Mr. Boyles goes to Washington.
Talk-show host Peter Boyles, a motorcycle devotee who has been riding the anti-illegal immigration Harley for almost two years, is taking his case to the nation’s lawmakers next week.
He’ll do his morning show (5-9 a.m. weekdays, KHOW 630-AM) from Washington, D.C., April 23-24 “to encourage Congress to vote against amnesty for illegal aliens” says the station’s website. “Hold their feet to the fire” as the popular battle cry goes.
As he often is on various topics (see Ramsey, JonBenét), Boyles is tightly wound about illegal immigration. His trip to D.C., he says, came about because there is “a moment when enough is enough. I’ve had enough.”
“Enough” for him came in May 2005 when Denver policeman Donnie Young was shot and killed by Raul
Gomez-Garcia, who, it was later revealed, was in this country illegally.
“I was appalled. I knew Donnie through motorcycles. That was enough for me.” Boyles launched a million words.
He’s frequently at odds with local media. Still, he labors on with his almost-daily diatribes on the threat “illegals” pose to Our American Way of Life.
He is not, he says, taking Tom Tancredo with him to Washington but if he doesn’t have the anti-illegal immigration congressman/presidential candidate on either of his shows, it will be a major upset.
Meantime, Boyles launched his syndicated all-about-motorcycles program, “USA Biker Nation,” on KKZN 760-AM on April 7. The start time has been moved up to 8 a.m. to accommodate East Coast listeners.
Craig’s list of good
“I see that most people share a similar moral compass; they play fair, they give each other a break, and they generally get along.”
Craig Newmark, the founder of craigslist.org, the marketplace of the Internet, lays out his philosophy and Americans on “This I Believe,” the ongoing NPR News essay series on “All Things Considered” (3 p.m. today, KCFR 1340-AM).
It’s all about “that Golden Rule thing,” he says.
Around the dial
I hate to bring up The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf, but TV weathercasters predicting another “significant” snow event tonight and Tuesday … Tamara Banks steps in as host of “Colorado Inside Out Live” to discuss about “Oversexualized Teens” (8 p.m. Wednesday, KBDI-Channel 12) … Bryant Gumbel talks with NBA star Stephon Marbury about low-cost sneakers and kids on “Real Sports” (8 tonight, HBO) … Quotable: “Calling illegal aliens ‘undocumented workers’ is like calling drug dealers ‘undocumented pharmacists.”‘ Peter Boyles
Dick Kreck’s column appears Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. He may be reached at 303-954-1456 or dkreck@denverpost.com.
