To help turn back the initiative to unionize home daycares (thus further constricting the supply of childcare in this state), contact the members of the House Early Childhood committee.

Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network – America’s first grass-roots talkradio show – brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism, as the Twin Cities media’s sole source of honesty!

• I’m back!  I’ll have Representative Mary Franson on to update us on the DFL push to unionize daycares and personal care attendants.  Plus, a detailed look at the misery sequestration is causing. 
• Brad Carlson is back on “The Closer” from 1-3 tomorrow.  Tune on in!

(All times Central)

So tune in to all four hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network, the Twin Cities’ media’s sole guardians of honest news. You have so many options:

• AM1280 in the Metro
• Streaming at AM1280’s Website,
• On Twitter (the Volume 2 show will use hashtag #narn2)
• Check out our new UStream video and chat  – hopefully.  
• Send us an SMS text message – 651-243-0390
• Good ol’ telephone – 651-289-4488!
• Podcasts are now available; for my show and for Brad’s
• And make sure you fan us on our new Facebook page!

Join us!

Tomorrow on the Northern Alliance Radio Network, we’ll be getting an update from Rep. Mary Franson about the DFL push to unionize childcare workers and personal care assistants.

Also – we’ll try to total up the damage caused by the sequester so far. Oh, yes, we will.

Tune in tomorrow from 1-3PM on AM1280 The Patriot, or via audio stream, video stream, Facebook and Twitter!

More later tonight.

Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network – America’s first grass-roots talkradio show – brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism, as the Twin Cities media’s sole source of honesty!

• I’m back!  I’ll have Senator Julianne Ortmann to talk about the raft of gun-grab legislation the DFL is spooling up. Plus Cam Winton, conservative candidate for Mayor of Minneapolis. 
• Brad Carlson is back on “The Closer” from 1-3 tomorrow.  Tune on in!

(All times Central)

So tune in to all four hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network, the Twin Cities’ media’s sole guardians of honest news. You have so many options:

• AM1280 in the Metro
• Streaming at AM1280’s Website,
• On Twitter (the Volume 2 show will use hashtag #narn2)
• Check out our new UStream video and chat  – hopefully.  
• Send us an SMS text message – 651-243-0390
• Good ol’ telephone – 651-289-4488!
• Podcasts are now available; for my show and for Brad’s
• And make sure you fan us on our new Facebook page!

Join us!

Tomorrow on the Northern Alliance Radio Network, I’ll be talking with…:

• Senator Julianne Ortman about the Senate’s latest round of gun grab proposals
• Cam Winton, conservative candidate for Mayor of Minneapolis.

Tune in from 1-3PM tomorrow on AM12980 The Patriot!

Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network – America’s first grass-roots talkradio show – brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism, as the Twin Cities media’s sole source of honesty!

• I’m out on assignment today.  Filling in for me will be Erin Haust of the Minnesota Conservative Examiner and much, much more.  Erin’ll have some guests on the show – tune in and find out!
• Brad Carlson is back on “The Closer” from 1-3 tomorrow.  Tune on in!

(All times Central)

So tune in to all four hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network, the Twin Cities’ media’s sole guardians of honest news. You have so many options:

• AM1280 in the Metro
• Streaming at AM1280’s Website,
• On Twitter (the Volume 2 show will use hashtag #narn2)
• Check out our new UStream video and chat . (Sunday only)
• Send us an SMS text message – 651-243-0390
• Good ol’ telephone – 651-289-4488!
• Podcasts are now available; for my show and for Brad’s
• And make sure you fan us on our new Facebook page!

Join us!

Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network – America’s first grass-roots talkradio show – brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism, as the Twin Cities media’s sole source of honesty!

• I’ll be at Gander Mountain in Lakeville from 1-3 today for a special broadcast sponsored by the United States Concealed Carry Association.  We’ll be interviewing “Armed American Radio” host Mark Walters, writer Ron Pincus, and firearms instructor Michael Martin, as well as Rob Doar from the Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance about this past week’s hearings at the Capitol.
• Brad Carlson is back on “The Closer” from 1-3 tomorrow.  Tune on in!

(All times Central)

So tune in to all four hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network, the Twin Cities’ media’s sole guardians of honest news. You have so many options:

• AM1280 in the Metro
• Streaming at AM1280’s Website,
• On Twitter (the Volume 2 show will use hashtag #narn2)
• Check out our new UStream video and chat . (Sunday only)
• Send us an SMS text message – 651-243-0390
• Good ol’ telephone – 651-289-4488!
• Podcasts are now available; for my show and for Brad’s
• And make sure you fan us on our new Facebook page!

Join us!

Don’t forget – the Northern Alliance Radio Network will have a very special live broadcast tomorrow out at Gander Mountain in Lakeville.

The show will be sponsored by the US Concealed Carry Assocation.  We’ll have quite a few special guests, including Armed American Radio host Mark Walters, firearms instructor Michael Martin, and perhaps some special guests.

Join us out at Gander Mountain in Lakeville from 1-3 PM tomorrow…

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…or on AM1280 The Patriot!

Remember – Saturday’s our special broadcast at Gander Mountain in Lakeville.

We’ll be out at Gander Mountain doing a special broadcast sponsored by the US Concealed Carry Assocation.  We’ll have a bunch of special guests, including Armed American Radio host Mark Walters, firearms instructor Michael Martin, and perhaps some special guests (again, probably not including Ted Nugent)

(Neither confirming nor denying) .

Join us out at Gander Mountain in Lakeville from 1-3 PM on Saturday…

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…or on AM1280 The Patriot!

The Northern Alliance Radio Network will have a very special live broadcast next Saturday.

We’ll be out at Gander Mountain in Lakeville (I’ll be out there scouring for ammo anyway) in a special broadcast sponsored by the US Concealed Carry Assocation.  We’ll have a whole slew of special guests, including Armed American Radio host Mark Walters, firearms instructor Michael Martin, and perhaps some special guests (probably not including Ted Nugent)

(I said probably) .

Join us out at Gander Mountain in Lakeville from 1-3 PM on Saturday…

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…or on AM1280 The Patriot!

Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network – America’s first grass-roots talkradio show – brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism, as the Twin Cities media’s sole source of honesty!

• Brad Carlson and I will be out at “Holes for Heroes“, on Medicine Lake in Plymouth, from 1-3 today.  It’s a benefit for wounded veterans, and it’s a great cause.  We’ll also be talking with Kurt Zellers about this week in government taxation.
• I’ll be filling in for Brad on “The Closer” from 1-3 tomorrow.  Tune on in!

(All times Central)

So tune in to all four hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network, the Twin Cities’ media’s sole guardians of honest news. You have so many options:

• AM1280 in the Metro
• Streaming at AM1280’s Website,
• On Twitter (the Volume 2 show will use hashtag #narn2)
• Check out our new UStream video and chat . (Sunday only)
• Send us an SMS text message – 651-243-0390
• Good ol’ telephone – 651-289-4488!
• Podcasts are now available; for my show and for Brad’s
• And make sure you fan us on our new Facebook page!

Join us!

We’ve got a big weekend coming up on the NARN.

Tomorrow, Brad Carlson and I will be out on the ice on Medicine Lake for “Holes for Heroes”, an annual ice-fishing tourney and benefit for wounded veterans.  We’ll be talking with Kurt Zellers about his week in the House Tax Committee and the outlook for Governor Messinger Dayton’s tax proposals.

And then on Sunday I’ll be filling in for Brad, as he watches the Adequate Bowl.  (Traditionally called the “Super Bowl”, although without the Bears it’s hardly “Super”.  I’m just being honest here.  Don’t be hating).

Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network – America’s first grass-roots talkradio show – brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism, as the Twin Cities media’s sole source of honesty!

• I’m in from 1-3.  I’ll be talking with Representative Erik Paulsen about the “fiscal cliff” tax hikes, the outlook for the Feinstein bans in the House, and much more.  Also Steve Hensley on the GOP “Where Do We Go From Here?” event on Wednesday.
• Brad Carlson’s show – “The Closer” – is on from 1-3 on Sunday.

(All times Central)

So tune in to all four hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network, the Twin Cities’ media’s sole guardians of honest news. You have so many options:

• AM1280 in the Metro
• Streaming at AM1280’s Website,
• On Twitter (the Volume 2 show will use hashtag #narn2)
• Check out our new UStream video and chat .
• Send us an SMS text message – 651-243-0390
• Good ol’ telephone – 651-289-4488!
• Podcasts are now available; for my show and for Brad’s
• And make sure you fan us on our new Facebook page!

Join us!

Just a quick shameless plug:  tomorrow on the Northern Alliance I’ll have…:

• Representative Erik Paulsen, talking about the Fiscal Cliff and its attendant tax hikes, the Debt Ceiling and what it means to you, and…well, whatever you want to call in about!
• Steve Hensley about his “Where Do We Go From Here?” event next Wednesday (which I’ll be moderating along with Henco Commissioner Jeff Johnson).

Tune in!

Here’s “The Racist History of Gun Control” by Clayton Cramer.

And here’s the website for the Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance.

Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network – America’s first grass-roots talkradio show – brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism, as the Twin Cities media’s sole source of honesty!

• I’m in from 1-3.  I’ll be talking with Andrew Rothman of the Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance, and going over the latest from the Minnesota Legislature.
• Brad Carlson’s show – “The Closer” – is on from 1-3 on Sunday.

(All times Central)

So tune in to all four hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network, the Twin Cities’ media’s sole guardians of honest news. You have so many options:

• AM1280 in the Metro
• Streaming at AM1280’s Website,
• On Twitter (the Volume 2 show will use hashtag #narn2)
• Check out our new UStream video and chat .
• Send us an SMS text message – 651-243-0390
• Good ol’ telephone – 651-289-4488!
• Podcasts are now available on the AM1280 page!  (Saturday show is #2 – Sunday is #3).
• And make sure you fan us on our new Facebook page!

Join us!

Here’s the Kevin Williamson piece we’re talking about in the 2PM hour.

Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network – America’s first grass-roots talkradio show – brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism, as the Twin Cities media’s sole source of honesty!

• I’m in from 1-3.  It’ll be my pleasure to welcome Kevin Williamson of the National Review to the broadcast.  Also Senators Dave Thompson and Dave Osmek.
• Brad Carlson’s show – “The Closer” – is on from 1-3 on Sunday.

(All times Central)

So tune in to all four hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network, the Twin Cities’ media’s sole guardians of honest news. You have so many options:

• AM1280 in the Metro
• Streaming at AM1280’s Website,
• On Twitter (the Volume 2 show will use hashtag #narn2)
• Check out our new UStream video and chat .
• Send us an SMS text message – 651-243-0390
• Good ol’ telephone – 651-289-4488!
• Podcasts are now available on the AM1280 page!  (Saturday show is #2 – Sunday is #3).
• And make sure you fan us on our new Facebook page!

Join us!

I’m going to give you all a little bit of homework.

Read this piece – “Risk, Relativism And Resources“, by Kevin Williamson, from National Review.   It’s a brilliant piece – and a beefy chunk of reading – on how risk-tolerance and risk-aversion affects peoples’ political choices.

Then tune in tomorrow, when I’ll be talking with Mr. Williamson on the Northern Alliance Radio Network, mostly (but certainly not entirely) about this piece.

And then think: how can we conservatives apply this to the task ahead of us – saving the country?

And I’ll also have David and David on the show:

No, not that David and David, although that’d be cool too.  No, I’ll have Senators Dave Thompson and Dave Osmek on the show as well!

Hope to see you then!

Here’s how to get to Education Liberty Watch to push back against the proposed social studies standards.

Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network – America’s first grass-roots talkradio show – brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism, as the Twin Cities media’s sole source of honesty!

• I’m in from 1-3.  I’ll have GOP House Minority leader Kurt Daudt in the 2PM hour, talking about the outlook for the GOP in this dismal-looking session.   I’ll also be talking with Karen Effrem of Education Liberty Watch about what we can do about the proposed social studies standards.
• Brad Carlson’s show – “The Closer” – is on from 1-3 on Sunday.

(All times Central)

So tune in to all four hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network, the Twin Cities’ media’s sole guardians of honest news. You have so many options:

• AM1280 in the Metro
• Streaming at AM1280’s Website,
• On Twitter (the Volume 2 show will use hashtag #narn2)
• Check out our new UStream video and chat .
• Send us an SMS text message – 651-243-0390
• Good ol’ telephone – 651-289-4488!
• Podcasts are now available on the AM1280 page!  (Saturday show is #2 – Sunday is #3).
• And make sure you fan us on our new Facebook page!

Join us!

Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network – America’s first grass-roots talkradio show – brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism, as the Twin Cities media’s sole source of honesty!

• I’m in from 1-3.  We’ll be talking about the year in review. .
• Brad Carlson’s show – “The Closer” – is on from 1-3 on Sunday.

(All times Central)

So tune in to all four hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network, the Twin Cities’ media’s sole guardians of honest news. You have so many options:

• AM1280 in the Metro
• Streaming at AM1280’s Website,
• On Twitter (the Volume 2 show will use hashtag #narn2)
• Check out our new UStream video and chat .
• Send us an SMS text message – 651-243-0390
• Good ol’ telephone – 651-289-4488!
• Podcasts are now available on the AM1280 page!  (Saturday show is #2 – Sunday is #3).
• And make sure you fan us on our new Facebook page!

Join us!

Mary Franson’s Family Freedom Act website. Check it out before MPR sics the Campaign Finance Board on it again.

Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network – America’s first grass-roots talkradio show – brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism, as the Twin Cities media’s sole source of honesty!

• I’m in from 1-3.  I’ll be talking about Minnesota’s loathsome new “proposed” social studies standards.  Finally, we’ll also be talking with Rep. Mary Franson, who launched her campaign against Governor Dayton’s proposal to unionize child-care providers this past week.
• Brad Carlson’s show – “The Closer” – is on from 1-3 on Sunday.

(All times Central)

So tune in to all four hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network, the Twin Cities’ media’s sole guardians of honest news. You have so many options:

• AM1280 in the Metro
• Streaming at AM1280’s Website,
• On Twitter (the Volume 2 show will use hashtag #narn2)
• Check out our new UStream video and chat .
• Send us an SMS text message – 651-243-0390
• Good ol’ telephone – 651-289-4488!
• Podcasts are now available on the AM1280 page!  (Saturday show is #2 – Sunday is #3).
• And make sure you fan us on our new Facebook page!

Join us!

A couple of quick notes here:

In addition to my usual light weekend posting schedule, posting on Monday and Tuesday will likely be very light.  It’s Christmas.  So sue me.  No, wait – I live in Saint Paul.  The Human Rights department just might.

But seriously?  Have a Merry Christmas if you’re of the Jesus Tribe, and a great long weekend otherwise!

The NARN will be on the air all this weekend.  Tomorrow, I’ll be talking about the new “Social Studies Standards”.  I’ll also be interviewing Representative Mary Franson (R Alexandria) about her effort to keep Minnesota informed about the push to unionize child-care providers.  Tune in from 1-3PM tomorrow!