The Vince Coglianese Show

INTERVIEW - Wade Holland, Montgomery County’s Vision Zero Initiative coordinator

Montgomery County Police to Begin First Countywide Distracted Driving Enforcement Effort of 2020 on Friday, Feb. 14. Montgomery County Police will begin the Countywide distracted driving enforcement effort of 2020 on Friday, Feb. 14. The program, which will be done in conjunction with Maryland State Police, will involve officers from all six County police districts, with the heaviest concentrations based on areas with known high crash risks. The first event and media availability for ride alongs as part of the program will be from 8-10 a.m. on Friday Feb 14. Media can request attendance on ride alongs by contacting County Police in advance. “Sending or reading a text message takes your eyes off the road for about five seconds—long enough to cover a football field while driving at 55 miles per hour,” said Wade Holland, Montgomery County’s Vision Zero Initiative coordinator. “Distracted drivers are a danger not only to themselves, but also to pedestrians and cyclists. We try many ways to get this message to drivers. Enforcement programs send the message very loudly.” Approximately 27,000 people are injured or killed annually in Maryland because of distracted driving crashes. “One out of every two car crashes in Montgomery County involves some type of distraction,” said Holland. “Driving is a serious responsibility and requires your full attention. No call or message is worth risking your safety and everyone else on or crossing the roadway.” Penalties for being convicted of illegally driving while holding a cell phone in Maryland can include an $83 fine for the first offense, $140 for a second offense and $160 for third and subsequent offenses. The penalties in Maryland for writing, sending or reading a text or electronic messages while driving can include a $70 fine and one point on your license record. A driver who causes serious injury or death while talking or texting may receive a prison sentence of up to three years and a fine up to $5,000.

INTERVIEW - GREG CONLEY - president of the American Vaping Association – analyzed last week's nationwide ban and discuss how Maryland and Virginia are trying to go after vaping.

LAST WEEK: A nationwide ban on many flavored e-cigarette products went into effect on Thursday, but teenagers will still have access to nicotine vapes, experts say. A nationwide ban on many flavored e-cigarette products goes into effect Thursday, but teenagers will still have access to nicotine vapes, experts say. The ban covers a number of kid-friendly flavorings, such as mint and fruit, though menthol and tobacco flavorings will remain legal. However, the ban only applies to specific types of devices: cartridge or pre-filled pod devices, like the ones made popular by Juul. All other devices will be left on the market.

MARYLAND: Maryland bill would ban sale of flavored vaping products.  Maryland bill under consideration in Annapolis would ban the sale of electronic smoking devices that contain flavors other than tobacco. Senate Bill 410 will be heard by the Senate Finance Committee. Maryland state Sens. Benjamin Kramer, James Rosapepe and Christopher West sponsored the bill. This week, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot banned the sale of disposable flavored electronic cigarettes. The move closed a loophole left by President Donald Trump’s administration, which exempted disposable products from a federal ban.

Bills fail to snuff out flavored tobacco this session. Prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol, was also proposed in the House of Delegates, but a committee voted last week to delay the two bills until 2021. Gleyzer called that a good thing, and said the delegates will now have more time to research and discuss proposed legislation. “We can work with them to come up with the legislation that works for everybody,” Gleyzer said. Gleyzer, a board member of the Virginia Smoke Free Association, said if a flavor ban did become law, more than 400 vape shops would be forced to shut down. He said flavored products are meant to help adult smokers quit, and he doesn’t believe prohibition is necessary to prevent them from falling into the hands of teenagers. “We definitely don’t want to have kids have those products,” Gleyzer said. “It’s not meant for kids, it’s meant for adults. So whatever we can do to prevent kids having those products, we’re definitely gonna help.” Despite Virginia earning an “F” from the American Lung Association regarding its tobacco-control programs for the fifth year in a row, the General Assembly won’t be voting on whether or not to ban flavored tobacco products until the next session. Aleks Casper, the American Lung Association’s director of advocacy in Virginia, said her organization supported bills that would prohibit flavored tobacco and vaping products as well as require retailers to obtain a license for the sale of tobacco.

Mornings on the Mall

Friday, February 14, 2020

Hosts: Vince Coglianese and guest co-host Beverly Hallberg with Independent Women’s Forum

Executive Producer: Heather Hunter

 Greg Conley, Wade Holland, Star Parker and Bret Baier joined WMAL on Friday!

 

5am – A/B/CBLOOMBERG NEWS:

HOW BLOOMBERG IS TRYING TO BUY THE ELECTION... BLAKE ZEFF: The degree to which Michael Bloomberg is using his fortune to fundamentally alter & manipulate U.S. politics to his personal advantage extends way beyond ads. I've worked against him, covered him as a journalist & worked with his top aides. Here’s their playbook: (1/17)

NYT's HABERMAN Says MIKE BLOOMBERG Is Very Sensitive About His Height...     Typically people who are not bothered don’t put down the wrong height on their driver’s license.

JOSH KRAUSHAAR: Apparently there's a poll going around testing DC Mayor Muriel Bowser's favorability as a possible VP pick. Source passing along getting a poll on that topic (from a NY area code).

RELATED... DC Mayor’s Support For Bloomberg Comes After A $4 Million Check:  “Mike Bloomberg is systematically buying off mayors across the country,” tweeted broadcast journalist Michael Tracey. “Bloomberg Philanthropies has given millions of dollars to Washington, DC during Bowser’s mayoralty.”   In 2015, Bloomberg Philanthropies indeed made a $4 million investment in DC Public Schools, along with the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, according to Muriel Bowser’s site.  “These investments will support Cornerstone Assignments, DCPS’ new curricular approach that exemplifies the Bowser Administration’s commitment to ensuring equity and increasing excellence in every classroom across the city,” reads the site.

Mayor Bowser appeared on CNN Wednesday night to defend Michael Bloomberg amid backlash against his 2015 comments on stop and frisk. Over the last several days, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign has been scrambling to contain a ballooning scandal related to a 2015 audio clip that surfaced online this week, in which the Democratic candidate can be heard defending his controversial stop-and-frisk policy as mayor. “Ninety-five percent of your murderers and murder victims fit one M.O. You can just take the description, Xerox it, and pass it out to all the cops. They are male, minorities, sixteen to twenty-five,” Bloomberg says in the clip. “You want to spend the money on a lot of cops in the streets. Put those cops where the crime is, which means in minority neighborhoods … And the way you get the guns out of the kids’ hands is to throw them up against the walls and frisk them.” On Wednesday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser jumped into the fray, appearing on CNN to defend Bloomberg in the wake of criticism stemming from the clip. She has thrown her political weight behind Bloomberg’s presidential run, officially endorsing his campaign last month. “Mike has expressed his mistake in supporting the policy,” Bowser said on CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront. “I know that before he left office, the practice stopped in New York City. And 95 percent of those types of stops stopped before he left office. “The story about how he also invested in young men of color needs to be explained as well,” she added when pressed by host Erin Burnett. Bowser also told Burnett that Bloomberg’s current focus is on how he can support young men of color who have been harmed by stop and frisk, pointing to homeownership, job, and educational opportunities.

VCDL Action item: Protest at Democrat Gala in Richmond on Saturday night - Bloomberg and Northam at event. Action item: Protest at Democrat Gala in Richmond on Saturday night - Bloomberg and Northam at event. On Saturday, February 15, from 6 pm to 11 pm, there is going to be a Democrat Gala in Richmond, featuring Michael Bloomberg as a speaker.  Governor Northam and other Democrats who have been dodging gun owners will also be there.  This is a great opportunity for our polite, but firm voices to be heard:  Virginia doesn't want any more gun control!  Leave law-abiding gun owners ALONE! We know that many of you want to make sure that the Democrats get the message, so we are getting the word out about this opportunity at the gala event. Time: 4:30 pm to 7 pm (we want to be there early, but don't need to stay for the full event.) Location: Main Street Station, 1500 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219

SATURDAY: MIKE BLOOMBERG TO MAKE SIXTH VISIT TO VIRGINIA: Mike will hold a campaign event and speak at the Democratic Party of Virginia’s Blue Commonwealth Gala. RICHMOND, VA — On Saturday, February 15, Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg will be in Richmond, Virginia where he will hold a campaign event and speak at the Democratic Party of Virginia’s Blue Commonwealth Gala, the party's largest fundraising event of the year. This will be Mike’s sixth visit to Virginia since launching his campaign.  Mike announced his campaign in Virginia, and was most recently in Norfolk on February 7, where he rolled out his plan on military families and veterans. In his previous visits to the Commonwealth, Mike met with staff and supporters in Arlington, spoke alongside former Governor Terry McAuliffe in Richmond, and released his clean energy policy in Alexandria. "I launched my campaign for president in Norfolk for a simple reason: To defeat Donald Trump in November, we need to beat him in swing states like Virginia," said Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg. "In 2019, I was glad to help Democrats take full control of the Virginia legislature for the first time in 26 years — and we'll use the same blueprint to win in 2020. Our plan to unite and rebuild America starts with keeping the Commonwealth blue and I look forward to talking more about our vision for the country on the Democratic Party of Virginia's big night." Virginians head to the polls on Super Tuesday, March 3. Mike’s campaign has more than 80 staffers on the ground and six offices throughout Virginia, with more to open in the coming weeks.

 

5am – D/E     President Trump’s Valentine’s:

Best Voice – Chuck Grassley: "He's got this voice that scares people. Chuck Grassley, he's looking at Comey, 'Well, you tell me, what did you say?' Now, he wasn't being rough, that was just the way he talks. And that was when Comey, I think, that was when Comey announced that he was leaking, lying, and everything else. He choked because he never heard anybody talk like that….(all the way to) Chuck Grassley is an incredible guy.”

Best Body – Jim Jordan: "When I first got to know Jim, I said, 'Huh. He never wears a jacket. What the hell’s going on? He’s obviously very proud of his body… "Those ears have something going on there. This guy was a champion top, top wrestler."

Most Handsome – Steve Scalise: “A man who is braver than me and braver than all of us in this room, he got whacked,” Trump said. “He got whacked. My Steve, right? I went to the hospital with our great first lady that night — right, honey? — and we saw a man that was not going to make it. Honestly, I think you're better looking now. You're more handsome now. You weren't that good looking. You look good now. He looks better now. Can you believe it?"

Best Wife – Jennifer Scalise: “A lot of wives wouldn’t give a damn. A lot of wives would’ve said, how is he doing? She couldn’t even talk, she was inconsolable. Most wives would say, not good, listen I’m going home now. The doctor came in and the wife was a total mess. She was really devastated. It really looked like he had a 20, 25 percent chance.”

 

6am – A/B/C BARR SPEAKS OUT AGAINST TRUMP TWEETS:

Barr blasts Trump's tweets on Stone case: 'Impossible for me to do my job.' The AG spoke with ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas.

Attorney General William Barr tells ABC that Trump's tweets attacking DOJ officials and lawyers, cases, "make it impossible for me to do my job." Adds: "I'm not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody."

White House: President Trump not 'bothered' about Barr's comments on his tweets amid Roger Stone controversy. The White House says President Trump isn't "bothered" or deterred after Attorney General Bill Barr told ABC News on Thursday that the president's tweets "make it impossible for me to do my job," in an unusual swipe at the president -- although Barr emphasized that Trump "has never asked me to do anything in a criminal case." Barr's unexpected comments came days after Trump, in a late-night tweet earlier this week, criticized career Justice Department prosecutors for recommending a nine-year prison sentence for his former adviser Roger Stone. Senior DOJ leaders then intervened and adjusted the sentencing recommendation downward, saying it was clearly excessive given Stone's obstruction-related offenses. All four prosecutors on the case stepped down within hours.

 

6am – D/E/F  AWKWARD LOVE SONGS:

STALKER LOVE SONGS:

Lionel Richie – Hello: I've been alone with you inside my mind And in my dreams I've kissed your lips a thousand times… I sometimes see you pass outside my door… Hello, is it me you're looking for?... I can see it in your eyes, I can see it in your smile… You're all I've ever wanted and my arms are open wide… 'Cause you know just what to say, and you know just what to do… And I want to tell you so much, I love you… I long to see the sunlight in your hair… And tell you time and time again how much I care… Sometimes I feel my heart will overflow… Hello, I've just got to let you know… 'Cause I wonder where you are and I wonder what you do… Are you somewhere feeling lonely or is someone loving you?... Tell me how to win your heart, for I haven't got a clue… But let me start by saying, I love you…

Police - Every Step you take: Every breath you take and every move you make… Every bond you break, every step you take, I'll be watching you.. Every single day and every word you say… Every game you play, every night you stay, I'll be watching you… Oh, can't you see you belong to me… How my poor heart aches with every step you take… Every move you make, and every vow you break…

INSULT LOVE SONGS:

OutKast – Roses:  Caroline!(Caroline!) Caroline!... All the guys would say she's mighty fine(Mighty fine!)… But mighty fine only got you somewhere half the time… And the other half either got you cussed out, or coming up short… Yeah, now dig this, even though(Even though!)… You'd need a golden calculator to divide(To divide!)… The time it took to look inside and realize that… Real guys go for real down to Mars girls, yeah!... I know you'd like to think your shit don't stink… But lean a little bit closer… See that roses really smell like poo-poo-oo… Yeah, roses really smell like poo-poo-oo… I know you'd like to think your shit don't stink… But lean a little bit closer… See that roses really smell like poo-poo-oo… Yeah, roses really smell like poo-poo-oo

CHEESY LOVE SONGS: DAVID HASSELHOFF – Jump In My

YOUR MOM IS HOT LOVE SONGS: Fountains of Wayne – Stacy’s Mom and Mrs. Robinson

A LOVE SONG THAT INVOLVES EVERYONE CHEATING AND EVERYONE IS COOL WITH IT: Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Piña Colada Song)

He says he's TIRED OF HIS OLD LADY and reads a personal ad that intrigues him

He responds to the newspaper ad despite having a girlfriend

They meet and discover they are cheating on each other and LAUGH ABOUT IT

WEIRD LOVE SONG: Animals by Maroon 5: Baby I'm preying on you tonight… Hunt you down eat you alive… Just like animals… Animals… Like animals-mals… Maybe you think that you can hide… I can smell your scent for miles… Just like animals… Animals… Like animals-mals

 

7am – A         INTERVIEW - GREG CONLEY - president of the American Vaping Association – analyzed last week's nationwide ban and discuss how Maryland and Virginia are trying to go after vaping.

LAST WEEK: A nationwide ban on many flavored e-cigarette products went into effect on Thursday, but teenagers will still have access to nicotine vapes, experts say. A nationwide ban on many flavored e-cigarette products goes into effect Thursday, but teenagers will still have access to nicotine vapes, experts say. The ban covers a number of kid-friendly flavorings, such as mint and fruit, though menthol and tobacco flavorings will remain legal. However, the ban only applies to specific types of devices: cartridge or pre-filled pod devices, like the ones made popular by Juul. All other devices will be left on the market.

MARYLAND: Maryland bill would ban sale of flavored vaping products.  Maryland bill under consideration in Annapolis would ban the sale of electronic smoking devices that contain flavors other than tobacco. Senate Bill 410 will be heard by the Senate Finance Committee. Maryland state Sens. Benjamin Kramer, James Rosapepe and Christopher West sponsored the bill. This week, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot banned the sale of disposable flavored electronic cigarettes. The move closed a loophole left by President Donald Trump’s administration, which exempted disposable products from a federal ban.

Bills fail to snuff out flavored tobacco this session. Prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol, was also proposed in the House of Delegates, but a committee voted last week to delay the two bills until 2021. Gleyzer called that a good thing, and said the delegates will now have more time to research and discuss proposed legislation. “We can work with them to come up with the legislation that works for everybody,” Gleyzer said. Gleyzer, a board member of the Virginia Smoke Free Association, said if a flavor ban did become law, more than 400 vape shops would be forced to shut down. He said flavored products are meant to help adult smokers quit, and he doesn’t believe prohibition is necessary to prevent them from falling into the hands of teenagers. “We definitely don’t want to have kids have those products,” Gleyzer said. “It’s not meant for kids, it’s meant for adults. So whatever we can do to prevent kids having those products, we’re definitely gonna help.” Despite Virginia earning an “F” from the American Lung Association regarding its tobacco-control programs for the fifth year in a row, the General Assembly won’t be voting on whether or not to ban flavored tobacco products until the next session. Aleks Casper, the American Lung Association’s director of advocacy in Virginia, said her organization supported bills that would prohibit flavored tobacco and vaping products as well as require retailers to obtain a license for the sale of tobacco.

 

7am – B/C     Liberal professor claims 'Paw Patrol' is pushing pro-capitalism 'propaganda' to kids | Fox News. Is your child's favorite TV show propaganda? Kings College professor Liam Kennedy says his 2-year-old son isn't allowed to watch the popular show "Paw Patrol" because of what he sees as the show's harmful underlying messages. Created in 2013, "Paw Patrol" is an animated series about a group of do-good dogs and a 10-year-old boy named Ryder who rescue various people in tricky situations. But when the Canadian educator watched hours of the show during research for the journal "Crime Media Culture," that's not all he saw. Kennedy published a paper on the subject titled "'Whenever there's trouble. Just yelp for help': Crime, Conservation and Corporatization in Paw Patrol." In an interview with London Morning's Rebecca Zandbergen, Kennedy said the depiction of the state and local government officials like Mayor Humdinger and Mayor Goodway are "portrayed negatively." "Mayor Humdinger is portrayed as unethical or corrupt. Mayor Goodway as hysterical, bumbling, incompetent," he noted. In addition, Kennedy takes issue with the "Paw Patrol" organization as a "private corporation" acting as a stand-in for a government-funded police force. "That's problematic in that the 'Paw Patrol' creators are sending this message that we can't depend on the state to provide these services," he told Zanbergen. Kennedy also said he believed that Ryder should be in school and that -- as time goes on -- children who watch the show might be less likely to critique the capitalist system that "causes environmental harm in the first place and reproduces inequality." He believes the show also ignores structural barriers in our society with an individualist message: "No job is too big; no pup is too small." "Some people roll their eyes," he admitted. "I think it's a serious message but I also want to have fun in my job, so this was fun." Fox Nation's "Moms" host Rachel Campos-Duffy told "Fox & Friends'" Ainsley Earhardt Thursday that she thinks "Paw Patrol's" "very American" message -- keeping the American dream alive -- was what was rubbing "Marxist, socialist," Kennedy the wrong way. "So, in other words, we don't want to teach our kids that they can do things for themselves and that, you know, the American dream...is alive and that you can lift yourself out of poverty or help yourself," she said.

 

7am – D         INTERVIEW - Wade Holland, Montgomery County’s Vision Zero Initiative coordinator

Montgomery County Police to Begin First Countywide Distracted Driving Enforcement Effort of 2020 on Friday, Feb. 14. Montgomery County Police will begin the Countywide distracted driving enforcement effort of 2020 on Friday, Feb. 14. The program, which will be done in conjunction with Maryland State Police, will involve officers from all six County police districts, with the heaviest concentrations based on areas with known high crash risks. The first event and media availability for ride alongs as part of the program will be from 8-10 a.m. on Friday Feb 14. Media can request attendance on ride alongs by contacting County Police in advance. “Sending or reading a text message takes your eyes off the road for about five seconds—long enough to cover a football field while driving at 55 miles per hour,” said Wade Holland, Montgomery County’s Vision Zero Initiative coordinator. “Distracted drivers are a danger not only to themselves, but also to pedestrians and cyclists. We try many ways to get this message to drivers. Enforcement programs send the message very loudly.” Approximately 27,000 people are injured or killed annually in Maryland because of distracted driving crashes. “One out of every two car crashes in Montgomery County involves some type of distraction,” said Holland. “Driving is a serious responsibility and requires your full attention. No call or message is worth risking your safety and everyone else on or crossing the roadway.” Penalties for being convicted of illegally driving while holding a cell phone in Maryland can include an $83 fine for the first offense, $140 for a second offense and $160 for third and subsequent offenses. The penalties in Maryland for writing, sending or reading a text or electronic messages while driving can include a $70 fine and one point on your license record. A driver who causes serious injury or death while talking or texting may receive a prison sentence of up to three years and a fine up to $5,000.

 

7am – E         Justice Dept. Is Investigating C.I.A. Resistance to Sharing Russia Secrets. (NY Times) -- The prosecutor was assigned by the attorney general to scrutinize the agents and analysts who sought to understand Russia’s covert operation to help Donald J. Trump win the 2016 election. WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials investigating the government’s response to Russia’s election interference in 2016 appear to be hunting for a basis to accuse Obama-era intelligence officials of hiding evidence or manipulating analysis about Moscow’s covert operation, according to people familiar with aspects of the inquiry. Since his election, President Trump has attacked the intelligence agencies that concluded that Russia secretly tried to help him win, fostering a narrative that they sought to delegitimize his victory. He has long promoted the investigation by John H. Durham, the prosecutor examining their actions, as a potential pathway to proving that a deep-state cabal conspired against him. Questions asked by Mr. Durham, who was assigned by Attorney General William P. Barr to scrutinize the early actions of law enforcement and intelligence officials struggling to understand the scope of Russia’s scheme, suggest that Mr. Durham may have come to view with suspicion several clashes between analysts at different intelligence agencies over who could see each other’s highly sensitive secrets, the people said. Mr. Durham appears to be pursuing a theory that the C.I.A., under its former director John O. Brennan, had a preconceived notion about Russia or was trying to get to a particular result — and was nefariously trying to keep other agencies from seeing the full picture lest they interfere with that goal, the people said. But officials from the F.B.I. and the National Security Agency have told Mr. Durham and his investigators that such an interpretation is wrong and based on a misunderstanding of how the intelligence community functions, the people said. National security officials are typically cautious about sharing their most delicate information, like source identities, even with other agencies inside the executive branch.

 

8am – A         INTERVIEW - STAR PARKER -  President of Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) and author of new book "Necessary Noise: How Donald Trump Inflames the Culture War and Why This Is Good News for America" - shared her thoughts on the 2020 Dem Primary candidates and how they are struggling to court the black vote, especially Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Mike Bloomberg.

 

8am – B/C     HOW BLOOMBERG IS TRYING TO BUY THE ELECTION and THE DC MAYOR

 

8am – D         INTERVIEW - BRET BAIER - Anchor of "Special Report" on Fox News Channel weekdays at 6 pm and author of the latest book "Three Days at the Brink: FDR's Daring Gamble to Win World War II" – recapped the news of the week: Barr’s comments on Trump’s tweeting over Roger Stone and discussed the latest on the 2020 Dems battling it out this week.

 

8am – E         Airline passenger films man punching her economy seat after she reclines. An airline passenger's video of a man punching the back of her seat sparked an online debate: Is it OK to recline when sitting in economy?  Wendi Williams said on Twitter that she was on an American Airlines flight from New Orleans to Charlotte, North Carolina, when she decided to put her seat in the recline position. The man behind her responded by repeatedly punching her seat, she wrote. "Here’s a great jackhole! He was angry that I reclined my seat and punched it about 9 times — HARD, at which point I began videoing him, and he resigned to this behavior," Williams tweeted Saturday with a video of the man behind her hitting the back of her seat. It's not clear what happened before or after Williams started filming. "The other jackhole is the @AmericanAir flight attendant who reprimanded me and offered him rum!" Williams added. American Airlines responded to Williams on Twitter by asking her to direct message the company. Williams responded that she had tried to reach out to the airline. "You clearly want me to do this quietly through a DM," she said. "I’m done being quiet! I’ve had extensive neck surgeries - my cervical spine is completely fused ... I’ve lost time at work, had to visit a doctor, got x-rays, and have (had) horrible headaches for a week," Williams wrote.

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INTERVIEW - RUSS VOUGHT - Acting White House Director of the Office of Management and Budget – discussed the President’s budget that was rolled out this week.

Budget Balances in 15 years:

$4.6 trillion in deficit reduction

$4.4 trillion in spending cuts

21% cut to foreign aid

White House Budget Director Doubles Down: Trump’s 2021 Budget Won’t Cut ‘Social Security And Medicare.’ President Trump's 2021 Budget Is Printed At The Government Publishing Office. (Daily Caller) - Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russ Vought told reporters at the White House on Monday that President Donald Trump’s budget for fiscal year 2021 will not cut funding to “Social Security and Medicare for seniors.” Earlier in the day, Trump told governors at the White House he would not “touch Medicare” or Social Security, despite Sunday reports claiming the opposite. Vought conceded that OMB proposes “good government reforms” that will “lower drug prices, root out improper payments, and address wasteful and inefficient spending,” but claimed that “reducing the cost of healthcare is not a cut.” He would go on to add that, under the proposal, Medicare would grow at a rate of 6% yearly, and Medicaid would grow at a rate of 3% yearly. Additionally, Vought claimed that the budget proposal would balance the budget by 2035, a consistent promise made by Trump on the 2016 campaign trail, and would result in a national surplus by 2035. When asked if the budget sought to “defund Planned Parenthood,” he added that there are “provisions” in the proposal that “do not allow taxpayer resources to clinics that perform abortion.” Vought claimed that the proposal is not a “green eyeshade” budget and focuses on funding areas the president is prioritizing, including modernization of the nuclear weapons program, NASA, and fighting the opioid crisis.

INTERVIEW: ASHLIE RODRIGUEZ and ROBERT BURTON - anchors of WJLA’s ‘Good Morning Washington’ (IN STUDIO)

Robert Burton, Ashlie Rodriguez To Co-anchor WJLA’s ‘Good Morning Washington’ (TVNewsCheck) - Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 7) said today that anchor Robert Burton and the station’s newest anchor Ashlie Rodriguez will co-anchor Good Morning Washington beginning Monday, Feb. 3. Burton and Rodriguez will join meteorologists Veronica Johnson and Eileen Whelan, TrafficWatch7 reporter Julie Wright, and Alert Desk anchor Lindsey Mastis on the morning anchor desk. Burton makes the move to mornings from anchoring and covering sports at WJLA the past six years, and Rodriguez joins from KUSI San Diego, where she has been an award-winning anchor and reporter for more than three years. Burton comes from a family of journalists and has called Washington his home for the past five years. Prior to covering sports at WJLA, Chicago native Burton worked at KATV Little Rock, Ark., and began his TV career at WAND Decatur, Ill. He graduated from Millikin University in Illinois. Rodriguez fell in love with the Washington area as a young print reporter at the National Journal magazine. She also worked at the San Diego Union-Tribune, Voice of San Diego and the Los Angeles Times. Before KUSI, San Diego native Rodriguez worked as an anchor and reporter at KVIA El Paso, Texas, and as a general assignment reporter and multimedia journalist at KFBB Great Falls, Mont.

INTERVIEW - BARRY MANILOW - legendary music artist has a new album coming out this month "Night Songs II"

Barry is promoting the release of his forthcoming album, "Night Songs II" (Street Date 2/14 - Valentine's Day).  This is the follow-up to his 2014 GRAMMY Nominated album, '"Night Songs." http://shopmanilow.com/night-songs-ii-cd/

INTERVIEW - SPENCER BROWN - Young America’s Foundation Spokesman

Video shows black woman shouting she is 'uncomfortable' by 'too many whites' at UVA multicultural center. (Washington Examiner) - A video shows a woman announcing that she felt "uncomfortable" by the presence of white students at a new Multicultural Student Center on the campus of the University of Virginia. The clip of the incident was shared Wednesday on social media by the Young America's Foundation, a conservative youth group. "Public service announcement," the woman, who appears to be black, said as she paced in the center. "If y'all didn't know, this is the MSC, and, frankly, there's just too many white people in here, and this is a space for people of color, so, just be really cognizant of the space that you're taking up because it does make some of us POCs uncomfortable when we see too many white people in here."

INTERVIEW – CAL THOMAS – Syndicated columnist and author of new book “America’s Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superpowers . . . and the Future of the United States” – analyzed the uproar over Roger Stone.

Mornings on the Mall

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Hosts: Vince Coglianese and Mary Walter

Executive Producer: Heather Hunter

Cal Thomas, Spencer Brown, Barry Manilow, ABC7's Ashlee Rodriguez, Robert Burton, and White House's Russ Vought joined WMAL on Thursday!

 

5am – A/B/CHouse Intel Republicans Boycott Hearing, Citing Schiff’s Failure To Hold Hearing On FISA Abuse

 

5am –B/C      Judiciary Committee Dems hit with ethics complaints over ‘suspicious’ conduct.

 

5am – D         Video shows black woman shouting she is 'uncomfortable' by 'too many whites' at UVA multicultural center. (Washington Examiner) - A video shows a woman announcing that she felt "uncomfortable" by the presence of white students at a new Multicultural Student Center on the campus of the University of Virginia. The clip of the incident was shared Wednesday on social media by the Young America's Foundation, a conservative youth group. "Public service announcement," the woman, who appears to be black, said as she paced in the center. "If y'all didn't know, this is the MSC, and, frankly, there's just too many white people in here, and this is a space for people of color, so, just be really cognizant of the space that you're taking up because it does make some of us POCs uncomfortable when we see too many white people in here."

 

5am – E         ROGER STONE NEWS:

 

The four lawyers who prosecuted Roger Stone have quit the case after the Justice Department overruled them and said it would lower the amount of prison time it would seek for President Trump's longtime ally. President Trump blasted the original sentencing recommendation as "horrible and unfair." On Wednesday, Trump tweeted congratulations to Attorney General William Barr "for taking charge" of the case, but both the President and the Justice Department insist there was no communication between them on the matter.

Roger Stone jury foreperson's anti-Trump social media posts surface after she defends DOJ prosecutors.  Former Memphis City Schools Board President Tomeka Hart revealed Wednesday that she was the foreperson of the jury that convicted former Trump adviser Roger Stone on obstruction charges last year -- and soon afterward, her history of Democratic activism and a string of her anti-Trump, left-wing social media posts came to light.

Chuck Schumer calls for IG investigation into DOJ decision to reduce Roger Stone's recommended sentence

Eric Swalwell suggests Democrats could impeach Trump over Stone/DOJ ‘controversy’

BARR TO TESTIFY: Attorney General William Barr to testify before House Judiciary Committee. The arrangement comes as Democrats have demanded answers about Barr's apparent intervention in the sentencing of Roger Stone.

 

6am – A/B/C BALLOONS AND PLASTIC BAGS BAN IN MARYLAND:

Bill Banning Balloon Releases Statewide Passes In Maryland Senate. ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A bill that would ban balloon releases statewide has passed in the Maryland Senate. SB28 would prohibit balloon releases in the state except for those used for scientific or government purposes. People who “knowingly and intentionally” organize or take part in balloon releases would face a penalty of up to $250. Last year, Queen Anne’s County became the first county in the state to ban balloon releases. The bill now moves to the House.

Maryland could join eight other states in banning the sale of plastic bags — and state retailers support the measure. The Plastics and Packaging Reduction Act prohibits a store from providing any plastic bags and requires a store to charge a minimum of 10 cents for paper bags. The head of the Maryland Retailers Association said stores would prefer statewide legislation to a piecemeal approach. “This bill will pre-empt six different localities that have fees or bans that have become too burdensome for multijurisdictional operators to keep up with,” the organization’s president, Cailey Locklair, told the House Environment and Transportation Committee Tuesday. Takoma Park, Chestertown, Westminster, Montgomery County, Howard County and most recently Baltimore City, have all passed legislation that either prohibits the sale of plastic bags or charges a fee for them.

 

6am – D         INTERVIEW - CAL THOMAS - Syndicated columnist and author of new book "America's Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superpowers . . . and the Future of the United States" – analyzed the uproar over Roger Stone.

6am – E         Trump says what he learned from impeachment is that 'Democrats are crooked.' President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he learned from his impeachment that Democrats are “crooked” and “vicious.” Trump was asked by reporters in the Oval Office what he had learned from his impeachment by the Democrat-controlled House.   “That the Democrats are crooked,” Trump replied. “They’ve got a lot of crooked things going, that they’re vicious, that they shouldn’t have brought impeachment and that my poll numbers are 10 points higher because of fake news like NBC.” The president was acquitted of charges he abused his power and obstructed Congress in two votes that fell almost strictly along party lines last week in the GOP-controlled Senate. Trump made the remarks during an Oval Office meeting with Ecuador’s president Wednesday afternoon.  

6am – F         Iowa Democratic Chair Troy Price Resigns After Caucus Night Debacle. The head of the Iowa Democratic party filed his resignation Wednesday, as the organization is still picking up the pieces from last week's caucus debacle. Troy Price had been head of the state party since 2017, but after his role in overseeing a process widely panned as disorganized and opaque, it became an open question whether he would stay on in his job. "While it is my desire to stay in this role and see this process through to completion, I do believe it is time for the Iowa Democratic Party to begin looking forward, and my presence in my current role makes that more difficult," Price said, in a letter to the Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee. Prior to being elected head of the state party in July 2017, Price worked on the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in Iowa. Last week's contest was Price's first presidential caucus as chairman, and he had long made it clear he hoped to use technology to make the caucus process more accessible and quick. But those efforts ran into issues at almost every step of the way. Last year, the state party was forced to scrap a plan that would have allowed for remote caucusing, over security concerns. And then Monday night, a technology decision that was implemented turned disastrous. Precinct leaders across Iowa were told to use a smartphone app to report their results to the party. The app experienced a coding error, and then the backup phone lines set up to take results became clogged for hours.

 

7am – A         INTERVIEW - SPENCER BROWN - Young America’s Foundation Spokesman

Video shows black woman shouting she is 'uncomfortable' by 'too many whites' at UVA multicultural center. (Washington Examiner) - A video shows a woman announcing that she felt "uncomfortable" by the presence of white students at a new Multicultural Student Center on the campus of the University of Virginia. The clip of the incident was shared Wednesday on social media by the Young America's Foundation, a conservative youth group. "Public service announcement," the woman, who appears to be black, said as she paced in the center. "If y'all didn't know, this is the MSC, and, frankly, there's just too many white people in here, and this is a space for people of color, so, just be really cognizant of the space that you're taking up because it does make some of us POCs uncomfortable when we see too many white people in here."

 

7am – B/C     ROGER STONE NEWS:

Yesterday: President Trump on a potential pardon for Roger Stone: " I want to thank the Justice Department for seeing this horrible thing — and I didn't speak to them by the way."

Hogan Gidley: Trump never spoke to AG Barr about reducing Roger Stone's sentence. White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said on “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday that President Trump never spoke to Attorney General Bill Barr about reducing Trump’s former adviser Roger Stone's recommended sentence. When host Ed Henry directly asked Gidley if the president or anyone at the White House pressured Barr or others at the Justice Department to reduce Stone's sentence he answered, “Unequivocally no.”

 

7am – D         INTERVIEW - BARRY MANILOW - legendary music artist has a new album coming out this month "Night Songs II"

Barry is promoting the release of his forthcoming album, "Night Songs II" (Street Date 2/14 - Valentine's Day).  This is the follow-up to his 2014 GRAMMY Nominated album, '"Night Songs."

 

7am – E         SOCIALISTS OF THE WORLD CAN'T UNITE... Vanity Fair reports friction between the AOC and Sanders camps, w/ grievances on both sides. AOC wasn't happy with the Rogan endorsement. Sanders isn't happy with her not mentioning him once during a stump speech and calling for non-cooperation with ICE.

VANITY FAIR: AOC’S SPEECH SNUB, ICE REMARKS RANKLE BERNIE SANDERS CAMPAIGN

FLASHBACK, JAN. 25: AOC never mentions Bernie Sanders' name as she and Michael Moore pinch-hit for candidate at Iowa rally.   Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and liberal filmmaker Michael Moore shared the duties for the 2020 presidential candidate in Iowa City. But in her speech closing out the event, Ocasio-Cortez -- who first endorsed Sanders back in October -- never once mentioned his name.  The Iowa rally -- in the home city of the University of Iowa -- was held one day after Sanders faced backlash from many Democrats after tweeting support for controversial podcast host Joe Rogan.

 

8am – A/B/C INTERVIEW: ASHLEE RODRIGUEZ and ROBERT BURTON - anchors of WJLA’s ‘Good Morning Washington’ (IN STUDIO)

Robert Burton, Ashlie Rodriguez To Co-anchor WJLA’s ‘Good Morning Washington’ (TVNewsCheck) - Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 7) said today that anchor Robert Burton and the station’s newest anchor Ashlie Rodriguez will co-anchor Good Morning Washington beginning Monday, Feb. 3. Burton and Rodriguez will join meteorologists Veronica Johnson and Eileen Whelan, TrafficWatch7 reporter Julie Wright, and Alert Desk anchor Lindsey Mastis on the morning anchor desk. Burton makes the move to mornings from anchoring and covering sports at WJLA the past six years, and Rodriguez joins from KUSI San Diego, where she has been an award-winning anchor and reporter for more than three years. Burton comes from a family of journalists and has called Washington his home for the past five years. Prior to covering sports at WJLA, Chicago native Burton worked at KATV Little Rock, Ark., and began his TV career at WAND Decatur, Ill. He graduated from Millikin University in Illinois. Rodriguez fell in love with the Washington area as a young print reporter at the National Journal magazine. She also worked at the San Diego Union-Tribune, Voice of San Diego and the Los Angeles Times. Before KUSI, San Diego native Rodriguez worked as an anchor and reporter at KVIA El Paso, Texas, and as a general assignment reporter and multimedia journalist at KFBB Great Falls, Mont.

 

 

8am – D         INTERVIEW - RUSS VOUGHT - Acting White House Director of the Office of Management and Budget – discussed the President’s budget that was rolled out this week.

Budget Balances in 15 years:

$4.6 trillion in deficit reduction

$4.4 trillion in spending cuts

21% cut to foreign aid

White House Budget Director Doubles Down: Trump’s 2021 Budget Won’t Cut ‘Social Security And Medicare.’ President Trump's 2021 Budget Is Printed At The Government Publishing Office. (Daily Caller) - Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russ Vought told reporters at the White House on Monday that President Donald Trump’s budget for fiscal year 2021 will not cut funding to “Social Security and Medicare for seniors.” Earlier in the day, Trump told governors at the White House he would not “touch Medicare” or Social Security, despite Sunday reports claiming the opposite. Vought conceded that OMB proposes “good government reforms” that will “lower drug prices, root out improper payments, and address wasteful and inefficient spending,” but claimed that “reducing the cost of healthcare is not a cut.” He would go on to add that, under the proposal, Medicare would grow at a rate of 6% yearly, and Medicaid would grow at a rate of 3% yearly. Additionally, Vought claimed that the budget proposal would balance the budget by 2035, a consistent promise made by Trump on the 2016 campaign trail, and would result in a national surplus by 2035. When asked if the budget sought to “defund Planned Parenthood,” he added that there are “provisions” in the proposal that “do not allow taxpayer resources to clinics that perform abortion.” Vought claimed that the proposal is not a “green eyeshade” budget and focuses on funding areas the president is prioritizing, including modernization of the nuclear weapons program, NASA, and fighting the opioid crisis.

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INTERVIEW - CAM EDWARDS - gun rights advocate, the former NRATV host and the new editor of the website Bearing Arms

Virginia House Of Delegates Passes Gun Ban, Seizure Bill