Kirby Wilbur
Summary for
10/16/06
Time: 00:00 - 00:30
Topic: The 3x10^8th American & Immigration
Summary: Kirby waxes nativist about the 300 millionth American and how most of our growth is driven by immigration. He also expresses his deep concern about the lack of assimilation among today's immigrants, and makes his point with a clearly uncomfortable dissertation on how the end of the Roman Empire was brought about by the increasing numbers of non-Romans in government, including the first non-Roman emperor.
Time: 00:30 - 00:45
Topic: Border security
Topic: Holly Hickman - Fox News
Summary: Kirby with a Fox News "correspondent" about a Homeland Security Department report detailing the porousness of the Texas/Mexico border. Kirby goes on to decry the lack of a hardline position from Republicans on immigration. zzzz....
Time: 00:45 - 01:00
Topic: Republican woes
Summary: Kirby covers the sad state of the Republican party, what with the Foley scandal and the previous day's FBI searches of Congressman Weldon's properties (R-PA). He saves a special speech for Montana's Senator Burns due to his love of the pork earmarks.
Time: 01:00 - 02:00
Topic: Lynne Stewart conviction
Summary: Kirby throws a fit that civil rights lawyer and breast-cancer patient Lynn Stewart got only 28 months for her conviction of supporting one of the principals of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Callers want her to be dragged and quartered. zzzz....
Time: 02:00 - 03:00
Topic: Bush signs torture bill
Summary: After mocking Guantanamo detainees, Kirby applauds Bush's signing of the torture legislation, and asks listeners whether they think the President should be able to authorize torture in the event of an imminent threat. Kirby thinks there should be an exception, but maybe not "in the framework of law".
Last Updated
10/17/2006 18:36