1210 Radio, 9 Tonight!

I will be on The Christine Flowers Program at 9 PM tonight (Saturday) on 1210 AM radio, The Big Talker in Philadelphia.

Christine and I will be discussing the power of words and how they are used and misused by politicians and others involved with the popular culture. We'll talk about how some people redefine words and even make up new words to advaace cause or sway public opinion.

Words are powerful.

And when we begin to play with words, change definitions and even make up new words, we're often playing with fire.

Don't miss this important program segment at 9 PM tonight.

Tune in and call-in if you'd like as Christine and I answer your questions.

The Grand Opera

From Christine Flowers at the Philadelphia Daily News:
With a name like Flowers, you wouldn't think I was Italian.
Don't be fooled. While only half my DNA qualifies me for paisana status, it's the dominant part of my personality.
Which, in simple terms, means every emotion I've ever had has been pumped up on steroids. Italians don't feel, we emote. We don't hate, we despise. We don't love, we adore. And we don't steal. We plunder.
To us, life is an opera. . . .
To read the rest of Christine's wonderful column, click here.

Immune To Hype

From our friend Christine Flowers in the Philadelphia Daily News:
Just like every other kid, I endured the battery of shots that inoculated against the diseases of childhood: diptheria, whooping cough, typhus, measles, polio.
The marks have faded after more than 40 years, but there is still enough definition there to remind me of my parents' concern and my doctors' wisdom. Thanks to them, I was immune to anything but the passing cold.
I wonder if, in that pharmacological mix, they slipped in a vaccine against hype.
It occurred to me that this must be the only explanation for my complete and utter immunity to Barack "Yes We Can!" Obama. When he stands at the podium and delivers those words of hope and uplift, the crowds roar back in support.
And here I sit, trying to figure out what it is that keeps me from succumbing to the enchantment of this political messiah when so many intelligent people are falling in line - and in love . . .
Read the rest of the column here.