In 97 and 98 I worked out of the home and started listening to talk radio.
I am a conservative today because of listening to Dennis Prager, Mike Reagan and David Gold.
If Jesus Christ returns to Earth and runs for President, he better run as a Republican because I'll vote against him if he runs as a Dem.
Intelligent radio, like an astute author, can crystallize the thought process: perhaps you have a feeling about something that you can't name and suddenly some talk show host verbalizes that very thought you've struggled with - and then all the little pieces fit together in your mind.
You'll take that knowledge into the world: even if you don't ever verbalize the thought in an argument, it will make you a stronger, and hopefully better, person.
I haven't read this author before. Is he always this stupid?
I suggest you read some of his other works. Start with Holidays in Hell.
PJ has written some brilliant pieces for Rolling Stone mag, as well as a number of books that you might enjoy, including "Parliament of Whores", "Eat the Rich", "Holidays in Hell", "Modern Manners", etc. He is late to the conservative side and considers himself to be mroe of a Libertarian. That being said, his assaults on liberal viewpoints and commentators are devastatingly accurate, and quite, funny to boot. To whit, from an essay about a "Volga peace cruise" written before the demise of the USSR: "Peaceniks love to talk about the glories of the new Soviet man and the wonders of the Soviet economy, but they still bring their own toilet paper when visiting the USSR" (or words to that effect)
I was a Nixon-hating democrat, mad at Ford, for pardoning Nixon, became a Reagan democrat after comparing Carter's misery and incompetence with Reagan's leadership, and became a conservative from listening to Rush.
I like Rush, Medved, Ingraham, and a little of Savage (A little is all I can take of him sometimes. He get's on a free association rant and will work some magic and other times he's just ranting.)
Just like you, me, and most of America, PJ started out as an emotional feeling heartfelt liberal. Then we grew up and and started using our brains. PJ is often funny but this piece really sucks.
Congratulations on your transformation from feeler to thinker.
Wow, that is just blasphemous...and really funny. 7th commandment or not, I'm going to steal it.
This isn't one of his better efforts. Here are a few PJ quotes that you may like to sample.