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The Commentators Summary for 10/5/06

Time: 00:00 - 00:30
Topic: Privacy
Summary: Kirby mocks the previous day's march to protest the Bush administration. zzz...
Classic Quote 1:
KIRBY: Does [a march participant] really think that the Bush administration cares, and that if they had the power and they could come into her house, that they would? I mean, what gives these people the sense of self importance that the federal government would care about them enough to domestically spy on them? I mean, isn't that somewhat arrogance? Isn't that somewhat, why? I mean this is your first demonstration, so you're on a government list, and they're going to hunt you down?

Classic Quote 2:
KIRBY: I'll be honest with you, this shows - Republicans, listen to me. Republicans and people who support the war listen to me on this. This is not Vietnam. Vietnam had massive protests, starting in the 60's and went almost all the way through the war, although they did shrink in size somewhat after the draft was ended, for some reason. But they had these demonstrations up until '72. But this is pathetic, because the war just isn't that high up on anybody's list. And there aren't enough people that are so adamant against the war that they would be out to participate in a protest like this.


Time: 00:30 - 00:45
Topic: Warrantless wiretapping
Guest: Dr. Witchter, Fox News Media Analyst
Summary: Kirby talks to a Fox News "analyst" about how great Fox News is, begging the question: How much does Fox News pay Kirby for all of the oral pleasure he provides?
Classic Quote 1:
KIRBY: It's obviously the commentary that has led Fox to be tagged as a conservative network, if you will, or biased in a conservative manner.


Time: 00:45 - 01:00
Topic: Foley fiasco
Summary: Kirby try's to shift some outrage to the Democrats in the Foley sex-chat scandal, focusing on a comment by Nancy Pelosi. He then goes through the Democrat agenda for 2007 in an effort to convince Republicans to vote in November in spite of their anger over Foley, saying that Democrats in power would be "more scary than the Foley scandal."
Classic Quote 1:
KIRBY: Nancy Pelosi's at the top of the hour, and we'll have this for you next hour, but she said 'This can't get any worse.' She's talking about the Foley scandal. 'It can't get any worse than this.' Ms. Pelosi, you really don't think 9/11 was worse than the Foley scandal?


Time: 01:00 - 01:30
Topic: Prolific car thief
Summary: Kirby discusses a Seattle Times article about a Seattle man who has been caught after stealing 136 cars. Caller's long, drawn out stolen car stories follow. zzzzzz...

Time: 01:30 - 01:45
Topic: Fox News birthday
Guest: Steve Doocy, Fox News Host
Summary: Kirby licks a Fox News host on the occasion of they're 10th birthday. Evidently the guest has a thrilling book about marriage where he dispenses such helpful advice as "don't buy your wife a vacuum cleaner for their birthday". Seriously. zzzzzz...

Time: 01:45 - 02:00
Topic: Prolific car thief
Summary: More stories of caller's stolen cars. zzzzz...

Time: 02:00 - 02:30
Topic: Fox News
Summary: Callers are invited to share their warm thoughts about Fox News. It turns out that several Fox reporters have advanced degrees, and a few even speak more than one language! zzzzzz....

Time: 02:30 - 02:45
Topic: Fox News promo
Guest: Chris Wallace, Fox News host
Summary: The fox snoozeapalooza continues with a 15 minute promo for Chris Wallace's weekend show. zzzzz....

Time: 02:45 - 03:00
Topic: Air America
Summary: Kirby discusses indictment of a former Air America official for diverting funding from a Boy's/Girl's Club organization.

Time: 03:00 - 03:30
Topic: Iran panic
Guest: Amir Abbas Fakarava, Iranian dissident
Summary: Kirby talks to an Iranian dissident about how bad the regime there is. Because you know, Iraqi dissidents like Chalabi had such a good track record with us before. Have right-wingers ever heard of the old saying "once bitten, twice shy"? Listeners are let with the impression that Iranians are under terrible repression, love the American people, and would like us to free them of their shackles.
Classic Quote 1:
FAKARAVA: After God, the Iranian people look to America as their savior.


Time: 03:30 - 04:00
Topic: Local soldier killed in Iraq
Summary: Kirby discusses the death of a former Seattle policeman in Iraq.

Last Updated 10/09/2006 02:49



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