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www.clarionledger.com (Local News) Next Stop,Grand Jury.

I reckon Harvey Johnson (he was the high Mayor of Jackson before Frank
''Atom Ant'' Melton) will soon be our high Mayor of Jackson again.Frank
''Atom Ant'' Melton got the right kind of people riled up around these
parts.
cuhulin

Believe it or not, cuhulin, I'm not going to excoriate you or Chuck
Harder here.
Because I think (hope?) that Harder is hanging up his microphone -
finally!
Issues aside, let's recount Harder's take on three crucial topics: 1)
he is vehemently anti-Bush; 2) he is convinced that the end of the
world is coming; and 3) he believes that 2) is the direct result of the
machinations of 1) - (in Hugo Chavez's words) "el Diablo."
Any one of these three positions is a definite show-stopper in talk
radio these days. But Harder has all three!
No wonder you want to talk about Jackson, MS mayor Frank Melton. Don't
know the guy; never heard of him; I like my mayor, Shirley Franklin,
who last year presided over the lowest homicide rate in Atlanta - 90 -
since 1963. If my history serves, I think that was the year Harder
moved from Chicago down to Tampa, FL.
Back to Harder: I've noticed he's been saying things (paraphrased)
like, "Hey, people don't like me because I tell it like it is," or "You
know, I am not well liked by such-and-such these days." I admire his
candor. People like me do dislike him intensely. Why? Because -
ironically - he is so un-American.
Most Americans are not apocalyptic.
Most Americans do not think "Dubya" is the devil. They know they can
support him or go to someone else.
Most Americans do not believe that Uncle Sam is plotting the
destruction of the U.S. of A. Some voters might believe this or that
specific conspiracy theory (JFK, energy prices, Ritalyn, etc.) - but
they do not buy into the overarching "New World Order" global plotline
pushed by Harder and his myrmidons.
Europeans and Muslims may be more attuned to these ideas, but that's
just the way they are. I don't live in France or Germany or Iraq or
Iran or Jordan or Egypt, so this really doesn't bother me.
So when will Harder retire or go on to something else? Can't say. But
his last day on the air is one day closer than yesterday. Heard Ed
Shiflett a couple weeks ago on "For The People," and I must say, that
bloke sounded real good - a natural. Could he be Harder's replacement?
We'll see ...