What is currently in the news from specialguests.com http://www.special-guests.com No doubt, the Democrats who railed against the American majority and voted in March to pass Obama's healthcare reform were banking on the typical emotional cycle of voters. In other words, pass it now amidst the angry cries and, in time, the rabble will die down. But now it is not just the masses, it's the doctors revolting as well, with their big national TEA Party rally August...]]> Imagine having your home invaded and then waiting two and a half hours for the cops to show up. In Maryland eight years ago, that's what happened to a man and his family . . . except, because he had firearms in his house, he and his son were able to subdue the criminal in the meantime. But then, several years later, when filing for a renewal of his handgun permit, thanks to a law...]]> In a move that was surprising to many experts who felt the Arizona immigration law was more than constitutionally sound heck, even more constitutional than the federal law after which it was modeled a federal judge ruled on Wednesday to block its most robust provisions. Naturally, some are calling it a victory for the Obama administration, liberal Democrats and civil rights activists....]]> Unlike financial reform, this time around Senate Democrats couldn't lure a single Republican to their side, giving fuel to a GOP filibuster that buried the Chuck-Schumer-sponsored (D-NY) Disclose Act. Joining the voices of millions of freedom-loving Americans, Larry Pratt, the executive director of the Gun Owners of America (GOA), is celebrating the legislative defeat. But he's...]]> Almost exactly two years ago, Iowa was the epicenter of headline flooding in the Midwest that had the nation concerned about the Corn Belt as a whole. Now, nature has been unkind again. Only this time, a bit of human failure has mixed with Mother Nature's wrath to leave a noted Iowa town in deep trouble. The Maquoketa River hit a record depth above flood stage, overwhelming the...]]> Ever since impeached Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested on December 9th, 2008 he has not only maintained his innocence but insisted repeatedly that he would expose the truth on the stand. After the prosecution rested its case weeks earlier than expected, Blagojevich's defense team rested after only two days - and without the testimony of the defendant who assured the...]]> Palestinian suicide bombers are being indoctrinated at very young ages to believe that by martyring themselves while killing Jews, they will be awarded in the afterlife. This necessarily leads to a belief that murder is a virtuous act. A consequence of that, in many cases, is depression. Researcher Ted Shoebat draws some interesting comparisons between the effects of Islam on its...]]> Look around Middle America and it may seem difficult to believe that divorce rates have remained steady at 50 percent since they spiked in the 1970s. And yet, while numbers don't lie, sometimes there is such a thing as "more truth" within the numbers. Beyond the flat divorce-rate figure which, arguably, in and of itself is a problem most troubling because we've become desensitized...]]> Are we on the threshold of seeing hardcore porn on prime time TV? Very possibly so, if we follow the logic of New York Post columnist Jacob Sullum. On July 24, 2010 in a column entitled "The trouble with outlawing porn," Jacob Sullum, supported two recent federal court decisions, one of which invalidated the FCC's broadcast indecency law enforcement policy, and the other of which...]]> When a political party passes legislation against the pronounced majority of the people, it reeks of an ulterior motive far from that of serving the public. This, in turn, brings critics such as political commentator and former Colorado Congressman, Bob Beauprez (R), to a different plane of examination and fuels a suspicion that this party is, above all else, concerned with maintaining...]]> In the latest attempt to strip Americans of their financial freedom, starting in January, 2012, every U.S. citizen will be required to report all goods and services purchased in excess of $600 (including rental cars, airline tickets, office supplies) on a 1099 form. Why? Disguised as an effort to collect an estimated $17 Billion in new taxes to help pay for health care reform...]]> In a move that divided countries and cultures, the United Nations on Monday granted special accreditation to a radical U.S.-based homosexual advocacy group that, among other things, favors criminal sanctions for those who criticize the homosexual agenda. Afterward supporters of the group sounded as if the world had seen an overdue advancement of human rights. After all, the name...]]> New York is about to become the last of all 50 states to adopt a no-fault divorce law and eradicate conventional law that says a couple must agree upon the divorce or one spouse must prove the damaging "fault" of the other, such as abuse or infidelity. It seems like a ho-hum legal development, except that up to this point, New York had one of the lowest divorce rates in the nation....]]> The scheduled construction of the 'Cordoba House', more widely known as the 'Ground Zero Mosque', is meeting some stiff resistence from a growing number of Americans for not only its location but what its name alludes to. In fact, developers even tried to rename the mosque because of what people were learning about it. Cordoba, a city in Spain, was conquered by Muslims in the early...]]> For a majority of Americans, it is an astounding addition of insult to injury. It's another senseless bow to tolerance that stabs at the heart of 9/11 families with such a sting of betrayal, it leaves one speechless. Of course, we're talking about an Islamic mosque nearly cleared for construction on a site two blocks from Ground Zero in New York City. No stranger to the fight against...]]> Make no mistake. Few will argue the importance of protecting our right to free speech. That includes Morality in Media (MIM) president, attorney Robert Peters, who is not so blindly passionate about the FCC's policy of indecency that he is willing to see it hold any potential of being used as a tool to silence truth in broadcasting or even deprive the public of any inherent value...]]> Most of a new health studies curriculum currently on the table inside the Helena, Montana, school district is a virtual nonissue going into the 2010 school year. But the sex education component dominating the news in the past week or so is still as contentious as ever, inspiring parents from all across the Big Sky capital to descend on the school board in a collective voice of...]]> According to the National Institutes of Health, diabetes is one of the worst diseases afflicting Americans, ranking as the seventh-leading cause of death and responsible for a multitude of other health problems, from heart disease and blindness, to kidney failure, runaway infections and more. Worse yet, there is the trend line, parallel to our lazy, sugary-fat cultural evolution,...]]> Remember the "2,074-page monstrosity" that was ObamaCare? . . . Forget about it. Somewhere in obscurity, where legislation is actually written, the game of one-up-manship appears to be completely out of hand, as the U.S. Senate on Thursday passed the financial reform bill that eclipsed 2,300 pages. Like most experts in the financial world, economic analyst and professional investment...]]> It's not always well received. But for those who are passionate about it, the effort and risk of rejection is, nonetheless, immensely worth it. Dr. Mitch Glaser, president of Chosen People Ministries (CPM), an international organization dedicated to evangelizing and discipling Jewish people regarding the acceptance of Jesus as the Messiah, is available for interviews to discuss...]]> Have you heard about the new Ground Zero Mosque that is about to be built near the site of the original World Trade Center twin towers? If you haven't, then you have not yet seen the controversial new TV ad made by Scott Wheeler of The National Republican Trust. The TV ad evokes quite emotional responses, either of patriotic cheers or incensed jeers. Conducting Talk Show...]]> When the head of NASA, Charles Bolden recently said that "foremost" among his directives was to "reach out" to Muslims to make them "feel good" about their contributions to engineering and science, clear thinking individuals found it laughable. How does a space agency have Muslim outreach as a primary objective? While NASA is now finding itself way off course, there is another...]]> Even in these times, when politics are more polarizing than nationalism is galvanizing, and the nightly news consistently kicks around the term "culture war," many Americans would still like to believe that right is right, and wrong is wrong. One of those Americans is attorney Robert Peters, president of Morality in Media (MIM), a watchdog for children and families. Few would...]]> The Testimony of one of the last witnesses for the prosecution in the trial of Rod Blagojevich implicates Obama as having initiated the request to appoint Valerie Jarrett to his former Senate seat. Not only does that claim align with earlier testimony and evidence but it implicates Obama in the commission of a lie after the Blagojevich arrest. Former U.S. Congressman from Colorado,...]]> Looking into the marathon war still raging in the Afghan theater now the longest military engagement for the U.S. in its history, having just surpassed Viet Nam many Americans are troubled by what appears to be a noble fight that has gone off the rails. Though, at this point, it seems so long ago, most still recall that America's cause for the invasion of Afghanistan was a response...]]> When the North Carolina state legislature invited Pastor Ron Baity to conduct opening prayers at the House for one week, he was happy to oblige. What he didn't expect was a government prescreening of his first day's prayer that would lead to his dismissal, because he intended to finish with the words, " . . . in Jesus' name." If there is anyone familiar with Pastor Baity's perplexing...]]> First, the bad news. And it isn't much of a surprise. In a research report released a few weeks ago by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), diagnosed cases of obesity and diabetes are on the rise in the U.S. Further, since the government began recording this data, the trend line is the highest it's ever been (see the link below). The good news is, medical researcher, inventor...]]> New evidence has been uncovered that both of these gentlemen would like to kill white people. Unforseen consequences of the decision by Eric Holder's Justice Department to drop the voter intimidation case it had won against the New Black Panther Party (NBPP) and two of its members after an incident at a Philadelphia pollling station on election day in 2008 are unfolding. Among those...]]> Boston, the site of the original Tea Party, was also where Obama administration officials met with Governors from all over the country. Many of the gubernatorial participants wanted to focus on creating jobs in a down economy. However, courtesy of a battle between the White House and the state of Arizona over immigration, the economy got short shrift. Predictably, Arizona governor...]]> For argument's sake, one might give Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder the benefit of the doubt when, earlier this year, he appointed to the Justice Department nine lawyers who had histories of representing or advocating for terrorist detainees. Let's say the objectivity of these lawyers was intact, and their appointments were not a motion of political correctness or, worse, sympathy...]]> The debate might be rather lopsided out among the public, but it is there nonetheless. Was justice served when a judge sentenced actress Lindsay Lohan to 90 days in jail, followed by 90 days of rehab, for failing to attend weekly alcohol education classes in violation of her probation on two 2007 DUI convictions? For entrepreneur, author and public speaker, Derek Steele someone...]]> In September of 2009, while the Tea Party of Americans fed up with big government, big taxes and big federal spending were grabbing headlines, they capitalized with one of their most impactful events ever the Taxpayers March on D.C. Now, almost one year later, Toby Marie Walker, the vice president of Unite In Action, the organization behind the March, is available for interviews...]]> If ever there was an appropriate arena for the axiom, "You can't be all things to all people," it's Washington, where the liberal agenda so often guided by political correctness is inclined to double back on and conflict with itself. Case in point: When Barack Obama made it a top priority to deliver a speech to the Muslim world just a few months into his term as President, it clashed...]]> In 2003, the Justice Department under the Bush administration took Prince George's County, Maryland, to court and won, getting the court's authority for the feds to maintain oversight of the County's police department following a rash of reports citing excessive force against unarmed and, often, innocent citizens (see the link to an NPR story below). Well, as high-profile criminal...]]> Already perceived as a RINO Republican by many on the right, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham (pictured)has done little to ingratiate himself with the rising Tea Party movement of Americans who are demanding a return to a Constitutional government. But then, just before Independence Day, Graham went on the record to dismiss the Tea Party completely, labeling it a disorganized...]]> If the prospect of gold smashing through the $2,000 ceiling on its way, possibly, to five figures seems too ridiculous to fathom, economic analysts like Swiss America CEO, Craig R. Smith, say don't blink . . . because these truly are unusual times. Just consider this. As Smith's company reports, the current commodity supercycle has swept gold prices up fourfold just since 2001....]]> In the last several days, the economic frowns are popping up like dreaded dandelions. Home sales have hit a wall with the government tax credit expiring. The already anemic job market has ebbed even further in the last two months, no longer able to lean on the crutch of Census temp workers. And retail stocks have dropped with fears of slower consumer spending. Now, economists...]]> The man who leads the New Black Panther Party (NBPP) in Philadelphia is King Samir Shabazz. On election day, Nov. 4, 2008, he was caught on video brandishing a night stick outside a Philadelphia polling station with a fellow Black Panther. A lawsuit filed by federal attorneys was subsequently dropped by the Eric Holder led Justice Department. While the details surrounding the voter...]]> On the surface, it would read as one of the most perplexing directives to ever come out of the White House. But for those who have become increasingly weary of Barack Obama's inclinations as President, it's par for the course. In an article released at FoxNews.com (see the link below), NASA Administrator Charles Bolden (pictured) reveals that President Obama has given him the "foremost...]]> In 2007, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the largest terrorism funding trial in American history. The Defendants, a group known as the Holy Land Foundation was convicted on all counts. Since then, CAIR has had to fight off very credible accusations that it has Islamic terrorist ties. In 2003, even liberal Democratic...]]> With the Democrats in control, Congress is seemingly content with handing many of its powers over to the Executive Branch. Conversely, despite Barack Obama having the rare opportunity of nominating two Supreme Court justices early in his first term, it is the Judicial Branch that seems to be getting under the president's skin; rulings that fly in the face of the Obama agenda continue...]]> In one of the most important gun rights victories in recent years, the Supreme Court last month ruled in favor of McDonald v. Chicago, and determined that the 2nd Amendment is incorporated through the 14th Amendment, therefore taking precedent over any state or local laws enacted to outlaw guns. But, as Erich Pratt, communications director for the Gun Owners of America (GOA), points...]]> While most political pundits who take a moment to project on the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court assert that it is by and large a snoozer waiting for a rubber stamp, some individuals with more firsthand knowledge of her background are trying to raise red flags. Among them is a former attorney with the Department of Justice, who wrote an absolutely startling...]]> If ever there was a CEO that seemed to fully endorse the economic policies of the Barack Obama administration, it was GE's Jeffrey Immelt, who has enjoyed time on Obama's Economic Advisory Board as well as a heightened profile as a result of his closeness to the president. That's why it raised eyebrows when he was rather overtly, if mildly critical of Obama's regulatory policies...]]> When studies were showing that one in four young adults claimed no formal religious affiliation, and church leaders were resigning themselves to the fact that this generation was largely missing on Sundays, one gifted minister named Michael Spencer was making a connection with hundreds of thousands of these individuals and other nonbelievers through his breakthrough website, The...]]> For the past several weeks, gun-rights blogs and editorials have been ablaze with debate about the Obama administration's intent to adopt a global gun-control measure tagged the U.N. Small Arms and Light Weapons Program of Action. Well, just in time for Independence Day, several gun rights proponents, participating as Non Government Organization (NGO) delegates in a U.N. committee...]]> A new study by Pew Research Center, as reported by the Christian Science Monitor (see link below), reveals that at least 55 percent of the U.S. workforce has been directly impacted by, what economists believe, is about to become a double-dip recession. "Impact" could mean the loss of a job, suffering a layoff, taking a pay cut or a reduction in hours, or any combination of these....]]> The debate over illegal immigration has long focused on the rule of law - the United States has laws against entering the country illegally that are not being enforced. The dangers of not enforcing these laws came into clear focus when a shoot-out just south of Arizona's border with Mexico left 21 dead. It has long been known that the mixture of powerful drug cartels and corrupt...]]> In 2005 David Gregory's "Dinner with a Perfect Stranger" defied odds, becoming not only a bestseller and heralded by The Wall Street Journal and USA Today as "the one to watch" but also a catalyst for our culture's discussion about Jesus Christ. Now David returns with The Last Christian (WaterBrook Press, 05/04/2010), a full-length novel that is sure to begin new discussions about...]]> In April, Judge James Zagel was presented with a motion to subpoena Barack Obama by Rod Blagojevich's defense lawyers. The redacted motion showed a very strong argument for Obama's testimony; it was made even more compelling when a software glitch revealed all the omitted words on the internet, making it available to everyone. A primary request within the subpoena motion was the...]]>