Tough with a capital "T"

Curtis Sliwa really fired back at Rick today after Rick suggested that his "tough talk" might be a little out of place in Nova Scotia. Sliwa pointed out that he talks tough because he's dealing with crackheads, crack dealers and people that would beat elderly ladies with metal table legs! He also pointed out that he's been shot 5 times, by an associate of the Gambino crime family!! Hey, I love the tough talk, we have to get tough with these creeps that are destroying the sense of well-being we used to have living in Halifax! At least Sliwa isn't like 50 cent, glamourizing the fact he was shot and survived and just being a gangsta rapper. He's actually trying to do something to help! It's in 86 cities for pete's sake - let's at least hear him out when he comes next month!

Bill Casey was in during hour number 2 and as Rick pointed out, he is such a breath of fresh air! Totally classy, totally decent - we heart Bill Casey! He is still getting a tonne of support for his stance of the Atlantic Accord and he says the fight continues and we'll be hearing more about it when Parliament resumes next month. Again, Thank you, Bill Casey, for being a straight shooter and an overall decent guy. I urged him to run for Premier after the show was over!

An absolutely shocking report is out today by the Canadian Cancer Society and GPI Atlantic about the cost of smoking. An estimated 17-hundred Nova Scotians die each year because of exposure to smoke and second hand smoke and direct smoking costs a total of 171 million dollars and over 500 million in indirect costs, like decreased productivity. The taxes on smoking only bring in 136 million dollars. Even Nova Scotian students could probably figure out we're spending millions of dollars in our tax money on this problem. Not cool.

Earlier, caller Ralph was wondering if anything was being done for the squeegee kid who saved the woman who was being beaten on the Commons by the girls with the metal table legs. Well, Constable Jeff Carr called the show and apparently he's receiving some sort of commendation at next month's police commission meeting, so there you go. Rick suggested taking him out for a steak!

I like how Ralph called Bruce "Captain Devenne". He's certainly making a lot of headlines lately, eh? I don't know....normally I would agree with letting private business be funded by private business, but I think the Farmer's market is so incredibly worthwhile! Buying locally when you can is a great thing, but I tend to stay away from the market because it's so damn busy and I hate crowds. I am really looking forward to the new market, so I would support using tax dollars in this case. Does that make me a hypocrite? Maybe...or maybe I'm just hungry and am thinking about food so I'm more than willing to fund any type of food venture!!

I guess I'll have lunch so I'm thinking more rationally this afternoon!

Have a great one,

Amber

P.S. Darrell Dexter is in tomorrow from 11-12!