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At times, Griffon has irritated the GOP leadership. In 2006, he invited the Shreveport [[catfish]] restaurateur Chester T. Kelley for a full segment on the program. At the time the conservative Kelley was unsuccessfully opposing the reelection of [[Moderate Republican]] James Otis "Jim" McCrery, III, of Shreveport in Louisiana's 4th congressional district.<ref>"Griffon Schedules Maverick Republican, Chester T. Kelley", ''The Moon Griffon Show'', August 29, 2006.</ref> In 2008, Kelley emerged as an independent candidate for the U.S. House against Republican [[John  Fleming]], who barely managed to hold the seat that McCrery vacated after twenty-one years. Fleming, who has since joined the [[Donald Trump]] administration, has been an occasional guest on the Griffon program.

At times, Griffon has irritated the GOP leadership. In 2006, he invited the Shreveport [[catfish]] restaurateur Chester T. Kelley for a full segment on the program. At the time the conservative Kelley was unsuccessfully opposing the reelection of [[Moderate Republican]] James Otis "Jim" McCrery, III, of Shreveport in Louisiana's 4th congressional district.<ref>"Griffon Schedules Maverick Republican, Chester T. Kelley", ''The Moon Griffon Show'', August 29, 2006.</ref> In 2008, Kelley emerged as an independent candidate for the U.S. House against Republican [[John  Fleming]], who barely managed to hold the seat that McCrery vacated after twenty-one years. Fleming, who has since joined the [[Donald Trump]] administration, has been an occasional guest on the Griffon program.

Griffon repeatedly holds Republican former Governor Bobby Jindal, whom he has referred to as "Campaign Bobby", accountable for a lack of reform in state government though a surplus of political rhetoric. Griffon claims that Jindal, who frequently appeared on the radio program prior to his election as governor in 2007, has failed to tackle the state's financial woes, used one-time funds in the state budget, and spent too much time campaigning out-of-state to raise funds for himself and other Republican candidates.<ref name=nolacom/> Because of his opposition to [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]], Griffon supported [[Mitt Romney]] in the 2012 presidential election, but he disagreed with many Romney positions. He criticized Jindal, who had campaigned in other states for Romney, for then having made critical remarks about Romney just a few days after the Republican nominee lost the general election to Obama.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/bobby-jindals-criticism-gop-romney-signals-2016-11880100.html|title=Bobby Jindal's Criticism of GOP, Romney Signals 2016 Aspirations, November 15, 2012|publisher=voices.yahoo.com|accessdate=December 10, 2012}}</ref>

Griffon repeatedly holds Republican former Governor Bobby Jindal, whom he has referred to as "Campaign Bobby," accountable for a lack of reform in state government though a surplus of political rhetoric. Griffon claims that Jindal, who frequently appeared on the radio program prior to his election as governor in 2007, has failed to tackle the state's financial woes, used one-time funds in the state budget, and spent too much time campaigning out-of-state to raise funds for himself and other Republican candidates.<ref name=nolacom/> Because of his opposition to [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]], Griffon supported [[Mitt Romney]] in the 2012 presidential election, but he disagreed with many of Romney's positions. He criticized Jindal, who had campaigned in other states for Romney, for then having made critical remarks about Romney just a few days after the Republican nominee lost the general election to Obama.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/bobby-jindals-criticism-gop-romney-signals-2016-11880100.html|title=Bobby Jindal's Criticism of GOP, Romney Signals 2016 Aspirations, November 15, 2012|publisher=voices.yahoo.com|accessdate=December 10, 2012}}</ref>

On December 10, 2007, Griffon announced his opposition to Jindal's expected support for incoming state Representative [[Noble Ellington]] as the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Ellington, who was term-limited in the state Senate and hence ran for the state House, was closely tied to the Democratic former administrations of [[Edwin Edwards]] and [[Kathleen Blanco]] and was a strong supporter of numerous tax increases. Ultimately, Jindal, acting on the advice of then incoming House Speaker [[Jim Tucker (Louisiana politician)|Jim Tucker]] did not recommend Ellington for the chairmanship.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show'', December 10, 2007.</ref> Griffon further voiced strong opposition to Republicans for accepting Ellington into the party when the lawmaker defected in December 2010 in what was mistakenly believed to have been a prelude to a run for House Speaker in 2012. Griffon questioned the defection too of departing state Senator [[John Alario]] of Jefferson Parish to the Republican Party in preparation for a 2012 run as State Senate President. Griffon considers Ellington and Alario "big government" advocates, not conservatives.<ref>Various Moon Griffon broadcasts in mid-December 2010.</ref> On October 25, 2011, Jindal endorsed the election of Alario as State Senate President; the selection was confirmed with a single dissenting vote, that of freshman Senator [[Barrow Peacock]] of Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessreport.com/article/20120123/BUSINESSREPORT0203/301239986|author=John Maginnis|title=Standing Up to Jindal|publisher=Businessreport.com|date=January 23, 2012}}</ref> In 2017, Griffon was still critical of Alario, whom he said because of patronage issues controls the votes of nearly all of the state senators with a couple or three exceptions. Griffon predicted that Alario will guide additional tax increases through the legislature in 2017 at the behest of Jindal's Democratic successor, John Bel Edwards.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show'', April 3, 2017.</ref>

On December 10, 2007, Griffon announced his opposition to Jindal's expected support for incoming state Representative [[Noble Ellington]] as the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Ellington, who was term-limited in the state Senate and hence ran for the state House, was closely tied to the Democratic former administrations of [[Edwin Edwards]] and [[Kathleen Blanco]] and was a strong supporter of numerous tax increases. Ultimately, Jindal, acting on the advice of then incoming House Speaker [[Jim Tucker (Louisiana politician)|Jim Tucker]] did not recommend Ellington for the chairmanship.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show'', December 10, 2007.</ref> Griffon further voiced strong opposition to Republicans for accepting Ellington into the party when the lawmaker defected in December 2010 in what was mistakenly believed to have been a prelude to a run for House Speaker in 2012. Griffon questioned the defection too of departing state Senator [[John Alario]] of Jefferson Parish to the Republican Party in preparation for a 2012 run as State Senate President. Griffon considers Ellington and Alario "big government" advocates, not conservatives.<ref>Various Moon Griffon broadcasts in mid-December 2010.</ref> On October 25, 2011, Jindal endorsed the election of Alario as State Senate President; the selection was confirmed with a single dissenting vote, that of freshman Senator [[Barrow Peacock]] of Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessreport.com/article/20120123/BUSINESSREPORT0203/301239986|author=John Maginnis|title=Standing Up to Jindal|publisher=Businessreport.com|date=January 23, 2012}}</ref> In 2017, Griffon was still critical of Alario, whom he said because of patronage issues controls the votes of nearly all of the state senators with a couple or three exceptions. Griffon predicted that Alario will guide additional tax increases through the legislature in 2017 at the behest of Jindal's Democratic successor, John Bel Edwards.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show'', April 3, 2017.</ref>

And he strongly opposed the unsuccessful candidacy of state Representative [[Julie Stokes]] for Louisiana secretary of state in a special election held on November 6, 2018. "Her closeness to John Bel Edwards bothers me to no end." Griffon said of Stokes.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show,'' August 10, 2018.</ref>

And he strongly opposed the unsuccessful candidacy of state Representative [[Julie Stokes]] for Louisiana secretary of state in a special election held on November 6, 2018. "Her closeness to John Bel Edwards bothers me to no end." Griffon said of Stokes.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show,'' August 10, 2018.</ref>

On April 3, 2020, Griffon aired his 7,000th broadcast. On July 5, 2022, he will be the guest host on [[Dan Bongino|The Dan Bongino Show]].''  

On April 3, 2020, Griffon aired his 7,000th broadcast. On July 5, 2022, he made his first of several appearances as the guest host of ''[[Dan Bongino|The Dan Bongino Show]].''  

<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kpel965.com/moon-griffon-humbled-and-honored-to-guest-host-the-dan-bongino-show/#:~:text=The%20Voice%20of%20Louisiana%22%20will%20be%20heard%20across,Dan%20Bongino%20Show.%20%22I%20can%27t%20wait%21%22%20exclaims%20Moon.|title=Moon Griffon humbled and honored to guest host ''The Dan Bongino Show''|publisher=KPEL Radio|accessdate=June 30, 2022}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kpel965.com/moon-griffon-humbled-and-honored-to-guest-host-the-dan-bongino-show/#:~:text=The%20Voice%20of%20Louisiana%22%20will%20be%20heard%20across,Dan%20Bongino%20Show.%20%22I%20can%27t%20wait%21%22%20exclaims%20Moon.|title=Moon Griffon humbled and honored to guest host ''The Dan Bongino Show''|publisher=KPEL Radio|accessdate=June 30, 2022}}</ref>