It’s turning out to be a busy week here at Broadcast Central®…
Carly Fiorina...
Tonight, it’s a special edition of the John Batchelor Show’s “Hotel California” as we interview Carly Fiorina (R), U.S. Senate candidate, from 6-6:30 p.m. PDT. The “we” includes John Batchelor, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA 21) and me. I’ll be broadcasting out of KSFO 560 AM in San Francisco (so if you’re outside the reach of its powerful antennas and catapults, you can listen to the show via its website).
At 6:35 p.m., I’ll shift over to the Central Coast’s favorite station, KVEC 920 AM, to chat with host Dave Congalton about the surging Tea Party movement and the results of recent elections (including last night’s surprising results in Delaware and New York). If you’re not in the broadcast area, you can listen online via KVEC’s website.
And tomorrow morning (Thursday), I'll join Brian Sussman, Officer Vic and Sheri Yee for another "adventure" on the KSFO-AM 560 morning show beginning around 8 a.m. PDT. If you’re in the Bay Area, you can tune in (it’s still a free country…I think) or listen anywhere in the world via the web.
Grab one of those newfangled headsets and listen...
I will be sitting-in for John Batchelor on Tuesday and Wednesday (6-10 p.m., Pacific) this week as John takes a well-deserved vacation. I'll be discussing the news of the day and playing some of John's "Best Of" interviews. You can check local listings or John's website for details.
On Thursday morning (8 a.m., Pacific), I'll join Brian Sussman, Officer Vic and Sheri Yee for another edition of KSFO-AM 560's Morning Show with Brian Sussman. We'll be dissecting the issues of the day, having some fun and trying to help commuters make their way around the Bay Area. You can listen at 560 AM or via KSFO's website.
Brian Sussman (left) and "Officer Vic" of KSFO-AM 560...
I'll be joining Brian Sussman, Officer Vic and Sheri Yee for another wild-and-woolly edition of KSFO-AM's morning show, tomorrow (Friday) from 8 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Brian Sussman...
We'll discuss the news of the week and look ahead to coming events...
Officer Vic...
If you're not in the Bay Area, you can listen online.
I'll be onthe John Batchelor Show tonight, beginning at 6 p.m. Pacific Time, with our weekly edition of all-things-the-Golden-State (aka: "Hotel California") at 6:30 p.m. In addition to "Hotel California," John and I will be discussing the news of the day with experts and correspondents around the world.
On Saturday, I'll be hostingthe John Batchelor Show while John takes a well-deserved break. I have more than a dozen different guests "dropping by" to discuss subjects ranging from Afghanistan and politics, to education and space exploration. The show promises to be interesting, informative and fun. It, too, kicks off at 6 p.m. Pacific Time.
The show can be heard on dozens of radio stations around the country, on XM/Sirius satellite and online. Check local listings for details (as well as online listening information). If you don't have a local station carrying the show, you can check out John's website for more...
Tomorrow night (Saturday, July 17), from 6 – 10 p.m. (Pac Time), I’ll be co-hosting The John Batchelor Show with Simon Constable and Gordon Chang. We’ll be discussing a variety of issues with correspondents throughout the U.S. as well as key locations around the world where news is breaking.
Gordon Chang...
I’ll also join John on Sunday night to discuss California news, politics and the economy.
Simon Constable...
A little background:The John Batchelor Show streams on dozens of affiliates across the nation, and you can go to the individual station websites and find the "Listen Live" icon. Easier, instead, is iTunes streaming. Go to iTunes Radio and prompt Enter. Scroll down to "Talk/Spoken Word" and prompt Enter. Find the John Batchelor Show affiliate and prompt to play the stream. The stream (WABC, WMAL, WLS, KSFO, WBAP and so forth) will load quickly and hold perfectly. The show also appears on the XM/Sirius satellite radio network(s).
The John Batchelor Show is an essential tool for understanding the new order in the 21st Century. The world is now facing a dangerous and fanatical enemy determined to destroy Western civilization on both political and military fronts. In this, the first great ideological battle of the new millennium, it is imperative to know the major players and the theaters in which they operate. The show features a multitude of distinctive elements. John's themes cover every detail - from military battles, presidential campaigns, planetary exploration, and Hollywood politicos to his own international travel. The show has been broadcast from many corners of the world and the program calls out to all points, including New York, California, Jerusalem, Des Moines, Kazakhstan, Orlando, Manchester, Morocco, Boston, Taipei, Washington, and Baghdad (to name but a few locations).
We'll be discussing the recently uncovered Russian spy ring, Gen. David Petraeus' new role in Afghanistan, the GOP's loss of confidence in RNC chair Michael Steele, and Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to move more than 200,000 state employees to minimum wage in an effort to move the budget along.
You can listen via KSFO-AM, WABC-AM, WMAL-AM and more than two dozen other radio stations or their websites.
Tuesday, June 15 (afternoon): I’ll be filling in for Dave Congalton at KVEC-AM 920, from 3-5 p.m. (PacTime). My guests will be – political analyst, Bill Whalen; Melissa and Jeff Purchin (with summer/swimming safety tips); Reuter’s White House correspondent Jon Decker; and Dr. Joe Astroth, Autodesk chief education officer.
Tuesday, June 15 (evening): I’ll do my (increasingly) regular wrap on the John Batchelor Show at 9:50 p.m. (Pacific Time).
Wednesday, June 16 (“Hotel California”): Due to a birthday in the family, I will not be behind the microphone for the usual 6-10 p.m. stint on the John Batchelor Show.
Thursday, June 17 and Friday, June 18: Off.
Saturday, June 19: I’ll be co-hosting the John Batchelor Show from 6-8 p.m. (PacTime). Check back for the guest list.
Tonight, I’ll be on a brief segment beginning at 6:15 p.m. PDT. We’ll be discussing the recent poll numbers in the California GOP primary races showing Meg Whitman (gov’s race) and Carly Fiorina (senate race) surging to commanding leads...
According to some polls, Meg Whitman (left) now has a 27-point lead and Carly Fiorina (right) a 24-point advantage...
Beginning at 6 p.m. PDT tomorrow night – in addition to the weekly edition of “Hotel California” – John and I will discuss a variety of subjects with correspondents from around the world.
…and on Thursday morning, I’ll join Brian Sussman and Officer Vic on The Brian Sussman Show on KSFO-AM 560 San Francisco at 8:05 a.m. What will we discuss? Hard to say, but I’m sure it will be fun/interesting/different…
When you’re talking about a crime, politics or a popular movement (I know, they can be difficult to tell apart), it’s important to do a couple of things: determine the motives and follow the money.
In “Climategate,” the newest bestseller addressing the hot potato of environmental science – so-called climate change (formerly known as global warming) - author/noted meteorologist/radio host Brian Sussman does all this and more as he skewers lying politicians, know-nothing celebrities and pols, agenda-driven media, cash-grubbing scientists, and institutions intent on shifting power – and money – away from the United States.
Chief among those targeted for Sussman’s laser-sharp critiques is former U.S. vice president/author/climate change bloviator Al Gore. Throughout the book, Gore’s intentions, sloppy science, Academy Award-winning PowerPoint presentation (“An Inconvenient Truth”) and “green scare” moneymaking ventures, are squarely in the author’s crosshairs.
What distinguishes Sussman’s dissection of the man and the movement (which has transformed from a socio-political movement to one that now bears close resemblance to a secular faith) is a strong reliance upon – and professional understanding – of science. Unlike Gore, who only knows what he’s been told or what he wants to sell, Sussman knows the science front-and-back.
Al Gore attempts to tie Hurricane Katrina to climate change...
While Climategate - the scandal that erupted last year over emails at the UK’s East Anglia Climate Research Unit casting doubt over many “warmists’” claims - helped give Sussman a title for his book, you should know this is something he’s been working on for several years now. (If only Gore & Company had done as much research/fact-checking as Sussman.) The fact that several other climate change-related scandals/frauds/hoaxes have recently come to light only serves to strengthen his arguments. Some of the nails he hits on the head:
Since 1972-73, DDT – one of the safest and most effective pesticides ever created – has been banned…chiefly as the result of the landmark eco-jeremiad, “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson. Banned after being falsely accused of endangering wildlife, its absence has had significant negative impacts (such as the hardly-ever-reported-on 96 million related deaths attributed to malaria).
The 2009 America Clean Energy and Security Act : "Buried in the 2009 America Clean Energy and Security Act are federally mandated energy-efficient building regulations, which supersede all local and state codes and which will be enforced by a national, green goon squad, funded in part by revenues from energy taxes, as well as by an annual $25 million from the Department of Energy 'to provide necessary enforcement of a national energy efficiency building code. The legislation also authorizes the Secretary of Energy to 'enhance compliance by conducting training and education of builders and other professionals in the jurisdiction concerning the national energy efficiency building code.' The plan is modeled on building code enforcement in California. Each time a home is built, remodeled, or – in the case of the federal plan – preparing to be sold, a G-man wearing a federal badge and armed with a clipboard will show up at your house to make sure ... all of your appliances have been updated with the most recent Energy Star-approved internal communication devices, and that the Home Area Network has been properly installed and connected to your new SmartMeter, whether you like it or not. This is not a helpful plan to assist you in meeting your family budget; it's a social engineering scheme, designed and promoted by the federal government to change your behavior. By having the capability to read your meter many times a day, the utility company is able to effectively establish demand pricing schedules; thus, using too much electricity during the peak periods is going to cost you."
"The term SmartGrid [made law in 2007] refers to a distribution system that allows for flow of information from a customer's meter in two directions: both inside the house to thermostats and appliances and other devices, and back to the utility. … Once the…SmartMeter [is] connected to the SmartGrid, Big Brother will become the new authority figure in your home. Want to do a load of laundry or read at 3 p.m. on a hot afternoon in August? Good luck. With a bureaucratic keystroke, anything attached to your [home] could be selectively turned off – or on – without your approval."
President Barack Obama, as a board member for the Joyce Foundation, voted for a $1.1 million grant to launch a privately owned "Chicago Climate Exchange."
There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gases is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate. Moreover, there is substantial scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects upon the natural plant and animal environments of the Earth.
How science has been willingly corrupted by activists with Ph.D.s.
Who stands to make billions of dollars off the global warming scam.
What really has happened, is happening and will happen with the earth’s climate.
Why political leaders and government bureaucrats are determined to limit the amount of energy available to the people.
How the United Nation’s policies are driving U.S. environmental law.
Even if you do buy into Gore & Friends’ take on the Earth and our environment, this is a book worth reading. It will at least help you better understand why the leaders of your movement have taken their respective/collective positions and where the information came from that informs your own beliefs.
For those of you who are skeptics, cynics or opponents, “Climategate” provides ample data, history and other information vital to illuminating the debate over climate change and advancing the argument that the threat posed by the deceits of those less interested in the Earth and more invested in separating ordinary citizens from their money (and liberties). Sussman has gone beyond the duty of a scientist/meteorologist and stepped in where "the Fourth Estate" and those charged with safeguarding freedoms should have -years ago.
“Climategate” is published by WND Books ($24.95).
Brian Sussman signing "Climategate"...
Sussman/"Climategate" bonus: Gore came to Monterey last week to give one of his $85 a ticket (bottom price) "lectures." Sussman - and a few hundred friends - were there to greet him. The interviews in this YouTube video are worth the price of admission...alone:
...return on investment - and it doesn't look like Meg Whitman is getting it.
Steve Poizner: stealing Meg Whitman's spotlight...
According to a story that broke in The Wall Street Journal last night (Pacific Time), “Meg Whitman appears to have lost much of her wide lead in the race to be the Republican contender in California's November gubernatorial election. Two months ago, Ms. Whitman looked to be cruising toward the Republican nomination. Polls showed the former eBay Inc. chief executive leading her main opponent, state insurance commissioner Steve Poizner, by 50 percentage points.”
But, oh, how times (and polling numbers) have changed.
The WSJ story continues: “With three weeks to go before the June 8 primary, Mr. Poizner is pulling off an unexpected rally. A survey to be released Thursday shows Ms. Whitman's advantage dwindling to single digits, with 38% of respondents saying they would vote for her, and 29% for Mr. Poizner. (The widely trusted poll, by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California, follows similar results in other recent surveys that suggest a sharply tightened race. A May 10 SurveyUSA poll showed Ms. Whitman leading Mr. Poizner 39% to 37%.”
This is bad news for Meg – even if she manages to beat Poizner.
The opponents grip and grin - for now...
With less than a month left in the race, the former eBay leader – despite pouring more than $68 million of her own money (she’s expressed a willingness to go all-in with a total of $150 million of her own moolah) – has lost her momentum. Just a few months ago, the Whitman juggernaut looked like it would not only run over Poizner – and Brown – but the American political process as well. And while her early money bought her high poll numbers (aka: name recognition), the issues, Poizner’s sniping and her lackluster political stands/record makes her a less-attractive candidate.
Gov. Moonbeam, Pt. 3?
And while Poizner is advancing, he shouldn’t necessarily start picking out drapes for the governor’s mansion (and neither should Meg). According to The San Francisco Chronicle, “If the election were held today, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown, who has spent no money on ads and held his first official event this week, would beat each of the GOP hopefuls in head-to-head matchups, the poll found. Brown, the state attorney general and former two-term governor, leads Whitman 42 to 37 percent and Poizner 45 to 32 percent. Brown faces no significant opposition in the Democratic primary election.”
It’s looking, more and more like Brown might not have any significant opposition from the Republican side of the aisle, either...
Speaking of the Whitman-Poizner/Brown race(s): Tonight on The John Batchelor Show, I'll join John, The Daily Beast's Tunku Varadarajan, and The San Francisco Chronicle's Joe Garafoli to discuss the surprising poll numbers Poizner is posting against Whitman in the California governor’s GOP race.
Visiting with Brian, Officer Vic and their trusted producer, Sheri Yee, is always a treat. They're not just smart and excellent at what they do, they're also great folks. If they sound friendly and funny on the radio, it's because they are...
Brian Sussman (left) and Officer Vic in the KSFO-AM 560 studio...
I look forward to our next get-together and highly recommend you make their show part of your daily regimen...
Several weeks after its passage (and later amending), Arizona’s controversial immigration law continues to be…controversial – to say the least. From the Phoenix Suns (er, sorry, Los Sols) to President Barack Obama, everyone seems to have an opinion – even if they don’t know what they’re talking about (or if they’re just being cynical and playing the race card)...
Yesterday, America’s second-largest city (and arguably the largest Mexican-populated city in North America), Los Angeles made a statement. After a morning of grandstanding, the LA City Council voted to bar official travel and contracts with Arizona. What’s the immediate impact of that? According to LA city officials, it is believed that approximately $8 million in contracts can be canceled, immediately, without any legal repercussions. In the long-run, it’s estimated that losing the City of Angels’ official business will hit the Grand Canyon State to the tune of about $50 million-plus, annually. As Officer Vic (who I appeared with on the Brian Sussman show on KSFO-AM 560 this a.m.) put it, “…glad to see they got all those potholes taken care of.”
The controversies continue to build this week as “Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill targeting ethnic studies, hours after a report by United Nations human rights experts condemned the measure. State schools chief Tom Horne, who has pushed the bill for years, said he believes the Tucson school district's Mexican-American studies program teaches Latino students that they are oppressed by white people. Public schools should not be encouraging students to resent a particular race, he said.’It's just like the old South, and it's long past time that we prohibited it,’ Horne said.” (h/t: Yahoo!/AP)
All of these resolutions and polls, however, are meaningless – at least in the sense that the law will eventually be ruled on by the U.S. Supreme Court down the line. According to numerous experts, including the man who helped co-write it, the chances of it being upheld are quite good.
We shall see…
Late addition: Wouldn't it be nice if the nation's chief law enforcement officer, the U.S. Attorney General (Eric Holder) actually read the Arizona statute before criticizing it? According to a Washington Times story, Holder is quoted as having expressed concerns about the law but he really can't explain anything about the law because he "hasn't read it." He also, prior to asking his staff to read it and brief him on what it means, said the law's passage was "unfortunate." Why is that, Mr. Holder? If you haven't read it and don't know what it says, how can you honestly criticize it?
This afternoon on Dave Congalton’s “Big Broadcast,” Dave and I will be discussing the California High-Speed Rail project (beginning at 4:30 p.m. PT). You can hear Dave’s show at KVEC-AM 920 or online. Don’t forget: call-ins are always welcome!
Tomorrow night (Wednesday), I’ll be on The John Batchelor Show, beginning at 6 pm. PT. In addition to the weekly edition of “Hotel California” (at 7:30 p.m.), John and I will discuss a variety of subjects with correspondents from around the world throughout the evening. You can listen to the show at KSFO-AM 560 San Francisco, WTTK-FM 96.9 Boston, WABC-AM 77 NY, WMAL-AM 630 Washington, D.C., XM/Sirius Satellite Radio and on more than two dozen other stations (check local listings for details). If you’re not in one of the broadcast areas, you can tune-in via any of those outlets’ websites.
…and on Thursday morning, I’ll join Brian Sussman and Officer Vic on The Brian Sussman Show on KSFO-AM 560 San Francisco at 8:05 a.m. What will we discuss? Hard to say, but I’m sure it will be fun/interesting/different…
Tonight onThe John Batchelor Show, beginning at 6 p.m. (Pac Time), John and I will discuss news, politics, California, the economy and more with a number of correspondents from around the world.
Tonight on The John Batchelor Show, beginning at 6 p.m. (Pac Time), I’ll join John and Carla Marinucci (The San Francisco Chronicle) to discuss California’s politics, economy and whatever else is making news in the Golden State.
Monday will be a busy day and night on the airwaves!
From 3-5 pm (Pac Time), I’ll be filling in for Dave Congalton on his show over at KVEC-AM 920. My guests will include Bill Morem (San Luis Obispo Tribune) and John Zuchelli (KCOY-TV), who will discuss the current state of the news media; Carl White (Autodesk) and Christian Carlberg (mechanical engineering mentor) to talk about Battlebots and STEM education; and Kevin Clark (Cal Poly) to talk poetry, baseball and whatever else crosses our minds.
Tonight on The John Batchelor Show, at 9:50 PM (Pac Time) I’ll report on this morning’s magnitude 4.4 earthquake just a bit outside downtown Los Angeles.
Tonight on The John Batchelor Show, beginning at 6 p.m. (PST), John and I will be discussing the issues and events of the day.
At 7:30 p.m. (PST), it’s the weekly installment of “Hotel California,” wherein we’ll be speaking with guests about the state’s political and economic issues.
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