The Vince Coglianese Show

WMAL INTERVIEW – KRISTY SWANSON – Actress, famously known for her role as Buffy in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and recently performed as Lisa Page in the play “FBI Lovebirds”  https://twitter.com/KristySwansonXO

Discussed receiving an award tonight from The Independent Women’s Forum (IWF): Independent Women’s Forum is its 2019 Annual Awards Gala tonight. This year’s program will honor three influential leaders who are dedicated champions of women: Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education; Larry Kudlow, assistant to the president for economic policy and director of the National Economic Council; and actress Kristy Swanson, star of the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  Kristy will be honored with IWF’s “Resilience Award.”

Talked her latest work acting in the “FBI Lovebirds” play. Swanson’s latest project was appearing live-on-stage in Washington, D.C., in “FBI Lovebirds: Undercovers,” a play Politico dubbed “Hamilton for the MAGA crowd.” It was the brainchild of filmmaker Phelim McAleer, who created the script of the four-person play using transcripts of the email messages, and subsequent congressional testimonies, of two Trump-loathing former FBI employers and lovers, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page—the lovebirds. Dean Cain, another conservative actor, was Strzok and Swanson was Page.

Discussed being a Hollywood conservative in the Trump era: Around 2008, something happened to get Swanson in touch with other Hollywood conservatives—she met the late Andrew Beitbart, conservative writer and founder of Breitbart, at a party. The meeting was a game-changer. Breitbart introduced her to other conservatives. ““There’s this whole Hollywood underground of conservatives. There are more of us than people realize. We’d have lunches and events and talk about things we couldn’t talk about at work, where you can’t be open about your conservatism. You can lose jobs if you’re a conservative, and that is a big threat. I became part of that group—it’s like a fellowship, basically. And I really enjoyed meeting all these people.” Swanson might have remained part of this silent minority—except that Trump hatred was permeating every facet of life in Hollywood.

INTERVIEW – SEN. RAND PAUL – author of new book  “The Case Against Socialism” – discussed his new book, shared his thoughts on the whistleblower and the upcoming public hearing today on Capitol Hill.

NEW BOOK: In The Case Against Socialism, Rand Paul outlines the history of socialism, from Stalin’s gulags to the current famine in Venezuela. He tackles common misconceptions about the “utopia” of socialist Europe. As it turns out, Scandinavian countries love capitalism as much as Americans, and have, for decades, been cutting back on the things Bernie loves the most.

Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul named the alleged whistleblower Eric Ciaramella and called for him to testify as part of the impeachment hearings. During a Wednesday interview on Washington, D.C.-based WMAL, Paul was asked about a controversial remark he made last week when he called for the press to name Ciaramella as the whistleblower but refused to do so himself. On Wednesday, Paul named Ciaramella himself and said he should be brought in testify to clarify whether he is indeed the whistleblower. “I think Eric Ciaramella needs to be pulled in for testimony, and then I think it will be ultimately determined at that point,” said Paul. “But I think he is a person of interest in the sense that he was at the Ukraine desk when Joe Biden was there when Hunter Biden was working for the Ukrainian oligarch. So simply for that alone, I think he’s a material witness who needs to be brought in.”

INTERVIEW – SUSAN FERRECHIO – chief congressional correspondent for the Washington Examiner – previewed the public hearing today on Capitol Hill.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., will open the impeachment hearings Wednesday into Trump’s alleged pressure on Ukraine to investigate 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden’s dealings in the country.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at approximately 10:00 a.m. (ET): The top US diplomat in Ukraine, Ambassador Bill Taylor, and deputy assistant secretary of state George Kent.

INTERVIEW – CAL THOMAS – Syndicated columnist

THIS WEEK’S PUBLIC HEARINGS: Historic Trump impeachment hearings set to begin, as Dems predict ‘phenomenal week.’ In a pillared House chamber at 10 a.m. ET Wednesday, in the shadow of the 2020 presidential and congressional elections, House Democrats are set to host the first public hearing involving the potential impeachment of a president since Nov. 19, 1998 — and, they insist, they aren’t happy about it. However, behind the scenes, House Democrats were predicting a “phenomenal week.”  Key Witnesses: Democrats chose Ambassador Bill Taylor, the U.S. chargé d’affaires in Ukraine, and George Kent, deputy assistant secretary of state for Europe, to kick off the public hearings. The two likely will describe the foreign policy toward Ukraine led by Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and other White House officials.

REMINGTON LAWSUIT: The Supreme Court has ruled that a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 26 people at the Newtown, Connecticut school in 2012. The justices rejected an appeal from Remington Arms, which argued it should be shielded by a 2005 federal law preventing most lawsuits against firearms manufacturers when their products are used in crimes.

DACA: The Supreme Court’s conservative majority seems prepared to allow the Trump administration to end DACA, the program that allows some immigrants to work legally in the United States and protects them from deportation. There did not appear to be any support among the five conservatives for the challengers to the administration’s decision to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The program currently protects an estimated 660,000 immigrants who came to the United States as children. The high court’s decision is expected by June, at the height of the 2020 presidential campaign. Prior to the justices hearing the arguments, President Trump tweeted “many of the people” benefitting from DACA are “no longer very young,” and “are far from angels.”

WMAL INTERVIEW – RAY STAGICH – Weather Channel Meteorologist — discussed the cold blast hitting the D.C. area.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny skies cannot overcome this cold air mass, as temperatures only top out in the mid- to upper 30s. Winds at least lighten up to about 5 to 10 mph from the northwest. The air is very dry, with dew points dropping to about 8 to 12 degrees in the morning.

INTERVIEW – RICKY REBEL – our favorite pro-Trump Billboard Top 40 Recording Artist — discussed his new song “Sheep.”

Billboard Top 40 Recording Artist Ricky Rebel, who wore the ‘Keep America Great’ suit to The Grammys, releases new track “Sheep” on the anniversary of President Trump’s Election. “I wrote the song “Sheep” to wake people up to the reality that 90% of the mainstream media are lying to the American People. The lying, fake, criminal mainstream media are truly the enemy of the people. The Sheep are the people that believe those lies and act on them in heinous ways, divorcing their partners, ending relationships with friends and family, rioting and setting fire to colleges like Antifa, and trying to get people fired from their jobs, all because the American people voted for the candidate that they didn’t want them to. Cancel culture is authoritarianism. People who believe the mainstream media lies are Sheep. I wrote the song to un-sheep the sheeple. Only the Sheep need Facebook to tell them what is true or false. People have the power to decide for themselves what is true or not. Zuckerberg is not the gatekeeper for reality. Do you your own research, make up your own mind, and stop trying to destroy people’s lives for disagreeing with you. Oh, and Trump is still your President. Deal with it.”  – Ricky Rebel

“Sheep” Features Guitarist Tommy Joe Ratliff, formerly Adam Lambert’s guitarist.

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INTERVIEW – RIC EDELMAN – the host of a weekly personal finance talk radio show called The Ric Edelman Show on WMAL.

The Smart Money Retirement Expo ( https://smartmoneyretirementexpo.com/ ) is  the largest personal finance event ever in the Washington, DC, metro area. The event is being sponsored by the non-profit Funding Our Future Coalition, and Edelman Financial Engines, the largest independent financial planning and investment management firm in the region. The event is Saturday, November 23 at the Sheraton Tysons Hotel in Tysons Corner, VA. The $10 admission fee is being donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The Smart Money Retirement Expo features 26 seminars on topics of interest to those approaching and newly in retirement. Experts in retirement planning and public policy will show hardworking Americans how to make smart decisions as they plan for life in retirement. More than 3,000 people are expected to attend, and everyone can choose the morning or afternoon program. Both will feature the same keynote presentations and educational seminars on topics such as Saving for Retirement, Maximizing Social Security, Avoiding the Costs of Long-Term Care, Investment Management, Wills & Trusts and much more. Attendees must pre-register for the sessions they wish to attend. Mr. Edelman’s keynote presentation, based on his best-selling book, “The Truth About Your Future,” will reveal how to plan for retirement when people are living longer than ever before. He is one of the nation’s top financial advisors as recognized by Forbes and Barron’s, and hosts WMAL’s longest-running radio program, The Ric Edelman Show. George Vradenburg, Chairman and Co-Founder of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s and Kim Callinan, CEO of Compassion & Cares, will keynote a panel on “End of Life Planning: the Difficult but Vital Discussion” that Mr. Edelman will moderate. A third keynote session features economist Monique Morrissey of the Economic Policy Institute and Jason Fichtner, Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center. They will explore “Funding Our Future: Retirement Security Challenges and Solutions.”

INTERVIEW – KEN CUCCINELLI – acting Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) case. President Obama’s administration unilaterally and illegally created this program and the Trump administration sought to end it. However, an activist judge has prevented the Trump administration from doing so. Now the case is at the Supreme Court.

Showdown over Trump’s bid to end Obama’s ‘Dreamer’ program goes before Supreme Court.  (Fox News) – The long-running battle over the Trump administration’s bid to end the Obama-era program for young undocumented immigrants known as “Dreamers” will land before the Supreme Court on Tuesday. With a ruling expected in the midst of a presidential election year, the case puts the high court at the center of one of the most politically charged issues since the start of President Trump’s term. For the administration and Dreamers alike, it all comes down to the Supreme Court, where Trump picks Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch now sit. Federal appeals courts across the country have rejected efforts to phase out the Obama-era program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, but the administration has looked to the high court for support. Legal experts say look closely at Chief Justice John Roberts, who could be the tie-breaker in the case.

INTERVIEW – TUCKER BARNES – Fox 5 DC meteorologist – discussed the season’s first snow in the D.C. area.

Rain and a little wet snow Tuesday with wind chills in the 20s and 30s.   WASHINGTON — An Arctic Blast is on the way to the DMV. Tuesday will be a roller coaster ride with rain changing to a wintry mix and snow. Some light accumulations are possible on grassy, elevated surfaces. Roads will stay just wet. Tuesday: Cloudy, breezy and turning colder. Morning rain changing to a mix and some wet snow. Ending between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. Temps: Falling into the 30s. Tuesday Night: Clear to Partly cloudy, breezy and very cold. Wind Chills in the 10s. Low: 25. Wednesday: Partly Cloudy & very cold. High: 39.

Roughly 75% of the nation will experience freezing temperatures this week as Arctic air moves down across two thirds of the country. Over 55 million people are under winter warnings, watches and advisories. By tonight, record-breaking low temperatures are expected, as the cold front moves off the eastern seaboard. It’s expected that hundreds of temperature records will be broken.

INTERVIEW – KIMBERLY KLACIK – Baltimore-based Republican strategist running for the late Elijah Cummings’ seat

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GOP activist Kimberly Klacik running for Elijah Cummings’ seat after turning Trump on him (NY Post) — The Maryland Republican who set off President Trump’s Twitter tirade against the late Rep. Elijah Cummings over conditions in his Baltimore district is now vying for the Democrat’s seat in Congress. “I’ve seen firsthand what a lot of people are going through,” GOP activist Kimberly Klacik told the Baltimore Sun. “Our violent crime is up 52 percent in Baltimore County and it’s rising in Baltimore City, too. I don’t think it’s a coincidence.” Klacik, 37, posted a series of videos to Twitter in July showing vermin, trash, and abandoned homes in Baltimore. Trump retweeted them over three days — adding pointed digs at Cummings, a sharp Trump critic. “Elijah Cummings has failed badly!” he wrote July 28. “Baltimore, under the leadership of Elijah Cummings, has the worst Crime Statistics in the Nation. 25 years of all talk, no action!” Trump added the next day. And on Aug. 2, he goaded Cummings after a break-in at the congressman’s own home. “Really bad news! The Baltimore house of Elijah Cummings was robbed,” Trump wrote. “Too bad!”

Kimberly Klacik @kimKBaltimore Nov 9: Time for a real squad! Let’s back Trump & find that money missing in Baltimore. http://KimKForCongress.com