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Here’s Mitch McConnell on unanimous Senate passage of the stimulus bill, meanwhile Ky Rep. Thomas Massie needs some attention, UPDATE: bill passes as Massie is ignored

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Let’s not bury the lede. The largest stimulus bill in American history was passed by the Senate, then the House, and signed by President Donald Trump today.

Now for the rocky road to get here. America is in a freefall from the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus called COVID-19. Surely every elected official will jump in to craft a plan for recovery!

Not quite. But Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, and Nancy Pelosi would have to steamroll one grandstanding Kentucky pol before getting the deal across the finish line.

Mitch McConnell, March 26, 2020

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell joined me on 840WHAS after prevailing in a raucous negotiation with Democrats and some debt damning Republicans to pass the biggest economic stimulus package in American history. The COVID-19 pandemic trashed the U.S. economy when businesses were forced into quarantine.

Jobless numbers skyrocketed. Millions of Americans practiced social distancing, staying home to watch Netflix and remain sequestered with immediate family.

The money bomb that McConnell and the U.S. Senate ultimately passed on a 96-0 unanimous vote starts an expected slow recovery for the paralyzed global economy.

While McConnell was celebrating his victory, a different Kentucky Republican quickly became a turd in the punch bowl.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was able to overrun Massie’s quest for fame so Americans making less than $98,000 annually will receive stimulus checks within the next few weeks.

Sorry, Tommy Boy. Nancy Pelosi got the job done without dragging everyone back into a chamber with a pandemic spreading among congregating humans.

Nancy Pelosi, March 27, 2020

And the finishing touch. Thomas Massie was not invited to the signing ceremony.

from CNN.com

John Yarmuth speaks from self-quarantine, America’s free money, China’s sketchy relationship with truth, what to do with factory workers

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Terry Meiners and John Yarmuth from back in the days when it was OK to touch each other.

Rep. John Yarmuth joined me on the phone from his self-quarantine to discuss his recent coronavirus test, a necessary step after being in close contact with Brown Forman heir Christy Brown who had just tested positive.

The radio interview spilled into whether U.S. health officials should trust health assessments released by Chinese officials, and whether American consumers should be subjected to taking medications manufactured in China.

We also discussed COVID-19 challenges for workers at both Louisville area Ford plants. Over 13,000 workers are employed at Ford alone, with thousands more clustered at other factories and Amazon distribution centers.

Rep. Yarmuth even questioned whether President Trump actually took his coronavirus test. Many listeners sent angry email and tweets in defense of Trump.

As for economy-boosting free money for Americans and who will receive what, Yarmuth was perplexed as to how and to whom it would be dispensed.

Three years later, politics are still LOUDER THAN LIFE

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Kellyanne Conway in the Oval Office with college presidents and President Donald Trump, March 2017

It’s been exactly three years since President Donald Trump’s top confidant Kellyanne Conway jumped on the radio with me and the electricity was evident.

Here’s the audio link.

Now that we are into the 2020 election season, has the daily drama slowed? Kellyanne didn’t like me pointing out that most Americans just want to live their daily lives without governmental drama from loud, abrasive tweets and verbal jousts.

Let’s see how the rest of the campaign plays out. One thing is for sure, Americans miss the placid days before Twitter turned people into electronic snipers.

YOU MAD BRO? — radio listener swore off my show but accidentally tuned in again only to swear it off again

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Louisville’s Raanan Hershberg crushes it on CBS’ Late Late Show with James Corden

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One of my favorite recurring guests on 840WHAS is Louisville comedian Raanan Hershberg. He’s been on the radio with me for years and always bring fresh material.

Terry Meiners and Raanan Hershberg, WHAS studios, December 2019

It was fun to see him on CBS the other night delivering a lot of the jokes that he honed on the radio or onstage at The Bard’s Town theater.

Way to go, Raanan. Outstanding job!

Here’s our most recent radio interview on 840WHAS.

Cats stunned again, The Beasman wants Eddie Sutton and Kenny Sky Walker to take charge, and wants iHeart to fire Larry Minner for smirking

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THE BEASMAN cats lose to south caramaliner
HOW COME THEY DINT FIRE YOU WHEN THEY CLEANED HOUSE THE OTHER DAY? I JUST BOUT VOMITED WHEN I HEARED YOUR GUTLESS WEASEL VOICE ON THE WH&S TODAY. WHY IS Yā€™ALL LAUGHIN BOUT STUFF TODAY? THIS HERE IS A BONER-FIED BIG BLUE NATION TRAGEDY WE GOT GOIN ON AND Yā€™ALL ON THERE MAKIN JOKES!

MOST KENTUCKY KIDS COULDNā€™T GO TO SCHOOL DAY CUZ OF DEE-PRESSION. DOCTORS IS HANDIN OUT FREE PROZAC. KENTUCKY IS A DEE-ZASTER ZONEā€¦NO JOY NOWHERE! (cry) THIS IS MORE HORRIBLE-ER THAN LOSIN TO TENNERSEE LASS YEAR. (cry) GO AHEAD AND MOCK ME, YOU SNAGGLE TOOTH, CROSS-EYED, U OF SMELL BOOTLICKIN HAS BEEN NOBODY!

COME ON, GIMME YOUR BEST SHOT, LARRY MINNER! THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS DONE BLOWED ANOTHER 14 POINT LEAD IN SOUTH CARAMALINER AND SO NOW ALL US GOOD AND CLASSY CAT FANS GOT TO HEAR YOUR UGLY FACE SMIRKIN BOUT IT! LEMME HAVE IT, LARRY! DANCE ON MY GRAVE! (cry)

I CAINT BLEEVE I HEART RADIO DINT FIRE YOUR SORRY ASS WITH THE REST OF THEM CARDINAL LOVERS! YOU MUSTA BEEN HIDIN UNDER MATT JONESā€™ DESK WHEN THEY COME THRU FIRIN EVERBODY. YOU SHOULDA BEEN THROWED OUT TO PASTURE TWUNNY YEARS AGO WHEN YOU BECAME SLICK RICK BUTEENOā€™S GAY LOVER UP ON BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN.

I TURNT ON THE RADIO HOPIN TO HEAR MATT JONES HELPIN ALL US SAD CAT FANS START TO HEAL WITH HIS WORDS OF WISDOM BUT INSTEAD I GIT STUPID YOU. SAVE US, MATT JONES! TELL US BOUT HOW COACH CAL AINā€™T NO FRAUD AND HOW WE BEAT U OF SMELL SO ITā€™S STILL A GREAT SEASON. (cry) Iā€™M THINKIN MAYBE WE NEED SOMEBODY TO PUT OL JOHN CALIPARDI OUT TO PASTURE THOUGH. THE GAME DONE PAST HIM BY. WE NEED KINNY SKY WALKER TO STEP IN AND TEACH THESE YOUNG WILDCATS HOW TO BLEEVE IN THE BIG BLUE! COME ON, KINNY! AND BRANG GOOSE GIVENS AND SAM BOWIE WITH YOU.

SAVE THESE CATS BEFORE “COACH CAL-DONā€™T-CARE-NO” RUINS ā€˜EM FOREVER! (cry) ITā€™S BAD ENOUGH TO SEE OUR GOOD AND CLASSY CATS LOSE BUT THEN WE ALSO GOT TO SEE THAT IDIOT SOUTH CARAMALINER FAN DANCIN AND MOCKIN ASHTON HAGAR WHEN HE FOULT OUT.

HOW COME A CAT FAN DINT JUMP DOWN THERE AND PUNCH THAT PUNK GAMECOCK FAN? IS WE GITTIN SOFT, CAT FANS? THERE WAS A TIME WHEN ANYBODY MOCKED U UH KAY WOUNT UP IN A BODY BAG. NOT NO MORE. NOW WE JUST LET ERRBODY MOCK US AND WE JUST HANG OUR HEADS IN SHAME! (cry)

Jermaine Couisnard beats UK at the buzzer, January 15, 2020

DADGUM U OF SMELL WINS ON THE ROAD AGAIN AN U UH KAY LOSES ON THE ROAD SO NOW Yā€™ALL GONNA JUMP US IN THE PO AGAIN. (cry) AN NOW THE CATS IS #67 IN THE RPI AND THEY IS PICKIN US TO LOSE 5 OF OUR NEXT 8 GAMES! IT AINā€™T BEEN THIS BAD SINCE BILLY CLYDE WAS DRINKIN BOOZE IN OUR HUDDLES WHILE SOMEBODY ELSE WAS DRAWIN UP PLAYS! (cry) IF BOBBY PETRINKO CAN GIT HIRED AGAIN THEN MAYBE U UH KAY NEEDS TO GO FIND EDDIE SUTTON AND GIVE HIM ANOTHER SHOT HERE AT KENTUCKY. HIM AND KINNY SKY WALKER COULD GIT THIS THING TURNT AROUND!

John Calipari, Eddie Sutton

Iā€™LL GO GIT A STACK OF EMERY AIR FREIGHT ENVER-LOPES READY SO EDDIE CAN START SENDIN CASH TO REE-CRUITS SO KENTUCKY CAN GIT REAL PLAYERS AGAIN LIKE IN THE GOOD OL DAYS. (cry) BYE BYE, COACH CAL. LET YOUR WIFE DRIVE WHEN YOU LEAVE TOWN CUZ YOU OBVIOUSLY DONā€™T KNOW NOTHIN BOUT TAKIN CHARGE. (cry) COME ON, IHEART. FIRE LARRY MINNER! FIRE LARRY MINNER! FIRE LARRY MINNER!

PUT MATT JONES ON WH&S! HIRE MATT JONES! HIRE MATT JONES! HIRE MATT JONES! THIS HERE IS A BONER-FIED BIG BLUE NATION TRAGEDY TIME!

THE BEASMAN – With Lamar Jackson beaten, is Lynn Bowden Jr the next savior of the NFL

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THE BEASMAN lynn bowie jr for MVP
LARRREEEEEE! ALMOST EVER-THANG IS BEAUTY-FULL IN WILDCAT COUNTRY, LARRY MINNER! ITā€™S WILDCAT BLUE FROM SEA TO SHINY SEA! (laffs) COACH CAL AND THE CATS IS CLICKIN ON ALL CYLANTROS, HEADIN BACK TO #1. NOW ALL YOU SNAGGLE TOOTH, SAGGY PANTS, RAP MUSIC, GOLD CHAIN WEARIN, NECK TATTOO LOVIN U OF SMELL LOUDMOUTHS GOT TO SHUT YOUR CAKEHOLES ABOUT LAY-MAR JACKSON! (laffs) I LOVE IT!

LAY-MAR IS A FAILURE CUZ U UH KAY WILDCAT WESLEY WOODYARD AND HIS TENNERSEE TITANS WHOOPED HIM GOOD! (laffs) BLEEVE MEā€¦LAY-MAR GONNA MEMBER THE TITANS! (laffs) THEM TITANS WEAR BLUE, TOO, NOT NO FUNERAL PURPLE LIKE LAY-MAR THE HAS BEEN! (laffs) CARDINAL FANS IS SAD CUZ THEY CAINT KEEP TAWKIN ABOUT LAY-MAR! NOW EVERYBODY KNOWS HE WAS A FRAUD! (laffs)

Notre Dame can’t seem to put away Louisville, January 11, 2020

AND U OF SMELL BASKETBAW GOT LUCKY AGAINST THEM DRUNK CATHLICK NOTRE DAMERS, SO THAT WAS SAD, BUT THEM CARDINAL CONVICTS CAINT NEVER BEAT U UH KAY, SO THATā€™S HAPPY! (laffs) Ls DOWN! Ls DOWN! (laffs) THEM STOOPID DRUNK, FISHBREATH, ROSARY BEAD RUBBIN CATHLICK NOTRE DAME ROCKHEADS SHOULDA WHOOPED BALDY MACK AND THEM CARDINALS BUT THEY FOLDED AT THE LAST SECOND!

US KENTUCKY FANS WAS PULLIN REAL HARD FOR THEM POPE-LICKINā€™ CATHLICK BEER-DRINKIN FOOLS BUT THEY LET LOSERVILLE SNEAK OUTTA THERE WITH A WIN. Yā€™ALL CATHLICKS GOTTA STOP LIGHTIN CANDLES ALL THE TIME! USE YOUR HANDS TO THROW THEM Ls DOWN! (laffs) Ls DOWN MAKES U OF SMELL PANIC AND THEN THEY LOSE! Ls DOWN! Ls DOWN! (laffs) MEANTIME, COACH CAL AND THE CATS GIVE ALABAMMER A BEATDOWN! (laffs)

ERRBODY AFRAID OF THE CATS! COACH CAL SAYS THEREā€™S 4 MILLION EXTRA U UH KAY COACHES AND OUR PLAYERS IS FINE-LEE UNNERSTANDIN WHAT THAT MEANS. BRING IT, CAT FANS! (laffs) U OF SMELL FANS AINā€™T SMART LIKE GOOD AND CLASSY CAT FANS! BALDY MACK CALLED THE COPS CUZ ONE U OF SMELL FAN THREATENED TO KILL A CARDINAL PLAYER!

Jordan Nwora, December 2020

THAT AINā€™T NOTHIN! US KENTUCKY WILDCAT FANS WILL TAKE A U UH KAY PLAYERā€™S EN-TIRE FAMILY HOSTAGE IF HE DONā€™T GIT A DOUBLE DOUBLE! (laffs) THATā€™S HOW US GOOD AND CLASSY CAT FANS ROLL! (laffs) GO BLUE! GO CATS! BLUE GITS IN! COME SEE ABOUT IT! COME SEE ABOUT IT! AWWWWW C-A-T-S CATS! CATS! CATS!

NOW TONIGHT WE ALL GOT TO SET THROUGH A FRAUD FOOTBAW GAMEā€¦AINā€™T NOBODY IN THEIR RIGHT MIND BLEEVES THIS HERE NATIONAL CHAMPERCHIPS GAME IS LEGIT SINCE KENTUCKY AINā€™T ONE OF THE TEAMS PLAYIN. YOU KNOW THATā€™S TRUE, LARRY MINNER! KENTUCKY WAS THE BEST FOOTBAW TEAM ALL YEAR!

L.S.U. IS KINDA GOOD BUT THEY OUGHTA BE PLAYIN S.E.C. SUPER-PIRE KENTUCKY WILDCATS FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPERCHIPS, NOT NO A.C.C. TOY BOWL CHAMP CLEMSON TIGERS WITH A LONG HAIRED, DOPE SMOKIN, HIPPIE FREAK QUARTERBACK LIKE SUNSHINE LAWRENCE! AMERICAā€™S FAVORITE QUARTERBACK AINā€™T SUNSHINE, AINā€™T JOE BURNHOLE, AINā€™T TOM BRADYā€¦ITā€™S KENTUCKY WILDCAT LYNN BOWIE JUNIOR!

Lynn Bowden Junior taunts Louisville with Ls down

THE N.F.L. IS GONNA SHOCK THE WORLD THIS WEEK AND GU-NOUNCE THAT THEIR MVP IS LYNN BOWIE JUNIOR WHO AINā€™T PLAYED A SNAP YET BUT THEY ALREADY KNOW HEā€™S THE GREATEST! THATā€™S A FACT, YOU BALD HAIRED, U OF SMELL BOOTLICKER! NOW THAT YOUR LITTLE HERO LAY-MAR JACKSON BEEN BUXPOSED AS A FLASH IN THE PAN U OF SMELL FAILURE, THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS WAITIN FOR LYNN BOWIE JUNIOR TO SHOW UP AND SAVE PRO FOOTBAW! ITā€™S TRUE, DADGUMMIT!

LAY-MAR JACKSON GOT THROWED AROUND LIKE A RAG DOLL ā€“ REMEMBER THEM TITANS! REMEMBER THEM TITANS! ā€“ AND FORGIT ABOUT LAY-MAR! FORGIT ABOUT LAY-MAR! STICK A FARK IN HIMā€¦HEā€™S DONE! THE N.F.L.ā€™s GREATEST QUARTERBACK IN HISTORY IS JUST NOW ARRIVIN TO BE BETTER THAN BRADY, BETTER THAN YOUR GAY BOYFRIEND AARON RODGERS, BETTER THAN JOE NAMATH, TERRY BRADSHAW, RUSSELL WILSON, PATRICK MAHOMO, JOHNNY U-NITAS, AND Y.A. TITTLE. LYNN BOWIE JUNIOR IS WALKIN THRU THAT DOOR! COME SEE ABOUT IT! COME SEE ABOUT IT! GO CATS! GO BLUE! Ls DOWN! Ls DOWN! Ls DOWN! US CAT FANS CAINT STOP OBSESSIN ABOUT U OF SMELL! Ls DOWN! Ls DOWN!

Rep. John Yarmuth on risk/reward of killing Iranian military leader, slow motion impeachment, and CNN settling with student Nick Sandmann

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Rep. John Yarmuth (KY-3) held nothing back in responding to President Donald Trump’s decision to kill Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani. Yarmuth is quick to acknowledge that Soleimani was a terrorist but questions the risk because of heightened danger to U.S. military troops around the world.

Rep. Yarmuth and I also talked about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s slow progress on moving impeachment forward. The congressman said there is abundant new evidence since the House impeachment vote to warrant calling witnesses in the upcoming Senate trial.

16-year-old Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann and Nathan Phillips, January 2019

As for the just announced settlement between CNN and maligned high school student Nick Sandmann, Congressman Yarmuth didn’t want to revisit his peculiar tweet that slammed Sandmann and his Covington Catholic classmates. He pushed the topic aside as irrelevant in the grand scope of things with global upheaval related to Iranian unrest.

Lots of celebrities and media people bullied the Covington high school students following the so-called confrontation. Then came additional video that added context showing that a radical group called Black Hebrew Israelites throwing racist, homophobic slurs at the students and other tourists passing by.

Others have pointed to hypocrisy among media outlets when they’re fawning over liberal teenagers and demonizing conservative teens.

Months ago, Sandmann’s attorneys released a lengthy list of potential lawsuit targets, all thought to have publicly humiliated the 16-year-old before learning the full breadth of the story.

For the record, CNN parted ways with contributor Reza Aslan a few months after the media pundit posted this tweet.

Nick Sandmann still has lawsuits pending against NBC Universal, the Washington Post, and an expected action against Gannett.

In our new radio interview, Rep. Yarmuth alluded to the dangers of jumping in early on Twitter before a complete story is told, but other people responding to student Nick Sandmann’s settlement announcement tweet still haven’t learned.

Matt Jones on “Burnt Hair” radio, Mitch, poverty, and Kentucky culture

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Kentucky Sports Radio founder Matt Jones popped by my radio studio today to talk about his upcoming book MITCH, PLEASE. It was more than comedy gold, Jerry! It was a great piece of broadcasting about Kentucky, politics, poverty, and promise.

Matt and I trust each other enough to go deep on lots of subjects that would make other broadcasters squirm. Regardless of school rivalry silliness, I want it stated for the record (again) that I think Matt Jones is one of the smartest, most effective media personalities I’ve ever experienced.

Great media material is always a treat. Enjoy.

LISTEN to our 840WHAS chat with Matt and his co-author Chris Tomlin here.

Chris Tomlin, Terry Meiners, and Matt Jones at WHAS studios, January 2, 2020

Matt Bevin popped by to defend his controversial pardons, and then all hell broke loose

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Former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin texted me to ask if I had time to chat with him on WHAS Radio. Of course I would make time since the former chief executive was still the #1 news topic after his recent pardons of murderers, rapists, and other undesirables.

We jumped right into a wide ranging chat about Bevin’s pardons, wealthy donors requesting pardons for others, and his ultimate legacy.

The governor shocked many by describing in graphic detail the medical examinations of two young alleged sexual assault victims.

From London’s Daily Mail

Twitter went nuts with people calling Bevin every filthy name in the book, adding medical information that refutes Bevin’s gynecological assumptions.

Matt Bevin and Terry Meiners at WHAS, December 19, 2019

full 840 WHAS audio here:

A law enforcement official sent this letter to me following the interview. Jackie Steele, commonwealth attorney for Knox and Laurel Counties, took exception to Bevin’s claim that convicted murderer Patrick Baker is innocent. Baker was pardoned by Bevin. I asked why he didn’t pardon the two accomplices with Baker that night. Bevin assured me that they were the guilty parties.

Here is Commonwealth Attorney Steele’s complete letter.