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" On the street from the new problems world headquarters building. Linux is always cars show. Got a bit warm and television stations. With -- entirely devoted to. Protecting my administration. Maybe. The field. That's a pretty assuming that about fox all look so that's a pretty big megaphone. And you'd be hard pressed if you watched the entire day to. To to find a positive story about me on that front."

" You. When this strikes me a David and Bob is the difference between the president is being very calm. And not jumping up and down and those on the right you're hitting the idiot but right now -- it is but as the one often pushed by Sarah Palin but this week. By John McCain and other."

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" Powered card WRKO radio network -- To all my listeners. They happy and prosperous. Bunker hill day. To you when years."

" It is of course behind hack. Holy day. Bunker hill say yes yes. Mambo Olson was. In attendance. At the ceremony today -- bunker -- Brito only seemed. A bit unclear about which it was but peace. He was there. Do when this thing. Along with the other bunker shelves. The -- too many of the bunker shells off from Gino clarity was there from Chelsea. And and Tony go GO from Cambridge. He had a red face must've been the sun. Couldn't have been from anything else might go in GO most are. You know what they say. About days like this at the state house. You could fire cannon. Down the hall and not hit any thing. Any casualties there. Any of the bunker shells hit. No not a single want crickets in because of the crickets place. Any response so we fired off the cam and ballot the state house. That lovely both French building. We're so much bull has been. Promulgate and over the years anybody there. Okay CNBC's low load up again let's fire one more time until we had anybody. Nobody. I know it'll leave the chambers opened today. For the young it's become an end for their end of the year box stores. To visit their priceless Karadzic. It's a great way to teach the kids that have the heritage that they have you know you only give them a day off there were a lot of that day -- over to the Cambridge side gallery F. 1877469432218774694322. That's the toll free number of the Howie -- show. If you would like to join us here this afternoon every weekday afternoon. If you like poston was shown the unity can always do so go to our website which is how we cart dot com how we cart dot com click on the live audio streaming. Also and how we cart dot com you can take part in our daily Internet poll question. But how we poll was brought to you by Jeff Carbone insurance contact the commissioner Jeff Carbone insurance dot com to save money on your auto and home insurance. Jeff Carbone insurance dot com to save money on your auto and home insurance. Cindy what is today's question and one of the results thus far. Well ABC give Obama's health plan -- scrutiny it deserved I know with no bleeping way. Know -- delays and 97%. And X by the way senator Scott brown is on the line because he wants other Republicans are working. Okay yeah we'll -- call from up by the way if -- that fly interview with with Barack Obama where he where he kills the fly. This decade John Harwood I don't know why I've been watching CNBC a lot more since the the fight the economic meltdown last fall. In Mac guy John Harwood that got the interview he is as big bomb kisser of Barack Obama as Chris Matthews is I without a doubt it -- where is he gets misty -- when -- standing out on the White House -- talking about the guy that's how we got -- that's how they got the interview. Anyway it's 18774694322. Joining us on the line is a senator Scott brown and a senator we just fired off the Canon a couple of times down at the State Council we didn't hit anybody."

" Alitalia was. I didn't go to work to make sport. Itself -- the -- there we actually had a -- and we had a press availability and gosh every station was there and we -- an unexpected visit by the Senate president wondering why issue and invited and she's always invited him. So interdependent tiger showed up and senator a couple of other senators but you know -- employer which is certain what do you."

" Did anyone see senator hearts from South Boston that didn't -- I heard he was wearing a green shirt this morning. I wonder what's with wearing green I know I can see where green on -- how. Hat -- today but mother will what's with the done an evacuation that Aurora Jimmie Johnson bunker and."

" Absentee everybody is quoting sort Jim I was saying guys in purple shirts and -- them."

" He denied there was wearing a white tie -- met that day of the debate a couple of weeks ago it looked good idea I would back and looked over the video it looked awful with the awful lot like white on white to me."

" it's just been mentioning the paper we've had a couple of other converts. Two more senators came over so we weren't sure way. From my being here and that's without the Senate president votes -- to a wave."

" From -- so -- Fargo switch growing -- fairways senator downing out of western mass as well. Senator down means for Wells Fargo."

" Has got a Republican opponent spruce fear fairly tough she should be fairly tough now that she's got to our campaign under rebel -- Martinez. I understand why she would switch but -- actually just spoke in on behalf of the hack holidays didn't they."

" Yup well yes you did not deliver value Griffin there's no reason outside -- Suffolk -- for this holiday and for. For any senator up the most secure a rep for that district to really support the holiday. You know very they have the of the rolling holidays they're growing vacation time."

" Floater just I love that orders loners."

" Voters we could save between five -- six million per hardly. And very little budget that's coming out as people may not know has about a billion dollars in tax increases will cut the average. Am Leo good thousand plus dollars to pay for everything that's coming out Friday so hold on -- your wallets everybody."

" That's coming out Friday that taxes the tax per."

" Yeah Olympic Games began everything everything's going to be in the of these satellite tags the bare facts we -- the sales tax. You know and what they're going to probably do I have a feeling is they're going to take for -- meals tax which is also -- they're gonna do a statewide mills thanks of a one point 25% and then they'll make it local option. For the city and times to be able to -- do the 2%. At no point 75 to bring it up to 2%."

" I say okay so we'll mumbled is going to even complain about that mumbled who was at the boom by the way it was today in Charlestown today for the actual. Or gusts ceremony. He's gonna complain Scott."

" yeah a lot of it large cities would -- and so good that one point 25 is going to go directly back to the states and then they will be released by formula. I'm by the state local --"

" Listen I want let's get back to talking about getting that twentieth mode so let's say eat all you need is one more vote is that so -- now."

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" Won the -- to win wow. So everybody is there anybody on Leo listed. That there are or are audience needs to know about the may -- they could apply some pressure here."

" Well will know what tomorrow gonna go through everything again tomorrow we're obviously and tomorrow and Friday could be a transportation reform makes --"

" 1877469432218774694322. Bunker hill today. 18774694322. Wasn't a good bunker hill day though on on 128 wasn't. When those two trucks collided and at 6:44 AM and."

" And there was no Sanders available. Sorrow. -- are now war. Where when the sand trucks but had to throw the scene and bond Leo leaking oil and gasoline. What kind of -- why and where were they they would've been thereon. To lose today you do what do men at a model why weren't they -- today."

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" Our lives some long time all the time thank you. I don't call -- call -- in the hands of the hole and I called it. Yes why. Because it really early to get to work no school work so not soccer moms or make love dogs either it's also what will be."

" you you're paying a hefty price no media tell -- I mean they're they're getting the day off and they're still getting paid an amendment in this is their defense does is that Leo the caller that last caller he used the same defense Jack Hart did. Hey you gotta pay the hacks one way or another so why did you just let them stay home."

" But I probably I don't get going to wallow and they're all unless they're all related but it is lovely wouldn't have -- yellow school buses -- the roadway you. --"

" Now let's -- trucks collide unless two trucks collide Waltham on one point eight. Rendell. But. I think -- real thanks medium. 18774694322. Bob your next with Howie -- go ahead Bob."

" HB HD Ali. God you know what we're gonna be ironic if the reason that that bad accident -- this morning was because people trying to drive into Bosnia they can knew they could. For the -- yeah exactly you know -- I -- When you were reciting the at the globe interest but not commenting on me you know all why did. Why we shouldn't be funding the root of the problem when the on the budget is in and yelling in top shape folks when. When everybody's floating and everything's going well it's still a lot of this revenue of these you know it's no big deal and then you know that's that's that's just be endemic that it exist out there."

" Yeah I and I know you know the thing -- and I'm glad I like I salute secretary of state -- gallon for keeping the registry of -- offices open men to -- into being his -- where every camp -- keeping the corporation's office -- so -- you know somebody does want to start corporation they don't have to wait until Thursday amid talk about sending a bad message out to two potential. Investors in the commonwealth right. Mean how many of these how many of these ridiculous Third World style holidays do we need."

" Well you know that the -- they -- you know we shouldn't be we shouldn't be paying people -- they are young you know how Hollywood if you want to refer to with but. That's only because. There is now they understand what it's like to be moving him -- and the thing to mock cheer being brought -- yet therein therein that same poll is that the rest of us. So now they've been brought down to this squabble would be understands. You know what how much it is what it needs to actually be losing money getting up in right in the future if it brings -- leaders stay hall. I don't know maybe it appears that while --"

" I -- I -- exactly Bob. Wright to -- pay an idea welfare with a pension at the end of the welfare. Everything you in the you get to go out on a fake I think welfare from your job where that you don't have to show while I mean how how was that a defense you're gonna have to pay one way or another. An -- the other thing Bob is. -- you're right the globe was finally would wake him up to what's going on in the state. But they still. Feel the need to criticize people who woke up before them."

" Well yeah that's because they tried that they got what they are. You know you see now they want to be something else in order to be popular maybe indicated it would be irony is that. But the people that matter the most the people they used to pay for bad newspaper or subscribe to order classified with -- They're not doing it anymore and they can't afford to do wouldn't be. You know there's no reason to do it anymore on the global on the outs and they see -- and they don't know I don't know but they still can't change what they ultimately are."

" Right but -- it thanks thanks -- 187746943220. I'm gonna do just -- and come much come next bunker -- they'll be working somewhere unlike a lot of the people that went to work at these so the formerly the paper and formally known as the velvet coffin they're going to one way or another. A huge. Percentage of not a 100% of those people are going to be unemployed -- of them are going to be employed in the newspaper business a year from now. Greg your next with Howie -- go ahead Greg."

" I have been cracked -- green will stay -- ha ha. You're just trying to confuse me -- mumbled so that's Greg well speaking of multiples -- say you are a bunch of our coverage. Yes would hit the bunker hill monument."

" He was I don't know where he was he was confused does somebody asked them the a channel five reporter after they did the interview they were just getting cut aways. And they asked did the reporter asked limo were whereas breeds hill then he looked flummoxed and as he as he so often does. Then he turned to this piece the aide named Jack I guess and he said -- ball where breeds well. We don't have any tapes I have to recreated and Jackson were standing on it -- is breeds hill. And the speech started an 88 had to inform everybody in in what -- What is the closest he can come to an all knowing tone that we were on breed sell any -- how many global mood that."

" Yeah well. I was always. Politically correct police for the TV coverage didn't show any of the masonic ceremony taking place today at the monument."

" I was there a masonic ceremony."

" Well. Joseph Warren who was killed in the battle. Not only was."

" there was bar room it's Cold War and -- it's nice spot."

" I'm well not only was -- the commanding general in a medical -- He was grandmaster of the masons in Massachusetts. Had."

" Did not know that if at that that's. Feel -- press Scott was the only one I know during -- press -- don't fire till you see the whites of their well."

" Yes yes yes seen me he's credited with the -- but general major general Henry no access -- I'm PM getting mind masonic because generals mixed up. General relaxes the other tax holiday. Evacuation today."

" so well you could be the -- the beginning of a -- gauge of movies here. Show us for the call Greg 18774694322. National treasure parred three you know what it's called national treasure. Lisa you're next with Howie -- go ahead Lisa."

" yup I'm here I just want to emphasize what you would stand up for about com. But holiday DN a money cost -- people who are working men. When Scott brow oh darn he said five to six million dollars -- wasted today right down the drain."

" yeah that's and again they indeed that's the number that they used during the head debate in the both the house and the Senate and -- know but nobody came up with any challenges to that number."

" Not that you're right because the people all. Feel confident that they can handle little -- maybe will help confident that they can take on the big if you take any old -- I. Thought well let me stop -- and I tell you aren't you Op Ed piece does it it's true."

" know he's a good senator. Thanks. Thanks for the call Lisa 18774694322. Tom you're next with Howie Carr go ahead Tom."

" you know it's funny the only time they want to prioritize something -- woman tried -- once somebody's trying to take something away from being noticed that. Another caller before it says well we've got issues that are more important in their right there I want more I think it was good that he felt it may even get today off."

" Thanks thanks don't sell the Macy was back in federal court today because guess what federal court wasn't close. State court was closed. The Suffolk County register of the registry of deeds. Was opened. The Suffolk County registry of probate. Was closed. Are you confused. I don't waiting in the confusion. Let's get rid of bunker hill today in Saint Patrick's Day. Mike you're next with how we cargo ahead Mike."

" I hit that -- job -- book company a workforce shut down and I know you guys complain about the tangent but. I mean they're they're -- 11% of my paper that tension. And a camera you know most of us would take that deal might have you no doubt get I can't complain because then I guess like twenty years you. You retire at 50% it's a pretty good deal."

" And then we -- by the time you retire you know your leaves the local how will I get you want to why into a new and to a new category where you can retire five years earlier."

" I don't worry out at all bunker hill discussing god so far alarm -- the one I've seen locally it probably could all the politicians. Are related to all the workers. Slowly yeah he's like everybody I work with ethnic card and her brother a lot of that council manner."

" You know you don't Mike here's what happened two weeks ago when it the state house when the Republicans were very close to winning -- in the end up losing on a 7878. Vote with the Republicans and a bunch of Democrats. So they went down to the house counsel's office and they said if you have a relative was getting bunker hill day in evacuation day off. Do you have to recuse yourself for under the state ethics laws. Because they -- if they could if they could knock out everybody who had a relative want to payroll and Suffolk County then win by five or ten votes. And then then the -- and I think the house counsel -- that as well indeed he told them though you don't have to recuse yourself."

" That's not does that sound about right. But there's one segment bigger mess and -- I felt I -- I know partially had a diet and adding municipal worker and wait who's that it's the utility workers. -- tell anybody from western masters check their electric belt and they have a per unit charged. That on the tension because two years ago their pension fund but under funded."

" But I think there's a lot fuel utility workers than they used to be there are not a lot less municipal and a state workers who are there."

" While they're actually the -- apart outside a bit of the company at work or last year they doubled our rates -- up from one month or the other the rate went up 400%."

" The -- that was the end that was the end of it but I'm just saying that I think there I think -- but a lot of our reductions in force in the among the utilities based Mike 187746943221. How we car."