The Pakistani Spectator

Would you please tell us something about you and your site?

My website mostly deals with politics; local, state, and international. I also have a huge online following that like my outdoors theme writing which usually is about hunting, fishing, and conservation. I also write about law, and the U.S. Constitution.

Do you feel that you continue to grow in your writing the longer you write? Why is that important to you?

Many have said that my writing has greatly improved over the years. As long as I can properly convey what I am trying to communicate, then I am happy with it.

I’m wondering what some of your memorable experiences are with blogging?

I have had so many that it is difficult to point them out. being contacted for my opinions by legislators, and contacting people that I had not seen for many years from all parts of the world are probably the most memorable.

What do you do in order to keep up your communication with other bloggers?

I belong to several groups and forums.

What do you think is the most exciting or most innovative use of technology in politics right now?

Probably the Internet. Using the internet to send out what ever your message is politically is much easier than via that medium than the older methods.

Do you think that these new technologies are effective in making people more responsive?

Yes, but only to a degree.

What do you think sets Your site apart from others?

Most of my readers say that it is my logic, background, and presentation that makes Conservative Libertarian Outpost unique.

If you could choose one characteristic you have that brought you success in life, what would it be?

There is not a single thing. My successes in life are the result of many things coming together.

What was the happiest and gloomiest moment of your life?

What was the happiest thing is difficult to say. The gloomiest though, is easy. That was when I awoke to my dead daughter that had been sleeping on my chest.

If you could pick a travel destination, anywhere in the world, with no worries about how it’s paid for - what would your top 3 choices be?

Africa, I loved it there. Israel, I enjoy the history, and the people there. Ireland, there is just something about my ancestral home land that sets it apart from all other places.

What is your favorite book and why?

I do not have a favorite book, or even author. There are just too many out there that are excellent.

What’s the first thing you notice about a person (whether you know them or not)?

Their body language; are they a threat? Do they look honest to me? Will they look me in the eye?

Is there anyone from your past that once told you you couldn’t write?

Several English teachers as I was growing up!

How bloggers can benefit from blogs financially?

Strictly from blogging? Education is the only thing that I can say.

Is it true that who has a successful blog has an awful lot of time on their hands?

Not true at all, one of the best around is written by a man that works full time, and teaches Boy Scouts as well.

What role can bloggers of the world play to make this world more friendlier and less hostile?

Try to say things that are the truth, and not be all that insulting to people in other places in the world.

Who are your top five favourite bloggers?

Texas Fred, Ari Armstrong, Michelle Malkin, Jon Caldara, and Bloviating Zepplin

Is there one observation or column or post that has gotten the most powerful reaction from people?

Certainly; that would be the post about Hillary Clinton!

What is your perception about Pakistan and its people?

Hard working, decent, and honest people.

Have you ever become stunned by the uniqueness of any blogger?

No, after more than twenty years working as a Paramedic, it is difficult for me to see anything “unique”
enough to be stunned.

What is the most striking difference between a developed country and a developing country?

That changes every time that you change countries in my experience.

What is the future of blogging?

I think that the world wide forces of oppression will clamp down on the internet, and blogging, being as free as it is will become a primary target of authoritarians from all over the world.

You have also got a blogging life, how has it directly affected both your personal and professional life?

I share experiences with others as well as training.

What are your future plans?

Being semi retired, I think that I will be doing a lot more fishing and hunting, as well as blogging.

Any Message you want to give to the readers of The Pakistani Spectator?
Yes, don’t believe everything that you read on the internet regardless of the source.

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