Monthly Archives: September 2010

“Show me” the costs of sending people to prison

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Art Stone

NY Times story Back in my 30s, I was listening to a radio talk show and a guest made the following statement, which initially offended me: “Every time you pass a new law, you create new criminals” That seemed backward … Continue reading →

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Who was John J. Raskob?

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Art Stone

One of the things public schools don’t teach in history is important business people in the history of the United States, unless it is to demonize them as “robber barons” or opposed to labor unions. Back in the 1970s, a … Continue reading →

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Is rebuilding Ground Zero a bad idea?

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Art Stone

Yes, rebuilding ground zero is a bad idea.  That’s my opinion and has been from the beginning, but it is a very dangerous thing to say.  People will accuse you of being unpatriotic or giving in to terrorists. It’s rare … Continue reading →

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Wiki-Bear

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Art Stone

Huffington Post Coverage You maybe have wondered why I don’t rely on Wikipedia as an authoritative source or why I stopped participating in editing it… (but not likely :)) Rush Limbaugh apparently relied on some “over the top” fabrication from … Continue reading →

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Beck/Gray – we have stopped using amendments

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Art Stone

Today’s insight to American history and politics from the Beck crew was that the process of amending the Constitution has dropped off in recent times, somehow related to Progressives and Woodrow Wilson. (in response to Byron from Connecticut who claimed … Continue reading →

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More fractured Savage History…

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Art Stone

George Washington” warned us about political parties at his farewell address…. Now the reality: All about the Washington’s farewell address The “Farewell Address” for Washington was written by James Madison in 1792 – and modified by Alexander Hamilton, and John … Continue reading →

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So you want to work in radio?

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Art Stone
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Akhil Amar on Obamacare

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Art Stone

LA Times – why Obamacare is Constitutional You probably are asking “who?” and wondering why it matters. He probably lives within a short drive from me, but I didn’t know he existed until today. Mr. Amar is a Professor of … Continue reading →

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Your skin color isn’t black enough!

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Art Stone

The primary for Mayor in Washington DC (which is essentially the general election since there is no Republican party in DC to speak of) happened last night. The incumbent mayor Adrian Fenty – who is biracial – has made school reform … Continue reading →

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The Washington Times damage spreads

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Art Stone

The benefactors of the Washington Times in Asia have pulled the financial plug. One of the things this surfaced is the practice of a syndicated radio show paying to have their show distributed. The Times is reported to have been … Continue reading →

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Witness the Democratic Echosphere

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Art Stone

Minerva Ohio is a village of 4,000 people located in the rural farmland of Eastern Ohio near Canton Ohio on US 30 in Amish country. The Village council has 4 Councilmen and Mayor. A sudden opening happened in the job … Continue reading →

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Heading for the exits

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Art Stone

Long time readers know I’ve pointed to the metric of “Look at music stations switching to talk or sports” as a metric of whether the NAB is going to lose the “Performance tax” battle.   If the thing passes, then those … Continue reading →

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Mike Castle voted to impeach George Bush?

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Art Stone

So when someone says something that is patently not true – you basically have two options.  They didn’t know it was not true, or they know it is not true and they don’t care they are misleading people. Rush just … Continue reading →

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“Christians who speak in tongues are mad”

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Art Stone

A leader of the National Democratic Party in Ghana has officially declared that “Christians who speak in tongues are mad”. Probably not mad enough to burn a Koran, though. Business Ghana Coverage Ghana has been in my news watch since … Continue reading →

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Savage out in San Francisco – again

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Art Stone

Tom Taylor’s newsletter reports that Comerica Bank has seized KTRB-AM and put the station into receivership. The station had been in Modesto and Pappas Broadcasting moved the station closer to the bay about 3 years ago. The station had switched … Continue reading →

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