11/04/96 - Monday /Tuesday
WLS... Our 300th affiliate has been added, WLS in Chicago.
Yeltsin... Boris Yeltsin is under the knife this morning for bypass surgery.
Final Polls.... The final polls show a 12 to 16 point lead for Clinton. Dole took Maine, of course.
Campaigning.... Art has asked anyone who wants to call in and campaign for their choice to do so, and if they can, give a dispassionate prediction.
Fax.... First fax tonight from a gentleman with a pet Queeg who predicts Clinton 377 electoral votes, Dole 161. Republicans 233, Democrats 211 and Independants 1 for the Congress. For the Senate, Republicans 57, Democrats 43. For Indictments, Hillary Clinton 7, Nessbaum 5, Slick Willy 0. Now you know what both Hillary and Queeg know.... It takes a rat.
Art's Prediction.... Art's prediction is the same as it has been for weeks. Clinton will be re-elected, the Republicans will barely hold the House and comfortably hold the Senate. And then in one year the whole administration will be involved in scandal, if not impeachment problems.
Marijuana... Both California and Arizona with propositions on the ballot for legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes. The detracters of this idea argue that it will not be people who are ill smoking pot, it will be people who want to smoke pot smoking pot. Art doesn't quite understand how that would be in view of the fact that AIDS patients would be using it, cancer patients, glaucoma patients. How do you feel about that?
Michael Jackson.... Debbie Row saying she is pregnant with Michael Jackson's child.
Earthquake... A 6.3 earthquake has been recorded along the Panama-Columbia border as mother earth continues to be very active.
Life on Mars.... British scientists on Thursday said they have found chemical traces in a meteorite that are consistent with the presence of life on the red planet. Art says it is getting pretty strange out there where Mars is concerned. A reminder that the Mars global surveyor is scheduled to be launched Wednesday and the Pathfinder will land on Mars in July.
Miami.... Art wants to hear from anyone in Miami you can shed some light on the story, buried by the press, about the 106 sick school children.
Deformed Frogs.... A fax regarding the deformed frogs from a resident of Wisconsin where on Saturday in Lake Shawno about 1000 ducks were found dead for no apparent reason. Tests are being done. A report from Denver reports that toads used to be abundant but now they need equipment to even find one. Some scientists feel its an ozone depletion related problem, and what is affecting the toads could affect us in the future. Art wants to know what you think about that.
Vote.... Art reminds us that he will be voting for "none of the above," which you can do in Neveda. He will then vote a republican house to keep Clinton in check. His prediction is 400 electoral votes for Clinton, 150 for Dole.
Joke.... There was a Priest, a drunkard and an engineer all to be beheaded by the guillotine. When asked which way he would like to face when he died, the Priest said face up, so he can see heaven. He was placed into position and the blade came speeding down, and suddenly stopped a few inches from his neck. Well, the authorities saw this as divine intervention and released the Priest. The drunkard decided to die face up too hoping for the same luck as the Priest. The blade came speeding down and suddenly stopped a few inches from his neck. The drunkard was released. When the Engineer's turn came he decided to die face up too. When he was placed into position, facing up at the guilotine, he said, "Hey, I see your problem."
Nervous... Art admits he is nervous tonight what with his 300th affiliate being the 50,0000 kw station in Chicago. His childhood dream has come true. When he thinks about how big the network is, he gets the heebie jeebies.
Dark Skies.... Art is doing an appearance on Dark Skies friday, but will still be on air friday night.