Ankarlo: Thu Nov 29, 2007

It’s Red V. Blue Thursday and the premiere of the Ankarlo Political Death Match.  It’s a no-holds barred verbal bout to determine supremacy.  Who’s candidate can stand up to the test?  This is a contest that involves you and your love for one of the candidates.  In the first round of Week One Chuck called in for Congressman Ron Paul battled it out with Robert, who supports Senator Fred Thompson.  Thompson came on late, but Paul managed to hold him off winning round one.  In the second round, Paul (the survivor) took on Daniel, representing Senator Hillary Clinton.  Hillary came to play, but Paul defended his round one crown and is one step closer to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.  Chuck will come back next week to defend Congressman Ron Paul.  Do you have what it takes to knock him off?  Week Two of the Ankalro Political Death Match will kick off next Thursday, December 6th at 10 a.m.  Mark it on your calendars and make sure you set an appointment to represent your candidate and win an Ankarlo Prize Pack.

 

 Congratulations Chuck aka Ron Paul.  Who’s next?

  Sorry Fred.   Nice try Hillary.

Where are the rest of you?

Darrell also wonders if calling someone illegal is the same as calling a black person the n-word.  A local activist said it is.  Though there is nothing about the word illegal that signifies race or creed.  If this is the case, is there something else we can call illegal immigrants?  Darrell ponders over the word cheaters.  Others suggest terms like infiltrator, sovereignty terrorist or border jumper.  But, shouldn’t you call a spade a spade?

Non-verbal communications expert, Dr. Barry Goodfield joins Darrell to talk about the body language used during last night’s Republican You Tube debate.  Fritz Wenzel from Zogby International also discusses their latest poll numbers on the Ankarlo Power Poll.  Sen. Clinton is trending downward, while Sen. Obama is gaining.  On the Republican ticket, Gov. Huckabee is making some moves in Iowa while Mayor Giuliani is holding on to a national lead.  Gov. Romney is showing strong support in New Hampshire and in South Carolina while Sen. McCain continues to struggle. 

Meanwhile, someone in the Valley has been spending their time driving their Lamborghini 219 miles per hour while filming it.  Watch it below, but PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT!

Ankarlo: Wed Nov 28, 2007

All hail the illegal immigrant hero! There is no doubt Jesus Cordova did a great deed.  As he was sneaking into America Cordova came across a bleeding nine-year old boy.  The boy had been in a car accident and help was no where to be found.  Cordova stayed with the child all night long, sharing his jacket with him and building a fire.  By all definitions he is a hero. Above and beyond all that, what’s the deal with Channel 12 and the Arizona Republic?  If a criminal defendant happens to be illegal they won’t mention it.  But, if an illegal does something noteworthy, Channel 12 and the Republic put it in the headline.  Is it hypocrisy?

Across the internet several blogs and posts are asking how we can help Jesus Cordova.  To their credit, if he shows this amount of good will, isn’t he the type we want to come to America? Remember, he still crossed the border illegally.  Republic columnist Laurie Roberts actually says today, she hopes Cordova crossed the border and came back into the country illegally again.  Ankarlo disagrees. 

The land of Kerry and Kennedy might move to make it illegal to spank your children.  In case you have blocked those guys from your memory we are talking about the People’s Republic of Massachusetts.  Yes, the same place that was the first to allow gay marriage.  Who wants to be a parent anyways?  The government take over is closer to reality. 

And how about a nine-year old getting suspended for a “hate crime.” Yes, it has happened right here in the Valley at Abraham Lincoln Traditional School of all places. According to a blog, the boy was suspended for saying, “brown people.” That’s it? The boy’s mom says her son is not a racist and was coerced by asking if he cooperated with “brown people.”

Darrell also takes a few minutes to complain about how much money he spend on his wife’s birthday.  He directs it all at Dianne.  She pushed him to get more.

Also, on today’s show.  Darrell wonders why President Bill Clinton came out yesterday and said he was against the Iraq war from the beginning.  His wife voted for it.  On that note, there are a few reports out there that the war could come to a close by the end of the Bush Presidency.  Where is the media on this one?  The last one will tear you up.  Some wounded soldiers are being billed by the Pentagon to get their signing bonuses back.  Just when you thought you had heard it all. 

Ankarlo: Mon Nov 26, 2007

Ankarlo is back in studio today and comes back without skipping a beat. 

Over the weekend, the New York Times ran a piece about the Iraq War.  The title of the article is, As Democrats See Security Gains in Iraq, Tone Shifts.  Wait, this was in the New York Times?  This surprises me for a couple of reasons.  One, the Times is admitting there is good news out of Iraq and second, it is acknowledging the Democrats “evolving” positions.  Remember when they hit President George W. Bush with those some charges several months ago?  Darrell takes this on today on Ankarlo Mornings and also manages to praise Sen. John McCain’s continued support of the Iraq War.

In Suprise, a tennis teacher has been fired because he was looking at inappropriate websites.  Geoff Mena says this isn’t accurate.  See, Mena used to work in the adult entertainment industry and even appeared in a couple movies.  He fully disclosed when he was interviewing for his job in Suprise.  Mena has also said his face can’t be seen in any adult movies, but he did website development for several adult and non-adult companies.  He also says he was showing another co-worker some of his website development “code” and was fired for this.  Mena says he never looked at any nude images or showed another worker them.  He was merely showing a co-worker how he set up a couple websites.  Ankarlo says Mena was given a raw deal.

Over the weekend, counter protestors showed up outside Pruitt’s Furniture to help them ward off the “immigration rights” protestors.  Darrell talkes to Mike Sensing from Pruitt’s and also talks to Stacey O’Connell from the Patriots Border Alliance.  Both say, they are trying to protect the business at Pruitt’s. 

In the final hours, Darrell slams several British women for saying they aren’t going to have kids because they are eco-friendly.  So when did eco-friendly become anti-kid?  The women says kids only consume more of our limited resources.  Oh boy.

 Also, Darrell talks to Col. Randall Larsen, author of Our Own Worst Enemy about the security changes at Fort Huachuca.  FBI documents say terrorists from Iraq and Afghanistan were going to pay Mexican drug dealers $20,000 to sneak them across the border with weapons.  The weapons included high powered rifles, anti-tank weapons and rocket propelled grenades.  It’s just a reminder that there are still those who want to kill us.

Ankarlo: Mon Nov 19, 2007

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.

Ankarlo: Wed Nov 14, 2007

In case you missed Ankarlo on the Channel 12 News last night, go here and watch it.  Ankarlo was interviewed along with FM News/Talk 92.3 KTAR Program Director Russ Hill about why KTAR releases a criminal suspect’s immigration status.  The bottom line is this, KTAR doesn’t censor what information to give you.  Other news organizations do.  For just what reason, I am not quite sure.  But, critics who don’t want a suspects immigration status published say doing so gives the impression that all illegal immigrants are criminals.  This is just not true.  This morning on Arizona’s Morning News, anchors Connie Weber and Ned Foster ran through a list of crime stories.  None were committed by an illegal immigrant.  So,  I can tell you is at KTAR we will continue to provide the facts relevant to this and any story.  Dr. Loren Ghiglione from Northwestern University joins Darrell to discuss the media’s ethical obligation.  Still others think Ankarlo is a racist for even daring to discuss illegal immigration.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  One caller today even suggested it was racist to say illegal Mexicans.  So, are Europeans racist because they say they hate Americans?  How about Osama Bin Laden?  Is he a racist?

For the record, Channel 12’s official policy says, “At 12 News our policy is to handle the immigration status of criminal defendants on a case by case basis.  We report the immigration status when it provides context and helps viewers mroe clearly understand the story.”

Ankarlo is Talking the Vote today. Sen. Hillary Clinton has been caught planting questions and Sen. John McCain is asked how “we” can beat Clinton. Here is the Hillary Clinton planted question, thanks to CNN.

And here is John McCain being asked how to defeat the “b@#$!@.”

Also, Ankarlo is joined by Butler County Ohio Sheriff Rick Jones.  Sheriff Jones has been seeing the effects of drugs and crime from illegal immigrants all the way up in Ohio.  He recently came to the border to examine it.  He then released a video detailing what he saw.

Ankarlo: Tue Nov 13, 2007

Ankarlo popped down to the Veterans Day Parade yesterday during the end of his show.  He had a run in with Spanish language radio station 1190AM Vice President Myra Nieves.  Nieves has been making the news lately by complaining about the Chandler rapist being called Hispanic.  In any event, before he was able to speak to Nieves one of her people said “Ankarlo hates Latinas.”  Of course, this is ridiculous.  But, it is a typical talking point response. 

Speaking of illegal immigration, have you seen the new Tom Tancredo for President commercial?  If not, watch it here.  Tancredo says our open borders could lead to terrorism and the video shows a man stuffing something into a backpack walking into a mall.  The voice over says “Islamic terrorists now freely roam US soil.”  The spot ends with the sound of a bomb.  Does it go too far or is it a wake up message we all need to hear?

How about another teacher-student love story. The thirteen year old student is an illegal immigrant from Mexico. The teacher is 25. They both fled south of the border where they were apprehended by police. Now, her lawyer is claiming it’s all the 13-year olds fault because he “groomed” her for this relationship. To top it all off, the student might qualify for a “U” Visa. If he does, he might get to stay in the United States for four years and then apply for permanent citizenship. Why? Because he helped solve the crime. Just another visa only a few knew about? So, if there is a such a visa, no illegals should fear turning in the Chandler rapist, right?

What is the deal with this one?  Georgia is in a severe drought and the entire Atlanta area may even run out of water.  So Governor Sonny Perdue is calling for people to pray for rain.  How come it is only when things get bad people start praying?   As one caller says to Ankarlo, we are almost “pimping” God.  What a great quote.

Finally today, is the news media biased because we cover illegal immigrant crimes? Do we cover them more than other crimes? FM News/Talk 92.3 KTAR Program Director Russ Hill talks to Darrell about this saying, why wouldn’t we report on an alleged criminal’s status? What do you think? Feel free to use the comment section on this topic or any other.

Ankarlo Audio: Wed Nov 7, 2007

Ankarlo is back in Phoenix today and once again we get hit with another illegal immigration story.  A high school kid in Tucson was caught with marijuna in his backpack and was deported back to Mexico.  Students protested on his behalf and the excuses started to pour out.  It was only marijuana, it’s not that big of a deal.  Darrell is fed up.

At ten o’clock Darrell talks to Kim Noetzel with the Arizona Humane Society about the dog that killed the little girl in Phoenix.  And he wonders what makes dogs do things like that.  In the final hour of the show, Darrell wonders which way the bus moves left or right?  (See a couple of posts below)  He also talks impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney and water boarding. 

Ankarlo Iowa Audio: Mon Nov 5, 2007

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.