Electile Dysfunction 2008

I don't think that John McCain's lack of knowledge about the Internet should hurt him much. Al Gore said he invented the Internet and it didn't help him win the presidency.    --Gery

First, seriously... Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was a terrible movie. I grew up on Indiana Jones, loved the first three movies, and used to run around the playground in elementary school pretending I was Indy Jones. The latest movie sucked. Way too much CG, ridiculous premises, and nearly completely lacking the excitement of the older movies.

Second, please, no more old men. I'm tired of people in the government calling the internet a "series of tubes," not knowing what an iPod is, and thus supporting the music industry in trying to stop us from copying our own music to them, not understanding the importance of the internet neutrality issue, being fearful of new medical practices, so on and so on. I want a president who knows foreign policy and economic issues yet know what a PlayStation 3 is or how to use an iPhone.

How can you run this country when you're out of touch with the current state of our society at all levels?

--Eric

An email from Ireland to all of their brethren in the States... a point to ponder despite your political affiliation:  We, in Ireland, can't figure out why you people are even bothering to hold an election in the United States.  On one side, you had a pants wearing female lawyer, married to another lawyer who can't seem to keep his pants on, who just lost a long and heated primary against a lawyer, who goes to the wrong church, who is married to yet another lawyer, who doesn't even like the country her husband wants to run!  Now... On the other side, you have a nice old war hero whose name starts with the appropriate 'Mc' terminology, married to a good looking younger woman who owns a beer distributorship!!!  What in God's name are ye lads thinkin', over there in the colonies!    --Forwarded by Janet

To Drill, Or Not To Drill?

Scott: I listen to your show every day. I just heard that Harry Reid does not want to drill off-shore. Have you ever read this guys biography? He was born in 1939, almost 70 years old, He has been a politician since the age of 26 !!!!!!!!! That is almost 45 years of being a politician!!!!!! Too many. Do you think that Harry Reid know what the real world is all about?  I think not! We need term limits… Also, the guy is an attorney. We have too many attorneys in politics.     --Ron

Fremont's Proposal to Close off Jobs, Housing to Illegal Immigrants

I understand that you will be interviewing Fremont Council man Bob Warner, and thought you should know of general uncontrolled climate of this meeting.  After attending what I considered a very demeaning council meeting, I would be interested to know what was meant when Councilman Warner told the attorney for Nebraska Appleseed Center to go back to Lincoln and, "Run with the Coyotes" and repeatedly used "bullshit" and other derogatory terms in the public forum.  It should be noted that a police officer walked the attorney to his vehicle, who obviously feared for his safety after what I viewed as a mob mentality meeting.  Great way for a public official (fortunately, not for much longer) to represent our city.  Ashamed and listening in Fremont,     --Tyler

We are being held hostage by about 600 knuckleheads in Washington D.C., and it’s time the citizenry at the local level start to enforce the laws of this country. Town by town, we can take our country back if we all have the courage of our convictions like the councilman from Fremont.    --RJ

I was a border patrol agent and an immigration special agent and supervisory special agent for over 25 years and am now retired.  The best advise that I could give the Freemont council member is to forget his plan for an city ordinance to attempt to keep illegal aliens from renting housing in his city. Plans like that have already been litigated all over the country, have brought in ACLU and immigration rights lawyers who are experts in fighting such plans and have always ended up with courts striking down the city ordinances, by ruling that immigration matters are a federal responsibility that cities should not be messing with, and also that such ordinances violate civil rights. Most illegal aliens use all sorts of completely bogus or fraudulently use someone else's valid ID, like an out of state US birth certificate, and drivers licenses, state ID cards, social security cards, and other documentation. Accordingly those illegal alien impostors would show those documents when they went to City Hall to obtain a permit to rent and if the city employees there only did verification of the documents presented by people who "looked Mexican" they could be in trouble, as the ACLU and immigration rights lawyers will send "ringers" in there, to try and formulate a civil rights case against the city. Those lawyers will also attempt to garner sympathy for the illegal aliens by bringing forth women and small children claiming that the ordinance would make them homeless.

If large numbers of illegal aliens are starting to show up in Fremont the reason for that is that specific employers, who sometimes are even the otherwise respected city fathers, are encouraging them to come there. Since it is illegal to knowingly hire an illegal alien, employers hiring illegal aliens almost always "cover" themselves against federal sanctions by requiring that illegal aliens present to them some from of ID, even if the ID is bogus or being fraudulently used as currently there is no requirement that employers verify ID shown to them by anyone, you can bet that the illegal aliens in Fremont are using such ID, that in itself is a federal criminal felony.

So the right thing to do is to publicly voice concerns about the specific employers who are hiring the illegal aliens, and to continuously report them to the federal immigration authorities. Once the federal immigration authorities start investigating the employers, and maybe even individually check out their employees individually in the workplace one day without any prior notice, like they recently did at Postville, Iowa, the result will be a mass pullout of the illegal alien population from Fremont. That's the best and most inexpensive way for a city like Fremont to solve their illegal alien problem, because without the possibility of getting a job in Fremont that will pay them more then they can earn in their home countries most of the illegal aliens will have no reason to stay there.

That's about $100,000.00 worth of advise right there.

--Tom

Scott, a breath of fresh air was Warner. He must have attended the John Wayne School for public speaking. At 79 he belongs to a generation that will soon be gone. Your young listeners should understand what it means to speak plainly.    --John

The Jumped Ump at the Gretna-Ashland Little League Game

I coach a 10yr old select team in Millard, I like to think I do things the right way as a parent and a coach. I’ve witnessed parents yelling at umps, coaches, players and even themselves, I’ll be honest, this type of behavior doesn’t happen as much as its lead on to, however, there are isolated incidents (this one is extreme) like this Gretna/Ashland debacle that give “select baseball a black eye. I am defending the “select baseball” level. I see kids at these ages day in and day out, they are building relationships, learning how to compete and having fun. Mix in some instructional baseball and you provided most 9,10,11,12 yr olds a fun summer. Kids learn a lot competing at this level, not only about baseball, but about life – also, playing these games keeps kids active and off the streets. People need to relax and understand these boys are attempting to play a game they love – the percentage of these boys that will move on to play collegiality, let alone professionally is very, very low and Mom and Dad, need to step back and keep in mind, these games are for the kids, let them enjoy it, as they are only 10 once.     --Bob

Regardless of the quality of umpire, I think the Dad that called in and stated that he too would cold-cock an umpire that yelled at his son, is really lost….my question is what did his son say to the umpire?? Yet another parent who’s kid can do no wrong. I Was a certified umpire in the state of Nebraska with basketball, softball and base ball and decided several years ago to not do it anymore because even back then, in the ‘70’s and 80’s I could see this type of behavior coming. It is bad out there, it seems as though the younger the kids get started in sports the worse things have gotten.  I have news for you parents that choose to act like this last incident…..your kid is not going to be the next Eric Crouch and win the Headsman trophy, no matter how times you and your coach continue to live this lie, it ain’t going to happen.     --Rick

I find it so interesting that some of the callers that defend the behavior of the parent are so concerned about how the kid felt and that the dad was defending the kids feeling. My dad did not care how I felt, he only was concerned with the law and what is right.     --Travis

Can you imagine trying to be these kids' and parents' teacher?  They spend too much effort towards their sport and too little towards their education.  I have taught junior high and high school and have experienced the same verbal (not physical) aggression when students do not score well because the homework I assign is not completed because it interferes with practices and games.  I can only believe that there are more academic scholarships available than athletic scholarships.    ---Tracey

Nebraska's New Safe Haven Law

When it comes to a baby’s life I would rather have the baby in the arms of a nurse then the clenches of a dumpster. If a grown woman or a 12 year old girl gives birth and they want to give the baby up then they are most likely not fit to be a parent. When you have parents that are not fit for a child’s well being you are just creating another person that would most likely be another drain on our society. I would rather spend my taxes on the first 18 years of someone’s life in order to give them a chance to become a active member of our society then pay for the rest of their life while they sit in jail, homeless shelter, or on welfare. Their future are in our hands. --Ryan

What is the bet on how long it takes before someone drops off a baby and some lonely heart looking for a child to make their pitiful life meaningful snags the baby before the hospital staff does? Are we in danger of turning our hospitals into small incognito baby swap meets?  And don't forget that most hospitals do have a camera security system that will see you dropping off a child and or taking one.    --Greg

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) Interview

I listened intently to the talk over legalizing drugs. I am very interested in this topic because I have looked deeply into our drug laws after witnessing several unjust actions by police/courts to some friends, and I have concluded - without doubt - that drug prohibition serves only those who enforce it and profit from it. We pay to keep drugs on the street and to keep drug dealers in business, and Scott, these forbidden drugs are honestly not as evil as people like to believe. These drug laws were crafted in order to control minorities when racism was the norm - ugly but true. As long as we stay scared and ignorant about what drugs really are, there is much money and power to be had - but only by those fighting the "war" and the dealers/cartels. The rest of us are left with the bill for no service rendered, or branded as criminals when no one was harmed. Lifting drug prohibition is the smartest, most noble idea I have come across. Education is what we desperately need.  Lastly, I hate to report this, but it is true that many cops have a lot of fun messing with people because they can. Our immoral drug laws give them vast amounts of opportunites to harass undesireables because, even after 70 billion dollars and over a million arrests a year, drugs are everywhere.  That interview made my day. Thanks for letting Mr. Ryan speak so much. Please learn more and then refuse to continue to pay for the suffering these unjust laws cause by helping to abolish them. Drug Prohibition will end - that's MY prediction - write it down. :)    --Melanie

Having worked with non-violent offenders through our prison ministry for the last three years, here is one observation that we have made: many of the drug users also have at least one mental illness diagnosis. In a way, they are self-medicating themselves with illegal drugs. I think that a large part of our prison overpopulation problem is really a mental health issue. Get the proper medications and therapies for many of the offenders and they can function well. If the mental health options are not in place, then they opt for meth, coke and other illegal narcotics.  Obviously, this is easier said than done.    --Becky

Baggy Pants Ban Near Chicago

Scott, get with the new "Change".  I have given up on Freedom and Liberty.  I have decided to get with the crowd and ban/outlaw everything!  We are trying to legislate common sense - which can't be done.  Take a look at smoking...Apply everything thing that they did with smoking to alcohol and see how people react.  It isn't funny how they react - when you tell them that you haven't seen anyone smoke a pack a cigs and go beat their wife - but this is a all to common occurance with liquour.  Someone asked me the other day what I thought about banning Pit Bulls and I said "Damn right and we ought to make sure we ban other breads too!".  Anyway - ban it all - and to hell with Freedom, Liberty, on with CHANGE!     --Bob

Rockin' Fundraiser this Weekend for the Little Sioux Scout Camp

Scott, I would like to personally invite you and your listeners to this great event this weekend!  Basically you have 3 chances to help us raise money for the Little Sioux Boy Scout Camp on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.  Here are the details:

The Boy Scouts of America, Mid-America Council, which lost four Scouts earlier this year following a deadly tornado near Little Sioux, Iowa, will benefit from three nights of local, live music beginning Thursday.  Matt’s Rocket Collection will join 3-D In Your Face at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at the Anchor Inn, 2499 Freedom Park Road. All profits from the evening’s show will be donated to Mid-America Council. A suggested minimum $5 donation will be requested at the door.  The Chrome Lounge, 8412 Park Drive, will host a tribute to AC/DC and Led Zeppelin Friday and Saturday nights (July 25 and 26) at 8 p.m. when they welcome Matt’s Rocket Collection and Song Remains The Same.  The first 200 attendees will receive a free copy of the CD “And There Was Rock” with a portion of the weekend’s proceeds at the Chrome Lounge will also be donated to the Mid-America Council. Walk-in donations will also be graciously accepted at the door.  All three performances are 21 and over.  For more information visit www.mattsrocketcollection.com.

--Matt