GEORGE W. BUSH INTERVIEW TONIGHT

REBROADCAST TONIGHT AT 7:00 PM


National Geographic Channel presents George W. Bush: The 9/11 Interview, a world premiere documentary that reveals exclusive, first-person insight into the former president's experience following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. In the most in-depth on-camera interview he has ever given on the subject, President Bush recalls what he was thinking and feeling and what drove the real-time, life-or-death decisions he faced in the first minutes, hours and days after the most lethal terrorist attacks ever on U.S. soil. Hear in unprecedented, intimate detail what he grappled with as both commander in chief, and as a man concerned for his family and fellow citizens. George W. Bush: The 9/11 Interview also takes viewers behind the scenes with extensive archival footage and exclusive materials directly from his library that open a new window into his personal experiences during that historic day that changed the face of America, and the world, forever.

RANDALL WOULD HAVE USED "CHIN MUSIC"

I like how Brad Penny stands up for parents, ladies & kids. Please note how Rodriguez doesn't get it. He thinks it is the wrong time to be corrected... but it was an ok time to swear. If it were me... I would have sent the message in his next at bat with a little chin music. Just sayin. Richard

NO SWEARING

It sounded absurd when news came out that Tigers pitcher Brad Penny was yelling at Tampa’s Sean Rodriguez for running “too hard” on a pop-up during Tuesday’s game.

Such criticism seemed even more absurd when Rodriguez actually beat the Tigers on a hustle play on Wednesday, beating a throw to second while the winning run scored.

“For anybody to bark at another player for ... hustling is absolutely insane, ludicrous,” said Rays manager Joe Maddon.

Turns out, at least according to Penny, that he was yelling at Rodriguez for swearing loudly as he rounded the bases at quiet Tropicana Field.

“To me, that’s a sign of disrespect if you’re screaming that loud,” Penny said. “All these kids can hear you, it’s not too loud in here. So to me, that’s not really professional.”

Rodriguez agreed, to a point, but didn’t think it was any of Penny’s business.

“It’s not a good image you want to be sending off, cause with TV the way it is and media the way it is, you can read lips and can see what we’re saying to each other,” Rodriguez said. “So in essence, I can see where he can say it’s not professional. But there’s no need for him to come out and bark at me. He didn’t have to say anything to me, whether it was unprofessional or not, it’s not his place to do that, that’s not the time to do that.”

SONGS FOR HURRICANE SEASON

This is the lame list that the New Yorker gives:

THE IPOD OF THE HURRICANE: SONGS FOR A WINDY WEEKEND
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has called for caution. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency. And as Hurricane Irene moves up the East Coast, worried citizens are stocking up on supplies. In light of that, here is our Hurricane Irene playlist. We have excluded the Scorpions’s “Rock You Like a Hurricane,” Neil Young’s “Like a Hurricane,” and The Doors’ “Riders on the Storm.” Song choices are not meant to undermine the potential severity of the storm and should not be considered appropriate substitutes for water, canned goods, and batteries.

1. Wynonie Harris, “She’s Gone with the Wind”
2. The Delfonics, “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)”
3. Ella Fitzgerald, “Ill Wind (You’re Blowing Me No Good)”
4. Robin Williams, “Blow Me Down”
5. The Carpenters, “Rainy Days and Mondays”
6. Tom Waits, “Blow Wind Blow”
7. Ian Hunter, “Irene Wilde”
8. Bob Dylan, “Ballad in Plain D”

WHAT? And they wonder why they are not like us???

HERE IS THE OFFICIAL RICHARD RANDALL LIST:
Tryin' To Reason With Hurricane Season - Jimmy Buffet
Eye Of A Hurricane - John Anderson
Riders On The Storm - Doors
Hurricane - Bob Dylan (but hey Bob - Ruben WAS guilty)
Eye Of The Hurricane - David Wilcox
Like A Hurricane - Neil Young
Like A Hurricane - Roxy Music
Rock Me Like A Hurricane - Scorps
Ridin' The Storm Out Reo Speedwagon
Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival
When The Levee Breaks – Led Zeppelin
When The Levee Breaks – Memphis Minnie
Hurricane - Eric Benet

WORLD WAR ONE EXHIBIT

*To honor veterans, Waddell & Reed's "Honoring Our History" Traveling World War I Exhibition will be at the Pioneer's Museum August 26th from 10-4pm. During this one day event admission to the tour will be FREE. For more information go to www.honoringourhistory.com

Celebrating 75 YearsWaddell & Reed, along with its affiliate Ivy Funds, marks its 75th anniversary with the Honoring Our History traveling gallery. The gallery’s year-long national tour honors the company’s founders and the men and women who served in World War I. Waddell & Reed produced the traveling gallery in partnership with the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial.

Looking Inside the GalleryHoused in a customized, 18-wheel, “big rig” truck, the traveling gallery provides a window to the war and its primitive tools and equipment, frightening trench warfare conditions, and haunting sights and sounds. The gallery features:

•Artifacts such as weapons, tools, equipment and uniforms.
•A walk-through trench that simulates the war environment.
•Videos and audio tracks.
•Headlines and historical descriptors.
Previous1234567Next Designed by historians and curators at the National World War I Museum, the gallery provides an informative, engaging overview of America’s participation in the war while not neglecting the circumstances that brought other nations into conflict.

Connecting the dots: Waddell & Reed and World War IWaddell & Reed founders Chauncey Waddell and Cameron Reed served in World War I before forming one of the country’s first financial planning and mutual fund firms in 1937. The traveling gallery honors the founders, and all veterans, in conjunction with the company’s 75th anniversary and in anticipation of the 2014 centennial of World War I.

Visiting the World War I Traveling GalleryThe traveling gallery will be on display at 75 Waddell & Reed communities and headline at Ivy Funds engagements across the nation. The gallery is free and open to the public during specific hours at each tour location.
Raising Awareness and Raising FundsWhile the traveling gallery was produced to mark Waddell & Reed’s 75th anniversary, its mission is to raise awareness about and funds for the National World War I Museum and museums and cultural institutions across the United States. Throughout the year the traveling gallery will be on display at museums – including those focused on art, history, local culture, education and sports – across the country. Donations to these institutions can be made electronically or in cash in the gallery or on this website.

MAYOR STEVE BACH ON HIS MONTHLY APPEARANCE ON THE SHOW

I WILL SPEAK BRIEFLY A THIS A.F.P. EVENT - JOIN ME AND JEFF CRANK

I will join Jeff Crank to speak at this A.F.P. Rally.

Colorado Springs
Date: Thursday, August 25th
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: KVOR studios parking lot just west of I-25 on Woodmen Road, Colorado Springs


Don't Just Get Angry, Get Active!
Why is the American economy in the dumper? We don’t have time here to list all the reasons.

But one obvious anchor on any economy, and on the American economy especially, is rising energy costs. Like it or not – and some Americans do not – the fact is that there’s a strong correlation between economic productivity and energy consumption, and higher energy prices mean that virtually everything we do or buy costs more. That reduces consumption, fuels inflation, eliminates profit margins, kills businesses (and jobs)and means Americans are paying more just to run in place.

No wonder the economy is sputtering.

As angry as Americans are about rising energy costs, many don’t always know where to direct their ire, because they don't always connect the dots between regulatory causes and market effects. Some are quick to blame “greedy” oil companies; others blame Arab oil barons; still others say that we high-living consumers are to blame for leading extravagant, wasteful, environmentally-incorrect lifestyles. But perhaps the greatest driver of rising energy bills are the excessive regulatory burdens and anti-energy policies that originate in Washington. And no administration in recent memory has done more to help drive up energy cost than this one has.

Since President Obama took office, gas prices have nearly doubled, despite the fact that America has enormous domestic supplies of oil, which politicians and radical environmentalists have declared off-limits to development. All we need is the political will to responsibly tap these resources and prices will come down.

It’s no longer good enough just getting angry about higher energy prices. Americans need to get active if they want Washington to get serious about slashing the red tape that's creating energy scarcity in a land naturally blessed with energy bounty. And the perfect opportunity to do so comes later this month, on Sept 24, 25 and 26, when AFP’s Running on Empty tour rolls into Colorado.

These events will include local and national speakers and a chance to send President Obama your gas bill! You'll learn more about what the administration could be doing to make it easier on you and your family. You can share your stories about how higher energy prices are impacting your lives. And together we'll send a clear message to Washington that America must develop more of her domestic energy sources!

Please join us at one of the Running on Empty tour rallies below:
Greeley

Date: Wednesday, August 24th
Time: 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Location: Lincoln Park, Gazebo, Corner of 10th Avenue and 7th Street, Greely, CO

Ft. Collins
Date: Wednesday, August 24th
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Civic Center Park
225 LaPorte Avenue
Ft Collins, CO

Longmont
Date: Wednesday, August 24th
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Boulder County Fairgrounds Picnic Shelters
Corner of Hover and Nelson
Longmont, CO

Highlands Ranch
Date: Thursday, August 25th
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Falcon Park – Picnic Shelters, 9555 Fallbroke Drive
(University and Quebec, closest major cross streets)
Highlands Ranch, CO


Pueblo
Date: Friday, August 26th
Time: TBD
Location: CO State Fairgrounds,
1001 Beulah Avenue
Pueblo, CO

NAMES OF THOSE KILLED IN CHINOOK CRASH

DOD Identifies Service Members Killed In CH-47 Crash


The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of 30 servicemembers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 6 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed.

The following sailors assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit were killed:

Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall, 32, of Shreveport, La.,

Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis J. Langlais, 44, of Santa Barbara, Calif.,

Special Warfare Operator Senior Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Thomas A. Ratzlaff, 34, of Green Forest, Ark.,

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Senior Chief Petty Officer (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Kraig M. Vickers 36, of Kokomo, Hawaii,

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Brian R. Bill, 31, of Stamford, Conn.,

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) John W. Faas, 31, of Minneapolis, Minn.,

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Kevin A. Houston, 35, of West Hyannisport, Mass.,

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Matthew D. Mason, 37, of Kansas City, Mo.,

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Stephen M. Mills, 35, of Fort Worth, Texas,

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Chief Petty Officer (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist/Diver) Nicholas H. Null, 30, of Washington, W.Va.,

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Robert J. Reeves, 32, of Shreveport, La.,

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Heath M. Robinson, 34, of Detroit, Mich.,

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Darrik C. Benson, 28, of Angwin, Calif.

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL/Parachutist) Christopher G. Campbell, 36, of Jacksonville, N.C.,

Information Systems Technician Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Jared W. Day, 28, of Taylorsville, Utah,

Master-at-Arms Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) John Douangdara, 26, of South Sioux City, Neb.,

Cryptologist Technician (Collection) Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) Michael J. Strange, 25, of Philadelphia, Pa.,

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL/Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist) Jon T. Tumilson, 35, of Rockford, Iowa,

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Aaron C. Vaughn, 30, of Stuart, Fla., and

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Jason R. Workman, 32, of Blanding, Utah.

The following sailors assigned to a West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit were killed:

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Jesse D. Pittman, 27, of Ukiah, Calif., and

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Nicholas P. Spehar, 24, ofSaint Paul, Minn.

The soldiers killed were:

Chief Warrant Officer David R. Carter, 47, of Centennial, Colo. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Aurora, Colo.;

Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Nichols, 31, of Hays, Kan. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.;

Staff Sgt. Patrick D. Hamburger, 30, of Lincoln, Neb. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Grand Island, Neb.;

Sgt. Alexander J. Bennett, 24, of Tacoma, Wash. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.; and

Spc. Spencer C. Duncan, 21, of Olathe, Kan. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.

The airmen killed were:

Tech. Sgt. John W. Brown, 33, of Tallahassee, Fla.;

Staff Sgt. Andrew W. Harvell, 26, of Long Beach, Calif.; and

Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Zerbe, 28, of York, Pa.

All three airmen were assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Field, N.C.