Posted by
Cal Samuel August on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 10:19:04 AM
Last fall there was a great amount of disgust with Republicans. Too much spending. Tired of Iraq. Disgusted with the immigration debate. I used to be apolitical, thinking that politics doesn't matter. Unfortunately, it does. You see, now that Democrats have been elected to congress . . . and should you stay home and not vote for the Republicans because they have been spotty on some views in the past, you can be assured that Democrats will without a doubt encroach on YOUR FREEDOMS. Yes, for all they railed about your civil liberties being taken away by Bush policies, THEY will now begin taking away your freedom.
Let's talk about a few of these freedoms. First of all, everyone who has to pay taxes ought to have the right to keep more of his or her hard earned money. We can be assured that as Democrats spend more to make corrupt, bloated, and wasteful government bigger, you can kiss more of your hard-earned dollars goodbye in the form of taxes. For those of us who don't have huge salaries to begin with, this should really tick you off. Tax cuts weren't just "for the rich," I received a tax cut at a time in my life when I really NEEDED IT, and by no means could I have been considered rich!
Here's the other one. I had been listening to Public Radio for years. I like some of the programming on Public Radio; Science Friday on NPR, and the Car Talk guys on Saturday morning were a few of those things that I really enjoyed. But after 9/11, as I listened to news anchors that seemed to come with very anti-American views, it angered me. There were also a lot of anti-Republican views too. [In spite of being somewhat apolitical, hearing a constant barrage of untrue "I hate Bush" rhetoric had the effect of making me go out and happily vote for him even after I didn't vote the first time he was on the Presidential ticket.]
When my wife introduced me to Talk-Radio, I was able to listen to programming that was more pro-American, more in line with what seemed to me mainstream America, and for the first time in years, I really took an interest in my country, civic life, and various other sundry topics. I have learned so much in the last few years from Rush Limbaugh, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Bill Bennett, and others that I don't want to go back.
The Constitution guarantees the right to free speech. Now Democrats are pushing to reinstitute the "Fairness Doctrine." I want the freedom to listen to radio that interests me. Otherwise, I will be happy to turn the radio off for good (or until Talk-Radio should return), and find these great people wherever I can find them, even if I have to listen to recordings of them that I subscribe to via internet or some service or whatever. Radio advertisers, are you paying attention? Those who didn't vote for Republicans last time around, are you paying attention? If you like Talk-Radio don't stay home next election day. Vote for anyone who will stand up to these short-sighted and out of touch Democrats, even if they hold to a few things you don't agree with. These are just a few of the things that happen when Democrats get in power. So why do you stay home and say my vote doesn't matter?
AND BE SURE TO CALL PELOSI ON IT! See the short Hugh Hewitt article linked:
http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/g/60df1e98-f14f-4a1c-a1cc-8432da89b759
-Cal Samuel August