Republicans
Iowa: Romney +7.0
New Hampshire: Romney +14.6
South Carolina: Romney +2.0
Democrats
Iowa: Clinton +2.3
New Hampshire: Clinton +13.0
South Carolina: Clinton +14.0
Archive for the 'Election 2008' Category
Today is a sad day for Darrell. His oldest brother George, his hero, passed away over the weekend. Darrell wrote an article about the influence George has had over his life in Phoenix magazine a couple of months ago. You can read it here. Darrell also pays tribute to George at the end of today’s show…
On today’s show, Darrell talks about the case of Julie Myers. Who is she? Well, she was up for the top job at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). That is until she judged a Halloween costume contest and awarded the most original costume to a man wearing dreadlocks, dressed in a prison outfit and darker skin. Now, she is under fire. Is she a racist? Or is this just an excuse the Democrats are using because she is former chairman of Joint Chiefs Gen. Richard Myers? Ms. Myers also is married to John Wood, who used to be Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff’s chief of staff.
Talk the Vote: Robert Novak says his sources tell him Sen. Hillary Clinton has “scandalous” information about Sen. Barack Obama. The source also told Novak, they weren’t going to use it. Obama responded by saying, “don’t swift boat me.” In Iowa residents have been recieving phone calls knocking Gov. Mitt Romney’s religion. Others have received calls saying they shouldn’t vote for Sen. John Edwards because he isn’t home taking care of his wife while she has cancer.
The Boston Police Department has a new program to get guns of the street. They will be knocking on people’s doors to ask if they can search their kids rooms without a warrant. Well, at least they will ask permission. How far do we go for safety? Is this just another example of losing our rights? Darrell says the mission might be right, but there is room to worry.
Did the Chandler rapist strike again? Police searched a home this morning after a man was spotted by a 15 year old in her bedroom. The man fled the scence. Police then blocked off the area, but ended the search just before 9 this morning. No suspect was caught. So Ankarlo asks if we should give some sort of amnesty for illegal immigrants who help catch the suspect?
As FM News/Talk 92.3 KTAR has been reporting today, illegal immigration is one of the hottest topics in the country and certainly here in the Valley. A temporary worker was been arrested at Saguaro High School for taking underskirt pictures of high school girls. Ricardo Espinoza-Valdez is in this country illegally having overstayed his work visa. In addition, 23 workers at Chicago’s O’Hare airport have been arrested for being in the country illegally. Yes, at an airport. Let’s not forget the columnist who writes for the Miami Herald saying the constant banter about illegal immigration could lead to an uprising in the USA similar to the intifada in Israel.
There is a lot of negative news coming out about the US economy right now. The value of the dollar is falling, the price of oil hovers near $100 a barrell, we are still in the middle of a subprime mortgage mess and the fear is the cosumers will stop spending. Bloomberg Business Reporter, Ben Farnsworth stops in the explain.
It’s a Red V. Blue Thursday! What does that mean? Every Thursday we will be engaging in a debate. Because we are committed to bringing you the best election coverage in Phoenix we will present one Democrat and one Republican to verbally duke it out (hence the Red V Blue). This week Arizona State Rep. David Schapira with Arizonans for Sen. Barack Obama will debate with Congressman Ron Paul (and internet phenom)’s Communications Director, Jesse Benton. Congressman Paul hasn’t been faring well in the polls, but has been raising a ton of money on the internet (including a record $4.2 million in one day). The latest polls show Sen. Obama running neck and neck against Sen. Hillary Clinton in Iowa. Obama has also been dogged by questions of experience on the trail. Let the debate begin!
He drives a Rolls Royce, but he is a Minister. Pastor Creflo Dollar says the car was purchased by his followers. Sen. Charles Grassley says this isn’t cool. He wants to look into Dollar’s and other ministries tax exempt status. Would you go to a Church if you knew the minister was driving fancy cars, living in a big house, or sitting on a 25K toilet?
Obviously, there has been tons of news out of China. There have been toys tainted with lead and GHB (the date rape drug), vinyl-made baby bibs, the list goes on and on. So it is time to put country-of-origin labels on everything we buy? The Associate Director of CATO’s Center for Trade Policy Studies, Dan Ikenson, drops in to tell Darrell we don’t need more regulations. Darrell also talks to Roger Simmermaker who runs a website dedicated to buying American made products. It’s all about choice.
The 2008 Presidential Race is truly historic. For the first time in 80 years the Vice President hasn’t been handed the party reigns. We could also see the first woman President, the first Black President and the first Mormon President. Plus, this will be the longest election ever (sometimes it feels like it already has been). This is exactly why we took Ankarlo Mornings on the road to Iowa. We will bring you the best, most in-depth, most comprehensive election coverage in Phoenix radio.
The Ankarlo team started out for Iowa on Saturday November 3rd. Politics is like sports in Iowa. Thousdands of people show up to candidate forums and town hall meetings to learn about them and their positions. It was suprising how many of them are still undecided, especially since the politicians have been there for months already. While in the heartland we attended events for Sen. John Edwards, Sen. John McCain and Sen. Hillary Clinton. By far the biggest crowd was for Clinton, but both Edwards and McCain had great representation.
Darrell and I had the chance to ask Sen. McCain some questions. I asked him if what his thoughts on the Arizona employer sanctions bill was. He said he hasn’t studied it. Darrell then asked if he would be seen as a flip flopper because of his shifting immigration position. Sen. McCain testily said Ankarlo must be misinformed (even though Ankarlo is writing a book on that very subject). Darrell responded on his show by saying there is no way he could vote for McCain in 2008. Rumors have been out there about McCain’s temper for a long time and Darrell thinks he saw some of it first hand. Listen to Day 1 from Iowa below and hear Darrell’s thoughts on McCain.
FM News/Talk 92.3 KTAR’s Darrell Ankarlo sees Hillary Clinton in Iowa, but gets no face time. Listen live to Ankarlo 8:30 to Noon today.
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