HUGH HEWITT and Free Republic: How should we help him help us? [Who **IS** this guy?]

Hugh Hewitt confirms his NEW radio station list: NEW times, cities, call letters ^ | 10/20/2001 | RonDog

[RonDog]

In recent weeks, some here have expressed concern about the large number of posts on this forum aggressively promoting nationally syndicated talk radio host Hugh Hewitt, asking:

1 - Who **IS** this guy?
2 - Why is he getting so much attention here?
3 - Is this a good thing? (or proper, ethical, in our best interest, etc.?)

Since I have started (and contributed to) MANY of these threads, I now intend to address these concerns, and encourage vigorous debate among all who care to join in. ALL opinions are welcome, but INFORMED opinions are preferred.
If you do not yet know about Hugh Hewitt and his enormous positive, dynamic, long-term relationship with Free Republic, you are ignorant. This is not an insult; it is a definition:

"Everybody is ignorant. Only on different subjects." Will Rogers

Fortunately, that ignorance is 100% curable. If in the past you did NOT know about Hugh Hewitt and his relationship to Free Republic, after reading this thread you WILL. At least enough to make a constuctive contribution to the question:

What should Free Republic DO about Hugh Hewitt?

Here are the areas about which I propose to encourage SERIOUS discussion:

1 - Documented HISTORY of the relationship which has developed between Hugh Hewitt and Free Republic:

a - Hugh lurks here. He OFTEN promotes FR on his radio program, in VERY positive terms - sometimes referring to us as the "Coast-watchers over at Free Republic." Doug from Upland, ALOHA RONNIE, DLfromthedesert, PatiPie and many other FReepers are regular callers.
Hugh responds to suggestions that we make, and credits this forum as the source for MUCH of his news. He has promoted FReeper causes on MULTIPLE occasions, cited the screen names of MANY FReepers on the air, and OFTEN includes links from his "Message of the Day" page to specific threads here, in addition to maintaining a PERMANENT link to FR on his homepage.

b - He is a kindred spirit. He champions many of our core values, and wants to share the magic of Free Republic with his radio listeners and editorial readers across the USA. He is reaching out to help us achieve many of our common goals. He is a California-based (south of Los Angeles) evangelical Christian (elder in the Presbyterian church) who still teaches Constitutional Law (at Chapman College). He aggressively supports the military, vigorously defends people of faith, regularly attacks incompetance in government, and frequently exposes bias in the media.

c - He is an activist. Hugh has been a believer in the power of FReeping - even before he knew what it was! When the television networks tried to throw the Presidential election in 2000 by calling a winner before the polls closed, he set up a website (www.TheFloridaEffect.com) to document lost Republican votes. He understands the tremendous value of early financial support (even in very small amounts) for such worthy causes as the taking back the Senate in 2002.

2 - Short-term TACTICS to promote maximum exposure of "Hugh Hewitt" threads on Free Republic:

a - Search for "Hugh Hewitt": Since newbies that Hugh sends to Free Republic for the first time (and even a few old-timers here!) do not know very much about finding articles on this forum, JohnHuang2, Doug from Upland and I have been adding the name "Hugh Hewitt" to the title of articles about him that we post here, to make them easier to find. We also post his editorials in the "Editorial" sidebar, and other important information as "Extended News" for maximum exposure.

b - Search for Articles+Replies to:"Hugh Hewitt" - John Robinson's new "Bump List" Register provides an excellent PASSIVE mechanism for marking threads for easy retrieval at a later date. This new tool allows each of us to contribute to a "Hugh Hewitt clipping service" - by posting a reply to "Hugh Hewitt" on any thread which may be of interest to Hugh and his listeners. (Hugh is NOT registered to post here, but his NAME is on the "Free Republic Bump List Register".) The best part about THIS tool is that it can be used to mark MANY threads - even those which may be of only peripheral interst to Hugh and his listeners - since only those FReepers who actually search for these threads will find them. (They will NOT appear in a "Self-Search.")

c - "Hugh Hewitt PING list" - One of John Robinson's OTHER great new recent improvements to this forum is the virtually "unlimited PING list" feature which allows any registered FReeper to ACTIVELY summon all members of an certain "interest group" to a particular thread. This tool should be used sparingly - only for articles written by Hugh or specifically about Hugh - as it will force the "flagged" thread to show up in a "Self-Search" of everyone on the PING list. (In the next few days, I intend to post a RonDog's "Hugh Hewitt PING list" thread, with a complete list of all the screen names that I have gathered from the many previous Hugh Hewitt threads. After it is posted, please let me know if you want to get ON - or OFF - MY list. Thanks.)

3 - Long-term STRATEGY to plan and direct the benefits for Free Republic from this relationship:

a - Hugh is an EDITOR. In his "first anniversary" editorial for WorldNetDaily, Hugh identified "news judgment" as his primary strength. This is probably our MOST important area for influence: target selection. Assuming that we DO promote Hugh on this forum, what is our objective? What do we do with the power that we have to influence his opinions, his programming and his priorities? Personally, I like the idea of moving Hugh out of his "center-right" comfort zone - as far to the right as he can reasonably be enticed to go without losing market share. We can do this by appealling to his "Voice of Reason" - with logic, documentation, and well-reasoned argument.

He has expressed interest in the "big picture" of environmental law issues represented by the Federal government in the Klamath Basin Crisis. He has spoken on his radio show about the Second Amendment aspects of the recent Emerson decision in the Fifth District court. Other areas of possible influence are reforming immigration policy, limiting the power of the UN, protecting individual rights, restraining the growth of the federal government. What else?

b - Hugh likes "JOINT VENTURES" with Free Republic. One of the classic "combined projects" is The word 'rapist' censored from George Will's column, where Hugh found the original story on Free Republic, reported it on the air, and then asked FReepers to post side-by-side versions. Other such examples of radio-Internet synergy are HUGH HEWITT ASKS FREEPERS FOR FEINSTEIN TRANSCRIPT and Hugh Hewitt asks for Free Republic help to pressure Gore to concede. What OTHER "joint ventures" could we (or SHOULD we) attempt to do with this "good FRiend" who happens to broadcast into 40+ radio markets across the USA? Any ideas?

c - Hugh likes to INTERVIEW authorities. Like Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force, Hugh believes that "a man's got to know his limitations." He often defers to the specialized expertise of regular guests like "Fred Barnes and Morton Kondracke... ...Terry Eastland, Erwin Chemerinsky and John Eastman..." There is no good reason that MANY more FReepers could not join the team of "experts" that contribute by calling his show on a regular basis. (800) 520-1234

I intend to continue promoting Hugh's weekly WorldNetDaily column. In addition, I feel that we should expand upon Doug from Upland's HUGH HEWITT SHOW threads, and that we should maintain an active "running commentary" thread for Hugh's radio show - EVERY day.

My intention is to start this discussion with "testimonials" about Hugh that have been posted here by OTHER FReepers, then provide links to other threads about Hugh, and finally, add biographical information and personal commentary.

If your words are quoted, please feel free to modify, enhance, clarify, retract, recant or disavow anything attributed to you.
All others, chime in whenever the spirit moves you. (Regular listeners to Hugh are particularly encouraged to contribute.)

Good Morning Glory, and Evening Grace!

[b4its2late]

Thanks Ron. Bump for Hugh.

[RobFromGa]

bump for Hugh

[FallGuy]

Thanks. Please keep me on your ping list. Hewitt RULES! YES!

[DLfromthedesert]

I shut off Gallagher this morning and turned on FoxNews; he was actually soliciting calls on juicy stories about celebs....PUH-LEEZE!!! Who cares about such trite junk?

[d14truth]

A 'link' back to Hugh's 'Searching for God in America' PBS special

A glimpse of an earlier, and still excellent, Hewitt. Thanks for keeping me on the 'PING' list, RonDog.

[Saundra Duffy]

I'm one of the ignorant ones (up until now). This deserves a PING! For victory & freedom!!!

[irishfest]

Thanks for the ping RonDog. Out of town kept me out of touch!

The info on Hugh Hewitt is great. I particularly like the idea of a running commentary while the show is on.

In Milwaukee, it's on a tape delay at 9pm and inconvenient to listen to daily. Picking up the thread the next morning just might make it feel "like old times" again!!

Hugh is good for FR and FR is good for Hugh. Anything that can make that relationship stronger is terrific.

Morning Glory & Evening Grace!!!

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...HUGH HEWITT just finished a really great hour taking calls from all over America, including from New York City, about The Evil-Doer Within HILLARY's being BOO'd off that NYC Concert Stage by America's Hero NYC Fireman, Rescue Workers and Policemen Saturday Night on National TV.

...One New York City Caller stated that the Events of Sept. 11th have given these Heroes a CLARITY that wasn't there before about a lot of things including the CLINTONS.

..Immediately following her was a Caller sharing what a NYC Freeper shared with us on F/R Saturday Night after coming back from that Concert ...about her NYC Firemen Family Member, herself and other NYC Firemen that were near the Concert Stage yelling out at the CLINTONS with CLARITY about Sept 11th...

"This is all YOUR Fault ...This is all YOUR Fault"

Indeed.

...CLARITY is ...as... CLARITY does...?

[RonDog]

...HUGH HEWITT just finished a really great hour taking calls from all over America, including from New York City, about The Evil-Doer Within HILLARY's being BOO'd off that NYC Concert Stage by America's Hero NYC Fireman, Rescue Workers and Policemen Saturday Night on National TV.

I case you missed it, check out:
Hillary Booed - Video
Posted on 10/22/2001 12:53:45 PDT by Doctor Freeze

BTW, Ronnie - GREAT call to Hugh's show today!
What was the name of the WTC fireman that you mentioned, and what is his connection with the new Mel Gibson movie?

[RonDog]

I particularly like the idea of a running commentary while the show is on.

Me, too. I will contribute to a daily show discussion thread, but I might not be able to START the post every day.

All that we really need to find someone (or SEVERAL someones) to be responsible for posting something like:

HUGH HEWITT SHOW - 10/23/01 - at around 2-2:30 pm every weekday.

Any volunteers?

[goldilucky]

I heard you address this on Dornan's show this afternoon. I'd like to meet this freeper. Great call, Aloha Ronnie!

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...ALOHA 2-RonDog ..&.. thanks for listening.

RICK RESCORLA =

Hero Life Saver - Battle of IA DRANG-1965

Hero Life Saver- Bombing of WTC-1993

Hero Life Saver - Airstrikes on WTC-2001

gave up his life in Tower 2 so that 1,000's of others might live while singing .."GOD BLESS AMERICA".. to them thru his Bullhorn while pushing them out the door on Sept 11th.

...4-More ...see his IA DRANG-1965 Picture on.. www.lzxray.com ..that also graces the IA DRANG-1965 Book Cover of...

'WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE and YOUNG' - The Book

'WE WERE SOLDIERS' - The MEL GIBSON Movie Poster

as well as my Bookmarked Freerepublic.com Articles titled:

'Morgan Stanley workers recall colleague' (RESCORLA)

'WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE...& YOUNG'...4 FREEDOM'

...and the various Valley of Death IA DRANG-1965 Battle Bookmark Listed Threads there.

And a Hearty GARRY OWEN U.S. 7th Cavalry Salute 2-U

Signed:..Vet/Battle of IA DRANG-1965 www.lzxray.co

[goldilucky]

a Gary Owen salute to you, Aloha Ronnie!

[RonDog]

I wish he'd actually read some Shakespeare... - onedoug

Prove how responsive he is. Spell out N-U-C-L-E-A-R to him. Tell him it's pronounced "new-clee-ar," and not "new-kew-lar." I associate that pronunciation with gappy education, which he DOES NOT otherwise seem to have. But it makes him SOUND bumpkinish. - BibChr

Perhpas I can kill two birds with one stone.

While I am CERTAIN that Hugh often reads FR (in general), and ALWAYS reads these threads about him (in particular), I am not sure that he can work ALL of our ideas into every one of his shows. He needs to (and does) prioritize. Edit. Focus.

I do not recall him ever mis-pronouncing nuclear, but if he ever did, he shares that foible with Presidents George Herbert Walker Bush, Dwight Eisenhower, and Jimmy ("I cain't PRONOUNCE "nuk-u-lar engineer," but I ARE one!") Carter

As noted in Paul Brian's Common Errors in English a good memory aid is to remember your manners: It is not polite to say, "Nuke You!" The CORRECT pronounciation would result from imagining what General Grant would have said, if he had had the A-bomb during our American Civil War: "Nuke Lee!"

Bringing in the Shakespeare connection, however, that one doug recommends, we might invoke the tragic King who was blinded by his dysfunctional (nuclear) family:

NUKE...

from Cyber Liberty's AWESOME collection

...LEAR

William Dyce: King Lear and the Fool in the Storm
from Barbara Paul's extraordinary Titles from Shakespeare

(It helps if you say it with a Southern accent, "Nuke LEE-ar")

[onyx]

Thanks Ronnie, Bless you.

Hugh Hewitt for Lt. Governor, R, CA

[RonDog]

Wow. Thank you! (I have have activated some of those links with HTML.)

RICK RESCORLA =

Hero Life Saver - Battle of IA DRANG-1965
Hero Life Saver- Bombing of WTC-1993
Hero Life Saver - Airstrikes on WTC-2001

gave up his life in Tower 2 so that 1,000's of others might live
while singing .."GOD BLESS AMERICA".. to them thru his Bullhorn
while pushing them out the door on Sept 11th.

...4-More ...see his IA DRANG-1965 Picture on.. www.lzxray.com

:

Rick Rescorla missing in World Trade Center

Our friend and comrade Rick Rescorla (pictured above) was head of security for Morgan Stanley at the World Trade Center. He called his wife Susan after the first plane hit Bldg No. 1; told her he was helping evacuate Bldg 2. Since the plane hit Bldg 2 no one has heard from Rick.
God help him, and us.
Full Story

..that also graces the IA DRANG-1965 Book Cover of...

'WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE and YOUNG' - The Book
'WE WERE SOLDIERS' - The MEL GIBSON Movie Poster

as well as my Bookmarked Freerepublic.com Articles titled:

'Morgan Stanley workers recall colleague' (RESCORLA)
'WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE...& YOUNG'...4 FREEDOM'

...and the various Valley of Death IA DRANG-1965 Battle Bookmark Listed Threads there.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

Here's another GARRY OWEN U.S.7th Cavalry Salute 2-U, RonDog, and Thank You Very Much for everything.

ALOHA

[RonDog]

I'm one of the ignorant ones (up until now). This deserves a PING! For victory & freedom!!!

Congratulations! It appears as though you are on your way to a FULL RECOVERY!

What are your local talk radio stations in Fresno?

Can you pick up KRLA 870-AM from L.A.? Or KSFB 1220AM in San Francisco? Or KTKZ 1380AM in Sacramento?
(Hugh is on LIVE from 3pm to 6pm on THOSE stations. Possibly more. He's worth a listen!)

[ALOHA RONNIE]

GARRY OWEN

...4-More ...see the ..'WE WERE SOLDIERS'.. Message Board General Discussion Off Topic Thread titled:

'September 11, 2001 - Another Day That Will Live in Infamy'

...on.. www.WeWereSoldiersFILM.com ..

GARRY OWEN

[RonDog]

No, I never even heard of the guy!! Boston area has a guy named Howie Carr, he is a libertarian/Conservative type, is that what Hugh Hewit is?

I do not know much about Howie Carr, but I understand that Hugh prefers the label "center-right."

Not sure exactly where Hartford County, Connecticut is, or what talk radio stations that you can hear from there, but Hugh is rapidly expanding into new markets. Until then you can LISTEN LIVE via the Internet - 6pm to 9pm EAST coast time.

BTW, introducing such FR luminaries as RaceBannon and Saundra Duffy to Hugh Hewitt is one of the primary goals of this thread, so even if you cannot listen to him at your local station yet, to paraphrase the OLD E.D. (as opposed to the NEW E.D.)

"If I can help one big-time FReeper discover Hugh Hewitt... ...I shall not have posted in vain!" ;o)