Much of this hour was covering the story of the driver in San Francisco who intentionally ran over 14 people in a mostly Jewish neighborhood, and the fact that the media was not covering this story.
Michael Barone gave his handicap of some of the key political races this Fall. Then, the subject turned serious with the news of the apparently Muslim driver who went on a crime spree, running over 14 people all over the city of San Francisco.
Political analyst Stu Rothenberg joined Hugh to look at the inside baseball of who’s up and who’s down in 24 of the most contested Congressional races of 2006
House of Representatives Majority Leader, John Boehner, joined Hugh in studio to discuss policy and politics, and the upcoming elections in November.
From the war on terror to the economy to earmarks, the House majority leader sat down with Hugh in studio, and here’s what he had to say.
Hugh and the callers discussed the news of the day in the third hour. He also welcomed new live affiliates in Dallas and Philadelphia.
House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier and John McIntyre from Real Clear Politics joined Hugh as he spent a lot of time analyzing the political scene now, and if the pundits’ projected loss of seats by the Republicans has any basis in fact.
Dwight Rabuse joined Hugh as he wrapped up his Minnesota State Fair broadcast for 2006, with Rabuse giving us the ten most important Minnesotans of all time. Michael Flaherty, producer of How to Eat Fried Worms, also joined in during the hour.
In the second hour, Hugh spoke with Fred Barnes and Morton Kondracke about the political news of the week, and with Larry Kudlow with the financial news of the week. Then, Congressman John Kline joined Hugh at the booth from the Minnesota State Fair.
Hugh was joined in the first hour of the second day broadcasting live from the Minnesota State Fair by Congressman Mark Kennedy, who is running for the open U.S. Senate seat currently held be retiring Mark Dayton. Kennedy was joined by South Dakota Senator John Thune.
