Study after study has confirmed common sense – watching excessive TV makes you unhappy. It amuses you in the short term, but depresses you in the long term. Be wary of spending too much time engaging in “passive fun.”
Dennis opens the hour with Robert Davi. The singer/actor has become known for his work with the Frank Sinatra songbook. Then, callers take over. Issues raised include: does Dennis still consider himself a passionate centrist; what is the real definition of a parent; who has killed more — religions or governments?
Bill Maher, like most on the Left, has no trouble assigning blame to the Right for the Tucson murders even as he admits there’s no “direct” connection and that the murderer is a “a nut.”. Dennis talks to Burton Folsom, professor of history at Hillsdale College in Michigan and senior historian at the Foundation for Economic Education in Irvington, New York. His latest book is New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR’s Economic Legacy Has Damaged America.
The President gave an excellent speech last night, honoring the dead and wounded in Tucson. Unfortunately, the tone of the speech was not in line with the tone of largely student crowd who cheered inappropriately throughout. Did they not know they were at a memorial event?… As Dennis predicted, the Left zoned in on Sarah Palin’s “blood libel” phrase in her remarks regarding the Tucson tragedy. Their criticisms make very little sense at best and are despicable at worst.
Dennis wonders why the Left so despises Sarah Palin. He has theories and so do callers, but ultimately, it’s emotional and irrational. The Left has no compunction about lying if it thinks those lies will damage Conservatives. Never has this been clearer than this week. Dennis plays a few clips from the President’s speech last night.
Prager H1: This has been another illuminating week. James Taranto of the WSJ exposes in clear, stark terms, how the New York Times, its columnists and liberal allies have compromised their commitment to truth to promote their Leftist agenda. This isn’t a smoking gun. It’s the gun itself. Charles Krauthammer agrees.
Prager H2: Men have been demonized across society, suspected of being potential perverts whenever they are in presence of children. This is bad for children, bad for men, and bad for society.
Prager H3: Dennis talks to BR Myers, director of the international studies department at Dongseo University in South Korea and contributing editor to Atlantic Magazine. His new book is The Cleanest Race: How the North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters. A Best of Prager Hour. Originally broadcast on February 16, 2010.
Prager H1: Political rhetoric had nothing to do with the murders Arizona. To say that bulls-eyes on political districts inspired a killer is not only foolish, it defies common sense. To be on the Left means never to have to say your sorry. To be on the Left is to be kind and compassionate. To be on the Right is to be mean and selfish.
Prager H2: If you control both media and education, you have a lot of control over your society. In Europe, the government controls both. In the US, the Left controls the education agenda and most of the media, but not talk radio – big difference. Why does the Left so loathe Sarah Palin?
Prager H3: In order to be a good person one must battle their emotions. We are fully submerged in the age of stupidity. Dictated by feelings, people battle outside forces rather than the true battle within. “How do I feel about it,” has supplanted “Is it right or wrong?” Callers weigh in. A Best of Prager Hour. Originally broadcast on June 29, 2010.
Prager H2: The discussion of blaming the Right for the assassination in Arizona continues. Callers weigh in.
