San Diego, CA - The Rick Amato Show in recent months has dramatically grown a large, fiercely loyal audience of conservative online listeners who have come to call themselves ‘Amato Activists.’

Despite the late night hour (9pm-11pm PST) the audience stretches across all U.S. time zones and even includes dedicated conservative listeners in Europe.

On Tuesday, May, 24th the ‘Amato Activists’ demonstrated the power of their values and beliefs.

Richard Hunsucker appeared as an in-studio guest on Amato’s show. Hunsucker is a United States Marine Corps vet who recently completed a walk across America from Jacksonville, FL to San Diego, CA in order to raise money for America’s wounded vets.

After the show Hunsucker received a $100,000 donation from New York.

Hunsucker had this to say:

“Today I received a $100,000 donation that would never have happened if I weren’t a guest on Rick’s radio show. It happened as a result as my appearing on the show and I could not be more delighted! Thank you so much.”

Those wishing to donate money to Richard Hunsucker’s cause can visit: www.VetWalking.org

Separately, Wednesday May 25th’s Rick Amato Show is calling on the ‘Amato Activists’ to make history. They will be called upon to take simple but effective steps that can create a new political paradigm in America. The twitersphere has been buzzing about it all week

Diane DeVore will be my guest in hour 1 Monday Nite.

TOPIC: The actual Audio of Chuck DeVore being shot at in Lebanon, and factual contradiction of ABC’s (former reporter) Bob Zelnick statement to LA Times.

Not to be missed.

Join Rick Amato and many special guests at a pre-returns Election Night Party on Tuesday, June 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Downtown Johnny Brown’s. It’s a stone’s throw (make that a Stone Pale Ale) from Golden Hall at 1220 3rd Avenue.

Enjoy FREE food and great discounts on beverages. Meet Rick and select conservative candidates In Person!

After the party, join Rick and walk over to Election Central at Golden Hall, San Diego’s Election Night Head Quarters. Rick will broadcast his show that night LIVE from Golden Hall and announce election results as they come in.

Can’t make it? The show will be simulcast on USTEAM.TV!

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The feedback I am receiving in response to Sarah Palin’s endorsement announcement has been anger & disappointment towards her personally, and in VERY LARGE amounts.

So much so that on Sunday flashreport.org -Calif’s leading politically conservative website- will republish my commentary.

Many of the comments I am receiving center around three central themes:

a) People making financial donations to Chuck DeVore since Palin’s endorsement of Catly Fiorina

b) People believing Palin is caught up in a game of personal power and fame…ie: Out for herself and not for principles or values

c) People exasperated and threatening to stay home in November if June 8th turns out to be “more of the same” in terms of deeply flawed candidates advancing and representing the GOP in November.

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That collective gasp that you hear is either the sound of Chuck DeVore supporters reacting to Sarah Palin’s endorsement of Carly Fiorina, or it is the sound Palin fans in Calif jumping off her bandwagon…or perhaps both.

With 24 hours to digest- more like cough up- the announcement, here is how it looks from where I sit.

Funny how Palin- who traveled the nation with the TEA Party Express- can overlook the ONE TEA Party candidate in the race- DeVore- and endorse his opponent.

Even more peculiar is how she called Fiorina “the common sense conservative”, which begs the question: If Ms. Palin believes Fiorina is the one with common sense, then what does that make Chuck DeVore and the thousands of TEA Party members who support him? Angry white racists?

That aside my belief is that Sarah Palin took the money- figuratively and perhaps literally- and ran.

Remember The TEA Party Express which recruited and trotted Sarah Palin across the country like their prized trophy, is NOT really an authentic grass roots TEA Party organization.

As I have discussed on my radio show the TEA Party Express is funded, founded and organized by a Political Action Committee out of Sacramento which acts as a fundraising arm for the republican party…The very same republican party that is backing Ms. Fiorina.

Unfortunately the TEA Party Express- which organizes rallies across the country by calling on unsuspecting AUTHENTIC grass roots TEA Party members to join in- IS THE ASTRO TURF which critics accuse the entire movement of being.

Instead of joining in on the TEA Party principles and values- the GOP has created a vehicle to be used to exploit the TEA Party movement.

SEE THIS ARTICLE FROM POLITICO.com:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/35785.html

While the GOP is feeling fat and sassy this morning with the endorsement of their astro turf candidate by their prized trophy, they may have overlooked one big problem.

You can’t fake authenticity.

If conservative, libertarian and independent voters in California are disenchanted with the list of candidates who advance on June 8th, I predict they will either stay home in large numbers in November or a populist 3rd party movement will emerge. Either way bad news for the GOP.

And as they say, as California goes so goes America.