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Shout-out for local radio

The podcast link may not be up after this week, but on the 19th of this month, local talk show host Vince Jericho gave a good analysis of Doug Burlison's Springfield budget proposal. Compared to the damning-with-faint-praise overview from the News-Leader... well, there is no comparison. [Late edit: Sarah Overstreet did do a dandy piece in today's News-Leader.]

Now, some folks don't like Vince. (The station he works for does carry Neal Boortz, by the way, if ya didn't know. A couple more libertarian-flavored shows [hintity-hint] would be nice additions to their roster...] Now, I try to stay on good terms with all of the local media, as it is imperative that we don't play favorites. Some of them ignore us, some give us lip service - to be honest, I can't remember the last time KWTO did any coverage of - well, anything we do. A few spots here and there from the local TV stations, short interviews and whatnot, that's about it. We have in the past gotten pretty fair treatment by the Community Free Press, shout-out to them for that, and we have a few kindred spirits - at least in the vicinity of some of our ideas - from local bloggers like JackeHammer.

Truth be told, our "product" is a tough sell. When you tell people they need to be more like the ones who envisioned a country where able-bodied, sound-minded folks need to rely on themselves instead of the government, there tend to be a lot of blank stares and the occasional "that's heartless!" kind of response. (If you run into a situation like that, ask the poor bewildered soul if they want everything for free from the taxpayer. That's a short and not-so-sweet way to make 'em think.)


Anyway, thanks for the kudos and shout-outs, Mr. J. Every bit helps.

Labels: KSGF, Libertarian, Springfield Missouri

posted by The Libertarian Guy @ 7:00 PM