I’m over this Democratic Convention. It’s a boring circus. There’s no substance. It’s a stroking of egos and stereotypical leftist talking points.

It’s a string of unrealistic, socialist ideas and “hope” and “change” and worldwide peace… But with no plan of how to get to all these delusions of grandeur.

The parade of the usual suspects made their speeches… Including the first black president himself, Bill Clinton.

It, too, was more of the same.

Attack Bush, attack “big oil”, attack McCain, support Obama. Here were one of the trite lines that got brought the empty-suit-loving dems on their feet with a standing ovation:

“Barack Obama knows that America cannot be strong abroad unless we are first strong at home. People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.”

Are we supposed to be weak in our fight against terrorism?

Is it just me, or are modern-day Democrats hell-bent on replacing America as the world power? They act as though our authority in the world is a bad thing!

I mean really, who would they rather have as the world’s most dominant force? China? IRAN? Who?

Moreover, we’re fighting a war against Islamofacists and all they’re concerned about it the so-called “war on big oil”…

And looking at the obscene deficit that we’re in, how EXACTLY is the government going to pay for universal healthcare without reducing the quality to that of Cuba or Canada?

Especially with businesses being taxed OUT of business… I’m curious when exactly the dems will tap into these magical money trees…

They’re are ALSO telling their mindless drone-followers that they’ll have their kid’s college tuition paid for… that even though they’re against drilling and nuclear power, energy prices will somehow drop… And that a minimum wage will be replaced with a “LIVING wage”…

The DNC Convention has been nothing more than one big socialist rally… And I’m sure the RNC Convention won’t be much better.

The ONLY way any REAL conservative will get even SOMEWHAT excited about this race is if John McCain selects the one who should have been in his spot… And we all know who that is.

We’ll be announcing McCain’s running mate Friday at 8am, be sure to listen!

“Read my lips: No new taxes!”

Deja vu, anyone?

We’ve got yet another RINO (Republican in name only) in action and out of control.

California has the HIGHEST sales tax in the nation… and it’s about to get even higher… Thanks to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

He wants to raise the state sales tax… contrary to all of the “no new taxes” hype during the 2003 recall and his reelection.

Schwarzenegger’s promise not to raise taxes was one of his strongest selling points!

What makes it worse is that we as Californians already have to deal with the fact that we have some of the HIGHEST tax rates in the nation…

Most of our state income tax brackets are THE WORST in the nation.

We have the highest gas tax rates. The state is brutal on the business climate. The obscene property taxes harm the market and discourage home ownership.

Moreover, there’s NO such thing as a temporary tax.

The only temporary tax in history was the telephone luxury tax… and that lasted 107 years.

Do you really think that a California governor - who will most likely be a democrat - will roll back the sales tax 3 years from now?! If you do, you’re delusional.

Schwarzenegger told us he was against gay marriage. He told us that he was staunch on border control and against appeasing illegal aliens and their open border cronies. He told us that we would be fiscally conservative on spending. He told us that he was against raising taxes.

Now, Gov. Arnold ‘RINO’ Schwarzenegger is FOR gay marriage, FOR raising taxes, and FOR appeasing the open border advocates…

What gives?! Did the in-laws finally get to him?

Our governor WAS conservative… But he’s not anymore.

We need to show him that he answers to the people who elected him… NOT to the liberals in Sacramento.

Would YOU be for recalling Gov. Schwarzenegger?

Yesterday, the Foster family of El Cajon held services for someone close to them: Their own 3 year-old son.

Little Zachary Foster was playing in a relative’s front yard after a visit to the beach when tragedy struck. One minute, everyone was enjoying a family vacation in Florida. But that quickly changed.

“My wife yelled, ‘Get out of the way,” said Zachary’s father, Charlie Foster.

The driver careened through the front yard and crushed the boy against a parked car… Right in front of his family. The driver got out of the car, looked at the boy, then climbed back into the car and sped away.

His father tried resuscitating the child, but Zach was already dead… and the killer was no where to be found.

He was eventually caught… The unlicensed felon faces time in prison… HOPEFULLY for the rest of his life.

The family is now trying to cope.

What makes things worse is the fact that with his criminal roster, this man SHOULD have been in prison at the time of Zachary’s death.

They have only one wish now… that little Zachary be laid to rest at a place he loved to play: His grandpa’s farm.

It’s 40 acres, family-owned for generations, and at the end of a dirt road in Lakeside. Of course, in California, nothing is easy. You have lawyers, environmentalists, and bureaucrats complicating things… Including the final resting spot of little Zach.

Aside from working to make sure that this criminal isn’t let back on the streets, they also need a Major Use Land Permit to bury their son.

Though the permit can take 6 to 8 months to obtain, Supervisor Dianne Jacob assures me that it will be expedited.

The land use permit isn’t cheap. It would have cost this family, at a time when money AND hope are at their lowest point, $8,000. But this morning, my listeners covered that cost. Thank you SO MUCH.

Anyone else wishing to help the family can send a check payable to:
The Zachary Foster Benefit Fund to Wells Fargo Bank, 2366 Jamacha Road, El Cajon, CA 92019.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PART OF RICK’S INTERVIEW WITH ZACH’S DAD.

There’s a determined young man in Washington D.C. who has his priorities PRETTY DAMN STRAIGHT. He’s doing things that the so-called “hard-hitting” reporters of the lamestream media wouldn’t touch in a thousand years - he’s asking left-leaning politicians the questions that the media doesn’t have the guts to ask.

His name is Jason Mattera, chief spokesman for The YOUNG AMERICAN’S FOUNDATION… This fresh-faced kid looks as though he just stepped off a D.C. tour bus to visit the Washington Monument, but that’s hardly the case.

Mattera takes his camera crew and confronts these corrupt, liberal Washington insiders who are never second-guessed, let alone questioned properly.

He confronts the likes of Rep. Jack Murtha and Senator John Kerry on their ruthless and slanderous accusations of our troops… Mattera walks up to them, disarms them by appearing inquisitive and then bam! He starts the grilling process.

But it doesn’t stop there… he ambushes Rep. William Jefferson about his “ethical” platform in Congress, Sen. Ted Kennedy about his questionable tax strategies…
Well, see for yourself…

Find out more about Jason and his new conservative movement by going to his website at YAF.org.

The picture of the enviro-Nazi movement:

They don’t want our United States Military to perform submarine tests essential to our national security… because it MIGHT threaten marine life.

They want the family of 5 to drop their SUV and cram everyone into a Honda Civic Hybrid.

They want to force the canvas “hippy bags” down our throats by banning ALL plastic bags like they’re drugs because the [mainly biodegradable, mind you] bags might get into the ocean and effectively choke off all the fish in the ocean.

Basically, us evil humans are in the way of everything.

While Assemblymember Lloyd Levine works on convincing the ENTIRE state to ban ALL plastic bags, a certain environmental group is trying to get the City of San Diego to follow the cue of Los Angeles and San Fransisco.

Danielle Miller, the outreach director with San Diego Coastkeeper (an environmental group) has asked the San Diego City Council committee to pursue legislation to ban the use of plastic carryout shopping bags in San Diego.

So, we decided to talk to Danielle Miller. We wanted to get in the brain of this sub-hippy movement. Here are the audio segments of the interview:

SEGMENT 1

SEGMENT 2

SEGMENT 3

SEGMENT 4

When I say “human trafficking,” what do you think?

Most of you probably think it’s a politically correct way of talking about coyotes transporting illegals across the border…

But that’s not just what human trafficking is about.

Human trafficking is a problem right here in San Diego, namely due to our close proximity to Mexico.

It has a lot more to do with child prostitution, and it’s a horrifying reality that is happening within OUR county limits.

You may also think that this horror effects only a select few of the poor children living in areas like San Ysidro and Barrio Logan. If you think this, you’re terribly mistaken.

Human trafficking pimps are recruiting girls as young as 14 and 15… Right out of North County high schools and throughout San Diego.

Your daughters and the girls they know could be in danger.

I spoke to Marrisa Ugarte of The Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition (BSCC) about this. Marrisa and her organization work to fight human trafficking and the enslavement of young girls and children being forced into the evil world of child pornography and prostitution.

If you would like to know more about Marrisa and her organization, go to:

WWW.BSCCOALITION.ORG

If you know of an incident, please call the BSCC as soon as possible on their emergency hotline:

619-666-2757

If you would like more information, their office number is:

619-336-0770