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Glenn Beck’s duck effect

Pointed out to me by a friend :) Remember that in the end, all that matters is people know your name.

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Videos from One Nation

Reason.TV was there – they also were at the Beck Rally. and the cleanup party

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Addicted to polls?

So you find 1,452 “polls” a bit of a challenge to read through? The “List all Polls” now has a category type that you can only select one type of poll (“Polls about food”, “Polls about Obama”) to keep the … Continue reading →

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The other claw drops

Radio info story That Scott Hennen story has a new wrinkle. Scott was suddenly fired from the station where he was co-owner with no advance warning. It was very odd at the time. According to the story above, the other … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Kryptonite

On the day that “One Nation” is holding its rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial talking about the importance of a quality education… Waiting for Superman is a film about the struggle to reform the failing DC school … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck comes full circle

Glenn’s digression into religion was largely triggered by his assertion “beware if your religion teaches that Jesus was all about Social Justice”, and the resulting pushback. Today, he again mentioned the “Jefferson Bible” in positive terms. A brief summary of … Continue reading →

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What was the 18th Century like?

It’s very easy to think the world today operates pretty similar to the way it did 200 years ago – the younger you are, the more you assume things have always been the way they are today. Let’s turn the … Continue reading →

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Trade is not a two way street

There is a lot of economic talk lately (on radio and elsewhere) trying to view trade balances as a one to one relationship between two countries. That has no connection to reality, especially when your currency is one of the … Continue reading →

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ASCAP & Streaming Radio

Just when you hope that the streaming royalty issue is settling down, we might be headed back to start all over. Radio Ink News Story A little explanation – This is NOT the “performance tax” issue. Radio has always had … Continue reading →

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NY Times Magazine on Glenn Beck

Start Here It’s a really long story, and for the most part has the sharp knives kept away in the drawer. If you follow Beck, there aren’t a lot of surprises. The story did confirm my observation that Beck is … Continue reading →

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WLIU and George Soros

WLIU is an FM radio station that has been affiliated with Long Island University out on Eastern Long Island. LIU transferred the Southhamptom campus to SUNY in 2006, and SUNY didn’t want the radio station. LIU has been trying to … Continue reading →

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Murdoch to testify about immigration

Details Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corp owns Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and many other media outlets is going to testify today (Thursday) to a subcommittee discussing immigration issues. Care for a cup of tea with your favorite Fox … Continue reading →

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Disney’s bad radio adventure

This is a story with a few moving parts. In the beginning was NBC’s Blue Network. FDR saw that David Sarnoff was bad and NBC Blue was expelled from the NBC Kingdom. The guy who made Lifesafers and ran Rexall … Continue reading →

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What Government created the Stuxnet worm?

The NY Times has a theory NY Times This worm is purported to allow remote control of devices using Siemans controllers, like nuclear power plants, oil pipelines, and other industrial controllers… It is far too sophisticated to have been the … Continue reading →

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Smoot Hawley II

A small news story – the House has voted to authorize trade sanctions against China for failing to allow its currency to float, creating a subsidy for Chinese goods. If you follow John Batchelor, he’s been warning of Chinese aggression … Continue reading →

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