Big break in Oregon. I didn’t hear from Leader Ferrioli’s office for a couple days, and figured they were gun shy, afraid I was some kind of nut. So I emailed Lars Larson, asking to appear on his show. He emailed back, and it’s on. His producer, Tony King, will get ahold of me next week to set it up.
Lars owns Oregon, and is syndicated nationally. He’s ranked #28 in talk show hosts in the country, which is not to be scoffed at. I have no doubt whatsoever that he and I will hit it off. He calls Portland “Havana on the Willamette”. Reminds me of me.
This is big not only for the effort in Oregon, but potentially for all over the country. I want to meet him personally. Some hosts don’t like in studio guests, some do. If he’s up for it, I’ll either fly to Portland, or drive up the Oregon Coast with my wife, Babbie. Her call.
I’m hoping to go to Salem before the show to do a press conference with Leaders Ferrioli and McLane. It would be around Feb. 3, the start of their session. They would announce the introduction of Article V Resolutions in the House and Senate, describe why this is important not only for Oregon, but for this almost bankrupt country of ours as well. They’ll call on the Speaker and Senate President to expedite action on these bills, and bring them to the floor for a vote. Hell will freeze over before that happens, but that’s fine. Republican legislative candidates all over Oregon will have an issue. And that is, quite precisely, the mission of the Reagan Project. Ferrioli and McLane haven’t yet bought in to this whole thing, and I’ll disappointed if they don’t. I’ve offered to appear at the presser with them, to say how important the Oregon legislature is to this entire effort. I’d lay it on a little thick.
I owe Larson. I’m at his disposal. Because I’m so familiar with the format, I know how to be a perfect guest. Never miss any opportunity to make the host look good is rule one. And you’re not giving a lecture, you’re entertaining an audience. Humor helps a lot. And passion. And if you interact with a caller, know how to handle it. It takes a little touch. Anyway, Lars is my ticket to similar shows around the country. One reason I want to be in studio is to ask him if he knows John Carlson in Seattle, which, of course, he does. Carlson ‘s almost as big in Washington as Lars is in Oregon. I really want to get on Carlson’s show, and unless he and Lars have some kind of issue between them, an introduction from Lars will do the trick. I’ll go on to ask if he knows Terry Meiners in Louisville. That’s the show I’ve got to get on in Kentucky. I’ve got four or five other hosts I can ask him about, in Minneapolis, Tulsa, Salt Lake, New Orleans, Phoenix, etc., if he wants to be helpful.
Back to Oregon, and Lars. If I can get him all jacked up about this, he can take some ownership of it, make it his baby. And if it passes he can rightfully take some credit. If he does buy in, I’ll team up with him, and Oregon will be ours.
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