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McDermott to host KIRO talk show
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie May 26, 2006 02:23pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| News Date | Friday, May 26, 2006 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Seattle's liberal, never-bashful Rep. Jim McDermott has found temporary work that, like his day job, consists largely of saying what he thinks.
The nine-term Democratic incumbent will fill in as host of "The Dave Ross Show" on 710 KIRO Radio next week while Ross -- himself an unsuccessful Democratic congressional candidate two years ago -- goes on vacation.
McDermott's first guest Monday will be Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., an outspoken advocate for the military but one who, like McDermott, has become a harsh critic of the Bush administration's Iraq war policy. Then McDermott will take phone calls from listeners.
"Politicians are always wondering, what are people really thinking about?" McDermott said Thursday. "I'm going to get a chance to stimulate some ideas and probably get back some responses about what people are really thinking about."
McDermott said he is trying to line up liberal House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as a guest, as well as other congressional colleagues. On Monday and Tuesday, KIRO radio personality John Procaccino will co-host the show to help McDermott ease into the job. |
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