Part of the whole business of talk radio is that everyone has so much to say, and so little time to get it said. You're under the pressure of the clock, the advertisers, and the audience, and you're trying to get it all in. Not easy.
I know this. My folks were in the media for ages.
If you were listening to KFBK last night, I apologize. Yes, that was me on Bruce Maiman's show. I called in wanting to make one simple comment: I'd read what the candidates platforms were, and I didn't like any of them. Not one person running for the office of President this year is qualified, capable, trustworthy, or honest. Frankly, if it were up to me, I'd have hung the whole damned lot of them. "Bastards" doesn't even begin to cover it.
Still, like anyone, Maiman wanted to know where I was coming from on this. I should have been a bit more clear, but he wound up thinking my oldest and youngest son had both served in Iraq. If you're read this blog with any frequency, you know they didn't: Due to being seriously injured in a night jump at Fort Bragg, NC, James wound up in Kuwait, ferrying Hummers around the AO, even when the military's doctors themselves said he should have stayed home, while Matt had a meltdown at Fort Campbell, KY, and was ejected from the service. Both are supposed to be receiving care from the VA due to service related conditions, but neither is getting the help they're supposed to.
No surprise there. As I've said before, if you want to trivialize a critical issue in American society, all you have to do is make the government agency responsible for it a cabinet level entity. (Just look at what's happened with Homeland Security.) Already there? Have Congress hold hearings.
It was late for me, last night. I was just getting back into town, and I was short on miles. While George Bush is saying the fundamentals are good, I'm out there trying to get at least 2,500 miles just to make ends meet. (I need anywhere from 2,500 to 3,000 in this business just to keep my bills current.)
I'm probably not one of Maiman's favorite people. I suspect he'd be relieved if I would switch it over to another station altogether, but I've no evidence of it. Still, I'm like a bad case of herpes: I just keep coming back.
The whole story about my dad, me, my sons, is complicated, and it's long. A lot of it is not fit for talk radio. I'll try to get it all in over the next few days, assuming I have web access and time. (Yes, you can get short miles in trucking and still be working your ass off.)
More to come. I hope.
Sites to See:
More about Bruce Maiman, here.
