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John Bootie For President: On The Next Hawg Pen

Independent Republican candidate for President, John Bootie will join the Hawg Pen Wednesday night for a discussion about him, his candidacy and his general political views.

Check out The G Blog's, previous e-interview with the candidate, and be ready to call with any questions you may have.

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Ron Paul Army - Publisher Brad Fuller On The Next Hawgpen

Brad Fuller, friend of The Hawg Pen will call into the next show to discuss the latest news about Ron Paul and his campaign to save The Constitution.

- Why Ron Paul?
- Can He Win?
-If Not, Then What?

Brad and the crew will talk about these questions and more on the next Hawg Pen.

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Gooch On The Iraq Report

Head-Fake: How Who Wrote The Iraw Report Matters Less Than What They Said

Democrats have accused General David Petraeus of following orders from President Bush while giving his report to Congress this week.

Republicans have accused these Democrats of being un-American for making this accusation.

Rudy Giuliani thinks Senator Clinton should condemn Move On for their characterization of General Petraeus as General Betray-us, while he takes the same discount he seemed so outraged that Move On got for running the ad.

If we assume that General Petraeus is taking marching orders from President Bush, then we have to at worst accuse him of doing his job. He does take marching orders from the President. The Constitution demands it.

Sure, the numbers in Iraq look better. Of course, a lot of it is because the military has re-classified what it calls war dead. A shot through the front of the head is considered a crime, not an act of war, and is not counted. Only a shot through the back of the head is now considered worthy of being considered an act of war.

And yes, we appear to have stopped counting Sunni on Sunni or Shia on Shia murders as acts of war too.

So what if it appears the violence in Anbar Province relented once we gave power back to the people who controlled the province before the invasion. Sure, they (the Sunni warlords, aka batheists) have what they had before the war (control of their region) and more (tax-payer's money), but we'll call it a victory and no-one will notice (seems to be working).

What's really important is who wrote it. Never mind that it uses fuzzy math that would make Al Gore's head spin. Never mind that we've spent 4 years in Iraq, and are now giving power and money to the people we invaded to remove their power in the first place.

While we argue over who held the shovel, our military is up to its eyeballs in it. The reduction in troops that President Bush touted as a sign of victory was necessary anyway, due to the over-extension of our military in the region over a long period of time.

President Bush was talking to about 10 people (liberal Republicans in the senate and house that keep war-supporters veto power in tact), and it looks like they heard it.

The press once again fell for it, and these few hold-overs got the cover they needed to keep the troops in Iraq until President Bush's replacement takes the oath.

Who ever wrote the report that General Petraeus gave to Congress on Thursday should get promoted. They pulled off the biggest head-fake since 2003, and left the Democrats once again impotent to stop the war.

All the while, our brave men and women serving in Iraq are, once again, left on the fence between several factions fighting to gain control of their country. Lest we forget, they won the war in a month in 2003. They've been waiting like brave warriors since then waiting to come home.

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Tom - On Life

Okay, so I’ll leave the politics to the other guys. I have more pressing matters to bring to your attention.


I’m at a position in life where I can fly first class. No, not because I have an airline credit card with mileage rewards and use it to pay for an order of McNuggets at McDonalds like so many of you losers do (and then pay 24% interest on it when you don’t pay it off at the end of the month). I can afford to fly first class. So there. As annoying as

waiting in a drive thru at McDonalds while you pay for a Happy Meal with a credit card can be, there is at least one other thing that is worse. Me traveling on an eight-hour flight in first class and having you bring your children into the first class section. I know you’re asking ‘if you ride first class, why are you at the McDonalds drive through?’ Simple, I always buy lunch for the landscapers. Getting back to the point at hand, kids don’t belong in first class. As a matter of fact, they don’t belong in the airplane. They should ride in the cargo hold in a little crate. Hey, it’s good enough for my dogs. And I have expensive dogs. After being run into during the pre-boarding process by the largest and most expensive stroller that Costco sells, there’s nothing like relaxing in the first class accommodations only to have your peaceful fight disturbed by a crying child. I will cut the rude, inconsiderate parents some slack for not being able to push the stroller any better that they can drive their over sized SUV, but they should make a ‘right’ when getting on the plane and not a ‘left’. Yep, if ya just gotta fly with the little bastard, head to the coach section. I mean the screams of some of those brats can penetrate even the upgraded headphones provided to us first class travelers. And no need to let the cute little walking, blabbering, drooling annoyance wander through first class looking to meet new friends. I’ve seen 13 month olds before. Yours isn’t unique. He’s as obnoxious as the rest of the little irritants and chances are he smells just as bad. I can’t enjoy a nice glass of Chablis as the odor of a wet diaper and baby power wafts through the cabin. So do us all a favor. Stay home. Maybe think about a driving vacation. As a last resort, go bother the people in coach. Or, if you must venture into first class, please stow and secure your child either under your seat or in the overhead storage bin. He can be used as a flotation device if we land in the ocean.


Another group who can stay home are the sick. Not the disabled. I’m cool with the wheel chairs getting on the plane first. At lot of those people are as productive as the next person and deserve a break. What I’m talking about are the truly sick. You know, the folks with the oxygen bottles and those who have to be pushed on the plane and then dumped in their seat by a relative. A relative who’s probably going to be back down the jet way before their sick kinfolk’s ‘Depends’ hits the coach class seat cushion. As if to say, ‘Adios, they’re your problem now.’ Just why do these people have to get on a plane? They’re obviously too far-gone to be going anywhere for medical treatment. Put them in the cargo area with the kids and ship them as air cargo. After all, that’s how they’ll probably be making their next and last trip in the not too distant future. Or, if they just have to say their farewells, have their able bodied relatives come and visit them. And, in the biggest injustice, like the little kids they actually get to board BEFORE the first class passengers. In addition, and also like the little kids, the sick take up a disproportionate amount of the flight attendant’s time. The flight attendant could be doing something productive (like pouring me another drink) rather than tending to the ‘needs’ of the sick and the children.



So, kids, let’s make a deal, You stay out of First Class and I’ll stay out of Chuck E Cheese. As for you sick folks, it’s a lot more convenient for me if you die on the ground than at 38,000 feet.

Internet Music Radio: Houndog Radio Station Owner Frank Coon

The Hawg Pen will be visiting with Frank Coon on Saturday, who runs Houndog radio, an internet radio station based out of North Georgia.

Frank will discuss the unfair practices set forth by sound exchange, in an attempt to run family-owned internet radio stations out of business.

Make sure to listen, and call us with any comments you have.