Tom Bevan (10/07/2018) – Carl Cannon / John Kass
Carl Cannon covers the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court story and the Senate’s vote to appoint him. Tom updates us on the after vote fallout and what he calls the “Kavanaugh Effect” in the fall elections. The Real Clear Politics “POLL” has some surprising results and more changes might be along the way. John Kass reviews the Jason Van Dike conviction and verdict announcement, as well as the way this case has and will impact the mayoral election.
Tom Bevan Show (09/30/2018) – A.B. Stoddard / Josh Kraushaar / Bill Whalen – The Wild Week of Brett Kavanaugh plus it’s impact on the upcoming elections.
A.B. Stoddard is an Associate Editor at Real Clear Politics.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/authors/ab_stoddard/
Josh Kraushaar Political Editor for National Journal.
https://www.nationaljournal.com/search?a=Josh%20Kraushaar
Bill Whalen is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/authors/bill_whalen/
Dennis Miller joins Big John & Ramblin’ Ray to discuss the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, questioning whether people of quality will still be willing to accept public roles in the future. Dennis thinks that there is only one type of person who can win in public office anymore.
Weekday host Chris Plante jumps on with Big John & Ramblin’ Ray to discuss the Brett Kavanaugh hearings and the selection of Rachel Mitchell to question Kavanaugh and the accuser. Chris believes that Democrats are pushing this issue to secure the votes of women in the midterms.
Joe Concha, contributor for ‘The Hill’ joins Big John & Ramblin’ Ray to delve deeper into the Brett Kavanaugh interview and what he believes will happen with Rod Rosenstein. Concha believes that discussing one’s virginity shouldn’t be taboo or be used against you, and that Kavanaugh could have reached a much larger audience with his interview.
Washington Times contributor Jed Babbin joins Big John & Ramblin’ Ray to talk about Rod Rosenstein allegedly recording President Trump, and how Jeff Sessions needs to investigate him. Babbin also debates whether and when Mitch McConnell should push through the vote on Brett Kavanaugh.
Washington Examiner columnist and Fox News contributor Bryon York joins Big John & Ramblin’ Ray to talk about Christine Blasey Ford’s decision to not appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Byron’s article detailing this decision and how it could affect Kavanaugh’s chances of confirmation can be read here
Big John and Ramblin’ Ray are joined by mid-day host Chris Plante to talk about the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, and whether his alleged transgression should disqualify him from the Supreme Court. Also find out whether the three hosts believe the accuser’s decision to not appear will have an effect on the confirmation.
On a new episode of the Tom Bevan Show, Tom talks to Carl Cannon (Washington Bureau Chief for RealClearPolitics) about the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings. Also in today’s show Dr. Charles Lipson (Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago) joins the program to talk about the media frenzy surrounding excerpts from Bob Woodward’s scathing new book. John Kass (Columnist for the Chicago Tribune) joins the show to talk about his candidacy for Chicago mayor.
Tom Bevan Show (09/02/2018) – Carrie Severino / Carl Cannon / A.B. Stoddard
The final hurdles for the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court as nearly a half million documents on Kavanaugh’s background aren’t enough for supporting his background. The White House is citing ‘executive privilege’ as reason for withholding approximately 100 thousand records about Kavanaugh. Senator Chuck Schumer says the Trump administration is hiding something.
Now that Senator John McCain has been buried, who will take his place? McCain planned his own funeral and memorial services and excluded President Trump, but did invite former Presidents Bush and Obama.
With the final primary races in the can, Florida had a shocking outcome as Tallahassee Mayor, Andrew Gillum took the Democrats gubernatorial primary election from expected winner Gwendolyn Graham. He will now face Republican Ron DeSantis in the fall election.
