On Wednesday November 18, listeners brought Stocking stuffers to the Stockings for Soldiers storefront in the Bran Mar Shopping Center from 1pm - 4pm!
We were broadcasting "Live" and had a great time raising over $2,000 in cash and enough goodies to fill hundreds of stockings!!
We need more! Get info here: Here's the Web Site: http://www...
Recently, American airline pilots have been busted in London for high blood alcohol content when reporting to the airport. One guy said it's because he isn't used to the higher alcohol of English beers...
Recently, American airline pilots have been busted in London for high blood alcohol content when reporting to the airport. One guy said it's because he isn't used to the higher alcohol of English beers...
The new Government Health Insurance Plan approved by the House saves you money. President Obama says so and so does House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. If you don’t believe them, you’re an idiot and you don't care about your fellow Americans...
Brandywine Hundred Fire Company, Mill Creek Fire Company and the Delaware Volunteer Fireman’s Association assisted listener Nancy in organizing a collection effort for morale packages, clothing, and snack food items for our Troops in Afghanistan and for orphaned and injured children in the region...
When Republican State Senator Joe Booth discovered former Lt Governor John Carney was applying for $350,000 of taxpayer money for his company, Transformative Technologies and subsidiary DelaWind, he justifiably rejected the idea as a “taxpayer-funded money grab...
Put this address in your browser and see if YOU are worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize!
http://nobelpeaceprizegenerator.com/
This seals it. For anyone who chose to believe the Nobel Peace Prize has not denigrated into “The Nobel Committee’s Favorite Left-Wing Politician Prize,” consider these facts:
According to Alfred Nobel's will, the Peace Prize should be awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses...
This seals it. For anyone who chose to believe the Nobel Peace Prize has not denigrated into “The Nobel Committee’s Favorite Left-Wing Politician Prize,” consider these facts:
According to Alfred Nobel's will, the Peace Prize should be awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses...
Why the following news story is nonsense:
Health bill would cost $829B, help cover 94 pct
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR (AP) – 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON — Democrats are breathing a sigh of relief after a positive cost report on health care overhaul gave them a chance to rally around a Senate plan that significantly expands coverage while trimming the federal deficit...
Mike Castle Announcement at Noon!
Will he: Retire? Run for Senate? Run for Attorney General?
My analysis leads to a run for Senate for all the reasons I’ve stated on the air...
Just like the health care Death Panel, these liberals never use the phrase, “Trojan Horse,” but they admit that any legislation they enact will be used as a Trojan Horse to turn full control of health care over to the government as a single payer plan, fulfilling President Obama’s goal to eliminate private insurance companies from America...
Talking about Michael Vick and other NFL players convicted of crimes, I discovered that a San Diego newspaper's website features a special NFL Crimes search engine...
Is there a clause in the current health care bill that would establish a death panel or not? National Government Health Care supporters say, “No.” Others say, “Yes...
With the preplanned release of Al Gore’s journalists in North Korea, it’s interesting to learn how this came about (one of the journalists reportedly told someone that it would take a person “like Bill Clinton” to get them released...
First, a critique of the Obama beer summit:
Blue Moon. Sure, summer is a great time for a wit bier and Blue Moon is one of the most mellow, a respectable choice of regular guys who’ve tried a few brews...
Who has the wackier wingers?
Republicans in Sussex County:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V1nmn2zRMc
Democrats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptEk-wFtxQ4
http://www...
I’m taking a few days this week, spending time with family and friends, so perhaps you’d enjoy talking with people whose decisions affect your life here in Delaware...
A listener called to say Tri-State Bird Rescue
(www.tristatebird.org/) told her we have an extra large Hawk population this year. Maybe that's why we're hearing more stories about hawks grabbing pets...
Here are two clips from a pretty impressive neighborhood fireworks display. Best viewed with Real Player or Windows Media Player, if you pause 12 seconds into the video you'll see a guy running from an errant explosion with a beer in his hand and fire close to his butt...
Omri Ceren is a PhD candidate studying Rhetoric at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication. He lives in downtown Los Angeles...
Rising Star Tom Kovach at the Live Broadcast from “The Belly of the Beast” (the cafeteria in Legislative Hall) with Rick pointing out someone who did NOT want to be on the air...
Scott is angry that his suggestions for saving State Tax Dollars apparently weren’t read by anyone because he received a form email response. Is he right to be outraged or not?
Would you be? Would this response cause you to believe your effort was wasted?
________________________________________
From: Scott
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:19 PM
To: rjensen@wdel...
Our Two Beers Today:
Firestone Walker Pale Ale 31 and Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat Ale
Tasters: Rick the Beer Nut and Gina the Explorer.
Today, Gina found another beer she likes...
Obama Flunks History at Cairo U
By Frank J. Tipler On June 7, 2009
In his speech to the Muslim world in Cairo, President Barack Obama [1] claimed: “As a student of history, I also know civilization’s debt to Islam...
Today’s Beers: “Cruising with Reuben and the Jets,” Lagunitas Brewing Co. and Svytury Beer, Lithuania
Judges:
Laurie who likes good beer, Jenny who likes all beers, Gina who’s now starting to like beers and Rick the beer nut...
Terrorism expert Walid Phares, PhD shares his expertise on what Obama should and should not say in Cairo.
You can compare this with what President Obama did say here:
Here's the all-too-brief interview with Dr...
President Obama's choice for the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, has reportedly had 60% of her decisions overturned by the Supreme Court. The obvious solution to that little problem is to put HER on the Supreme Court!
Uh-oh...
Thirsty Thursday at 3:33!
In addition to talking about the news & events of the day, we talk BEER!
Beer: Proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy...
This RNC ad shows Nancy Pelosi vs the CIA, as a James Bond villain versus Her Majesty's Secret Service. The outrage, real or feigned, is over the tag line, "Democrats Galore," a reference to one of the most famous Bond bad girls, Pussy Galore...
From “Cook's Country Best Grilling Recipes,” from the editors of Cook's Country magazine (America's Test Kitchen, 2009). This will work on several kinds of grill, including gas and charcoal...
So, here we are experiencing “the worst economic downturn since the Carter Administration” and Democrats are working to increase the cost of cars and your home and office energy bills...
I'm always apprehensive about playing guitar in public. Just the same, when Melissa Cox, Delaware's Singer-Songwriter of the Year in 2008 asked me to play with her band, Mythica, at the Flower Market this year, I jumped at the opportunity, and spent hours rehearsing so I could come up with an instrumental piece that would add something to the wonderful melody and song she had written, "Maluaka...
... IF the election were today and IF the usually reliable Susquehanna Poll is accurate:
Wilmington, DE – Susquehanna Polling and Research, a Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania-based, public opinion research and political polling firm with
political and corporate clients in Delaware and many other Northeastern
states, has released the results of a statewide poll conducted recently in
Delaware...
Yesterday's blog featured a national media that was excited because Joe Biden hadn't said anything embarrassing since January. Okay, so now April 30 is the new milepost...
Americans don’t know much about Delaware. Thanks to Joe Biden, they’re learning from Saturday Night Live, The Late Late Show and YouTube.
Now, CBS profiles Joe on 60 Minutes...
Imagine an electric motorcycle that can go 120 mph. 0-60 in less than 2 seconds. HostMySite.Com, a Delaware company, decided to build one to publicized their “World’s Fastest Server...
Delaware Democrats refused a continuation of the embarrassing Minner-Carney administration and are now led by Democrat Governor Jack Markell. Republican Mike Castle has been beloved by Democrats since running for State House in 1966...
As The Bill to Protect You against Abuse of Eminent Domain goes to Governor Markell’s Desk to be signed into Law, I’d like to acknowledge those Lawmakers Who Fought For and/or Strongly Supported Your Rights from the Beginning...
President Bush's oh-so-serious "Global War on Terror" sure wasn't friendly. The title doesn't sound nice, does it? Yes, President Bush and VP Dick Cheney's leadership and difficult decisions kept America safe from further attacks, but, gosh-golly-gee they were so mean to people who simply wanted to violently impose their will on us...
Some of the AIG senior managers were not even employed by AIG when the AIG financial crimes were committed. (Yes, I believe they are crimes.)
Still, Congress and the public majority believe AIG senior managers and executives should NOT receive $165 million in retention "awards," bonuses, etc...
Following our talk about 25 Things Everyone Should Know About Delaware, someone came up with this list and it's been traveling around the net:
YOU KNOW YOU’RE FROM DELAWARE IF:
1...
Insurance company executives who must be seeking big bonuses instead of keeping their companies (YOUR Insurers!!!) solvent, shopped for regulators to help them...
Go to www.StimulusWatch.org and read the published Projects in Delaware.
You'll read about the "shovel-ready" projects the mayors of this state submitted in the 2008 U...
Facebook is promoting “25 things you should know about me.” I don’t want to know your experience with monkey poop and the noise you make when you’re back is being shaved...
Our children will never know privacy. PhoneCams, Youtube, Facebook, etc. ensure a permanent record of your best and worst behavior. Still some sense of outrage exists...
Rick Listener Craig wrote, “Valentines snuck up on me. Flowers and candy won’t do. What can I do for my wife?”
Listeners called and wrote:
“Write a love letter reflecting memories of your years together...
Minnesotans celebrating climate change produced the following video:
http://www.minnesotansforglobalwarming.com/m4gw/
which is especially relevant to Obama's Stimulus package helping to fund bipolar Climate Change Science, as Marc Sheppard eloquently describes below:
January 25, 2009
Climate: Change You Can't Believe In
By Marc Sheppard
Barack Obama campaigned for the White House on a promise he'd deliver "change you can believe in...
What to say to overbearing Steelers Fans who won’t shut up about their 6th (Sixth) yeah, we KNOW… Superbowl win.
“Two words… Pittsburgh. Pirates.” Marco
“Steelers won...
I consider Matt Denn to be a friend. I’d loan him my truck if he asked. I don’t readily loan my truck. Today, I’d say, “No,” especially if it’s to help wealthy developers empty small businesses by abusing eminent domain...
It's the professionalism of President Bush that sets him apart from his predecessor. While Obama is making partisan decisions that have great potential to damage America (Hillary, Geitner, lobbyists in HHS and Defense, closing Gitmo before deciding what to do with high-risk terrorists inside), he's taking the job seriously, also unlike Clinton...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stephanie Fitzpatrick
January 22, 2009
Statement of Congressman Mike Castle on Disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
"Since the Administration proposed Congressional intervention to reduce the impact of an impending economic crisis in the United States, I have been committed to finding solutions because I strongly believe that the strength of our financial system directly impacts every American...
The Beast is Legislative Hall. We broadcast “Live” from the cafeteria… the Belly!
Random notes & conversations that did & did not make the airwaves:
“Senate Rule 2 passed! Yay! The Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, aka Thurman Adams’ desk drawer...
Stop Congress From Banning Your Gifts of Clothing to Charity!
On February 10, 2009, a horribly written bill is scheduled to take effect that will force you to pay anywhere from $100 - $4,000 to test for miniscule amounts of lead and pthalates in EXISTING clothing for kids 12 years old and younger...
President Elect Obama reportedly often watches TV while working out in the morning and so has selected TV Doctor Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General. Gupta is a neurosurgeon and partisan attack dog liberal who earned his key to the Executive Democratic Party Men’s Room by publicly smearing Republican John McCain’s viability as a presidential candidate, suggesting he’s suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder due to his military service in the 60’s and “wondering out loud” if John ever had a substance abuse problem...
One aspect of the Rick Jensen Show that many people reportedly appreciate is the enthusiasm with which I invite opposing views. It’s also rewarding to share false “national narratives” propagated by the big media...
Small, curly toed lobbyists in bright red and green velvet suits are reportedly in Washington right now making their case for a bailout. Pulling spreadsheets from their caribou skin briefcases, attorneys from Donner, Dancer, Prancer and WolfBlock say the credit crisis has put Santa Claus, LLC in a precarious position that could cause Christmas gifting to collapse… not just in America, but around the world...
Best Christmas Movies
This list is from Rick Jensen & Rick’s Listener’s
“A Christmas Story”
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170016/
“It’s A Wonderful Life”
http://www...
A Yale professor published ten quotes as "Quotes of the Year," as they are supposed to represent or signify something meaningful. The #1 quote is a fake quote; a parody of something Sarah Palin said about being able to see Russia from an island...
From Ace of Spades blog:
Obama this Tuesday
(http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/12/questions-arise.html):
"I had no contact with the governor or his office and so we were not, I was not aware of what was happening...
Bulletpoints:
* Terms of the loan are similar to the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program for Wall Street. The loans would be for seven years -- at 5 percent interest for five years, and 9 percent the final two years...
This is a compilation of suggestions from Listeners and me.
Some of these beers cost a little more than our usual stuff, but, hey, it’s Thanksgiving!
With your…
Turkey: A basic lager won’t distract from a good,
moist turkey...
Last week, I sent an email to Congressman Castle and Senator Tom Carper with your and my ideas for making the auto executives in particular and the industry in general accountable to the American taxpayers if we are to give them a "bail-out...
Democrats and far-leftists often denigrated President Bush for appointing partisan Republicans to positions for which they were presumably unqualified...
Did this 8 year-old boy confess to killing his father or not? We'll talk about it today.
The transcript follows the video story below:
http://abcnews...
Greg Craig is a Policy Advisor to Barack Obama, who is considering Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State.
What’s interesting is that all of Hillary’s foreign policy inadequacies, exaggerations and examples of incompetence listed below are true, especially in light of the fact that Obama is now considering her for such a demanding post...
5th Annual
Christmas Stockings for Soldiers
THANK YOU! To the Hundreds of people who came by to give during the Live Broadcast on Thursday!
The Troops need more! Tell your friends to Please Help Us To Send Some Holiday Cheer To Our Troops...
Let’s start with this premise, which I called a “lie” the day Paulson made it:
“According to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the chief proponent of the big bank bailout, flooding the banks with taxpayers’ money was supposed to get them to start lending freely again...
From a Listener named Will:
Notice to All Employees
As of November 5, 2008,
IF President Obama is officially elected into office,
our company will install a few new policies which are in keeping with his new, inspiring issues of change and fairness:
1...
Bud Selig: Evil or Incompetent? You Decide!
According to WDEL Sports Director Don Voltz, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig “wasn’t going to give the Phillies a win due to weather...
Check it out:
Thank you for listening and congratulations to everyone who came to the WDEL Studios today and picked up a FREE WDEL "Go Phillies" sign from FASTSIGNS...
Twice during the last debate, John McCain repudiated violent fringe supporters and asked Barack Obama to quiet his violent supporters by doing the same...
Despite the best line of the night, I didn't hear or see a game-changer. McCain needed to be specific and tell Americans how much they'll save and how well they'll be covered with his health care plan...
Since before the Democratic National Convention, this race has been Obama’s to lose. Sarah Palin brought a lot of enthusiasm to the Republicans and then failed to capitalize on her successful fight against corruption in her own Alaska Republican party...
It surprised me when a friend got in my face this morning and angrily quoted a newspaper headline that read, “Palin abused power,’ then demanded, “How do you like your girl, now?” He was shocked that I replied, “Just fine...
Both McCain and Obama will continue the failed policies that brought banks and insurance companies to their knees. Period. Obama’s campaign is surrounded by former CEO’s and executives who created this mess...
Palin wrong a couple of times. Biden spins wildly out of control!!
Sources: Associated Press, CBS News, Factcheck.org, Congressional Record
Did McCain Vote to Cut Off Funding for the Troops?:
Biden said, “John McCain voted against funding the troops because the amendment he voted for, voted against, had a timeline in it to draw down American troops...
Factually, Palin wins. She got three items incorrect. Biden knocked the "Bogus Ball" out of the park about a dozen times!
Until I post the enormous list of Biden falsehoods with fact-checking references for you, enjoy this audio where you'll hear Sarah Palin say Obama said he would meet leaders in Iran (& elsewhere) without preconditions, then Joe Biden said that's "not true" and then you'll hear Barack Obama himself saying he would meet Iranian and other leaders "without preconditions...
Listen closely for the questions and direction Ifil takes the debate: Sarah Palin’s strengths are on energy policy and, especially, successfully fighting corruption in her own party – that is a huge issue because Obama is running on the issue of “change” and fighting corruption...
How do we protect our families from Chinese poison in our foods?
One way is to lobby congress to require companies to disclose if their food products include anything Chinese in the manufacturing stream...
Rick Jensen Listeners Scott and Robin made this popular suggestion:
Instead of bailing out the banks that caused this problem with taxpayer dollars, bail out the taxpayers by paying off their mortgages! This will truly rescue the economy by bringing $100 billion into the economy EVERY MONTH! Yes, some financial businesses may collapse, but this would create such a wave of entrepreneurship that we would see new highs in job creation...
This is a viral video just released to promote a local biotech firm's thin layer chromatography.
Distribution will be focused on targeting employees at firms that can benefit from Analtech's products and services...
Keith Olbermann does a fine job spinning and skewing news reports into leftist partisan stories with little or no relationship to reality. That makes for a fine news-based talk show that appeals to liberals...
There are many signs that Sarah Palin’s speech was a “home run, outside the ballpark.” One is that Keith Olbermann, NBC and MSNBC Voice of the Democratic Party, was visibly shaken...
Joe Biden has said over and over again that he did NOT want to be VP, but he'll serve If Asked! According to reporters at the Wall Street Journal, he didn't ask...
In 2006, I maintained Hillary Clinton wouldn’t be so foolish and selfish to run for president. If she did, I said, she would divide the country and generate hostility around the country before a humiliating defeat...
Let’s Not Let More Kids Kill Themselves.
Since raising the drinking age to 21, studies have shown fewer drivers under 21 have died from alcohol-related accidents...
Ask Your School Superintendent!
Here’s the schedule for school superintendents appearing Live on the Rick Jensen Show to talk with You about school issues...
Congressman Mike Castle stopped by for an hour and discussed current situation in Iraq and his recent briefing on Iraq and Afghanistan, energy and education...
Riverfront Blues Festival!
Originally called, "Blues, Brews and BBQ," this little blues fest organized by The Diamond State Blues Society and Tina Betz with the City of Wilmington has grown to bring thousands of people and major acts from around the country...
Thanks to Rick listener Rodger for sharing info on a Car that Runs on Compressed Air!
Wait! It gets up to 68 mph and goes about 125 miles per “fill-up...
Senator Biden Honored with Goats!
When you go to the State Fair, you gotta talk to people. They’re generally the friendliest folks anywhere. “Farmer Mark” is one of those friendly people...
“Beers, Breweries and Their Owners.”
While researching a lot of beer blogs and news stories, I found a blog called, “DrinkAmerican.us.” “David” at DrinkAmerican did a really good job of putting together a list with links...
Beer. Bigger isn’t really better. Better is better.
INBev, a giant Belgian company, bought Anheuser Busch, a giant American company. Budweiser is no longer “The Great American Lager...
It's an electric sports car.
With a 0 to 60 mph acceleration of 3.9 seconds, a 13,000 rpm redline, and the fastest top gear acceleration of any production car tested by Car & Driver magazine in 2007, combined with an EPA rating of 256 MPG equivalent...
McCain vs Obama:
Health Care… really what’s being debated is the cost of health insurance, not health care.
The crisis is the cost of health insurance, in which the government is far too heavily involved...
Your Grill Tips!
I use a Weber charcoal grill. Nothing flavors like Cowboy wood charcoal. You don’t need lighter fluid. Buy or build a charcoal chimney...
Barter Delaware is Online!
http://groups.google.com/group/barterdelaware
Thanks to Rick Jensen Show listener Lisa, let's try this.
Just join the group, then enter your name, the services and/or
products you'd like to barter, maybe products or services you're
looking for, and your email or phone...
How will the Bluewater Wind – Delmarva Power deal affect YOU?
Here are some bulletpoints for the First Offshore Wind Farm in America:
•Delmarva Power would buy 605,000 megawatt hours of wind power per year from Bluewater Wind...
What are your Delaware Democrats thinking? Even if it’s unconstitutional, lawmakers like Bobby Marshall want to raise income taxes. Here’s the story from 1150 AM WDEL News reporter Carl Kanefsky:
“State Senator Bobby Marshall has a plan to add 35-million dollars to the state coffers next year...
Email from a listener:
PLEASE POST/FORWARD WIDELY. Thanks
SB #245 the 'Eminent Domain' law has passed both the Senate & House and has gone to the Governor to be signed...
The untold, "behind-the-scenes" story of "Freddy Freddy," captained by
Floyd and Della: at 5:21 pm Wednesday, June 11, Floyd answered his cell
phone...
Today's show is whimsical. We'll hang out on the "Freddy Freddy," a 38 foot Nova Scotia lobster boat. Floyd and Della live on the Freddy Freddy, traveling up and down the Intracoastal Waterway using a very unlikely 28 hp
3-cylinder inboard motor...
What’s not to like about Ed McMahon?
He’s gregarious, personally friendly and able to earn millions by the power of his personality. Good for him. He also admits to spending more money than he makes...
Roger Stone at http://stonezone.com/ reports:
The Presidential contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is likely to be roiled in coming days by revelations that Michelle Obama made racist comments in a speech for which there is allegedly an indelible record...
150,000 Americans Demand Congress Allow Domestic Drilling
Over 150,000 Americans have signed a petition sponsored by American Solutions for Winning the Future to immediately start drilling for oil domestically to ease gas prices...
Hillary is staying in the primary race for presidency that she cannot win on votes because, just because, her opponent might be assassinated, giving her the nomination...
Do you blame your local gas station owner? Has he earned some of the blame or not? What would you like to ask a gas station owner or general manager? Think of something...
Why would I say, “Your Lawmakers Voted to use Your Tax Dollars to Help More Teens become Pathological Gamblers?” Because That’s What Happens when States Become or Partner with the Bookies and Casino Operators...
Hillary and Obama are on the attack! Each one accusing the other of attacking and then attacking each others’ plans in ways that become lies of omission of their own...
Rick Jensen Listeners Share their “Mousing” Remedies
Kill Mice with Coke or Pepsi!
Instructions
Things You'll Need
• Pepsi or Coke
Mice and rats lack the ability to burp...
Sign the petition for Texas Governor Rick Perry to return the children to the mothers while they sort out any crimes committed.
Here's the site:
http://www...
You called your legislators, sent them emails and sent me as your courier to Dover with your message, "Don't Fire Teachers"! As promised, I delivered the letter below to House and Senate Majority and Minority Leaders...
Welcome to the YouTube generation. While creative editors excoriate Hillary with her own words and post these vids to YouTube, it leads me to wonder how "connected" our kids will be a few years from now...
I guess some people will see this video of Hillary knocking back a shot of whiskey at an Indiana bar and think, "She's alright. She's 'one of the boys...
Weasel of the Week is Back!
It's been about 4 years since we had fun presenting the Weasel of the Week. I'll take your votes all week and present the Weasel every Friday...
Obama caught lying on McCain's 100 year remark
Thanks to YouTube and Bloggers, politicians are being busted around the clock for hypocrisy and lying...
"They Voted For Global Cooling Before They Voted For Global Warming!"
Here in Wilmington at the Common Wealth Awards, the News Journal, NBC anchor Ann Curry and bunny-boiler Glenn Close went gaga over James Hansen on Saturday...
Biotech!
When representatives from so many of the 80 companies in the Delaware Biotech Association set up in the Biotech Institute at UD last week,
( http://www...
In April 1998, Debra Puglisi Sharp--wife, nurse, and mother of teenage twins--was tending the roses in her Newark garden when a factory worker with a cocaine habit slipped in through an open door and waited for her to come in...
When did Wilmington increase the Red Light Cam fines to $112? Looks like it was done under the shade of night, darkly whispered. I only learned of this from a Listener who called and asked, "How Do I Fight This??!!!" He told the story of being stuck in an intersection due to another driver and driving through the light because he had to...
Random Notes on Bluewater Wind and Delmarva Power
Having listened to answers to many questions given by Gary Stockbridge, President of Delmarva Power, and Jim Lanard, Chief Strategist for Bluewater Wind, Delmarva Power as well as reading reports and questioning lawmakers,
the only certainty in all of this is that prices are fluid and delivery of all kinds of energy has a level of uncertainty...
Green Power Special!
The debate over whether Delmarva Power should sign a contract right now with Bluewater Wind or keep shopping for a better deal comes to a milestone this Wednesday, March 26th at 1:07 PM when Gary Stockbridge, President, Delmarva Power and Jim Lanard, Director of Strategic Planning and Communications, Bluewater Wind, go LIVE with Rick Jensen and Brian Selander...
Let’s start with the bottom line:
If machines say you’re speeding, you get a ticket with no recourse.
Trained police have been mistaken about whether or not someone was speeding...
Rev. Wright has been Barack Obama's Pastor and mentor for many years. He married Barack and Michelle. The Reverend preaches that the government puts black people on drugs so they can put them in jail and Barack says the church is "not controversial...
Is the City of Wilmington closer to exercising an abuse of eminent domain? Whose properties might be taken?
Looks like lawmakers have tables two eminent doamin bills to try to find some middle ground that won't violate the constitution! Listen for details...
My prediction for the presidency has not wavered for months:
If Hillary is the Democratic nominee, any Republican can win the election based on nationwide "Anyone But Hillary" resentment...
We've all wondered what it would look like if a woman said, "No" when her boyfriend asks her to marry her on TV.
It finally happened! This poor dude probably got all wrapped up in the phony Valentines Day hype and apparently asked the girl before she was really sure if she wanted to marry him!
OR! Do you think it was "staged," as many others do? Hmmm?
Watch on the link below!
http://www...
From WDEL.Com News:
“Resisting calls from Barack Obama to release her income tax returns, Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she would only do so if she secures the Democratic presidential nomination...
That's what CBS Reporter Adrian Bard revealed from the California polls on Super Tuesday. It's no surprise that Mexicans and other Hispanics support McCain's policies on immigration; they want open borders and amnesty...
My favorite parts of President Bush’s speech:
“At kitchen tables across our country, there is a concern about our economic future. In the long run, Americans can be confident about our economic growth, but in the short run, we can all see that that growth is slowing...
Rep. Peter C. Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach, introduced legislation to automatically make people donors unless they opt out.
Here are some Listener Emails that came in during the Rick & Brian Show:
I am an organ donor...
Hillary Clinton stood in front of you and lied. Barack Obama rightfully defended himself. Still, CNN tried to make it look like a policy debate: http://www...
Looking for ideas for your bucket list?
Things to do before you kick the bucket!
The gift shop at Longwood Gardens sells a magazine titled, “28 Places to See Before You Die...
Your Bucket List
What’s on your list of things you’d like to do before you kick the bucket?
I’ve always thought of this as a fun list, as opposed to a list of serious goals...
Lt. Craig Weldon answers your questions about registering your home alarm with the county today (Tuesday, January 15) at 2:07, right after Delaware's Top Stories at 2pm...
Eight months ago, Brandywine residents expressed outrage over school district's finances and a lack of communication about the finances. Residents complained about being intimidated by board members and school supporters...
Talk with Superintendent Jim Scanlon today at 1:07 pm.
Each year, fewer students enroll for school in Brandywine. Fewer kids means less space is needed...
Today's show:
More from protesters who want legislation preventing owners of manufactured housing lots from raising rents beyond an acceptable percentage...
Senate President Pro-Tem Thurman Adams (D) said he would release Sen. Karen Peterson’s (D) open government bill this session.
Senators and Representatives are saying this is the year for Open Government!
The more you know about how the Gov’t...
Showing an ID to vote makes sense. It won’t eliminate voter fraud and will surely help cut down on the kind of fraud perpetuated by the ACORN group in Missouri ( click this link to the story:
http://www...
Economists are divided:
No Recession!
"As the U.S. economy enters its seventh year of economic expansion, many are predicting that a recession is looming on the horizon in 2008...
The following is from Delaware's Ken Grant:
Why Christmas?
Confessions of a self-professed Grinch
By Ken Grant
Every December, when that great song, "You're a Mean One, Mr...
Rick & Brian, subjects of the Mitchell Report on Steroids, hereby deny any use of anabolic steroids. As you can see below, neither Rick nor Brian exhibit any physical signs of steroid use except our own modest, normal, manly-man, beer-fed physiques...
MSNBC News Buffoon Keith Olbermann actually said Bush is a liar and is unfit to be President because the latest National Intelligence Estimate allegedly contradicts what Olberwocky calls President Bush's "cataclysmic comments about Iran...
Best Christmas Cookies Ever
1 cup of water
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup of brown sugar
lemon juice
4 large eggs
1 cup nuts
2 cups of dried fruit
1 bottle Jose Cuervo Tequila
Sample the Cuervo to check quality...
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Delaware does not spend $8,600 per student in public school. All told, it's more than $15,000...
The mad bomber hostage-taker at Hillary's campaign office in New Hampshire wore gray slacks, white shirt and red tie;
obviously a conservative. Wait...
He's not a wild-eyed screaming liberal, either.
Not the description you'd expect of The Daily Show's John Stewart?
Jon Stewart called to talk with Al Mascitti, who was in the air studio...
Why does the major media present only the alarmist side of the global warming debate?
Wouldn’t it be more meaningful if politics were taken OUT of this and if there were real televised debates between scientists whose specialties are in these related climate fields?
Personally, I support reasonable “green” efforts...
How do you know if the ATM you're about to use is legitimate?
Corporal Jeff Whitmarsh of the Delaware State Police told Rick's listeners, they bad guys put a fake card reader on the machine that downloads your bank account information...
!!! November 6, 2007 4:24 PM !!!
This is an URGENT UPDATE to the posting below:
John Rago, Communications Director for the City of Wilmington, called the program today and announced that
THE CITY WILL NO LONGER USE EXTRAPOLATION IN ITS TAX-DUE COLLECTIONS! This is great victory for all of you who have protested at city council meetings and called the Rick Jensen Show...
A Pennsylvania hunter, Rick Jacobs, says he has a photo of Bigfoot. He apparently snapped the photo with a camera with an automatic trigger he set up in order to get snapshots of deer...
Thanks to Listener Cathy who sent these.
First, a claymation poke at Larry "Wide Stance" Craig.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zzf049rgMI
Next, ROFL at this:
http://www...
That's the question. I say, "absolutely." When zero tolerance laws were first debated and enacted, "intent" was certainly part of the debate. It was NOT an effort to expel girls who offer a Midol to another girl or expel kids who bring a utility blade or Exacto knife to art class...
Top Ten Twelve Fourteen Whatever! Failures of Governor Minner
"in prisons, you almost expect this to happen." (Reaction to prison counselor being kidnapped and raped)
Failure to fund Nursing School programs while aiding and abetting state purchase of golf courses...
Okay, I know 25 isn't many and we'll whittle this down to ten if possible. Mike Matthews and I are starting the list on the air today and I'll start posting the list later as will Mike on his disgusting "downwithabsolutes...
Christina School District expelled a 12 year-old girl for bringing a utility knife to school to work on an art project. She has no record of discipline problems, she's an A-B student and the Mom reported to me that the principal said she's a good kid...
The Phillies go for the NL Championship!
Wed. and Thurs. games coverage begins at 2pm.
Liberal blogger Dana Garrett will guest co-host on Friday 2pm - 4pm then next week, probably Monday and Tuesday...
Update. 9-28-07
The list for guest co-hosts is growing:
Tyler Nixon, anti-war Wilmington lawyer. Thursday and Friday this week, 2pm - 4pm. Monday, October 1 1p - 4p...
Here's the story put together from having listened to both sides:
Gerry presented the company with a list of things he wanted. Unfortunately, it was written in such a way as to be considered an ultimatum by those who read it...
Hillary gets big poll numbers and press coverage on her industry-supported health insurance plan. On the Show, libertarian Cato Scholar Michael Tanner Comments on Hillary Clinton's Health Plan...
Remember when Democrats were crawling all over each other, demanding apologies from President Bush? Apologies for acting upon CIA and UNSCOM reports of WMD’s,
apologies for making mistakes, apologies for whatever was their apology du jour...
Ben Shapiro sets the stage for considerations every voter needs to use when deciding who to elect to office.
Here's the column he wrote for www.Townhall...
Unless the cop who busted Senator Larry Craig made way too much out of nothing, hitting on a guy in a bathroom means you’re gay. Tapping your feet against the other guy’s in the next stall and running your hand under the stall wall as a signal means you want gay sex with the stranger next to you...
That's the question from listener, lawyer and possible candidate for Mayor Tyler Nixon of Wilmington. While it's surely reasonable to presume it could, psychologists could keep themselves very busy working to determine if one must be insane to subject oneself to communist rule...
Brandywine Schools Superintendent Dr. Jim Scanlon takes your calls this Tuesday, August 21st starting at 1:05 pm.
If you have any questions you'd like asked but can't call during the show, post them here and we'll try to get them on the air...
Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press wrote what I think is the all-inclusive statement about Barry Bonds:
"There goes a hell of a baseball player, who may have done a hell of a thing to this sport...
Will you still drive over Delaware Bridges that have "fracture-critical features" like the collapsed bridge in Minnesota? What about "just the big bridges" or "just the small bridges"?
WDEL News immediately brought Delaware transportation officials to your radio when the bridge in Minnesota collapsed...
I suspect Sen. Leahy to be a very crafty man. Reading a number of accounts of the grilling of Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales versus the testimony of FBI Director Mueller, it seemed that Mueller knew some "game" was afoot...
You MUST read and share this opinion piece from Chris Slavens in the News Journal! He is absolutely correct in his assessment and brilliant in his presentation of the political partisanship behind ending political talk on the radio!
Here it is, from the News Journal (link: http://www...
There has been so much going on locally that we haven't invested much time discussing national events lately. Maybe you'd like to share your take on Valerie Plame's lawsuit being found without merit by a federal judge...
Why is it Republicans have to stick their necks out to do the right thing in Delaware? Okay, Democrat Karen Peterson is an exception, but why can't Democratic Leadership investigate credible alleged abuses at the Delaware Psychiatric Center? After all, Governor Minner is a Democrat and she'd sure gain a lot of respect if she would call for investigations with meaningful consequences...
Call Your City Council Rep Right Now!
Tell him or her you do NOT want the city to steal peoples’ land with eminent domain!
The city has threatened they might take Ed Osbourne’s auto repair shop at a lower price than he says it’s worth if he doesn’t accept whatever the city thinks is “fair...
By not calling John Edwards a "faggot" (I disagree with her that it's not a slur on gays) and by not wishing for John Edwards' death when she made it very clear she was mocking the national news media for giving Bill Maher a complete pass at wishing for Dick Cheney's death, newspaper writers around the country really exposed their bias...
Thank you!
I’m out of town this week… waaaay out of town…. and having a tough time accessing WDEL.Com because the WiFi here at a radio conference in Nurnberg is not reliable...
Call Your State Senator and tell them to bring out the Inspector General Bill for a vote and vote "YES!"
Below is your list of State Senators (144th General Assembly) in order of district...
Where do you think you would be right now if a newspaper article reported that you stole money from blind people? What if you admitted it?
Is anyone from the Dept...
***Note: Tyler Nixon sent us some sidewalk pictures. They're at the bottom of this post. I think there may be a troll in a crack!
City spokesman John Rago says city residents pay for sidewalk repair...
WDEL News reports:
“Former New Castle County chief administrator Sherry Freebery has pleaded guilty in federal court to making a false statement on a loan application...
According to WDEL News, it looks like about 4,700 more people voted in this referendum than in the April 24 referendum. What do you think brought out so many more people? Neighbors becoming more engaged with each other over the issue? Expanding outreach to WDEL? Phone banks of supporters calling residents, asking them to vote "Yes?" The answer probably resides in some combination of those and other activities...
Hi Rick,
The first time we were on the show the question came up as to whether it is more cost efficient for us to stick with Microsoft or whether we should consider another software application for our schools, such as Linux, etc...
Imagine preparing to answer in-depth questions about your company or institution for over 9,000* people who will be deciding whether or not you're doing a good job and only 40 of those 9,000 people show up to hear what you have to say...
Why did YOU vote "NO?" Write your answer below.
I voted against the referendum because we don't know how much of this $17.5 Million Dollars is going for All-Day Kindergarten, because we have been Whacked with a 65% INCREASE in SCHOOL TAXES since 2000 and I don't believe the District has made their case for the need! I can understand maybe 4% annual average increases, but 65% over 6 years is OUTRAGEOUS!
The district really has to make their case for increases and I'm not convinced, especially with this New Initiative of you and I paying for All Day Kindergarten when I have seen NO study showing it improves High School Graduation rates or test scores...
I'm voting "No." More on that below.
Call us today and tell us how you're voting.
One listener wrote to say Al Kemp and his figures on referendum dollars are not credible...
Quick note: The Show featuring Supt. Scanlon is on the WDEL Podcast page.
Using official State of Delaware reports, Al Kemp has come up with some serious financial questions about the Red Clay District which I will share today at 2pm...
Due to a computer problem, it looks like we'll get the Podcast of Supt. Scanlon up on Wednesday, May 16 sometime.
Meanwhile! Supt. Andrzejewski's office called to say he would like to be on the show on Wednesday, May 16 at 2pm
to talk with callers who are against the Red Clay referendum...
Just want you to know we should have the audio from Supt. Scanlon's appearance (Monday, May 14) on the Podcast Page
on Tuesday, May 15.
Meanwhile, share your thoughts on the June 4 referendum below:
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Is Fred Thompson running for president or not?
Read this speech from the annual Lincoln Club of Orange County dinner on Friday and you'll know he is!
Facing Our Challenges
By Fred Thompson
So we meet again, and I'm honored, because I know we're here for the same reasons: Love of our country and concern for our future...
Many callers on the show said they voted, "Yes" to the Brandywine Schools referendum. Many more said they voted, "No!" At the polls, 52% said, "No!"
This is a call to action! The action Superintendent Scanlon needs to take is serious, detailed accounting of every dollar the schools really need and how they will be spent...
Why?
Jerry Martin and Allen Kemp, two retired guys who would NOT be seriously impacted by the increase in taxes, give you the reasons here:
The district is not a good steward of our tax funds...
CNN's Nancy Grace may not be making racist remarks about tatooed college basketball players but she DID everything she could on her CNN show to "convict in public opinion" the innocent Duke Lacross players...
Google "Imus Quote" and here's the one that comes up the most:
"My goal is to goad people into saying something that ruins their life." - Don Imus
Ironic...
Sure, Gerry & I are glad to be a part of the ouster of Delaware's Ted Kennedy (John Atkins... and again, it was Gerry's investigation that really motivated House Republicans to clean their nest)...
Having read Supreme Court Justice and PhD Geologist/Climatologist John Paul Stevens’ “peer-reviewed publication on the effects of C02 on global climate,”**
I couldn’t help but notice this news item:
Keith Richards, the Rolling Stones guitarist, said he tried to snort his father’s ashes mixed with cocaine...
The Phillies are on today. Coming up: Byron Short and Jim Bowers are the candidates for Wayne Smith's seat in the 7th District! Listen Wednesday, April 4 at 1:05pm and call 478-WDEL to hear where they stand on YOUR issues...
We need to find out who REALLY made THAT happen because he sure didn't want to. There was a lot of pressure on Atkins from many Republicans who recognized that he was a threat to the party...
Imagine you get a call from the Capitol Police Chief in Dover and he says they have to relocate you from the usual broadcast location in the State Legislature into the basement cafeteria...
If Rep. John Atkins had simply said he thinks he might have some problems and sought counseling at the beginning of this mess, there wouldn't be such a stench over all Republicans & Democrats in the House...
You've read reports here from scientists who support and those who don't support the theory that man is causing global warming. You and I know that "top scientists," as editorializing reporters like to say, disagree...
Remember I called for the firing of the Major General who allowed abusive conditions to exist at Wlater Reed Medical Facilities, effectively abusing wounded soldiers! Many of you agreed and you and I sent emails to the pentagon...
On Sunday, February 18, 2007; Page A01, Washington Post reporters Dana Priest and Anne Hull reported:
“Behind the door of Army Spec. Jeremy Duncan's room, part of the wall is torn and hangs in the air, weighted down with black mold...
You've seen Al Gore's movie, seen Dennis Quaid's movie, watched TV News and read newspaper stories on Global Warming. Now, You're Ready for The Global Warming Quiz!
Take your mouse to the following site and Be Cool!
http://www...
Do you think scientists at Harvard and M.I.T. are "Top Scientists" or not?
Apparently, reporters at the Associated Press do not.
You'll notice the Associated Press stories use the phrase "top scientists" when writing about scientists compromising to a 90% chance that global warming is man-made...
Before we get to Senator Biden suggesting any lack of articulation and cleanliness exhibited by mainstream African-Americans Condoleeza Rice, Colin Powell and Allan Keyes, here's the quote from Senator Joe Biden referring to Barack Obama: “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said...
A listener suggested we petition the State House to compel Rep. John Atkins to resign. More listeners called to support the idea!
UPDATE! UPDATE!
Email the following WebSite address to your ENTIRE email list and tell your friends to sign the petition at the following web site:
http://www...
A listener suggested we petition the State House to compel Rep. John Atkins to resign. More listeners called to support the idea! While I'd like to have a couple of Volunteer Listeners to actually take petitions to the public, here's a way we can do this:
Respond to this petition by cutting the petition below and pasting it into an email with your name and phone number to rjensen@wdel...
The BIG STORY continues to be Representative John "Boom Boom" Atkins. The House Ethics Committee begins their proceedings today. Atkins wants to know how he can get this over with and the rest of us are done with Atkins...
Minimum Wage is a “feel-good” non-issue. Saying she’s going to “give Americans a raise,” New Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi panders to liberals who aren’t aware of the following facts from the U...
If you're looking for Hannity, you'll find him at 1210 AM
"Local Radio Rules."
Ok, so Sean Hannity tried to muscle another ABC show onto WDEL against our will and we stood up to the bully and said, "Hell, no...
"Hear the 911 tape: 'Help, a gator's got me!' screams naked man on crack"
Put this link in your browser for "naked man on crack" fun.
Tell your kids: "This is your brain on drugs...
So, either you voted against Bush's Iraq policy or you voted for Reform and Ethics or both, right?
Careful what you vote for. Your new Speaker of the House, Nancy "$55 Million" Pelosi, is one of the wealthiest people in Congress with Wealthy friends and a super-Wealthy husband...
If you voted for Beau for State Attorney General, let's hear why. Type it below and send it. If you didn't vote for Beau and any of your friends, family and coworkers did, let's hear why they voted for Beau...
Bluntly, “Who you should vote for.”
Some listeners asked me to do this, so here ya go.
The prime issue is Open Government. Conservatives and (some)Liberals alike are sick & tired of incumbents hiding bills and being exempt from the Freedom of Information Act...
Actually, she shouted, "Who the HELL do you think you are??!!!" I heard the unmistakeable sounds of groceries being put away and another woman playing with children in the background while "Janice" unleashed a torrent of anger through the phone...
First of all, Bush did NOT compare Iraq to Vietnam. Don’t be fooled. Why is that important? Because the intellectually dishonest simplicity of the idea gives rise to the underlying message of “We lost Vietnam...
When Democratic Candidate Dennis Spivack makes headlines calling for Congressman Mike Castle
to clean up Washington corruption, you might think, "Ok, fair enough...
So, why aren’t the Democrats concerned about leaking classified information? Why isn’t there a call to indict conspirators? Where is the outrage that enveloped the Valerie Plame affair? Before you read the answer, let’s revisit the Valerie Plame affair...
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Thank you for listening and congratulations to everyone who came to the WDEL Studios today and picked up a FREE WDEL "Go Phillies" sign from FASTSIGNS...
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