I am being extremely courageous right now as I write this blog post. My reign as champion of Douche of The Week has finally come to an end after an extraordinary four week run and I am really struggling with my emotions at the moment. Of all people, Joe Salzone knocked me off the pedestal with his nomination of Karl Rove.  Congratulations Joe, you made a great choice. Some callers even thought that Karl Rove should be nominated for Douche of The Decade for defying the House Judiciary Committee’s subpoena to testify in an inquiry into improper political meddling in the department. Read up on the case and tell us what you think of the choice of Karl Rove for Douche of the Week. Was Ted Stevens robbed of his title?

On Tuesday’s show we played two of the newest political ads to hit the airwaves. There’s one from Moveon.org , featuring Sean from Boy Meets World fame, which left Pete wondering whatever happened to his career. The ad is all about hope! Maybe it’s just us but we thought it was really corny and pointless. Also we played the latest John McCain approved ad that attacks Barack Obama for “not making time to visit injured troops while he was overseas. Was it a fair shot at Obama? I don’t think so. I think McCain’s campaign is desperate and pathetic but that’s just my opinion. Feel free to disagree.

Deep Breather Steve set off a firestorm of callers today when he claimed that Nazi’s had no religious affiliation. Several callers appeared to prove him wrong but DBS refused to call anyone “Daddy,” unlike Pete who gave in to demands from the PBM crew and the Dominick Clan and was forced to call Sean “Daddy.” It seems Pete has adopted Sean’s lingo and used the word redic (short for ridiculous) during Monday’s show. It was very humiliating for Pete. Go easy on him. Anyway, Deep Breather Steve’s comments were made within a much larger discussion. Should religious preachers be allowed to endorse politicians from the pulpit and not lose their tax exempt status for their church? I suppose one could make the argument that asking preachers to not talk about politics would be a from of censorship, but then again there is supposed to be a seperation of church and state. It seems as if politics have become infused with religious values and rhetoric and quite frankly I resent that. As a matter of fact…..I Reject and Denounce that idea. What do you think?

Terrorism is NEVER going to stop.  Pete brought up that there were three places attacked this weekend, all of which may or may not have been linked to one another.  Regardless of that, he also posed the question, “How do we stop terrorism?”  Pete loves to answer his own questions (along with laughing at his own jokes and pleasuring himself) and made the analogy that if someone hates you, you don’t punch them in the face.  It really is a hard decision to come to.  You really can’t punch someone in the face if they don’t like you, but if they hit you first, you do have to attack.  However, you can’t be “invading” the house two doors down from the prick who doesn’t like you…  You’re just giving him more of a reason to hate you (here’s a MAP for all of you who don’t remember the teachings of Rand McNally and didn’t catch my analogy).

Speaking of Terrorism, he also brought up kids and should you spank them.  I think all children should be spanked (and maybe some of the half-assed parents who have them).  I was hit twice as a child, once with the wooden spoon and once with a shoe.  I never acted up again.  That’s a lie.  I never got caught again!

In the last hour of Friday’s show Brian Dominick aka Pete’s Big Bro took on all PaulTards who were brave enough to stand by their man. We’d like to know your thoughts on Ron Paul and the segment with Brian. Who came out on top? Are all Ron Paul Supporters hypnotized and marching to the beat of a Zombie Nation that wants to privatize everything? Does he have some good ideas? What issues do you agree or disagree with him on?

If nothing else, the most important thing that you can take from the conversation is, if you’re ever attacked by zombies make sure you aim for the head. Thanks Tard!

Pete had Burk Sauls and Kathy Bakken on Friday’s show to bring attention to The West Memphis Three. An interesting story that could change drastically based on DNA evidence. What did you think of the interview? Did you learn anything? Will you get involved?

Yes ladies and gentlemen, I am still floating from my fourth consecutive victory on Douche Of The Week. What can I say, I know how to pick them. I trust that this audience will continue to make me proud and pick the best nominee, which will undoubtedly be mine.  This Week’s winner was Michael Savage who made some disaparaging remarks regarding kids with Autism.  Feel free to leave your comments and let us know how you feel about the Douche of the Week.  Keep your eyes open for Douches throughout the week, maybe we’ll leave a spot open for you. Thanks everybody!  Gotta go, I got a new Meat Mix to rock out to!

Your Trusty Board Op, Aaron

Yup.  That’s the title of Pete’s CD.  And there are different volumes.  I didn’t get a close look at the CD, but I would imagine the “Meat Mix” we listened to today was labled “Meat Mix Volume 2: Pete 2002 Roadtrip.”  Had to get this out there because I know there is a picture floating around and I know Pete will have you commenting on my flowing main soon. 

Also, in my defense, Dog CPR is in fact “mouth to snout.”  It may not be the prettiest of terms, but when you watch this instructional video on how to save your dog, well, you’ll see what I mean.

Our main discussion today, “Should our president be a genius?”  To Pete’s suprise, many of you said no.  You said you want your president to be wise, smart and emotional.  John from Cleveland brought up a great point, one I think I agree with.  He said that the president should be charismatic and surround themselves with geniuses.  I don’t think the president should have all the answers but should be able to make sound, rational judgments from what their advisors are telling them… and can do the Sunday Times crossword puzzle.  What do you think?

Pete really is  a buzzkill when it comes to trying to show his daughters cool shit.  Not only does she think a fire work is a cloud of blue smoke, now she doesn’t even know how to catch a damn fish…  Disappointing, Pete.

Today, we spent a great deal of time talking about the president’s decision to lift the ban on drilling for oil.  We learned that demand is a key problem when it comes to drilling for oil.  And it’s not just the demand for oil that’s killing us at the pump but as Dan from Michigan let us know the demand for steel, which is used for piping in oil drilling, is going up and the supply has dropped sigificantly, due to China putting a hault on production until after the Olympics.

What’s the solution here people?  How can we get ourselves out of this dependence for oil?  Is drilling for oil in the OCS the way to go?  I think we should take our focus off of oil and get the gears in motion on alternative sources of fuel.  Even if drilling for oil is the solution, we are going to be in the same situation we are in now.  Let us know your ideas.

~Sean

The hours just flew by today, considering we filled the second hour of Pete’s Big Mouth with amazing guests.  We were honored to have the Governor of Utah, Jon Huntsman talk to Pete about his “Working 4 Utah” initiative.  Be sure to check out Pete’s response to that interview on SIRIUS Satellite Radios video blog, coming soon.

We were also joined by Kimberly Pierce, writer and director of the movie Stop-Loss, which is out on DVD now.  Kimberly and Pete really got into a great discussion about the movie, but also about this real life and emotional issue.  Our veterans are coming back only to be sent out to the battlefields again, returning with PTSD, traumatic brain injury and even issues of suicide.  Kimberly brought up that everyweek, 120 veterans are trying to commit suicide.  See Stop Loss and then sound off and let Kimberly know your thoughts at www.stoplossmovie.com/soundoff.

We had a lot of feed back from listeners who have been affected by Stop-Loss, epecially military wives, who called in and let us know that as terrible as this is, they are behind their husbands 100%.  What is solution to Stop Loss?  Is this “back door draft” legal?  Do you think the government has the right to drag these veterans back to do another tour of duty, another year away from their families?  Let Pete know!