{"id":8733,"date":"2015-09-24T16:26:37","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T20:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=8733"},"modified":"2015-09-25T08:22:35","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T12:22:35","slug":"mp3-texas-radio-interview-on-government-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/24\/mp3-texas-radio-interview-on-government-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"MP3 &#8211; Texas Radio Interview on Government Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/texas-radio-unnamed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8737\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/texas-radio-unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"texas radio unnamed\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/texas-radio-unnamed.jpg 512w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/texas-radio-unnamed-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I had fun today\u00a0with <strong>Brian Wade and Mark Cope,<\/strong> the early morning hosts on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wendleebroadcasting.com\/newstalk-102-3-kxyl\/\">KXYL Radio<\/a><\/strong> in Brownwood, Texas discussing my\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/articles\/2015\/08\/31\/the-end-of-the-christopher-columbus-fellowship-foundation-not-so-fast\">U.S. News article on government waste<\/a>.\u00a0 I started out pretty slow but after a couple minutes I remembered how to speak English.\u00a0 My Southern twang pops up a few times in the interview.<\/p>\n<p>They were pumping me on the reasons why Congress bankrolls wasteful programs.\u00a0 I said that often it was simply to &#8220;create\u00a0jobs for the boys&#8221; and\u00a0 spur political kickbacks.<\/p>\n<p>I commented, &#8220;Most congressmen don&#8217;t pay attention to most of what the government does.\u00a0 We have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Attention-Deficit-Democracy-James-Bovard\/dp\/140397666X\">Attention Deficit Democracy <\/a>on Capitol Hill as well as in the voting booths around the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The hosts said it was an outrage that Congress routinely enacts legislation without bothering to read the bills. I said that such negligence &#8220;epitomizes how politicians have far too much power over the rest of us.\u00a0Congressmen act as if they are King Midas and everything they touch will turn into gold &#8211; regardless of their long record of disastrous government interventions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a fun 9 minute chat &#8211; you can listen or download by clicking below<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8733-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Radio-MP3-KXYL-9-24-2015-Jim-Bovard-Part.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Radio-MP3-KXYL-9-24-2015-Jim-Bovard-Part.mp3\">http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Radio-MP3-KXYL-9-24-2015-Jim-Bovard-Part.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/articles\/2015\/08\/31\/the-end-of-the-christopher-columbus-fellowship-foundation-not-so-fast\">The End of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation? 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