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Slated on Backbone Radio, June 1

Listen every Sunday, 5-8pm on 710 KNUS, Denver… 1460 KZNT, Colorado Springs… and streaming live at 710knus.com.

If Obama is elected President, it will be because of civic illiteracy. Is that too highbrow for you? I’m saying it will be because American politics finally turned into “American Idol,” the contest for prom king. A win for Obie will mean our process of choosing the trustees of power was emotionalized, feminized, and infantilized to the point where Madison and Hamilton wouldn’t recognize it. Backbone Radio is on a crusade to combat civic illiteracy. We’re all about self-government for grownups, (more…)

(Denver Post, June 1) It was a graduation to remember. Our grandson and his classmates looked great in their blue mortarboard caps with gold tassels. Parents beamed and cameras flashed. The speaker was brief, taking his text from Psalms: “Children are a gift from God.” Ian’s dad caught the whole thing on video. Did I mention that Ian is five, and this was preschool commencement at Hosanna Lutheran? There was hardly a dry eye in the place as the graduates gave a fine choral rendition of “Kindergarten Here We Come.” Our little crown prince won’t recall much about that day as the years pass, but be honest: (more…)

Here’s the podcast of my May 29 special on KNUS about the Right to Work ballot issue.  (more…)

“The Presidency is the ultimate prize.” “Congress matters most for the issues I care about.” “The world won’t end if the other side takes over our statehouse for a while.” Listen to the political talk for any length of time, and you will hear those three thoughts expressed. You have probably expressed them yourself. Are they generally true? Yes. But they’re not the whole story. Important as the stakes are in Washington DC for this election year, it also matters a great deal who holds the governor’s chair and who leads the legislative majorities, down at your state capitol. (more…)

Take a minute and consider this with me, even if you don’t live in the affluent, tree-lined Denver suburb of Centennial where neighbors are duking it out over the June 10 vote (more…)

Want more information on the Right to Work ballot issue, Amendment 47, as featured on John Andrews’ radio special May 29? (more…)

7:30PM Guest: James Piereson

7PM Guest: David Harsanyi

6PM Guest: Bob Haworth

5:30PM Guest: Keith W. Carlson

5PM Show Open: John Andrews, Matt Dunn, Krista Kafer, Joe Bonnett

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5PM Show Open: John Andrews, Matt Dunn, Krista Kafer, Joe Bonnett

5:30PM Guest: Keith W. Carlson

6PM Guest: Bob Haworth

7PM Guest: David Harsanyi

7:30PM Guest: James Piereson

Pentagon’s Joseph Bonnett speaks Friday on roots of terrorism. Greeley concert Sunday with Bob Haworth. Click for details on both. (more…)

I’m sure that Barack Obama’s recent comments defending his pledge to meet “without precondition” with rogue leaders (more…)

Slated on Backbone Radio, May 25

Listen every Sunday, 5-8pm on 710 KNUS, Denver… 1460 KZNT, Colorado Springs… and streaming live at 710knus.com.

No sparkling observations about the news, not this week from this boy. A small flood in our basement yesterday ruined many of my files from 40 years in politics and media. Damage control ate up the time I would have used to craft this email as intended. Oh well. I thought of what Jim Dobson reminded a prayer service before the NBA all-star game one time: “Life will trash your trophies.” He told of visiting the old high school, missing his tennis championship cup (more…)