Talk Radio & Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America

Sue Bob's Diary ^ | October 10, 2005 | Sue Bob

[Sue Bob]

Mychal Massie has, once again, invited me to guest host his weekly show, Straight Talk on Right Talk Radio. The show airs live on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at 1 pm et. Tomorrow, I will have the honor of interviewing James H. Webb, Jr. the author of one of my favorite books, Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America.

James H. Webb, Jr, one of the most highly decorated Marines of the Vietnam war, has served as Assistant Secretary of Defense and as Secretary of the Navy during the Reagan Administration. He is the author of six bestselling novels including Fields of Fire.. His first work of nonfiction is the riveting, revelatory epic assertively titled BORN FIGHTING: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America published by Broadway Books. The book was initially published in October 2004 and is in its10th printing. On Tuesday, October 11, 2005 , Born Fighting is being released in paperback. National Review said the following about this book: "Without really intending to do so, James Webb may have written the most important political book of 2004...A tour de force." We will be discussing Born Fighting, and the enduring impact of the Scots-Irish on America. You may find out more about James H. Webb, Jr. at http://www.jameswebb.com/.

If you go to his website, you will see that Mr. Webb has a different take on Iraq than most conservatives. That issue might come up during the show tomorrow and his opinions will surely be interesting. He's neither a Cindy Sheehan nor a Wesley Clarke--so I think that his insights are valuable.

[pa mom]

Loved the book. Wrote a paper in grad school about in the backcountry during the Revolution. Should have beaten Webb to the punch.

[jla]

National Review said the following about this book:
"Without really intending to do so, James Webb may have written the most important political book of 2004...A tour de force."

How so?

[Sue Bob]

Listen tomorrow and find out! :)

At some point I'm going to write a review of the book. For the review that I referenced--you can go here: http://www.ashbrook.org/publicat/oped/owens/04/webb.html

Sorry, I don't know how to hyperlink here.

[FreeRep]

Ronald Reagan was Scots-Irish and he was the greatest president of the twentieth century.

[Sue Bob]

Or here:

http://www.nationalreview.com/owens/owens200411150824.asp

[tallhappy]

Ronald Reagan was Scots-Irish and he was the greatest president of the twentieth century.

So is Clinton.

(Me, part, as well).

[NavyCanDo]

Glad to be descended from these folks.

If all else fails, I will retreat up the valley of Virginia, plant my flag on the Blue Ridge, rally around the Scotch-Irish of that region, and make my last stand for liberty amongst a people who will never submit to British tyranny whilst there is a man left to draw a trigger.

George Washington, at Valley Forge.