Thank You

Thank you to all the callers who are normal and believe Rick when he says no one is controlling the show.

Oh, hold on, Rodney's here and just tapped me on the shoulder...hang on...

I'm back. Man, those Tories at Province House are just doing a fantabulous job aren't they? And Harper, wow. What vision, what drive, I mean eliminating energy inefficient light bulbs by 2012? The care and concern showed to the environment, and all Canadians for that matter, is (insert small tear) truly inspiring.

Enough said?

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Did you hear the father of the Eddie Power call the show today? He had just come from a meeting discussing the suspension of his son. A couple of callers thought maybe 1 day would have been enough, rather than the maximum of 5 days suspension. I think it's completely WRONG! A student is targetted by a group called the "Murder Squad", gets STABBED and then gets suspended for fighting? Yeah, he totally should have taken a knife to the heart. He'd probably be dead, but hey, he wouldn't be suspended!! I wish Eddie a lot of luck. He's going to get his one remaining credit and will not be returning to Halifax West. Maybe they should be looking a little deeper into the "Murder Squad" and suspending some of those students.

Did I mention the gang was called the "MURDER SQUAD"?

What did you think about the Mayor facing off with Ann? Here's some background - Ann says she called the Mayor about an issue on Shore Dr. in Bedford about 5 years ago. Ann is in a wheelchair and says she told the Mayor this and the mayor became kind of impatient and told her he had 15 more calls to respond to, and then he hung up. I don't think Ann is lying, but I know the Mayor. I can't see him hanging up on anyone. I've seen someone get right in his face, swearing at him right in our own studio and he didn't lose his cool. So I can't see him hanging up on someone with a very valid concern. He's the most even tempered man I've ever met, I've told him this. So, hopefully she called the office and they can get everything sorted. It was kind of funny..Graham Steele called for his interview and we were taking a break before putting the Mayor and Ann on together. Rick told me to tell Graham to call back in 5, but I told him what was about to happen and he wanted to stay on the line to listen!

Seriously...thanks to everyone for calling and recognizing that our show is a free and open one, with any issue up for discussion, except for the hours when we are discussing very specific issues, like gun control. It's fairly straightforward.

Tomorrow...one of our favourite guests - Peter Duffy!!

Let's see who or what whips Rick into a lather tomorrow!

Cheers,

Amber