December 12, 2008

Today on Ankarlo Mornings: Diane has a facebook dilemma. She had a really good friend who she had a falling out with years ago. She just saw this friend recently. Now, this friend wants to become facebook friends and Diane isn’t ready for that. What to do? Ankarlo weighs in on that and his own facebook know-how.

Also, Ankarlo talks to Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer Michael Phelps about his new book called No Limits. In it he reveals he has ADHD. Diane thinks Ankarlo has the same thing. Phelps also reveals that in high school no one ever thought he would amount to anything. School officials even told him so. Same thing happened to Ankarlo.

In the final hour, Ankarlo talks about the failed auto bailout. Ankarlo says the Big 3 will fail without concessions from the unions.

Watching Death

If I go through with it, I die as I must as some point. If I don’t go through with it, my choice is essentially to suffer and to inflict suffering on my family and then die.” That’s the voice of a man who killed himself and allowed a film crew to record the act so that it could be aired on television throughout Europe—which it was. He had a crippling disease and was tired of suffering and though my heart broke when I heard the story and though I’m sure the pain was unbearable—this broadcast was a travesty. Look, if you want to privately do the unthinkable—that’s your choice. I don’t support your decision but I support your right to have it. The moment a person brings others into the act: family, doctors, movie crews, is when choice is replaced by propaganda. Sure he was suffering, that’s a part of the human condition. But, to do this in the open creates permissiveness by the masses. And, since mankind loves to evolve, once clinics, doctors, insurance and acceptance enters the mix what do you think the next logical step will be?

Ankarlo’s Take is written for broadcast. You can hear it live each weekday at 7:20 during Arizona’s Morning News on News/Talk 92.3 KTAR.

December 11, 2008

Today on Ankarlo Mornings: A Massachusetts school might teach their fifth students how to fight back against a potential school attacker. Should we be teaching kids as young as ten how to do that? Ankarlo loves the idea.

The Hell’s Angels brought a bunch of Christmas toys for needy children and a charity accepted them. Would you? Ankarlo talks to retired FBI agent Timothy McKinley who investigated the group for 20 years. Ankarlo later talks to two Hell’s Angels members.

In the final hour, a British television channel aired a man’s doctor-assisted suicide. Ankarlo feels sick about it.

Assisted Suicide

Don’t watch this if this subject will make you sick. 

Rob: Senate for Sale!

I knew the economy was bad, but jeez I didn’t know you could buy a Senate seat.

According the official FBI complaint against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich he was trying to sell the open Senate seat vacated by President-Elect Barack Obama.  Obama had his choice, but the Governor has the sole power to appoint.  ‘Blago’ immediately honed in on what he can get out of this appointment.  In one wiretap he said, “I’ve got this thing and it’s f****** golden and uh, uh, I’m just not giving it up for f****** nothing.”

He is repeatedly heard by the FBI saying he wanted to benefit his own financial situation because after all the governor of Illinois only makes $150,000 per year.  Blagojevich wanted to use the Senate seat to join a non-profit where he could make $250,000 to $300,000 a year.  If he couldn’t pull that off he was hoping to land his wife on a paid corporate board.  It gets worse.  She was an active participant in the scam.  Unbelieveable.  And I am sure this type of politics is more the norm than we even want to know.

There are several things that bother me about this.  First, in politics it seems everything is for sale.  Second, these knuckleheads don’t have our best interests at heart, but their own.  Third, Blagojevich knew he was under investigation and tried to gain from the vacant Senate seat anyways.  In the complaint, the FBI details at least two people who pointed fingers at the Governor for corruption during the trial of Antonin Rezko.  That didn’t stop him.  Neither did the impeachment talk all over Chicago.  Talk about a sense of ego.

I attempt to learn a lesson from everything I do.  The lesson I will take away from this one is a lesson that seems to repeat itself much more often than it should, politicians can never be trusted.

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Rod (bleeped) You Over

Naïve is anyone who believes that what Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been saying and doing in the Land of Lincoln is shocking because of its rarity. He wants a bleeping deal, appointment or cash for a bleeping senate seat and his wife jumps on the phone demanding that bleeping reporters be fired is probably the norm and not the exception in American politics. Even Barack Obama’s chief strategist, David Axelrod, believes it’s okay. In 2005 he chided prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald for using criminal code to take politics out of government by saying that politicians routinely exchange favors and jobs for deals. That’s how things get done. And, our system of leadership settled into this method too many decades ago to count so don’t get any wild ideas that change is about to come—because most of us care more about bringing the new jobs to our state than we do about the bleeping things a politician must do to get them here. And that says a bleeping lot about us doesn’t?

Ankarlo’s Take is written for broadcast. You can listen to it each weekday morning at 7:20 during Arizona’s Morning News on News/Talk 92.3 KTAR

December 10, 2008

Today on Ankarl0 Mornings: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been arrested in a corruption case. The FBI alleges he is actively engaged in selling Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat to the highest bidder. He either wanted some campaign contributions, a position at a non-profit with a salary between $250,000 to $300,000 or he wanted to get his wife on a couple paid corporate boards. Ankarlo reacts.

A Jewish woman complained about “Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer” because the song says “Christmas Eve.” She succeded and had the song banned from a school.

In the final hour, a South Carolina Ford dealer is running radio commercials saying buy American. If you don’t, O.C. Welch says don’t come whining to me when you can’t afford your Toyota payment after your job gets shipped overseas.

December 8, 2008

Today on Ankarlo Mornings: Ankarlo is in a jovial mood after the Cardinals clinched the NFC West for the first time since 1975. He wants to come up with a new version of the SuperBowl Shuffle for the Cardinals. Ankarlo also talks to Sports 620 KTAR’s Ron Wolfley about his promise to get a mo-hawk, err bro-hawk.

Also, Ankarlo thinks A Christmas Story is the worst Christmas movie ever…if not the worst movie. Some of you agree, but most of you think Ankarlo has lost it.

In the final hour, Ankarlo explains the KTAR rewards program. You can sign up by clicking here.

December 9, 2008

Today on Ankarlo Mornings: Are you calling in “gay” or “queer” tomorrow? A group of activists is pushing people to call in sick to work tomorrow to protest those against gay marriage. Ankarlo says if one of his employees did this to him he’d fire them.

Also, Ankarlo talks to Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon about the upcoming radio drama production of A Christmas Carol. The Mayor plays the role of “delivery lad.” They also chat about light rail and lighting Phoenix’s Christmas tree.

Dr. Dennis Paulaha has unveiled a new bailout plan that lowers people’s mortgages and says Congress should focus their efforts there. He explains his plan. But, did you also hear some people are defaulting on their mortgages a second time. This is after they were given government help. Ankarlo says can’t we just accept that some people aren’t meant to own homes.

In the final hour, Ankarlo admits he called Diane “frumpy” yesterday thinking it was a compliment. Diane straightens him out.

Sexist or Fun?

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