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08/17/09 - Michael Vick

Jim and Margery Podcast for 08/17/09 - Margery talks about Michael Vick back in the NFL and his appearance on 60 Minutes last night.  Should he be allowed back in the NFL after his past with animal abuse?

Audio|Mon, 17 Aug 2009
|michael vickfound at0:42, 2:52

“…what we started this this morning but is it. I love the Michael Vick story not because of the horrible horrible things he did to dogs that because it's always. -- fascinating study and our attitudes about crime in American that it is in true. Down through the ages. That when somebody does something terrible to dogs. You -- treat them much worse didn't wanna treat people. Who do horrible things to other human beings and this is another. Case in point out of course -- to protect its people for ethical treatment analyst naturally. They're mad about. Michael Vick because she would expect -- now about Michael take. But most of the rest of you are very mad at Michael Vick is back in the NFL indication that -- on Mars somewhere let me just review. The -- with you guys. Michael Vick with the highest paid quarterback. In football. When you get in big trouble. For abusing dogs he's been out of action since 2006 the former Atlanta Falcons star is convicted. In August 2007 of conspiracy. And running dog fighting ring. And he served eighteen months. A feet 23 month sentence in federal prison. For his abusive -- she may have -- him on sixty miss. A last minute can't play you some of the clips. From sixty minutes John differently please start with clip. Number three this is sixty minutes interviewing James Brown speaking with Michael Vick about his travails. …”

“…Okay that was a Michael Vick on sixty minutes last night may be some in Tucson and you -- too lenient. I'm with you believed to single word …”

08/14/09 - Death of death panels

Jim and Margery Podcast for 08/14/09 - Jim and Margery talk about the Senate Finance Committee withdrawing from its healthcare bill a part giving rise to fears of government "death panels."   

Audio|Fri, 14 Aug 2009
|barack obamafound at9:04, 0:43

“…hear from liberals to if you are not worried that. Your hero Barack Obama. . El Al wild this. Out horrible here is Barack Obama -- today is this is what's your cut number one for your goals Obama in -- you heard 400 times but just …”

“…things I've told you for ten years and handle. I can't I weather report whether talk. Radio and you only a -- is -- The only thing worse is -- one of the two post following …”

08/13/09 - Concealed weapons

Jim and Margery Podcast for 08/13/09 - Jim and Margery talk about the New Hampshire man who carried a loaded gun (not concealed) to a rally outside of President Obama's town hall meeting on Tuesday. 

Audio|Thu, 13 Aug 2009
|legalesefound at1:21, 2:12

“…of a storm of media scrutiny. The handgun that was legally repeat legalese strapped to his leg in full view TV cameras may have had something to do with a concerts name has popped up …”

“…Why did you bring a guy into a meeting with the -- United States. . Given a violent history in this country with regard to presidents and assassinations. Why did you race and got into a public …”

8/12/09: Guest, US Secr. of Commerce, Gary Locke

Jim & Margery with guest, US Secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke re; healthcare and the economy. 8/12/09.

Audio|Wed, 12 Aug 2009
|health insurance coveragefound at4:21, 2:48

“…we don't. Fix the current system. It's more companies will stop offering health insurance to their employees. Or it simply means you get. Health insurance coverage for you as the worker of the company but you won't get wage increase. An and that's the big problem that were facing an America that's why we need complete overhaul and and it it means that. People who are satisfied with health insurance companies that they have now. And the plans at their companies offer ticket to keep that nobody's talking about changing the health insurance plans of most Americans. In this country it's the fact that we have too many tens of millions of people who don't have health insurance coverage there are no incentives. Tax breaks incentives for small and medium size companies to continue to offer health insurance to their employees. …”

“…care by insurance reform. Then money that employers are now paying port health insurance premiums for their employees would instead go to higher wages and and we're seeing so many small businesses and medium sized businesses. Stopping coverage. Health care coverage for their employees. The ones that are still offering -- are actually at a competitive disadvantage because they're doing the right thing -- in -- being noble amend their offering health insurance to their employees but their competitors down the street are not offering health insurance have stopped offering health insurance to their employees and so that adds to the cost. Of the good company. And actually the good company and and and …”

08/11/09 Obama's town hall meeting in N.H. on health care

Jim and Margery Podcast for 08/11/09 - Jim and Margery talk about President Obama in New Hampshire today pitching health care overhaul. 

Audio|Tue, 11 Aug 2009
|hillary clintonfound at1:10, 4:43

“…piece and all of America rises -- And applauds -- 1 o'clock Barack Obama's gonna imports with the New Hampshire during the first of his three. Health -- is a huge one now because it's local but it's right after all the death panel all the screaming we're giving some updated screaming through in the next couple minutes we're gonna talk about that and starting at 1 o'clock we'll dip in and out of the town hall meeting as is appropriate the first -- roles are gonna talk. Speaking about screaming. About Hillary Clinton it's like you know it's not in the Congo anymore -- it's not the Ukraine. It's Congo it's kind now it's gone I action so -- years Hillary Clinton in Congo but first -- more serious note Eunice Shriver Kennedy Renault has died in the middle and -- eighty years old …”

“…and if you're inside -- respectful question. Horror these screen obviously the conventional wisdom is screaming and causing these meetings. To be screwed up right thinks is a big deal what's -- if we can John …”

08/10/09 Fired for smoking...off the job

Jim and Margery Podcast for 08/10/09 - Jim and Margery talk about a man whose court case was dismissed after he was fired from his job for violating company policy, smoking off the job. 

Audio|Mon, 10 Aug 2009
|public healthfound at7:41, 6:16

“…Company's anti smoking problem a program of 7000. Employees. They had a 28%. Smoke -- with downturn but. Seven or not isn't that they've cut it in any quarter they provide a wellness center. They have. The families they pay for employees and their families to take part and smoking cessation programs this is not some dictatorial company -- its accompanying the believes in public health hybrid car private health. …”

“…time is a self -- company that affects the beat beat the health care costs of the coming not just saying oh by the way we don't want should go Woody Allen movies -- I -- I …”

08/06/09

Jim and Margery Podcast for 08/06/09 - Ask the Governor with Governor Deval Patrick.  Topics include: budgets and revenues, services cut, sales tax inrease, Community First Program, flaggers and police detail, transer in power during surgery, no sales tax in N.H. vs. Massachusetts Sales tax, texting and driving, fiscal state of affairs in Massachusetts, Gates - Crowley incident, small business healthcare costs, future of the head of the MBTA, road construction, and firefighters pensions. 

Audio|Thu, 6 Aug 2009
|justice departmentfound at32:35, 14:58

“…pass from lance yeah. Guys working in Washington. I had approved the Justice Department visit the Justice Department and meeting now with the president -- And so I'm sitting in the annual office and 34 years old something new president …”

“…Now like to -- the governor -- Deval Patrick on Boston's talked evolution. Six WTKK. …”

08/05/09

Jim and Margery Podcast for 08/05/09 - Jim talks about whether the federal government should get involved in banning text messaging while driving. 

Audio|Wed, 5 Aug 2009
|the rolling stonesfound at1:24, 0:50

“…so that three times today that expression -- it was over. After The Beatles but even if I was Beatles songs great actually baby amaze you -- absolutely -- immigrants on in any case so we're discussing old rockers the sixty somethings The Rolling Stones Springsteen's only 59 Steven Tyler from Aerosmith local boy is 61 Clapton 64 you know all that. Sort of thing would then we added. To the mix …”

“…to be the UK we started the day talking about why is Paul McCartney not sold well. Nothing -- and actually some people are not going cause the hassle they say. At. At Fenway tonight and …”

08/03/09

Jim and Margery Podcast for 08/03/09 - Jim talks about David Ortiz's failed drug test of 2003 and how the fan favorite should be treated by fans now.

Audio|Mon, 3 Aug 2009
|david ortizfound at3:47, 1:28

“…real world secondly. Have you been -- not only my upset about Ortiz has behavior both taking it and his complete failure to be honest. And open or even talked after the initial thing maybe there was one more expression of something but no nothing. A specific. Can we get any more hypocritical than we are here in Boston virtually everybody I know. Was luxury dating in ridiculing and demeaning as well they should Alex Rodriguez from the Yankees it is pretty clear to -- said he took a more painful times where did that process thing at his press conference and apparently he's been doing since he was a kid. The so. That was a fraud he was the worst human being whoever lived. Not just because -- Madonna who might happen to like but but because he was third user cheater a wireless kind of things but I cannot believe. How many of you. Have become apologists David. . Ortiz is different he's actually not. The Furl and it does pay I don't get any loves bad mountain politicians that makes me feel -- Rodgers I don't like this at all because Ortiz always been great kids great to other humans he actually talks to the press and and is a true guys he said except in the sense and so. With a few days removed. At and with the fact that he's completely not come clean at least in my estimation. Deal with a sorties thing. Ideal personally what do you tell your kids every kid -- David Ortiz that is impossible like baseball. As a child even -- great baseball player and not love this big warm steroid taking. Teddy …”

“…from the first moment. That I've heard about it with this whole David Ortiz thing and I'm not sure we'd be talking about a more today. Were not for the fact that it's now a days …”

07/30/09

Jim and Margery Podcast for 07/30/09 - Jim talks with Justin Barrett's attorney, Peter Marano, about the email that his client sent using a racial slur to describe Professor Gates.

Audio|Thu, 30 Jul 2009
|scoldedfound at2:48, 3:39

“…away from what I've read in the article though already I've been scolded by the -- would feel it wasn't an article was an opinion call on. Iran that. His actions in the screaming and …”

“…he's paying a lot of money because you were you were making. Chicken salad chicken whatever the final reuse of this term as the final one he's zero article referring. The that -- no -- article …”