July 2012
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Jul 27, 2012 5:00 AM
Scott Thompson
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I was on the air yesterday afternoon when I looked up at the bank of TV screens and saw the Olympic torch being run into Hyde Park in London.
The park was filled with thousands of people, complete with a giant stage for the concert that followed, signaling the arrival of the torch in London.
I got goose bumps when the torch was lowered and the Olympic cauldron in Hyde Park was lit by a very excited 19 year old.
I remember so vividly covering the Olympic Torch arrival in Calgary during the 1988 Winter Games when I lived there.
One of the best memories was tagging alone with a TV crew standing on a roof top in Olympic Plaza watching alpine skier Karen Percy being awarded one of her two medals.
There were thousands of people below us for blocks as far as the eye could see.
As they raised our flag and played our national anthem everybody sang alone.
There wasn’t a dry eye on the street.
What a great event this is for our country, our youth and sport.
It unites us all!
Enjoy!
I’m Scott Thompson
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Friday on The Scott Thompson Show
-Olympics
-Zellers down
-Ticats
-No bugs!
-BLOG – Olympic fever!
The Scott Thompson Show
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Jul 26, 2012 7:42 PM
Scott Thompson
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As you are no doubt aware the Canadian Open is on now at the Hamilton Golf & Country Club.
Part of every tourney is a Pro Am where amateurs can pay to play in a foursome with a professional on the tour with the money going to charity.
It’s a great way for the players to give back and for weekend warriors to get the opportunity of a lifetime to play on a tournament ready course.
If you have every swung a club you know how tough it can be to be consistent.
Add the pressure of playing with a pro in front of a crowd at the Canadian Open many would tense up and shank them into the woods.
That was not a problem for Anthony Guagliano who grew up in the Hammer but now lives in California.
He grabbed his 6 iron and blasted a ball 236 yards that dropped nicely acing the lucky 13th hole.
A hole in one!
It was a first for him while his father, brother and some friends watched.
However, not a first for the Canadian Open, a pro shot one on the same hole back in 2003.
Anthony’s palms may have been sweaty but now his teeth are dry from a constant smile.
If I were him I’d put that signed, sunk ball in my pocket and run to the closest lottery terminal to buy a ticket.
Or maybe he should just play on Sunday….
I’m Scott Thompson.
The Scott Thompson Show
News/Talk 900 CHML
Hamilton, Ont. CAN.
905.521.9900x42205
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www.ScottThompsonTalk.com
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Jul 25, 2012 5:00 AM
Scott Thompson
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City wants to ban big supersized sugary drinks from his cities restaurants, movie theatres and other eateries.
That means anything over 16 ounces or 450 ml or about a tin and a half of pop.
He says over 5800 New Yorkers will die from obesity related issues this year at a cost of $ 4 billion a year.
He went toe to toe, or belly to belly, with the soft drink and restaurant business yesterday trying to defend his plan.
Among the crowd some who wore shirts that read, ‘I’m old enough to choose my own beverage’ and ‘I picked out my beverage all by myself’ complaining of a ‘nanny state’.
Most experts say a ban such as this does little to help those who need it, if you want more, you’ll simply buy another.
The problem is the business is catering to the publics weakness for a deal who think they are getting more value.
You’re getting more alright, but that could end up costing you in the end with less of a life.
Here’s a good rule of thumb.
If the portion you are consuming is bigger than your head, chances are, it’s too much.
I’m Scott Thompson.
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Wednesday on The Scott Thompson Show
-Crime down, guns up
-Colorado guns up
-Organ donations down
-Kids & reading
-BLOG – Supersize me!
The Scott Thompson Show
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Jul 24, 2012 5:00 AM
Scott Thompson
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The NCAA has handed down an unprecedented series of penalties against Penn State for its handling of the Jerry Sandusky pedophile case.
And rightly so, but the actions have left a shell where a once mighty university athletic program once stood.
A $60 million fine, some say it should’ve been 100, no bowl games for four years, and the complete erasing of a once proud football record as if it were never there.
The final piece of this tragic puzzle came with the removal of the Joe Paterno statue that most worshiped.
It was a bizarre maneuver that involved securing the area behind a blanket as it were a murder scene.
Then covering the head of the statue, as if preparing a person to be put to death.
Very odd, it’s a statue!
I guess it could’ve been even stranger; someone could have shot it up or cut it down at the knees with a pick up truck, kind of like the U.S. did with that statue of Saddam Hussein in Iraq.
A bizarre end to an even more bizarre scandal that shows what can happen, when our impression of winning becomes clouded.
I’m Scott Thompson.
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Tuesday on The Scott Thompson Show
-Drink ban
-Cdn Open
-LCBO ID?
-My head’s on fire!
-BLOG – Penn State falls
Read the latest Hamilton Spectator column here:
http://www.thespec.com/opinion/columns/article/766321--gangs-and-guns-we-can-t-expect-a-community-to-care-if-we-don-t
The Scott Thompson Show
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Hamilton, Ont. CAN.
905.521.9900x42205
scottthompson@900chml.com
www.ScottThompsonTalk.com
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Jul 23, 2012 5:00 AM
Scott Thompson
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I don’t want to sound like my Dad or a grumpy middle aged guy but I have to tell you about my encounter with some blind eyed young entitlement.
The family and I were driving home this weekend and we stopped for gas at a busy road side station.
Cars were lined up 3 deep to get to the islands.
My wife, who was driving, pulled up behind a woman in her mid 20s in a mini van.
The lady was parked at the pump talking on the phone outside her vehicle as if she was having issues fueling.
After waiting for several minutes my wife asked her, are you getting gas? Is there a problem?
The woman waves her hand and gets into her car and leaves.
It turns out there was no problem and, in fact, the woman had already pumped her gas but was just yakking at the pump while the rest of us idled.
It would be impossible not to notice there were people waiting, unless you were blind.
I can understand this young ladies sense of entitlement but what I fail to understand is why she feels know one else has the same right.
Good luck Mam!
I’m Scott Thompson.
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Monday on The Scott Thompson Show
-Penn State
-Big rain
-Waterfront hopes
-Cdn Open
-BLOG – Entitlement…
The Scott Thompson Show
News/Talk 900 CHML
Hamilton, Ont. CAN.
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Jul 20, 2012 5:00 AM
Scott Thompson
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The London Olympics haven’t even started yet and the scandals are already torch hot!
It turns out Aussie sharp shooters Russell and Lauryn Mark, yes a husband and wife on the same team, wanted to bunk together.
But officials say they must follow the rules meaning athletes are separated by gender and he bunks with a team mate of the same sex in a different section of the dorm.
The 48 year old gold medalist made headlines when he said he doesn’t want to cuddle up to his room mate and will have to sneak out after lights out for some married fun.
To settle the flock Mark commented he is in London to shoot clay targets not argue who he is going to sleep beside every night.
Being expert ‘marks people’ I’m sure they’ll hit their target somewhere on the Olympic grounds at some point in the games.
But until then, inside the athlete’s village, the Marks will be shooting blanks.
I’m Scott Thompson.
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Friday on The Scott Thompson Show
-Denver theatre shooting
-Teens not driving
-Live from L.A.
-Cool vacations
-BLOG – Olympics sex!
The Scott Thompson Show
News/Talk 900 CHML
Hamilton, Ont. CAN.
905.521.9900x42205
scottthompson@900chml.com
www.ScottThompsonTalk.com
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Jul 19, 2012 5:00 AM
Scott Thompson
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I remember being a kid and my parents ranting about the United States, especially when we vacationed there.
They would always talk about how you could buy stuff cheaper there and they had stuff there that we didn’t have here.
Because life is about stuff, like little cans of Coke, not that it matters.
They are older than Canada and much bigger by population.
Like the big brother that had more years under his belt you always aspired to be.
For years we’re heard of the brain drain and how many of Canada’s biggest and brightest were heading south for more opportunity and ultimately more money.
It’s amazing how a recession and housing crash can change all that.
A recent study showed for the first time in history Canadians are wealthier than Americans, by as much as $40,000. on average.
So much for the phrase, ‘there’s no money in Canada’ apparently there is less down south.
Imagine what that may do to the Canadian psyche?
Before you fire up the ski doo and start doing dry donuts remember, it can all change at the drop of a cowboy hat.
I’m Scott Thompson.
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Thursday on The Scott Thompson Show
-Your debt
-HECFI
-Who’s coming?
-Where’s the cat?
-BLOG – Cdns richer than U.S.
The Scott Thompson Show
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Hamilton, Ont. CAN.
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Jul 18, 2012 5:00 AM
Scott Thompson
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We all know the tragic story of yet another Toronto shooting that has left two dead and, at last count, 21 injured including a 22 month old toddler.
We are already hearing cries for stiffer laws and penalties when it comes to gun crimes and their criminals.
Citizens are demanding the police and politicians do something, although exactly what is open for debate.
However the solution doesn’t lie within the police community or government but in all of our communities.
We often ask how a person can open fire in a crowded space or even kill another.
Perhaps we should be asking ourselves why this person thinks they can get away with it without being identified; after all there are plenty of witnesses.
Why not just walk right to jail?
The answer is one of two things…
Either they don’t fear prosecution in our justice system or they don’t think anyone will identify them even in a crowed party.
It’s like the kid who keeps acting up because there are no repercussions.
We all have to ‘speak up’ when it comes to crime.
Don’t forget there are more good guys than bad guys.
Until every one in the community does their part to solve this problem, it will never be fixed.
I’m Scott Thompson.
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Wednesday on The Scott Thompson Show
-Toronto shootings
-50 Shades of dating
-Hot Olympians
-Just For Laughs
BLOG – It takes a community…
The Scott Thompson Show
News/Talk 900 CHML
Hamilton, Ont. CAN.
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www.ScottThompsonTalk.com
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Jul 17, 2012 5:00 AM
Scott Thompson
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Canada is a great country, poised to become an economic superpower—if only we harness the unique opportunities before us and eliminate the many barriers to our success.
So says Canadian Business magazine who listed the many reasons why we won’t succeed if these problems are not addressed.
At the top of that list of barriers is the baby bust.
If Canadians are to continue to flourish we need a strong, growing and diverse work force.
If we’re not having babies how can we possibly expect to fill the need?
Even with Canada’s healthy immigration status we’re still going to fall short in more ways than one.
Canadians are quick to get up on the wheel when it comes to chasing their careers but slow to get up on each other to chase the big O.
The end result is we are reproducing much less than we did even 20 years ago.
Remember families of 3, 4 and 5 kids?
We’re marrying later, due to education and other opportunities, pushing back the process even further.
And when we are there we’re too damned tired or can’t afford them.
It seems to eliminate those barriers holding us back we will have to eliminate the very characteristics that got us where we are.
Perhaps life was better when there was nothing else to do except have sex.
I’m Scott Thompson.
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Tuesday on The Scott Thompson Show
-Border technology
-Olympian Reid Coolsaet
-Ticat wedding
-Driving record
-BLOG – More sex please!
The Scott Thompson Show
News/Talk 900 CHML
Hamilton, Ont. CAN.
905.521.9900x42205
scottthompson@900chml.com
www.ScottThompsonTalk.com
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Jul 15, 2012 5:00 AM
Scott Thompson
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We experienced another milestone in the Thompson household over the weekend.
I will bore you with it now!
This was one of those weekends where I had a million things to catch upon that I normally don’t have time to do.
You know the list…lawn, garden, fixing a drain, etc. Maybe work out??
When Kurtis, my 4 year old, says “Dad we’re home this weekend can you take off my training wheels?”
Not that I was looking for any reason to get out of the ‘honey do’ list but this was one of those memorable moments you have to jump at.
For some reason I thought chasing my kid on a two wheeler down a side walk would be less of a work out then pulling weeds.
Wrong, especially when the mercury is topping 30 plus.
It only took a few spills and bail outs onto the grass, and that was just me, before he was off and running.
Man what a temper, though, when he fell the first few times.
It’s hard to correct your kids on the bad traits they have inherited from YOU.
Lessons and milestones all around,,,, and of course that work out.
I’m Scott Thompson
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Monday on The Scott Thompson Show
-You Tube news?
-Ticat wedding?
-16 & no license
-Ball record
-BLOG – Another family milestone
The Scott Thompson Show
News/Talk 900 CHML
Hamilton, Ont. CAN.
905.521.9900x42205
scottthompson@900chml.com
www.ScottThompsonTalk.com
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