" Championship Rounds!"

I love the "Rocky" movies. The story of the underdog is appealing, it lifts up the spirit, it gives hope when all seems lost. It shows courage in the face of situations that seem insurmountable. In "Rocky II", after Rocky has his eye operated on, he goes to the room of Apollo Creed and asks him if he gave Rocky his best in the ring. Apollo replied that he did. Rocky thanked him. Even though Rocky lost that fight, he had the triumph of knowing he took all that the great champion could give, yet he wouldn't give up, he gave his best. A true champion wants an opponent who will test him. A true champion wants to say, "Hit me with your best shot!" If you believe in yourself, you want that challenge, you want that great opponent. Anybody can fight softball challengers and build up a record of wins, but when that record is reviewed, we see a list of names that is less than stellar in the ability to put up a real fight. Taking on weak challengers is a sign of not having the confidence to face a legitimate foe; it is a sign of cowardice.

Recently, a group of leftist organizations have sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission to "monitor" what they perceive as hate speech on talk radio and the cable news networks. Rush Limbaugh was a specific target from these left wing organizations. FOX NEWS was not specifically mentioned, yet it was alluded to. Media Justice, the Rainbow Push Coalition, The League of United Latin American Citizens, the National Association of Latino Independent Producers, and Common Cause are head hunting conservative commentators and conservative news organizations in their quest to silence any opposition to their left wing agendas. I will be the first to admit Rush is caustic in some of his commentary. He will not pull punches, he will not take it easy on those with whom he disagrees. This is why he has a regular listener-ship of over 20 million people. He makes his points with a rapier wit that cuts close to the bone of his adversaries. He doesn't use racial epithets or slurs; he does use sarcasm and it can hurt. He is a tough opponent.

This attempt to muzzle opposing views is quite disturbing, and quite telling of those who wish to narrow the information available to the American people. These groups must fear those who are reaching America with something other than the liberal dogma they want to perpetuate. Obviously, the left can't stand up to a real "contender", they want nothing but "palookas" who can't put up a fight. I believe we are smelling fear on the left. I don't think they will last too many more "rounds" against a real contender!