Little known facts

My favourite thing about the Hotline is the spontaneity. It's so interesting to see what the callers bring up for topics, because you truly never know what you're going to hear. For example, Lilly called near the end of the show to share how she used to play softball way back in 1943!! This 84-year old spitfire was the pitcher and she told us her batting average was .689! She says she played baseball with Peter Coade's mother and that her team won everything around and even travelled to P.E.I. to play!

What did you think about Gerald Keddy's performance? I thought caller Will asked some excellent questions and really had the politician on the ropes. He was started to get pretty upset, but composed himself. It was definitely a knock down, drag out between those two. Wade was fired up too. I can imagine it would have been a lot worse for the member from South Shore-St. Margaret's had he appeared on the show in the couple of weeks following the vote. People have mellowed a bit, it being summer and all. I'm not sure if we heard the full story about whether he was misquoted or not in the article about there being a new deal coming a few weeks ago.

Keddy did fill me in on something that, strangely, gives me so much joy. Question Period resumes September 17th!! Peter Stoffer and Mike Savage make fun of me for loving QP so much, but I watch it religiously every single day. It's part of my routine. It is political theatre and I find it beyond enjoyable. Rick watches it too! When I was in New Brunswick, I was in the riding of Tobique-Mactaquac, which is one of my favourites to hear pronounced by the Speaker Peter Milliken. Yes, I should go out and get another hobby!

It will be interesting during the next election to see what a difference Facebook makes. A lot of my friends are using it and joining groups to support candidates already nominated. I've mentioned there are so many different Facebook groups, both for and against politicians. If you type in Peter Mackay, there are a few to choose from!

Yvonne Colbert is coming in the studio for an hour on Friday in advance of her starting her Summer Hotline run next Tuesday after the Natal Day holiday. I'm really looking forward to that, as she did some absolutely captivating hours of radio last year. She did an hour about organ donation with Theresa Brien from Halifax Regional Police last year that was so great, I still remember it vividly. I'm sure this year's run will be equally as great, so please - tune in!!

Thanks to everyone for their calls today. Your support means everything.

Have a great day,

Amber