Month: February 2014

CLA Radio 02/07/14: Gallbladders, Etc.

In honor of Generalissmo Duane Patterson’s upcoming surgery, the next ConservativeLA Radio show (on Duane FM in the Hughniverse, Friday, 02/07, 7:00 Pacific/10:00 Eastern) will be comprised of approximately two-thirds gallbladder- and hospital-related material, followed by random music included on the set list for absolutely no reason whatsoever (other than the fact that they are, in my estimation, excellent tunes). Hope you can stop by and listen, and join us in chat! Spoiler set list: CLA Radio Presents: Bile Bag (On His Hip) Rosemary Clooney: Tenderly Additional Audio: Gallbladder Birthday eCard Eels: Hospital Food Marin Marais: Le Tableau de l’Operation de...

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Immigration – Sins of the Fathers

Immigration is a subject I’d just as soon leave until there’s a Republican president, since Democrats have proven so untrustworthy in the enforcement of immigration law. But, since Republican leadership insists on bringing it up again, the subject is unavoidable. There are the obvious problems, such as laughable enforcement, the influx of low-wage workers, the inability to distinguish between eligible illegals, and the fact that the federal bureaucracy has never been able to handle even its current immigration tasks much better than Obamacare. And then there is one basic, underlying problem that would ensure immigration remains a problem in perpetuity:...

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CLA Radio 01/31/14: Bass

The next ConservativeLA Radio show (on Duane FM in the Hughniverse, Friday, 01/31, 7:00 Pacific/10:00 Eastern) will be about the most important instrument in any band worth the name. And of course I mean: Bass. Thanks to Bloviating Zeppelin for the show topic, and to Traveling Cynic for the extra playa suggestions I missed! Hope you can stop by and listen, and join us in chat! Spoiler set list (bassist in parentheses, in progress): The Who: Heaven And Hell (John Entwistle) Primus: Jerry Was A Race Car Driver (Les Claypool) James Brown: Get Up I Feel Like Being A...

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