Lindsey Graham Storms Out After Getting Worked Up Over Gitmo
Today, Dom Giordano led off the Dom Giordano Program by discussing the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, taking umbrage with a show made by Senator Lindsey Graham, who stormed out of the chambers after working himself up over the nominees thoughts on prisoners at Gitmo. Then, Giordano reveals the results of a poll in New Jersey, with Millennials showing the most hope for an age group for New Jersey’s future. He and Producer Dan go back and forth discussing why Millennials may have such a positive outlook, but both settle on taxation as a huge deterrent for any positive notions about the direction of the state. Also, Giordano and Dan discuss a decision by Gov. Wolf to tighten rules on charter schools, which would arguably cripple the ability for schools to operate within Pennsylvania. In addition, Giordano and Dan spend a ton of time talking about their side question of the day, offering up shows that they once loved and telling when that show ‘jumped the shark.’
School Choice Is Needed In Pennsylvania
In today’s second hour, Giordano welcomes back Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate and former U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain to discuss the importance of school choice after a move by Governor Wolf that deals a huge blow to charter schools within Pennsylvania. McSwain, arguably the strongest candidate for school choice, tells the importance of allowing choice in school selection, particularly here in Philadelphia where the public schools underperform. McSwain explains the benefit of school choice, being the common sense concept of competition to encourage accountability for schools that get automatic public funding. Also, Giordano and McSwain discuss the passage of Act 77 and the Republican state lawmaker desire now to negate the bipartisan agreement that should’ve never been agreed upon in the first place, and McSwain tells why Pennsylvanians deserve a strong leader like him.
Then David P. Hardy, distinguished senior fellow at the Commonwealth Foundation and co-founder and retired CEO of Boys Latin, a charter school in Philadelphia, joins the Dom Giordano Program for a conversation about school choice. Hardy, a very well-regarded person in the education community, took aim at Governor Wolf on Twitter after Wolf changed rules, making it incredibly hard for charter schools to remain successful in Pennsylvania. Hardy and Giordano discuss the positives of school choice, comparing the differences in successes in public schools with those of charter schools, and telling of the importance of accountability pertaining to public schools.
Is Tipping Racist?
In today’s third hour, Carla Sands, former Ambassador to Denmark under President Donald Trump, joins the Dom Giordano Program to discuss her candidacy for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. First, Giordano asks her why she has chosen to wear the ‘MAGA Hat’ as strongly as she has, openly discussing her continued support for Donald Trump and his policies while many candidates try to distance themselves from the former President. Sands tells why she continues to support America first policies, and tells of her time spent on the stage at CPAC, telling that many now clearly miss what Trump’s economic policies brought to the country, and tells of the differences between the Biden administration and Trump administration on issues of energy. Also, Giordano asks Sands about claims that she is a ‘political tourist,’ an opportunist seizing on an open Senate seat even though she’s considered by some to be an outsider.
Then, after playing the day’s Money Melody, Giordano and Dan spend the remainder of the hour talking about a tweet made by Nicole Hannah-Jones, in which the 1619 author argued that the act of tipping in restaurants is a legacy of slavery. This leads Giordano into a conversation with both Dan and callers about the prevalence of tipping in American culture, with Giordano explaining why he believes the tradition continues to remain a mainstay.