What Does Lightfoot's Loss in Chicago Mean for Philadelphia?
In today’s first hour, Dom leads off the Dom Giordano Program by telling that former guest and friend of the show Paul Vallas has outgained Lori Lightfoot in the primary for Chicago Mayor, comparing the situation in the Midwestern city to what we see with progressivism here in Philadelphia. Giordano breaks down Vallas’s background, telling how he ran things as CEO of Philadelphia Schools, and tells about the moderate nature of his stance on public safety, something Dom thinks Philadelphia drastically needs to the move the needle away from the high crime brought on with progressive politics. Then, Dom plays back some audio of teachers’ union head Randi Weingarten, who screamed about student loans at the top of her lungs, asking why we bailed small businesses out during Coronavirus but turn a blind eye to struggling individuals.
McSwain Checks Back In on Krasner, Capital Punishment, and Philadelphia Mayoral Race
Then, Dom welcomes in former U.S. Attorney and gubernatorial candidate Bill McSwain back onto the Dom Giordano Program to catch up with the expert mind on his opinion on Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s continued relentless prioritization of political policy over safety of Philadelphians. McSwain tells Giordano about a recent case in which Krasner was caught with his pants down after trying to move a first degree murder charge to third degree. Then, Giordano asks McSwain for his assessment on Governor Josh Shapiro, particularly the topic of capital punishment, with McSwain pointing to the change-of-tune by the Governor after being friendly to the issue in the past. Also, McSwain offers his take on the Philadelphia Mayoral race, and tells whether he has plans to enter into public office in the future again.
Rep. Scott Perry on Importance of Coronavirus Origin Investigations and Accountability
In today’s second hour, Dom welcomes Congressman Scott Perry back onto the Dom Giordano Program to discuss his effort to investigate and determine the origin of Coronavirus after a Department of Energy report noted that they believe, albeit with low confidence, that the virus originated from a lab leak. Perry tells of the importance of the investigation, telling that accountability and consequences are needed after society was completely disrupted, ensuring that this never happens again in the future. Perry takes us inside his questioning of the State Department, and forecasts how things will go moving forward as Democrats slowly realize the importance of the issue.
Also, Rep. Perry tells about the January 6th investigation, revealing that the Freedom Caucus plans to release 40,000 hours of video footage to the American people in hopes that voters can crowdsource an effort to dissect the data.
Keith Hartzell on Negative Effects of Giant Resort Proposed for Ocean City Boardwalk
Then, Dom welcomes former Ocean City Councilman and Ocean City Mayoral candidate Keith Hartzell back onto the Dom Giordano Program to discuss a new controversy unfolding in the shore town over a proposed boardwalk resort, telling of the issues that he has with the proposal, explaining the negative implications of allowing such a change to the family resort. Also, Hartzell offers his opinion on the windmill situation off the beaches of the Jersey Shore, and tells what the town plans to do to combat the influx of unruly teens the City was seeing last summer.
Broad and Liberty’s Todd Shepherd Breaks Alleged Groping Scandal by Democratic Lawmaker
In today’s third hour, Dom welcomes Broad and Liberty Chief Investigative Reporter Todd Shepherd back onto the Dom Giordano Program to discuss a story he broke earlier in the day revealing that a source told him that Delaware County’s Mike Zabel is the Democratic lawmaker alleged to have groped a lobbyist in Harrisburg. Shepherd takes us inside the story, telling why the overwhelming amount of corroborating sources led to him posting the article, explaining the implications and lack of action by Harrisburg knowing that this information is somewhat commonly known throughout the Capitol.
Temple Student Oscar Buynevich Investigates Reasons for Lack of Safety on Campus
Then, after playing Dom’s Money Melody, Dom welcomes in Oscar Buynevich, a Temple University Senior, who’s been investigating the under-staffing in Temple University’s police force. First, Buynevich explains why he personally has chosen to stay at Temple, saying that it’s not that he and other students are necessarily ‘scared,’ but many have become completely desensitized to the violence and open-air drug use on Temple’s campus.
Buynevich takes us through what he learned about the struggle for Temple to offer its students a safe campus, explaining what Temple President Jason Wingard needs to do, including a focus on police officer retention and actually speak with his officers after many refusals to meet with union and officials on the force.