Dec

08

2012

Paul Harvey: “If I were the Devil”

by Rick Olson

“In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.” —Paul Harvey

DATELINE: April 3, 1965. Yes. These very words spoken by Paul Harvey were spoken  nearly 48 years ago.

Paul Harvey, as we knew him, was born Paul Harvey Aurandt, September 4, 1918 in Tulsa Oklahoma. Paul Harvey, was a true conservative, something absent these days from the ABC Radio Networks. Anybody that ever listened to the radio in the 80′s and into the 90′s knew who Paul Harvey was, his distinctive voice. and the tenor of his messages.

Paul Harvey could be heard with news and commentary weekday mornings and mid-days, famous for his, “And now you know, The Rest of the Story,” segments. Estimates predict his listening audience was about  24 million people a week.

Paul Harvey News was carried on 1,200 radio stations, 400 Armed Forces Network stations and over 300 newspapers. Paul Harvey’s broadcasts and newspaper columns found their way into the Congressional Record more than any other media commentator.

Paul Harvey was married to the same woman, Lynn “Angel”Cooper Harvey until she died in 2008 at age 92.

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by Rick Olson

Rick Olson is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University with a BA in Social Science. Rick subsequently attended Massachusetts School of Law in Andover MA and is an avid hunter and shooter. Frequently, Rick can be found on the Grok taking up second amendment, hunting, fishing, trapping and wildlife conservation issues. As a Social Scientist by discipline, Rick's commentary enjoys not only a focus on the political aspects from a conservative point of view, but also on the human relationship aspects and externalities of social policy results. Rick is the current President of the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation, and also the current President of the Londonderry Fish & Game Club. as an active Hunter education and Bowhunter Education instructor for New Hampshire Fish & Game, Rick works tirelessly in advocacy for outdoor sporting men and women across the Granite State. Rick currently serves as a commissioner on the Manchester Conservation Commission and resides in Manchester. He has three children and four Grandchildren.

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  • C. dog e. doG

    If I were the devil I would press all the minds full of mush through the government school extruder, the rest would become almost effortless.
    – C. dog

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