I was thrilled to discover that President Obama is using his campaign website to organize his supporters to call into talk radio shows like mine. So to all of you supporters of ObamaCare who need a webpage to explain to you in small words WHY you support ObamaCare—welcome.
Now, loathe as I am to contradict the president or his Organizing For America webpage, I would like to offer some tips of my own that, I believe, would be more helpful than those you’re getting from Obama.
Tip #1: DON’T call Randi Rhodes. Scrolling through the shows Team Obama is specifically soliciting calls for, I came across several NPR shows and other left-wing radio programs. Don’t waste your time. The folks who listen to Rhodes, Ed Schultz, Al Sharpton(!) and NPR couldn’t be more in the tank for Obama if they trapped under a killer whale at Sea World. You’re preaching to the choir.
Tip #2: “Be polite, respectful and clear?” Please. Clear—definitely. I’d like…no, actually, I’d LOVE.. for someone to explain clearly how ObamaCare is going to add customers, increase demand but simultaneously bring down prices. But “polite” and “respectful?” Zzzzzzzzz. Our motto is “If you can’t say something nice, call me!” Insulting the host wins bonus points and moves you to the front of the line.
Tip #3: PLEASE don’t rely on the Obama-provided talking points if you want to be taken seriously. “The plan the President laid out includes the largest health care tax cut for middle class families in history and makes coverage more affordable for tens of millions of families and small business owners and expands coverage to over 31 million Americans who are currently uninsured.” Really? Who’s getting a “tax cut?” Got any idea? This “expanded coverage”—isn’t that just forcing people who choose not to buy insurance to do so? And how is my health insurance going to be “more affordable” if I’m one of the lucky winners in this plan, since prices aren’t going down. Oh—you mean you’re making OTHER PEOPLE PAY for their insurance. How is that fair? Etc., etc. If you find you don’t really understand Obama’s plan, by the way, don’t feel bad. Based on what he said in Thursday’s “summit,” he doesn’t either.
And finally, absolutely ignore this advice: “If you can't get through, don't worry! If the show you call is busy or not accepting calls at the moment you call in, simply click "Give me another show" to find another.”
Since you’re obviously not a listener, you’re not expected to know this, but on most talk shows you’re going to sound like a total idiot calling into a show you’re not listening to trying to argue with a person you’ve never heard of. I realize the O-bots would never lower themselves to actually listen to a radio format that an estimated 45 million Americans tune into, but we have real conversations. Despite what effete lefties who’ve never listened tell you, it’s not just a “right-wing” host reading off bullet points from the Ministry of Propaganda over a loudspeaker:
“OBAMA IS BAD. TAX CUTS ARE GOOD. WE LOVE SCOTT BROWN. THAT IS ALL.”
It’s the kind of conversation normal people have in diners, at bars and around the dinner table every day. If you enjoy conversation and are willing to be honest, authentic and a little bit entertaining, then forget Obama’s talking points, tune in and join the fun.
You are sincerely welcome to be part of the show.
"The truth is something [Warren] probably prefers not to confront. Harvard doesn’t come calling just because you’re a smart lawyer and a terrific teacher — not with Warren’s modest, Oklahoma upbringing and non-Ivy League education. She is not your typical Harvard professor. At a certain point, when the law school was under pressure to promote diversity, she represented a three-fer: a great lawyer with a national profile, a woman, and a minority, at least by virtue of family lore. "
-- Joan Vennochi
