Joe McGranaghan and Mark Lawrence host open phones, they start out with Joe being rebuked for being an independent thinker who supports, common sense, reasonable people and positions. He is a RINO says our listener and should be kicked out of the GOP. But another listener says Joe isn't, and should be a lemming. We also discuss not being lockstep with any political party.

Then onto John Fetterman refusing to debate because of his stroke impairment. Sen. Toomey and candidate Oz complained about the lack of debates. We also discussed the flow if fentanyl over the southern/US border, and China's impact on that importation.

9/6/22 On The Mark: Mark & Joe argue MAGA, Pres. Biden, division and rinos

8:30am to 9:00am: Robert Garrett, President, and CEO Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Art Thomas, Chairman GSVCC, President Meck-Tech and Diversified Construction Inc., had their reaction to the latest US and PA jobless numbers. We talked about inflation, supply chain, workers, impediments to development and forgiving their loans.

8:40am: Jason Fink, President and CEO, Williamsport/Lycoming County Chamber of Commerce, reacted to the jobless numbers, the mission and work of his chamber, the $40 million in local economy of Little League World Series, and how they are addressing the worker shortage.

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan host Dr. Chris Ellis, Bucknell political scientist professor and co-director of the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy, on the student loan forgiveness controversy, the PA US Senate and gubernatorial races, Pres. Trump's influence on the GOP, partisan issues, Barbara F. Walter's civil war book, and other topics.

During open phones, dug into the veteran, Turkish army, Dr. Oz, Fetterman, Mastriano, Shapiro races, and dark energy coming from the blue light.

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan lead a fitful, divisive, argumentative, disparaging dispute over liberal vs conservative. Mark gets shutdown and angry, Joe gets backed into corner, then they break out in kumbaya. 

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan host Dawn Toguchi, Executive Director, Open Discourse Coalition, Lewisburg, on the mission and work of the coalition, their deliverables (classes, fora, events, etc.), and their attack on cancel culture that is raising up the entire Valley. We discussed their forum Tuesday night involving health care disparities.

During open phones, we discussed open discourse, cancel culture, taking down gay pride flags (because they are perceived as political speech), canceling Joseph, and encouraging some political speech.

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan open the week with a discussion about GOP gubernatorial candidate, state senator, Doug Mastriano, has views which some say are extreme and the confederate uniform discussion. We also discussed the US electrical grid vulnerability to terrorism, the Mar a Lago search and other topics.

On The Mark anchors Ben Reichley and Mark Lawrence host Dr. Stacy Mastriola, professor of accounting from Bucknell University, on the student loan forgiveness program, the impact on the US economy, the meaning of contracts and commitments, and how schools aren't addressed in the loan actions.

During open phones, we read a dozen emails and texts about the load program, US involvement in Ukraine, Mark Zuckerberg acknowledges the FBI influenced the 2020 election, and other aspects of bad state and national government.

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan discuss Pres. Joe Biden's 10,000/20.000 dollar student loan forgiveness plan, the impact it will have on the deficit, economy, taxpayers and of course, loan recipients.

We discussed previous administration's tax cuts for various categories, corporations and high earners, corporate welfare, Pres. Biden buying votes, the sanctity of contracts, impact on inflation, trade school impact, and many other related topics.

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan host open phones, talking about Pres. Biden's student loan forgiveness proposal, changes in gun laws that would make students safer, the assault rifle ban, AR15s, school shootings, John Fetterman's heart issues, his marijuana advocacy, and a wide range of other current and local topics.