"Right for a Reason" Hits the Live Airwaves

The joint effort of Chris Cerami and I has finally gone live. "Right for a Reason" debuted on 88.7fm WNHU at noon earlier today, becoming the first and longest talk show to come to the station in its 30+ year history. Beyond all else, this is a huge step for college radio as we now have a viewpoint on air that is usually ignored nationwide.

The show was very successful with calls from all over the New Haven area, bringing views and ideas from both the liberal and conservative aspect of the spectrum.

My co-host and I admit that were are conservatives and traditionalists, but vow to bring a two-sided outlook on current events and issues through guests and callers. Overall, we will be talking in terms of common sense, and will be open to any and all viewpoints.

We can be heard on air Mondays and Wednesdays from noon to 2pm on 88.7 WNHU, or at www.wnhu.net. You can call our show at (203)479-8807 or email the show at rightforareason@wnhu.net.

We look forward to a promising show, and having you all be a part of it.

What Our Enemies Think of Us

My support of the War on Terror, mainly the Iraq War, has been recently questioned by people around me (Let me assure you, it has not deterred me in my ways). Today, it continued when I was told that one can learn a lot about himself by listening to his enemies. I agree, this is very true. With that, lets take a look at some examples of why our enemies in the middle east hate us so, and I'll start by firing off a few:

We drink. We do drugs. We have sex. We make money. We buy things. We have entertainment. We relax. We take vacations. Yada Yada Yada, so on and so forth. These lead to my next point...

We have a high standard of living (and its producer, Capitalism). That does not go over well with those in more desperate parts of the world who then resort to violence, thievery and radical ideologies in their attempt to bring us down and them up. So, we are apparently evil for building a powerful nation that provides opportunity for its people. I'll continue...

We go after those who threaten us. In other words, we fight the friends of our enemies. Is that really bad? Someone comes at you, you go right back at them. I do not believe in changing ourselves to accomodate our enemies so that they will back off a little. Should we have begun a push to empower the Arian race and "get rid" of all those who were different during the 1930's and 40's to accomodate Hitler and his radical ideology? I think not, and I am glad we caught this one (Hussein) in its beginning stages rather than taken a position of complacency...hats off to you France.

We accept homosexuality on a completely unacceptable level according to the likes of our enemies. Iran has executed individuals (including teens) for having gay sex. Drinking alcohol, taking/selling drugs, or having any sort of sexual contact outside of a heterosexual marriage are all punishable offenses...by death (as seen in the above photo of Iranian youths Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni, executed in 2005 for having gay sex) . By living, we are creating an "unacceptable world" by our enemies standards. Their solution is weakening and destroying us through violence and fear. Next, here comes the big one...

We are not all of the Islamic faith. Worse though, is that we are overwhelmingly a Christian nation. The Qur'an itself encourages violence against "non-believers" and "sinners" of our caliber. For example, Mohammed said to the masses "Convert or Die!" while Jesus preached "Believe and Live." I'll go on: Surah 8, Verse 39 from the Qur'an states "And fight them [Non-Believers] until there is no more tumult or oppression and there previal justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere." If you are curious to see more quotes from their holy scripture along these lines, please comment and I will be glad to accomodate you. No Rosie, "radical Christianity" is not as dangerous as radical Islam. See more on their radical bull below on the December 30 posting.

Bottom line: They hate us because of who we are, but does that mean we should have to change? I am proud of what we have built and who we are. I am not converting to Islam or giving up the rights that this nation has granted me. I will, however, go overseas and fight this menace to protect our rights and freedoms here at home if I must. I believe in this cause of liberating the world of terror and violence, and I recognize that in this world filled with radicals. Freedom is not free, and I will gladly pay my "buck o' five" (a little humor for those of you who have seen "Team America") to preserve it here in this country.

Check it Out

An entertaining must see, thought you all would enjoy it:



Look up more of these from Dennis Miller/Fox News, they are a fantastic common sense commentary with a hint of humor.

An Interesting Week Off

I took this past week off to take a little vacation with the lovely Melody Johnson around my home state of Maryland and the Washington D.C. area. I must say, it is relaxing taking time away from the issues...but it is also a headache to come back into the seam and see what has come about this past week. Overall, the following instances I will talk about below make me question where we are going as a nation, culture and society. Lets begin.

In San Francisco, a Yale a cappella singing group was performing at a party. After singing the "Star Spangled Banner," however, they were attacked by a group of individuals, leaving one member with a broken jaw, another with a concussion and thensome. Unbelievable.

Last Friday in Wisconsin, an illegal immigrant was arrested, charged and indicted with the molestation of a little girl. At arraignment, however, the judge ruled that he would only need to post a $5,000 bail (even though he had prior convictions and was deported once already). He posted the cheap bail and was released, then obviously failed to show up at court on Monday. So, now Wisconsin has a convicted violent offender and child molestor roaming the streets. The judge felt that since his girlfriend lived in the area, he would not flee...he did not take into consideration, however, that it was the daughter of his girlfriend that he was molesting. He should have been held without bail until trial.

In New York City this week (1/10), the FDNY demanded that personal decorations be removed from all lockers. The many firefighters who decorated their lockers with photos of loved ones, fellow firefighters who have died in the line of duty, yellow ribbons supporting the troops and American flag decals are now banned. They later backed down slightly after a tremendous uproar from the firefighters, stating that they would allow some flags.

Yesterday, 1/12, the "victim" in the Duke rape case changed her story yet again. Today, Mike Nifong (the District Attorney pursuing the case) finally stepped back and requested to be taken off the case. He now looks at begin charged criminally for hiding evidence and pushing a case that had no warrant against 3 innocent student athletes.

Also on the 12th, two women in Chicago were arrested for pimping out underage girls via CraigsList. The women were using classifieds on the site advertising sex with a 16-year-old and 14-year-old in exchange for "donations" or "roses," code words for money.

Finally, in Vermont, another atrocity has been committed as a convicted child molestor abused a little boy more than 10 times, and the judge has felt it necessary to release him on probation with rehab. So, he is set free back into the neighborhoods as long as he doesn't do it again...hmmm...

Oh, and Chris Dodd (D-CT) is apparently having delusions and is going to make a run at the presidency in '08.

Overall, an interesting week.

The Democrats take control of Congress and...

...Nothing happens. Big whoop. The democrats finished up a 4 day celebration of receptions, parties, "tea times" and other social affairs today as the new electee's took office. The way the high and mighty media talked about it (and the way the dems talked about themselves) you would think the whole world was waiting on the edge of their seat for this to take place. All this caps off a year of bashing Republicans, the current administration, our overall handling of terrorism, and the American way of life. If nothing else, at least they kept up with their resolutions from last year.

I will forcast this much from the Dems in the near future:

1. The minimum wage will increase nationwide and do no good whatsoever. The only result will be a decrease in the value of the US dollar. Our capitalist, free market economy is such that it adjusts with time to any changes in the pay scales. Sure, pay everyone $10/hr so they all feel good about the money they are making. Over a couple years however, all that will add up to is higher paying jobs above minimum wage, higher costs on products and services for the consumer (us) and and general evening-out of the economy's money market. In the end, $10/hr then will feel just like $6/hr feels like now (because a Big Mac will goto 8 bucks, generally speaking). This is a "feel good" measure by the Dems to gain support and make people believe that they are doing good for the people (well played smart politics). Also, to counter the claim that many families in poverty are trying to support themselves on "poor" minimum wage, only 0.6% of our workforce is on minimum wage...and they are mostly high school kids.
2. Numerous investigations on Republican leadership all the way up to the President. Contrary to popular crazy liberal opinion, they do not have any reason or the support for impeachment (so keep quiet Mrs. Sheehan). They will conduct investigations on how we interrogate terror suspects, the usage of the Patriot Act, our monitoring of suspected overseas and domestic terrorists through phone, email, bank accounts, etc. What message does this send to our enemies battling overseas? I'm sure who they would've voted for if allowed to...
3. They will screw up. Period. With the San Francisco liberal, Nancy Pelosi, in the middle of it all (its almost a given). Whether the media picks up on it is a different story, which is exactly why I gather my news from the most balanced source! (see below, 12/26/06)

Look forward to the coming months and keep an eye out. Democrats love to raise taxes, play politics and tell you how to live. Do not be fooled. I see promise in the future for traditional conservatives as we enter a dangerous era. By the way, if you were on the edge of your seat...you need to get out more.

New Year Resolution

This year, I vow to continue to push the values, lifestyle and beliefs that define what an American is. I will continue to believe in individual freedom, a limited yet secure government, a strong national security system, stronger borders, and that idea of capitalism that we have fought so hard for.

I will uphold the ideas of free enterprise, a colorblind society, homeowner rights, as well as faith in ourselves and that higher power. I will continue to support and rejoice in the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and those rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as promised to us in the Bill of Rights (yes, they're still there believe it or not). I will also be proudly reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in its entirety.

Finally, I will maintain and push the stance of strength and unity within our country while the high and mighty media, liberal politicans, and self proclaimed "progressives" attempt to divide us while we stare at the face of terror and are on the brink of cultural/societal loss.

Stay with me here folks, its going to be a good year.