Have you been following the Republican National Convention  and do you plan to watch any of the upcoming gatherings of the Democrats in Charlotte?  Conventions used to be covered y all the major TV networks gavel to gavel.  But now, assuming you are paying any attention, you are offered three hours over three nights.  What...Read More

Are you up late at night?  With flooding overwhelming many parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, and some half a million homes without electricity, Jim will hosting the night shift on his flagship radio station, 1150 WJBO in Baton Rouge.  You can listen and even call in.  Let’s face it.  There will be long hours for...Read More

Thursday, August 30th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  FORTY EIGHT YEARS OF POLITICAL CONVENTIONS  Some 4000 Republican delegates and party officials are converging in Tampa this week, with Democrats heading for Charlotte next week. Network television stations are allowing only three hours of national coverage for each convention. So voters apparently are just not tuning in,...Read More

Would you like to fly?  NO, I don’t mean taking off in an airplane. I mean just floating through the air under your own power. David Copperfield seems to have it figured out. Yes, it’s an illusion, but I’ll be darned if I have any idea as to how he is able to perform like...Read More

Was there a conspiracy by the Obama Administration to order the National Weather Service to file false weather reports?  That’s apparently what Rush Limbaugh is alleging.  Rush has raised the question of whether the Obama administration had tampered with the forecasts of the Hurricane Isaac to hurt the Republicans.  Far fetched you say?  Not according...Read More

For months during the Republican presidential primary campaign, Mitt Romney has tried to focus the debate on economic issues.  He has continually argued that the campaign should be about the economy and job creation.   But try as he did during the campaign season, his cohorts, also seeking the Republican nomination, kept bringing up those...Read More

Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana “IT’S THE ECONOMY,” HOLLERS MITT! ” DON’T YOU HEAR ME?” For months during the Republican presidential primary campaign, Mitt Romney has tried to focus the debate on economic issues.  He has continually argued that the campaign should be about the economy and job creation.  “Bill Clinton beat George...Read More

We will get a live report from the Republican National  Convention in Tampa this weekend on our weekly “Common Sense“ radio show.  Let’s hope Hurricane Isaac doesn’t spoil the show.  Poor Mitt Romney has had a tough enough wek, as you can read in my new column.  Go to the Flashing Red Box above to...Read More

Campbell writes this week in Slate Magazine about the conflicts of being a journalist, and also being married to a Romney top adviser.  There are some who feel she should make full disclosure of her family relationships in every article she writes.  Take a look at her response by Clicking Here.  Also, she appeared on...Read More

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A piece of chalk. Sometimes, something so simple can bring a young life into focus. Particularly when some of the world around you is not being so supportive. Take a look at this young man who takes inspiration form his piece of chalk. It’s worth the watching.Read More

I live right on the Mississippi River. It’s been part of my life as far back as I can remember. I was raised in St. Louis, and grew up watching barges pass on the way to the Gulf of Mexico. I went to law school in New Orleans, where the river is the lifeblood of...Read More

What happened to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal his efforts to obtain the Republican vice presidential nomination? He started out with great momentum, but when all is said and done, never really was in the running.  Did his actions, or inactions, cause a problem for eventual presidential nominee Mitt Romney, and why didn’t Romney give the...Read More

Thursday, August 16th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana JINDAL NEVER REALLY IN THE RUNNING FOR VICE PRESIDENT! A year ago he was an intriguing possible choice. Key Romney operatives were putting Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal on their “watch list.”Â The young Bayou State’s chief executive had conservative stalwarts like Rush Limbaugh and Bill Krystol praising his strong credentials...Read More

This Sunday’s “commonsense” radio show is shaping up to be a real barnburner, with a jam-packed list of guests and topics. You sure don’t want to miss tuning in. We will start off with the authors of the new movie, Patriocracy.  This new documentary by Emmy-award winning (and former TV news producer) Brian Malone, examines...Read More

Campbell continues to be in the center of controversy over teacher tenure in New York. Here is what the New York Times wrote about her recent news articles and public appearances about protecting public school children. “Campbell Brown, the 44-year-old former CNN anchor and mother of two young sons, who from her home in Lower...Read More

We are all so busy in keeping up with our daily lives”¦.do you ever tune out, and really “get away?”Â  One of the most relaxing things I ever did was to take up scuba diving., and get certified.   It’s quite an experience to see the vivid colors that open up as you drift downward....Read More

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Sarah Palin is making a comeback, endorsing Republican candidates nationwide.  She continues to advocate states rights, and even secession, for states that have had their fill of the federal government. Maybe the lady is on to something that could interest my home state of Louisiana. We have tried this statehood thing for 200 years, but...Read More

Thursday, August 9, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana SHOULD LOUISIANA SECEDE FROM THE UNION? Sarah Palin seems to be back in vogue, and she’s barnstorming the country supporting, with a good measure of success, a number of Tea Party candidates. Her latest success is Texan Ted Cruse, who last week won the Republican U.S. Senate nomination...Read More

Sunday is just around the corner, and we here at the “Common sense” program are gearing up for another lively program.  Nationally syndicated radio show host Matt Bruce goes toe to toe with Jim over the bias in the media towards the more liberal point of view. Give us a break!  Fox News, Rush Limbaugh,...Read More

  It’s hits home and becomes “personal” when your kids get attacked, even in the media.  Daughter Campbell has been a harse critic of treachers unions in New York that are excessively tolerant of misconduct by teachers.  American Federation of Teachers head Randi Weingarten is calling a New York school union’s use of the phrase...Read More

Thursday, August 3rd, 2012 Linville, North Carolina  WHAT WOULD YOU ASK THE NEXT PRESIDENT?  If you could sit down with each of the two presidential candidates, what would you ask them?  What insights would you be looking for?  What knowledge would you expect them to have?  And just how much difference do you think they...Read More

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If you could sit down with each of the two presidential candidates, what would you ask them?  What insights would you be looking for?  What knowledge would you expect them to have?  And just how much difference do you think they could really make?  Can a president create large numbers f jobs and dramatically affect...Read More

After a lively broadcast last week from Boone, North Carolina, the “Common Sense” weekly national radio show returns to Baton Rouge and its flagship station, WJBO, 1150 am, this coming Sunday. Kicking off our program will be a prediction of who Mitt Romney will choose as his vice presidential running mate. Will it be Louisiana’s...Read More

Campbell’s husband  Dan Senor, a foreign policy advisor to Mitt Romney, explained to MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell what the Republican presidential candidate said about the Palestinians and culture:  Romney has been  quite vocal recently over the dangers being created by certain Palestinian terriorist groups.  See the verbal confrontration below.Read More

Daughter Campbell is back in he national spotlight with an Opinion Piece column in Monday’s Wall Street Journal.  As a mother, she is deeply concerned bout the safety of school age children in the New York City school system, and some of the abuses committed by teachers that seem to go unpunished.   You can read...Read More

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There’s a hot controversy going on down in Louisiana right now over who is in charge and who runs the state when current Governor Bobby Jindal crass crosses America in an effort to be chosen as the vice presidential nominee on the Republican ticket.  Jindal’s staff says he is always in charge and will call...Read More

We are broadcasting live from the Blue Ridge Mountains this weekend in Linville, North Carolina.  (OK! OK!  I’m getting away for a brief family vacation, but remember.  This is the ne age of technology, and I promise you will hear me loud and clear from Linville, North Carolina.  And we have a lively and interesting...Read More

Many years ago, and about 6 belt notches ago in the waist, I used to be a fair hurdler.  I won a championship ;or two, and had the chance to run worldwide on the U.S. Track Team back in 1962.  And I know about how important it is to have a good warm up routine. ...Read More

  Friday, July 25th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  IN LOUISIANA THEY’RE ASKING — WHO’S IN CHARGE?  In an effort to end up on the Romney ticket as the vice presidential nominee, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has been out of the state almost 30% of the time in recent months, crisscrossing the nation speaking and raising...Read More

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Those Democrats are at it again-now wanting to stick a sales tax on all out of state spending.  But now, can you believe it, Republican governors are signing on in an attempt to raise billions in states all across the country.  It strikes me as nothing more than a money grab by both political parties. ...Read More

Thursday, July 19th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana NEW TAX GIMMICK ““ FROM DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS! You would think that in an election year, with anti-tax fervor at an all time high, our politicians at state and national levels would be adverse to mining every nook and cranny for more taxes.  Democrats, generally, are more willing...Read More

The weekend is just around the corner, and we have a lively “Common Sense” program all lined up for Sunday.  Are Americans continuing to lose freedoms that most of us think  we are guaranteed  by the Constitution?  Many citizens think so.  Under both Bush and Obama administrations, more and more of your freedoms seem to...Read More

Daughter Campbell can stir up a hornet’s nest when she calls a “spade and spade” in taking on both the left and the right”¦Republicans and Democrats. She did so again recently in an Op Ed article that appeared in the New York Times, and stirred up over 600 responses on the paper’s website. She was...Read More

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Is America exceptional? I think so. Is it the greatest country in the world? Well, it used to be and still can be. But is it? Here’s some food for thought. The HBO series , “The News Room,” poses some toughs questions when you compare the USA to other countries. We have some holes to...Read More

Well, we all need some magic in our lives to spark things up”¦right?  Check out magician Steve Frayne below.  He’s pretty good, even if the film is photo shopped or some of those around him are in on the trick.  I wish I could do some of these tricks.Read More

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    Thursday, July 12th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  THE LAND OF THE FREE, MR. PRESIDENT?  In the current presidential campaign, both parties harp on number of national problems that cry out for solutions.  The economy, tax reform, healthcare, and immigration all command front-page status in the continuing political debate.  But one issue is rarely...Read More

THE LAND OF THE FREE, MR. PRESIDENT?  In the current presidential campaign, both parties harp on number of national problems that cry out for solutions.  The economy, tax reform, healthcare, and immigration all command front-page status in the continuing political debate.  But one issue is rarely discussed. In fact, it seems to be overlooked or...Read More

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If you own an iPad, you know how versatile this amazing computer is.  But I’ll bet you did not know this?  Take a look at the video below and you will be amazed at what it can do.Read More

Americans continue to become less healthy and less productive, mainly because of lifestyle.  That’s the conclusion of a new Gallup study released this week.  More than 30% of American workers are overweight and have one or more chronic health problems.  And the economic cost is staggering.  The American economy now suffers annual lost productivity costs...Read More

We just finished celebrating Independence Day, but there is little talk about the pride and the struggles of being an American by either political party in Washington.  It’s all “blame it on the other party” mentality, and you just have to wonder, how many of these Washington, out of touch, members of Congress, are really...Read More

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  Thursday, July 5th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  HOW DOES ROMNEY DEAL WITH “OBOMNEY” CARE?  Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal summed up Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s problem pretty well.  Jindal told the Wall Street Journal last week that “there is only one candidate, Governor. Romney, who has committed that he will repeal the Obomney, uh,...Read More

  Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal summed up Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s problem pretty well.  Jindal told the Wall Street Journal last week “there is only one candidate, Governor. Romney, who has committed that he will repeal the Obomney, uh, the Obamacare tax increase.”Â  A slip of the tongue, on a subject that continues to...Read More

Sunday’s Radio Show is shaping up to be full of controversy and excitement. Republicans and Democrats continue to beat each other up over the U.S. Supreme Court’s healthcare decision, yet how many voters are really tuning in? 41% of those polled were not even aware of the decision. And is it all that big of...Read More

Living down in Louisiana, I’m and outdoorsman and do enjoy fishing a god bit. I don’t get out in the Gulf much, especially now as you can well imagine. But I like to freshwater fish up at our family camp in St. Francisville, just north of my home here in Baton Rouge. And since my...Read More

It’s time that everyone in America speaks English. No exceptions. That’s the buzz phrase in many political campaigns around the country this fall. In Alabama, the leading candidate for governor looks into the camera and says: “We speak English so if you cannot speak English or refuse to speak English, get out of Alabama and...Read More

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The U.S. Supreme Court upholds Obamacare?  Who would have thought it.  And what kind of a bet could you have gotten a few months ago that Chief Justice John Roberts would have lead the charge to keep the law constitutional, and write the majority opinion?  The ruling on healthcare will reverberate and be analyzed for...Read More

Thursday, June 28th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana JUSTICE ROBERTS BUILDING A LEGACY ON HEALTHCARE! Who would have thought it? Chief Justice John Roberts, who leads the Republican bastion of conservative jurisprudence on the U.S. Supreme Court joined four Democratic justices in upholding the Obamacare health initiatives. There was uncertainty by both supporters and opponents as...Read More

The Common Sense on Sunday will continue to update our listeners with information that is informative, compelling, and bizarre. Well, Republicans sure think this week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on Obamacare is “of the wall.” How could Chief Justice Roberts betray them? We will talk about it in some detail on Sunday’s “Common Sense” program....Read More

Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock enjoys one of the briefest moments of fame, but maybe not in the way he had hoped.  Trying to gain a political edge, and anticipating the rolling of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision of Obamacare, he tapes a response, in advance, for every possible outcome by the Court.  Guess...Read More

The New York Times Op Ed page features an article this Sunday by daughter Campbell on the self-destructive behavior of Planned Parenthood, the national organization that has experienced so much recent controversy.  Whether you are for against abortion, and whether you are a Republican or Democrat, you should find the article thought provoking.  She leaves...Read More

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Whatever the U.S. Supreme Court decides in the healthcare debate, the system is still in grave trouble and needs a major overhaul.  Obamacare won’t do the trick, and the Republicans have offered few realistic solutions to giving affordable care.  Can the economy afford an employer mandate?  If not, what are the alternatives? Take a look...Read More

  Thursday, June 21st, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  HEALTHCARE DECISION WON’T SOLVE PROBLEM!  In a matter of days, the U.S. Supreme Court will hand down the highly anticipated decision on whether the Obama healthcare plan is constitutional. Predicting the court’s majority mindset is a crapshoot. Court observers say the decision could go either way.  But...Read More

Radio time over the weekend on the “Common Sense” program with so much ground to cover, and we sure hope you will tune in.  The show is broadcast live over the Genesis Communications network and sent out to stations all over the nation.  Our live feed goes out at 9:00 am central time, but numerous...Read More

When you graduate from high school, are you particularly special?  Most commencement addresses tell kids how exceptional they are.  But check out the commencement speech below by Wellesley High School teacher David McCollum, son of the famous historian by the same name.  Of course, what he is saying is that a student has an opportunity,...Read More

I don’t know what you are doing at 5:30 in the moiri8ng, but I am of course up and about doing my work outs and tearing into the new day.  (Yeah, right!)  I do get up a bit later than that, and start my day with some juice, the morning papers, and I turn on...Read More

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c John Kerry to Portray Mitt Romney in Debate Prep www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video ArchiveRead More

RESPECT FOR SUPREME COURT PLUMMETS!  Respect and public support for the U.S. Supreme Court is at an all time low.  Several recent polls show that are large majority of Americans do not approve of the job they are doing, while three-quarters of those polled think the justices decisions are often influenced by their personal or...Read More