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Hour 1        Hour 2        Hour 3

Hour One:

Opening Banter and Jeb Bradley - "Barracuda", technical problems, Chan from WeekendPundit is back with us along with Jeb Bradley (Republican Candidate for NH Congress in NH-1).  Discussions with Jeb: Sarah Palin - THE game changer - whither now the GOP?  Libya / Sec. Rice visit, Surge in Iraq - now for Afghanistan?  Jeb gets endorsed by Natalie Healy (Gold Star Mother).  $ for troops.  Earmarks - good ones and bad ones?  Sue Peterson (Blue Star Mother) talks about how Jeb supports the Blue/Gold Star Moms.  Veteran care - dedicated hospital or "access card"?  Just say No to government run healthcare.  Discussion on how the State is transferring costs to the County property tax payers.

John Hawkins (RightWingNews) - weather from Hurricane Hanna, RWN post in Feb. about Sarah Palin.  Bloggers got it right first (compared to MSM and pundits).  PDS (Palin Derangement Syndrome) - why is it now Palin vs Obama (and not Obama vs McCain)?  Liberal Feminists -> hatred of successful conservative women.  How is Sarah handling the Liberal MSM that is attacking her (vs how they handled John Edwards' illicit affair).  Sarah / Harriet Miers comparison.  Sarah - eBay that State Jet!  Reagan - is she going to be another good or great Communicator?  RNC was the highest rated Convention ever (huh?)!

Hour Two:

Discussion on DUI Police checkpoints - Mr "X" (the passenger) talks about being stopped by the Auburn, NH police and how the police may have gone well beyond what they should have. Attorney Mark Stevens (of ByeByeDWI.com) discuss the legal ramifications of what the police did / did not do as well as the gang's questions.

Tom Tardif again comes on the show to talk about why he is the guy to be the Republican Candidate in November for Belknap County Commissioner. Discussed:  open and transparency (and the lack of it right now), putting up financial documents (like the check register) on the County Website, broadcasting the Commissioners and Belknap Convention meetings (he will push for it), problems in how the budget was created, the rise in property taxes 8.8% because of it, his fiscal conservatism, wants to right ALL of the bad processes that have been seen over the last year.  Frank Tilton's reason for his refusal to debate Tom on the issues.  The problems all came home with the theft of $40K by the County Financial Officer due to a lack of internal controls and a lack of oversight by the Commissioners and the Belknap Convention.

Discussion with Tom continues into the third hour.

Hour Three (the Primary Edition!):

We finish up with Tom Tardif in discussing what needs to be fixed at the County level of government and why he believes he is the best person to do the job.

Random Round - The Gang (Chan, Doug, and Skip) talk about things from quantum theory to taxes

Grant Bosse, running for the Republican nomination from NH Congressional District 2, joins us to talk about his halcyon trips on the campaign trail, his ideas of what government does and does not do right, and asking for your vote.

SchlubCam later this week!