Category Archives: American Politics

“Social Justice” comes to the FCC

If you listen to Glenn Beck at all, you know how he hammers on the idea that “Social Justice” is just “code” for Marxism. Read this In about 3 weeks, the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council is having a meeting … Continue reading →

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Today is FCC Net Neutrality Day

While everyone is on vacation, the 5 member FCC Commission is voting today on Net Neutrality. The scope of what is being voted on today is nowhere near the “end of Internet Freedom” that some radio hosts have been fretting … Continue reading →

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Liberty Works Isn’t

Liberty Works is dedicated to reawakening Americans to the founding principles of natural rights and limited government, as embodied in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, by broadcasting Liberty-oriented talk radio shows through an expanding network of  commercial and … Continue reading →

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Congress green lights expansion of LPFM

LPFM stands for Low Power FM.   A low power FM station is allowed to use 10 to 100 watts of power – at most they can be heard 5 miles from the transmitter.  LPFM is intended for stationary listening, not … Continue reading →

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Tobacco Terrorism

So I’m walking through a local supermarket yesterday and I’m walking past the bathrooms near the front of the store… and a female store employee frantically is yelling for a male co-worker to “come here right now”… the urgent kind … Continue reading →

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Can you hear me now?

It is a fact of life that whenever government “fixes” problems, they create new problems. An example that I wrote about in the old blog is now being “fixed again” by the House today. The pressure to increase gasoline economy … Continue reading →

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The irony of it all

This just in – the government of Nigeria has agreed to drop charges against former Vice President Dick Cheney accused of bribery – in exchange for a payment of $250 million from Haliburton.

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Mixed Messages on Food

Two of the main bills consuming the limited time of the “Lame Duck” Congress have directly contradictory intents. (Surprised?) The First Lady’s initiative to make sure school lunches are “Healthy” funds a pilot program to encourage schools to buy “locally … Continue reading →

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The Good Old days of Ronald Reagan

Looking over some old “poll” questions – one of them asked why you liked Ronald Reagan (if you did).   The poll had several answers to see just how selective people’s memories are. The Poll One “wrong” answer was “He shrunk … Continue reading →

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Moody’s to United States: Don’t cross this next line in the sand

http://www.cnbc.com/id/40641123 Moody’s – the bond rating service that completely missed (or hid – depending on your point of view) the problem in 2008 with the mortgage securities that nearly collapsed the entire global finanacial system – is warning the U.S. Government … Continue reading →

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Reconcile me twice, shame on me.

The House Democrats have made it clear they won’t accept the bipartisan compromise worked out by President Obama.   This is being considered by the outgoing House while the Democrats still have the majority. I heard rumblings that the Senate may … Continue reading →

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“You have the watches, but we have the time”

It is a serious mistake to believe that Muslims are stupid, that they don’t understand the West, or that we will prevail because your version of God can beat up their God. The leaders of Al Queda have become even … Continue reading →

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Classical Music voicetracking

Voicetracking is the technology of using a computer to play music, and do it in such a way that it sounds “local” if you’re not paying attention.  The “host” prerecords material for the show – some of which may contain … Continue reading →

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Cholera confirmed in Florida

Lab tests released Monday have confirmed that the airline passenger on Thanksgiving Day who reported he thought he had cholera was correct. The passenger was a doctor who had been treating cholera patients in Haiti. He boarded a plane from … Continue reading →

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Mancow hooks up with Dial Global

Mancow is going to get assistance from Dial Global – the folks who bring you Stephanie Miller,  Ed Schultz, Thom Hartmann, Mike Smerconish and Bill Press.   Dial Global’s talk lineup was partly inherited from [Mother] Jones Radio – that originally carried Clark … Continue reading →

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