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The Mikey Show - Rock 105.3 - 11/04/08

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

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On Election Day, Mikey, Sky, Eddie, Sean, Boston Rob, and callers sparred over Barack Obama and John McCain, including sports reform, taxation, capitalism, Proposition 8, and sagging-pants laws. George Chamberlain told young investors not to abandon their retirement accounts during the market crash, warning against day trading and urging long-term, low-cost investing. Boston Rob interviewed voters with deliberately ridiculous questions, Jake showed off his knowledge of both tickets, and the show later spiraled into infomercial testimonials, inspirational-movie guesses, and jokes about Ashley's improvised sweat control. The crew also dissected the breakup of Deanna Papas and Jesse, with Rebecca defending their chemistry while Mikey and the others argued that their incompatibility made the reality-TV romance predictable.

What happened, in order

  1. Candidates Fix Sports

    John McCain proposed tougher action against performance-enhancing drugs, while Barack Obama called for an eight-team college-football playoff and won the hosts' approval.

  2. Prop 8 and Jesus

    A rambling listener message prompted Mikey to clarify his belief that Jesus would oppose homosexuality, while the caller argued that people need freedom to fail, repent, and find God.

  3. Taxes Become Socialism

    An Obama-supporting young business owner argued that wealth depends on reinvesting in the middle and working classes, while Mikey defended low taxes as a reward for success and labeled redistribution socialism.

  4. Invest Through the Crash

    George Chamberlain told nervous callers to keep funding retirement accounts, avoid short-term trading, consolidate old 401(k)s, reduce fees, and buy quality investments for the long haul.

  5. Jake Knows the Ticket

    Mikey's young son Jake correctly named Obama, Biden, McCain, and Palin and knew the voting and driving ages before abruptly ending the quiz with his father.

  6. Boston Rob at the Polls

    Boston Rob entertained voters stuck in a three-hour line by asking them to cast McCain and Obama as movie characters and wrestlers and invent absurd ballot propositions.

  7. Infomercial Product Fever

    Mikey, the crew, and callers enthusiastically compared purchases including Midnight Special DVDs, ShamWow towels, the Magic Bullet, Mighty Putty, green bags, and the Pancake Puff.

  8. Inspirational Movie Meltdown

    A top-ten inspirational-movie list dissolved into frantic guesses, mangled titles, Holocaust-wedding jokes, and a prolonged failure to recognize the name Hoosiers.

  9. Ashley's Paper-Towel Fix

    Ashley revealed that she had stuffed paper towels under her arms to absorb heavy sweating, horrifying germaphobic Sean and launching a debate over whether sweat is basically water.

  10. Obama on Saggy Pants

    Barack Obama said laws against sagging pants waste time needed for jobs, schools, health care, and Iraq, but added that men should still pull up their pants out of respect for others.

  11. Bachelorette Breakup Autopsy

    The crew and Mikey's wife Rebecca dissected Deanna Papas and Jesse's breakup, arguing over whether chemistry could overcome incompatibility and whether reality-show engagements ever last.

People mentioned

MikeySkyEddieSeanBoston RobAshleyBarack ObamaJohn McCainJoe BidenSarah PalinGeorge ChamberlainJakeDeanna PapasJesse