LL,

Something is really, really up (down?) with Chuck Harder.
First, his Web site (www.chuckharder.com, mirror at
www.forthepeople.org) hasn't been updated since February 5, over six
months ago - the longest such interval I can recall since Chuck began
using the Internet on a regular basis in 1996.
Second, Chuck hasn't taken calls from listeners at least since he lost
that $860,000 Dept. of Labor contract on March 31 for his now-defunct
TV network. That's over four months with no call-ins, again the longest
interval I can recall since I first heard Chuck in September 1991 - 14
years ago.
Third, all his shows seem to be reruns; there is very little hard news
in his broadcasts that pinpoints exactly when they were recorded. As I
posted previously, this is exactly what happened with his TV network
before it went off the air.
Fourth, about three weeks ago, Chuck let it slip that he was on a
"controlled fast," and was eating "a couple pieces of fruit a day" (I'm
paraphrasing here, but I believe these quotes are accurate). Why would
Chuck say something like this on the air?
Fifth, after a big announcement in April, Chuck has said absolutely
nothing about his new book on the bankruptcy of America. What's up? Has
he abandoned it? If so, why?
I think what I said on my previous post is correct: Chuck Harder is off
the air, probably for good, and for whatever reason, his syndication
network, TalkStar Radio, is keeping his shows (whenever they were made)
on the 2 PM-4 PM time slot due to contractual obligations. What's
frustrating is that I cannot verify this; there is no press release or
AP bulletin saying, "Chuck Harder is off the air!" That said, I hope to
find out something soon; the mystery of what happened to Chuck Harder
can't go on forever.
We'll see ...

Mark wrote:

I was reading the 1972 edition of "World Radio TV Handbook" just now.

There's an advertisement for a Drake DSR-1 receiver on page 10. And it cost
$USD 2,195 !!!

Makes today's high-end table-top receivers look cheap!

The prices have stayed about the same-I think that the Drake R8B was
going for US$1800 when it was discontinued-it's just that the dollar has
depreciated. Since that ad was printed, the dollar has lost over 90% of
its real value. For example, when the gold standard was discontinued in
1971, an ounce of gold was $35 IIRC (the fixed price under the Bretton
Woods system). Now it's $440 an ounce, and certain to go higher. Even
when the price of gold reached a 20 year low in 2001, it was $280 an
ounce.The 2001 price was 8 times the 1971 price, which I think means an
80% drop in purchasing power for the dollar. ALL paper money has been
greatly devalued since the gold standard was scrapped, since without a
tie to gold paper money could be printed at will, and the governments of
the world have done exactly that.


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"running dogg" wrote

The prices have stayed about the same-I think that the Drake R8B was
going for US$1800 when it was discontinued-it's just that the dollar has
depreciated. Since that ad was printed, the dollar has lost over 90% of
its real value. For example, when the gold standard was discontinued in
1971, an ounce of gold was $35 IIRC (the fixed price under the Bretton
Woods system). Now it's $440 an ounce, and certain to go higher. Even
when the price of gold reached a 20 year low in 2001, it was $280 an
ounce.The 2001 price was 8 times the 1971 price, which I think means an
80% drop in purchasing power for the dollar. ALL paper money has been
greatly devalued since the gold standard was scrapped, since without a
tie to gold paper money could be printed at will, and the governments of
the world have done exactly that.


LOL - what a bunch of B.S.
Did you forget what your paycheck looked like in 1971?

1971,paycheck? $172.00 each week at Delta Cotton Oil company.Later on,at
the auto/truck battery factory,I was earning nearly three times that
each week.
cuhulin

And according to some "people" the price of gasoline and diesel fuel is
still a bargain.GM and Ford are offering better deals on new
vehicles.Well,they should,they are priced wayyyy to much
anyway.Crackerboxes on wheels.There are no real autos being made
anymore.
cuhulin