07/23/09 – Politics in Progress
Fred opened the show with a nod to lunchbuyer Mike in Springfield who was in attendance in the studio along with Mike Onge.
Fred then got excited about training camp which is only a week away before the guys then discussed the reports that Jarvis Green said that “this is my last year with the Patriots” before quickly refuting the comments in the Boston Globe.
Fred stated that the group of guys who are on the Patriots defensive line are the “nicest in sports” which drew a laugh from the guys. After ‘advertising’ Patriots Place as a great addition to the fans’ experience of training camp the guys discussed some news from around the league.
The guys then went on to discuss Barack Obama’s “irresponsible” comments in which he said that the Cambridge Police was “acting stupidly” when they arrested black Haravard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. despite admitting he “didn’t have the facts”. Unsurprisingly, Fred was on Obama’s side and the others weren’t. This then led to a long discussion about racial equality.
After a break, Jim in Texas to “talk football” and Carson Palmer’s comments that “Chris Henry is Randy Moss Jr” and Andy previewed his roster rankings in the upcoming issue of Patriots Football Weekly asking Fred his top five. Fred’s choices were Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Richard Seymour, Jerod Mayo and Wes Welker. The guys then discussed potential surprise cuts.
Bryan from Brighton called in to tell the guys not to “do a EEI” and have political discussions before talking about the importance of backups in the Patriots system. The guys then talked about the new guys Shawne Springs, Joey Galloway (who Andy doesn’t like), Patrick Chung and Fred Taylor and how they are looking forward to seeing them at training camp.
Following a few emails, including ones about being a “true fan”, Michael Vick and the ‘Great Debate’ before discussing whether the Patriots were in contention following Brady’s injury last year and playing an emailer’s game over over/under. The guys then discussed the ‘Hottest Women in the World’ again before Paul told of his worry that the weather would be bad for his party tomorrow.
The guys then talked about Fred’s dream about Gino Cappelletti’s “unit” before talking about whether Paul is a “true fan” before John from Dallas called in (after 37 minutes on hold). John quizzed the guys on the Patriots numbers from last year befoe the guys discussed how the Patriots would have favoured in the playoffs last year. John also offered the guys a bbq when the Patriots play Houston before the guys discussed ESPN not reporting on the Ben Roethlisberger rape accusation.
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Today’s team: Fred Kirsch, Paul Perillo, Andy Hart, Erik Scalavino
Lunch provided by: Mike in Springfield
Callers in: Jim in Texas, Bryan from Brighton, John from Dallas
Special guest: Mike in Springfield, Mike Onge
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