“A Shock” This is Something to Think About 07.14.26
Something to Think About
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“A Shock”
Bill Bunkley’s “This Is Something to Think About
Air Date Tuesday, July 14, 2026
It was a “shock.”
That was the word that rang out across America on Sunday morning: South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham had passed.
His life story is about Americana and the American dream.
Born on the 9th of July 1955, he spent his early years living upstairs of his family’s pool hall and bar. He was the first member of his family to attend college, earning a law degree in 1981. In college, his parents passed away at about the same time, and he adopted and raised his younger sister, Darline.
He was a U. S. Air Force veteran of more than three decades. As a sitting Senator, he served in the Air Force Reserve.
In 1998, he won a South Carolina seat in the U. S. House, followed by his election to the Senate in 2003.
Tomorrow, I'll look back at his values and worldview principles.
Bill Bunkley is a 20-year veteran Salem Media talk show host based in Tampa. The Bill Bunkley Show airs on weekdays from 3 to 5 pm across central Florida. Bill is also President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention (Southern Baptist Convention Churches), among other churches and entities. He has served as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention for the last 30 years at the state capitol in Tallahassee. By the Grace of his Lord Jesus, he is a cancer survivor diagnosed in 2018 with AML Leukemia, having successfully undergone a bone marrow transplant that same year. In 2025, he underwent successful open-heart surgery to repair a heart valve. His wife is Toni, his son is Zac, and he attends Idlewild Baptist Church.
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