Tuesday - March 27, 2007
 SORRY FOLKS ...... NO VOICE
Well ... looks like either the schedule or the pollen has nailed me. The
beginning of the sixth week of the "Somebody's Gotta Say It" book tour finds me
in Tulsa, Oklahoma on a Tuesday morning with no voice. Not good. Belinda is
scrambling to find "best of" segments to fill in, and I'm stuck in a hotel room
trying to get on track for tomorrow. Rest assured, however, that this does not
interfere with my plans to be on hand tonight in Kansas City at Rainy Day Books
for a signing at 7:00. The toughest thing is that I won't be able to talk to the
folks. Just sign, grip and grin! My Kansas City affiliate Newsradio 980 KMBZ
will be doing a live broadcast for the event ... so we'll let them do the
talking! Sorry 'bout this. If I was just feeling puny ... no problem. But my 37
years of experience doing talk radio has taught me that it's durned hard to do a
show if you can't talk. I'm pretty bright that way. So .. here I am stuck in a rather nice hotel room ... so this means I'll
probably go a little wild with some extra notes this morning. So check back. I'm
gonna get some breakfast and come back to do some more. Now ... is there a doctor in Tulsa who will get me a Z-pack?
BOOK SIGNINGS  We're
entering the home stretch of the book tour:
- 3/27 Union Temple on the Plaza, Kansas City, MO
- 3/28 Barnes & Noble, Washington, DC
- 3/30 Borders, Metairie, LA
- 4/2 Books-A-Million, Lawrenceville, GA
- 4/3 Barnes & Noble, Marietta, GA
Details and entire book tour schedule.
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PLANET PREDATOR
Yesterday I took a lot of heat from Belinda and Royal when I expressed my
disappointment in the DiscoveryHD series "Planet Earth." I had been looking
forward to this new hi-def look at our planet for some time. I told Donna that I
was going to get my Sunday show prep out of the way so I could plop my
ever-narrowing butt in front of the TV to watch the first episode when it came
on at 8:00 p.m.
So ... what did I see? Well, the HD photography was beautiful, as expected. But
as has happened so many times in the past the producers of the show saw fit to
devote far too much of the footage to animals preying on animals. The first
episode of animal carnage was a wolf chasing down a baby caribou. Then --- let's
see --- we had sharks eating seals, eagles nailing exhausted storks, baby
elephants wandering off to die in the desert, snow leopards eating goats, hyenas
eating antelopes. Finally I just turned off the TV and went to bed. I'm sorry if
this makes me a wimp --- but I just don't like watching endless episodes of
animals chasing down and killing other animals. Is there a good wildlife
photographer out there who can please make a documentary on the earth's wildlife
without showing us all the killing?
Well, as I said, Belinda and Royal gave me a massive dose of puddin' over this.
Belinda started chanting something about the "circle of life" and Royal just
laughed. Fine. Let them watch the carnage. I don't need to see any more films of
baby caribous sitting there panting with exhaustion from the chase while a wolf
chews on its neck. As it turns out, many of my listeners agree with me. Here's
a sampling of the email: | I listen to your show as much as I can in my
office every day. I was so glad you spoke out against those TV
documentaries that take pride in showing every gruesome moment of a
suffering animal while it is being torn apart by a predator. Yes, I
know it is nature and there is nothing we can do about it, but I
hate it. I get angry with the producers who show every lingering
moment of agony. And, why couldn't they have helped the baby
elephant find its mama? It wouldn't have hurt anything but their
smug attitudes about "nature." It was surprising and welcome to hear
a well known personality like you who actually felt the same way as
I do. | | Today I was surprised to hear you did not like
watching animals being killed on these wildlife shows. I was
surprised because I thought I was the only person that felt that
way. I've noticed over the years more and more of these bloody,
graphic killings of animals by animals. I've come to believe it's
the same thing as pornography for the people that make these movies,
videos, etc., and the kill is the "money shot" as it's called in
porn. | | I totally agree with you Neal. I looked
forward to the broadcast and after about 10 minutes and the little
caribou kill I just turned it off. Leave that out and it would be
something I would watch. I know this is life, but I'd rather not
watch it. | | I TOTALLY agree with you about The Planet
Earth. My husband and I had marked the calendar to watch the show
with our three boys. I couldn't believe how gory it was. My 6 year
old was freaking out. I know that animals have to eat other animals
to survive but did they have to show it more than once? WE GOT IT
ALREADY!! |
And no .. I'm not opposed to all forms of violence. If these producers are so
eager to show us the chase and the kill .. .how about this. Show me videos of
idiots leading police on high-speed chases through neighborhoods where children
are playing, and on the same streets being driven by innocent and law-abiding
people; and then show the police pulling these jerks out of their cars and
beating them to death. Now that will keep me tuned in.
So ... for those of you at Discovery HD. I'm sure you put a lot of work and
money into your "Planet Earth" documentary. Thanks, but no thanks. I'll find a
nice travel show to watch.
THAT MEETING THIS WEEK WITH THE REPUBLICANS?
WELL .... GUESS WHAT?
Do you remember me telling you about my invitation to talk to the Republican
"Theme Team" on Capitol Hill this coming Thursday. This week of the book tour
was planned around that event. I was looking forward to telling these ladies and
gentlemen that the Republican Party has absolutely nothing going for it right
now that is in any way igniting the passions or even the mile interest of the
American people. Nothing. Nada. Nyet. Nunca.
So .......
Cancelled.
Yup. Got an email yesterday telling me that something was going on at the White
House on Thursday and that most of the Republicans would be there ... and that
my appearance had been cancelled. Well hell. I would rather go to the White
House than listen to some know-it-all talk show host too ... so I guess that's
just the way the old political pickle squirts. It looks like I'm just going to
have to take what I was going to say to the Republicans and put it in writing
... so look for that posting a bit later this week on Nealz Nuze! IRAN MAY BE CHANGING ITS MIND
 Iran is changing its tune on the 15 kidnapped British soldiers,
saying it is questioning them to see if they're innocent. It seems the Iranians
think now maybe their supposed trespassing in Iranian waters was an accident.
More accurately .... perhaps the Iranians have some hint that their little
kidnapping ploy isn't working out all that well for them and they had better
find a way out of this mess. By the way...one of the 15 is a woman. Just how
much of this is the world going to put up with?
By the way, the Blob (that's Rosie O'Donnell for those of you who are new to the
show) thinks we made the whole thing up. That's right, theBlob implied on 'The
View' that the United States somehow set up this whole thing so as to provoke
the Iranians into giving us an excuse to start a war with them. Yeah, that's
what happened. George W. Bush probably did all this in his spare time while he
was planning more plane hijackings so he could continue the War On Terror. I'm
starting to think that this hideous woman really is as stupid as she sounds.
Stupid --- not ignorant. You can fix ignorant.
Anyway, it could be that mounting international pressure is changing the
Iranians minds...but it's still astonishing that nobody is doing anything about
it. Snatching those 15 soldiers was an act of war....except Britain hasn't
reacted. Why? Evidently because they're continuing their policy of Islamic
appeasement...and letting the Iranians slide. The strongest words Tony Blair
could come up with was that they were taking the matter very seriously. That's
it. Which is too bad...because this would be a great opportunity to put the
Mullahs in Tehran in their place.
But instead, the UK is holding Iran's hand...softly telling them to please
return the soldiers. I wonder if they're going to pay money for their release?
Perhaps a prisoner swap? It's really that absurd.
Where are the Islamic fascists going to push next?
YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK
There are
600,000 illegal alien fugitives in this country that our government
cannot account for. The people charged with the responsibility of
keeping up with these people are claiming inadequate resources. How about lack
of will? But hey, no worries. We learn that the Feds expect to have them all of
these fugitive criminal aliens out by the end of 2012. So only another 4 years
or so before we round up all the murderers, rapists and thieves from the Mexican
invasion and ship them back from whence they came. Of course, by then, another
600,000 -- likely many more --- will crossed the border heading north.
Criminal aliens? Yeah .. that's what I call them. A little insensitive reaction
of mine to seeing these people carrying their "I'm not a criminal" signs. You
cross the border illegally, you work illegally, you stay here illegally ...
you're a criminal. Plus you have the fact that a significant percentage of
illegal aliens are committing a large number of crimes. Sexual predators
especially...all courtesy of our neighbor to the South. But the media isn't
anxious to report this wave of crime courtesy of Mexico. Next time you're
watching your local news and you see a report about a crime committed by someone
who could be an illegal alien, noticed they never mention their immigration
status. That would be politically incorrect.
So the invasion continues. One of the excuses being given as to why the fugitive
backlog is so high in this country is because there aren't enough places in the
jails for them. Here's an idea...how about shipping them back to Mexico and
letting them deal with it? We used to do that....it was calling deporting
somebody. Look it up...it used to happen. A long time ago.
THE LATEST SLAVERY APOLOGY
 Maryland has become the latest state to apologize for slavery.
Virginia has also apologized, and there are similar measures winding their way
through the Georgia and Missouri legislatures. This is, of course, the first
stop on the route to the real goal: reparations. Where does this end? How far
back to we go? There are lots of wrongs committed in our history...should we be
apologizing for them all? As far as the race pimps are concerned, we should
never stop apologizing. They see the reparations movement as a source of power,
so you're going to hear more and more about it.
Apologize for slavery? Here's a few points to ponder. First ... there is not one
single living, breathing human being in this country who cannot trace his
ancestry back to someone who was held in slavery. I hate to the bearer of this
news, but black Americans have no corner on the "descended from slaves" market.
But why stop with an apology for slavery? What about the slaughter of the Native
Americans? Obviously they deserve some money for their pain and suffering. And
if we're talking about reparations, the biggest piggy bank of all has to be the
British government. They still haven't paid for all the havoc they caused in the
Revolutionary War. And what about Aaron Burr's relatives? Alexander Hamilton
owes them some money.
The truth is you can only go back so far. There is not one person alive today
that had anything to do with the slave trade. There is nothing to apologize for
because nobody did anything. There is nobody to pay or collect from because
nobody had anything to do with it. But the apologies roll on.
Hey .. how about an apology from black Americans for the disproportionate amount
of violent crime that is caused by blacks in America.
Oops .. now that's a politically incorrect thought if ever there was one.
| I've never been to a book signing before because to me, what's
the point? I heard you were coming to Tulsa, so I made plans for it
and really didn't know what to expect. Last night was probably one
of the most honourable times I can recall. I remember back when I
was 17(12 years ago), cruising around town way past my curfew. Out
of boredom, I was browsing through my AM radio(FM didn't work) Low
and behold your show was on and I thought "this guy's a total prick,
this is very entertaining" Little at that time would I have realized
that your show would have been one of the biggest influences my
later teenage and early adult years. And still to this day, I'm
tuning in as I wake up. Last night was one to remember. Take care.
Sent in by Jason |
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The media is all worked up because
a Justice Department official is going to take the Fifth and refuse to answer
questions in front of a Senate committee investigating the firing of the
eight U.S. attorneys. The manufactured pseudo-scandal rolls on.
More proof that things are getting better in Iraq, and even the media can't
ignore it this time. Even the good 'ole Islamic terrorist Al-Sadr has decided
to start helping people. How nice...but he is cooperating with the United
States. Must be the surge.
A new poll on the 2008 presidential race shows not much has changed. The
leaders are still Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton. Both lead their nearest
competitors, Barack Obama and John McCain by double digits. Of course, the
election is over a year and a half away. Small detail.
Should Bill Clinton be the U.N. Secretary-General?
It turns out the former president once talked about getting the job. He
could certainly do no worse than the last few people to hold that job. And the
interns are probably better. Oh, and Hillary says if she wins, she'll put Bill
in charge of running the world.
Well, our first customer in the Gitmo war tribunals has pleaded guilty and
will be heading back to Australia. He's facing 20 years for providing support
to terrorists. Once we start handing out real sentences down there, expect the
Left to really get their panties in a knot.
Jack Kelly says what everybody is thinking....Britain needs to respond
forcefully to Iran's kidnapping of its 15 sailors. What Iran did was an
outright act of war, and the British soldiers should have sent the Iranians to
their proverbial oceanic naps. But sadly, a policy of appeasement was in
effect.
The fact that anti-war protesters have now turned on Nancy Pelosi and the
Democrats in Congress shows the dangers of aligning yourself with demagogues.
Thomas Sowell explains that Pelosi and others' supporters have turned against
them on the war, but he wonders why they won't end the war.
Are Republicans making a mistake in opposing a timeline for our withdrawal from
Iraq?
Christopher Hitchens explores the issue...and says there is at least one
Democrat that has been calling for Saddam Hussein's removal for some time.
And now, courtesy of Dinesh D'Souza, here are the top liberal myths about
radical Islam. Topping the list: Muslims are mad at the West because of
the Crusades that took place hundreds of years ago. Not so, says D'Souza. |
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