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Boy, this show was “smoking hot.” Four callers. Nine emailers. And the messages kept coming even after the show was over (nearly a half-dozen more). And, I’ve received additional messages asking if there was somewhere to listen. Well, you can. “Attached” to this blog post is an mp3 of this episode. ::::::What was all the fuss about? I previewed the show in our Sunday morning Downsizer-Dispatch. ::::::My monologue was, if I may say so, powerful and spot-on. :::My guest, Jack Mullen, gave great insight into life with a schizophrenic. :::”Captain Phil” was an All-Star caller, with insight on how to deal with a Virginia Tech/Columbine style crisis if you’re in the room with the shooter. :::Chuck from Georgia had the email of the day with the three questions the media should have (but didn’t) ask all of the survivors. ::::::What a wonderful coincidence that Gun Owners of America is also a sponsor of this program. ::::::Oh, and if you’re interested in reading the entire Butler Schaffer article I quoted, you’ll find “The Control Cult,” here.
A few weeks ago, I was chastised in messages from Downsizer-Dispatch subscribers for writing that there were 535 miscreants on Capitol Hill. The complainants suggested that either there was at least one good person up there — and generally they named their favorites — or that this was unprofessional ad hominem. ::::::My first instinct was to
Perry Willis guest-hosted for me. This episode previewed and described here. ::::::You can listen by downloading the mp3 “attached” to this blog post. ::::::The Downsize DC Conference Call is also sponsored by Gun Owners of America.
:::The Virginia Tech shooting is already starting to fade from the news as we get back to real life — you know, the real news like, “Does Don Imus think that Alec Baldwin would be a good daddy for Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter?”
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:::Well, on today’s Downsize DC Conference Call radio show, we’re going to talk about the Virginia Tech shooting, and specifically, what wasn’t being discussed by the media — what they got wrong.
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:::I think the mainstream press coverage missed three crucial points.
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:::I’ll be joined by a guest with relevant, very moving, testimony to share. I’m not going to tell you who he is, but
Today’s Downsizer Dispatch . . .::::::Please share with concerned friends . . .::::::In this issue:::::::* Protecting your right to freely organize to petition Congress:::* Another reason we need the “Read the Bills Act”:::* Brief progress report
The forces of darkness are still working behind the scenes in the House to regulate small grassroots organizations like DownsizeDC.org, while giving the big special interests a pass. ::::::Attached to this blog post, in MS Word, is a letter from Mark Fitzgibbons that describes the hypocrisy and the danger in detail. It’s worth a read.
Downsize DC Conference Call – March 25 & April 1, 2007
Why Guns Rights are not mere politics.::::::This blog post is a little different. It’s a little more personal and visceral. It’s not a polished editorial or Downsizer-Dispatch. These are, I guess, my ramblings. ::::::As most of my friends know, my Sunday radio show is sponsored by Gun Owners of America (GOA) — headquartered in Virginia. Monday, when the shootings occurred at Virginia Tech (VT), GOA wasted no time getting to the heart of the matter. They issued a press release titled, “Virginia Tech Shooting — Gun Bans Are the Problem, Not the Solution.”::::::For me, gun rights are not about politics. This issue is life and death. It’s that important. I have found myself alternately quite pleased and very frustrated while watching the news coverage of the VT shootings. If the comments to our blog were any indication, I was not alone. ::::::The Pareto Principle (also known as the 80-20 principle) tells us that 80% of the consequences stem from 20% of the causes. For examples, 20% of the people do 80% of the work or 80% of your income comes from 20% of your customers. ::::::In the VT media coverage, the Pareto Principle is almost ignored as the reporters focus on the wrong people and things — seeking some preventative solution. ::::::There was endless discussion about
Congress, April 10-15 of 2007
Today’s Downsizer Dispatch . . .::::::Please share with concerned friends . . .::::::Subject: How you can make your Congresspersons reduce the deficit::::::Why does Congress spend so much of your money and run such large deficits?::::::Because they can.::::::They pay no price for doing so. It isn’t their money. ::::::Worse still, the more of your money Congress spends, the more powerful members of Congress become. They can use your money to hand-out favors, gain power, win influence, and create lucrative jobs for themselves as lobbyists and corporate directors after they retire.::::::They have EVERY INCENTIVE to spend as much of your money as possible, and NO INCENTIVE TO NOT SPEND IT.::::::To change Congressional behavior we must change these incentives.