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Russia boots out usaid. President Vladimir Putin is expelling the US Agency for International Development the State Department said Tuesday. The money the amount of money that US aid provides two Russian organizations is not large only about fifty million this year. It seemed like a lot of money enemy number you. Tool to people who don't like -- very much and who were rock trying to undercut us at every turn. Try to help by Iran and Syria William and fifty million but that's down considerably from the heights of the 1990s. But the expulsion is a very Republic's at the United States will give ammunition to those who view Russia. As a major US adversary who would that now hold whatever view Russia as a major US adversary. We for a while -- says do you think Romney won't talk about Russia kicking -- -- because we're only giving them a measly fifteen million a year you can't keep up with all the scrap. You think it's still warm enough for Obama to play a few more rounds of golf. Yes I think it is. 187746. Times fourth three to two. This is this -- desist from they could be tell the London telegraph and that's it's talking about the it James telling Paul who's not who covers American politics but he's not a big fan of Mitt Romney in these at least he's saying that. This is. He says he says can't believe that is it just mirrors there's or is all of this the -- pars all the stuff I'm reading in the US press and even more so in the UK press about Romney being -- because of a few blunt words she spoke in a fund raiser. Not a little over done. Is it really such a problem we have a conservative presidential candidate who admittedly behind closed doors is prepared for wants to tell it like it really is. My telegraphed colleague Ian Martin says it's not the kind of mistake Reagan would've ever made. This is true and almost goes without saying the Romney is -- Reagan but these are very different times. Reagan lived in that golden era golden error for the political class at least when it was still widely accepted by liberals and conservatives alike. The one of government's jobs was to make things better by spending money taken from the better off through taxation. Not sure I agree with that totally but he says that paradigm is over. Quite how many people will -- here at the paradigm ms. Albright -- on the all but one day sooner or later the markets in the economy are going to make this unavoidable. Clear I don't know -- that. And I think it's going to be -- sooner rather than later. The Social Security Administration has released new data revealing that. 8786049. American workers. Are collecting federal disability payments in September. That's such yet another record for the number of Americans on disability that is the -- allies or month and as. I don't because I daresay that the call him a worker is early overstating the case. But he's on this and he's on some kind of Social Security it's got to be RSS higher SS and the guy right. The eight. Almost eight point eight million workers taking federal disability is a net increase of 181000. From the number who took federal disability in August. Over the past 45 years the number of American worker state and federal disability payments has increased fourfold relative to the number actually working. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics -- a record 88000900. And when he 1000 Americans were quote not in the labor force in August. These were Americans were at least sixteen years old who were not in the military -- an institution such as a prisoner nursing home and who did not have a job and had not actively sought one in the last four weeks. Now again this is you know these -- allies certain month and has count in this group because I'm pretty sure he hasn't sought a job. Of -- the one he had allegedly selling pills. But. Deceit deceit count as being not in the labor force because he's getting in now is getting a disability pension if your if your involved if you're 25 years old and you're getting a disability pension do you do you count as modern labor I don't think you bill. Also on August according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics only 63 point 5% of the civilian population. -- over sixteen not an amount military -- an institution participated in the labor force that was the lowest level of labor force participation 31 years. To participate in the labor force person must either have a job -- be actively trying to find. Does this mean a job over the table or if you're seeking a job under the table is that does that count as well. There's an interesting story sandy. Former California. Assemblyman charged with bank fraud. Former state assemblyman was arrested Monday on charges he committed bank for a while working for the Los Angeles Probation Department marking the thirty ninth arrest of -- department employee in nine months. Probation chief Jerry powers warned that the arrest of executive manager -- Washington 471. People last. Because he was hired to roll up his sleeves and picture of some of the external internal issues we're dragging the department's. Reputation through the mud. One or party this Carl Washington was a member notices. Since the Sacramento. They sure that's the capital of California surely they must know what. One. Party or political party this -- Washington was a member of counting down on. 2345678. It is the ninth peer or Washington. Democrat. Represented the 52 district in south LA from 1996 to 2000 to a portion of the thing is if you if they don't mention it in the first paragraph as and a former Republican assemblyman. You're no -- you know immediately. -- that it Saddam. Sometimes they don't even mention at all. It one more thing before -- go back to -- calls here this is from via the mail. This is from Shirley -- so you can put on your right tin foil hats at this point. An alien may have been behind Ronald Reagan's becoming president according to screen legend Shirley -- Reagan had a close encounter of the third kind back in the 1950s while he was stolen actor Maclean says in the extra terrestrial polled in the ditch only worked for politics. I don't know if this is true but if it is like to thank DT for getting wrong Reagan and politics. The 78. Year old who claims to have seen many UFO's from the front porch or for New Mexico home says the fortieth president of the United States was a fellow believer. According to McLean Reagan confided in -- love Lucy star Lucille Ball about the -- encounter which took place when he was on his way to a party in Los Angeles with wife Nancy. Well we can admit she's still alive what split -- -- talked heard she what she says about us. Lucille Ball told Shirley -- that a UFO land it in the alien emerged telling Reagan to quit acting and take up politics. You know could be that the or leave it just -- bedtime for bonds. But Reagan wasn't the only president who believes an unidentified flying objects -- according to -- an interview with the UK's The Daily Mirror she says the president Eisenhower had three secret. Meetings. To read the weekly world news on -- only online anymore this would be a -- strongly -- could be the the UFO -- editor for the weekly world news. In an interview with the UK's Daily Mirror she says the president Eisenhower had three secret meetings with extraterrestrials. In the that a New Mexico air force base in 1954. We know of at least two other presidents who -- them him when when Clinton was elected in 92. One of the first things he asked for was albeit a UFO files you -- that he wanted to see for himself what was in them. And then supposedly Jimmy Jimmy Carter when he was running in a very tight election race in 1976 with Gerald Ford. He he announced that national enquirer that he believed in New York follows a -- remember this because Alexander Cockburn. Who was in the press columnist for the village -- said that he wrote he wrote lol I diminished in his -- his press column. Saying that Jimmy Carter had wrapped up the election by claiming he believes in UFOs. Because this would this where enabling the cut in Padilla trailer park for old enough to -- the Kerry election sure enough he did win the election much of the -- polls were Laura. -- the reason but. Yeah -- he. The he didn't seem to do much with the UFO issue laughed at that course where you know Jimmy Carter would say anything like that he also said he was a big fan of Bob Dylan's. And -- -- -- -- it was one year ahead -- -- at Deerfield it was a super big Bob Dylan fan at Deerfield. He he was silly little pour them for New York magazine later went on to start start court TV and other. Other business enterprises in the media. He he got it he got on the plane and the right now actually in the wind in the in the aisle seats -- harder couldn't escape and he started ask him questions about Bob Dylan. I don't have to tell you Jimmy Carter knew absolutely nothing. About Bob bill I don't know what he knew about UFO's we knew nothing about Bob -- 18774694322413. How we in Springfield and just drove by a house with a grainy Warren sign out front. There was a Washington Redskins like flying on their porch that they do you think they know how funny that as. Yes that is pretty funny. 603 -- -- I just tried to order Romney in over -- yard signs from my house and in New Hampshire cost money about fifteen bucks for yard sign I can't even Friday. I can't even find a link for an over its line what the bully but contested state in the -- free signs. Would love to know what mr. Lee user Amman -- -- immigration status says it's gotta be he's got to be in the country legitimately if he's getting Social Security. I was wondering the same thing. Or it's gotta claim he's in the country only you know legally I guess. 919 enjoy your fish disaster declaration issued for a win win ground -- industry which means flounder cod and -- and others will be limited. What print stories in the paper that the one reason. They they say that one reason the sharks are back is because they've they've they've cut back on the number of Bahia. Ground fish but tonnage of ground fish can be taken. So that gives more fish for the seals. In the more fish for the seals. The more seals there are and the more seals there are the more great sharks come and the fees feed off the seals and not -- and in in in in that area around the cape. 1877469432297. In an alien works for the dims James -- he just looks like an alien okay. Set the cajun in breeding them in Louisiana. Professor George you're next with Howard cargo ahead professor George. I highly before America -- common in the presidential race and I tell you right solution for the unrest in the Middle East. Well if I were president. I would now that we have arrested the guy to me in the entire -- video. And we're sending them to Egypt to be dealt with under Sharia law. Then I would send them more insurance. Of course it's not a crime what they did I like the fact that right that. Obama last Leno Letterman called the guy at shady character he's he's -- he's an ex -- He he's in jail birdie was convicted of but distributing meth amphetamines. She character indeed. Go ahead that's okay that's okay George now what's your comment about the presidential race. Well I think that the that. -- should talk more about this business so -- -- it at that obamacare takes 700 billion dollars away from. Manicured Obama spoke on -- from Medicare platoon to obamacare being that. Now Bill Clinton tried to minimize that by saying that Deloitte and cutting the balances they just covered during the game as to the doctors and well. But it -- support that the doctors possible. Are -- Democrats. Get out of the masks or go to our profession of gospel quote. Yes we're gonna go to war -- year they're gonna become concierge doctors and you know pure rich you'll still have good medical care. In if you're -- you'll still have good free medical care at the emergency rooms -- if you're in the middle class you'll be you'll find yourself slowly or maybe not so slowly descending. In two -- -- Third World health care system. Ya no you're right you're absolutely right I mean Clinton was was lying about this. And I -- -- I hope Bob Monica Lewinsky gets a lot of money for both look forward to -- reading my free copy of organ from a publisher of monthly plan to pay for thanks for the call professor George 18774694322. You would Steve Steve Breaux from your alma mater of the -- view real plight. I'm really in a -- now. I types I some. Haven't seen him for a long time a song about 1015 years ago because sought. As some at the Kennedy. At the Kennedy rape tranche shoe that was twenty years ago. I've I don't seem very often but you know I was I it was a somewhat friendly -- -- the Deerfield. 18774694322. He went to Yale. He was habitable it was a bit of a moon bad at Yale you know he he organized this thing on campus this the kind of crap people used to Dubai in the sixties. But at the very exact moment when Richard Nixon was sworn in as the president -- January 1969. He's a freshman on store at Deerfield. He he would have everybody on campus flush flush their promotes item -- what that really -- But later on he became more conservative he got to be good friends with the Tom Ritchie wrote a book about Tom average. You know former governor of Pennsylvania and the guy who was. TSA. But you know I don't moment while but I just remember that story can well remember because -- know -- I didn't like Bob Dylan I thought what -- rolled that one up play analyst Bob Dylan musical climate bother me. But in later life which -- -- rolls out of his time alike than now and now like Bob Allen Chris your next with how we cargo ahead crests. They you know outside the Bob Welker stayed -- then shopping -- this -- Recently -- I couldn't help but overhear a conversation. Between eight point cute story -- young lady with two babies and art art -- mother. Her mother sitting next to her and her mother telling her to be careful. If Obama doesn't get elected because now would be the time to have another child so -- they would take care -- you more I -- -- better than that. I -- to better than this that you meaning meaning to get pregnant so you can get more money. Yet and they -- and exploding each other in the housing development. Let -- make sense sometimes they sometimes these people actually buy like a three Decker in they'll put the two daughters in the three deckers and make amend the section hates. And that the two daughter -- course having a legitimate kids and that way the the state will be paying them either three -- I mean these -- your moral trial entrepreneurial. Lot Leach's. Well you know I I'd say here in the in this economy and and I I worked very hard at what I am doing and and I've decided that. You're a year ago economic -- happened I think you hear about that all the time. Again -- ignite on trying to find a job in northern. -- think that northern. -- should be a little better -- -- to ensure. Bush and I lived in the northern part of that that they. You know I finally got to a point where I was quite. I'm sick and tired of trying to firing. Good job I might as well build it myself so I thought that was partner we bought properties I'm building. Apartments to nicer apartments everything I don't partner like. Do we got to get into essentially I'm actually. In at least you know. Solo that one thing to allow this date to being behind -- better but it. You know all of -- this is that this is a really good that we could do a whole way to go whole show on this question Kress I mean you know there's some -- -- be -- for what your partners say and to vote in our media have the but the money is coming yen. You don't have to worry about the idea any of your run tenants getting laid off because you're you're -- you're you're always gonna get that -- kiss in the mail from the state if you go section eight. No I think I think you're right but at the same aren't looking at -- bit that's man why don't our ought to have. People living the Arab that. I'm still waiting for the state debate make their payments. You know they're the big that I that I. -- you could habitually get more money to from the government on this and the section eight housing mini camp for mob people -- People who -- you're in the or in the dreaded private sector in northern Maine I mean that's exactly like a flourishing part of the dreaded private sector of their army flourishing parts. Well I'll tell you something and Whitney will work that we've done and I've done. The work that we've done we've actually upscale apartment. I think I'm getting unprofessional. -- Portland and north. Boston right to dial. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- I think everybody for Maine knew where you calling from anyway -- with the other night. But you know I'm getting these professional better suited Butler and better quality. Am willing to -- that. Yeah I like -- but if you don't what -- things take a turn for the war if there Obama's reelect him and thinks like another turn for the worse. While those -- they like to let them -- But it. Thanks for the call Chris that the problem with section they're courses I mean you get that the money steady. -- you have to make a few changes you know to put up the the gates on the back -- and all that social supposedly the -- camp falloff but if the if the parents passed out calmly on the -- or promote drug overdose or or bureau overdosed McConnell the fall off anyway. But you know the the -- did the the downside is that the section eight people take absolutely no care of the apartments generally speaking -- like speaking in generalities -- broad generalities but. Everybody have ever talked to a -- section department says that the -- more picks up the apartment after Iran after the section eight people -- and every time Italy. 18774694322. -- -- -- 1877469. -- Six point seven says how we might buddy rents a room of renovating girl Raj to section eight people in Maine when their Connecticut license plate showed up. The kind of brought his -- the main from Connecticut because the welfare pays better he now is an ever growing family living there all that's a shock. 413 how we section they will cut to a check of the outgoing -- trash appoints are taxed. Work. Yeah but I well from what I've been told they don't they don't pay and they don't pay you the the total cost of the usual damages that a section 8 -- yeah. Produces there was -- there was a -- once a -- Should I forget what forget about what the what severe pain it was an urban area and the the the the researcher. Did a did it did a map first he did a map. Of section eight houses where there were concentrations of section eight housing and many overlay that with a map of crying in this city and guess one. Came back almost 100% where the section eight housing was there was such work for us it's it's really really great stuff on. 1877469432. To Bob Bob -- go from -- sportswear -- -- -- excellent great T shirts and hats just call when he was listened to via caller from press dial. Who says he's you won't take section eight and he says he was impressed dial last week you know just make him a round the stores that these services. Then they solve these people looked like look like they weren't from Maine will be put it that way. And they were all on the store buying -- 45 lottery tickets and he says he said the guy what -- world these people in the stories of the -- luckily they can get the Americans to pick the broccoli and I didn't even I thought bipolar rustic county was all paid house. But he said normally have to bring in the the DO migrant workers from a from further south to -- -- picked the cabbage and broccoli. And I thought I said that Bob says same it's the same thing with blueberries in Washington County resident -- and yet just about -- they don't -- used to -- Used to be was all Americans picked him pick in the blueberries and -- the pick and everything in me not not anymore it's you know they vote. They've they've join the 47%. Again Mitt Mitt was overstating 47%. You know it's not all of all there was 47% weren't pay an income taxes. But there and not all of them want to be on the dole and but some of whom do win but now possibly the main. Believe it or not living the dream says tools of living the dream. 18774694322. They've they've Paul page and there is too easy you know we worked him hard the governor to try to get something done the credit. To try to in this horrible welfare dependency that is that is done so much -- damage that -- society of the state of Maine not to mention the other 49 states shall receive 56 based. And you know this is still you know if it's it's it's still. You know like swimming. Swimming upstream. -- Interrupt you yes but some of your fellow reporters in the Boston Herald are wondering where your separated at birth -- they're looking for. They're -- I don't. I don't have it I mean I haven't I haven't put it up yeah I got trapped right there -- government and it's going to be at Harry cart guy US is just not up yet okay one that you said that you know what do you know these reporters I do. -- OK one that you send it to. Okay just Syrian now -- but a cut up cut up the line of who -- who sent it to mile -- cat I don't know the guy in trouble. But just pull off the pull up the address of who sent it to me and then send it to them I mean. -- work for tabloids and sort of reached you know. Putting on my frustrations on the year but you know I work for tabloid you know tabloids -- always associated its. My whole life I think tabloids are normally associated with pictures. And when you get appear at these these pictures will would cause people to crack up. You know it's just like the pictures of Elizabeth Warren whip with all these are -- probate politicians. You know and I can't I can't get those in the paper you Virgil your next with how we cargo ahead Virgil. You know how -- -- as always thanks. I want to comment on the year of Romney's quote yeah of the leftist really good it'd been doing. Catchy and well he slogans and hide the true. But the right. Doesn't seem to have the ability to have the same thing. And I heard. Quote. Recently that I thought was great worth repeating. Guys have a bomber but laughed what they offers. Sheer poverty. Right will -- or Monday beaver state Finney and sent it to me but it's seen this before you know John F. Kennedy the the last conservative Democrat president said. Set a rising tide lifts all boats. You know what -- Obama's slogan as. And everything tied beaches all boats. It is is and probably. As. Right we're all in this together will all be standing in the line waiting for our waiting waiting for our a toilet paper rations for the month. Thanks for the call Virgil Brenda you're next with how we cargo ahead Brenda. Kelly and tired of being able or against that tough -- approach. But I -- No not for about. The -- in Spain notebook and another talk about last night talking about how George Soros. Some of the op plan that we are. Yeah I think I don't I don't know that the country. I think it's I think that's a little bit on a path of paranoia I don't I don't I don't think there's going to be a problem -- I mean you know maybe people ago we're now text them and say that you know I -- -- a squishy liberal like Bill Kristol and but I'd just I I don't think that's going to be a problem I I just don't. Up bank that would attract it's a question netter -- it's going to be what it is what it is then. I just think I don't I think it's I think that you know there could be a problem other now light I read some moan about writing today will. What if what if Romney wins the popular vote and and Campbell wins the Electoral College. Why I guarantee that there's going to be any talk about the abolishing the Electoral College that's the way it turns -- -- I don't know I mean if there's you know I don't I don't think there's gonna I really don't believe there's going to be a problem sometimes you can be too paranoid you know I mean I know that we you know just beat you -- be paranoid but just because your paranoid doesn't mean some people -- fall when I just don't. I don't think this I don't think it's going to be an issue. Thanks thanks thanks for the call Brenda. Redistribution appeasement to -- overwhelmed New Hampshire Rasmussen polls -- Romney now yup by three points by three points that's it's burger that's it's a good to its line. 617 permanent government vacation land that she's for the main David your next with how we -- go ahead David. -- yeah like Harry I got a question Gloria sure. Well YA are you supporting. Both of these phonies. -- -- Com the ponies would be Obama and Romney and Obama. Kitchen beautiful things -- All -- You know Dave and I've been through this a million times I vote you know I'd -- that we don't live in a perfect world right. So I vote for the lesser of who he I vote for the lesser of two weevils in general our inaugural brought -- guy writes -- Ron Paul -- right. Non non non non actually I'm not I'm actually Gary Johnson guy and the libertarian now. Let's all by -- if you if you vote for Gary Johnson you might as -- be voting for Barack. Yes and let's -- and yet you you don't disagree with that and you're still gonna know. I don't at all because I I've heard the at things from. Romney sitting at 47% of gonna vote for Obama so this is the whole divide and conquer thing they've been doing it for to us forever. -- you really think Gary Johnson would be good president I mean not that he's gonna win not that he has a chance but I mean the guys with the idea. He he never run he never showed me a lot of those with no one -- two debates he was an okay we got a break -- statement about what car.