Category Archives: American Politics

Glenn Beck and Bear Stearns

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Art Stone

Glenn said something around 11:40 ET that I’ve thought for a long time, but thought it not responsible to state as a fact. In the context of the Pentagon report about the conspiracy to destroy the financial system, Glenn said … Continue reading →

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Hannity steps into the trap

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Art Stone

One of the big reasons I don’t like Hannity is he is constantly operating as a megaphone amplifying the message of his adversaries.    If some former host of MSNBC said that he heard George Bush had killed a camel and … Continue reading →

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Allen Hunt gets new syndicator

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Art Stone

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What do Americans do 1,721 hours per year?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Art Stone

Census Department Report It isn’t sleeping, it isn’t listening to radio, it isn’t thinking about sex, it isn’t working….. it’s the average amount of time Americans watch TV.   That’s a little less than 5 hours a day. You might be … Continue reading →

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Nuclear war isn’t all bad

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Art Stone

National Geographic reports that “A Small Nuclear war could Reverse Global Warming for years” Wasn’t their magazine more fun when it was just legal porn?

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AP suddenly interested in the truth

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Art Stone

Story Search google news or your favorite news site for huckabee and WOR. They didn’t mention which show, but the logical one is Steve Malzberg. Huckabee (according to the AP) said that Barack Obama hates the US because he grew … Continue reading →

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“Liberal talk doesn’t work, period”

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Art Stone

That’s the quote from the General Manager of KHRO in El Paso, Texas. (reported in Tom Taylor’s Newsletter) That’s even though most of the daily lineup was local people who were working for free (The station is owned by Entravision, … Continue reading →

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The Chevy Volt is this generation’s Edsel

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Art Stone

For those too young to remember, the Edsel was a misguided product of Henry Ford’s Company, launched in 1958 and dead by 1960.  It was named after Edsel Ford, the only son of Henry Ford.  At the time Ford was run … Continue reading →

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WTDY drops Glenn Beck

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Art Stone

Why is that significant? WTDY-AM is located in Madison, Wisconsin. Glenn was not exaggerating when he said “I’m surprised we lasted this long”. The show wasn’t even carried live, giving the station the opportunity to have “technical problems” to quietly … Continue reading →

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Is Ham Radio doomed?

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Art Stone

The AARL is the “special interest” group that defends the “rights” of amateur radio operators to have dedicated spectrum for a variety of non-commercial uses. The AARL’s rationale for defending the areas of spectrum available for amateur radio is based … Continue reading →

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The Poster Child for ending Government funding of public radio

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Art Stone

Radio Bilingual (KBBF) hits hard times “…Despite limited financial support, poor facilities, internal power struggle, and increasing competition from commercial Spanish language radio stations” “KBBF’s downward spiral began about three years ago when it was revealed that station manager Jesus Lozano … Continue reading →

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“Latin America”

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Art Stone

Overnight, Phil Hendie snagged an interesting caller.  His premise was something along the lines that we should stop calling things using foreign names, like tacos and tortillas and teriyaki sauce. The caller identified herself as being born in America, and … Continue reading →

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Libya’s Civil War

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Art Stone

A portion of the country’s population is in insurrection due to the tyranny of the leadership.   The government has decided to use weapons to kill its own citizens.   Other countries have frozen  the assets of the country’s central bank.  World leaders are meeting to try impose … Continue reading →

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Should California split into 2 (or more) States?

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Art Stone

Following up on the West Virginia story, would it be a good idea if California followed the provisions in the Constitution and ask to subdivide into more than one State? California is home to 37 million people (more than 10% … Continue reading →

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Taxing the Internet!

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Art Stone

I poked my head into Usenet for probably the first time in a year, and reminded me of something to pass along.   It touches on Radio, Federalism and the coming budget crunch. If you used the Internet about 15 years … Continue reading →

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