As we open tonight’s show, the second leg of my summer vacation is about to fall apart right before my eyes. My family has decided—without even asking for my thoughts on the matter—to fly into Phoenix to spend my vacation with me. My downtime…is ruined. What am I going to do?
Fifteen-year-old Miley Cyrus may become a spokesperson for a condom brand. That’s our 8 o’clock topic and I wonder if a minor should be advertising condoms. Maybe she’s the right person to reach out to teens about safe sex. Hanna Scott’s a mom; we’ll find out what she thinks of this too!
At 8:30, we’re talking to Mark Manoil, chairman of the Maricopa County Democratic Party. He’s created JoesGotToGo.com, a site that questions the methods of our tough-as-nails sheriff, Joe Arpaio. I don’t have to tell you, Manoil’s not the only one with words of criticism for the sheriff. We’ll hear the latest slam from Mayor Gordon at 8:50.
I have a new cell phone for the first time in a long time and I must admit, I’m struggling to figure out how to use it. Once I have all the kinks ironed out, I’ll want to pick a great ring tone. One that just screams Gaydos! We’ll talk about it at 9 o’clock.
9:30 brings us to the big ticket to romance for married guys: housework! It’s a good thing you women out there would never abuse your power in that department. Or would you?
Last, I’m going to tell you about a kid in Florida who, without parental permission, refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. You won’t want to miss it.
It’s great to have Gaydos on the program!
stay with me!!!!!!!!!!
I would love to have you in my house (im never home anyways).
YOU ARE THE BEST!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!! AND I WILL MISS YOU YOUR MACHISMO VOICE ON THE RADIO!.
About what you should do about what your parents have done. I do think that it is rude of them to just drop this on your lap. I do not think that it is rude for you to take some time of your own and leave them to do something by yourself. When I visit my parents I give them ample warning and they tell me when I get there that they have had other plans that they did not tell me about and leave me for a few days with the use of their house and car. They do not leave me the whole time that I am there but part of it and it gives me a chance to go and do things that I want to do without them having to entertain me.
I am a member of the US Armed Forces and a High School English teacher here in the Valley. I have been reading extensively both on the KTAR website and on other news outlets about a student who, without parental permission, refused to stand for the pledge of allegiance. On an arlier radio program, a parent was allowed to state that “…a student should not be forced to pledge allegiance to a cause they don’t believe in.” That person continued to rail against teachers, claiming that “teachers have no right to tell kids what to do.”
Perhaps that person should have spent more time raising children and a little less time hugging trees and burning braziers. But I digress.
The least the student can do during the pledge of allegiance is stand out of a show of respect. Placing one’s hand over their heart and showing respect for the country they are living in is not too much to ask (note that I did not say “recite the pledge of allegiance”.) If they cannot do that (and should the parent condone their actions) then perhaps they should not be living here. In my opinion, refusing to even stand out of respect for a host country during the recitation of its pledge of allegiance is akin to urinating on that country’s flag and spitting on its citizens.
I feel it necessary to note here that prior to teaching in Phoenix, I taught overseas in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Seoul, South Korea. During my tenure at these places (and I taught in each venue for a number of years before returning to the states) my contract featured the stipulation that “…teachers will stand out of respect for their host country during the recitation of the pledge of allegiance. Failure to do so will result in immediate termination of employment and deportation to their country of origin.” I don’t see why our country, when addressing the issue of the pledge, should be any different. If a person can’t show respect for their country, they should be encouraged to find somewhere else to live.
Sadly I tried calling in to comment on this, but the phone lines were jammed packed… so here is my take:
Personally I identify with the kid(although I admittedly lack essential details to endorse his opinion), as during my youth I came to the conclusion that the pledge was in fact dividing me out of the “for all” it seeks to claim to represent. Where my story starts regarding this issue is where I think our real issues come from.
When I was young and pulled the same card, I respectfully discussed it with my teacher and explained that my personal gripe with “The Pledge” was not in disrespect to the nation, but to message that I am not represented or welcome in it. Where I feel this Florida youth was in error was by making a disturbance in the classroom over his gripe. Then perpetuating his grievance in an unacceptable way to his obvious lawsuit happy parents to ignite the situation to this point.
If any of you want to hash this out anymore, I think that my contact info should be available once I post this.
gaydos you are a new yorker. No matter what your family will always drive you crazy, be in your business, never leave you alone, but think of the other side. We all know people from az that dont even know their family? Yes, We may be driven up the wall by our crazy families but without them we would be nothing.(this coming from a 41 year old Queens native “baby of the family” of 5)Have a great time with them.