Looking Forward to Next Weeks Guests

Love doing my radio show and having the chance to talk one on one to so many interesting authors, politicians, personalities and more. Next week you won't want to miss a day: Monday I will talk with Mike Gilbert, who served as O. J. Simpson's sports agent for a reported 18 years. he wrote the book How I Helped O. J. Get Away With Murder. Should be a real interesting hour. Then later in the week on Thursday, former Bill Clinton advisor and political pundit Dick Morris will join me. His latest book is Fleeced which explores the many ways Morris feels we as citizens are being fleeced by our government. Not near Atlantic City? Listen to the show over the internet at www.jeffwhitaker.com 6-7 pm eastern from WOND 1400 AM radio.

A Friend Has Gone Home

     You know how sometimes in life, you get to know someone (although it may be brief) but they make a lasting impact.  Bill Becker is one of those people.  Our paths crossed at our church (Shore Fellowship) less than a year ago.  He had come off a bout of cancer and I was in the middle of mine.  We connected.  He shared with me that I was an encouragement to him as he read my blog during my journey through Leukemia.  Interestingly enough as the next several months unfolded, Bill became an encouragement to me.  His cancer returned.  Ups and downs. Uncertainty. Good news.  Not so good news.  Through it all, Bill praised his Creator.  If you haven't seen an interview I did with him over 3 months ago, you need to. 

     Bill passed peacefully to glory last evening.  My families thoughts and prayers are with his wife Kathy and his family. 

      Bill was and still is an inspiration to so many.  The apostle Paul reminds us in a letter to Timothy that it should be our goal as believers to be able to say with him, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:  Therefore there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing."  Bill has done just that.

   You can say nothing greater of a person than that they were a "friend of God".  Bill was not only a friend to so many of us,  he was and is today "a friend of God".  Thanks for touching our lives Bill.  Thanks for crossing our paths.  We are all so much richer for having known you.

A Giant Has Left Us

     I got a lump in my throat this afternoon when I heard of the passing of NBC's Tim Russert.  The political junkie that I am, I looked forward each weekend to listening to Meet The Press downloaded to my ipod as I drove to anchor the 11 p.m. news.  Although his routes were deep in Democrat politics, I felt that Russert was by far the most objective, hard-hitting interviewer in Washington.  I always learned more about candidates, issues and controversies each week.  No matter what their persuasion, Tim hit them all hard and equally. My favorite shows were always the ones featuring his political roundtable of James Carville, Mary Matalin and Doris Kearns Goodwin. 

      I remember Russert saying once that even with all he had achieved, each time he walked up the driveway at the White House, he pinched himself.  He still never got over that a blue collar boy from Buffalo could sit down and interview the President of the United States. He would always say, "What a country!"  I think it was that grounded sense of never forgetting his heritage and roots that kept Tim Russert in touch with the issues that face this nation. We are all the richer for having had his insight and analysis all these years.  We will all miss him tremendously in the weeks and months ahead.  Election night just won't be the same without Tim and his dry erase board.

     Our thoughts and prayers are with Tim's family and his colleagues during this difficult time.

Radio on Tuesday

Will air a best of radio show over WOND Memorial Day evening.  Wanted to let my listeners know that I will be filling in Tuesday morning on WOND for Don Williams from 6 -8 a.m.  The first hour is simulcast over WMGM, NBC 40.  I'm planning some interesting guests and looking for your phone calls.  Check out my radio podcasts as well.  I've updated the list after not posting for a while.

Evolution - So Many Questions

     Looking forward to Monday nights Jeff Whitaker Show over WOND.  The Associate Producer of the documentary Expelled will be my guest.  Mark Mathis will join me to talk about this controversial film starring Ben Stein.  Horrors... of all things Stein dares to ask the question of Darwinists worldwide... "So, where did whatever caused life, actually begin?"  The answer he got was consistent and angry, "We don't know!", they shout back.  But could there be such a thing as intelligent design?  NO, is the answer.   Whether you believe in the possibility of a higher power or not, you're going to want to tune in.  I encourage your questions for my guest.  This is going to be great discussion.  Join me Monday night at 6 eastern.  Listen locally in the Atlantic City, NJ area over WOND or to streaming audio on the internet.

Philadelphia Mayor Previews Primary

     If you get a chance, listen to my radio show tonight at six on WOND.  My guest for the first part of the show will be Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter.  The Mayor who is a supporter of Senator Hillary Clinton in the Pennsylvania Primary, will discuss his candidates chances heading into tomorrows vote.  If you miss the live interview, you can always catch my podcast.

The Company You Keep

     As Obama and Clinton go head to head tonight in the city of "brotherly love" it will be interesting to watch what happens.  It has been a long time since the two met in a debate.  You may not realize it, but since they last met on the same stage, we had Wright, Bosnian comments and the "bitter, clinging" remarks.  Even through all of that, it seems as if Obama has come out of this no worse for the wear.  However, as former Congressman John LeBoutillier pointed out on my radio show last night, we are talking about the reaction of Democrats.  By the time we get to the Fall and the general election, it could be a whole different story.  Or will all of this be "old news" by then and everyone ready to move on to new things. 

      I've always been taught you are known by the company you keep and if that is the case, Barrack Obama certainly has poor judgement in the people with whom he keeps company including his own wife!  Who know what will happen at tonight's debate and the way this campaign has played out so far, all bets are off.  But it does appear more than likely that Obama will be the nominee and I'm counting on the common sense of the American voter to realize this Fall that what we are discovering about this guy and his close associates combined with what we still don't know about him is way too much of a risk for us to take with such an important and power position as President of the United States.

PS.  If you missed it, go to my podcast and listen to last nights interview with John.

Tonight's Radio Show

Hope you'll join me at 6 tonight for The Jeff Whitaker Show over WOND when my guest for the first part of the show will be New York Times best selling author, commentator, news analyst and law professor, James Hirsen.  James was a guest with me quite a bit when my show was on the air previously.  We will discuss the passing of Hollywood legend Charlton Heston.

Maybe "Cooler" Heads Will Prevail

Wonder what Climate Guru Al Gore thinks about this development.  The head of the World Meteorological Organization says La Nina - the weather phenomenon which is cooling the Pacific - is likely to trigger a small drop in average global temperatures compared with last year.   Holy reversal Batman.  This is really ridiculous and yet we, the skeptics are being told all along that our heads are in the sand and we refuse to face the fact that our world is spinning out of control.  Combined that with Ted Turners latest comments last week saying that over population and global warming are leading us all down a path of destruction.   When will the average "Joe and Jane" America wake up to the fact that we have been sold a bill of goods by Gore and his pals.  I still can't believe he won the Nobel Peace Prize.  What a joke; a real laughing stock.

Who's Country Is This Anyway?

     This picture was taken not in Mexico City, but downtown Reno, Nevada.  Not only is it a direct slap in the face of all United States citizens, its illegal to fly any flag above the stars and stripes in this country.  But this is what is happening.  It's the frog in the simmering pot of warming water. If we don't do something, we will all awake one day speaking Spanish and under the domination of our neighbors to the South.  

     I know it's not the politically correct view to have and many see it as downright intolerant, but I maintain the view that if you are in this country, you should learn how to speak the language of this country. Those in Congress who continue to be unwilling to make English the "official" language of the United States are in my view nothing more than willing accomplices  to the takeover of the United States of America.  Abraham Lincoln said it correctly over 125 years ago.  If this country ever falls, it will fall from within.  That is exactly what is happening.

     By the way, a veteran courageously took down both flags with a knife, walked away with the stars and stripes and then left the Mexican flag on the sidewalk.  The shop owners who presumably put up the flags stood by outside as he did it.  When a reporter asked for their reaction, they walked back in their shop and shut the door, saying nothing.  Who knows ... maybe they didn't speak English!!!

     Let's talk about it on the radio tonight at six on WOND 1400 AM, Atlantic City, NJ and streaming LIVE worldwide.