Reagan, Bush Sr: Iran-Contra. Produced Oliver North.
Bush Jr: Saddamscam.
It starts to seem like whenever a Republican President subverts democracy (am I being redundant?) there are a lot of conservatives out there who like it so much that one of the henchmen becomes a hero, and gets a radio deal out of it.
So which Saddamscam figure will become the next hot talk radio host?
My bet is on Rumsfeld. He’s got the right tone of voice, loves to pontificate, and is full of pseudo-philosophical observations about politics. Can’t you just imagine him sneering at his liberal guests?
(I’ll sing praises, Lord. Hallelujah, hossannas, the whole megilla. I’ll donate 15% of my income to underprivileged Unitarian children. I’ll purchase only Amish approved products and never so much as annoy a whale as long as I live. Maybe 12.5% on that income thing is more realistic. I’ll get back to you on that. Of course, if I had a better job, I’d have more money to give. Just mentioning…)
Let’s not forget Ari “the Shoveler” Fleischer. He’s a born propagandist and bullshit artist and he has no other discernable talent. He should fit right in on Fox News.
Wow. Remember in the bad old days of the USSR, where the commies had officers attached to every unit whose only jobs were political indoctrination and propaganda? This guy would have been perfect.
For those of you who have forgotten the hysterical MG Edwin Walker, or never heard of him, here is the website for an outfit devoted to the preservation of his memory, in all its shoddy glory.
Ollie North became “a top conservative radio host”? He must be ruling the airwaves somewhere other than where I live.
If using bad intelligence or exaggerating it to stampede a mostly prone Congress into war counts as “subverting democracy”, then I guess I should be looking at the Vietnam War in a new light (anyone recall studying the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in history class?).
Damned if I can’t think of anyone from the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson or Nixon administrations (all of whom share blame for getting or keeping us mired in Vietnam) emerging as a top radio talk show host.
I don’t see anyone from Bush II making the big time in right-wing talk radio. I’m not even sure the format is going to be successful enough in the future to justify the label “big time”, what with Rush off to treatment and no really powerhouse substitutes waiting in the wings.
