershed moment for the show today, folks; in concert with three choice guests and the usual assortment of great callers, Dennis got the straight skinny from Jon Lovitz about the latter's dust-up with a certain comedian. Truly this was a cornucopia of radio delight! First we had Rabbi Irwin Kula, from the The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. He and Dennis touched on the subject of Israel, amongst others. Next up was Andrew Breitbart, who chatted with Dennis about Barry Bonds and the gravitas with which they regard baseball records. Mr. Breitbart also elucidated the lifestyle he's grown into after a dozen years of experience as a conduit of information on the Internet. Finally, Bay Buchanan was on to discuss her book, The Extreme Makeover of Hillary (Rodham) Clinton. |
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| Jul-16-2007 |
| Who's ready for Monday? |
Sal sure was - along with our new board-op, Brett. We're going with Saberhagen for a few days as his nickname, but feel free to call him Sabes.
First up was Paul Shlichta, columnist for American Thinker.
Then was Adam Sandler. His new comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, also starring Kevin James, hits theatres this Thursday, July 20.
Closing out today's show was Bernard Kerik, former NYPD Commissioner and CEO of the security and counter-terrorism firm The Kerik Group.
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| Jul-13-2007 |
| Export Me! |
What a day!
We can't stop talking about Michael Yon's blog. What an amazing site that Gary Sinise turned us on to.
Can you believe this Carver school? They're allowing Muslim students to have 15-minute prayer sessions during the school day, but everyone else has to sit quietly or do homework. Scroll down to the Soup of the Day to read more. Or call Dennis and rant.
Well, David Beckham and Posh landed on the redeye last night. We're already bored. Sal doesn't even think he's . Who cares.
First up this Friday the 13th was Peggy Noonan, Contributing Editor of The Wall Street Journal and author of John Paul the Great: Remembering a Spiritual Father.
Then, we had the brilliant Mike Murphy live on the telephonebox unit. Yeah, we remembered to turn the phone system on so he could call in. If you're listening later in the podcast, don't forget to do your homework?
How could any Friday the 13th be complete without Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff? Dennis and Michael both have that same gut feeling - the feeling that we're about to be attacked and only through our extended presence in Iraq will we remain safe. Although Craig from Nova Scotia on the CyberShout thinks that both Chertoff and Dennis are looking a little skinny these days, and maybe that gut feeling is just hunger.
Finally, we were joined by Scott Collins, who writes the Channel Islands Television Column for the Los Angeles Times. Too bad he's here to talk about the trade deficit. |
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| Jul-12-2007 |
| Wide awake and ready to go! |
Who should we add to the shun list? Click on CYBERSHOUT to the right. Thanks for CyberShouting AL SHARPTON. He's officially on the list. Should we add Miss NJ?
Don't forget to check out www.breitbart.com. Andrew loads us up with the best emails in the world. Maybe we'll publish a book of them. Thoughts?
Just up was Harvey Levin, managing editor of TMZ.com. He officially knows things that would completely destroy the moral fabric of our country. Too bad he had to leave so quickly to deal with a Todd Bridges disaster! What sort of trouble is Nicole in? I guess you have to have respect for the cop who pulls you over on the highway and asks you to pee into a cup. Just like someone should have asked Al Sharpton to. According to a TMZ.com poll, over 90% of the public thinks that he is full of [FCC EDIT]. And don't start me about Britney. I mean, she never had a drug or alcohol problem. It was her mother and Fex-Ex who forced her into Promises, a celeb rehab center that can't even prove Britney had a problem. Speaking of problem, let's talk about Lohan. We're 3 for 3 on DUI trials. When did the guys lose their standing as the dumbest celebrity drivers? Onto a more serious topic, what GOOD happens if we leave Iraq tomorrow? What do you REALLY think will happen? Not fantasy, not hypothetical. What REALLY happens if we leave tomorrow? Post and tell us!
Carl Bernstein just phoned in. He thinks the odds are in favor of Hillary being our candidate. Maybe that's why she stopped being helpful while he was writing his book about her? Maybe it's because she was really behind Watergate?
So, Lorne Michaels, the genius who gave Dennis his start in the industry, pieced his sets together in the old Honeymooners style. Sort of like this show. Or like the Price Is Right Showcase Wheel.
Not Congressman David Dreier (R-CA), who was just up on the program. Even with the news today of Al Qa'eda reaching their strongest level since pre-9/11, he has inside information that we have made huge inroads into dismantling the organization. |
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| Jul-11-2007 |
| Stop kvetching... |
I fixed the poll! Now go vote for your favorite Polka tune over to the right while I take a break from blogging to go play with a coworkers new iPhone! [Yiddish kvetshn, to squeeze, complain, from Middle High German quetzen, quetschen, to squeeze.]
Millionaires really are their own country. Over nine million millionaire households, mostly self-made, are in the United States according to our last guest Robert Frank.
Gary Sinise, actor slash patriot, was just live on the telephonebox with us. He'll be performing with his Lt. Dan Band at the concert in Wheaton, IL, on July 21. Dennis will be there. Will you? If not, check out the rest of their upcoming shows, including one coming up to support the Brooklyn Wall of Remembrance.
Got a free minute today? Gary turned Dennis onto Michael Yon's blog.
Did you know that Al-Qa'ida has "issued a fatwa against Harry Potter because he demeans masculinity by being the creation of a female author. Osama bin Laden is planning to blow up the fictional character but will not act until the last book is published, because he wants to find out how it ends." Web Editor's Note: The Harry Potter in IMAX-3D is the coolest thing I've ever seen in my entire life. Of course, a 3:40am screening has left me a little late updating Dennis' site. Totally worth it!
First, you enjoyed the sweet, sweet sounds of James S. Robbins. He's a Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council and contributor for the Wall Street Journal and National Review. |
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| Jul-10-2007 |
| Freaks and Geeks |
Did you like The 40 Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up? Then stop listening now because Judd Apatow is talking about his critically-acclaimed series Freaks and Geeks.
So, do we need to do away with the niceties [21mb PDF] when dealing with Iraq!
Then we chatted with Tony Dungy, Super Bowl XLI Champion Head Coach of the Indianapolis Colts and Author of the Book Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life.
Our first guest was Gabriel Schoenfeld, Senior Editor of Commentary Magazine and a regular contributor to its Blog Contentions. |
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| Jul-09-2007 |
| Hand-Carved |
Our first guest was Tony Blankley, the Editor of the Editorial Page of The Washington Times.
America can finally compete in the world of International Sports. The Annual Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest brought a new level of both shame and pride to our great country. The MUSTARD BELT is back in the USofA!
This Saturday was Live Earth, the largest entertainment event in history. We learned some useful tips, like how using CFL bulbs can save us tons of money. We also learned that Madonna can't play the guitar.
Last, but furthest from least, Dana Carvey unleashed a righteous comedic comeuppance, based upon the carbon footprint of the Live Earth concerts. He followed that up as only he could, with an uncanny impression trifecta: Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, and Henry Fonda - peerless in its hilarity.
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| Jul-06-2007 |
| Rock On |
We had another great day of guests and callers. Alan Dershowitz was up first. The Harvard law professor is a big believer in the separation of church and state and argues that such distance is actually healthy for religion. According to Alan, we need a system of checks and balances between church and state. Dersh dropped some heavy terms like deism, Unitarianism and the "clock-maker god" -- all in relation to the faith of the founders of our nation. Fascinating stuff. Check out Dershowitz's tome Blasphemy: How the Religious Right Is Hijacking the Declaration of Independence in the featured book section for more about his thoughts on the issue.
Tommy Thompson was our second guest. The Republican presidential candidate did a little damage control on the homosexual comment he threw out during the first debate. Thompson says he's a responsible conservative and that's the point he wants to get across in tonight's debate. His plan to win the peace in Iraq includes the idea that the Iraqis should split oil profits in that country into thirds: for the federal government, the states and the individual citizens.
Actor and comedian Mo Rocca helped up wrap up the show. Rocca talked about his recent Broadway stint in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, meeting Bill Clinton and more. Hollywood sequels, Bob Barker and Matt Lauer were other topics of discussion. Rocca more than gave listeners their daily dose of pop culture! |
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| Jul-05-2007 |
| Just a Young Kid With a Dream |
Congressman Dennis Kucinich was our first guest. As Miller says, he and Kucinich share a first name and probably little else! Kuc is a strong proponent of de-funding the war in Iraq, which puts him at odds with Miller. However, Miller respects that Kuc actually has the gonads to say it on national television -- unlike his Democratic colleagues. There were some tough questions posed about radical Islamic fundamentalism during the conversation. Kuc believes that our presence in Iraq has inflamed radicals; Miller obviously disagrees. The debate was completely collegial, but no bridges were built between the two viewpoints at all.
Jon Lovitz was up next. The SNL alum talked about his private parts, his tennis game and more. Very funny stuff!
Lisa Dabbs, the Book Lady, followed. If you're thinking about making some time for a tome soon, you'll want to hear what Dabbs has to say.
Ed Begley Jr. helped us wrap the show down. Thanks, Ed! |
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| Jul-04-2007 |
| Bring the Funny |
One of our favorite comedians, David Spade, is bringing you the funny with Dennis today. Enjoy!
We also heard from Ivan Reitman. You know the famed film director as the guy who helmed modern comedy classics like Animal House, Meatballs and Ghostbusters, among others. Reitman talked about the amazing opening weekend that Spider-Man 3 had, and he clued us into what Sam Raimi must be feeling after such a success. If you want to know about the emotions a top-grossing auteur goes through after a blockbuster weekend, just ask Reitman. Funny to think that Spidey unseated Disturbia -- a flick that Reitman himself produced! |
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| Jul-03-2007 |
| Touching Indians |
I know we've promised you no metaphysics before happy hour, but Walter Isaacson -- the president of the Aspen Institute -- came on to talk about his latest book. Said tome is a biography of Albert Einstein. Visit the featured books section to check it out. Thankfully, Walter talked about Einstein's early thought experiments in a way that was very tangible and easy to understand.
Einstein's years as a teen found him really questioning authority; the genius once even commented, "To punish me for my contempt of authority, fate made me an authority myself." On the topic of Einstein's personal life, Walter revealed that the brainiac agreed to give his first wife any earnings from his first Nobel Prize in exchange for her granting him a divorce. And that was before he even won any prizes. Talk about being just a young kid with a dream!
Up next we had Ed Koch. The former mayor of New York shared his views on radical Islam, 9/11 and living in lower Manhattan. On the topic of Iraq, Koch said he wants us out of there because it's not viable to go it alone at this late stage without the help of allied Arab states, the EU and others. Dennis and Ed also had divergent views on Giuliani in '08. But the discourse was polite and civilized.
Jon Voight was our third guest. The famed actor shared his memories of Midnight Cowboy, working with director John Schlesinger, powwowing with Dustin Hoffman and more. So many great things came from this actor: Deliverance, Conrack, Coming Home and . . . Angelina Jolie! Voight also talked about his brother, Chip Taylor (real name James Wesley Voight), who wrote the classic tunes "Wild Thing" and "Angel of the Morning."
During a second segment, Voight talked about one of his upcoming films, September Dawn -- which details a historical instance of American religious fanaticism -- and drew some comparisons to the current problem with Islamic radicalism. The actor also came out in support of our troops. During Vietnam, Voight had the same thinking as Jane Fonda. But age has given him a different perspective, and he made no bones about saying that going against our country's mission in Iraq is treasonous. Those are some tough words from a man in largely liberal Hollywood! |
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| Jul-02-2007 |
| Party like it's 1999 |
The inimitable Ann Coulter was our first guest today. She talked about the Sarkozy victory in France and says she's ready to start drinking French wine again. On the topic of the late Rev. Falwell, Miller and Ann agreed to disagree; she loved him, Dennis says he got a weird vibe off the guy. What strikes Ann about Falwell is that he's more hated by liberals than she is! Ann showed her true Christian roots in her talk about the late evangelical leader. For example, she thinks Falwell exuded kindness and warmth and love while never backing down from scripture. Ann also stuck around for a second segment and took some of your phone calls.
Our second guest was Ted Nugent. The rocker is pushing his latest album, Love Grenade, and the accompanying summer tour. Nugent came on to talk about news that Paul McCartney, who is a strict vegan, fired two roadies when he found them eating hamburgers on his tour. You can read more about Nugent's thoughts on the meatless Macca issue in his op-ed piece for the Waco-Tribune Herald. The Nuge went on to talk about global warming and explain why he doesn't believe in the doctrine. Sweaty Teddy was careful to explain, however, that he's been planting trees by the thousands since the '60s -- not because he's a greenie, but because he's walked the lands as a hunter and takes his role as caretaker seriously.
During a second segment, Nuge discussed his thoughts on illegal immigration. The rocker wants a fence and he wants to gather illegals up and send them back home. Nuge also took some calls from listeners and said that if the Left wants to help the environment, they should embrace the hunters of the country who play a vital role in thinning out the herd and acting as stewards of the Earth. On the political tip, Nugent says he's going with Fred Thompson at the moment. Get on the Rudy boat, Nuge!
For a little comic relief, we had Dana Carvey as our third guest. The Carvmeister came on and joked about the immigration issue, among other things. Don't we all wish we paid attention in high-school Spanish class now? Carvey further revealed that he's exploring doing a cable show, so he wants to dust off his comedy chops during some upcoming engagements. The comedic genius also shared some of his famous impressions, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, Christopher Walken, the Bushes and more. |
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| Jun-28-2007 |
| Detroit Rock City |
The fine city of Detroit was host to Dennis for another day. Rich Lowry was our first guest today. The editor of The National Review told us the immigration bill is completely caput -- thankfully! So where does it go from here? For starters, Lowry thinks Bush must be really discouraged because this was his last chance at a major domestic initiative. Meanwhile, Dennis thinks Bush should take solace in the fact that we've gone more than 2,100 days without another terror attack on our soil. That is Dubya's lasting domestic legacy.
Listeners got a pleasant surprise when Kirk Douglas made a surprise appearance on the show as our second guest. Old Man Spartacus said he recently almost got into a fight with a fellow who was trashing Dennis' name. But the opponent was bigger and 50 years younger, so it didn't come to blows! Great to hear from this feisty legend again.
Congressman Tom Tancredo was our third guest. The Republican presidential candidate told us about the rigors of life on the road and how tiresome it can be to mount a presidential campaign. On the immigration issue, Tancredo says he's thrilled that the Bush plan has been sidelined.
To wrap the show up, we had Peter Greenberg during the final hour. The travel guru says airline prices are totally out of control this summer. On the issue of passports, meanwhile, Greenberg says there's a 17-week delay waiting to get one now. Regarding eating out, Greenie discussed the psychology of how menus are designed to get you to pick the restaurant's most-profitable item. Fascinating stuff from a knowledgeable source. |
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| Jun-26-2007 |
| Cutting Through the Crazy To Give You the Sane |
Well, it was another great day of guests and callers. Jed Babbin was up first. The author came on to discuss his book In the Words of our Enemies, a text that features long quotations from a host of villains. Miller also picked Babbin's brain about the future of the Soviet Union. As Dennis has said many times, the Cold War relations with the former USSR are quaint by today's standards of Islamic terrorism.
Jan Crawford Greenburg was our second guest. The ABC News legal correspondent talked the "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" decision and other free-speech cases. Greenburg also handicapped the justices of the Supreme Court and said she doesn't think Bush will get the chance to put another judge of his choice in there before '08.
Harvey Levin was our final guest and helped us wrap up the show. The managing editor of TMZ.com opened by discussing his initial vision for the celebrity news site. As Levin points out, "the news" doesn't have to be heavy-handed; it's just what people are interested in at any given moment. Of course it wasn't long before Paris became the topic of discussion. Levin says Hilton seemed "real" when she was released from jail -- for probably the first time ever in the public eye. Will she now, in a weird twist, become a person of consequence in our culture? No way, Dennis says. It's the empty vessels that we can pour our dreams into that captivate us the most. Other topics of discussion included O.J. Simpson, Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan and other members of the peanut gallery. |
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| Jun-25-2007 |
| Here We Go Again |
Get ready, Dennis is on the loose! We opened with a repeat appearance from frequent guest Charles Krauthammer.
Ann Coulter was our second guest. Nifong was the hot topic of the day. Coulter also discussed her career as an author and what it's like to run up against empty-headed arguments from the Left.
Montel Williams was our third guest. Montel came on to talk about his struggles with MS, the experience of which has yielded the new Living Well With Montel DVD series. |
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| Jun-22-2007 |
| Blasphemy and Scandal |
We had another great day of guests and callers. Alan Dershowitz was up first. The Harvard law professor is a big believer in the separation of church and state and argues that such distance is actually healthy for religion. According to Alan, we need a system of checks and balances between church and state. Dersh dropped some heavy terms like deism, Unitarianism and the "clock-maker god" -- all in relation to the faith of the founders of our nation. Fascinating stuff. Check out Dershowitz's tome Blasphemy: How the Religious Right Is Hijacking the Declaration of Independence in the featured book section for more about his thoughts on the issue.
Up next was Patty Smyth. The songstress talked about the reformation of her band Scandal, what it's like to play with younger musicians who dig their music and more. Smyth says she devotes much of her creativity to writing short stories. Before any new music can flow, she wants to get back out there and get her performing chops in shape.
Jeffrey Lyons helped us wrap up the show. The noted film critic opened by talking sports and Salman Rushdie. On the movie front, Miller and Lyons talked about the marketing campaign behind Evan Almighty, shared memories of The Bridge on the River Kwai and more. Other topics of discussion included Michael Moore's Sicko, the new Die Hard and other summer flicks. |
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| Jun-21-2007 |
| Is the Phoenix Rising? |
Be sure to check out our new pictures of Dennis Miller taken during Friday's comedy gig at the Fox Theater.
We only had two guests today, but it was an action-packed show with wacky callers galore. Be sure to vote in our poll and tell us who's captured your ear. Our first guest was Congressman David Dreier. The politician talked about his upcoming trip to Southeast Asia, Ronald Reagan's famed speeches and more. Dreier also spoke about the anniversaries of five foiled terror plots on our soil. All were foiled by our intelligence agencies in large part because of the existence of the Patriot Act. With that in mind, Dreier and Miller wondered how Pelosi and Reid can celebrate the repeal of the act.
Jeff Jacoby was our second guest. The op-ed columnist for The Boston Globe offered his thoughts on whether or not the GOP has started to turn on itself. In a word, yes, but a little fire is necessary so the phoenix can rise again. Jacoby thinks last fall was phase one of the pruning back of the Republican party. Corruption, the crazy spending and disagreement over the war combined to turn people against the GOP. But the journalist took the historical longview, citing the fact that Harry Truman had lower poll ratings than Bush does right now. And today Truman is beloved by history; so it will be with Bush and the war, according to Jacoby. Immigration? Well, that's another issue! Get back on the reservation, Bush! |
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| Jun-20-2007 |
| Coming Soon to a Theater Near You -- Hillary: The Movie?! |
Be sure to check out our new pictures of Dennis Miller taken during Friday's comedy gig at the Fox Theater.
Hillary Clinton meets The Sopranos and Ted Nugent pow-wows with the natives -- it was a wild day on The Dennis Miller Show! We were "touching Indians" left and right! Howard Fineman was our first guest. The chief political correspondent for Newsweek discussed the Take Back America conference, the cold reception Hillary received there and Mike Bloomberg's defection from the GOP. Fineman also offered his thoughts on Fred Thompson's chances of being the next president.
Up next was David Bossie. As the president of Citizens United, Bossie is dedicated to restoring our government to citizens' control. The CU honcho talked about his ongoing beef with the Clintons. Bossie's group has even teamed with former Clinton advisor Dick Morris to do a documentary about Hillary Clinton tentatively titled Hillary: The Movie. According to the CU website, "This project aims to expose the truth about her conflicts in the past and her liberal plot for the future." Speaking of Hillary in the media, be sure to check out the Soup of the Day section to watch a new Hillary promo video based on the finale of The Sopranos.
Our third guest was Ted Nugent. The rocker is pushing his latest album, Love Grenade, and the accompanying summer tour. Nugent came on to talk about news that Paul McCartney, who is a strict vegan, fired two roadies when he found them eating hamburgers on his tour. Read more about Nugent's thoughts on the meatless Macca issue in his op-ed piece for the Waco-Tribune Herald. The Nuge went on to talk about global warming and explain why he doesn't believe in the doctrine. Sweaty Teddy was careful to explain, however, that he's been planting trees by the thousands since the '60s -- not because he's a greenie, but because he's walked the lands as a hunter and takes his role as caretaker seriously.
During a second segment, Nuge discussed his thoughts on illegal immigration. The rocker wants a fence and he wants to gather illegals up and send them back home. Look for his piece on the immigration issue in the Waco-Tribune Herald coming soon. Nuge also took some calls from listeners and said that if the Left wants to help the environment, they should embrace the hunters of the country who play a vital role in thinning out the herd and acting as stewards of the Earth. On the political tip, Nugent says he's going with Fred Thompson at the moment. The Motor City Madman lives! |
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| Jun-19-2007 |
| Is the Middle East a Ticking Time Bomb? |
That's the question we addressed today with our first guest Joel Rosenberg. The author discussed how weird it was to write his first political thriller The Last Jihad some nine months before 9/11. The opening bit of that novel puts you inside the cockpit of a jet plane that's been hijacked by Islamic terrorists on a kamikaze mission to crash the aircraft in an American city. Meanwhile, his latest text Epicenter is subtitled Why the Current Rumblings in the Middle East Will Change Your Future. Epicenter deals with the Iranians' plan to bring about a new caliphate by destroying two countries: the Little Satan (Israel) and the Great Satan (America), in President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's words. Rosenberg revealed the book is also being turned into a one-hour documentary.
Myron Ebell, the Director of Energy and Global Warming Policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, was our second guest. Ebell and Miller discussed Gore's absurd claim that the debate on global warming is over. They also talked about the book Cape Wind: Money, Celebrity, Class, Politics, and the Battle for Our Energy Future on Nantucket Sound. The tome details the fact that environmental champions like the Kennedys don't want their Nantucket views ruined by wind farms.
Our final guest was Lis Wiehl. The Fox News legal analyst discussed Mike Nifong and the Duke rape case. Dennis floated out the idea for a new reality TV show: The Obstruction of Justice Twins featuring Nifong and Scooter Libby in a cell! Funny stuff. Meanwhile, Wiehl is the author of The 51% Minority: How Women Still Are Not Equal and What You Can Do About It. Look in our featured books archive to check out the tome. |
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| Jun-18-2007 |
| Mo' Money, Mo' Guns and Mo Rocca |
Victor Davis Hanson was our first guest today. The renowned scholar began by digging into the question of whether or not Israel should attack Iran. Dennis and he agreed that if terrorism is a bumper stick, as John Edwards says, it's plastered on a car that's been destroyed by an IED. On the question of Iraq, Hanson sees some progress there. Read his latest article on this issue to get the full brunt of his intellect.
John Lott was up next. Some of you may remember Lott from his last guest appearance, when he talked about his book More Guns, Less Crime. Today Lott was discussing his tome called Freedomnomics. That book is a rebuttal of sorts to Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. But it wasn't all fiscal chatter today; the author also spoke about abortion vs. adoption rates, tenure in the academic world and more. It was a very wide-ranging conversation to be sure.
Actor and comedian Mo Rocca helped up wrap up the show. Rocca talked about his recent Broadway stint in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, meeting Bill Clinton and more. Hollywood sequels, Bob Barker and Matt Lauer were other topics of discussion. Rocca more than gave listeners their daily dose of pop culture! |
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| Jun-14-2007 |
| Double Dennis |
Well, it was another great day of guests and callers. Congressman David Dreier was up first. Dreier is Dennis' representative and he delivered on his promise to look into the war bond issue. So we learned about the great difficulties of getting a bond issue going. But at least we got some response from Dreier and his team. The politician went on to discuss how the left tends to dismiss terror plots that the government is able to foil thanks to the provisions of the Patriot Act. As a parting shot, the claws came out a bit between guest and host during the final moments when Dennis and Dreier discussed earmarks in bills on Capitol Hill.
Congressman Dennis Kucinich was our second guest. As Miller says, he and Kucinich share a first name and probably little else! Kuc is a strong proponent of de-funding the war in Iraq, which puts him at odds with Miller. However, Miller respects that Kuc actually has the gonads to say it on national television -- unlike his Democratic colleagues. There were some tough questions posed about radical Islamic fundamentalism during the conversation. Kuc believes that our presence in Iraq has inflamed radicals; Miller obviously disagrees. The debate was completely collegial, but no bridges were built between the two viewpoints at all.
Van Gordon Sauter was our final guest. The former president of CBS News gave listeners his unique perspective on the Dan Rather/Katie Couric debacle. Sauter praised Couric as the best replacement choice the network had at the time, and he also thinks CBS honcho Les Moonves' comment about sexism is off-base here. After all, most local news anchors are women, and the woman usually takes the lead when she's paired with a man on a telecast. Dennis voiced his thoughts about how there seem to be too many machinations that go into Couric's performance, like she's a mediocre actress being given stage directions. Van Gordon went on to parse the other networks' anchors and shared his no-holds-barred thoughts on their performance. Great stuff all around. |
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| Jun-13-2007 |
| Gallery-Hopping in Baghdad?! |
Ever wanted to check out the arts & culture scene in Baghdad? Our first guest Melik Kaylan came on to discuss that strange proposition. Today marked the frequent Wall Street Journal contributor's second appearance on the show; he previously called in from Iraq for his first chat with Dennis. Today, however, he called us from the relative safety of the Western world. Melik discussed what it's like to decompress after coming back from the front line. He says the life of a war reporter is an invigorating and dangerous one. It sure beats reporting on weddings and bar mitzvahs in an office somewhere! Kaylan talked about the difficulties of moving around Baghdad as a roving reporter, visiting a lone art gallery in the city and more. Of the Iraqi art scene, Melik said the symbolism of a sculpture gallery -- a bastion of humanism in an otherwise inhuman world -- surviving in Baghdad was profound. Read his piece about the gallery here.
Michael Barone was our second guest. The journalist and author came on to discuss England's Glorious Revolution of 1688, which was a precursor to our own American Revolution. Barone talked about his book, Our First Revolution: The Remarkable British Upheaval That Inspired America's Founding Fathers, which tackles the details of the conflict. He delivered a true history lesson that Dennis -- an avid history buff -- ate right up. It was great to hear Dennis draw some parallels between the political powerhouses of our age like the Clintons and the Kennedys and the almost forgotten monarchs of yesteryear.
Gloria Allred was our final guest of the day. The lawyer has a double-amputee black female veteran as a client who was held at the same facility where Paris Hilton was incarcerated. And Allred's client was treated much worse than Hilton. That has, of course, led to a lawsuit being filed against the Los Angeles jail. Get more details of Allred's history of fighting the Los Angeles penal system in her book Fight Back and Win: My Thirty-year Fight Against Injustice -- and How You Can Win Your Own Battles. |
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| Jun-12-2007 |
| Midnight Cowboys and Daytime Talkers |
Well, we had another great day of guests and callers -- despite some tech snafus with the live stream! Rich Lowry was our first guest. The journalist shared his thoughts on Bush and immigration as outlined in his latest piece for The National Review. Very thoughtful stuff from this respected journo.
Up next we had Dick Morris. The political pundit talked about the immigration bill and explained how we're being harmed by the status quo. In his latest book, Outrage, he calls for a total ban on immigration from countries that sponsor terrorism. By the way, the subtitle of Morris' tome is How Liberals, Congress, Unions, Drug Companies, Big Oil, Banks, Lobbyists, Corporations, the United Nations, the World Bank, the INS, the TSA, and the Democratic Party Are Ripping Us Off . . . And What to Do About It. What a mouthful!
Morris also went on to talk about Big Tobacco and how they're scientifically augmenting the addictive nicotine quotient in cigarettes. As the author points out, isn't that exactly like being a drug pusher and trying to deliver the most hook for your buck? Finally, Morris talked about his former boss, Bill Clinton. He also offered his thoughts on Hillary Clinton. Will he be voting for her in '08 if she gets the Democratic nod?? Listen to the archived show and find out!
Jon Voight was our third guest. The famed actor shared his memories of Midnight Cowboy, working with director John Schlesinger, powwowing with Dustin Hoffman and more. So many great things came from this actor: Deliverance, Conrack, Coming Home and . . . Angelina Jolie! Voight also talked about his brother, Chip Taylor (real name James Wesley Voight), who wrote the classic tunes "Wild Thing" and "Angel of the Morning."
During a second segment, Voight talked about one of his upcoming films, September Dawn -- which details a historical instance of American religious fanaticism -- and drew some comparisons to the current problem with Islamic radicalism. The actor also came out in support of our troops. During Vietnam, Voight had the same thinking as Jane Fonda. But age has given him a different perspective, and he made no bones about saying that going against our country's mission in Iraq is treasonous. Those are some tough words from a man in largely liberal Hollywood! |
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| Jun-11-2007 |
| Here We Go Again |
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Well, Joel Rosenberg went AWOL and didn't call in for the third hour. But we still had a great show regardless. Frank Gaffney was our first guest. Gaffney talked about the Iran question. He said force may be necessary, but not yet. First he wants every investor to immediately stop giving their money to any company that does business with Iran. Taking money off the table will intensify the economic pressure on the madman in Iran, and could bring about some real changes over there.
Robert Rector was our second guest. The illegal-immigrant expert began by saying that the influx of low-skill workers from Mexico and other countries is draining our economy. Here's some number to chew on, as per Rector: 60 percent of illegal immigrants don't have a high-school degree. An average low-skill household pays $10,000 in taxes but gets about $30,000 in government benefits. That means we taxpayers are $20,000 in the hole for each family. In addition, Rector says that each low-skill household is effectively paid for on a 1:1 basis by a household that's headed by a college grad. Now look, we can barely afford services for low-income people born in the U.S., but when you factor in people from Mexico that really puts the hurt on us. |
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| Jun-08-2007 |
| Rudy Two-ty |
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Today marked the return of Rudy Giuliani to the show for his second appearance. The next President of the United States opened by elaborating on his Scooter Libby answer that was cut short during the recent GOP debate. On the issue of terrorism, Rudy said the Dems believe Islamic fascism is caused by poverty, but it's really a perverse religious doctrine that spawns it. As some papers have been saying, do we really need Edwards' Peace Corps mentality to fight terror??
Ding-dong the immigration bill is dead -- for now. Senator Byron Dorgan came on to discuss the latest developments on that front. Dorgan wants to determine how to provide reasonable border security and employer sanctions at work. He's really big on the latter issue; just check out his tome in our featured books section.
Meanwhile, listeners today got a chance to enjoy an encore presentation of Dana Carvey's first appearance on the show. It was great to relive the beauty of that March 26, 2007 moment. Isn't that special? |
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| Jun-06-2007 |
| Live From New York, It's Dennis Miller! |
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As you all probably know, Dennis has been doing the show from New York this week. He's also been using his time in the Big Apple to tape a new game show called Grand Slam. Look for it on the Game Show Network in the near future.
There was, of course, some talk about last night's GOP debate on the show today. Be sure to vote in our poll and let us know who you think took the cake. For Dennis' money, Giuliani is the man. He thinks Rudy dispenses good common sense in a dangerous time. Meanwhile, Dennis thinks Romney is a smooth operator, but he's flip-flopped on too many issues. And McCain is a tad too old for Dennis at 73, but a quality man nonetheless.
Turning to our guests, we had Jon Lovitz up first. The SNL alum talked about his private parts, his tennis game and more. Very funny stuff!
Lisa Dabbs, the Book Lady, was our second guest. Today marked her third appearance on the show. If you're thinking about making some time for a tome soon, you'll want to hear what Dabbs has to say. Check out her book picks when you scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Nico Pitney, Deputy Research Director of the Center for American Progress, was up third. For those of you who don't know, the CAP is a left-leaning think tank. Pitney came on to slam Scooter Libby and feels the 30 months he got was justified. Toward the end of the interview, the claws between the left and Dennis came out a bit.
Congressman Adam Smith was our final guest. Smith wants to pull a large number of our troops out of Iraq because he sees it chiefly as a civil war with a few terrorists peppered in here and there. He wants more special forces in Southeast Asia and Africa to go after al Qaeda in places where they're trying to gain a toehold. In short, Smith says he wants to fight terrorism, but not a civil war. But what started as a cool exchange got a little heated at the end. Missed all the drama? Check out our show archives section. |
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| Jun-05-2007 |
| Off the Reservation? |
The boards were lit up today with your calls on Rory Kennedy, our second guest. The documentary filmmaker talked about her Ghosts of Abu Ghraib project. Kennedy says that she discovered those who participated in the violence against Abu Ghraib inmates did so because they were told to do so by commanding officers. Her film points the finger at Rumsfeld and General Miller, who implemented Guantanamo-style torture techniques. Dennis, of course, believes it's acceptable to water-board if it will save lives by getting a detainee to divulge valuable information. Kennedy, meanwhile, was more cautious in her assessment of that issue. She also claims that while the individual soldiers who implemented the tortures were punished, those who were in charge and giving out the orders got off sans any reprimand. If you want to hear thoughtful and respectful dialogue between a guest and a host who have divergent opinions, look no further than this segment.
Meanwhile, our show opened with guest David Brooks. The New York Times op-ed columnist discussed Fred Thompson's legacy of fighting concentrated power in Washington D.C. But as Dennis noted, it's a very odd quandary when someone who is against D.C. power-mongering wants to be president. Brooks also talked about Gingrich and says he doesn't think Ol' Newt has the temperament to be Commander in Chief. Let's just hope whoever becomes president makes good use of Gingrich. Other topics of discussion during this segment included Al Gore's new book, which contains a lot of impressive pseudo-science about the nature of media like TV and the Internet. Finally, Brooks gave his pick for '08 and it is -- Obama!?!?
Rounding things out, we had Caspar Weinberger, Jr. as our final guest. Cap talked Putin and longed for the good old days of the Cold War. Wein thinks the Russians are thinking too many moves ahead on the chess board. Putin needs to realize the missile defense shield is not meant for him, but rather for our crazy friends in North Korea. Meanwhile, Cap says our nation should be most concerned right now with Iran. No big surprise there! |
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| Jun-04-2007 |
| Hair's To You, Edwards! |
Well, the hot topic of discussion today was the Democrats' debate last night. William Kristol was up first. The editor of The Weekly Standard shared his thoughts on what it's going to take for the GOP to win in '08 and why he doesn't like the immigration bill.
In the second guest slot, we had a man who you all know and love from his various appearances on the show: Mike Murphy. The political pundit talked the Dems' debate and explained why Kucinich really earned his respect for having the daring to say he wants to cut funding from the Iraq War. Now don't get Murphy wrong, he doesn't support Kucinich's stand -- he just thinks he's the only one man enough among the Dems to say what he believes.
Finally, we had The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan on the show. Peggy said she was riveted by the debate last night and thought Hillary really came out of her shell. Meanwhile, Edwards has the most beautiful hair in American history, according to Noonan. She says that the American people would actually elect his hair to office if they could! Wild stuff, people, wild stuff.
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| Jun-01-2007 |
| Reading From the Koran of the Western World |
Dennis wants you to help him get his War on Terror bond issue going. Call the Treasury Department at 202-622-2000 and dial 4 to talk to an operator.
The immigration debate was first and foremost on Dennis' mind today. Mark Steyn was our first guest. Before wading into the Rio Grande, Edwards was the initial topic of the day. Steyn says he's p**sed off about Edwards' condescension. Now, the whole TB case really throws the issue of our borders into high relief. The border guards are not communicating with the CDC. If they're not doing that, who else aren't they talking to?? As Dennis says, "Our intelligence agencies are so Balkanized, they make the Balkans look like Sinatra's Palm Springs compound." Steyn stayed for a second segment and further protested Bush's immigration plan, calling it misguided noblesse oblige.
Jim Cramer was our second guest. The mad financial sense he was throwing off was hot. Cramer also discussed his bad blood with The New York Times. Don't get Dennis started on the Gray Lady and her left-leaning meanderings!
Finally, we had Congressman Duncan Hunter on the show. He is a strong critic of illegal immigration, and put up a fence near San Diego that's been keeping a lot of drug smugglers out of our country. If we elect him president, he promises a good fence up on our Mexican border in six months. Other topics of discussion included missile defense, the war in Iraq and Hunter's support of Israel.
Dennis recently issued a call for you to name his new "think tank." Hope you voted in the poll earlier this week! If not, here's a rundown of the possibilities:
Project Whoosh
The Center for Institutional Policy Initiatives
Federation of Strategic Innovation and New Horizons
Avatar Solution
World Forum for Neo-Enterprise
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| May-31-2007 |
| Law & Order Candidate? |
Another great day of guests and callers! Stephen F. Hayes was up first. The senior writer at The Weekly Standard talked about Fred Thompson's recent test-the-waters committee. During a recent interview, Thompson told Hayes he is definitely thinking about throwing his hat in the ring, but didn't share a timeline. So we're still a little in the dark. Dennis believes he shouldn't over-think the whole process; if he wants to be different, he shouldn't tell anyone he's going to run -- just do it! Imagine if the most "real" candidate turned out to be an actor!
Up next we had Ed Koch. The former mayor of New York shared his views on radical Islam, 9/11 and living in lower Manhattan. On the topic of Iraq, Koch said he wants us out of there because it's not viable to go it alone at this late stage without the help of allied Arab states, the EU and others. Dennis and Ed also had divergent views on Giuliani in '08. But the discourse was polite and civilized.
Nick Bakay was our final guest. He and Dennis discussed Barry Bonds and the homerun record, Michael Vick's dog fighting rap and more.
Dennis recently issued a call for you to name his new "think tank." Hope you voted in the poll earlier this week! If not, here's a rundown of the possibilities:
Project Whoosh
The Center for Institutional Policy Initiatives
Federation of Strategic Innovation and New Horizons
Avatar Solution
World Forum for Neo-Enterprise
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| May-29-2007 |
| Martian Communication |
What a day of great callers. Dennis took calls on everything from Barry Bonds to immigration and Iraq. On the guest front, Howard Fineman was up first. The Newsweek man gave us the scoop on Hillary's latest political skullduggery. He also offered his thoughts on Edwards in Iowa and McCain's age conundrum.
Our second and final guest was Burt Prelutsky. Burt discussed his book Conservatives Are from Mars, Liberals Are from San Francisco. Visit our featured book section to check out the tome. Never a man to mince words, Burt came on the show proclaiming that we are at war with Islam -- period. Other topics of discussion included the proliferation of tattoos in the mainstream! Well, you certainly can't say Burt has a one-track mind. |
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| May-25-2007 |
| Evolutionary Dew, Baby! |
Jonathan Alter was our first guest. The journalist/author discussed his latest book on FDR. Check out the Featured Book section to peruse the tome. Alter is a man living with cancer, so he had a lot to say about Elizabeth Edwards' struggle with the illness. He also said he draws inspiration from FDR's childhood struggle with polio.
Alter was followed by James Taranto as our second guest. The Muslim poll, the Iraq debate and the best of the web were all topics of discussion.
During the show's final hour, we had the first installment of the Dennis Ex Machina segment, where the King of Rants took your calls on everything and anything!
Be sure to visit our Sound Bite Archives section to hear more from Larry Kenney, the man with the voice that introduces Dennis' show everyday. You'll also find the Dennis Ex Machina intro there too! |
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| May-24-2007 |
| You Had Me at Goodbye |
I know we've promised you no metaphysics before happy hour, but Walter Isaacson -- the president of the Aspen Institute -- came on to talk about his latest book. Said tome is a biography of Albert Einstein. Visit the featured books section to check it out. Thankfully, Walter talked about Einstein's early thought experiments in a way that was very tangible and easy to understand.
Einstein's years as a teen found him really questioning authority; the genius once even commented, "To punish me for my contempt of authority, fate made me an authority myself." On the topic of Einstein's personal life, Walter revealed that the brainiac agreed to give his first wife any earnings from his first Nobel Prize in each for her granting him a divorce. And that was before he even won any prizes. Talk about being just a young kid with a dream!
On the other end of the mental spectrum, we had celebrity journalist Anna David. The Party Girl shared her thoughts on American Idol, Paris Hilton and more pop-culture topics. Heavy stuff, people, heavy stuff. |
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| May-23-2007 |
| Bueller . . . Bueller . . . |
Congressman David Dreier was our first guest today. Dennis again advanced his idea about getting a war bond issue going. Today he proposed that they be called War on Terror bonds. David said he'd like to take this issue on and will get somebody in the treasury department to get this going. Hmmm. We heard the same thing from Tancredo to no avail. Let's hope Dreier can help Dennis kick-start this effort. After all, he is Dennis' congressman!
Our second guest was Melik Kaylan. The journalist called in from Baghdad. Kaylan shared some insight into his life and what it's like to be underneath the hanging sword of Damocles every single day. If you want the real deal, Kaylan should be your man.
Finally, we had Ben Stein on the show again. The actor/economist came on to drop some knowledge about oil prices. He says we are not being gouged by Big Oil; the high prices are simply the free market at work. We're paying the price because some refineries have been shut down, making for less supply. Stein thinks we'll soon have to start driving smaller cars, but that will be dictated by the marketplace -- not Al Gore. And you can always count on Stein to help Dennis out on the bond issue. As an economist with connections, he's promised to help out in getting the existing bonds re-named to War on Terror bonds. Let's keep our fingers crossed. Bueller . . . Bueller . . . |
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| May-22-2007 |
| The Immigration Debate Continues . . . |
Dennis will be the first person to tell you that he's getting conflicting messages from his heart and his head on the issue of immigration. So it was great to have some thoughtful guests and callers ready to help him try to achieve clarity.
John Fund was our first guest. If you think Dennis was having problems getting sound FX to play on his show today, well, the U.S. congress is having bigger problems communicating with the citizens of America, Fund argued. Just look at this immigration bill. As Dennis says, "If this goes through, then we've really crossed the Rubicon Grande on this one."
Up next was Arye Mekel, the Consul General of Israel in New York. The ambassador gave us an update on the fighting in Israel. Mekel hopes for peace in the region, but doesn't know if it's possible. He also offered his thoughts on Iran going nuclear, and Israel's plausible response. If you weren't able to catch the ambassador live, be sure to download the podcast to hear what he had to say!
For a little comic relief, we had Dana Carvey as our third guest. The Carvmeister came on and joked about the immigration issue, among other things. Don't we all wish we paid attention in high-school Spanish class now? Carvey further revealed that he's exploring doing a cable show, so he wants to dust off his comedy chops during some upcoming engagements. The comedic genius also shared some of his famous impressions, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, Christopher Walken, the Bushes and more.
Dr. Yaron Brook, President and Executive Director of the Ayn Rand Institute, was our final guest. Miller prefaced Brook's appearance by reading from Rand's book The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution. Brook then came on and explained some of the precepts of Objectivism, a philosophy founded by Rand. C'mon, Dennis, I thought you promised no metaphysics before happy hour. Oh well.
Ever wonder about Dennis' favorite Twilight Zone episodes? Here's the schematics:
3. Time Enough at Last
2. To Serve Man
1. Eye of the Beholder |
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| May-18-2007 |
| We Built This City |
Well, the news of the immigration bill dominated a lot of conversation today. First up we had Rich Lowry, Editor of the National Review. Lowry said the bill will allow every illegal in the country amnesty up front, and then all the enforcement will allegedly happen later. Yeah, right. We saw how that worked under Reagan.
Furthermore, our neighbor to the south wants to give us all their poor, uneducated workers, according to Lowry. Should we do what's in the interest of Mexico's poor workers (who mostly are decent people) or what's in the interest of our country? Lowry predicts more problems in the future, and we'll be going through this issue (yet again) in another 10 years. On the topic of the Republican debates, Lowry praised Rudy as the candidate who stood out most. Romney is a bit too polished for Lowry's tastes.
Jim Gilchrist of the Minutemen Project was our second guest. 33 million illegals are in our country, according to Gilchrist. So what should we do about it? Repatriation. That's a nice word for deportation. Local communities around our nation are passing laws to deprive illegals of rights and benefits. Let's take a cue and get a grassroots movement going. We can't depend on the folks in the White House to help us -- because they won't.
As Gilchrist says, how many third-world impoverished people can we sustain before we turn into a reflection of Somalia or Mexico or many other countries around the world?? You've heard of the Trojan horse invasion? Dennis calls this one a Trojan burrow invasion!
Kirk Douglas made a surprise appearance on the show today -- the second time he's done that since the program launched. Douglas and Miller shot the breeze talking about his recent birthday, his nine books and more. It was great to hear an acting dynamo chatting it up.
Following that, Gail Shister was our second unannounced guest. She came on and talked about Katie Couric and why Katie's doing so poorly. Shister feels it's been hard for Couric to make the jump from a show that's several hours long to one that gives her less than an hour of airtime. Matt Lauer would have encountered the same problems had he tried to make the jump. Meanwhile, Katie's slump has been a boon for Jon Stewart. Everybody loves him now more than ever. Finally, we had Rick Reilly on and he and Dennis talked sports like a couple of old pros. |
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| May-17-2007 |
| This Is . . . Starship |
Great day of guests and crazy callers again. James Robbins of the American Foreign Policy Council was the first man on. The author talked about his book Last in Their Class. See the tome in the featured book section. As you all know, Dennis is a big history buff. So he really enjoyed talking the Civil War with Robbins. Moving to the present day, the two also discussed Lute's appointment as war czar. Robbins says Lute's job will be to bridge the gap between the State Department and the Pentagon over the war -- a thankless task to be sure.
Up next was Ann Coulter. She talked about the Sarkozy victory in France and says she's ready to start drinking French wine again. On the topic of Falwell, Miller and Ann agreed to disagree; she loves him, Dennis says he got a weird vibe off the guy. What strikes Ann about Falwell is that he's more hated by liberals than she is! Ann showed her true Christian roots in her talk about the late Rev. For example, she thinks Falwell exuded kindness and warmth and love while never backing down from scripture. Ann also stuck around for a second segment and took some of your phone calls.
Josh Gerstein of the NY Sun was our third and final guest. The young journalist discussed the question of whether Valerie Plame was covert or not. Dennis and Gerstein also talked Wolfowitz, his girl and his dilemma. |
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| May-16-2007 |
| Bring the Funny |
Newt Gingrich was our first guest today. The former Speaker of the House began by talking about his novel concerning Pearl Harbor. On the topic of the UN, Gingrich pointed out that Zimbabwe was elected to be head of a development commission. Meanwhile, that country's dictator has brought the unemployment rate up to some 80 percent! Is that farcical or what? Dennis also floated out his WWT war bonds idea. Newt says that we need to call them victory bonds -- not patriot bonds, not WWT bonds -- like we did in WWII so that our language can start to shape reality. After the interview, Dennis came up with a revised name: the Victory Over Terror e-bond (VOTE). Great acronym, huh?
Don Rickles was our second guest. The comedian talked about his new book and his stellar career. He says the only thing he missed out on was being on Broadway. Funny how self-effacing Rickles is about his talents. In the words of the legendary laughmeister, "I never told jokes, it was all attitude." Rickles also talked about his long friendship with Frank Sinatra, the great Red Buttons and more.
We also had Charles Krauthammer as our third guest. The columnist talked about last night's Republican debate and parsed some of Rudy Giuliani's comments. Kraut also talked Newt's forthcoming entry into the race. The Hammer stayed with us for a second segment today, during which he discussed George Tenet's book, the fallacy of the UN and more. |
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| May-15-2007 |
| Here We Go Again |
We had another great day of thoughtful and funny commentary from Dennis & Co. Richard Perle was our first guest. Perle came on and slammed Tenet on the claims in his new book. The former CIA director's assertion that Perle said Iraq was responsible for 9/11 is complete bunk. You heard it here from the horse's mouth. Perle feels that Tenet is a very agreeable man, but he was completely miscast in role as the head of the CIA.
Tommy Thompson was our second guest. The Republican presidential candidate did a little damage control on the homosexual comment he threw out during the first debate. Thompson says he's a responsible conservative and that's the point he wants to get across in tonight's debate. His plan to win the peace in Iraq includes the idea that the Iraqis should split oil profits in that country into thirds: for the federal government, the states and the individual citizens.
Finally, we had Bay Buchanan to wrap things up. Bay is working with Tom Tancredo these days and assures us that he'll be pumped up for tonight's debate.
Buchanan predicts that Hillary will easily get the Democratic nod over Obama -- unless Al Gore jumps in the race.
Bay also thinks that the word 'liberal' has been so stigmatized that someone like Hillary can only bill herself as a 'moderate' even though that's far from the truth. Such is the premise of Bay's new book. Visit the featured book section below to check out the tome. Bay also says she'd love to see a woman president, but thinks Hillary in office would set back the cause of women back about a generation.
Meanwhile, the author also thinks that Bill Clinton (the first "black" president) will help Hillary in the primaries to give her the edge over Obama -- especially in states where there is a strong African-American vote. Another topic Miller and Buchanan discussed was Bill's infidelity question. Should he have another affair, women voters will likely feel sorry for Hillary and she could wind up becoming the next president on that vote alone.
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| May-14-2007 |
| A Rider on the Storm |
We had another great rocker on the show today. Ray Manzarek of the Doors shared his memories of meeting Jim Morrison for the first time, and it wasn't quite like it seemed in Oliver Stone's film. The famed keyboardist also offered his thoughts on the late Lizard King's crazy way of life, what it was like to crank up "The End" for the first time and how the spirit of improvisation guided the band. If you ever wanted to get some insight into the Freudian rant at the end of "The End," you gotta hear this interview!
Our show opened with Tom Tancredo as our first guest. The congressman is among the Republicans running for the presidential nod. Dennis floated out his idea about war bonds, and Tancredo loved the idea. War bonds were very popular during WWI and WWII. Now that we're in WWT (World War on Terror), we need to get a bond issue going again to help support our troops. Meanwhile, we also heard from John Podhoretz, who parsed Hillary's political chances in '08. |
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| May-11-2007 |
| Cutting Through the Crazy To Give You the Sane |
Good day, people. We had a great guest list on tap for your listening pleasure. Doris Kearns Goodwin was our first guest. The author of a great tome on Lincoln, Doris opened by talking about the beloved Brooklyn Dodgers of her girlhood. On the topic of Abe, Doris revealed that though we see Lincoln as a melancholy persona, he was actually a great raconteur and humorist. It was great to get a unique perspective on such a historic president. Be sure to check our featured book section to check out Doris' text on ol' Abe.
One of Dennis' favorite authors, Mark Steyn, was our second guest. As Miller likes to say, Steyn's America Alone should be the "Koran of the Western World." Domestic issues like national disaster relief began the conversation. It was an interesting departure to hear Steyn's thoughts on the domestic scene. He's usually talking about foreign relations, a topic he got to when he addressed the Sarkozy victory over in France. During the second segment of the Steyn interview, global warming and Fort Dix were the topics of discussion.
Finally, Nikki Finke of DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com wrapped up the show. Finke and Miller discussed box-office opening tallies and what it's like to be the alpha dog in that world. Finke also talked about the media reports concerning Michael Moore's recent trip to Cuba, where he filmed Ground Zero rescue workers receiving healthcare in Fidel's country. But Finke says this isn't a real controversy -- just a publicity stunt to shill Moore's latest flick, Sicko. |
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| May-10-2007 |
| Just a Young Kid With a Dream |
Hey people. We had a great roster of guests today. Senator Mitch McConnell was up first. The good news, according to McConnell, is that both he and Harry Reid agree that they need to get a military-funding bill in shape that Bush can sign with no reservations. But McConnell wonders why the Dems think it's OK to fight al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and not Iraq. Meanwhile, the senator reiterated that the Iraqi government has been a big disappointment. You think?
Ibrahim Hooper of CAIR was our second guest. The CAIR Communications Director feared that the Fort Dix terror plot will cause backlash against American Muslims. According to CAIR's polling, 20-25 percent of non-Islamic Americans have hostility towards the faith. Meanwhile, Hooper admits that the last few decades have seen a rise in Islamic terrorism, but pointed out that Islam has a 1,400-year history that didn't include terror. The chatter between Hoop and Dennis was something of a shoutfest at times. On the question of Israeli-Palestinian relations, Hoop said, "If loving the policies of Israel is the litmus test, no Muslim is going to pass."
Congressman David Dreier was our third guest. Dreier talked about the lunacy of a premature Iraq pullout. When terrorists endorse the Democrats' plan to cut and run, you really have to think twice about this. The congressman also praised Rudy Giuliani as the best candidate to lead us in these dangerous times.
Finally, we had Jim Gilmore as our final guest. The Republican presidential hopeful had two things on his mind: reducing taxes and national security. Of the latter, he says he doesn't like the way Bush has handled Iraq. But he knows the Dems are wrong to just up and leave. Gilmore wants to make sure the world knows that America is on the moral high ground. Other issues he discussed included energy independence and securing our borders. |
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| May-09-2007 |
| Revving the Engines |
Cheers, people! Myron Ebell of the Competitive Energy Enterprise was our first guest. Ebell acknowledges we're in a warming trend since 1970, but thinks Gore has overplayed his hand on the global-warming issue. After all, the Kyoto Treaty hasn't even stopped the Europeans from upping their emissions percentage-wise. Ebell thinks that while Gore talks a lot about reducing emissions he is still taking private jets around the world. Go figure.
Up next was Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch. Spencer talked about the Fort Dix case, and noted that many terrorists figure no one is paying attention. That explains why the suspects were caught when they tried to transfer jihadist video at a local New Jersey store. Spencer warns that we have to keep vigilant -- even though numerous plots like this have been foiled since 9/11.
Greg Aunapu was our third guest. Aunapu talked about the fascinating story of Hunt and Watergate. Dennis and Aunapu delved into Hunt's feeling towards Nixon through the whole ordeal. It was great to learn about this pivotal but misunderstood character who paved the way for the (botched) Bay of Pigs invasion, Vietnam and other foreign efforts.
Meanwhile, Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits fame was our final guest. Dennis and Peter are neighbors, so Peter was the first in-studio guest to grace Dennis' show. Pete talked about his recent experience as a coach on American Idol, and said it's bigger than the Ed Sullivan Show was in the days of yore. How's that for a cultural phenomenon? The musician also detailed the beginnings of Herman's Hermits, the British Invasion and shared his early memories of the Beatles and the Stones. Great stuff from a local guy! |
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| May-08-2007 |
| People Get Ready |
Fred Barnes was our first guest in his second appearance on the show. Miller and Barnes talked Bush, Giuliani and all the usual suspects. Barnes argued that the Republican party is becoming more diverse on ideology -- much like the Democrats once were. It's like the parties have traded places. Be sure to check the Soup of the Day section for a link to Barnes' editorial on this issue. Meanwhile, the Beltway Boy also offered his thoughts on how Rudy should present his pro-choice message to the GOP. On a final note, Fred's book, Rebel in Chief, was being read by Sopranos character Carmela on last Sunday's episode!
David Frum was our second guest. Fresh off his trip to Taiwan, Frum discussed this amazing democracy that lives in the shadow of Communist China. Other topics of discussion included George Tenet and his book, the new French president Sarkozy and more. Frum got a bit philosophical about the battle between good and evil and the way it impacts our discourse (or lack thereof) about terrorism. Heady stuff in light of the foiled Fort Dix terror plan.
Finally, we had Linda Stasi as our final guest in a repeat appearance. The New York Post writer talked The Sopranos, getting drunk at the Literacy Partners party, the Phil Spector trial and more. |
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| May-07-2007 |
| Who's That Guy? |
"Salman" is in the house!
Welcome back for another week, my friends. Howard Fineman was our first guest. The Newsweek man talked about the weaknesses Obama displayed during last week's Dem debate. But bear in mind that he is winning in the polls at this point. Fineman also predicts that with all the states moving their primaries up, we're going to know the candidates of both parties by February -- some seven months before the conventions. We're starting way too early this time around!
John Stossel was our second guest. Dennis and Stossel began by talking about their mutual love of Ayn Rand. Meanwhile, Stossel also discussed his book Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity in which he debunks many of our most common myths about polygamy, dropping a penny off the Empire State building, the so-called Summer of the Shark and more. Straight-talking stuff from this guy!
Our third guest was Melanie Phillips. The British journalist and author says Muslims are taking over England with sharia law taking root in some sectors. That's the premise of her book Londonistan. Young British-born Muslims are being radicalized in the country -- not somewhere in the Middle East; she says these young people are even more radical than their foreign-born parents.
Our final guest was Ivan Reitman. You know the famed film director as the guy who helmed modern comedy classics like Animal House, Meatballs and Ghostbusters, among others. Reitman talked about the amazing opening weekend that Spider-Man 3 just had, and he clued us into what Sam Raimi must be feeling. If you want to know about the emotions a successful auteur goes through after a blockbuster weekend, just ask Reitman. Funny to think that Spidey unseated Disturbia -- a flick that Reitman himself produced! |
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| May-04-2007 |
| 100 and Counting |
The Dennis Miller Show now has 100 affiliates across the nation! Thank you to all the listeners and stations who support us.
Tony Blankley was our first guest. Be sure to read his latest editorial in the Soup of the Day section. Blankley talked about a recent poll of both radical and moderate Islamic countries that queried them about their perception of the United States. If you extrapolate the numbers that were uncovered, Blankley says its reveals that a quarter of the world's Muslim population -- that's 250 million -- believes terror tactics against civilians are acceptable. Meanwhile, many of those same people polled believe that the U.S. is the prime mover behind most of everything that happens in our world. If you tally up those two opinions, it's easy to see some scary conclusions could be reached by those polled. On the topic of last night's GOP debate, Blankley thinks Romney needs to learn to stammer for effect -- that way he'll look more thoughtful, like Clinton; the glib delivery isn't working, Rom!
Hope you all enjoyed Alice Cooper. The shock-rocker was our second bona fide rock star (after Ted Nugent) on the air since Dennis started the show. Did you break out the guillotine during the segment or the golf club?! Ron Reagan came on afterward to rock our world. It was great to hear from the elder's Reagan's kid. Finally, Bruce Dern was our final guest. The actor discussed his Black Sunday role and talked about the insanity of his acting, working with John Frankenheimer, Alfred Hitchcock and more. It was priceless to hear Dern compare working with John Wayne to working with Clint Eastwood. Talk about working with some greats. |
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| May-03-2007 |
| Go Rudy! |
Hope everyone is ready for the Republican debate tonight. It was the big topic today and you can bet we'll be talking about the outcome tomorrow. You know Dennis is pulling for Giuliani.
Stephen Hayes of The Weekly Standard was our first guest. Hayes says George Tenet's claim that he tried to warn Rice about 9/11 in July 2001 is flimsy at best. Tenet spent an hour with Bush every single day. Why wouldn't he bring it directly to his attention? Hayes also discussed the balkanization of our intelligence agencies, but stopped short of saying that Tenet was responsible for this.
One of our resident political pundits, Mike Murphy, was our second guest. Looking back to the Dems' debate, the Murphster agrees with Dennis that Hillary was the clear winner of last week's tussle. He also handicapped tonight's GOP gab session. Check out some of his recent commentary.
Brink Lindsey was our third guest of the day. The politico was on to talk about his book The Age of Abundance and talk about the polarization of our political debate into red vs. blue states. But this isn't a modern malaise. Lindsey took the long view back to the '60s to the birthplace of a time when we had mass national affluence. It was only then that people could start to worry about being politically correct, paving the way for today's polarization. For more on Brink's theories, check out his latest tome in our featured book section.
And speaking of books, our final guest was Lisa Dabbs, the Book Lady. Dabbs shared her picks for some great summer reading. The Shakespeare Riots and a re-release of Barry Goldwater's The Conscience of a Conservative were among her picks. Check 'em out, people! |
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| May-02-2007 |
| Here We Are Again |
Christopher Hitchens was our first guest. The columnist and author was on to talk about his book God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, but opened up by slamming George Tenet. Check the Soup of the Day to read Hitchens' latest editorial about Tenet. The Englishman then segued to talk of faith. Dennis queried him on why he begrudges people something that comforts them in such difficult times. Hitchens says he's fine with people having faith in their personal lives, but when it's shot through the public prism of fundamentalism in our schools, right-to-life legislation or religious extremism in the Middle East -- that's when he gets upset. During the second segment of the interview, Hitchens explained why he didn't have any philosophical quibbles about recently becoming a citizen of the place where we like to say, "One nation under God."
Harlan Ullman made an unannounced appearance on the show as our second guest. The national security expert predicts that the troop surge will not work in Iraq. He warns that the number of foreign terrorists in Iraq pales in comparison to the number of disenfranchised Iraqi citizens who are bearing arms. He supports cooperative diplomacy, not force of arms to win the War on Terror. Meanwhile, James Taranto returned to the show as our third guest. Taranto talked Wolfowitz's girlfriend woes, the Bush veto and more. |
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| May-01-2007 |
| Let It Snow |
We opened the show today with a little departure from the script. Nope, it's not just because we're broadcasting from New Orleans for a few days. It's because we had Tony Snow as our opening guest, piping in just about a minute into the first segment! It was great to hear the White House Press Secretary -- back on the job after his recent cancer scare -- dropping some knowledge about the Iraq funding bill and all its strings. The Speaker says that you'll be seeing a lot of political theater from the Dems today. Dennis and Snow both agreed that pulling out of Iraq will make us, in bin Laden's words, "the weak horse." The Speaker also talked about the unbelievable impact our divided discourse about Iraq has around the world. Other topics of conversation included George Tenet, the "slam-dunk" question and more. a successful democracy in Iraq is the strongest statement we can make against the doctrine of terror in the Middle East, according to Snow.
Peggy Noonan was our second guest. She argues in a new editorial piece (see Soup of the Day for the link!) that we're scaring our children to death with not just the frightening real news around us, but the twisted PSAs, horror films and public murals in our country. Seriously, folks. She thinks the only reason we subject our kids to this is political correctness. Families with very little money are at the mercy of the media, according to Noonan, because they can't afford to pay quality child-care professionals to turn off the TV if they're working all the time. Call it the "latch-key kid syndrome" that is so problematic in our culture. Noonan also discussed NBC's choice to air the Cho tapes, the recent Democrat televised debate and more. Obama was the winner of the debate, for Noonan's money.
Finally, we had Gary Sinise on the show. This marked his second appearance on the program. Be sure to visit the actor's Operation Iraqi Children charity. |
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| Apr-30-2007 |
| Shedding Your Rubber Clown Suit of Inner Negativity |
What a great day of interesting guests. R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. was our first visitor. The author of The Clinton Crack-Up: The Boy President's Life After the White House says that Hillary is losing ground with young Dems because she's part of the old vanguard, and the elites of the party are frightened that polls show 50 percent of Americans say they won't vote for her. Tyrrell also discussed the whole Clinton sex scandal and how it has destroyed Bill on a personal and political level.
Switching gears completely, we had David Lynch as our second guest. The famed filmmaker has a plan to end school violence with the help of transcendental meditation. Lynch believes that such a technique could have helped someone like Cho, the Virginia Tech killer. In the parlance of Lynch, the goal is to get your suffocating rubber clown suit of inner negativity to dissolve. Dennis thought it was some heavy stuff. A bit esoteric, but heavy nonetheless. Lynch is holding an internet press conference tomorrow at noon eastern time to announce his new plan. Check it out on his website.
In the third spot we had Robert Dallek. The author of Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power talked about the amazing paper trail these two men left. Dallek discussed détente, China and some of the other hallmarks of Tricky Dick's presidency. He also shared some great anecdotes about the two men and how they dealt with their inner demons -- think alcohol and expletives. You've heard of the Checkers speech, but Nixon was definitely one to deliver much checkered speech during his career!
Meanwhile, the show closed out with a surprise guest appearance from Ken Walsh. The U.S. News & World Report man turned his critical eye toward the minor candidates on both the Republican and Democrat sides. Thoughtful handicapping. |
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| Apr-27-2007 |
| Ready for the Radio |
Well, we've all had a chance to sleep on the first Democratic debate leading up to 2008 -- though some of us actually started sleeping during it. So do you hate yourself in the morning? John Fund was our first guest and he certainly had the televised gabfest on his mind. The author and columnist says there's a real race in the Democratic party; Hillary might have to "win ugly," as he says. Both Fund and Miller agree that Hillary came across strong, while Obama should try to do more than just rely on his personality and popularity. As Dennis observed, every Dem exhibited John Wayne-type strength about weakness, that is to say pulling out of Iraq! Peruse an archive of Fund's editorial pieces for the Wall Street Journal for more.
Our second guest was John Zogby of Zogby International. No runs, no hits, no errors is how Zogby described last night's debate. The pollster also talked about the "tiresome factor" at work when people come on strong and strident early on and then fade away as the finish line comes closer. Even so, Zogby thinks Edwards has legs. But how can you sustain the efforts in a YouTube world where every private moment will be broadcast? On the Republican side, Zogby is going with Rudy Giuliani and thinks he has the leadership qualities that the GOP prizes.
A very interesting duo of guests wrapped up our second and third hours, respectively. Susan Turnbull, Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee, was in the third slot. Turnbull discussed the debate and conceded that we're jumping the gun by starting the campaigning 20-21 months before the fact. On other topics, Miller and Turnbull obviously agreed to disagree over their personal politics. Well, the debate certainly was lively! Meanwhile, Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, was our final guest. Chertoff gave a report card on our homeland security and said that even hot spots like the border and our ports are getting more secure everyday. |
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| Apr-26-2007 |
| Let's Get It On! |
What a great show we had today. Linda Stasi was our first guest on the show and Katie Couric was the first topic of discussion. Be sure to check out the Soup of the Day for a link to Stasi's editorial on the topic. Stasi says that Couric trying to deliver the evening news in an avuncular manner isn't working. As the newspaperwoman writes in her piece, it's just a path down the Jane Pauley highway to anonymity! Meanwhile, Stasi believes that Rosie O'Donnell really pushed Barbara Walters too far -- and that's the hidden story in her departure from The View.
Thomas L. Friedman, NY Times Op-Ed Columnist and author of The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century, was our second guest. Friedman discussed his theories on green commerce. The newspaperman shoots his thinking through the prism of geo-strategic and geo-economic angles. What's refreshing about Friedman is that he even stops short of the climate change argument. So that alone makes him a unique spokesman for the green movement -- certainly one that Dennis finds very credible and lucid. Read about the "going green = making green" theory for more on Friedman's ideas.
Fred Barnes of FOX's Beltway Boys was our third guest. Barnes slammed Pelosi for not agreeing to talk to Petraeus and also addressed other topics including Iraq, Harry Reid and more. In addition, Barnes also handicapped tonight's Democratic debate. Meanwhile, our final guest was travel expert Peter Greenberg. Argentina, Croatia, Estonia and Nicaragua are a few of Greenberg's picks for places where you get great value for your dollar. |
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| Apr-25-2007 |
| Goodbye Rosie! |
What a great show today... took some more calls in the final hour! Put the number in your mobile phone: 866-509-RANT Some great callers about the ridiculous global warming events in front of piles of ice, the hypocracy of Iraq, and something about grasshoppers in a jar of mayo. Let's do it all again tomorrow!
Thanks to our good friends at Salem Broadcasting and our caller from KOL/Seattle for being such great supporters of the show. In fact, thanks to all of our affiliates. To find your local station, click the STATION FINDER to the right.
Just on: Rich Lowry of the National Review. Don't forget A-B-C. That's ALWAYS BE CLOSING! So, how are you enjoying the Tom Jones bumper music? Take the poll to the right.
Universal Studios Orlando is building a new Simpsons ride.
The Senator has left the building! James Mountain "Jim" Inhofe, from the great state of Oklahoma, knows that global warming is just a Weather Channel conspiracy, and believes the EPA is just like the Gestapo (according to Wikipedia).
Have you cast your vote for the Oklahoma quarter yet?
In the previous segment: takin' calls! Have you voted on your favorite theme bumper music today? Scroll down and look in the right column for THE WHETHER REPORT.
Earlier, Dennis was on LIVE with Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard.
Lots of stuff going on today, but the most exciting news is that Rosie O'Donnell is leaving The View in June! |
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| Apr-24-2007 |
| What a day! |
| Let's do this whole radio thing again, folks... |
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| Apr-23-2007 |
| Takin' Care of Business |
Congressman Peter King from New York got things off to a great start today. The politician supports Dennis' idea of starting a public fund to pay for the legal defense of the John Doe passengers being sued in the flying imams lawsuit. He feels it would be a great symbolic gesture -- in addition to making financial sense -- to show that we're tired of forced political correctness. To paraphrase Dennis, "When 17 people from one part of the world blow up the two biggest buildings in your culture and you notice that, it's just being minimally observant."
Brent Bozell III was our second guest. The media watchdog talked about the verbal punch-up at the recent White House Press Correspondent shindig. Meanwhile, Bozell also said that only three percent of global-warming stories mention that there is a debate about the validity of the theory. Instead it's taken as gospel by mainstream media.
Up next was Charles Krauthammer. The former newspaperman says Obama really screwed the pooch in his post-Virginia Tech speech during which he likened the campus massacre to the violence of Imus' comments (?); outsourcing (?!); and Darfur. Meanwhile, Krauthammer says the fury over global warming is driven by a notion of guilt for our way of life. If you drive a big car and it weighs on your conscience, then you're atoning for your sins when you buy into the theory.
Finally we had Asra Nomani, the author of Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam. Nomani says that Muslim women have to fight to reclaim the faith from extremists and those who would subject gals in the name of Islam. Nomani is also actively involved in the Pearl Project, which serves the memory of the slain journalist Daniel Pearl and seeks to find out who really killed him. The group also seeks to have a larger discussion about the diverse worlds of journalism and jihad. As Dennis says, "Where are the Islamic Serpicos?" |
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| Apr-20-2007 |
| Headshrinks, Handguns and the Frogs |
Our first guest was Mark Steyn, author of America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It. The well-spoken Englishman said he agrees with previous guest John Lott's thesis that more guns equal less crime -- especially when you are the first responder in a situation. Interesting belief coming from a man who hails from a country where most bobbies don't even carry guns!
Peggy Noonan came on the show unannounced as our second guest to discuss the shortcomings that the world of therapy brings to our cultural discourse on violence. Saying someone is "dealing with issues" doesn't do justice to the evil that the Cho kid visited on the Virginia Tech campus. There is a diabolical presence in this world and we do a dangerous disservice to ourselves when we dismiss it away as mere sickness. Be sure to read Noonan's editorial piece on this topic, which you'll find above in the daily temperatures section.
Mike Murphy was our third guest. Be sure to read his political commentary at RadioFreeGOP.net. Murphy is back from spending time in France monitoring the frogs' presidential election. He gave us the scoop on Gallic politics -- they even have a law and order candidate that Murphy says is the most pro-American of the dozen or so hopefuls. Regarding the horserace our side of the pond, the politico shared his thoughts on McCain's rendition of "Bomb Iran," the Obama question and more.
Our fourth guest was Judge Andrew Napolitano. As the author of The Constitution of Exile, the nappy-headed Napster believes the government cannot curtail our rights in a time of danger. Dennis, of course, is willing to give up a few rights in the name of safety. So the conversation and debate was lively, to say the least. Ol' Nappy also talked the Supreme Court ruling on abortion, Gonzales' loss of credibility and more. Meanwhile, sports writer Rick Reilly joined Dennis as the final guest of the day. Reilly shared his insights about the coach of the Duke lacrosse team who was fired during the media frenzy. This is a sad story that deserves some more coverage. |
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| Apr-19-2007 |
| THE CONTINUED AFTERMATH OF THE VA TECH TRAGEDY |
What a great show today! Can't wait to see you tomorrow...
Some survivors and family members of the fallen students decided not to appear on NBC's Today Show this morning. They are very unhappy with NBC's decision to air the killer's footage. What do you think? --VOTE TO THE RIGHT--
Did you hear that Sanjaya married Knut the Cute Polar Bear?
Why do the crazies always come out the week of April 20th?
Sanjaya finally got voted off of American Idol last night. The planets must have lined up perfectly.
The NBA has suspended Joey Crawford. |
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| Apr-18-2007 |
| Reflecting on the Tragedy |
The topic of Virginia Tech dominated discussion today. Bill Sammon was our first guest. As a parent of two children who attend Virginia Tech, Sammon had some unique insights into the national tragedy that had to be heard to be believed.
John Lott was our second guest. He believes, as the title of his book suggests, that more guns in our population means less crime. In fact, Lott says multiple public-shootings drop by some 60 percent (wow!) in areas that have right-to-carry laws on the books.
Bernard Kerik, the former NYC Police Commissioner, was our third guest. Kerik says it's too early to condemn the school for not closing the whole campus after the first shootings. Also, Kerik does not think every single citizen should be armed, in contrast to Lott. Kerik says the real problem was with Cho and the fact that institutions are afraid of being sued if they wrongly isolate mentally ill students -- even though his writings, peers and teachers all pointed to the conclusion that he was deeply disturbed.
On a brighter note, we had Beatles expert Larry Kane, who has written a book titled Lennon Revealed. Kane helped us get into the mind of Lennon, a man who wrote music that completely exposed his feelings. |
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| Apr-17-2007 |
| A Sad Day in Our Nation |
It's hard to do anything today but think about the tragedy at Virginia Tech. All of our guests had gun use and gun control on their minds. It almost goes without saying that we heard some widely differing opinions.
Howard Fineman of Newsweek was our first guest. Fineman says the Virginia Tech shooting is going to really change the discourse on 9mm handguns in our culture. The fact that the shooting took place in Virginia is going to be pivotal. Virginia is a red state that was turning blue and unfortunately got covered in red yesterday, as Miller and Fineman both agreed. The men also felt that Bush has to take this opportunity to lead the nation in prayer.
Paul Helmke of the Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence was our second guest. Helmke says there is a middle ground where we can make our country safer without taking away the right to bear arms. Meanwhile, rocker and gun activist Ted Nugent came on afterward. The Motor City Madman, of course, took the diametric opposite position. He says that the issue of gun control is a moot point. Taking away guns is equivalent to legalizing forced helplessness.
Our final guest was Bernard Goldberg. The former TV reporter talked about his new book, Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One Side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve. Goldberg slammed the New York Times for routinely plastering national security secrets on the front page. Also taken to task were Imus and Rosie O'Donnell. |
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| Apr-16-2007 |
| An Erudite Man |
David Brooks was our first guest. Brooks is noted for his New York Times commentary. The newspaperman talked the Middle East, Giuliani, McCain, Rumsfeld and more. When it comes to the Dems, Brooks likes both Hillary and Obama.
Dr. Malik Zulu Shabazz was our second guest. The New Black Panther Party National Chairman said he's an advocate of free speech and Imus got what he deserved. He also delineated the principles of the current Black Panthers. Shabazz says he wants to see blacks not fall into the trap of automatically voting Democrat; African-Americans need to look instead to independent candidates, he believes.
Jackie Mason was our third guest. The legendary comedian is the co-author of Schmucks!: Our Favorite Fakes, Frauds, Lowlifes, Liars, the Armed and Dangerous, and Good Guys Gone Bad. The rants of the manic Mason have to be heard to be believed. Watch out, Al Sharpton and Harry Belafonte!
Congressman John Linder, R-Ga 7th District, was our final guest. The politician has co-authored the Fair Tax Act. Linder wants to get rid of the IRS and tax people only on what they spend, not what they earn. What a radical theory! Will it take hold? Only time will tell.
Dennis' Random Quip of the Day:
"Between the Imus thing and the death of the great Hawaiian singer, it was a bad week for the word 'ho.'" |
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| Apr-13-2007 |
| Bogey Man |
Our first guest was Joel Siegel. The film critic talked about writing the book for the Broadway musical The First about Jackie Robinson. In light of Robinson's groundbreaking successes, Siegel said people are focusing way too much on the whole Imus scandal. Siegel and Dennis also talked films, of course, trading thoughts about flicks including Face in the Crowd, The Men and more.
William Kristol, editor of the influential Washington-based political magazine The Weekly Standard, was our second guest. Kristol talked about the drawbacks of Pelosi's recent Syrian trip. During her visit, the speaker of the House said, "The road to Damascus is a road to peace." Kristol and Dennis say, "Are you crazy, girl?"
U.S. Senator Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) joined us during the third hour. Kyl had some choice words for Pelosi and her alleged "fact-finding mission" to Syria. As he says, it's clear that she was there to present a different message than the one our Commander-in-Chief wants put out there. Meanwhile, book expert Lisa Dabbs also came on to share her favorite picks in the world of tomes.
Our show wrapped up with a brief call from Kirk Douglas. The legendary actor is now 90 years old and it was great to hear from him. Anytime Spartacus calls in and gives you a thumbs-up on your new radio show, you know life is pretty sweet!
Dennis' Random Quip of the Day:
On Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton
"I think those two have turned into the boys who cried white and it's going to catch up to them." |
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| Apr-12-2007 |
| All Dressed Up With No Place To Go |
What a heavy news day. Plenty of listeners called in to talk about the Imus scandal, the Duke players and more. On the guest front we had a great slate of visitors. Ann Coulter was live on the show sharing her views on feminism, the left and living in the public eye. Coulter revealed that she doesn't like being famous. As a self-proclaimed Conn. WASP, she thinks your name should only be in the paper when you're born, when you get married and when you die!
Meanwhile, actor Jon Heder called in to talk about the genesis of Napoleon Dynamite during his college days and working with Will Ferrell on Blades of Glory. Jon also revealed that he and his wife just had a baby daughter last week and that he hopes to direct animated films in the future!
Other guests included former Florida governor Jeb Bush and Joseph Farah, the founder, editor and CEO of World Net Daily.
Dennis' Random Quip of the Day:
On Imus and the free-speech issue
"You're not allowed to cry 'nappy-headed ho' in a crowded theater of the absurd." |
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| Apr-11-2007 |
| Get Some Love |
What a thoughtful group of guests we had today! Our first visitor was Christopher C. Horner. As the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming and Environmentalism, Horner is an outspoken critic of Al Gore and his ilk. Dennis and Horner both agreed they need to see more substantial evidence to put any credence in global warming.
Legendary tennis player John McEnroe was our second guest. McEnroe admitted that he's a "dinosaur" with an old-school style among the new breed of tennis players. The sportsman shared his memories of Wimbledon, his stellar 1984 season and more. McEnroe says he remains so popular in the sport to this day because fans can relate to him on a personal level. As Johnny says, "I'm just a regular New York guy."
Up next we had Irshad Manji, the best-selling author of The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith. The New York Times has dubbed the self-proclaimed "Muslim refusenik" as "Osama Bin Laden's worst nightmare." As Manji quipped to Dennis, "How come the CIA isn't Osama's worst nightmare? That shouldn't make any of us feel good." The author went on to say that young Western European Muslims tell her they are sick of tribalism in their own religion. Moreover, many of them want to live in America because there they can be fully who they are, not just Muslim. Very thoughtful stuff from Manji. Check your local PBS affiliate on April 19 to see her new feature film titled Faith Without Fear.
To wrap things up we had Gloria Allred. The discrimination attorney and feminist lawyer dove right into the Anna Nicole Smith paternity case. You may remember Allred as the barrister retained by Amber Frey.
Dennis' Random Quip of the Day:
On the Duke sex charges being dropped on account of no DNA evidence
"In retrospect, it appears the accuser was the Louvre of DNA." |
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| Apr-09-2007 |
| A Stand-Up Kind of Guy |
Our first guest was David Gergen. The politico talked about the Democrats' power play on Bush, Dubya's strengths and weaknesses, plus his days with Clinton in the Oval Office. Gergen also said that of all the presidents he's worked with, Nixon probably would have handled Iraq the best.
Howard Kurtz was our second guest. Kurtz is a man who knows the power of the sound bite and he freely shared where he thought Katie Couric is succeeding and failing in her new role for CBS. Meanwhile, read his new piece entitled Meredith and the Morning Wars.
Former Congressman J.D. Hayworth was our third guest. Hayworth candidly discussed the things he learned about himself after losing his election. As the public servant says, "Political science is the ultimate oxymoron if you stop and think about it." Dennis and J.D. discussed illegal immigration with no holds barred. Hayworth's whole point is that there's a difference between immigration and illegal immigration. Do we really have to tell you which one he supports and which he's against??
Finally, we had comedian Tom Dreesen. The comic talked about visiting the troops in Iraq and why he doesn't see the conflict ever ending. Of course, no conversation with Tom would be complete without some talk about the late great Frank Sinatra. Dreesen shared his memories of meeting Ol' Blue Eyes and landing his nearly fifteen year opening gig for Sinatra.
Dennis' Random Quip of the Day:
On the Rev. Al Sharpton
"His ramblings have gone so far afield now, somebody out to install an OnStar button in the middle of his forehead." |
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| Apr-06-2007 |
| It's Miller Time! |
Our first guest was Mark Steyn, author of America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It. Steyn attacked cultural relativism and the "teaching the world to sing together in perfect harmony" mentality with a lot of humor. And for those of you who don't know, Steyn is British and delivers all his lines with impeccable English locution. Cheers!
Actor/comedian Jon Lovitz -- one of Dennis' longtime friends -- was our final guest. Dennis and Jon shared great memories of the old days on Saturday Night Live. Remember Lovitz's Pathological Liar character? His Star Trek skit? Ah, the good old days! Lovitz also talked about his burgeoning stand-up career and the challenges of getting into that field at a later stage in your career.
Dennis also spoke with ABC News legal correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg and got the straight on the courts and Bush. Meanwhile, Rob Long came on and talked about the whole question of liberalism in Hollywood. He also praised Rudy Giuliani for being a little rough around the edges and the most honest candidate for '08.
Dennis' Random Quip of the Day:
On Bobby Brown's flatulence in the reality-TV series Being Bobby Brown
"The moment he passed gas, he would immediately buy a carbon credit to offset it." |
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| Apr-05-2007 |
| We Have Come To Pump You Up! |
Our first guest was Mike Murphy. The political pundit predicted a slow death march for Obama as Hillary's ugly squad bleeds him in the press. Meanwhile, Murphy forecasts that Edwards will be a distant third to both Hillary and Obama for the Dems in '08. On the GOP side, Murphy isn't betting on Tancredo to get the nod -- he thinks he'll be more of a catalyst than anything else. Giuliani, meanwhile, will have his views on abortion hanging around his neck like an albatross. Romney, of course, will have a lot of money, so it's going to be a strong rumble all around. Finally, Murphy sees McCain as a strong contender despite his age.
Saturday Night Live alumnus Kevin Nealon was our second guest. The Subliminal Man skit, the Hans & Franz skit and the Weekend Update Anchor skit were all on Nealon's mind. The actor/comedian also revealed that he became a new dad about 9 weeks ago! In addition, Miller and Nealon shared their memories of the old SNL days, hanging out with Travolta and more.
Our third guest was KT McFarland. She says commerce is the key to winning the War on Terror. Money has allowed our enemies to have terrorist surrogates, so we need to find a way to cut off that supply. McFarland says we can't leave Iraq because if we do, more than just that one country will go up in civil war. Meanwhile, our final guest was political cartoonist Ted Rall. The cartoonist took a very critical stance on Bush in Iraq, one that Dennis obviously disagreed with. The banter between the two was amicable and thoughtful. Great stuff.
Dennis' Random Quip of the Day:
On Nancy Pelosi's fashion sense
"This woman has done more for scarfing than anyone since Bluto Blutarsky." |
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| Apr-04-2007 |
| Think First, Talk Later |
Our first guest was James Taranto. He's the editor of OpinionJournal.com. Taranto discussed the war funding bill and the Dems vs. Bush dilemma. The newspaperman says he likes Rudy Giuliani in '08 to protect us from the terrorists.
Charles Krauthammer, the Op-Ed columnist of the Washington Post, was our second guest. Krauthammer offered his thoughts on the war in Afghanistan and how the Dems are using it to try to get our country out of Iraq. Old Kraut thinks the Dems are pulling for a fight in Afghanistan because it's a clean war of revenge. Furthermore, the War on Terror will continue to be with us, Kraut argues, until we are able to win in Iraq and slowly change the hearts and minds of radical Islamists -- not just blow them up. Meanwhile, Kraut took Bush to task for his inability to articulate his cause to the world, especially when you compare his locution to that of Tony Blair!
Christopher Buckley, the political satirist and author of Boomsday, was our third guest. His book hammers Baby Boomers for using up all the resources like Social Security and leaving squat for younger generations. Buckley talked about ABBA -- not the '70s group -- but the American Baby Boomers Association, which is a fictional group he cooked up for his tome! Funny stuff.
Finally, we had Rich Lowry, editor of the National Review Lowry talked about Iran, Rudy and more. Rudy is Lowry's favorite in '08 and he even called Giuliani a "happy warrior." But Lowry knows there are always troublesome issues ahead in the campaign like his stance on abortion and the complications of his personal family life.
Dennis' Random Quip of the Day:
On portraying himself in Thank You for Smoking
"I played Dennis Miller, and believe me, I had to do a lot of research with my shrink to figure out what my essence was." |
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| Apr-02-2007 |
| Just a Young Kid With a Dream |
Mort Zuckerman was our first guest. Zuckerman is the editor-in-chief of U.S. News & World Report and chairman/co-publisher of the New York Daily News. Zuckerman says the fact that Pelosi is the Speaker of the House makes it very unacceptable that she went to Syria for a diplomatic visit. The media honcho also explained why putting expiration dates on our wars is just plain silly.
However, Zuckerman understands how the public could lose confidence in our mission overseas --given all the snafus that took place along the way. This war hasn't been fought with a smart media plan in place. And Zuckerman reminds us that if television cameras had been at Normandy, Eisenhower probably would have been fired! How's that for a sobering thought?
Our second guest was Willie Brown. The former mayor of San Francisco defended the city's reputation, despite Dennis' feeling that it's too left-leaning. Brown expressed his support for Feinstein and Pelosi, yet he too sees great folly in telling our enemies the very date we plan to leave Iraq and Afghanistan. Meanwhile, his praise for Pelosi was effusive. Other topics of discussion included Barry Bonds, performance-enhancing drugs and the homerun record. Brown is a man who loves to talk baseball and politics!
Our third guest was Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-6th District of Colorado) -- a newly announced Republican presidential candidate. Tancredo says he'll focus his efforts on Iowa and New Hampshire to move from being a second-tier candidate to a frontrunner. The candidate's big issue will be immigration, but he vows to steer clear of the race card. Tancredo also shared his thoughts on why Bush has, in Dennis' words, really dropped the ball on immigration.
Always a man to tell it straight, Tancredo also explained why our War on Terror is much different than the Cold War. Back then, the Russians knew that if they blew up New York, we'd blow up Moscow. So Tancredo believes that if radical Islamists harm our nation again, we should put Mecca in our crosshairs. You won't hear candor like this anywhere else, people!
Our final guest was former Georgetown Hoyas basketball coach John Thompson III. Thompson now serves as a sports commentator for Westwood One. Dennis and John dished out some of the best inside scoop on college hoops heard anywhere.
Dennis' Random Quip of the Day:
On the possibility of drilling for oil in the 49th state of the Union:
"Alaska is like that old fridge you keep in the garage, and I say it's time to tap it for some Gino's pizza rolls because the game is on." |
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| Mar-30-2007 |
| Tea Time! |
Our first guest today was Michael Barone. He is a senior writer for U.S. News & World Report and principal coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics. Visit Barone's blog. Barone and Miller debunked some of the myths perpetuated by Gore and his whole global warming trip. However, Barone acknowledged that more investigation into the role of mankind's impact on the environment is necessary, but he's not nearly as alarmist as the former veep. Barone also shared his political picks for '08.
Following Barone, we had the nation's preeminent expert on travel -- Peter Greenberg. Visit the Emmy award-winning writer and producer's official site. Greenberg shared his advice on beating extreme waits on the runway. Anytime you're on a plane for more than three hours and you're waiting in sight of the terminal, declare that you're sick. You'll get off the plane quickly and there's not a judge in the world who will throw you in jail for that. He also dispelled some rumors surrounding frequent flyer miles. Listeners found out why it's such a pain to redeem them and got some tips on how to get around the roadblocks.
Our third guest was satirist Evan Sayet. Visit his official website. Sayet spoke about injecting some humor into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and discussed the shortcomings of his liberal friends. The writer also shared his insight into Bill Maher -- a man who he worked with earlier in his career. Finally, we had actor Nick Bakay. Visit his official website. Dennis and Nick talked sports like a couple of old pros.
Dennis' Random Quip of the Day:
Miller on the captured British sailors: "The one good thing about getting taken by Iran is that they have nice falafels over there. So it looks like the kids are eating." |
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| Mar-29-2007 |
| Worth a Deuce |
Former ambassador to the UN John Bolton helped us get the show rolling. Bolton talked about the seizure of British sailors by Iran. He thinks the U.K.'s response has been too passive. The former ambassador says if Tony Blair plays dead on this issue, the Iranian nuclear threat may be the next thing to go unchecked. For more on Bolton, click here to read a recent article in which he discusses his upcoming book.
Our second guest was Congressman Peter King (R-NY). The politician is a ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee. King and Dennis discussed the difference between profiling and being minimally observant in a post-Sept. 11 world. The discussion stemmed from the case involving six imams who were removed from a plane last year and now want to sue.
We also had actor Ben Stein on the show. Ben feels that gas isn't overpriced; if he can buy a gallon of gasoline for less than a gallon of bottled water, then life's pretty sweet. Meanwhile, both Ben and Dennis agree that tapping Alaska's oil supplies would be a smart move. After all, caribou can jump over an oil pipe, can't they? They're animals . . . they're good at jumping. Stein also talked about writing speeches for Nixon and why Tricky Dick thought honesty is the best policy -- once in a while.
Finally, scholar Victor Davis Hanson discussed the Iranian threat, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Rumsfeld's legacy and more.
Dennis' Random Quip of the Day:
Miller on France -- "Even after they gave us the Statue of Liberty, we had the good sense to chisel off the armpit hair before we erected it in New York Harbor." |
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| Mar-28-2007 |
| Getting His Point Across |
Hillary will (unfortunately) win the presidency in 2008, according to Dick Morris -- a former political consultant to Bill Clinton. Far from being a Clintonian sycophant, Morris was on the show to share his sobering thoughts on the senator and explain why she's the closest thing we have to a European socialist. The pundit thinks we can expect her to return to the White House because of the "wow" factor inherent in a woman presidential candidate and the fact that she'll bring in about 10 million new voters who are underage today.
Author Steve Emerson was also on the show to share his views on Islamic terrorism and discuss his latest book Jihad Incorporated. Emerson serves as the Executive Director of The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT), an organization he founded in 1995 following the PBS broadcast of his documentary film Jihad in America. He says many European countries are being quickly Islamized. Emerson is also worried about a prevalent attitude in Muslim communities that encourages followers not to cooperate with government law enforcement agencies. Meanwhile, he says there also are millions of peaceful Muslims who are disenfranchised by those who do want to harm our interests. Read Emerson's latest piece for The New Republic here.
Other guests included Newsweek's Jonathan Alter and New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman. Alter discussed his latest work, The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope, and clued us in about FDR confidant Louis Howe, also known as the Medieval Gnome! In addition, he touched on FDR's fireside chats and explained how he was the first president to use mass media to shape the political playing field. Meanwhile, Friedman tried to convince Dennis that acknowledging global warming actually presents opportunities to advance American capitalism. The newspaperman believes that investing in "green" tech is a sound approach to building business. Could "green" be the new red, white and blue?
By the way, if you dug the bumper music you heard today, the maestro was famed film composer Bernard Hermann. Visit The Bernard Hermann Society website.
Dennis' Random Quip of the Day:
"I don't agree with much that comes out of the New York Times these days. They've gone so far to the left Fidel Castro is the ombudsman over at the Old Gray Lady." |
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| Mar-27-2007 |
| Rollin' in Style |
Dennis extends his prayers to White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, who is battling cancer.
Martin Short was among the great guests we had on our second show. The comedian and actor talked about his idol Jerry Lewis, his early years in Godspell and more. Meanwhile, Dennis and Martin shared their love of bad Elizabeth Taylor films and great Danny Kaye flicks. Short also discussed his recently finished Broadway one-man show Fame Becomes Me. He shared memories of having guests including Bette Midler, Conan O'Brien and others on the Great White Way show. Check out the website here. The soundtrack is due April 10.
Another great entertainer and humanitarian who joined us was Gary Sinise. This actor is involved with the Operation Iraqi Children charity. He reflected on the work of bringing school supplies to Iraqi children that he does with the organization. Sinise also told a story about a small group of Iraqis who are broadcasting pro-democracy, anti-terrorist radio in their homeland. These people have had to move their families into the broadcast compounds just so they can safely do what they do every day. Sinise decried the fact that mainstream media has ignored the stories of these valiant Iraqi citizens.
Other guests included Robert Spencer and Mark Steyn. Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch. He offered his thoughts on the role former President Carter played in the resurgence of jihad in the Middle Eastern world. Meanwhile, Spencer also commented on what he thought Tony Blair should do in the wake of the capture of 15 British sailors by the Iranians. Finally, Mark Steyn joined us to speak about radical Islamic youth in Paris and London. He even joked that he wouldn't be surprised if Osama bin Laden is living on the dole in Britain! Steyn is the author of America Alone: The End Of The World As We Know It, a New York Times bestseller and a Number One bestseller in Canada.
Dennis' Random Quip of the Day:
"I know that the plaque on the Statue of Liberty says 'Give me your tired, your poor . . .' But I'm also pretty sure that if someone flips that plaque over it says something like, 'Don't let people in who want to blow this statue up.'" |
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| Mar-26-2007 |
| Rudy + Dana + Dennis = Perfect Together |
Thanks to Rudy Giuliani for appearing on the inaugural episode of the Dennis Miller Show. The future President of the United States of America revealed why a timetable to pull out of Iraq is complete bunk. If Iraq is lost, what's going to happen in Iran? He also revisited his great career as a NYC's mayor, talking about the broken-windows theory and how he helped clean up the city.
Log on to the future prez's official site for the latest on his efforts. Rudy rarely does media interviews, so this was a great opportunity to hear the man speak his mind.
David Horowitz was in the sophomore spot. Horowitz talked about the new rules of engagement in Iraq and why he doesn't think Bush has made a convincing case for the war. He says the Democrats have been doing a better job at sabotaging the war than Dubya has selling it to the American people.
Meanwhile, Horowitz's latest book, Indoctrination U.: The Left's War Against Academic Freedom, explains how the Ivory Tower is swaying the minds of our nation's young scholars. Log on to the David Horowitz Freedom Center for more about this man's work.
Next up was Mike Murphy. The Republican political consultant explained why he is calling for a Bush war cabinet -- one that includes Democrats! Murphy also revealed why he thinks Hillary is crumbling and Obama is a force to be reckoned with in '08. In addition, he talked about Jonathan Edwards' choice to keeping pursuing the Dems' presidential nod in light of his wife's recurring cancer.
On the GOP front, Murphy says his man for '08 is John McCain. According to Murphy, Rudy Giuliani is a cool combo of a "bad ass like McCain" and an "outside fix-it-guy like Romney," but he still expressed some doubts about his potential to capture the presidency.
Finally, Dennis ended his first show with close friend Dana Carvey. Taking a break from politics, the duo reminisced about their Saturday Night Live days. Memories of the seven-footer blocking the cue cards and dance parties when Mike Myers would hump a pillow were on tap. Carvey talked about his famous church lady skit and recalled going onstage with Neil Young at Madison Square Garden in costume. Oh, and he also shared his Al Gore impression. Awww, isn't that special! |
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| Mar-22-2007 |
| Defeatism and the war |
Hey there, folks.
Tonight I'm going to talk about defeatism about the war here on the home front. Oh, but what good would it do me to talk about defeatism? It's not like it's going to change anything.
You see how whiney that tone sounds? You think our enemy loves hearing that? Of course they do.
Now the recurrent thought line of the naysayers in this country is that this is our Vietnam. Well, if it truly is, just Google Dr. Hang Noor to remind yourself what happened after we split there.
You know, I always thought the reason we went into Iraq was to look scary again. Ostensibly, we're in Iraq to reinvigorate our brand.
But here at home we're proving ourselves soft, and the enemy knows it.
What's wrong in Iraq, quite frankly, is that we're not brutal enough to the insurgents. Now, if a majority of Americans decide that they're willing to continue down that path, because as Billy Crystal's Fernando character reminded us, "It is better to look good than to feel good."
If that's the approach we're going to use against an enemy that's quintessentially evil, well, so be it. Majority rule. I'll go along for the ride because you are my peeps, and I'm here all the way to the results show.
But you know, as well as I do, that if we don't fight back, it will be the end of us.
And I think it's hard to get your head around the fact that your country might have to destroy some folks. I know I found it unsettling when it first crept into my frontal lobes. And I was even late to the table. I know people who thought it was go-time after the attack on the Cole. Not me. I signed on after 9/11, which around half of you out there did.
If we choose defeatism, I assume that more of you will RSVP after the inevitable next incident. You know where to find the rest of us.
Until then, all I ask of my country is that we don't beat ourselves and that we remain a place where Gwyneth Paltrow refuses to live. |
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| Mar-19-2007 |
| Barack Obama? |
Hey folks, tonight I want to talk about Barack Obama. Now Obama is striving to become America's second black president after, of course, Hillary's husband, Bill.
You know, I hadn't taken Obama seriously until recently when I coincidentally saw Hillary's ears prick up like a cheetah on the Serengeti plain getting a whiff of a steak tartar topped with bolognaise sauce and Slim Jim shavings. She's obviously been told he's for real.
So what's my take on Obama? Well, for a presidential candidate to admit that he's done blow has to be the very definition of candor.
Can he continue to be that forth coming? Probably not. But he's obviously sharp enough to realize when it will be time to pull back on the truth stick and level out at a comfortable B.S. cruising altitude.
But is Obama sharp enough to realize who's going to eventually do him in? Because if Michael Corleone's admonition about where to keep your enemies is true, well, Obama should have one Clinton skin grafted on each hip.
The Clintons will put the long knives in on Obama when they need to, and one hopes that he doesn't have that startled "et tu, Bubba?" look on his face when they do it.
He only has one way to save himself, and that is to accept her inevitable and gracious offer of the vice presidency. And probably the sooner the better.
Now Obama has no doubt felt disenfranchised as a black man at times during his life. But he ain't seen disenfranchisement until he's vice president. It doesn't get any further out of the loop than attending funerals for former agriculture m | | | | | |
