{"id":16523,"date":"2008-01-10T17:05:37","date_gmt":"2008-01-10T21:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/?p=16523"},"modified":"2026-03-19T19:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:15:18","slug":"036-get-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/archives\/16523","title":{"rendered":"036 &#8211; Get real!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/036_Walmart_640x380-168x100.jpg\" alt=\"Walmart\" width=\"168\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/036_Walmart_640x380-168x100.jpg 168w, https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/036_Walmart_640x380-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/036_Walmart_640x380.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><audio preload=\"none\" controls=\"controls\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS-2008\/20080110-justRIGHT-036-getREAL-24hrShopping-Selick-CLIMATEchange.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/>Your browser does not support the audio element<\/audio><br \/>\nWe open 2008 convinced that facing reality has never been more urgent. When Salim Mansur urges us all to drop the political drivel and confront human nature exactly as it is, we couldn&#8217;t agree more. His powerful reminder that freedom remains under constant attack by envy and tyranny cuts straight to the core of what this show is all about.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, not everyone embraces clear thinking. Local columnists are in full panic mode because Walmart wants to keep some stores open 24 hours a day. They warn that this terrible convenience will spin our lives out of control and leave us in despair. We see things very differently. Shopping is human connection. It\u2019s choice. It\u2019s the social fabric that brings people together. These gloomy rants expose a deeper contempt for commerce and individual freedom.<\/p>\n<p>But nothing matters more right now than stopping the extradition of Marc Emery to the United States. Karen Selick\u2019s devastating open letter to the Justice Minister lays bare why this principled activist must stay right here in Canada. We\u2019re calling on everyone to sign the petition and stand up for sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>From the latest twists in the global warming debate to Walter Williams\u2019 brilliant insights on private property and future generations, the ideas fly fast and furious.<\/p>\n<p>Unfiltered truth, bold challenges, and zero apologies for defending liberty \u2013 it all comes together just right.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"custom-button\" href=\"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/036-Transcript\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transcript<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"custom-button\" href=\"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your browser does not support the audio element We open 2008 convinced that facing reality has never been more urgent. When Salim Mansur urges us all to drop the political drivel and confront human nature exactly as it is, we couldn&#8217;t agree more. 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