Max Robins 1/4/10
Mon, 4 Jan 2010|
Max Robins TV Guru and Vice President of The Paley Center (formerly The Museum of Television and Radio) will be with us to answer all of those nagging questions about your favorite show on the boob tube...
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Tax Stand OffMassachusetts House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo is rejecting Governor Deval Patrick’s proposal to raise $260 million in new revenue with various taxes and fees, including a tax on candy and soda, an increase in cigarette taxes, and a new deposit requirement for bottled water. Howie was with the speaker and wanted to know how the listeners felt about the proposed taxes.
in anyway. House speaker Robert DiLeo is giving the cold shoulder to governor Deval Patrick's proposal to raise 260 million in new revenue. With various taxes and fees including a tax on candy and soda an increase -
Banning The Staff Of Life
A government report released yesterday included a list of the top 10 sources of sodium and found that bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet. The report claims that bread accounts for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips. Howie said you can have his Wonder Bread when you can pry it from his cold dead hands....
the list and accounting for about 3% each are spaghetti and other pasta dishes meet low meet all of they're coming after all my favorites. I am on their -- and other meat dishes and snacks -
Santorum Surging
Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum was the winner in all three primary contests last night, including an unexpected five-point victory in Colorado's caucuses. Santorum also won the Minnesota caucuses, by an 18-point margin, and he won by 30 points in the Missouri primary. He may not have any new delegates, but he does have the big Mo - momentum. Howie still did not believe that Santorum has a shot.
Ron Paul seems to be fading away. He could even beat that Newt Gingrich and most of those states although we did manage to beat Mitt Romney and Minnesota I believe he -- met in the third place in Minnesota. But he's been -- he's he's abuse got to -
Santorum: The New Anti-Mitt
Mitt Romney had a third-place finish in last night's caucuses, trailing both Rick Santroum and Ron Paul. In 2008 Romney was able to hold John McCain and Mike Huckabeein a 3 way tie with 29% of the vote in the Missouri caucus. This year, with fewer opponents, he won only 25 percent. Howie asked is Santorum the new anti-Mitt.
You you know what happened last night. Mitt Romney got smoked and isn't enough to caucuses and one non non binding primary. In Missouri Colorado Minnesota Rick Santorum. One worry now Rick Santorum has now won not now one more. Caucuses and primaries. The Mitt Romney as 43. Pretty pretty amazing. Will talk more about this but CNB give what's the poll question first.not just making excuses for. In in apt or under financed organizations. Mitt Romney has reason to be concerned mrs. This is from this is John fund. Which were John fund deliberating for the for theconservatives who dominate the Republican Party more than they did in 2008. Mitt Romney doesn't seem to realize she's campaigning for two jobs not one used to win quite well in the race to become a
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That's up. Asked about the HBO's upcoming HBO series -- the Pacific if there's any how long is going to being. Good you are the band of Brothers are what.
I keep thing at twelve episodes but I'll check therefore you it's a big production. Has the same auspices behind it Tom Hanks is involved as one of the producers I think Spielberg is is well. I mean -- HBO really knows how to do the series and and my guess is it's gonna be pretty spectacular. It. Thanks max thanks Patrick won 8774694322. You know my favorite scotches max. Think that the black and white men who could put. You know my favorite Canadian us the Fukuoka a dental Crown Royal good fit with the -- And still made it all got a vehicle that got a million Obama who -- shirt. Wagers on the well ladies and gentlemen are working hard and I were up your word and our dinner -- you do. Who Bob your next with how we guard max -- go ahead Bob.
pretty good afternoon gentlemen. It was -- I'm just curious are two things -- lose his -- probably the only show I watched. It looked strong next year.
Yes house is is is really a megahit and I think it's gonna keep on running. It's oh by the way the -- Pacific series and HBO. It's ten episodes. I just I just over another name for the title it's senator -- going undercover. --
yeah and I'll do one more thing. Are you guys should talk about the cable companies that bought it new -- In secretaries are then. All the channels down here western Massachusetts community and cast across the net and no cable company at all.
You know 'cause you got the digital that DTV built right in.
Do we behavior not -- the cable stations you're just yet but how we predict how these somethin' I watched the Dallas football game. You're off my camera they yesterday each -- do it off of -- business satellite -- cable.
You'll what are what are you gonna white dot should be wild card games are probably going to be on ESPN or some of what -- where you don't watch them Bob.
You know why don't we trade off of what the costs were able versus Miami -- spot ice -- basic cable. But I'm not gonna give those highway robbers to kind of money they're asking for.
But I never give a high speed Internet connection in your house.
Just we do that seat all their reason why have cable.
Well you know what you can do is you know apple makes a sample TV I think it's about 249. Bucks. And just about everything you wanna watch if you looked at apple TV up even a lot of the cable channels there's ways to do it. What are Macs right that's just gonna absolutely he's going to be I don't know how you're gonna see a lot of people doing this. Specially you know especially you younger people people out of college -- It's the same week you know most kids now who you know there in his first job first apartment they don't have a -- the -- they'll own your Ralph.
Match you know something out stoops is I don't know a lot of people -- all my local channels because our Ian turner at two readings sport channels it. -- Right right that's all -- I get a whole lot more channels are appearing turn -- and you would go weeks.
Thanks thanks for the call Bob by the way by Bob Bob if Bob can't find at ESPN connection to watch the a wild card some of the wild card games next weekend -- cannot. He goals come down to Cambridge -- an empty bar stool and every Jim Mellon -- This editor's -- that's right yeah that's right over your toothbrush she. Talked about a the first court is on the house says I. Okay the -- I -- let's go now because you know I think we're finally we have enough time we come back anyway but I will talk to next week I appreciate it thanks levee boards and Howard Q okay -- but. 18774694322. On Howard --
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