Fred Barnes and Morton Kondracke, Fox News Channel’s Beltway Boys started out the hour with the political news of the week, followed by Kudlow & Co.’s Larry Kudlow. Colorado Congressman and candidate for governor, Bob Beauprez, also stopped by, as did California Congressman John Campbell.
Atlantic monthly columnist and author of Imperial Grunts, Robert Kaplan started the hour with Hugh discussing his embeds with the U.S. military around the globe this year. Ohio Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate, Ken Blackwell, and Yoni Tidi also were guests this hour.
Hugh’s first show back from his Alaska cruise included a call from The Smart Guys, Erwin Chemerinsky and John Eastman, analyzing the Michigan decision on warrantless wiretapping. Yoni Tidi also updated us on the reaction in Israel after their loss to Hezbollah.
Hugh’s first show back from his Alaska cruise included a call from The Smart Guys, Erwin Chemerinsky and John Eastman, analyzing the Michigan decision on warrantless wiretapping. Yoni Tidi also updated us on the reaction in Israel after their loss to Hezbollah.
Erwin Chemerinsky from the left, John Eastman from the right, law professors both, argue the validity and effect of the district court ruling today striking down the NSA warrantless wiretapping program
The third hour was a chance for Hugh to catch up with the news and take calls from the listeners about the war on terror here, and how the judge’s decision in Michigan shows how the Democrats by and large still don’t get it, plus discuss the loss by Israel in the recent war with Hezbollah.
After a rant about no water bottles in the restricted area in airports, Frank Gaffney from the Center For Security Policy joined Hugh with a very disturbing development from CNBC, who de-booked him at the request of the CAIR people who didn’t want to debate him. Also in this hour, James Lileks weighed in on the week’s events.
Hugh’s first show back from his Alaska cruise included a call from The Smart Guys, Erwin Chemerinsky and John Eastman, analyzing the Michigan decision on warrantless wiretapping. Yoni Tidi also updated us on the reaction in Israel after their loss to Hezbollah.
The third hour featured Jed Babbin’s preview of the media slant to come during the election cycle of ’06, plus a visit from The Smart Guys, law professors Erwin Chemerinsky and John Eastman, on the legal news of the week. Later in the hour, Jed discussed the idea of textbook publishers selling advertising space to cut costs of books to students with the listeners.
The second hour continued the rant against the Jimmy Carter Der Spiegel interview, and a lot of caller reaction.
Guest host Jed Babbin wrapped up Hewitt vacation week with a very long rant, including lots of seminar callers from Democrats pretending to be Republicans, about the Der Spiegel interview conducted with former President Jimmy Carter.
The very popular columnist goes into detail over her call for the end of the Olmert administration in Israel after its disastrous performance in the Israeli-Hezbollah war.
