[Speed Gibson,
Sunday December 10, 2006 at 12:55pm]
Best in Show
The Patriot (AM 1280) has a great lineup on Saturdays of live local programming. Taxpayers League Live starts at 9 AM, followed by three distinct installments of the Northern Alliance Radio Network (NARN) at 11 AM, 1 PM, and 3 pm.
It's a lot of programming to hear live, especially on days as nice as this Saturday, so I record it, catching up later with what I didn't hear live. They're on Townhall.com also, but I notice that last week's shows (Dec 2) aren't out there yet.
Anyway, I was really impressed with "The Final Word" from 3-5 pm this week. This is the newest segment, featuring bloggers King Banian (SCSU Scholars) and Michael Brodkorb (MDE). What I particularly like is their focus on local events and politics.
This week's installment was great, with live reports from the Republican State Central Committee meeting from Michael and from delegate/blogger Andy Aplikowski (Residual Forces).
Michael and Andy agree on some things, but clearly differ on many more, particularly on the performance of GOP chair Ron Carey. It was a good contrast, with King noting that this may be premature until someone else steps forward to say "I'd like that job!"
In the second hour, with Brodkorb sidelined by the famine seemingly planned to limit debate, King explored some economic issues. Particularly interesting was the cost of building a typical new house in St. Cloud. The land is less than $12,000, but the permits and hookup charges are over $30,000. Granted, there are some direct costs like attaching to the water and sewer mains, but the city's net profit is about $15,000 a home!
So while having heard and enjoyed the other six hours now, I hereby declare "The Final Word" to be best in show this week.
It's a lot of programming to hear live, especially on days as nice as this Saturday, so I record it, catching up later with what I didn't hear live. They're on Townhall.com also, but I notice that last week's shows (Dec 2) aren't out there yet.
Anyway, I was really impressed with "The Final Word" from 3-5 pm this week. This is the newest segment, featuring bloggers King Banian (SCSU Scholars) and Michael Brodkorb (MDE). What I particularly like is their focus on local events and politics.
This week's installment was great, with live reports from the Republican State Central Committee meeting from Michael and from delegate/blogger Andy Aplikowski (Residual Forces).
Michael and Andy agree on some things, but clearly differ on many more, particularly on the performance of GOP chair Ron Carey. It was a good contrast, with King noting that this may be premature until someone else steps forward to say "I'd like that job!"
In the second hour, with Brodkorb sidelined by the famine seemingly planned to limit debate, King explored some economic issues. Particularly interesting was the cost of building a typical new house in St. Cloud. The land is less than $12,000, but the permits and hookup charges are over $30,000. Granted, there are some direct costs like attaching to the water and sewer mains, but the city's net profit is about $15,000 a home!
So while having heard and enjoyed the other six hours now, I hereby declare "The Final Word" to be best in show this week.