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John Batchelor had always been a rub against the Conservatives.

He is moderate leaning left!

That, my friend, is entirely inaccurate. John Batchelor is not a moderate. When is the last time you heard a moderate support Israel as strongly as JB does. The man has made numerous trips to Israel to broadcast and get the truth out. Also, no moderate left leaning person would write a book titled ' Aint you Glad you joined the Republicans? ' as John did. Here is a review: "From Publishers Weekly Whatever one's political persuasion, this breezy, hugely entertaining, opinionated chronicle of the Republican Party will nettle and provoke. Founded in 1854 by opponents of slavery, the party of Abraham Lincoln by 1897 had turned itself into a conservative arbiter that championed the liberty of the American marketplace, according to novelist Batchelor (Father's Day). Yet the Republicans, he maintains, have consistently claimed an obligation to the values of the American people, whether in support of liberty, sound money, trust-busting, anticommunism or family values. Among the Republican presidents he particularly admires are fearless, progressive Theodore Roosevelt, Nixon (whose Watergate-triggered ouster Batchelor blames mostly on vengeful Democrats' partisan politics) and Reagan, whose massive military buildup and aggressive foreign policy hastened the U.S.S.R.'s collapse, in Batchelor's estimate. Contemporaneous political cartoons and illustrations, memorabilia and campaign songs and verses are woven into the colorful narrative. 50,000 first printing. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. "

Than you were not listening after Bush was elected he was not keen on Bush and is a Rockefeller Republican.

Nor were you around for the 2004 election when he was give aid and comfort to Kerry and his war record and also was given air time to Wilson and his wife and really giving Bush Admin a hard time and believing Wilson and his wife over Libby, Rove, Chaney!

Back when John Batchelor first appeared on WABC's airwaves, his on-air partner was Paul Alexander. I could be wrong here, but I understood that Batchelor was the conservative, Alexander the liberal...

So WABC dropped Batchelor's show? That's a shame. Any idea where Batchelor will turn up next? His website says "The John Batchelor Show will be on hiatus until further notice, to return probably in late fall of 2006." No mention of WABC though. I'm confused... where will his next show return to?