One Veterans View of Jon Justice or Whatever His Name Is

Michael Brewer — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:25:33 +0000

So then why do conservative morally grounded citizens not rebuke him?
Can you imagine this man’s aberrations, laced with some obvious adolescent development issues of his own, being in the same room with Ronald Reagan, George Will, William Buckley, George Bush Sr. or Mayor Bob Walkup? They would send him to the principal’s office.
Were his rants to be in a ramada at Reid Park, or a platform at the 4th Ave. Street Fair, the probability is high that he would be violating laws regarding the inciting of riots. Do you think he could speak the way he does in the Armed Forces where morality and decency still reigns?
Radio talk show formats originally were collateral to campaigning, not obsessive compulsive outlets for identity politics that curiously attract the same OCD mindset and individuals who have no other core identity. Some folks can only feel themselves in opposition.
We now must govern, not campaign 24/7. While I am not a fan of Woodrow Wilson, I can certainly understand what inspired him to shut down radio shows during time of war. What end do these shows serve?
Get a library card.
I say, ask the sponsors to show some mettle and pay all these narcissists enough to go on sabbatical for 90 days and give us some time to care for our brethren. Just 90 days, that’s all. Give us a break for 90 days, and use that time to bring to light the work of all the unsung enlightened ones in Tucson.
Talk about the transition program for returning veterans at the U of A, talk about the free retreats at the Merritt Center. Interview a different veteran everyday. Talk about healthy living issues. Create free tutoring centers for students with on air answers to questions.
Toss out the nationally syndicated hosts and give the airways to local clergy and local psychologists. It would revive the local economy and put Tucson First, which has never happened since the idea was launched.
Give more air time to sanity. Allow the likes of John Scott, a man of manners and decency, to create a new Tucson with some of the most innovative radio in the nation.
Radio has the bully pulpit. Use it for the sunum bonum, not the swamp it has become. Tucson could well become known as the city that revived radio the old fashion way–with courtesy, class and culture.

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One Veterans View of Jon Justice or Whatever His Name Is