THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH
President Obama at the Dallas Memorial Service Tuesday. (Photo: Fortune Magazine)
So there are people saying that the President’s speech in Dallas should have stopped when he gave condolences to the families of the Policemen who were killed by the loser last week. Some felt the President should not have offered comments on the killings of the black men, (Philando Castile and Alton Sterling,) in Minnesota and Louisiana. Huh? Without mentioning them, he would be ignoring the elephant in the room. Policemen should not be attacked and killed. Nor should black men driving a car.
The President sounded the right tone. To exclude any part of it just to please the critics would not be Presidential or for that matter American.
But too many people think their view of America is the right one.
HATE: TEXAS STYLE
Hatred is alive and well in America and there are subtle examples of it every day. But there are also incidents that just explode. Such was the case the other day.
A female teenage was having a meal at a place called Chester’s Chicken restaurant in San Antonio. A so called couple spewed racial statements at the kid. Much to her credit, the girl started recording the insults.
Okay, let’s stop for a second.
The people hurling the insults are so freaking stupid they must have known this might happen.
The girl posted a viral message, “So, Facebook, this is what racist people look like”. Rather than be embarrassed the idiot racist gave a shout out to Facebook and then told the girl and her family to “shut the f*ck up” and calling them “god damn n-word”.
His baby factory agreed, squawking “You’re a f*cking n word!” and later saying “Take your nword ass back to Africa!”
When one of the black women in the girl's party said “I was born right here in America!” The white woman shrieked “My ancestors owned your mother f*cking ass. My ancestors owned your ass, bitch… Black people don’t belong in America.”
The teenager said she recorded the incident to let people see what is happening in San Antonio. Here’s the worst part. The diners in the place sat, averted their eyes and did nothing.
“That’s the problem though,” the girl concluded. “You can’t fight them; you can’t fight these people because that’s how you end up in jail.”
We have become a country of ignorant loud people who hate people different than they are. But my God, who the hell would want to be racist slobs who get pissed because they see people of color in a chicken place. Maybe they are the ones that should get the **** out of the country.
If they even spent a minute in foreign country, they’d never survive.
JUST NOT TALK EITHER
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GOP CONVENTION: NOT READY
The upcoming Republican convention has less preparation and logistical planning then a Communion Breakfast at a local church. So far, no agenda, not a list of speakers, no time line. How are these guys leading in the poll in some places?
MEDIA MATTERS
WILK NEWSRADIO ON THE SCENE AT THE TWO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
WILK Newsradio will have a presence at both political conventions. Nancy Kman and Steve Corbett will be in Philadelphia doing their respective programs in the same time slots. Karel Zubris will be accompanying the two and will be on the streets in the City of Brotherly Love.
L.A. Tarone & Sue Henry are going to do their shows at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Producer Kyle Mak will be running the controls for the respective teams.
ECTV
ECTV Live hosts David DeCosmo and Rusty Fender welcome John Esslinger, Horticulture Educator at the Penn State Extension Service in Bloomsburg to the program during the week of July 18th. Mr. Esslinger will be discussing this year's crops as most of the state's Farmer's Markets open for the season. ECTV Live is carried on Comcast channel 19 (61 in some areas) and is aired three times daily (Noon, 6pm, and Midnight) throughout the week. The program is Directed by ECTV Manager Mark Migliore.
BOLD GOLD COMMUNITY FORUM
This week's guest is Tom Cummings from the Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection. You'll hear the program Sunday morning at 6 on 94.3 The Talker; 6:30 on NEPA's Sports Radio-The Game 1400/1440 am and 106.7 fm; and at 7:30 on 105 The River
SUNDAY MAGAZINE
This Week on Sunday Magazine
Brian Hughes speaks with local author Richard Yost about how politics in the U.S. and Northeast Pa has gotten to where it is today.
Magic 93's Frankie in the Morning speaks with Rachel Pugh and Megan Kennedy from Family Service Association about the 8th Annual Paulie Friedman 5K Family Walk & Run, coming up on Sunday August 14th at Misericordia University.
And Brian speaks with Dr. Alpesh Shah from Houston Methodist Hospital about Heart Disease.
Sunday Magazine, Sunday morning at 5am on NASH-FM, 93.7, 5:30am on 97BHT, 6am on 97.9X and Sports Radio 590, WARM & 6:25am on Magic 93.Magic 93's Frankie in the Morning speaks with Rachel Pugh and Megan Kennedy from Family Service Association about the 8th Annual Paulie Friedman 5K Family Walk & Run, coming up on Sunday August 14th at Misericordia University.
And Brian speaks with Dr. Alpesh Shah from Houston Methodist Hospital about Heart Disease.
SUE HENRY’S SPECIAL EDITION
Tune in to Sue Henry's "Special Edition" this week as Sue recaps the week's news. . The show will run Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. on WILK, and on KRZ, Froggy and Max 102 early Sunday morning.
BUDDY RUMCHEK
Want to hear some great parodies on the news? Tune in to WILK Radio at 6:40 and 8:40 AM on Mondays. As Ralph Cramden used to say, “It’s a laugh riot!”
KAREL ON THE STREET
Tune in Wednesdays on WILK Radio for Karel on the Street. Hear some of the funniest and heartwarming comments on the issues of the day on Webster and Nancy with Karel Zubris.
BOBBY V’S DOO WOP SOCK HOP!!!!!
The Doo-Wop Sock Hop can be heard every Sunday night from 6P to 9P on “105 The River (104.9 FM) Host is the incomparable Bobby V. www.105theriver.net www.doowopsockhop.net.
1971
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25,000 people attend the funeral of Louis Armstrong in New York City. "When the Saints Go Marching In", his theme tune, is played at the service, and Peggy Lee sings the Lord's Prayer...Beginning of a coup attempt in Morocco: During the 42nd birthday party of King Hassan II, 1,400 cadets take over the king's palace for 3 hours and kill 28 people; 158 rebels die when the king's troops storm the palace. Ten high-ranking officers are later executed for involvement……Gloria Steinem makes her Address to the Women of America at the founding of the National Women's Political Caucus…paced by a prodigious home run by Reggie Jackson which hits a transformer on the roof of Tiger Stadium, the American League defeats the National League 6-4 in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Detroit…..in Pennsylvania Frank Rizzo tells the Philadelphia Inquirer he will be the city’s next Mayor…..in Luzerne County the Judicial campaign heats up between Bernard Podcasy a Democrat and Judge Albert Aston. Aston was appointed by Governor Shafer and 45 years ago the number one song in LuLac land and America was "You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor.
This summer of 71 gave rise to Carole King’s second act as a performer, Taylor who would later tour with King and Taylor’s future wife Carly Simon who also had a debut number one hit too.