Prager H2: Reverend Martin Luther King is now universally referred to as Dr. Martin Luther King. This is part of the Left’s desire to remove the importance of religion from the civil rights struggle. The Administration has released a report endorsing women in combat. This is foolishness in the extreme. Does anybody really believe a combat unit would be enhanced by the presence of women?
Prager H3: Yes, Martin Luther King Jr. had his personal flaws. Yes, he had ideas that conservatives strongly disagree with. But on balance there can be no question that he made a major, vital contribution to this country. His “moral” bank account was very full. Dennis talks Rabbi Shmuley Boteach about his new book Honoring the Child Spirit: Inspiration and Learning from Our Children. They also talk about Shmuley’s defense of Sarah Palin’s use of the term “blood libel” in the Wall Street Journal.
Dennis reviews his speech to the Republican Congressional delegation. He told them that they are the guardians of the American value system. Dennis talks to David Dreier, Congressman from the 26th District of California and new chairman of the House Rules Committee about the event last night. Jesse Jackson tells Ed Schultz that the USA is the “most violent country on earth.”. Is Pakistan sliding toward an Islamist government?
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?
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.
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.
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.
