In the 6 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Mercedes Schlapp discussed:

• WMAL GUEST: 6:05 AM - INTERVIEW - TIFFANY POLIFKO - Former Loudoun School Board member 

• Loudoun school board approves collective bargaining, despite alleged conflict of interest

• Harris campaign laughs when asked why vice president hasn’t held press conference

• "When they say that inflation is down, they mean from a baseline where groceries are already 30% more expensive... that's a record to be ASHAMED OF." @JDVance just DOG-WALKED a NY Times reporter on the fake inflation statistics

• WMAL GUEST: 6:45 AM - INTERVIEW - WYNN SMILEY - executive director of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity (national org) and spokesman for the Fraternity Forward Coalition - discussed the ;atest University of Maryland’s handling of student civil rights 

• One Rule for Frat Boys, Another for Violent Activists: As colleges devolved into anti-Semitic chaos, University of Maryland administrators set their sights elsewhere: thousands of innocent members of fraternities and sororities whose lives they would upend. https://x.com/ellencarmichael/status/1823699495890141600

• FLASHBACK: MARCH 18: University of Maryland lifts suspension on most fraternities and sororities amid hazing probe

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Episode: Thursday, August 15, 2024 / 6 AM Hour 

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