For the third time television is not part of my life. The first period was during my younger years when the TV waves lacked the resolve to reach our ranch in Ingomar. In those days the signal beamed from the repeater with good intentions, but would get bored crossing the vast gumbo flats and eventually just wander back to the station having not been viewed by anyone. (Electronics were primitive in eastern Montana in the 60s.)

The second time was a ten year span when my kids were younger. A simple snip of the cord forced my children to occupy their idle time with other things. Unfortunately, I wired the TV back together to appease my news hunger during the first Gulf War.

Finally, last May my trophy wife and I became discouraged that of the 100 channels beaming from our satellite virtually none offered anything of value. We disconnected our dish. Since we both spend our days on our computers, all our news comes via the internet, so now we have the luxury of controlling who, what, when, and how many times we consume news. In less than 30 minutes we can skim happenings and log articles of importance. No more repetitive, endless looping of news segments 15 times every half-hour, now our lives belong to us.

Today there is a greater danger than just a loss of time if you are wired to network news; like Pavlov’s dogs you are being trained to accept the progressive movement. News pundits are spinning that last week’s arrest of Michigan’s, Christian militia typifies the dangers of people opposing nationalized healthcare. Tea partiers must be demonized.

Later that week, to further your conditioning, news stories broke of anonymous resignation letters mailed to 30 governors. Without reference to violence, or certainty of authorship, these letters are being reported as further evidence of the instability of tea party patriots. You are being prepped. The news is spun purposely, and given the seriousness of the crisis; I look for the reintroduction of the Fairness Doctrine. We will be told to keep the citizenry safe it is necessary to exchange free speech rights for FCC oversight. Little by little the noose gets tighter and tighter.

Over 200 years ago our founders declared the greatest danger to freedom was not the American patriot, it was the government. The purpose of the US Constitution was to limit the powers of the federal government. Unfortunately today, many politicians elected to uphold and defend the Constitution, have joined progressives intending to destroy that very document.

True patriots, those the media portray as extremists, know we will defeat this enemy, but not with firearms. Our most effective weapon is the states rights clause defined in the “Tenth Amendment” of the US Constitution. The intended balance of power between the state and federal government can be re-established in this 2010 election cycle. Don’t let repetitive manipulations by the progressive news media alter what you know to be true. Turn off your television and vote freedom.