JIM TRAFICANT TALK SHOW DEBUTS ON WTAM
Thursday, January 7, 2010, Cleveland , Ohio”¦WTAM is pleased to announce the addition of Jim Traficant to the Saturday talk line-up on WTAM. Jim Traficant’s program will debut on WTAM this Saturday, January 9th from 1 p.m. ““ 4 p.m.
“It’s exciting to be on the air on WTAM. I’ve got much to say on many of the issues facing both Ohio and America today,””Traficant exudes, “and look forward to sharing my perspective and experiences on the biggest news station in Northeast Ohio!”
“Traficant calls it like it is, and listeners relate to his common sense approach to politics and life in general,””said Ray Davis, Program Director for WTAM. He continued, “Jim is quite a personality, we are happy to have him join the talented stable of talk talent on WTAM and I am all about giving people a second chance in life”.
Jim Traficant served as Sheriff of Mahoning County. He was a Representative in the U.S. Congress from 1985 to 2002 before being expelled and convicted of federal charges. Traficant was released from a 7 year prison sentence on September 2, 2009.
His weekly talk show airs Saturday’s at 1 p.m.
Mr. Traficant,
Here are two editorials I recently sent in to the Elyria Chronicle.
The first has been published. The second is pending.
That Time of Year
It’s that time again–when the stores are out asking
you for that dollar donation. You know what it’s like–
when you’re in your third store of the day, just stopping
in for an apple and some sardines and about broke. But
you find a way, don’t you? Or do you? Maybe you’re
going to say no. But then you see some lady in a pair
of shoes with a pair of holes who donates her dollar–
and then you see her in the parking lot getting into her
car that looks as though it came from Fonzie’s backyard.
And then you see some woman in a new pair of heels
say no to donating. And then you see her in the parking
lot getting into her new car–parked in some handicap zone.
Too often it’s the case that those who can afford less
are left to give more so that others can afford more.
And when the pot is full and time for the old shoes to
retire, the old shoes find the pot that she helped fill is
going more toward the lady in the new heels. And that’s
a dance I just can’t afford to look at anymore.
Bob Mayer
Avon Lake
Rebuttal
Regarding Bob Mayer’s expert analysis on the spending
and non-spending habits of Americans (3/2/10), I am left
to wonder about his motive. Is he talking about people
WITH money who are giving less than people who are
struggling with their two-or-three part-time jobs and who
are on their various ways toward less-than-satisfactory
retirements–or is he talking about how the government
is handing out HIGHER rewards to those who have put
less or nothing into the collective poker pot that requires
nothing more than sitting down at the table? My guess
is that he his talking about both.
Bob Mayer
Box 144
Avon Lake, OH 44012
440/323-2846
Mr. Traficant,
Here are two editorials I recently sent in to the Elyria Chronicle.
The first has been published. The second is pending.
That Time of Year
It’s that time again–when the stores are out asking
you for that dollar donation. You know what it’s like–
when you’re in your third store of the day, just stopping
in for an apple and some sardines and about broke. But
you find a way, don’t you? Or do you? Maybe you’re
going to say no. But then you see some lady in a pair
of shoes with a pair of holes who donates her dollar–
and then you see her in the parking lot getting into her
car that looks as though it came from Fonzie’s backyard.
And then you see some woman in a new pair of heels
say no to donating. And then you see her in the parking
lot getting into her new car–parked in some handicap zone.
Too often it’s the case that those who can afford less
are left to give more so that others can afford more.
And when the pot is full and time for the old shoes to
retire, the old shoes find the pot that she helped fill is
going more toward the lady in the new heels. And that’s
a dance I just can’t afford to look at anymore.
Bob Mayer
Avon Lake
Rebuttal
Regarding Bob Mayer’s expert analysis on the spending
and non-spending habits of Americans (3/2/10), I am left
to wonder about his motive. Is he talking about people
WITH money who are giving less than people who are
struggling with their two-or-three part-time jobs and who
are on their various ways toward less-than-satisfactory
retirements–or is he talking about how the government
is handing out HIGHER rewards to those who have put
less or nothing into the collective poker pot that requires
nothing more than sitting down at the table? My guess
is that he his talking about both.
Bob Mayer
Box 144
Avon Lake, OH 44012
440/323-2846