Free Republic

Without the information revolution spawned by talk radio and the role it played in this year's election, John Kerry would likely be taking the oath of office on Jan. 20, 2005. That's the assertion from longtime broadcast veteran Mike Siegel, whose new book "Power Talk!" chronicles his own exploits behind the microphone as perhaps the most pro-active radio host in America. "The Swiftboat veterans would have never gotten the time of day without talk radio," Siegel told NewsMax, citing accounts by the Vietnam vets who served with Kerry as the turning point of the presidential campaign. While elite media venues...