Alphabet News Networks and Talk Radio’s Crackers

By Scott Rohter, March 2012

Campbell Soup Company makes a pretty good tasting broth called alphabet soup. It’s tomato based and it’s loaded with tasty little pieces of pasta shaped in the letters of the alphabet. It’s been on the grocery store shelves since I was a little boy. And that’s over sixty years of serving up some pretty tasty meals to millions of satisfied customers. The Mainstream News Media is sometimes jokingly referred to as the Alphabet News Networks. Unlike Campbell Soup however, what they cook up is not nearly as nutritious, nor good for you!

The Alphabet News Networks are ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, PBS, CNN, and FOX News. They all tilt to the left, and some of the stuff they cook up is extremely liberal. That’s why I suggest that you don’t try to taste their soup without having some Talk Radio crackers right along with it, to help you digest it. That way the news “de jour” that is served up by the Liberal Press won’t leave you with a bad taste in your mouth which is the same as the misrepresentation of the facts that their stories leave behind in your head, when you are done reading them or listening to them. Don’t partake of the Liberal’s soup without also taking a big helping of “crackers” from Talk Radio.

For example, last week Mitt Romney won the Illinois Primary, and the Mainstream Media was in full spin and damage control mode for several days after his victory, because Rick Santorum who spent only a fraction of what Romney did, actually did quite good. In particular CBS, National Public Radio, and the Chicago Tribune produced several different versions of the same push piece of yellow journalism that said that Mitt Romney literally “ran away” with the Illinois Primary. Did he really? Romney had about 46% of the vote and Santorum had 35% of the vote. Only a switch of five small percentage points would have turned that Primary into a real horse race! And the Mainstream Media was describing it as a romp for Romney. I don’t think so! It doesn’t sound like a romp to me. It sounds more like spin and wishful thinking.

In addition, the Progressive Press tried to further analyze the results of the Illinois Primary this way. All of the voters with college degrees voted for Romney they said, in other words the “better educated” and “more intelligent” people. Only “un-educated” or “under-educated” people actually voted for Rick Santorum. Those voters were the stupid, right-wing, Christian conservatives who didn’t have college degrees. They are the kind of folks that President Obama said cling to their Bibles and guns. Well I actually have a different explanation. It goes something like this.

Perhaps the notion that people who graduate from college are more intelligent than others who don’t, should actually be examined and subjected to a little scrutiny. With all of the constant partying and beer drinking that goes on around American campuses nationwide, should we just blithely assume that most students are there to receive an education, and they are actually learning something besides how to keep from barfing? A college degree doesn’t actually make anyone smart, and the absence of one doesn’t necessarily imply that somebody is stupid. There are other ways to access and absorb information. The assumption that people who don’t receive a college degree and the education that goes with it are incapable of rational or intelligent thought is simply erroneous. And the assumption that colleges and universities actually produce smart people is not true. At best they merely supply some information and add a few necessary facts which gives people who are already smart, an edge over their competition when looking for a job.

At worst, our nation’s colleges and universities are guilty of neglecting the basic fundamentals of an education, and merely pushing politically correct propaganda on a generation of unsuspecting, substance addicted youth, who can’t even begin to think for themselves because they have never been taught how to think for themselves! Instead, they have been brainwashed into total conformity. Perhaps some of the most intelligent people don’t even go to college because they already know this, and they are already able to think for themselves.

To be sure, the reason that most children go to college is because their parents expect them to go and because their friends are going, or because of the prospect of drastically improving their earning potential later in life, but at the ripe old age of nineteen I don’t think that is very likely. So most children go to college strictly for social reasons, and not for any great intellectual purposes. That’s why campus life is often just one big party, and students find the time to study and cram for their tests in between alcoholic binges. So I’m not so sure that by portraying college educated Romney voters in Illinois as more intelligent, the Chicago Tribune and National Public Radio are actually corre

You can read all of my articles at  http://www.lessgovisthebestgov.com/

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Alphabet News Networks
and Talk Radio’s Crackers

By Scott Rohter,
March 2012

Campbell Soup Company makes a pretty good tasting broth
called alphabet soup.  It’s tomato based
and it’s loaded with tasty little pieces of pasta shaped in the letters of the
alphabet.  It’s been on the grocery store
shelves since I was a little boy.  And
that’s over sixty years of serving up some pretty tasty meals to millions of
satisfied customers. The Mainstream News Media is sometimes jokingly referred
to as the Alphabet News Networks.  Unlike
Campbell Soup however, what they cook up is not nearly as nutritious, nor good
for you!

The Alphabet News Networks are ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, PBS,
CNN, and FOX News.  They all tilt to the left,
and some of the stuff they cook up is extremely liberal.  That’s why I suggest that you don’t try to
taste their soup without having some Talk Radio crackers right along with it, to
help you digest it.  That way the news
“de jour” that is served up by the Liberal Press won’t leave you with a bad
taste in your mouth which is the same as the misrepresentation of the facts
that their stories leave behind in your head, when you are done reading them or
listening to them.  Don’t partake of the
Liberal’s soup without also taking a big helping of “crackers” from Talk Radio.

For example, last week Mitt Romney won the Illinois Primary,
and the Mainstream Media was in full spin and damage control mode for several
days after his victory, because Rick Santorum who spent only a fraction of what
Romney did, actually did quite good.  In
particular CBS, National Public Radio, and the Chicago Tribune produced several
different versions of the same push piece of yellow journalism that said that
Mitt Romney literally “ran away” with the Illinois Primary. Did he really?  Romney had about 46% of the vote and Santorum
had 35% of the vote.  Only a switch of
five small percentage points would have turned that Primary into a real horse
race!  And the Mainstream Media was
describing it as a romp for Romney.  I
don’t think so!  It doesn’t sound like a
romp to me.  It sounds more like spin and
wishful thinking.

In addition, the Progressive Press tried to further analyze
the results of the Illinois Primary this way.
All of the voters with college degrees voted for Romney they said, in
other words the “better educated” and “more intelligent” people.  Only “un-educated” or “under-educated” people
actually voted for Rick Santorum. Those voters were the stupid, right-wing,
Christian conservatives who didn’t have college degrees.  They are the kind of folks that President
Obama said cling to their Bibles and guns.
Well I actually have a different explanation.  It goes something like this.

Perhaps the notion that people who graduate from college are
more intelligent than others who don’t, should actually be examined and
subjected to a little scrutiny.  With all
of the constant partying and beer drinking that goes on around American
campuses nationwide, should we just blithely assume that most students are
there to receive an education, and they are actually learning something besides
how to keep from barfing?  A college
degree doesn’t actually make anyone smart, and the absence of one doesn’t
necessarily imply that somebody is stupid. There are other ways to access and
absorb information.  The assumption that
people who don’t receive a college degree and the education that goes with it
are incapable of rational or intelligent thought is simply erroneous.  And the assumption that colleges and
universities actually produce smart people is not true.  At best they merely supply some information
and add a few necessary facts which gives people who are already smart, an edge
over their competition when looking for a job.

At worst, our nation’s colleges and universities are guilty
of neglecting the basic fundamentals of an education, and merely pushing
politically correct propaganda on a generation of unsuspecting, substance
addicted youth, who can’t even begin to think for themselves because they have
never been taught how to think for themselves!
Instead, they have been brainwashed into total conformity.  Perhaps some of the most intelligent people
don’t even go to college because they already know this, and they are already
able to think for themselves.

To be sure, the reason that most children go to college is
because their parents expect them to go and because their friends are going, or
because of the prospect of drastically improving their earning potential later
in life, but at the ripe old age of nineteen I don’t think that is very
likely.  So most children go to college strictly
for social reasons, and not for any great intellectual purposes.  That’s why campus life is often just one big
party, and students find the time to study and cram for their tests in between
alcoholic binges.  So I’m not so sure
that by portraying college educated Romney voters in Illinois as more
intelligent, the Chicago Tribune and National Public Radio are actually
correct.

You can read all of my articles at  http://www.lessgovisthebestgov.com/

/Romney -Santorum-alphabet-news-networks-talk-radio.html

After more than seven years on the South Florida airwaves, Bill Lewis – host of The Credit Report with Bill Lewis – has left his 9 o’clock morning drive time show on AM 1470 WWNN.

“The Credit Report with Bill Lewis,” a daily forum for business and financial news, politics, economic trends, and cutting edge issues, a daily radio talk show hosted by Bill Lewis has moved south on the dial and now airs on AM 740 WSBR weeknights at 6pm.

Originally launched on AM 1400 WFTL in 2004, as the “Credit Restoration Consultants Hour,” Bill Lewis provided self-help tips and advice regarding credit repair, finances, and related topics. Throughout the years, Bill’s show strayed from the original concept of providing financial awareness to his listeners.

In an effort to strengthen his listener base and to broaden the topics hosted, Bill launched The Credit Report with Bill Lewis upon moving to AM 1470 WWNN within the Beasley Broadcasting group.  Listeners were searching for help regarding a myriad of topics from credit repair, extreme coupon shopping, and foreclosure matters, but welcomed the political format that Bill introduced locally to a south Florida audience. 

“We’re excited that Bill is moving down the dial and remaining with Beasley Broadcasting,” stated general manager, Bob Morency.  “After seven years on AM 1470 WWNN, he should fit right in on AM 740 WSBR.”

Since the show’s inception, Bill Lewis has interviewed some of the country’s leading politicians, including: Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman, Allen West, Rick Scott, George LeMieux, Jeff Atwater, Adam Putnam, Pam Bondi, Marco Rubio, Alex Sink, Adam Putnam, Charlie Crist, Bill McCollum, Jeff Kottkamp, Christine O’Donnell, among others.

In addition, The Credit Report with Bill Lewis has hosted a number of politicians as well as attorneys and financial experts in the south Florida area.  Among the dozens that have appeared on the show are Carlos Reyes, Al Lamberti, Chip LaMarca, Lori Parrish, Richard Denapoli, Rico Petrocelli, Jamie McDonnell, Jim Lewis, Tom Lauder, and John Contini.

The Credit Report with Bill Lewis airs live, Monday through Friday from 6pm-7pm with an encore presentation Saturday’s at 3pm on AM 740 WSBR.  Streaming audio is available at www.wsbrradio.com and on air participation is welcome at (888) 721-0074.

If you miss the early broadcast, The Credit Report with Bill Lewis is still available weeknights at 9pm and Sunday’s at 1pm on AM 1470 WWNN by streaming audio at www.wwnnradio.com.

For daily updates on The Credit Report with Bill Lewis, you can join Bill’s 17,350 plus fans on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/thecreditreportwithbilllewis.

Coburn takes on Norquist

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), arguably the most prominent fiscal conservative in the Senate, is declaring his independence from one of the country’s leading anti-tax groups, Americans for Tax Reform - and its fiery founder, Grover Norquist.

Coburn, a member of the “Gang of Six” bipartisan group working on a deficit reduction plan, said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he’d favor a “net” increase in tax revenue if it didn’t include hiking rates. He’d do so even if didn’t include a dollar-for-dollar match in spending cuts he agreed to when he signed a 2004 pledge to Norquist’s group.

“Which pledge is most important… the pledge to uphold your oath to the Constitution of the United States or a pledge from a special interest group who claims to speak for all American conservatives when, in fact, they really don’t?” Coburn asked. “The fact is we have enormous urgent problems in front of us that have to be addressed and have to be addressed in a way that will get 60 votes in the Senate… and something that the president will sign.”

“Where’s the compromise that will save our country?” he asked. “This isn’t about politics that is normal.”

Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), a Gang of Six leader, refused to say when the group would release its plan, though he said it would have to be soon if the Senate wanted to be relevant.

Both Coburn and Conrad declined to offer details of their plan but dropped a few possible clues: no middle-class tax hikes, closing offshore tax loopholes and some entitlement reforms