They Call Him ‘Radio Show Host,’ but They Soon May Be Calling Him ‘Lieutenant Governor’

They Call Him ‘Radio Show Host,’ but They Soon May Be Calling Him ‘Lieutenant Governor’

The press, as it is wont to do, is trying to trivialize one candidate’s life in public service that goes back to Ronald Reagan and all the way to Gov. George Allen here in Virginia by repeatedly calling the new presumptive GOP lieutenant gubernatorial nominee “Radio Show Host” John Reid. It’s what “Better Call Saul” Alinsky famously said to do in his leftist manifesto, “Rules for Radicals”: Marginalize, trivialize, and isolate your opposition fr…

Gay talk show host wins GOP nom for Va. lieutenant guv

John Reid, a conservative gay radio talk show host in Richmond for many years, this week secured the Republican nomination for the office of lieutenant governor in Virginia, becoming the first known openly gay person to be nominated for a statewide office in that state. Reid secured the nomination after his only rival in the Republican primary, Fairfax County Supervisor Pat Herrity, dropped out of the race this week for health reasons. Herrity’s…