Jamie Dupree of WSB Radio in Atlanta spoke with Neal Boortz about an apparent new entitlement program buried in the little read cap and trade bill. Apparently the bill includes an “Energy Refund Program” which reveals that the Dems expect the bill to raise energy costs far more than they admit.
The new monthly payout would go to those whose income is no more than 150% of the poverty line. The provision appears on page 1193 of the bill which was raced through unread by nearly all of the so-called representatives voting on it. The current modus operandi of Polosi’s most irresponsible congress in history is to make sure the public has no opportunity to comment on proposed legislation.
Dupree also writes in his blog about the bill making provision for loss of funds to the Medicare and Social Security funds because of the job-killing nature of the bill. Dupree, unlike the lapdog official state media, is going through the bill line by line and reporting what he finds. His full blog is on the WSB site here.
I don’t often have audio to post of Neal Boortz. But thanks to C-Span and their simulcast today of Boortz’s program we have a link to video of the show.
Congressman John Linder, co-author of The Fair Tax Book, joined Boortz to respond to the the curious “hatchet job” on the tax plan in the NY Times. Neal and Linder give some history behind their tax proposal and the book which was No. 1 on the Times bestseller list. They also field some good phoned-in questions on this possible replacement for the income tax.
These C-Span broadcasts though simple one-camera affairs, really do a great job of capturing the studio atmosphere of a radio show. You catch all of the off-air banter including the opening of a gift box of corn from listener Courtney in Iowa.
You can find other recent radio related C-Span programs on this search page.
“I’ve come to the conclusion that roughly 50 percent of the adults in this country are simply too ignorant and functionally incompetent to be living in a free society.”
So begins the description on Amazon of “Somebody’s Gotta Say It”, the new book offering from Neal Boortz. It continues, “The Democrats’ theme for 2008 will be ‘The Common Good.’ I can’t speak for you, but I am an individual. Government exists to protect my rights, not to order my life. And I damn sure don’t exist to serve government.”
The Boortz book tour is in full-swing and his media appearances and book-signings are listed here.
Neil Boortz frequently offers some of the best columns of any of the talkers, on his blog Nealz Nuze. Today is no exception. He takes a look at the “Hildebeast’s” announcement that she wants to be President again. And he examines some of her accomplishments last go-round.
“We have to start thinking about what it would be like to have a president who put the common good above individual rights. Hillary Rodham is part and parcel of the war on individualism.” Read Neal’s post, “OK .. SO SHE’S IN.”
