Erazmus
06-06-2007, 09:39 AM
Ok, so I’m on my way to work this morning (I have an hour commute), and I think to myself, “I wonder what the pundits are saying about last night’s CNN GOP debate?” I figured someone had to be talking about it. I checked all the FM stations, nadda. Then I change to the AM and finally hear someone… The show is the Mike Gallagher show. Now I’ve never heard of this guy before in my life, but he was talking about the debates, so I thought I would listen for a bit. It turns out, that it’s not Mike Gallagher talking, it’s a sit in for him, a guy named Mike Sento (spelling?). I thought it was Rush at first.
So he starts talking about how he’s a John McCain fan, but John McCain (in his opinion) was the biggest disappointment in the debates. Then he says no one gave an alternate strategy to the Iraq war. I was like, “What?” He talked about most of the candidates, but not Paul. He also said no one stood out. I said, “That’s it.” I called in. Oddly enough, I got right on the air. No busy signal. One call, straight on the air. That has to tell you how many listeners they have, LOL. Now, I don’t remember the Q and A perfectly, so I’m going to write everything I can remember the best I can. It just happened, so I remember the major points of the call. If anyone heard it, please let me know if I forget anything, my caller name was Travis.
He said, “You are a Ron Paul supporter?”
I reply, “Ron Paul all the way.”
So he asks me, “What do you like about Ron Paul?”
I reply, “He’s got a good message, he’s conservative and he wants to get us out of the quagmire in Iraq….
Then he interrupted me, “I liked (some candidate a long time ago), that had a snowballs chance in hell of winning. Do you think Ron Paul can win?
I said, “Yes. He has a good following on the internet. He lead in all the network POLLs, MSNBC, Fox, and as of last night before I went to bed, CNN. I don’t know where it stands now because I’m on my way to work.”
He then went to the talking point, “You call the Iraq war a quagmire. What do you think this says to the troops who are risking their lives for this country? What do you think that says to them?”
I said, “That’s a good point. I think that they are doing their jobs. They were told to go fight a war, and that is exactly what they are doing. They are doing the best job they can. The policy is the problem. When you have the wrong diagnosis, you don’t maintain the same treatment.”
He responds, “So what do you think we should do? We should pull out all the troops tomorrow? How do you think we should do that?”
I said, “I’m not a military strategist.”
He says, “You sound like one, are you a military strategist?”
I said, “No, I am a concerned citizen. One hundred troops die a month and over 1000 a year. We borrow 3 billion a month from China to finance this war…”
He interrupts again, “I’ve heard this song and dance before, good bye.”
And that’s pretty much it. Now, I will say that he didn’t interrupt me very much. He let me say my peace, and I am thankful for that. But it seemed like he couldn’t refute any of my factual data. He went straight to the talking points. I feel very good about the call. My responses were firm, audible, to the point, factual, and quick. A couple people I know thought he was quiet because he didn’t know how to respond; otherwise he may have interrupted more. I don’t know about that, but I’m glad I was able to finish my thoughts, for the most part. I am thankful they also let me on the air when I mentioned I was for Ron Paul. When he realized he was losing the argument though, I think that’s when he decided to break from the conversation. I knew the material, I made established points, and I wasn’t going to back down.
Here is the really interesting thing. This Mike Sento guy, before I called he talked about the debates for ten to fifteen minutes. He said he hadn’t heard the listener’s opinions on the Democrat or the GOP debates. He wanted caller feedback. So I call and get through and mention the war and Ron Paul. For the next 45 minutes after he hung up. He didn’t talk about the debates or Ron Paul. He changed topics to immigration. For the next 45 minutes, until I got to work, all he talked about was immigration. I’ve been asking myself, why? I think it’s because he wanted our conversation to die before going back. Radio stations know commuters are the bulk of the morning radio listeners. They also know the average listening time of commuters is about an hour. I think, he changed topics to immigration because that’s the ONLY topic that republicans have a consensus on, and it’s a major issue.
But above all else, I GOT RON’S NAME OUT THERE!!! Hopefully there were more than five listeners. Now, like I’ve said, I’ve never heard of this guy. But I’m assuming he’s syndicated. The call screener asked me not to say, “Good morning.” So I said, “Hello.”
I feel REALLY good about myself. I NEVER call in radio shows or anything. But I am so compelled by Ron Paul’s message, I couldn’t allow the censorship any longer. I mentioned his view on Iraq, that he is conservative, and the fact that he was winning the network POLLS, all positives. My responses were clear, to the point, firm, and not fading. I OWNED him, and he had no choice but to hang up.
This is a good day. RON PAUL 2008!!!
So he starts talking about how he’s a John McCain fan, but John McCain (in his opinion) was the biggest disappointment in the debates. Then he says no one gave an alternate strategy to the Iraq war. I was like, “What?” He talked about most of the candidates, but not Paul. He also said no one stood out. I said, “That’s it.” I called in. Oddly enough, I got right on the air. No busy signal. One call, straight on the air. That has to tell you how many listeners they have, LOL. Now, I don’t remember the Q and A perfectly, so I’m going to write everything I can remember the best I can. It just happened, so I remember the major points of the call. If anyone heard it, please let me know if I forget anything, my caller name was Travis.
He said, “You are a Ron Paul supporter?”
I reply, “Ron Paul all the way.”
So he asks me, “What do you like about Ron Paul?”
I reply, “He’s got a good message, he’s conservative and he wants to get us out of the quagmire in Iraq….
Then he interrupted me, “I liked (some candidate a long time ago), that had a snowballs chance in hell of winning. Do you think Ron Paul can win?
I said, “Yes. He has a good following on the internet. He lead in all the network POLLs, MSNBC, Fox, and as of last night before I went to bed, CNN. I don’t know where it stands now because I’m on my way to work.”
He then went to the talking point, “You call the Iraq war a quagmire. What do you think this says to the troops who are risking their lives for this country? What do you think that says to them?”
I said, “That’s a good point. I think that they are doing their jobs. They were told to go fight a war, and that is exactly what they are doing. They are doing the best job they can. The policy is the problem. When you have the wrong diagnosis, you don’t maintain the same treatment.”
He responds, “So what do you think we should do? We should pull out all the troops tomorrow? How do you think we should do that?”
I said, “I’m not a military strategist.”
He says, “You sound like one, are you a military strategist?”
I said, “No, I am a concerned citizen. One hundred troops die a month and over 1000 a year. We borrow 3 billion a month from China to finance this war…”
He interrupts again, “I’ve heard this song and dance before, good bye.”
And that’s pretty much it. Now, I will say that he didn’t interrupt me very much. He let me say my peace, and I am thankful for that. But it seemed like he couldn’t refute any of my factual data. He went straight to the talking points. I feel very good about the call. My responses were firm, audible, to the point, factual, and quick. A couple people I know thought he was quiet because he didn’t know how to respond; otherwise he may have interrupted more. I don’t know about that, but I’m glad I was able to finish my thoughts, for the most part. I am thankful they also let me on the air when I mentioned I was for Ron Paul. When he realized he was losing the argument though, I think that’s when he decided to break from the conversation. I knew the material, I made established points, and I wasn’t going to back down.
Here is the really interesting thing. This Mike Sento guy, before I called he talked about the debates for ten to fifteen minutes. He said he hadn’t heard the listener’s opinions on the Democrat or the GOP debates. He wanted caller feedback. So I call and get through and mention the war and Ron Paul. For the next 45 minutes after he hung up. He didn’t talk about the debates or Ron Paul. He changed topics to immigration. For the next 45 minutes, until I got to work, all he talked about was immigration. I’ve been asking myself, why? I think it’s because he wanted our conversation to die before going back. Radio stations know commuters are the bulk of the morning radio listeners. They also know the average listening time of commuters is about an hour. I think, he changed topics to immigration because that’s the ONLY topic that republicans have a consensus on, and it’s a major issue.
But above all else, I GOT RON’S NAME OUT THERE!!! Hopefully there were more than five listeners. Now, like I’ve said, I’ve never heard of this guy. But I’m assuming he’s syndicated. The call screener asked me not to say, “Good morning.” So I said, “Hello.”
I feel REALLY good about myself. I NEVER call in radio shows or anything. But I am so compelled by Ron Paul’s message, I couldn’t allow the censorship any longer. I mentioned his view on Iraq, that he is conservative, and the fact that he was winning the network POLLS, all positives. My responses were clear, to the point, firm, and not fading. I OWNED him, and he had no choice but to hang up.
This is a good day. RON PAUL 2008!!!