Friday 1-27-06


GUEST HOST: Chad Adams, John Locke Foundation

General discussions of Eminant Domain, Jim Black Corruption, War on Walmart, The roll of government, Free Enterprise and the low salaries of Asheville Firefighters.


(News Stories Mentioned in Red)


Illegal meeting of Commissioners alleged in Buncombe County

AG Announces Corruption Fight
Also: Board of Elections to Investigate Black

Odds good for table games in Cherokee

Mexico-U.S. Relations Deteriorating

Group to talk about impeaching Bush
Also: Dems want independent corruption probe

Gaps found in teacher background checks

Study Finds Rich-Poor Income Gap Growing

N.C. counties to get more money, savings for voting equipment

Transgendered students delay vision request

Agency faces discrimination case

ABC store sale not advertised

N.C. man, nine others indicted for copyright violations

Absence stalls Lumbee tribe probe

Vermont judge increases sex offender's penalty

Poll- Public worried about federal deficit
Also: Congressional Panel Expects $337B Deficit

Lt. Gen. Vines- Corps maintained the advantage

Thursday - 1/26/06

Entire program discussed platform and ideology of the Libertarian Party, with co-hosts Phil Jacobson, and R. Lee Wrights Clemmons, State Chair and State Vice Chairman of the Libertarian Party.


Thursday - 1/26/06

Scientific Games complicates choiceAlso: Middleton resigns from Scientific Games

Gay and transgendered high school students in NC demand recognition

Scott Thomas gets D.A. job

Council seeks input on future Merrimon growth

N.C. House speaker proposes changes to eye exam lawAlso: Coalition wants required eye exams scratched

Lawyer says suspect is mentally retarded

Director of state ferries put on leave

Gannett acquires weekly paper that covers Madison County

Boone residents get to ask few questions at meeting

Tourists’ home gets extreme makeover

Culpepper ponders what to do with leftover campaign cash

Program seeks flood insurance rate hike

BB&T opposes seizing land for private use

Blue Cross will waive copays on generics

Pope- Church duty is to influence leaders

Wake judge intervenes in latest fight over 2004 GOP campaign ads

Google praised, chided for China site

Hoping Against A BlackBerry Jam

Wednesday, 1/25/06

Matt talked to Max Alexander chairman of the the civic center commission.(See News Story Below)

Suggestions for ice rink location for skating and hockey... The old Walmart store on Tunnel Road. Not available, [Walmart store has been sold to Ingles]... The old Square D building on Bingham Road. Not available, [Has been sold to new owner]... Locate civic center at the WNC AGRICULTURAL CENTER since the land is already owned by the government. Discussed cost of operating with, or without a sports team. Without a sports team, CC would be able to have more events booked, which brings in a higher rate of return. Mostly pros and cons of sporting events vs. art related events.

Topics Discussed...

Eminent domain [See News Story Below]

Jim Black and the corruption he's envoled in. (See Story Below)

Lottery... Matt said... One of the largest slices of the lottery pie is specifically earmarked for class room reduction. And the only way to reduce class room size is to hire more teachers and build more class rooms. Unless your going to start denying access to the public school, which is against the NC Constitution. So to get that big slice of the pie, your going to have to, as a community, go deeper in debt with bonds, or raise property taxes.

(Articles Discussed in Red)

Wednesday, 1/25/06

Commission proposes Civic Center get rid of ice skating rink

Why not bury lines in Henderson County?

Town takes 82 year-old veterans land for park

Male student wins fight to wear skirt

Board backs rezoning in Laurel Valley

School fraud indictment list grows

Black slipped mall road into budgetAlso: Did Black pass on, or pass along, free tickets?

Audit criticizes museum pay

Edwards takes view of poverty to Fayetteville State

Stretch of U.S.-Canada border shut down

More minority firefighters sought

More Than 260,000 Can't Get VA Health Care

Jones cuts deal on Jesus prayer by military Chaplains

Social Services stretched thin, director says

Speakers oppose architectural guides


Plan to stop homelessness would cost $8 million

Officers discharged under gay policy

Iran Welcomes Russian Enrichment OfferAlso: SKorea Warns U.S. Against Pressuring
NorthAlso: Report- US Army stretched too far

New Orleans wants to destroy historic homesAlso: Blanco Says FEMA Rules Delay Rebuilding

Male inmate raped, says kin

Kanye West poses as Jesus on magazine cover

Tuesday 1/24/06

Review of the "Take A Stand" Program.

Matt's website... http://www.mattcave.us/ To call Matt... 240-9962

Homosexual hate crimes discussed for the most part, the entire show. (Read News story Below)

Most callers agreed that "hate crime laws" were a type of thought police.

Tim Peck called and made an excellent point as did Eric Gorny.

Eric's question was where does it stop? Will the next step be to arrest and imprison pastors that preach sermons pointing out what the Bible says about Homosexuality? Eric said he had read an article about a pastor in a western country that was prosecuted for speaking out against Homosexuality.

Might at sometime, if this progressed could we see what has happened in these other western countries happen here. Matt was not receptive and disagreed that it could happen here. No way could it happen, because people would rise up and revolt.

Tim pointed out that, having a category of hate crime sets up a special group, and the entire category of hate crime should be eliminated. It would favor one group over another. Therefore there is no equal protection under the law using this law. Whatever is going on in a persons mind is irrelevant to the actual crime itself. As far as the crime goes, if the rights of the individual is violated then the criminal should be prosecuted on that fact alone. You can't enforce particular thoughts. You can't create a law saying you must love everyone. That's not the place for the law or the government. We need to get back into the habit of punishing the crime based on the actual harm inflicted, and not on any thoughts or attitude. Well Done!

Tuesday 1/24/06

Articles discussed highlighted in red.

Madison County zoning stirs controversy ~ The Asheville Citizen-Times

Counties Await State Board Action ~ Carolina Journal

Black's eye exam causes backlashAlso: Money links Black, nonprofits ~ The Winston-Salem Journal & The Charlotte Observer

Beating prompts 'hate crime' question ~ The Hendersonville Times-News

UNC hires consultant to guide forums

Triangle picked as nuclear site

DOT to decide ferry's fate

Watershed rules approved

Mgrs question closed meeting on Watson

Federal judge orders N.C. man removed from death row

State treasurer urges minimum wage increase

Yadkin hesitant to totally ban school smoking

SEC may discipline Ingles

Man charged in slaying in Great Smokies national park

Town ponders architectural rules

Ford's restructuring to affect NC jobs

Park Service changes draw criticism

Group warns domestic horses threaten Corolla's wild herd

Fat-Blocking Pill Wins Federal Endorsement

Iran Threatens Full-Scale Enrichment

Conservative Party wins in Canada election

Chrysler backs out of NC golf event

Pixar, Disney discuss deal

Monday 1-23-06


Highlights of Subjects discussed...

Open letter to the city council and citizen's of Asheville from Dr. Mumpower, concerning the removal of Dr Dunn from the Airport Board. Dr Mumpower's was letter was read over the air. Matt also mentioned the time limit that was being considered by the progressive city council for discussion of issues by each council member.

The ethical question of discussing council business after recessing from their retreat was discussed. Tim Peck called in and told Matt that the facilitator had informed all council members, during the retreat about what was lawful and ethical concerning any discussions outside of official council meetings.

Peter Dawes called to say that members on the airport board must be a sitting city council member. Matt said he needed to research that.

Bill Lack called to continue the conversation about conservatives, and whether they would still be allowed to continue on city boards.

Leslee Kulba called and voiced her concern about some of the actions of the liberal council. Her comments were ... politics is mostly about doing the right thing and standing by it. She was totally outraged by the maneuvering of council. She said before the election the progressives campaigned on Democracy, Democracy, Democracy which of course to her is reprehensible. They should know this is not a Democracy, but a Constitutional Republic. The council is acting like little tyrants in trying to maneuver key people to where they want them. Now it seems power is just going to their heads. As Leslee was running late, she meet Jan Davis, and said surely they won't start without you. Jan responded, "They can do whatever they like." She "has" been surprised by Terry Bellamy's attempts at being even handed. Terry has talked about fairness. Mayor Bellamy has shown signs of strong leadership, and maybe could be prevailed upon to help control the actions of the council. But overall, she is just not liking what she is seeing.

Matt said, Dr. Mumpower wondered if these were attempts to silence conservative view points on the city council? Matt wondered if there was going to be a summer of censorship in the city of Asheville by the majority progressive city council? Whether conservative viewpoints were going to be eradicated from local boards, committees and civic dialog? Perception would seem to indicate that.

All callers had negitive comments concerning the questionable activities of the progressive city council.


Topic...The Highpoint ABC Board was being compared to the local ABC concerning the possible violation of the state open meetings law, The Board agreed to spend $18,000 hire an attorney to represent the Board pertaining to allegations of corruption.

Discussed Buncombe County not being eligible for lottery school construction funds because of the formula used to distribute funds. Only 10 to 17 percent of lottery funds will got to school construction anyway. The way the General Assembly has set up the lottery distribution formula it encourages local governments, if they want a slice of the lottery pie to raise property tax. This formula encourages higher property tax rates by local government. The way the formula is written, if your county is at, or below 59.7 per $100.00, your county will not receive any of those construction funds. And right now Buncombe County is already at the property tax rate of not qualifying for the lottery funds. Doing a revenue neutral would further remove Buncombe from receiving the lottery school construction funds. In other words the higher the property tax the more lottery funds will be received.

Eric Gorny called to agree with the utter failure and corruption associated with the lottery. Folks that want a lottery, if they knew the real story of this one they would trash it.

Don Yelton called to discuss the connection of the money handed out by Advantage West to buy votes. And the corruption going on concerning Red Oak School. Follow the money.

Side note... Majority Leader Tony Rand is from Bladen County. And Bladen County stands to gain some of the largest dividends off this formula. Coincidence?

Discussed the political contributions to Jim Black and then, he used the slush funds to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars to nonprofit organizations in Mecklenburg County where Black is from.


Some of the articles discussed in red. Monday 1/23/06

Officials say that lottery punishes government efficiency

Physicians give state ERs below-average grade

Proposed land trade prompts area concerns

Iran oil threat cuts 2 ways

Respecting the owner-pet bond with pet Chaplains

Town doles out money in secret

Poll- Voters see corruption on both sides of the aisle

Town's ABC officials resign

Lawmaker to appeal for nuclear plant

Last herd of caribou fighting for survival

U.S. Navy Seizes Pirate Ship Off Somalia

Charges dropped against ex-prosecutors

Painful end for Panthers

E! correspondent- Hands off!

Local doctor recounts time spent at Abu Ghraib prison