well now. Did you see a giant mars in your sky? neither did i. That may be because it was another internet hoax. I received the email last wed as I was putting my show together and added in with out checking it out. Next day I got an embarrassed apology from the listener who sent it in. here is my reply to him. . "well poop.  you got embarrased with your email and i get embarassed on air. thats twice in 2 weeks. the previous was the very well crafted parody of a medical abstract suggesting that anti govt paranioa be declared an official mental illness, with hospitalization recommended.   i simply have not time nor energy to research all the stuff i read on air. So im at the mercy of whomever sends me articles to read. These hoaxes  tends to degrade my entire show.  depressing.  im amazed at the time and energy that people devote to internet hoaxes.   I wonder if this is a particularly american phenomena or worldwide?  do people in other societies waste their creativity on such stuff?  what is it in peoples psyches that they get off on essentially negative endeavors?   more insidious still are the folks that create virus's, worms, and other harmful computer glitches.  i can understand getting your rocks off screwing with corporate and govt systems data bases , but to destroy innocent private citizen's computers?  weird, and a sad commentary on our species. 

So, next time I read something that just doesn’t seem credible to you, don’t just sit there, call in and challenge me. We can talk about it and perhaps alert other listeners that it might be phony. I might even be polite as we talk.

Next item: 5 More Co-Sponsors for Barbara Lee's Resolution of Inquiry
There are now 49 co-sponsors of H Res 375, which requires the President to turn over information concerning the war planning that took place in 2002. The five latest are Congressmen Barney Frank, Elijah Cummins, Rush Holt, Gregory Meeks, and Brad Sherman.  Note to local listeners. John Doolittle is not on this list. The Resolution will likely be voted on in the House International Relations Committee between Sept. 6 and Sept. 16. The more congress members who co-sponsor, the more likely some committee members are to both vote Yes and engage in a serious debate in the committee.  The ranking Democrat on the committee is Tom Lantos.  This website publishes a report on efforts to lobby him and what you can do to help: they further state:
In the past month, many of you have asked your Representative to co-sponsor.  Please keep up the pressure.  Call your Representative's Washington Office (ask for him/her by name at 202-224-3121, and ask for the Legislative Aide who handles international issues.: the site suggest you Take good notes on your conversation and report back to them. they also offer information about the Resolution of Inquiry: the site address for all of this is http://www.afterdowningstreet.org

next item: this weeks award for being completely out of touch with reality, or perhaps the award is for believing your own bs, but eioithr way, it goes to the head of the joint chiefs of staff gen Richard Meyers. He just returned from a quick trip to iraq, to breathlessly announce that things over there are actually much better than Americans believe. That’s not a typo folks, he actually claimed that things are better than corporate media reports, not worse. He further pontificated that Americans have it too easy and should being doing more to support the war. This great leader of our military pointed out that in former wars Americans planted victory gardens, bought war bonds, endured food and fuel rationing, you know, sacrificed. One can only assume that giving our loved ones over to the govt to use as cannon fodder in a war only the elite will benefit from is not sufficient sacrifice. Im sure cindy Sheehan and the other gold star mothers would agree. But the statement that catapults him ahead of all rivals and earns him this weeks award was his noting that a major reason Americans might be not fully behind this folly are all the media reports of: insurgent attacks on our troops, the resulting casualties, lack of progress in improving the life of Iraqis, allegations of war profiteering, and other such negative stories. There you have it folks. It’s the media’s fault. And chief of staff gen Richard Meyers is the tooth fairy. With leaders like him, who needs enemies?
 next item: the following is an email I received from a friend in Lincoln neb. Its from the neb audabon society. Neb is the heartland of republicanism and bush supporters. So perhaps its significant that even some of them are waking up. IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES DID NOT PURCHASE A DROP OF GASOLINE FOR ONE DAY AND ALL on the same day, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES.
AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A NET LOSS OF OVER 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE OIL COMPANIES.
my comment: they may lose that $ on paper for that day but they will recoup it the following day. So that logic seems misleading to me.
THEREFORE SEPTEMBER 1ST HAS BEEN FORMALLY DECLARED "STICK IT UP THEIR @$$ " DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION SHOULD NOT BUY A SINGLE DROP OF GASOLINE THAT DAY. THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF YOU FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN AND AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT.
WAITING ON THIS ADMINISTRATION TO STEP IN AND CONTROL THE PRICES IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REDUCTION AND CONTROL IN PRICES THAT THE ARAB NATIONS PROMISED WEEKS AGO?
REMEMBER ONE THING, NOT ONLY IS THE PRICE OF GASOLINE GOING UP BUT AT THE SAME TIME AIRLINES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES, TRUCKING COMPANIES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES WHICH EFFECTS PRICES ON EVERYTHING THAT IS SHIPPED. THINGS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING, BUILDING MATERIALS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES ETC. WHO PAYS IN THE END? WE DO!
WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IF THEY DON'T GET THE MESSAGE AFTER ONE DAY, WE WILL DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN.
SO DO YOUR PART AND SPREAD THE WORD. FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW. MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKESEPTEMBER 1ST A DAY THAT THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES SAY "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH."

So, even Lincoln neb. Seems to be waking up