LiveBlog for Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Written on June 8, 2011

• Hal Sparks joins us in the Los Angeles Bureau at 9am ET / 6am PT for another edition of “Humpdays With Hal”

• Deborah Burger, co-president of the California Nurses Association, calls in at 9:30am ET / 6:30am PT to talk about how the economic problems are affecting the health of Americans

• Zach Wahls, the University of Iowa student with two moms and recipient of The Courage Award from LifeWorks, calls in at 10:05am ET / 7:05am PT to talk about the Life Out Loud Benefit

• Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) calls in at 11:05am ET / 8:05am PT to talk about the economy, jobs, and the debt ceiling

• Paula Poundstone joins us at 11:30am ET / 8:30am PT to talk about Stand Up For Main Street, the comedy benefit she’s doing with Hal Sparks

• After a spate of discouraging economic reports, President Barack Obama insisted Tuesday he’s not afraid of the country slipping into a double-dip recession. But at the same time he displayed some impatience that the pace of the recovery has “got to accelerate.”

• Republican Party chairman Reince Priebus said Tuesday that Rep. Anthony Weiner should resign after admitting to sexually charged online relationships with several women and lying about his misdeeds.

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Hal Sparks is brilliant. His colorful, articulate energy supplies the discourse a much needed perspective, so that makes Steph brilliant by default.

And Jim's Boehner impression cracks me up every. single. time.

Bestest radio around. Been listening for years. Love you guys.

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See y'all tomorrow!

Klassie

okay, we have to stop now.

Paw-lenty of nothin'. HA HA HA. That's what we call him at the dog park.

&quot;somebody on the liveblog&quot; takes another swig of a

OK bye all. It's been real.

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ex-Catholic = therapy patient. It's a gimme.

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#24: Looks like it was Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961).

Who was Jim referring to earlier with that quote about "transferred to a listening post in the Aleutian islands"? Sounds familiar - some writer during WWII perhaps. Steinbeck?

Paula, stick around teenagers and a baby is sure to show up eventually.

Lisa

Is steph trying to send someone messages in blinky morse code? Or are her contacts drying out? The winking is kinda creepy, Steph, please stop doing it.

"All this money missing from the cash register? I'm sorry, I'm just sticky!"

Dannybob

Ironically was watching the DVDs of the funny off-the-wall cartoon series Home Movies where Paula voiced Brendon's mom during the first season.

Steph's therapist sounds like the one Jane Lynch played on 2.5 Men...

Did Paul Revere warn anybody about the giant whale penis at the museum? I didn't think so.

I love Mike's show, and listen nightly, but I've about had it with phony Aussie caller "Blue" and sometimes Mike's show is so grim I feel like committing suicide!

. . . know where you're coming from Geoff in Buffalo re certain co-hosts who derail the show, but my problem is with Tuesday's child . . .

In other Hip-Hop news, somebody on the liveblog

#13: Coming soon to Humpdays: Humpty Hump!

Getting here late - the Birthday man had WORK to do!

Can we talk? Joan Rivers is 78, Ben's dad comedian Jerry Stiller is 84, actress Julianna Margulies is 45, comedian/actor Keenen Ivory Wayans is 53, cute actor and writer Dan Futterman is 44, even cuter actor Mark Feuerstein
is the big Four-OH, SpiderWoman Sonia Braga is 61, Moondogie James Darren is 75, Boots Are Made for Walkin' Nancy Sinatra is 71, singer Bonnie Tyler is the big Six-OH, and recent controversial music video star Kanye West is 34.

. . . oh, and GeeBoo's mommy Barbara has turned 86. Happy Birthday Geminis!

Geoff in Buffalo

you gotta get rid of Hal. I love your show but he's so bad. talking over you and jim and sputtering to make inane, obvious points. Please find someone else for Wednesdays!!!!!!

#9 Mike says it's only a 25-cent radio show :-)

Jim's right, darnit - Barack Hussein Obama's an anticolonialist. Just like... Paul Revere!

#4: Lurk away, Babs. How's the weather where you are?

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#7: Head for the hills and start my own radio show? If only I could afford to.

Is everyone being too rough on the Weiner?

we're all going to turn into Mike Malloys soon

Nice to hear the truth about how the Republicans are undermining Obama on jobs creation, Hal.

Actually, Max and Fred got the invite, Steph.

Barbara an occasional blogger in DC

Nice photo of Hal. :smile:

Hey all......just lurking.....

They've been promising us jet-packs for decades - now there's even a band called "We Were Promised Jetpacks".

Morning all!

The Pizza President will sign all bills in thirty minutes or less.

Good morning, livebloggers!

HALlelujah, it's Humpdays with Hal Sparks!