Thoughts On The General Convention

I am sorry that this is taking longer to convey than I planned, but now I will share my thoughts about the 2009 General Convention of the Episcopal Church.
The triennial convention is being held deep in Red California in Anaheim this time around.
So, as I relayed in the earlier post, a family friend, Mrs. rightviewfromtheleftcoast and your humble blogger trekked to the convention site yesterday to participate in the Sunday service.
The preacher and celebrant was none other than the so-called Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev. Katherine Jefferts Schorri. Imagine a better looking Jane Hathaway, aka Nancy Culp, from the Beverly Hillbillies and there is the Most Rev. Schorri.
I was expecting a sermon of epic politically correct garbage. Much to my pleasant surprise, the sermon was rather bland and unremarkable. FTR, I can not remember it. And, that is probably a good thing. I will go under the assumption that because it was a gathering of the whole Episcopal Church, which includes many traditionalists that are not leaving any time soon, she was wise not to go off on some PC tangent.
To the credit of the organizers, the service started promptly at 10am and ended at 11:30am. And, there were many communion stations and at least 120 lay Eucharistic ministers, or LEMs assisting.
But, I have noticed a disturbing trend among many celebrants of Holy Communion of late.
Once the bread/wafer is broken and the celebrant lifts the bread/wafer and wine to heaven, the celebrant says the following:

The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for
you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith,
with thanksgiving.

But, our illustrious so-called presiding bishop simply said:

The Gifts of God for the People of God.

Now, call me old fashioned, but since we still are a nominal Christian denomination, I think that we should remember why we celebrate the Holy Communion. I kind of think that the trend makes us who worship in the Episcopal Church seem rather unitarian.
Anyhow, after the service the fun part was walking around the exhibit hall at all the booths of different groups mostly within the Episcopal Church.
Mrs. rightviewfromtheleftcoast made the comment that it reminded her of a county fair. I laughed and agreed. Too bad the Sham-Wow guy was not there. It would have added a whole different dimension to the hall!
And, when I comment that being at an event like this is what it must be like at a Democrat meeting, I was not disappointed!
There were the Anglicans for Animal Welfare. Innocuous named group. I even kind of agree with some of their stances on animal welfare. But, unfortunately for the most part, it was really animal rights with a slight Christian twist.
Oh, of course there are those that want the Church to follow the United Nations Millennial Development Goals, what ever the heck that is. But it is the United Nations, and I do not see the spiritual connection between meeting some UN goal and one's personal salvation. They were well represented.
Without a doubt, gay and lesbian Episcopalians had a nice, big booth. Integrity is the name of the group. They were all over the place. Oh, the there were those promoting an AIDS quilt. In and of itself, I have no problem with those memorializing those who have died from the ravages of AIDS. It is just the general feeling that if that was not one's cup of tea for whatever reason, you can be made to feel a twinge of guilt.
Lets see, oh yes, baby murder was celebrated.
A group that has the laughable name Pro Family and Pro Choice, Christians for Reproductive Rights, had a nice, big booth trying to somehow make a case that one can be pro family and for the killing of unborn babies. No matter the reason. Tragic thinking. And, there is no longer a group called Episcopalians For Life. It has gone with those who are leaving the Church in droves. It is now Anglicans For Life. And no, they were not represented.
But, it was not all political correctness run amok.
There were some of the groups from the seminaries. My favorites are Trinity and Nashotah House. Trinity is evangelical and Nashotah House is High Church.
And there were contingents from Cursillo and Faith Alive, both evangelical groups within the Church.
Deep in the bowels of the exhibit hall was the last bastion of overall sanity in an increasingly insane group called Episcopalians.
The American Anglican Council had their booth and two very nice ladies that I spoke with, took their info and told them to keep up the fight for traditionalism within the Episcopal Church. Mostly, they need to be there for those of us who want to engage with those that seem to have a different, worldly-centered vision of the Church.
Well, who knows what will happen at this General Convention. Maybe our so-called presiding bishop will pronounce that we will become Wiccans. Who knows. But it is always entertaining and in a strange way making my personal relationship with Jesus and God stronger and more pronounced.

President Obama An Anaheim Angels* Fan?

In this blog, I have long maintained that the Obama presidential campaign mantra of "Yes we can!" was not all that original.
Now, I take this with a little levity, but finally someone has noticed what I have maintained.
That President Obama stole it from the then California Angels and their battle cry for the miracle 1979 campaign, "Yes we can!"
In this article in the Orange County Register, former California Angel player Don Baylor said this:

"I think President Obama stole that from Angels fans," Baylor joked.

Of course it may not be true. Or could it? Have we ever seen Barack Obama at his "beloved" White Sox field? Hmm. Could it be that when he attended Occidental College here in Los Angeles that he took some trips into Orange County? Maybe got caught up in the "Yes we can!" hoopla? And, many a moon later, maybe he thought, "that sounds like a good one! Yes we can!".
We probably shall never find out the full story.
But hey, why not throw out a new conspiracy theory for the heck of it!

*The Angels are NEVER referred to as "The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" on this blog. They are referred to as the last official name, the Anaheim Angels.

A Book Recommendation: Liberty and Tyranny

I finally got around to picking up a book that I have wanted to read for a long time now and I have just finished chapter three of Mark Levin's masterpiece, "Liberty and Tyranny".
It is an easy read and full of great insight from the man that Sean Hannity refers to as The Great One.
So far, it is the education of what it means to be a conservative. What is to be read, understood and cherished.
I will write more on this as I read "Liberty and Tyranny".

The 2009 Episcopal General Convention

Tomorrow a family friend, Mrs. rightviewfromtheleftcoast and your humble blogger will partake in the 2009 General Convention of the Episcopal Church.
We will attend the public celebration of Holy Communion. And after walk around taking in all the sights. And, I am certain that there will be some sights.
With traditionalist Episcopalians leaving in droves, there are fewer and fewer within the Church standing for traditional biblical understanding. That Jesus Christ is the reason we are Christians after all. And that being a follower of Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth and the Light.
Do not worry. There are some that are still within, standing up.
There are delegations from Central Florida, Dallas, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, South Carolina . There are others, but these are the leading diocese within the church that are willing to stand up for scripture, tradition, reason. That is the three legs of Anglicanism and at one time, the Episcopal Church. Today, sadly, we are left with reason and not much else.
Judging by the "legislation" proposed and or passed at this convention, it reads more like the Democrat party congressional agenda rather than a church that is driven to preach the Gospel, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to all nations.
A little aside.
The Episcopal Church is set up as a republican form of governance. There is a Presiding Bishop and two legislative houses. The House of Bishops, think of the senate. And there is the House of Deputies, think of the House of Representatives. And, one, or both Houses will propose binding or non-binding pieces of legislation. Some becomes official church policy.
Again, look at the "legislation" link. Little if any resembles a church. And that is why the Episcopal Church continues to hemorrhage.
Proclaiming the Gospel is not easy. It is hard. But, living so in the world as many of those that represent us Christian Episcopalians are doing is really hard. It means that it rejects a lot of what the Holy Bible teaches and says is truth.
Tomorrow will be interesting and there will be a full report from your humble, Christian Episcopal blogger.

A McCainiac Comes Clean

UPDATE:
Well, it appears that Team McCain hung Gov. Palin out to the dogs when she spoke about The One "Pallin' around with terrorists". The big lie is that Gov. Palin "went rogue". Really? Whoever wins the GOP nod in 2012, they better never, ever hire any of these scum who "worked" on the McCain campaign. Disgusting!

HT: Ace

During the Death March of a presidential campaign last year, this blogger was in a spirited debate with Right Wing Sparkle and her support for the eventual Republican presidential standard-bearer, Sen. John "F--- You" McCain.
Now, in this post, Right Wing Sparkle has seen the light and realizes that her support of the Arizona Solon was misguided.
I write this not to gloat. Because Right Wing Sparkle was with Sen. "F--- You" McCain from the beginning. She was not dragged kicking and screaming as your humble blogger.
Now, I will quibble with her believing that no one could beat then Sen. Messiah Barack. I believe that the candidate that wanted to take it right to Sen. Messiah Barack would have a better chance. But, we will agree to disagree.
We do agree that the only smart thing Sen. "F--- You" McCain did was have Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential candidate. Right Wing Sparkle points out that Sen. "F--- You" McCain did not defend or support her strongly against the onslaught of attacks slammed on Gov. Palin. And Sen. "F--- You" McCain's campaign staff are the biggest bunch of losers ever assembled. It is hard to believe that the McCain team could make former Sen. Bob Dole's campaign team from 1996 look good. But, these losers sure did. And in the process, these losers are so stupid that they have the nerve to blame Gov. Palin for Sen. "F--- You" McCain's loss. HELLO?! How about your candidate?
And the realization for Right Wing Sparkle may be Meghan McCain and her insipid rants against conservatives and conservative ideas and values. The fact is she is never contradicted by her old man. By that, there is a support for Miss McCain's comments by not refuting them. Any of them.
Sen. John "F--- You" McCain could not articulate conservative ideas because he abandoned them around 1990. That is when he was implicated in part of the Keating savings and loan scandal that nearly ended his political career. Until then, he was a solid conservative. But, almost getting caught and maybe getting prosecuted caused a change in the one-time solid conservative. He became a Washington insider. Sen. "F--- You" McCain got a permanent case of Washingtonitis. And that is a huge reason it hampered his campaign for president. Both in 2000 and 2008. He lost touch with the people of Arizona and by extension the United States.
Ronald Reagan did not lose touch with the American people. And, neither has Gov. Sarah Palin. They are but two people who realized that they were not as important as the ideas they represented.
An aside about how stupid the McCain campaign was is how public the team made their move to abandon Michigan. It was Gov. Palin that did not want to give up. She wanted to go back to do some more campaign appearances. Nothing says loser more than public acknowledging your campaign is giving up on a state.
I am glad that Right Wing Sparkle has come to realize the error of her ways. I welcome her revelation and the honesty of it. It shows that we all have the ability to sometimes not see the forest through the trees. And we sometimes get caught up in thinking that something will be different.
Right Wing Sparkle, you have guts to admit you were wrong!

The One Hand Does Not Know What The Other Is Saying

The following from the Drudge Report:


4:15 AM: OBAMA SAYS FUTURE DOES NOT BELONG TO THOSE WHO GATHER ARMIES OR PLANT MISSILES..

7:45 AM: Suspected US missiles hit militants...

Obama: 'Absolutely' no green light for Israel to attack Iran...

Biden: Israel has right to deal with nuclear Iran...

OK, now if this happened during the George W. Bush presidency, all in one day, what do you think the Dinosaur, Drive-By, Mainstream, Obama Worshiping Media would be writing about?
But, this is Barack Obama and the Brain Surgeon, Joe Biden.
Thank God that we have some smart guys in charge and on the same page!

Of Course, More On Sarah Palin

Leave it to Tony Blankley to write some real truth about the recent announcement by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin of her impending resignation as governor.
Mr. Blankley starts off by a serious point.
That those of us who follow politics and or involved at any level do not waste time on political corpses. Meaning if what some of the pundit class is saying, that Gov. Palin is doomed for future office, then why five days after her announcement are we still talking about it?
And Mr. Blankley points out that Gov. Palin is very popular among rank and file Republicans. You know, the ones that actually vote in presidential primaries and or caucuses. Gov. Palin and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are even in early polling for the 2012 race. And while not wildly popular with independent voters, many who may be conservatives but no longer Republicans, she has a lot of time to be able to connect with those voters.
Oh, and she does and will be the one politician outside of President Obama himself that can draw a crowd.
Take it from one who worked for both Ronald Reagan and Newt Gingrich. As Mr. Blankley points out that many of the pundit class wished that Mr. Reagan was more like George H. W. Bush, re: squish, moderate. Same for Mr. Gingrich. That he should have been more like his former boss, Bob Michel. Again, squish, moderate.
Yet, these two politicians that were often written off came back and led the GOP to victories in the 1980s and 1990s.
Same can be with Gov. Palin.
The fact is that she may be the one to bring back many conservatives that have left the Republican banner. If the latest Gallup poll about American political attitudes are correct, well Gov. Palin has a real shot at harnessing a real conservative coalition.
That is what scares the hell out of liberals, supporters of President Obama and so-called conservative pundits. That Gov. Palin will be more of a force outside the elected arena than serving out her term and running for reelection.
And, my view is that she should have done that.
But, we shall see if Gov. Palin does have some political savvy many people in the establishment of both political parties miss.
After all, Ronald Reagan and Newt Gingrich did just that.

More Thoughts On The Late Gloved One

UPDATED AND BUMPED:
Frank Girardot doubles-down in the Michael Jackson fiasco. He, rightfully, blasts congress for even considering Congressman Sheila Jackson-Lee. Because she is circulating an insipid congressional resolution honoring Michael Jackson. Good to see our Democrat-led congress is doing serious work.


Since my posting in support of Congressman Peter King (R-NY) and his comments on the late Michael Jackson drew a lot of commentary, I am back for more and not alone.
In today's local fishwrap, the Pasadena Star-News, columnist Frank Girardot hit the nail on the head. He, like many of us, does not understand the wall-to-wall coverage and adulation that the late Mr. Jackson has been receiving.
Some points Mr. Girardot makes are worth noting:

If there's any proof it probably lies in the multimillion-dollar settlements Jackson reached with purported victims. One of those claimed the singer molested him at age 7 and again at age 10.

Exactly.
I know that many will say that the late Mr. Jackson's lawyer's told him to settle. Or the time-warned "It's just people trying to make money off of Michael" crap.
If anyone, I mean anyone, even just accused me of doing what the late Mr. Jackson was accused of doing, I would never settle. I would want to meet my accuser or accusers in a court of law and prove my innocence. The fact that the late Mr. Jackson did not meet his accusers head on until he was charged with child molestation leaves more than enough room to take some of the accusations at face value.
Or here are several money paragraphs:

The boy's mother explained later how Jackson begged her to let him sleep with the boy, according to court documents and testimony at trial.
The star and the mom argued about it, but ultimately the boy's mom gave in and allowed her teen to spend nights in Jackson's bed.
After the mom relented, Jackson bought her a Cartier bracelet. Clearly, this was a man who thought he could hurt whomever he wanted and do what he wanted because he had the means to buy his way out of trouble.

OK, what man of the late Mr. Jackson's age, about 34 at the time, would be so hot to have a 13-year old boy sleep in his bed? And why would the late Mr. Jackson beg the child's mother to allow her son to sleep in the same bed as himself? And, why buy the mother a Cartier bracelet if he was not doing anything wrong?
And Mr. Girardot points out that while a Santa Barbara country jury did acquit the late Mr. Jackson of the charges, it was not because they thought he was totally innocent:

A member of the jury that ultimately acquitted Jackson said later he thought Jackson was a child molester. Another said Jackson should stop sleeping with kids.

But, the same jury did not think the prosecution made an airtight case. But, what case the prosecution did make had a long term effect on jurors. Had there been more concrete evidence, the late Mr. Jackson may have died in prison. Sorry Mr. Jackson fans, but that is the truth.
And here is the money paragraph:

If Jackson were any other 46-year- old man in that situation, he'd probably still be in prison fending off predators who take no mercy on pedophiles.

EXACTLY!
Yet, so many of the masses that are crying, coming from all corners of the United States and the world seem to want to ignore the obvious.
If this was Michael Jackson, construction worker in a middle-class neighborhood and carried on like he did, many of these same people would be screaming to throw the son-of-a-bitch in jail. Or worse. Come on, you know that you would.
But, a person of the late Mr. Jackson's talent went off the deep end. And, he played a very dangerous game with young boys. He is very fortunate he was not convicted of child molestation. And, in the end, the late Mr. Jackson may have pushed the drug combination over the edge and that maybe what led to his death.
But, for the fans to ignore the dark side of the late Mr. Jackson is worse than burying your heads in the sand. You are just as much an enabler as those that sucked him financially dry. The same people who did not get him real help that he clearly needed.
Many famous people have died and we have to look at the totality of their lives.
Former President Richard Nixon died. And the first thing that came out of anyone and everyone's mouth was that he was the only president to resign in disgrace. When former President Bill Clinton goes to the great beyond, it will be noted that he was only the second president to be impeached. Whether one liked one or even both leaders, their lives have to be looked at in the overall. Not rose colored glasses.
Michael Jackson fans. The memorial is over. You need to now look at his life in the overall, not just the music. You can not gloss over the dark side of this pop music icon. You should think about the fact that no one in his inner circle did anything to genuinely help this troubled man. You should think about those that used him for their own fame and or gain. And yes, celebrate the talent that he was. But now it is time to take off those rose colored glasses. Keep it real, MJ fans. Keep it real.

Some Of That "Smart Power" On Display

During the 2008 presidential campaign, the death march of a campaign, we heard a term bandied about the the Democrat contenders.
Smart Power.
Well, here are a couple of those Smart Power moments.
It appears that President Obama can not get straight who the president of Russia is. And who the prime minister is. And yet, it is A-OK that President Obama muffs up who the president of Russia is:

"I suspect when I speak to President..eh.. Prime Minister Putin."

FTR, the president of Russia is Dmitry Medvedev. The prime minister is Vladimir Putin.
Now I know that most people believe that Prime Minister Putin is the power behind the throne, so to speak. But to be so dense as to make a near boner of a statement like President Obama did shows that maybe his Smart Power is not all that it is cracked up to be.
Also, imagine if former President Bush had said that? Or if Sarah Palin was the vice-president and said something like that? Front page news.
Oh, speaking of vice-presidents, the gift that keeps on giving, Vice-President Joe Biden had this to say over the weekend to Clinton apparatchik George Stephanopolus:

STEPHANOPOULOS: While we've been here, some pretty grim job numbers back at home -- 9.5 percent unemployment in June, the worst numbers in 26 years.
How do you explain that? Because when the president and you all were selling the stimulus package, you predicted at the beginning that, if you get this package in place, unemployment will peak at about 8 percent. So, either you misread the economy, or the stimulus package is too slow and...
(CROSSTALK)
BIDEN: The truth is, we and everyone else misread the economy. The figures we worked off of in January were the consensus figures in most of the blue chip indexes out there. Everyone thought at that stage -- everyone -- the bulk of...
STEPHANOPOULOS: CBO would say a little bit higher.
(CROSSTALK)
BIDEN: A little bit, but they're all in the same range. No one was talking about that we would be moving towards -- we're worried about 10.5 percent, it will be 9.5 percent at this point.
STEPHANOPOULOS: But we're looking at 10 now, aren't we?
BIDEN: No. Well, look, we're much too high. We're at 9 -- what, 9.5 right now?
STEPHANOPOULOS: 9.5.
BIDEN: And so the truth is, there was a misreading of just how bad an economy we inherited.
Now, that doesn't -- I'm not laying -- it's now our responsibility.
So the second question becomes, did the economic package we put in place, including the Recovery Act, is it the right package given the circumstances we're in? And we believe it is the right package given the circumstances we're in.
We misread how bad the economy was, but we are now only about 120 days into the recovery package. The truth of the matter was, no one anticipated, no one expected that that recovery package would in fact be in a position at this point of having distributed the bulk of the money.

We misread how bad the economy was.
Vice-President Biden said that not once, twice, but three friggin times in the interview.
This is the man that is in charge of the so-called economic recovery? The man that did not even know the website address (www.recovery.gov) of the program he was put in charge of? Oh, and now he tells us that there was no way that the bulk of the money in the so-called economic "stimulus" plan would be distributed by now. But, remember the doom and gloom we were told by people like President Obama, Vice-President Biden and the rest of the motley crew of Democrat leaders? In fact, the president said that passing the so-called economic "stimulus" plan would prevent unemployment from reaching these heights.
Good Lord, imagine if we had those dumb Republicans running the circus in Washington?
Ah, you know, I can not stop at just a couple of Smart Power moments.
There is a third in the making.
And that would be the esteemed secretary of state, Hillary Clinton.
While Honduras is actually following the rule of law, something Mrs. Clinton seems to be very unfamiliar with, in removing a president, Manuel Zelaya, who do you think Mrs. Clinton is supporting?
Why, Mr. Zelaya, of course!
As noted when the crisis began in Honduras, Mr. Zelaya was trying to change the constitution to run for a second term. The current constitution bans it. And same constitution says a president can not do what Mr. Zelaya was trying to do. The change must come from congress. Too bad that the Honduran congress did not want to make the constitutional change. And it was backed by the supreme court. And by the current interim president, Roberto Micheletti, who is a member of Mr. Zelaya's Liberal party. The armed forces was acting on the order of the supreme court to remove Mr. Zelaya before he could carry out an illegal referendum.
But, Mrs. Clinton is siding with this President Piggy, aka Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, protege.
And of course, that Smart Power emanates from the top in the person of President Obama.
We should be standing by those trying to keep the rule of law in Honduras. We should let Honduras deal with its problem in the way that it is dealing. The reason there is violence is that it is being orchestrated by Zelaya thugs. The same thugs that stormed an air force base to steal the ballots for the illegal vote. Then they were going to distribute the printed in Venezuela ballots.
Again, Smart Power is winning out. The United States will back a bully and leave good, decent people out to dry.
Maybe, the Democrats should just admit it. They have no idea what we are doing here. Hey, it might just work!

Rep. Peter King On Michael Jackson-A Must See!

The next senator from New York, GOP Rep. Peter King, gave some very politically incorrect thoughts on the death of singer/dancer Michael Jackson.
Yes, Rep. King called the late Gloved One a pervert and a pedophile. OUCH!
But, the thrust of Rep. King's comments was the pathetic way that the media, all media, is covering this death.
Yes, it is sad. It also shows that Michael Jackson really was Elvis-like. That it may be that Mr. Jackson was a drug-addled man that may have not been able to make a comeback. That comeback was scheduled for London later this year.
But, let us be real. The coverage is beyond over the top. It is almost gruesome.
A gossip magazine called OK! is not all OK! It has the Michael Jackson death photo right on the cover of the latest issue. Yes, that is always what I would want my children to see as we are checking out at the supermarket.
What Rep. King was saying is that there are some real people out there. People who are serving in the armed forces. Firefighters, policemen, teachers, people working on the front lines of the AIDS epidemic. Real people that will never, ever get any coverage for doing good for the community and the world.
Now, Rep. King has every right to say what he said and how he said it. The reality is that he is speaking for a lot of Americans. I am one of them.
Living near Los Angeles, I know that there is going to be one hellacious freak show come this Tuesday. That is when there will be a public memorial service for the King of Pop. And, it is going to come with a hefty price tag. Los Angeles, already in a budget nightmare, will have to pay for police and other city workers to keep the peace. And with 1,600,000 people registering online for 17,000 tickets for the memorial service, oy vey!
We shall see Tuesday.
I for one want to thank Rep. King for speaking for a lot of Americans thinking. That the coverage is way, way too much.
Thank you again, Rep. King.

When The Pundit Class Is Wrong

I have noted on many occasions that many of the pundit class is just plain blind and or set in their belief that they know all and should be bowed down to.
I have noted how many of the pundit class were telling us around the end of 2007 that we should sit back and get ready for the Democrats to nominate then Sen. Hillary Clinton and the Republicans were going to nominate former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
And, how is President Clinton doing? And how was Rudy Giuliani's wondrous campaign?
The pundit class blew off then Sen. Messiah Barack. He was just to early. He has not done anything. Yada, yada, yada. But, what the pundit class missed what I did not. That Sen. Messiah Barack appealed to the Democrat base in a way that then Sen. Clinton did not. Sure, she had all the establishment at first. But, Sen. Messiah Barack's opposition to the Iraq theatre in the War Against Islamofacist Terror. That is what reeled them in.
How about how everyone was writing off Sen. John "F--- You" McCain? Because conservative Republicans split their votes, Sen. "F--- You" McCain rolled onto the GOP nod with 47% of GOP primary/caucus voters. Yeah, the pundit class really called that one.
Which leads to the pundit class once again writing off another politician.
Of course that would be Sarah Palin.
I found this from Steven Hayward over at The Corner on National Review Online. It is about another politician that the pundit class tried to write off. Yes, one Ronald Wilson Reagan. And, lets us not forget that with glee, the pundit class wrote the obituary of the infamous Richard Nixon when he did not win the California governor's race in 1962. I wonder how many of those pundits then kicked themselves for being so wrong?
Look, pundits are not prophets or sages. They can and often are wrong. I think that those that get out of the glass bubble understand the mood a lot better than those who are inside a bubble. Whether it be in New York City, Washington, D. C. or any other power area. One of the reasons that good, smart radio talkers are more in touch with the people is the nature of what they do. And, many radio talkers are not based in the likely areas of power. But, they can be wrong too.
That is why I will not write off Sarah Palin anytime soon. And no one else should either. Especially in this age of the permanent campaign.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

I am a bit late on this, but here is to another Independence Day-number 233!
It is a great time to remember that what unites us all is the yearning of freedom. Much like those sought over 230 years ago.
It is also a time of celebration. Of great food, and spectacular fireworks.
So, HAPPY 233RD INDEPENDENCE DAY!

You Are Now On The Air With Sarah Palin

As of July 26, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska is going to need a job to pay all those legal bills her left-wing Democrat opponents have hoisted on to her.
I do not have any information, but offer a suggestion.
Sarah Palin, radio talk show host.
Oh, I know that some of those who read this could fall out of their chairs and laugh, but read on.
Between 1976 and 1980, a former presidential contender named Ronald Reagan provided five-minute radio commentaries, five days a week across the United States. The commentaries were wide-ranging and on current events from Mr. Reagan's perspective. The then former California governor also wrote a newspaper column and delivered speeches. During that four-year period, it was the best way that Mr. Reagan kept his name out in the public square and built up his very dedicated supporters.
Now, in a little bit a different circumstance, Sarah Palin has a huge following among conservative Republicans. Even her resigning from the Alaska governor's office will not change that. But, if Gov. Palin really wants to be a player of any kind, she has to find a way to keep herself in the public eye.
An interactive radio talk show would show how she does communicate with a wide swath of people. It could be two or three hours a day. Ten to 15 hours a week. A great deal of time to educate herself on a whole host of issues. Talk about those issues near and dear to her. To interact with callers. To learn how to deal with those who will call and challenge her on a whole host of issues.
Another thing is that a radio show can be done anywhere. With modern technology, she can do her show from her home in Wasila. Or a studio in any of the lower 48 states. Or on the road. And, she would reach as wide an audience as Rush Limbaugh.
Imagine this.
For years, Rush Limbaugh has been the top dog in conservative talk radio. Everyone else is fighting for second place.
Without a doubt, Gov. Palin could sign with Premire radio, Talk Radio Network, and be on a lot of stations that Rush is on now. A wonderful one-two conservative punch. Rush then Gov. Palin.
And, there are very few successful women talk show hosts on a national level. Laura Ingraham is the first one that comes to mind. While there are others as Tammy Bruce or Monica Crowley, Gov. Palin would be the most unique conservative radio talker.
And no doubt, she would make more than enough to pay the legal bills, sock away some money for the family and even begin a presidential campaign within two years.
The other aspect will be to see if Gov. Palin can be attractive to middle of the road voters. Free from a left-wing media onslaught, Gov. Palin could tackle the issues on a talk show as she sees fit. And no doubt, many who had been poisoned by a media that hates her could tune in, listen and really make up their own minds. Without the spin.
As I write, Gov. Palin needs to make some big bucks. And pretty quickly. Being a national radio talk show host would solve those problems. And be an opening no one in the pundit class sees coming.