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John Rothmann: The Vice President Is Spot On

October 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann on how Vice President Joe Biden’s comments about support for Islamic extremists and their funding were spot on.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Same Sex Marriage Can Proceed

October 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann on how the Supreme Court’s has declined to hear same sex marriage cases from around the country. This means gay marriage can move forward.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Dan Ashley: Cancer Drug Costs

October 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

Dan Ashley on the increasing cost of cancer care and medication.

Filed Under: Current Events, Dan Ashley, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: First Monday In October

October 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann says it is the first Monday in October and the Supreme Court opens a new term. A lot is riding on the mid term elections as to the future direction of the Court.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Boots on the Ground in Syria

October 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

Senator Graham is right about boots on the ground in Iraq and Syria. John Rothmann says it’s the only way to fight radical Islam.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: The Birds and the Bridges

October 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen discuss the cost and slowdown of removing the old Bay Bridge in San Francisco. Are the birds worth it?

Filed Under: Current Events, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

Dan Ashley: Kid Prank Is Way Too Much

October 4, 2014 Leave a Comment

Dan Ashley talks about covering news and some good, and some very bad. He says his reporting of teenagers beating to death 900 chickens is really sickening.

Filed Under: Current Events, Dan Ashley, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Blaming Obama For Ebola

October 4, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann on how President Obama’s critics will blame him for everything including the Ebola outbreak.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Turkey Joins The Battle

October 3, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann talks about how Turkey is joining the battle against Islamic State forces.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: An Unease In The Land

October 2, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann says there is an unease abroad in the land. Is there any good news? The Giants won!!!

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Dan Ashley and Hateful Tweets

October 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

ABC 7 anchor Dan Ashley talks about some tweets he got after the police officer shooting in Ferguson. Dan says he thinks there is no place for these mean-spirited messages.

Filed Under: Current Events, Dan Ashley, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: US Ebola Threat

October 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen talk about the Ebola case in Dallas. Did the ER mess up and are we in danger?

Filed Under: Current Events, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Iraqi Forces Fail Again

October 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann talks about how Iraqi forces intended to drop food and ammunition to their own army. Instead they dropped them to Islamic State forces.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Breach At The White House

October 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann on how the breach at the White House has far-reaching implications.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Barbara Simpson: Our So-Called Security

October 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

Lax security in our country at this time of great threat: At the White House, the guy got in; at airports; at the border, illegal middle easterners do get in; a beheading in Oklahoma. What are we doing about it and why the soft reaction or no reaction from the President?

Filed Under: Barbara Simpson, Current Events, Who's Talking

Stan Burford: Interpreting Climate Change

October 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

It’s not always the story as much as it is who tells you the story. Stan Buford looks into the different reporting on Climate Change.

Filed Under: Current Events, Stan Burford, Who's Talking

Stan Burford: The Crisis with ISIS

September 30, 2014 Leave a Comment

Stan Burford gives an updated look at ISIS and the reason behind their existence.

Filed Under: Current Events, Stan Burford, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: New Guidelines Regarding Teens and Pregnancy

September 30, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rose Allen talk about the new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. It says sexually active teen-age girls should use IUD’s or hormone birth control.

Filed Under: Current Events, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: Governor Signs College Sexual Assault Bill

September 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen talk about what the so called “Yes, Yes” bill signed by the governor will do.

Filed Under: Current Events, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Legendary Journalist Ben Bradlee In Hospice Care

September 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann reflects on legendary journalist Ben Bradlee.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: President Obama Must Lead

September 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann believes President Obama’s statement on “Sixty Minutes” was hardly a display of leadership.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Caltrans and the Steel Rods

September 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann looks at Caltrans and the mess that is the Bay Bridge project.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: The President and Boots on the Ground

September 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

Whatever success the United States may have with bombing, it seems inevitable that boots will have to be on the ground. John Rothmann discusses the President’s stand.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Ed Baxter: We Are Confused Americans

September 27, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter tries to make sense of a new poll that shows three quarters of us are confused about the important issues. The AP GfK poll says those who know more are more confused.

Filed Under: Current Events, Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: The Civil War Is Far From Over

September 26, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann on a new law in California that will ban state agencies from displaying of selling the Stars and Bars. The implications of the Civil War are far from over.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Eric Holder Exits

September 26, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann talks about Eric Holder who is leaving after almost six years as Attorney General … and speculation on who might replace includes California Attorney General Kamala Harris.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Iran – A Problematic Compromise

September 26, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann on how Iran remains a problem even as we discuss a nuclear compromise.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Three Issues On Water

September 26, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann reflects on the line from a poem “Water, water everywhere” and how it is also a real issue for us to consider. Drought, corrosion affecting the Bay Bridge and rising tides are just a few water issues that will be with us for a long time.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: The War In The Middle East Continues To Escalate

September 26, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann on the rising tensions in the Middle East.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: A Call For Advertisers to Pull Their NFL Ads

September 24, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen talk about the call for sponsors to pull their ads from NFL games. Meanwhile viewing remains high.

Filed Under: Current Events, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

Barbara Simpson: Obama’s Lack of Decorum to the Military

September 24, 2014 2 Comments

Obama salutes Marines with coffee cup; White house refuses invitation for Obama to attend the dedication (on Oct. 5) of a new DC Mall Memorial to disabled vets; these plus other examples of the President’s and Michelle’s flouting of proper decorum as the first couple.
Barbara Simpson suggest if she hates living in the White House so much, she should get out. The Military is not happy with her husband either.

Filed Under: Barbara Simpson, Current Events, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: Radar Guns Catch Texting

September 24, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen discuss the new product that can detect when a person is texting while driving. Can the CHP and Police use this to catch texting drivers?

Filed Under: Current Events, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

Stan Burford: US Lesson From Scotland?

September 24, 2014 Leave a Comment

Scotland has voted — to stay in the UK. Stan Burford says the United States should take notice of all the voters going to the polls.

Filed Under: Current Events, Stan Burford, Who's Talking

Ed Baxter: Emma Watson and He For She

September 24, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter details Emma Watson’s address before the United Nations on feminism. Also the threat against her to expose nude photos.

Filed Under: Current Events, Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: President Obama at the UN

September 24, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann says President Obama sounded the call at the U.N. Will the world follow?

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Barbara Simpson: Is It War Yet?

September 23, 2014 Leave a Comment

Barbara Simpson asks if we are at war now that the bombing started and what happens if our guys get shot down?

Filed Under: Barbara Simpson, Current Events, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Airstrikes Begin In Syria

September 23, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann talks about how President Obama will speak to the nation today and the world tomorrow. We are in a war and what he says will be critical to our efforts.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Richard Nixon’s Advice Applies Even Today

September 22, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann talks about how as the battle for control of the Senate is tightening, Richard Nixon’s advise is more timely than ever!

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Barbara Simpson: Censorship of the U.S. Flag: Equality Is Not Equal

September 22, 2014 1 Comment

Barbara Simpson on the censorship of American flags on school campuses if Latinos object. It’s a case of equality but some are more equal than others.

Filed Under: Barbara Simpson, Current Events, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: The Humanitarian Crisis In The Middle East Grows Worse

September 22, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann talks about the Kurds fleeing Islamic State forces are fleeing into Syria. This is more than a humanitarian crisis, it is a growing political crisis.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Who is in the Coalition to Fight Radical Islam?

September 21, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann says there seems to be a reluctance to name names as to who is in the coalition to fight radical Islam. Rand Paul is right, why not Israel?

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Goodell Must Go From the NFL

September 21, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann says for the sake of the NFL and its future, Goodell must go!

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Barbara Simpson: The Cowboy Express Rides Again

September 21, 2014 Leave a Comment

Barbara Simpson talks about the battle between ranchers and the Federal Government. The Cowboy Express rides again!

Filed Under: Barbara Simpson, Current Events, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Time for a Change at PUC

September 20, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann says it is time for Governor Jerry Brown to act on the P.U.C. and PG&E.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Another Credit Card Hack and Our Vulnerability

September 20, 2014 Leave a Comment

John Rothmann discusses how Home Depot has been hacked and our vulnerability is revealed again.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Democracy Works in Scotland

September 19, 2014 Leave a Comment

The election is over, the result is known and democracy is the winner. Scotland votes and the world learns a lesson in democracy.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: Pot in Moderation is Safe?

September 19, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen discuss “stoner stereotypes.” New Colorado ads say pot is safe if used in moderation.

Filed Under: Current Events, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

Ed Baxter: Will Australia Wake Up the World on Radical Islam?

September 19, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter wonders if the world will finally wake up about Radical Islam after the threats of public random beheadings in Australia.

Filed Under: Current Events, Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

John Rothmann: Did Syrian Radicals Give Bad Measles Vaccinations?

September 19, 2014 Leave a Comment

Children are dead and the Syrian opposition has been dealt a blow to its already questionable credibility.

Filed Under: Current Events, John Rothmann, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: Sharon Osbourne Rips U2

September 18, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen talk about Sharon Osbourne saying that U2 and Bono are megalomaniacs and money grabbers. She does not like the free album download from Apple.

Filed Under: Current Events, Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Who's Talking

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