#1: DOCTORS’ TEA PARTY AGAINST OBAMACARE! MD’s Big National Event: August in San Diego :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 7 in San Diego, sponsored by Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (and at least two satellite locations)
Featured speakers include: Sally Pipes of Pacific Research Institute (author, "The Truth About ObamaCare"), talk show host Roger Hedgecock, U.S. Senate (Nevada) candidate Sharron Angle, US Congress (WA-03) candidate David Castillo, Joseph Farah of World Net Daily, Chuck Devore, and with special entertainment by conservative comedian Erik a.k.a. the Tygrrrr Express, and singer/songwriter and medical doctor, “Ricky Lee Jackson, with his new rock hit sensation, “We’re Going to Have a TEA ParTEA.”
Available for interviews to start banging the drum early is a Tea Party favorite, the “Singing Doctor,” Dr. Ricky Lee Jackson, who can offer a preview of the event from a number of different angles. Not only has Jackson been a small business owner and family-practice physician himself for more than 25 years, but as a successful country music recording artist, he also has been invited to be the event’s headline entertainer.
As a guest on your show, Jackson can discuss the Tea Party movement, his worst fears of a government-run healthcare industry, and what it’s going to take to repeal and replace the law, starting with the elections this fall.
Two of Dr. Jackson’s songs, Freedom, Family and Faith and We’re Gonna Have a Par-TEA, may be heard at Ricky Lee’s website: www.FreedomFamilyandFaith.com
For an interesting political and current-event viewpoint from an individual who is equal parts famous music star, doctor and down-to-earth American, call Special Guests to schedule an interview with Ricky Lee Jackson. Your audience is sure to be energized.
ABOUT RICKY LEE JACKSON
Known affectionately in his community as the “singing doctor,” Ricky Lee has been a small business owner and family practice physician for more than 25 years. This gives him keen insight into the dangers of socialized medicine and a deep passion for keeping America free and prosperous by proudly standing up for capitalism and individual liberty.
His two latest song releases are We’re Going to have a PAR-TEA or Freedom and Freedom, Family and Faith, both written by Dr. Jackson.
Dr. Ricky Lee is also a Nashville country music recording artist, having achieved success and chart position with his album The Other Side in the 1990s.
As a political candidate and grassroots activist for conservative principles, he twice ran for Congress in his home state of Washington on a platform of economic growth, individual freedom and responsibility, and limited government.
Ricky Lee is also a family man, married more than 30 years to his wife, Jeanine, with three children and a growing list of grandchildren. When Ricky Lee Jackson sings about Freedom, Family and Faith—and now TEA, too, he knows what he's talking about, and he believes most Americans share his belief that what makes America great isn’t our government – it’s our freedom, our families and our faith.
When asked why he writes his songs Ricky Lee says, “They are songs dedicated to the courage, wisdom, and foresight of the Founders of our nation, to those who have given their lives in the defense of liberty, and to all who are sacrificing to promote our unique American heritage of freedom, family, and faith.”
Listen to Ricky Lee Jackson’s songs at: www.FreedomFamilyAndFaith.com
#2: STILL FIGHTING FOR GUN RIGHTS: SAF Suing in States That Say Permit Applicants Must Have ‘Good Cause’ (Guest in PDT):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 that had gone into effect, the same man had to show documentation to support his “apprehended fear.” In other words, the authorities told him he had to prove he had cause to exercise his 2nd Amendment rights.
Alan Gottlieb, is the executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), an organization stepping forward to file a lawsuit that seeks a permanent injunction against the enforcement of this Maryland provision. Just earlier this month, the SAF had also done the same to stop a similar restrictive gun law in New York.
“American citizens should not have to demonstrate good cause in order to exercise a constitutionally protected civil right,” says Gottlieb. “Our civil rights, including the right to keep and bear arms, should not be subject to the whims of a local government or its employees.”
It was Gottlieb’s organization that also played a key role in the landmark Supreme Court case, McDonald v. Chicago, which struck down that city’s 30-year-old handgun ban based on the ruling that the 2nd Amendment takes precedent over state and local laws.
And yet, even with that major victory statement, the battle, according to Gottlieb, obviously rages on. “Our lawsuit is a reminder to state and local bureaucrats that we have a Bill of Rights in this country, not a ‘Bill of Needs’.”
Gottlieb is available for interviews to discuss the lawsuits and shed light on how the dynamic in the gun rights tug-of-war may change following the McDonald case. Call Special Guests today to schedule an interview.
ABOUT ALAN GOTTLIEB:
Dynamic and articulate are two accurate descriptions of Alan Gottlieb.
Alan is a Nuclear Engineering graduate of the University of Tennessee and has attended the Institute on Comparative Political & Economic Systems at Georgetown University. He is recognized as a member of the working press, maintaining active membership in the Outdoor Writers Association of America. His articles have appeared in periodicals including USA Today, Seattle Times, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, San Francisco Examiner, Cincinnati Inquirer, Orlando Sentinel, and Chicago Tribune.
Alan is the Publisher of Gun Week and The Gottlieb-Tartaro Report. He is the Chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, serves on the Board of Directors of the American Conservative Union, President of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, President of the American Political Action Committee and President of NoInternetTax.org.
His handiwork has received notice in the New York Times, Washington Post, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Time, People, Rolling Stone, National Review and Outside magazine.
Alan has received the prestigious Golden Eagle Award from the American Federation of Police, and was commended by the Kentucky House of Representatives for his “outstanding leadership in preserving our American heritage of freedom.” He is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World and Who’s Who in American Politics.
Alan has appeared on over 3,700 TV and radio talk shows, including the McNeil-Lehrer News Hour, ABC’s 20/20, The Michael Reagan Show, PBS All Things Considered, CNN Crossfire, Fox TV’s Crier Report, NBC Today Show, The O’Reilly Factor, ESPN, Larry King Live, CNN Special Reports, Hannity & Combs, CNN All Politics, Fox News Channel and Good Morning America.
Alan is President of Merril Associates, a noted direct-response advertising agency specializing in direct mail, fund raising and public relations. He is also President of Merril Press, a non-fiction book publishing company.
Alan is also President of radio stations KBNP in Portland, Oregon, KITZ in Seattle, Washington, KGTK in Olympia, Washington, and KSBN in Spokane, Washington and former Chairman of the Talk America Radio Network and former President of the Universal Talk Network.
In addition, Alan is the author of seventeen books, including Politically Correct Guns, Trashing the Economy and She Took a Village: The Unauthorized Biography of Hillary Clinton, Alan Gottlieb's Celebrity Address Book, Double Trouble: Daschle and Gephart Capitol Hill Bullies, and Gun Rights Affirmed, America Fights Back: Armed Self-defense in a Violent Age and These Dogs Don’t Hunt: The Democrats’ War on Guns.
Alan currently resides in Bellevue, Washington, with his wife Julianne, his daughters Amy Jean, Sarah Merril and Alexis Hope, and son Andrew Michael.
#3: ARIZONA GETTING HOTTER: Judge Blocks Heart and Soul of Immigration Law (Guest in EDT):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. But conservative political commentator, blogger and part-time talk show host, Steve Bussey, says it’s a “sad” defeat for the America that was founded on blind justice, the rule of law and a model of government built to serve the people, not itself.
Most notable among the provisions that were blocked was the requirement of state and local law enforcement officers to determine an individual’s immigration status if stopped for some other law violation inside Arizona state lines. For all intents and purposes, that was the teeth of Arizona’s effort to ratchet up its security against crime perpetrated by illegal immigrants and Mexican drug runners.
In his blog released immediately after the ruling (see the link below), Bussey cuts right to the contradictions that expose the real intent behind the White House’s lawsuit:
“Right now in America, we have the federal government sending in excess of $17 million to Texas to aid state and local law enforcement agencies in enforcing federal immigration law, while that same federal government sues Arizona for enforcing immigration law. Thousands of law enforcement officers from around the nation are trained by the Immigration Customs Enforcement Agency to enforce federal immigration law, while we sue Arizona. Rhode Island enforces federal immigration law, while we sue Arizona for enforcing federal immigration law.
This is not about civil rights or profiling because the federal government did not argue that in court. This is about nothing less than the politics of power, race baiting and the balkanization of America. Your individual liberty and national sovereignty are being sold in order that the Democrat Party might garner more votes in future elections.”
For a deeper look at this injunction, a projection on how it will play out when the law inevitably moves from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals all the way to the Supreme Court, and an analysis of what to expect come November, call Special Guests to schedule an interview with Steve Bussey.
STEVE’S BLOG ENTRY CAN BE FOUND IN ITS ENTIRETY AT:
Steve Bussey is a conservative talk radio guest host heard each and every Sunday afternoon from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Melbourne, Florida, on WMMB AM 1240/1350. He is a conservative political activist, commentator and experienced blogger who has appeared regularly on the Bill Mick LIVE Radio Show heard weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on WMMB A.M. 1240/1350, as well as political talk radio shows throughout Florida. Steve has had several guest editorials concerning local, state, national and international politics published in Florida Today newspaper in Brevard County, Florida, and has been a guest speaker at several Tea Party and 9-12 Project events. But he hasn’t always been so good looking and talented.
Steve has been many, many things over the past 50 years. He’s been a civilian and military cop, a special agent, undercover drug agent, tactical counterintelligence collector in the Philippines, working against communist insurgents as they killed Americans and blew up American property; a private investigator, medico-legal death investigator, sports official at every level from tee ball to Division II College, including baseball, fast-pitch softball, football, men’s amateur baseball, and basketball.
Steve has been a convenience store clerk, laborer at a meat packing plant, has unloaded rolls of insulation from railroad freight cars one summer, roofer, altar boy, actor, equipment operator and grunt for an overhead power line crew, probation officer, restaurant dish washer, occasional local delivery truck driver (whew), and a few more things.
So, why does Steve do all of this political stuff now? He does it because he has an undying and unyielding love of country, and is embarrassed about what has become of the great gift left him by his ancestors.
In 1775 George, Thomas, Benjamin, William and Hezekiah Bussey answered Paul Revere’s warning, grabbed their muskets, and left farm and family to begin the struggle for freedom in the world. Today, struggle as he may, Steve Bussey endeavors to meet his ancestors’ expectations to care for that which they conceived in liberty and birthed by fire – to ensure the sacrifice of their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor shall not have been in vain.
The tradition of Bussey military service to this great nation did not end with the great revolution that shook the very foundations of the world. Another Hezekiah Bussey and others fought the British once again in the War of 1812. Over 100 men with the Bussey name fought, sometimes each other, during the Civil War.
As the story continues, James Madison Bussey, Steve’s great grandfather, joined the Texas Rangers around 1870 at the tender age of 17, and lived the life of which many men can only dream. His son, Steve’s great uncle John Travis Bussey, was felled by a German machine gun bullet in October 1918 in the last major offensive of the War to end all wars – WW I, while his brother, Steve’s grandfather, Charlie Bussey, served as a wrangler with F-Troop, 12th Cavalry along the New Mexico border with Mexico. But even that wasn’t enough service for the Busseys.
Steve’s Uncle J.W. made three Pacific landings with the Marines, his Uncle Harold fought in Korea, his father, William Bussey, served in the Korean and Vietnam wars and continued on to serve 30 honorable years in the U.S. Navy. Steve’s brother fought in Desert Storm and his nephew served multiple tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, while his own son has recently served a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
As for Steve . . . well, he joined the United States Air Force on December 1, 1976, and retired on December 31, 1996 after 20 years of honorable service to his country in military law enforcement, and he doesn’t believe his oath of enlistment is moot simply because he retired, not with his family history and tradition to live up to. And so, Steve Bussey fights on for the Constitution, for the truth, and for our posterity.
#4: DISCLOSE ACT DIES: But Fight Isn’t Over, Dems Vow to Bring It Back (Guest in EDT):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 also saving some breath to warn those same Americans that the bill could rear its ugly head again if Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid (D-NV) (pictured), owns up to his pledge to bring it up for vote again.
Supporters of the bill, which would impose all kinds of restrictions on corporations and nonprofit organizations regarding how they can spend political money, claim it is a necessary measure to prevent “corporate and special interest takeovers of our elections,” in the words of President Obama.
But opponents find it difficult not to laugh at such claims when the Democrats mortgaged their self-righteousness on this issue to get the bill passed, offering exemptions to groups such as the AARP, the Humane Society and, that’s right, even the National Rifle Association (NRA), to win their support.
The built-in framework for a double standard that reeks of corruption and undermines the proclaimed purpose of the bill made it clear to critics that the Disclose Act was nothing more than a ploy by the Dems to control elections. “Some of my colleagues fear the judgment of the American people this November,” said Texas Senator, John Cornyn (R). “So, they are trying to change the rules in the middle of the game.”
Pratt, in particular, had issue with the NRA for selling out its opposition. The NRA claimed it did so for the sake of protecting the 2nd Amendment, but Pratt responded with, “Our Second Amendment rights rely on the First Amendment's right to freely and openly communicate with government officials who at one time were called ‘public servants’.”
For a more revealing look at how critical this victory was, how realistic another vote might be and what it will take to defeat it once and for all, call Special Guests to schedule an interview with Larry Pratt.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE MAY BE USEFUL FOR SHOW PREP:
Larry Pratt has been Executive Director of Gun Owners of America for 30 years. GOA is a national membership organization of 300,000 Americans dedicated to promoting their second amendment freedom to keep and bear arms.
GOA lobbies for the pro-gun position in Washington and is involved in firearm issues in the states. GOA’s work includes providing legal assistance to those involved in lawsuits with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the federal firearms law enforcement agency.
Pratt has appeared on numerous national radio and TV programs such as NBC’s Today Show, CBS’ Good Morning America, CNN’s Crossfire and Larry King Live, Fox’s Hannity & Colmes, MSNBC’s Phil Donahue and Dan Abrams show and many others.
Larry Pratt has debated Congressmen James Traficant, Jr. (D-OH), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), and Vice President Al Gore, among others.
Larry’s columns have appeared in newspapers across the country.
Pratt published a book, Armed People Victorious, in 1990 and was editor of a book, Safeguarding Liberty: The Constitution & Militias, 1995.
Pratt’s latest book is “On the Firing Line: Essays in the Defense of Liberty.”
Pratt has held elective office in the state legislature of Virginia, serving in the House of Delegates. Pratt directs a number of other public interest organizations and serves as the Vice-Chairman of the American Institute for Cancer Research.
#5: FLOOD OF MISERY: Dam Break Puts Iowa Town in World of Hurt (Guest in EDT):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 Lake Delhi dam and, subsequently, forcing residents of Monticello, Iowa, to evacuate. When it was all said and done, the damage was significant, even heartbreaking for many. But foremost in everybody’s mind as they prepare for cleanup is the threat to the water and sewer system.
Thomas Ryan Ward, Director of Education for EcoloBlue (pronounced ee-COAL-low-blue), points out how some of the most trying factors of such a disaster are often the most underestimated. When a community is watching the event unfold, loss of basic human needs like drinking water is not what people tend to anticipate.
As a guest on your show, Ward can point to similar crises—some natural, some man-made—that have occurred in the U.S. in just the past few months, from equally destructive flooding in Nashville, Tennessee, to a slowly creeping underground nuclear disaster in New Jersey, to the quiet menace of water shortages in California.
All have been like a taser to the psyche of the people who live in those areas, and all have presented a major threat to their drinking water.
But, as Ward can explain, solutions are at hand that can remedy this widespread problem. The key is to neutralize the flawed concept of a single “public” water supply serving a multitude of people. On your show, Ward can introduce a realistic method by which we can change the water-supply paradigm, shifting us from the vulnerability of a public source that, when compromised, threatens so many, to a safer, more resilient self-reliance model.
Call Special Guests to find out more. Book an interview with EcoloBlue’s Thomas Ryan Ward.
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ABOUT YOUR GUEST, THOMAS RYAN WARD: Director of Education with EcoloBlue
Ryan has been a “water warrior” for several years now, exercising a passion that began in his youth as a Boy Scout and was fostered by his father who was one of Pennsylvania’s foremost experts on water shed land, reservoir conservation and protection against pollution. A consummate traveler and outdoorsman, Ryan has traveled Europe, Canada and Central America. It was during an excursion to Costa Rica, where he learned about that country’s rampant water concerns and began finding new ways to conserve and filter water to its optimal freshness, that he came upon EcoloBlue Life and Energy. In time, he became EcoloBlue’s Director of Education, informing those he meets and those with a similar passion for discovering optimal, pure, ecological, innovative and resourceful ways to “lead the water solution revolution.”
EcoloBlue™ Life & Energy, the company, offers a sustainable product line that includes solar, wind, water and biodegradable plastics, with a major emphasis on renewable water filtration, purification and delivery.
EcoloBlue’s flagship product is the EcoloBlue 30™—a sleek, state-of-the-art atmospheric water generator that eliminates reliance on municipal water systems, well water or any other standard water source.
Air is the only water source required for the EcoloBlue 30™. Once it pulls humidity out of the air, it filters and purifies the water. The EcoloBlue 30™ sustainably delivers a continuous supply of delicious, 99.9% pure water quietly, energy efficiently, without plastic bottles.
Ward’s Education and Affiliations: BSA NEPA Division, Life Scout/Assistant Scout Master Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania Bachelors of Arts, Fordham University, New York City, New York (Further Arts Education) Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Former careers and positions held: Assistant to various Broadway Producers, NYC 1996-2000 Education Leader/Project Development, New 42nd Street Theatre & The New Victory Theatre, NYC Lead CS Educator - Natural Awakenings Magazine VSA Arts/Kennedy Center, Traveling Arts Educator Artist in Residence for various projects and districts- Florida, New York and South Carolina GSA, VSA & NYFSA granted playwright/director fellowship 2007–present GREEN SEAL REALTY, Tamarindo, COSTA RICA, Director of Educational Marketing Outland Winnebago, (Nature/Adventure Leader), Fayette, Maine Languages: Fluent in English; conversational Spanish and French
ABOUT HENRI-JAMES TIELEMAN AND WAYNE FERREIRA: EcoloBlue Founders
Henri-James Tieleman and Wayne Ferreira formed EcoloBlue Life and Energy in 2007. These partners bring world-class experience to this effort. Henri-James Tieleman has been involved in textile and telecommunications start-ups. His exceptional educational background at Harvard, Fudan Universities and fluency in multiple languages are tools used in this new international enterprise. Wayne Ferreira’s history as a professional tennis player and Olympic medal winner brings practical world experience to EcoloBlue Life & Energy business development.
#6: POLITICAL DUD: The Corruption Trial of Rod Blagojevich was supposed to be Explosive - What Happened?: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 public it would hear his story.
Many expected the defense to call well known figures such as: Rahm Emanuel, Valerie Jarrett, Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, Jesse Jackson Jr., and Tony Rezko as witnesses. Several of them had been issued subpoenas. In April, Blagojevich defense Attorneys filed a motion to subpoena the testimony of Barack Obama. That motion was rejected by the judge but many were taken aback when none of those listed above were called to testify.
Are these normal happenings in a trial of this magnitude? High-profile criminal attorney, Rene Sandler is available for interviews to discuss this anti-climactic change of events. The judge in the trial made several rulings that seemed to be overly favorable to the president, whose name came up throughout the prosecution's case. On one recording, Blagojevich was heard telling his then Chief of Staff, John Harris that “This guy's (Obama) is more Tony'd up than I am,” indicating that Obama has more extensive ties to Tony Rezko than Blagojevich did.
Much of what jurors heard on the recorded tapes included references to Rahm Emanuel and Barack Obama. One thing that was corroborated by both mulitple witnesses and the recordings was that Obama had sent emissaries to Blagojevich in an attempt to get Valerie Jarrett appointed to the seat. This conflicted directly with what the White House had maintained in the past. In fact, at a press conference on the day of Blagojevich's arrest, Obama said he had “no contact with the governor”.
A large part of the prosecution's case involved hours of recorded phone conversations on which Blagojevich was heard working through scenarios that would enable him to capitalize on the Senate seat soon to be vacated by then president-elect Barack Obama.
As the jury is set to hear closing arguments much sooner than anyone expected, many people who anticipated an explosive trial carrying the potential to shake the political landscape to the core, are left asking questions about how it could be so anti-climactic. Was a political deal cut? Is there going to be a pre-agreed upon Presidential pardon of Blagojevich? Will any of the evidence in this trial be used in a future Obama Impeachment hearing?
Rene Sandler, Esq. has fought on behalf of her clients in courts throughout the State of Maryland for more than a decade. Ms. Sandler was recently named as a top trial lawyer in Washingtonian Magazine, which listed the top 1% of attorneys in 28 legal specialties in the Washington Metropolitan area.
Ms. Sandler regularly handles high profile criminal cases in Maryland and has been featured in Washingtonian Magazine and a variety of local and national newspapers and magazines and is currently a popular talk show guest. Ms. Sandler has been recognized through the Montgomery County Office of the Public Defender (The same county where the DC Sniper John Allen Muhammad was tried) as a private attorney possessing outstanding trial skills and commitment to her clients and for fighting injustice.
Rene Sandler, Esq. is the Chair of the prestigious School Education Committee through the Montgomery County Bar Foundation, which partners with Montgomery County Public Schools to bring educational programs to the schools on such topics as school violence, gangs, forensic evidence, juvenile justice system, and the legal system as a whole. Recently, the Montgomery County Bar Association honored Ms. Sandler for her tireless work on this Committee and for developing and implementing programs for both Montgomery County students and parents through the Montgomery County Public Schools Parent Academy.
Ms. Sandler began her legal career as a law clerk to the Hon. S. Michael Pincus, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. Thereafter, she joined the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office where she prosecuted hundreds of major felonies, misdemeanors, and serious traffic cases and regularly tried cases before juries. Ms. Sandler has been in private practice since 1996.
In addition to practicing law, Ms. Sandler is an adjunct law professor where she teaches law practice management. Rene Sandler, Esq. is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, Montgomery County Bar Association, member and former Board of Director of the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Montgomery County Bar Association Nominations and Elections Committee and Chair of the School Education Committee.
Ms. Sandler practices in the areas of criminal defense, serious traffic offenses, juvenile crime, child protective services investigations, personal injury, appellate law and protective orders in domestic violence cases. Ms. Sandler maintains her knowledge of cutting-edge issues and legal developments by regularly attending continuing legal education courses, seminars and other training. Ms. Sandler teaches continuing legal education courses to attorneys on the topics of protective orders and criminal law and has recently published an article for attorneys on the collateral consequences of protective orders.
Ms. Sandler also volunteers each year as a judge for the Maryland High School Mock Trial competitions.
#7: ISLAMARIJUANA: Are Suicidal Thoughts something that Palestinian Children and Drug Users have in Common?: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 followers and how a drug like marijuana affects those who use it.
For example, while pointing to a Palestinian psychologist in a documentary, Shoebat relays that man's claims – over 50% of children between the ages of 6 and 11 actually dream of becoming suicide bombers. This happens as a direct result of having their minds altered in much the same way that a drug does it. The difference is one is repetitive suggestion and the other is physical.
Shoebat's subsequent claim is that when children are brought up to fantasize about murder being a good thing, it invariably leads to depression. The repitition of thought can also act as an hallucinogenic drug. A drug like marijuana, for example, is considered a mild hallucinogen. This means that it gives a distorted view of reality to those who use it.
The comparison between Islam and marijuana may, at first, seem to be quite a leap; Without the statistics to back him up, Shoebat concedes it's a debate that could go on forever. Those statistics, according to Shoebat, support his claim that the indoctrination of Palestinian children into martrydom shares many similarities with repeated use of marijuana.
Citing statistics from the “Media Campaign Fact Sheets on Marijuana and Mental Health”, Shoebat points to research that shows teens between the ages of 12 and 17 are three times more likely to have thoughts about suicide than are their counterparts who do not use the drug. Some may argue that the drug use is a symptom of an underlying problem and not the cause; tell that to those who successfully complete rehab.
Furthermore, the statistics show that more frequent use of marijuana (weekly) doubles the risk of depression. Palestinian children who are bred to become suicide bombers are fed an intense daily dose of brainwashing that necessarily alters their minds in much more dangerous ways.
In either case, there is no dispute that brainwashing, indoctrination, and repeated drug use share one thing in common; they all alter the mind, steering it away from reality. If the effects of any two are the same, for example, increased thoughts of suicide, should further study be done? Moreover, if suicidal thoughts increase with more frequent drug use and thoughts of suicide missions increase with repetitive brainwashing, is there really that much difference between the effects of Islam and those of marijuana?
Call Special Guests today to set up an interview with the man who is making these claims, Ted Shoebat.
Theodore (Ted) Shoebat is the son of Walid Shoebat, a former PLO terrorist. At age 16, Ted released his first book In Satan’s Footsteps, which is now soon to have a follow up, For God or For Tyranny, to be released toward the end of this month. Ted grew up in the U.S., in Northern California, attending the public school system. Because of his conservative and religious upbringing, he often struggled with his teachers and fellow students. He personally witnessed Holocaust denial, anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism in the schools and his defense of Israel and the Jewish people made him a victim of ridicule and mockery.
At such a young age, Ted was inspired due to challenges and frustrations he faced from public schools he attended. Not only was he bombarded with criticism for his conservative and religious beliefs, but they also attempted to squelch his expression by labeling him with a psychological condition known as Asberger’s syndrome.
Though the educational community thought it a stigma, Ted took it with pride, since it is said that Bill Gates and Albert Einstein were also diagnosed with Asberger’s, a personality that includes such positive human behaviors as loyalty, honesty and bluntness. Ted is the primary contributor for this amazing work of research and polemic—For God or For Tyranny. It is a timely work, based on the current state of our nation and the pivot point in the direction that America might take. What is even more amazing is Ted Shoebat is only 18 years old as this book goes to publication.
ABOUT SHOEBAT’S BOOK, FOR GOD OR FOR TYRANNY: WHEN NATIONS DENY GOD’S NATURAL LAW…
This book picks up where the best selling book Liberty and Tyranny left off, a Judeo Christian polemic on why God is vital in the equation of freedom for America and humanity. Best-selling author Walid Shoebat and his son Ted Shoebat (only 18 years old at the time of publication) have written an extraordinary book on anti-God ideologies, comparing them to countries that base their laws on Judeo Christian principals. As America and many Western nations seem to desire to move away from their Judeo Christian foundations and embrace multi-culturalism, this book gives all the answers to dispel all the anti-God myths and equip people to stand for their Judeo Christian heritage.
#8: EROSION OF FAMILY: Trends for Divorce, Unwed Mothers on the Rise (Guests in EDT and CDT):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 to it—there are all kinds of studies in circulation that don’t reflect well on America’s societal fabric.
For example, three University of California, San Diego, professors found that divorce is actually “contagious,” based on the fact that to associate with a divorced friend increases your likelihood of also ending your own marriage by 147 percent.
At the same time, the Pew Research Center just released a report revealing that more than four out of every 10 babies are born to unwed mothers—a disconcerting trend up significantly among all races in America over the past 20 years.
Available for interviews to discuss these and other marriage and family issues threatening the very bedrock of our culture are two authors who can bring the subject matter down to a personal level certain to resonate with your audience. You can call Special Guests to book them separately, or together as a guest panel.
Dr. John Bell is a physician, professor and author, who tackles, in his book, the challenges a couple can face when a woman brings into her marriage a child by another man . . . particularly when that “other man” isn’t interested in “happily ever after.”
In his writing of the book, entitled Invasion of the Baby Daddy, Dr. Bell held special concern for the more than 70 percent of African-American families that face these difficulties, and he is eager to speak to how much harder a man and woman must work to hold their family together in this day and age. Through his own experience, Bell can enlighten your audience specifically to the largely unknown laws regarding marriage and child custody, and how this unknown can impact our lives.
Meanwhile, Rodney Winters is a businessman, minister and divorced father who, in his book, documents how he wrestled with the finiteness of his marriage.
Like many people entering into wedlock, Winters never “in a million years” anticipated the chances of seeing his relationship with his wife fail. In his own personal assessment, he was a Christian man who always tries to do the right thing. He didn’t believe in divorce, and it certainly wasn’t something he wanted.
But, as he tragically discovered, sometimes that isn’t enough. Now, he has come forward to offer others like him a new perspective that can afford hope and strength.
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Dr. John Bell has a Masters degree in Health Services from Strayer University and is a part-time professor at the Shelby Oaks Campus in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Bell has a Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine from Ohio College in Cleveland Ohio. He practices Podiatric Medicine and Surgery in Memphis and the West Tennessee area. He is a Veteran of the Gulf War serving 10 years in the U.S. Navy. He’s also a member of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Dr. Bell has one daughter and resides in the West TN area.
ABOUT DR. BELL’S BOOK, INVASION OF THE BABY DADDY:
Every unwed mother’s nightmare comes to life in the pages of Invasion of the Baby Daddy, a compelling and moving debut novel that echoes the emotional and cerebral frustrations of unwed mothers throughout the ages. Its unforgettable characters and authentic story line are interwoven with current and real facts about the volume of unwed mothers in our society today. In the story, Dr. Sands believes he has found his perfect mate only to discover that she is pregnant from a previous relationship. Not fully aware of the ramifications of this colossal news, Dr. Sands and Rachel date via long distance during her pregnancy and ultimately decide to get married. In order to make a life together, Rachel must move to Tennessee to start a new life with her husband. But the “Baby Daddy” has other plans for them. Determined to make this marriage work, Dr. Sands goes to extraordinary lengths to try and negotiate with the Baby Daddy. Brimming with honesty from the author’s own experiences, Invasion of the Baby Daddy comes alive with unique freshness, candor and rich detail.
ABOUT YOUR GUEST, RODNEY WINTERS:
Rodney A. Winters earned a BS in electrical engineering from Purdue University, and an MBA from the University of Akron. Along with his full-time job, he also serves as an adjunct professor of business at the Cleveland campus of Indiana Wesleyan University. Rodney is a staff minister at the Galilee City of Refuge Church in Akron, Ohio. He is gifted to preach and teach. He is also a musician, songwriter and entrepreneur. He is the proud father of two children. Rodney has a heart for people and ministry.
ABOUT MR. WINTERS’ BOOK, GO INTO THE HOUSE:
Go Into the House takes Winters’ experiences of marriage and divorce and relates them to the older brother in the biblical story of the prodigal son. He identifies with the disappointment and hurt of the older son in that story.
With this book, Rodney brings a perspective of someone who has been through the dark valley of a difficult marriage and subsequent divorce, and has come through on the other side. He is a living witness that there is hope!
Whether it’s a failed marriage or some other difficulty, we all face tough decisions at some point after life’s disappointments. We must choose to either “go into the house” and enjoy the benefits inside, or stay outside and wallow in self-pity. Winters invites the reader to enter.
#9: ARE WE ON THE THRESHOLD OF SEEING HARDCORE PORN ON PRIME TIME TV?: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 dismissed obscenity charges against a commercial distributor of hardcore pornography. Sullum said the cases “show that prohibiting vaguely defined categories of speech undermine the rule of law as well as freedom of expression.”
Robert Peters, President of Morality in Media, is available for Talk Show interviews to discuss this intriguing topic.
Said Peters, “I wouldn’t dispute Mr. Sullum’s observation that the FCC’s current guidelines for enforcing the broadcast indecency law are ‘muddled.’ The guidelines have become muddled in good part because of court decisions. But do broadcasters really need additional guidance to determine which indecent words they can air in the presence of children and how often?”
Furthermore, as recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stevens observed in the 1978 FCC v. Pacifica case, “A requirement that indecent language be avoided will have its primary effect on the form, rather than the content, of serious communication. There are few, if any, thoughts that cannot be expressed by the use of less offensive language.” In other words, from a First Amendment perspective, little would be lost even by a rule that prohibited ANY indecent language in broadcasting.
Robert Peters acknowledges that Sullum’s assertion that the Supreme Court’s obscenity test includes “subjective” elements that can make it difficult to know in advance how a jury will rule.
But the Supreme Court observed in a 1973 obscenity case, Miller v. California, stated, “If the inability to define regulated materials with ultimate, god-like precision altogether removes the power of the States or the Congress to regulate, then ‘hard core’ pornography may be exposed without limit to the juvenile, the passerby, and the consenting adult alike...”
Peters stated, “I would add that if no speech can be regulated unless it is defined with absolute precision, then hardcore adult pornography like that involved in the recently dismissed obscenity case could also be aired on broadcast and cable TV during the family hour. According to court papers, the pornographic material at issue in that case depicted “numerous scenes of urination, use of enemas and violent bondage. In a number of scenes, participants ingested urine and excretion from the enemas.”
ABOUT ROBERT PETERS:
Robert Peter is President of Morality in Media. He has been a guest on many television programs including three times on Larry King. He has been a diligent warrior in the fight against indecency for over two decades.
Headquartered in New York City, Morality In Media (MIM) works through constitutional means to curb traffic in illegal obscenity. MIM operates the www.obscenitycrimes.org website, where citizens can report possible violations of federal Internet obscenity laws.
Established in New York City in 1962 to combat pornography, Morality In Media works to inform citizens and public officials about the harms of pornography and about what they can do through law to protect their communities and children. MIM also works to maintain standards of decency on TV and in other media. Contributions are tax-exempt.
Morality In Media works through constitutional means to curb traffic in illegal obscenity. It operates the www.obscenitycrimes.org website, where citizens can report possible violations of federal Internet obscenity laws.
#10: ‘PROGRESSIVE’ POWER PLOT: Is a Grand Scheme for One-Party Domination Unfolding? (Guest in MDT):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 power.
Just weeks after Obama took office, the White House commandeered the Census Bureau from the Commerce Department—picking the lock to the door of voter districts. A year later came the wildly offensive ramrod of the massive entitlement healthcare program, wired to create millions of government dependents. Now, the White House is suing Arizona, while clamoring for an amnesty-laden immigration reform bill that would instantly transform millions of illegal immigrants into a huge voter block of citizens.
But all of these moves, as outrageous as they are, observes Beauprez, may pale in comparison to a more subtle development underway in several states across the union.
This week, it was reported in the Boston Globe that Massachusetts is poised to become the 6th state to dump our democracy’s historic Electoral College system—a scheme that Beauprez’s home state tried executing not too long ago and, to his relief, failed.
Under this plan, during a Presidential election, a state would award all of its electoral votes to the national popular vote winner, rather than the candidate who won the state.
So, what’s so dangerous about that? Simple, says Beauprez. It will all but destroy our democracy by turning America into a virtual one-party system.
“The largest population centers in America tend to be overwhelmingly Democrat strongholds,” explains Beauprez. “That's pretty obvious and easy to document. This plan would let the liberal-inclined New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, etcetera, elect our President. And, knowing this, campaigns would focus almost entirely on those population centers and ignore both the people and the issues of the rest of the nation.”
As a guest on your show, Beauprez can dig into this subject with invaluable political depth and insight, covering everything from the imminent dangers of this plot, to the ingenious intentions of the Founding Fathers who crafted the Electoral College system that has successfully guided this nation for more than 200 years. Call Special Guests today to book an interview.
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Bob Beauprez is a former dairy farmer, community banker and member of Congress who has spent his entire life working to leave Colorado a little better than he found it.
He was born and raised on a third generation family farm in Lafayette, Colorado. Bob's grandfather emigrated from Belgium in 1907 and founded a general livestock farm specializing in draft horses. Bob's father took over the farm and developed a nationally renowned Hereford beef cattle breeding herd and transitioned to dairy cattle in the 1950s.
The daily regime of chores, fieldwork and milkings taught Bob a disciplined work ethic that would serve him well throughout his life.
After graduating from the University of Colorado in 1970, he went into partnership with his parents and brother, Mike, in the family farming operation. He managed the dairy herd, eventually marketing their cattle throughout the United States with cattle on every continent except Australia.
During that time, Bob pioneered the use of embryo transplant technology to increase the quality and marketability of the family herd. He also served eight years on the National Holstein Association Board of Directors, including five years as Chairman of the Genetic Advancement Committee. He later also became an industry spokesperson and international judge of Holstein cattle.
The dairy herd was dispersed in 1990 and Bob managed the development of the real estate for his family, eventually becoming part of a 1,500-unit residential golf course community. At the same time, Bob and his wife, Claudia, purchased controlling interest in a small community bank. As President, CEO and Chairman, Bob expanded the bank from one to 13 locations and grew its assets from $4 million to more than $400 million in twelve years.
Bob served as President of the Colorado Independent Bankers Association and was on the Board of the Independent Bankers of America.
While running the bank Bob was politically active as the chairman of the Boulder County Republican Party, and later as Colorado State GOP Chairman. He retired from the bank to run for the new 7th Congressional District in 2002, winning the nation’s closest Congressional election that year by 121 votes. After one term, in 2004, he was reelected by more than 30,000 votes.
While in Congress, Bob served on the Ways and Means, Transportation, Veterans Affairs and Small Business Committees. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Highways and Infrastructure Subcommittee and a member of the Republican Leadership Whip Team.
In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Governor in Colorado.
Since 2007, Bob has published a monthly e-magazine called A Line of Sight (http://www.alineofsight.com/), a public policy and opinion resource on current political issues. Then, in 2009, he authored his first book: A Return to Values: A Conservative Look at His Party. He is also Vice-Chairman of The John Hancock Committee for the States (http://www.hancockcommittee.org/).
Bob married his high school sweetheart, Claudia, in 1970. They have three sons and one daughter, as well as three grandchildren. Bob and Claudia have returned to their agricultural roots recently by purchasing a ranch in the Colorado Mountains near the Wyoming border. They are developing a buffalo-breeding herd in partnership with their son, Jim. Bob continues to stay politically active, guest hosting on various radio talk shows, doing numerous media interviews nationally, and maintains a busy public speaking schedule.
#11: OBAMACARE’S HIDDEN CLAUSES: Mandatory Reporting of ALL Purchases of Goods and Services, even Gold coins & jewelry over $600! :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 over the next ten years, experts say this new 1099 reporting requirement provision will cost businesses and the government more money than it can ever hope to generate.
As a businessman, Swiss America Chairman Craig R. Smith is outraged by the new reporting requirements embedded within Section 9006 of the new "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" aka "The Health Care Reform Act of 2010" for at least three important reasons:
"First, the burden of paperwork this ill-conceived provision will put upon businesspeople will be devastating and is likely to further kill jobs at a time we desperately need new job creation.”
"Second, this provision is designed to further invade the public's privacy and is a another illustration of how our nation is slowly being pushed toward a totalitarian state by the elite ruling class who now control the White House, Congress, academia, mass media and entertainment."
"Thirdly, section 9006 raises new concerns of the possibility of another gold confiscation by the Federal government the way we had back in 1933 during the Great Depression, despite recent government claims otherwise by Rep. Anthony Weiner from NY.”
To the contrary, John Levin, HSBC Bank's Managing Director of Global Metals and Trading recently explained why this banking giant holds their physical gold in Europe:
"HSBC does not want their gold stored in the U.S. but preferably in Europe because they feared that at some stage the U.S. Administration might follow the path set by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 and confiscate all U.S. gold holdings as part of the country's strategy in dealing with the nation's economic problems," reports Mineweb.com. http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page72068?oid=106063&sn=Detail
Historically, governments have banned the ownership of gold prior to their citizens refusing to use that which they call "money". In the last U.S. gold confiscation the only gold holdings that could be kept in your safe deposit box without any fear of confiscation were collector coins. Although the laws could be further changed, numismatic coins have historically been the safest and most private form of gold to own.
Mr. Smith strongly supports passage of new legislation to repeal section 9006 of the health care bill (H.R. 5151) and encourages the public to let their elected officials know they want them to support this important bill. As of 7/22/10 the bill has 106 co-sponsors http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5141/show
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ABOUT YOUR EXPERT GUEST CRAIG R. SMITH
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Serving as CEO of Swiss America for over 25 years, Craig understands that Americans want solid answers to the tough questions and that real leadership begins with servanthood.
Craig is the author Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil, which he co-authored with author Dr. Jerome R. Corsi.
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#12: GAY AGENDA STRONG-ARM: Obama Ushers Controversial Group to U.N. Table calling for Criminal Penalties to Anyone Criticizing Gay Agenda!: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 of the group is the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.
But the move did not come without controversy. The group did not get a plurality of countries voting and was only passed only after intense global pressure from the Obama administration.
The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM), which lobbied governments at the UN against accrediting the group and which has been a daily pro-family presence at the UN for 13 years, argues that the group does not adhere to basic principles of universally recognized human rights and should have been excluded.
“This is a radical organization that believes homosexual rights trump the right to free speech and freedom of religion,” says C-FAM president, Austin Ruse. “In fact, they believe criticizing the homosexual agenda should be subject to criminal penalties. Freedom of religion and freedom of speech are two bedrock human rights principles.”
In Ruse’s assessment, the matter was made worse by the fact that this would not have happened without pressure brought to bear on Third World countries by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
After the vote this week, the president himself said, this is “an important step forward for human rights,” which brings the U.N. “closer to the ideals on which it was founded, and to values of inclusion and equality to which the United States is deeply committed.”
Ruse, however, finds this Executive Branch crusade troubling for a multitude of reasons. “Hillary Clinton announced last month that every U.S. Ambassador around the world is directed to get involved in promoting the homosexual agenda in whatever country they are assigned,” he points out. “The Obama administration has made it abundantly clear that this agenda will be among their top foreign-policy priorities. They say this at a time when the U.S. is fighting two wars and is under direct threat from international terrorists.”
For a deeper look into this underpublicized development at the U.N. that is a disturbingly ironic affront against human rights, call Special Guests to arrange an interview with any of three C-FAM experts. See below.
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Austin Ruse has headed the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM) since shortly after its creation in the summer of 1997. Mr. Ruse has held the title of President since 2000.
Ruse or his team have participated in every major UN social policy negotiation since 1997 including the multi-year negotiations that created the International Criminal Court.
He has briefed members of the U.S. House and Senate on U.N. matters, as well as briefing White House and National Security Council staff. Ruse has also briefed senior government officials, journalists, Church and non-governmental leaders from around the world.
Austin has appeared on a number of national cable network programs discussing UN and Catholic issues, including news programs on CNN, CBS News, MSNBC and Fox News and has been published in First Things, The Washington Times, National Review Online, The Weekly Standard, Human Events and Touchstone, as well as newspapers around the world. He is a biweekly columnist for TheCatholicThing.org and founder of the foreign affairs blog, TheNewSovereigntists.org/
A former foreign affairs commentator for EWTN’s weekly news broadcast The World Over, hosted by Raymond Arroyo, Austin also lectures widely on U.N. matters, appearing throughout the U.S., and in Canada, Latin America, the Far East and Europe.
ABOUT C-FAM SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR, TERRENCE McKEEGAN:
Terrence McKeegan is the Vice President and Senior Counsel for the Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute (C-FAM), He also serves as the Director of the Center for Legal Studies, which includes the Edmund Burke Fellowship and the International Organizations Law Group.
As head of C-FAM’s New York office, he is the managing editor of the weekly Friday Fax publication and responsible for advancing C-FAM’s mission to defend life and family at the United Nations and other international institutions.
McKeegan worked for several years as an attorney in Washington D.C. on dozens of major litigation cases and government investigations for several large firms. He is co-founder and vice president for the International Solidarity & Human Rights Institute (ISHRI). He was formerly Counsel for the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) based in Strasbourg, France, for whom he covered international legal issues and was their main UN representative.
McKeegan began his legal career as an assistant prosecuting attorney, in which he successfully prosecuted over a dozen felony weapons and drug cases, including a 93 count RICO case, and represented the county children services board. He was also an adjunct professor in the legal studies department at Franciscan University of Steubenville teaching courses on human rights, and has lectured and presented his work in the US, East Timor, the Philippines, Austria, Belize and Ireland, and has provided legal advice for the Holy See and several other nations. He has lobbied and advised on legal and social issues at the European Parliament, the United Nations, and on Capitol Hill.
A firm believer in solidarity amongst both peoples and organizations, McKeegan provides pro bono assistance and counsel to a number of organizations and individuals. McKeegan has received two grants from the Alliance Defense Fund to support his work in advising on international legal issues.
Terrance has written extensively on international human rights, including life, family and religious freedom issues, and authored numerous legal briefs that were submitted to the United Nations, and has addressed the UN Human Rights Council. He is the co-author, along with Brian Scarnecchia, of the white paper “The Millennium Development Goals: In Light of Catholic Social Teaching”, which was published by C-FAM’s International Organizations Research Group in 2009.
ABOUT C-FAM RESEARCH DIRECTOR, SUSAN YOSHIHARA:
Susan Fink Yoshihara is C-FAM Vice President for Research and Director of the International Organizations Research Group (IORG). Her research interests include intervention, human rights, and humanitarianism in international law and politics. She is the author of Waging War to Make Peace: U.S. Intervention in Global Conflicts.
Before joining C-FAM, Susan was on the faculty at the U.S. Naval War College where she taught national security decision-making and international relations. In her twenty-year career as a U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, she held the rank of Commander, led combat logistics and search and rescue units in the Pacific and Persian Gulf, advised the Atlantic Fleet commander, and worked for the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade as a White House Fellow. She is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and received her Ph.D. in international relations from the Fletcher School, Tufts University. She and her husband, Toshi, have one daughter and live in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
ABOUT C-FAM:
C-FAM was founded in the summer of 1997 in order to monitor and affect the social policy debate at the United Nations and other international institutions.
C-FAM is a non-partisan, non-profit research institute dedicated to reestablishing a proper understanding of international law, protecting national sovereignty and the dignity of the human person.
C-FAM personnel have participated in every major UN social policy debate since 1997 including the Rome Statutes of the International Criminal Court, the Convention on Disabilities, Cairo 5, Beijing 5 and dozens of others.
C-FAM publishes and promotes scholarships related to the proposition that the UN and other international institutions harm a true understanding of international law and, in the process, undermine the family and other institutions man requires for a just, free and happy life.
C-FAM regularly interfaces with diplomats, policy makers, academics, activists and office holders from around the world.
#13: DIVORCE IS DA’BOMB: Statistics Continue to Mount Against Marriage (Guest in EDT):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.
Meanwhile, a research report just released gets right after the sad cultural trend that shows divorce moving past acceptance to become some kind of fashionable “thing to do.” The report reveals that being friends with someone who gets divorced increases one’s chances of also getting a divorce by 147 percent.
To think that marriage is virtually doomed from the start may seem outrageous for some, or it may not—in which case, it can be extremely discouraging and disheartening.
Businessman, author, minister and divorced father, Rodney Winters, is experienced in sharing both impressions. And, now, he’s available for interviews to talk about his new book, Go Into the House, that documents his own journey through a failed marriage and provides a strength perspective for others facing the same concerns, doubts or anguish.
Like many people entering into marriage, Winters never “in a million years” anticipated the chances of seeing his relationship with his wife fail. In his own personal assessment, Winters was a Christian man who always tries to do the right thing. He didn’t believe in divorce, and it certainly wasn’t something he wanted.
But, as he tragically discovered, sometimes that isn’t enough, and he found himself in a bad situation destined for divorce and a challenge with which good Christians, who truly value marriage, have no idea how to manage and navigate.
As a guest on your show, Winters can provide a compelling insight on this cornerstone of American culture, and offer your audience hope by sharing how he overcame the challenge of his own divorce through the process of finding Christ’s love in areas he didn’t expect. Call Special Guests today.
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Rodney A. Winters earned a BS in electrical engineering from Purdue University, and an MBA from the University of Akron. Along with his full-time job, he also serves as an adjunct professor of business at the Cleveland campus of Indiana Wesleyan University. Rodney is a staff minister at the Galilee City of Refuge Church in Akron, Ohio. He is gifted to preach and teach. He is also a musician, songwriter and entrepreneur. He is the proud father of two children. Rodney has a heart for people and ministry.
ABOUT MR. WINTERS’ BOOK, GO INTO THE HOUSE:
Go Into the House takes Winters’ experiences of marriage and divorce and relates them to the older brother in the biblical story of the prodigal son. He identifies with the disappointment and hurt of the older son in that story.
With this book, Rodney brings a perspective of someone who has been through the dark valley of a difficult marriage and subsequent divorce, and has come through on the other side. He is a living witness that there is hope!
Whether it’s a failed marriage or some other difficulty, we all face tough decisions at some point after life’s disappointments. We must choose to either “go into the house” and enjoy the benefits inside, or stay outside and wallow in self-pity. Winters invites the reader to enter.
#14: WHAT'S IN A NAME? If you don't Believe the Ground Zero Mosque is a Symbol of Conquest, its Namesake might Convince You.: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 8th century. Upon capturing the city, Muslims began construction on the first 'Cordoba House'. Prior to that, Spain, at the time a Christian nation, was a symbol of western civilization. Once it had fallen to Islam, the first 'Cordoba House' became an Islamic symbol of conquest.
Former Muslim terrorist Walid Shoebat, has made it his life's work to warn westerners about the true intentions of Islam and insists the Islamic mindset has not changed, even after twelve centuries. Shoebat insists that the name chosen for the ground zero mosque is not an accident; it is intentionally provacative for a reason. It is a statement to Muslims that could embolden many of them.
Symbolism is very powerful and can change cultures. Fast forward from 711 A.D. To 2001. New York City was home to the World Trade Center, a symbol of American economic might. Two previous attempts to take down the twin towers had already failed. On September 11th, the third attempt did not.
When Islamic jihadists attacked the World Trade Center on 9/11/01, it was an act of symbolism as much as it was an act of Islamic terror. It was a message to the Islamic world that America could be weakened. In the years that followed, groups like the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) have portrayed themselves as civil rights groups and have exploited political correctness to push their agenda.
Americans were united in the days after 9/11 but nearly ten years later, have become as divided as ever. There is still an empty hole where the World Trade Center stood for a multitude of reasons but among them is that divisiveness.
Meanwhile, a mosque, named after a Christian city once conquered by Islam is closer to being built than another World Trade Center. Shoebat maintains that if ever there was a time for Americans to be outraged, it is now.
Born in Bethlehem, Walid’s grandfather was the Muslim Mukhtar (chieftain) of Beit Sahour-Bethlehem (The Shepherd's Fields) and a friend of Haj-Ameen Al-Husseni, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and notorious friend of Adolf Hitler.
After his release, he continued his life of violence and rioting in Bethlehem and the Temple Mount. After entering the U.S, he worked as a counselor for the Arab Student Organization at Loop College in Chicago and continued his anti-Israel activities.
In 1993, Walid studied the Bible to challenge to convert his wife to Islam. Six months later, after intense study, he realized that everything he had been taught about Jews was a lie. Convinced he was on the side of evil, he became an advocate for his former enemy.
Driven by a deep passion to heal his own soul, and to bring the truth about the Jews, Israel and the threat of fundamentalist Islam to the world, Walid shed his former life and his work as a software engineer and set out to tirelessly bring the cause against the evil of Islamic Fundamentalist to tens of millions of people throughout the world: churches, synagogues, civic groups, government leaders and media.
Walid is the author of several bestselling books including “Why I Left Jihad,” “Why We Want To Kill You” and “God’s War on Terror.” Walid is an American citizen and lives in the USA with his wife and children, under this assumed name. Walid has spoken all over America and the world including Chile, Mexico, Canada, UK, and South Africa. He has appeared on national television also all over the world including CNN, CNN International, FOX News, ITN, RTE, NBC, CBS, The 700, ABC and ABC Australia. He has also been featured on BBC radio 4, 5 and the largest radio audience on the BBC World Service reaching 180 million people.
Walid has the unique insight so as people can now fully understand the issue of terrorism from the perspective of someone who was once a terrorist. Walid Shoebat has given lectures at Harvard Law School and Columbia University, and has also spoken at Oxford University UK, National Constitution Center, Capitol Hill, UCLA, USC, University of Georgia, Washington University, Penn State, and San Diego State University.
ABOUT KEITH DAVIES / ALTERNATE SPEAKER FOR SHOEBAT:
Keith Davies is the Director of the Forum for Middle Eastern Understanding (FFMU) and the Walid Shoebat Foundation. He is a public speaker on the topic of terrorism, its roots and how to stop it. During his lectures he uncovers much of the sectarian teaching used to recruit an ongoing stream of terrorists. Keith has worked for six years promoting Mr. Shoebat and, through his efforts promoting Walid, Kamal and other FFMU speakers, these vital messages have reached tens of millions of people based on standardized media audience ranking.
#15: LAST STAND AGAINST NYC MOSQUE: Opponents Counting on Landmarks Commission: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 political correctness of extreme proportions, former U.S. Navy Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, is stepping into the swell of opposition to this mosque with an online petition to block its construction.
With New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and lower Manhattan’s community board on the other side of the debate, however, the project to build is a virtual green light. And, yet, Klingenschmitt and others have one last card to play . . . which is why the petition is targeted for New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. The Chaplain has already faxed over 2,000 petition signatures to the commission.
If the Commission determines the site at 45 Park Place is a historic landmark—not a long shot by any means, given that the current building there was damaged by landing gear from one of the planes hitting the towers—it can reverse the decision to erect the mosque and mandate that the site remain as is.
For the chaplain, much like leading political opponent, New York Congressman, Peter King (R), it’s not a freedom-of-religion argument. But an issue about how this site specifically makes the construction of a mosque a terrible idea.
“Such a mosque will be seen by nearly everyone as a 13-story monument to the Islamic terrorists who killed 2,996 innocent Americans,” Klingenschmitt writes to the Commissioners on his petition. “If you approve, you will insult the victims’ memory, and reward Muslim terrorists for their violence, bringing shame upon the people of New York City.”
So, realistically, how will this final card play? Is this mosque just a terrible idea or, even worse, as some contend, is it a giant symbolic leap for Islam in its methodical attempt at Western domination? And if the mosque is erected, could it become a hot spot of animosity and confrontation in the Big Apple for years to come?
For insight on these and many other questions surrounding this story, call Special Guests to schedule an interview with Chaplain Klingenschmitt today.
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ABOUT YOUR GUEST, CHAPLAIN GORDON JAMES KLINGENSCHMITT:
“Chaps” is a PhD Theology candidate, Air Force Academy graduate, motivational speaker and former U.S. Navy Chaplain who made national headlines and was vindicated by Congress after he took a stand for the rights of military chaplains to pray publicly “in Jesus’ name.”
By sacrificing his own 16-year career and a million dollar pension, by demanding his own court martial for the “crime” of worshiping in public, he inspired 300,000 petitioners, 85 percent of polled voters, 35 pro-family groups, and 75 Congressmen who mobilized to overturn the national military “non-sectarian prayer” policy, restoring the rights of military chaplains of all faiths to pray publicly, in uniform, according to the dictates of their conscience, even if they pray “in Jesus’ name.”
His organization, The Pray In Jesus Name Project, has led national petition drives that have reversed “Jesus-prayer bans” in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Oklahoma, Oregon, California and Virginia. And, now, he battles in North Carolina.
#16: BLEEPING OUT REASON: Essence of FCC ‘Indecency’ Issue Gets Lost in 1st Amendment Battle (Guest in EDT):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 in raw journalism.
So, when a U.S. Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled last week that the FCC’s “indecency policy,” in its current form, was too vague under the lens of the Constitution, those somewhat familiar with MIM’s mission may have been surprised to see Peters’ comments in a post-ruling press release.
But then, those who really know MIM, probably weren’t.
In the release, Peters expressed his understanding and respect for the Court’s decision, but also his belief in the need to have a policy in place, so long as it is written more coherently and enforced much more effectively and consistently.
But then he went on to express his real point of contention, that a “more coherent policy shouldn’t be needed” in a society guided by values above rules . . . That somewhere inside the legal mumbo-jumbo and the pundits’ after-the-fact commentary on the case, there is a shameful truth that gets lost and, therefore, goes on without remedy.
In other words, with the wrangling over the FCC’s indecency policy, the societal pendulum is swinging again. And cooler heads have to duck out of the way.
“In particular,” says Peters, “when it comes to the well-being of children, broadcasters should know what is and isn’t appropriate, and act accordingly. If they don’t know, they shouldn’t be broadcasters.”
He went on to say, “Not too many decades ago, the TV networks had an industry-wide code with self-imposed standards that generally reflected community standards, and that didn’t include a green light for ‘four-letter’ words. Back then, the networks knew better.
Not that they don’t know better now. But, today, they would rather play a cat-and-mouse game with the FCC, constantly pushing the envelope and, then, complaining that they don’t know whether the FCC will deem this or that transgression of community standards actionable.”
In the end, such shenanigans, devoid of any ethics or reasoning—even if they do masquerade as a stand on the moral high ground of Constitutional rights—only pose a further damaging effect on our society . . . and, in particular, our children.
For a further discussion on this fascinating examination of an otherwise obscure U.S. Court case, call Special Guests to book an interview with Bob Peters—a voice that will always make your audience think.
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Robert Peter is President of Morality in Media. He has been a guest on many television programs including three times on Larry King. He has been a diligent warrior in the fight against indecency for over two decades.
Headquartered in New York City, Morality In Media (MIM) works through constitutional means to curb traffic in illegal obscenity. MIM operates the www.obscenitycrimes.org website, where citizens can report possible violations of federal Internet obscenity laws.
Established in New York City in 1962 to combat pornography, Morality In Media works to inform citizens and public officials about the harms of pornography and about what they can do through law to protect their communities and children. MIM also works to maintain standards of decency on TV and in other media. Contributions are tax-exempt.
Morality In Media works through constitutional means to curb traffic in illegal obscenity. It operates the www.obscenitycrimes.org website, where citizens can report possible violations of federal Internet obscenity laws.
#17: KINDERGARTEN COPULATE: Proposed Sex Ed Has Parents Outraged in Montana (Guest in MDT):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 strong opposition.
While those in support of the curriculum are arguing its value in light of society’s judgment that k-12 students are learning about sex from all the wrong sources—such as their peers in the school hallway—Jeff Laszloffy, president of the Montana Family Foundation, is speaking up on behalf of the majority who find the proposal completely outrageous.
News organizations thus far have focused on some of the specifics that include sex-organ anatomy in kindergarten, homosexual attraction in 1st grade and sexual intercourse penetration options in 5th grade. But other details are not even fit for news broadcasts, while still others include instructing 7th graders of their right to an abortion.
“The fact is,” says Laszloffy, “children of kindergarten age up through 5th grade will not be able to emotionally deal with the things they will be taught. Not to mention, this policy is a blatant trampling of parental rights.”
Regardless of what pediatricians say—namely those whose medical assessments weighed in on the process of developing this curriculum—Laszloffy says sex education of this degree is something for parents to discuss with their children when the parents feel it is age appropriate—not “experts.”
Now, the battle wages on, and Laszloffy’s job is far from done.
To find out the next phase in the opposition process and explore the science behind the debate, as well as discuss the precedent this kind of curriculum might set if the board enacts it, call Special Guests to book an interview with Jeff Laszloffy—a Montana parental advocate right in the thick of the action.
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Jeff Laszloffy is the president of the Montana Family Foundation, a non-profit, research and education organization dedicated to supporting, protecting and strengthening Montana families. In addition to conducting research and extending education to the public, the MFF also serves as an advocate voice in the media for promoting pro-family values throughout the state of Montana.
#18: DIABETES DOGPILE: Disease’s Misfortunes Continue With Charge Against Avandia (Guests in EDT and PDT):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, that has the number of reported cases doubling in the past decade (up from 4.8 to 9.1 per 1,000 people).
And now this. A national medical advisory board last Wednesday recommended that the diabetes drug, Avandia, either be pulled from the market, or sold under heavy restrictions, because of studies that have found it increases the risk of heart attack . . . Not to mention, there are accusations of the drug company withholding drug safety information from the public.
But wait. Some medical experts believe the Avandia debate is more of a tragic diversion than an exacerbating misfortune—because the solution to diabetes, like other common, but serious, health issues, isn’t necessarily found behind the counter.
Two of these experts are available to conduct interviews on this very timely issue. You can call Special Guests to book them individually, or together as a dynamic guest panel.
Dr. Boris Schwartz, N.M.D., founder of Original Health Institute, has been successfully treating patients through his methods of naturopathic medicine for decades.
Like many physicians who believe in the body’s natural healing abilities, Schwartz points out that drugs like Avandia, per the manufacturers themselves, have been developed to “control,” not “cure” their target disease, leaving the patient at the mercy of the drug, as well as the disorder.
As a guest on your show, Schwartz can introduce your audience—which, no doubt, by the percentages, includes Type 1s and 2s—to the notion that diabetes can be effectively treated using the body’s inherent ability to heal.
Meanwhile, Dr. George McDermott is a medical researcher, inventor and author, who has developed an innovative treatment for a variety of diseases, including diabetes, based largely on his extensive studies of Eastern medicine.
The device is an ingeniously simple footbath called the BioClenzer that performs based on McDermott’s observations regarding the electrical nature of the functioning human body.
Like Schwartz, McDermott can drill down more deeply into the diabetes crisis and comment on the Avandia dilemma. Plus, he can explain the science behind his BioClenzer that presents a real path out of the diabetes trap.
Call Special Guests today.
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Dr. Boris Schwartz, N.M.D. (Naturopathic Medical Doctor) is a licensed primary care physician in Arizona, trained in preventive medicine, natural therapeutics and other styles of natural medicine.
He is the founder of the Original Health Institute (www.myohi.com/), which provides diagnostic and therapeutic services in the treatment of cancer, restorative care, chronic diseases, adult care, accident injuries, pediatric care and many other areas of medicine.
ABOUT YOUR GUEST, DR. GEORGE McDERMOTT:
Dr. George McDermott lives in Boca Raton, Florida, where he has been making the most of an extremely versatile background that began with an education journey featuring an MBA from NYU and a Ph.D. from LaSalle University in New Orleans.
Professionally, Dr. McDermott has been everything from a golf caddy for PGA stars like Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer, to a New York City cab driver, to a Gallup Poll interviewer, to a Japanese assistant news journalist. He even served in the U.S. Merchant Marines.
Post-graduation, the doctor has been an English professor and medical researcher in Japan, owner of an extremely successful string of printing companies, author of eight books and a health consultant.
Outside of his professional career, Dr. McDermott has also walked in many shoes, running for mayor of Pompano Beach, Florida, in the 1970s, as well as serving many years in the Pompano Jaycees and March of Dimes. And that’s just the beginning.
Today, he continues to travel extensively throughout the U.S., and the Caribbean, conducting health seminars and working as a convention speaker.
#19: JEWISH OUTREACH: Organization Making Aggressive Messianic Overture to NYC (Guest in EDT):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 one of the most aggressive efforts CPM has ever undertaken.
Anyone who lives inside American culture is familiar with the relentless placard presence of John 3:16. It inevitably appears at nearly every major televised entertainment event. Starting this month, CPM will launch a public message that rivals this well-known Biblical tactic, all across New York City specifically.
The target audience? Non-religious Jews . . . although, much like that of the Man this advertising campaign will promote, CPM’s message will welcome everyone.
Deploying everything from billboards and subway posters, to major print and radio ads, Chosen People Ministries will be trumpeting a simple message intended to enlighten Jews to the Christian belief that Jesus is the Messiah, and validate it by citing a reference in the Jewish Biblical prophesies.
The Bible actually contains 332 remarkably descriptive prophesies about the Jewish Messiah—from the place, time and manner of His birth, to His betrayal by a trusted friend, to the manner of His death, and more. Glaser and others who have studied this aspect of history contend that all 332 were literally fulfilled in Jesus.
For CPM’s campaign, the choice was Isaiah chapter 53, underscored by the phrase, “This Chapter Will Change Your Life.”
Through “Isaiah Chapter 53, we are demonstrating that the Gospel is Jewish, and that the idea of a suffering Messiah is one that is well founded in the Jewish Bible,” says Glaser. “It is our hope to show that Jesus is the only one who could have possibly fulfilled this prophecy.”
For a fascinating look into these prophesies, and more regarding Chosen People’s campaign, including the expected reaction from the Jewish community, call Special Guests to arrange an interview with Dr. Glaser right now.
ABOUT YOUR GUEST, DR. MITCH GLASER:
Dr. Glaser was born into a nominally Orthodox Jewish home in New York City at a time when views on life, death and religion were beginning to undergo major changes in American society. His religious roots, fragile at best, were soon lost after his Bar Mitzvah to the excitement and energy of the 1960s.
After dropping out of college in 1970, Dr. Glaser moved to California and was introduced to various Eastern religions, which, while intriguing to him, did not answer the questions of his soul. After two of his closest friends received Jesus as Messiah, Dr. Glaser was introduced to the message that Jesus was the Jewish Messiah. Following a thorough investigation of the Old and New Testament, along with studying the Messianic prophecies, Dr. Glaser himself received Jesus as his Messiah in November of 1970.
Almost immediately after becoming a believer, Dr. Glaser became involved with what was then the West Coast branch of Chosen People Ministries (www.chosenpeople.com/), formerly known as the American Board of Mission to the Jews).
This was the beginning of a 35-year ministry that has included working with such Messianic missions as Jews for Jesus and Ariel Ministries. Since 1997, Dr. Glaser has served as president of Chosen People Ministries—one of the oldest and largest Messianic missions in the United States.
Chosen People Ministries was established in 1894 by Hungarian immigrant, Rabbi Leopold Cohn and, today, is worldwide with missionaries in nine countries, including the United States, Germany and Israel.
Dr. Glaser has been extensively involved in Jewish evangelism in several countries, and was instrumental in helping to establish a congregation among Russian Jewish immigrants in New York.
He is an alumnus of Northeastern Bible College, holds a Master of Divinity degree in Bible from Talbot Theological Seminary and a PhD in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary School of World Mission.
He is the co-recipient of Christianity Today magazine’s Award of Merit in the Apologetics/Evangelism category for 2009, for the book To The Jew First: The Case for Jewish Evangelism in Scripture and History, co-edited with Darrell Bock.
Dr. Glaser is also the co-author of The Fall Feasts of Israel with his wife, has written many articles for the Christian periodicals and has taught at leading evangelical schools, such as Fuller Theological Seminary and Moody Bible Institute. Dr. Glaser is also a musician, composer and gifted teacher. The Glasers have two adult daughters.
#20: ANTI-GROUND ZERO MOSQUE TV AD EVOKES EMOTIONS:
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 interviews on this topic is Scott Wheeler, Executive Director of National Republican Trust and creator of the TV ad.
NOTE: Due to time constraints, Scott Wheeler is only available for national programs but we have other guests available on this topic upon request.
ABOUT SCOTT WHEELER:
Scott Wheeler is the executive director of the National Republican Trust, the #3 conservative Republican Political Action Committee in America. A former television producer and investigative journalist, Scott also is a writer focusing on domestic and international security issues. Mr. Wheeler has produced seventeen television documentaries and consulted on more than a dozen others. For the past eight years Mr. Wheeler has been on the forefront of the most crucial issues facing national security—from the war zones in Yugoslavia, to the drug fields of South America and following the trails of international arms smugglers to Canada, Europe and the Middle East. Mr. Wheeler is a veteran of the U.S. Army infantry.
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FishBowlDC Blog/ July 15, 2010
GOP Trust PAC Director Calls Mediaite 'Judgemental' By Betsy Rothstein
Scott Wheeler, executive director of the National Republican Trust PAC, is irate over Mediaite's coverage of CBS and NBC saying no to running his organization's ad. The ad wants to kill a plan to build a mosque just blocks from the site of the World Trade Center.
"To use one of the words they prefer, it was very judgmental," said Wheeler in a phone call with FishbowlDC late Wednesday, adding that Mediate did not call him for comment. "No, they did not call me and I talk to everybody," Wheeler said.
Mediate writes of the ad, "If this ad were not so utterly offensive I imagine CBS and NBC would find themselves the latest target of liberal media elite accusations from the right." Wheeler seethes, "Who is it offensive to? They don't say what they find offensive about it. I'm not sure we've banned images of African Americans being lynched from 70 years ago. I'm a little confused by this double standard. In fact, the only thing the liberal media has in common with radical Islam is their mutual hatred of the United States."
Wheeler told FishbowlDC that he will try cable next and then weigh his options. For now, the ad is getting mileage on the Internet. Among the cable outlets he intends to try: FNC and CNN. "MSNBC is probably a waste of time," he said. "I don't know who watches MSNBC anymore except for friends who are comedy writers. I don't know anyone who watches it for information."
Wheeler has journalist on his resume. He was chief correspondent for American Investigator Television between 1996 and 2002 and wrote for TWT's Insight Magazine between 2002 and 2004.
Politico's Ben Smith first reported the story of the networks rejecting the ad. Read here to find out what NBC Universal's Advertising Standards Manager Jennifer Riley had to say about it...
#21: NASA'S GIANT LEAP BACKWARD: Space Agency's Mission to "Reach Out" to Muslim World Ignores Issues of Persecution: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 aspect to this story and it involves a very curious and faulty premise. If NASA is to make Muslims “feel good” about their contributions, that must mean the Muslim world either currently “feels” bad or doesn't feel good enough already.
What about the victims of persecution in Muslim lands? Shouldn't the Muslim world be made to feel bad for that? Making the Muslim world feel good is akin to launching a mission to Mars only to end up on Venus.
President and founder of Christian Freedom International (CFI) president, Jim Jacobson, says that despite the ridiculousness of this directive, it also sends exactly the opposite message to the Muslim world that it should be receiving. CFI has issued a statement that condemns this supposed NASA “mission” for reasons other than what you might think.
As someone who fights against Christian persecution all over the world, Jacobson has seen the majority of that persecution take place in Muslim countries. The NASA mission may be misguided with respect to its charter but Jacobson also says it distracts the free world from what it should be doing – holding the Muslim world accountable for its transgressions against mankind.
The premise should be that the Muslim world needs to make things right when it comes to how barbaric much of its culture is. As Jacobson will point out, there's just as much irony in this story as there is absurdity. Instead of feeling good about contributions made long ago, the Muslim world should feel bad about what they are doing or allowing to happen now. As Jacobson will point out, when you start there, the odds of a space agency putting Muslim sensibilities at the top of its priority list would be astronomical.
Call Special Guests to schedule an interview with a leading witness to it all, Jim Jacobson.
CFI STATEMENT CONDEMNING NASA'S “MISSION” TO MUSLIM WORLD
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – July 12, 2010 – Christian Freedom International (CFI), a Michigan-based humanitarian organization that assists persecuted Christians around the world, has joined the growing ranks of critics who have condemned NASA administrator Charles Bolden for his recent statements declaring that one of NASA’s primary outreach missions is to “reach out” to the Muslim world.
During an interview on Al-Jazeera, the Arab television network, Bolden stated that President Barack Obama wanted him “to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science, math, and engineering.” Bolden also talked about the importance of helping other countries establish space programs and mentioned America’s interest in partnering with Indonesia, the largest Muslim country in the world.
While the backlash from Bolden’s comments have come from a variety of sources, including former NASA head Michael Griffin and Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan, CFI is most concerned that Bolden’s statements reflect America’s growing indifference to Christian persecution in Muslim nations, and the Obama administration’s failure to adopt a more assertive position condemning the Muslim-majority nations that are consistently known for religious freedom and human rights violations.
CFI was among those who called on Obama to speak out against persecution during his address to the Muslim world in Cairo, Egypt last year. Although CFI and other humanitarian organizations urged the president to challenge Islamic governments to become more tolerant of people of other faiths and to end the persecution of millions of minority Christians, Obama’s silence about the matter during the June 2009 address was to the disappointment and concern of thousands of human rights advocates.
Muslim-dominated countries known for persecution, where Christians can face arrest, false imprisonment, kidnapping, torture or even death under Islamic law, include Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Indonesia. To learn more about Christian persecution worldwide, visit Christian Freedom International at www.christianfreedom.org.
ABOUT YOUR SPEAKER
Jim Jacobson Before CFI, Mr. Jacobson served as a policy analyst in the Reagan White House, served as political appointee in the administration of George Herbert Walker Bush, and was a senior legislative assistant in the U.S. Senate. He was elected for a four-year term to the Warren County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors.
In his career he has testified before Congress, conducted briefings at the White House, State Department, and the United Nations. Jim has personally brought aid, smuggled Bibles, and provided advocacy to Christians in many countries in the past 10 years. He frequently travels into restricted countries—overtly and covertly—where Christians are severely persecuted for their faith, including active war zones.
Mr. Jacobson is a graduate of the University of Michigan. He and his wife Karen have four children and have been married for more than 20 years.
#22: POLI-WOOD: Tinseltown’s Double-Standard Perspective on Gibson, Polanski (Guest in EDT):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 argue that Hollywood—the epicenter of America’s creative-side media—isn’t heavily tipped toward the liberal political persuasion. But Americans like Peters would expect that when it comes to the law, especially with regard to protecting children, none of that matters . . . And yet, this week, two different breaking entertainment news stories made it glaringly clear that it does.
Actor Mel Gibson is one of the few Hollywood celebrities who are not wont to align with such liberal views, and even has a history of railing against them. On Monday, he was publicly exposed for his sexist- and racist-anger veins for the second time in four years, when audio recordings of a vicious phone call to his girlfriend were released.
Almost immediately afterwards, his talent agency dropped him as a client, and the entertainment news media was writing his Hollywood-career epitaph.
Granted, it’s difficult to defend Gibson. But his problem is simply a failure to keep his highly offensive personal views and loud-mouthed threats to himself.
However, when acclaimed film director, Roman Polanski, is running from a child rape conviction, the Hollywood reaction is quite different.
The same day Gibson’s tapes were released, the Swiss announced that they would not extradite Polanski to the U.S. to face sentencing. From the beginning of that case, Hollywood has ashamedly come to Polanski’s defense—even though he confessed to the crime and, shortly thereafter, fled to Europe. Today, all you’ll hear from Tinseltown is speculation about when Polanski can return to filmmaking.
For a classic “what’s wrong with this picture?” assessment from a media analyst who is equally astute and passionate about Hollywood’s collective ethics, professional responsibilities and tendency for political misguidance, call Special Guests to arrange an interview with the extremely fair and always-enlightening Bob Peters.
ABOUT ROBERT PETERS:
Robert Peter is President of Morality in Media. He has been a guest on many television programs including three times on Larry King. He has been a diligent warrior in the fight against indecency for over two decades.
Headquartered in New York City, Morality In Media (MIM) works through constitutional means to curb traffic in illegal obscenity. MIM operates the www.obscenitycrimes.org website, where citizens can report possible violations of federal Internet obscenity laws.
Established in New York City in 1962 to combat pornography, Morality In Media works to inform citizens and public officials about the harms of pornography and about what they can do through law to protect their communities and children. MIM also works to maintain standards of decency on TV and in other media. Contributions are tax-exempt.
Morality In Media works through constitutional means to curb traffic in illegal obscenity. It operates the www.obscenitycrimes.org website, where citizens can report possible violations of federal Internet obscenity laws.
#23: VIDEO: ANOTHER WITNESS POINTS TO OBAMA LIE: Witness Testimony in Blagojevich Trial Directly Contradicts what Obama Said Publicly: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, Bob Beauprez has been tracking the Blagojevich trial proceedings very closely and is doing interviews on this topic, providing insight for your audience into what might be expected when the Defense begins to present its case.
While it would not have been a crime for Obama to make known his choice for his replacement, it appears he lied about having any involvement. Is this another case of, “it's not about the act, it's about the cover-up?” If it's not a crime for a former Senator to recommend his replacement choice to the Governor, why lie?
Wyma's testimony, coupled with that of former Blagojevich Chief of Staff John Harris – as well as recordings of phone conversations played for jurors thus far - all directly contradict what Obama said at a press conference with Joe Biden and Al Gore on the day of Blagojevich's arrest on December 9th, 2008. Interestingly, Obama's claim that he had no contact with the governor came when he decided to answer a reporter's question after the press conference had ended and Obama was off-script..
The trial itself has been interesting – to say the least – up to this point but it could get much more interesting very soon. The prosecution wrapped up a month sooner than expected, which means Blagojevich will take the stand sooner than expected as well.
One of the final witnesses to testify for the prosecution, Wyma told jurors that he received a phone call from Rahm Emanuel on behalf of Barack Obama in November of 2008. According to Wyma's testimony under oath, he was asked to approach Blagojevich with the message that Obama wanted him to appoint Valerie Jarrett to his old Senate seat.
To this point, the judge presiding over the trial has made mulitple decisions that have been fortuitous for the Obama administration. One of them came early on, when he denied the defense's motion to subpoena the president's testimony.
Will the defense make the case that since Barack Obama's public statements conflict directly with evidence in this trial, the judge should reconsider?
ABOUT BOB BEAUPREZ: Bob Beauprez is a former dairy farmer, community banker and member of Congress who has spent his entire life working to leave Colorado a little better than he found it.
He was born and raised on a third generation family farm in Lafayette, Colorado. Bob's grandfather emigrated from Belgium in 1907 and founded a general livestock farm specializing in draft horses. Bob's father took over the farm and developed a nationally renowned Hereford beef cattle breeding herd and transitioned to dairy cattle in the 1950s.
The daily regime of chores, field work and milkings taught Bob a disciplined work ethic that would serve him well throughout his life.
After graduating from the University of Colorado in 1970, he went into partnership with his parents and brother, Mike, in the family farming operation. He managed the dairy herd, eventually marketing their cattle throughout the United States with cattle on every continent except Australia.
During that time, Bob pioneered the use of embryo transplant technology to increase the quality and marketability of the family herd. He also served eight years on the National Holstein Association Board of Directors, including five years as Chairman of the Genetic Advancement Committee. He later also became an industry spokesperson and international judge of Holstein cattle.
The dairy herd was dispersed in 1990 and Bob managed the development of the real estate for his family, eventually becoming part of a 1,500-unit residential golf course community. At the same time, Bob and his wife, Claudia, purchased controlling interest in a small community bank. As President, CEO and Chairman, Bob expanded the bank from one to 13 locations and grew its assets from $4 million to more than $400 million in twelve years.
Bob served as President of the Colorado Independent Bankers Association and was on the Board of the Independent Bankers of America.
While running the bank Bob was politically active as the chairman of the Boulder County Republican Party, and later as Colorado State GOP Chairman. He retired from the bank to run for the new 7th Congressional District in 2002, winning the nation’s closest Congressional election that year by 121 votes. After one term, in 2004, he was reelected by more than 30,000 votes.
While in Congress, Bob served on the Ways and Means, Transportation, Veterans Affairs and Small Business Committees. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Highways and Infrastructure Subcommittee and a member of the Republican Leadership Whip Team.
In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Governor in Colorado.
Since 2007, Bob has published a monthly e-magazine called A Line of Sight (http://www.alineofsight.com/), a public policy and opinion resource on current political issues. Then, in 2009, he authored his first book: A Return to Values: A Conservative Look at His Party. He is also Vice-Chairman of The John Hancock Committee for the States (http://www.hancockcommittee.org/).
Bob married his high school sweetheart, Claudia, in 1970. They have three sons and one daughter, as well as three grandchildren. Bob and Claudia have returned to their agricultural roots recently by purchasing a ranch in the Colorado Mountains near the Wyoming border. They are developing a buffalo breeding herd in partnership with their son Jim. Bob continues to stay politically active, guest hosting on various radio talk shows, doing numerous media interviews nationally, and maintains a busy public speaking schedule.
#24: AFGHAN ANGUISH: Religious Experts See a Failing Warfront for U.S. :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 to the 9/11 attacks, and its goal to defeat al Qaida and hunt down Osama bin Laden. But James Standish, deputy secretary general of the International Religious Liberty Association, is one of those observers who see a war being fought today with less than a clear objective.
Military experts are seeing another U.S. attempt at nation building, in a particular corner of the world populated by a factious, tribal culture where such an endeavor just will not take.
Standish’s concerns are more tactical, specific and immediate—an anguish over the increasing evidence that, with respect to a ruling Afghan authority, the U.S. only has a choice of the lesser of two evils. Obviously, the brutal Muslim-theocratic Taliban is out of the question. So, the result has been a makeshift band of corrupt, self-serving governors with track records of abusing their own people.
If the U.S. is going to remain in this fight, the vision must become more clear and succinct again.
“Human rights should be forefront of our objectives in Afghanistan,” says Standish. “And they aren't right now. Can we even ‘win’ a war when the government we created systematically, deliberately and egregiously violates the fundamental human rights of their populace?”
For a new angle on this complex foreign affair that has so many more dynamics than just the defeat of an enemy, call Special Guests to book and interview with James Standish. He can shed a light on the issue not seen in very great detail before, in a country that sees the world and the human beings who live in it far differently than we Americans do.
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James was born in Australia, grew up in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore), went to college in England, and moved to the United States for graduate school. He earned his bachelors degree from Newbold College, where he first edited the school newspaper and, then, served as President of the student association. He earned his MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business, where he was news editor of the Darden News. He then, finally, earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Georgetown University, where he was a staff editor of the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy and President of the church-state law forum.
James worked as business administrator of the Loma Linda University neurology associates and then as administrator of the University of Virginia’s Cardiovascular Division prior to pursuing a law degree. After graduating from law school, he practiced at Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, LLP, in Washington, D.C., which subsequently merged into Bryan Cave, before coming to the world headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to represent the Church to the US Government.
He represented the Church for seven and a half years, during which he spearheaded the creation of the annual liberty events and dinner, created and hosted 100 episodes of the Global Faith & Freedom television show, served as the first Executive Director of the North American Religious Liberty Association in the form it currently exists, helped draft the Church’s declaration on church-state relations, testified before Congress and substantially increased the church’s profile in Washington, before being recruited to work as Executive Director of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, an agency of the US Government. At the Commission, he rebuilt the professional staff and, under his leadership, the Commission published its most comprehensive report in its history, and substantially increased its profile in the media and with the other governmental entities. He returned to the world headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 2009 to assume responsibilities for the church’s relationship with the United Nations.
In addition to his work for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, James is a member of the White House Task Force on Interfaith Dialogue & Cooperation, serves as Deputy Secretary General of the International Religious Liberty Association and is a regular contributor to the Washington Post’s “On Faith” blog. He appears periodically in a variety of media, ranging from the Freedom’s Ring radio show to C-Span, from the Hope Channel to National Public Radio. James is married to Dr. Leisa Standish.
#25: FIRED FOR ‘JESUS’: NC Statehouse Boots Pastor for Christian Prayer (Guest in MDT):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 dismissal, it’s former U.S. Navy Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, who faced the same brand of political-correctness-driven government censorship in the military, where he was directly told he could no longer publicly pray in Jesus’ name.
In news breaking this week, Baity chose not to oblige the NC statehouse a second time when they asked him to remove the reference to Jesus, and was, therefore, asked to not return for prayer the rest of the week. Back in 2006, Klingenschmitt didn’t back down either and, while he put his career and pension on the line, he managed to generate enough public support to persuade the U.S. Congress to reverse the military restriction.
Now, Klingenschmitt is battling again for his friend in North Carolina, just like he did by leading petition drives that helped reverse Jesus-prayer bans in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Oregon, California, Ohio, Indiana, and Virginia. On his website at—you guessed it—PrayInJesusName.org, Klingenschmitt has posted Baity’s story, along with an online petition demanding the NC statehouse lift its ban on use of the word “Jesus” in its prayers and reinstate Baity’s invitation. He is already sending 140,000 fax petitions to North Carolina legislators this week.
“Jesus is not an illegal word, the Bible is not a banned book, and evangelistic speech is not a crime,” writes Klingenschmitt. Meanwhile, Pastor Baity has acquired an attorney to pursue an apology and reinstatement from the NC government, citing that separation of church and state does not translate into violating the 1st Amendment freedom of speech.
“The First Amendment promises all Americans the free exercise of their religion, which includes the right to pray as their faith requires, even when they are invited to open state legislative sessions with prayer,” Baity’s attorney said. “(And) there is no authority in American history, tradition or Supreme Court precedent that requires a legislature to censor a private citizen’s prayers in order to participate in a benefit or privilege that is offered to other citizens of the state.”
Can the government ban the word “Jesus” as illegal speech? For a breaking news viewpoint on this 1st Amendment battle that is truly unique based on firsthand experience, call Special Guests. What must be done to reverse this ban in North Carolina? Is secular state censorship trending up or down right now? Is America losing its Judeo Christian heritage? Schedule an interview with Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt today.
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ABOUT YOUR GUEST, CHAPLAIN GORDON JAMES KLINGENSCHMITT:
“Chaps” is a PhD Theology candidate, Air Force Academy graduate, motivational speaker and former U.S. Navy Chaplain who made national headlines and was vindicated by Congress after he took a stand for the rights of military chaplains to pray publicly “in Jesus’ name.”
By sacrificing his own 16-year career and a million dollar pension, by demanding his own court martial for the “crime” of worshiping in public, he inspired 300,000 petitioners, 85 percent of polled voters, 35 pro-family groups, and 75 Congressmen who mobilized to overturn the national military “non-sectarian prayer” policy, restoring the rights of military chaplains of all faiths to pray publicly, in uniform, according to the dictates of their conscience, even if they pray “in Jesus’ name.”
His organization, The Pray In Jesus Name Project, has led national petition drives that have reversed “Jesus-prayer bans” in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Oklahoma, Oregon, California and Virginia. And, now, he battles in North Carolina.
#26: CDC: OBESITY, DIABETES ON THE RISE: Doctor’s Cutting-Edge Solution Says ‘Have a Seat’ (Guest in EDT) :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 and author Dr. George McDermott, has developed an innovative treatment, based largely on his extensive studies of Eastern medicine, that calls for a most unusual response on the part of the patient . . . “Take a load off.”
So, what is this innovation? It is an ingeniously simple footbath called the BioClenzer that performs based on McDermott’s observations regarding the electrical nature of the functioning human body.
As a guest on your show, McDermott can drill down more deeply into the CDC’s findings, process them in light of our present-day food-crazy society and culture of laziness and, most importantly, explain the science behind his BioClenzer that presents a path out of the diabetes trap.
And it is science, in fact, that McDermott says in his latest newsletter has involved “ . . . six tests that can be performed to illustrate the efficacy of (its) detoxification procedure.”
Call Special Guests to find out how you can book Dr. McDermott as your guest. With the troubling siege of diabetes attacking so many Americans, there will no doubt be a significant portion of your audience that will appreciate the doctor’s breakthrough technology.
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Dr. George McDermott lives in Boca Raton, Florida, where he has been making the most of an extremely versatile background that began with an education journey featuring an MBA from NYU and a Ph.D. from LaSalle University in New Orleans.
Professionally, Dr. McDermott has been everything from a golf caddy for PGA stars like Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer, to a New York City cab driver, to a Gallup Poll interviewer, to a Japanese assistant news journalist. He even served in the U.S. Merchant Marines.
Post-graduation, the doctor has been an English professor and medical researcher in Japan, owner of an extremely successful string of printing companies, author of eight books and a health consultant.
Outside of his professional career, Dr. McDermott has also walked in many shoes, running for mayor of Pompano Beach, Florida, in the 1970s, as well as serving many years in the Pompano Jaycees and March of Dimes. And that’s just the beginning.
Today, he continues to travel extensively throughout the U.S., and the Caribbean, conducting health seminars and working as a convention speaker.
#27: THEY BOTH WANT TO 'KILL CRACKERS': Hatred for White People inside the New Black Panther Party is Proving to be Systemic: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 consequences is the indisputable evidence that the group is hatefully racist in nature.
The two Black Panthers pictured are King Samir Shabazz (holding the night stick) and the taller Jerry Jackson. Shabazz has been getting most of the attention because of video of him on the streets of Philadelphia calling for blacks to “kill some crackers” and “kill their babies”. But what about the other Black Panther – Jackson - in the now infamous photo outside the polling station? Thanks to his myspace page, it has been learned that he shares similar sentiments.
Minister, broadcaster, author, and businessman, Ben Kinchlow is available for interviews to discuss the repulsive level of racism that exists within the New Black Panther Party. Kinchlow, while black is not afraid to point out racism, regardless of where it comes from or to whom it is directed.
The story about Jackson's myspace page first surfaced in an article that appeared in the Washington Times on July 31st of 2009. At the time, it got limited attention and was only mentioned in the last paragraph of the article. On Jackson's MySpace page, under “general interests”, he had the phrase “Killing Crakkkas”. Warranted or not, the attention paid to that may have been minimal but in light of current events, it may be getting renewed interest.
When DOJ Attorney J. Christian Adams left the department to blow the whistle on what he called a “corrupt” decision to drop the case, the story got renewed interest. The primary issue involves the Justice Department's decision to drop a case Adams says was a “slam dunk”. The case was even dropped after it had been won with a default judment.
The views of both Shabazz and Jackson were almost tangential to the story until the video of Shabazz surfaced. It was so despicably racist and offensive that it became a story in and of itself. Coupled with Jackson's hatred for people belonging to the white race, Americans are being provided a window into the agenda of the New Black Panther Party.
The head of the NBPP, Malik Zulu Shabazz has been doing and increased number of media interviews in what is obviously a public relations disaster for his group. Amazingly, he continues to stand by both Samir Shabazz and Jerry Jackson despite these new revelations.
Kinchlow maintains that the mask is coming off of the extreme leftwing in American. The New Black Panther Party is very much a part of that extreme and they are having to lie in a vain attempt to portray themselves as something other than that.
Minister, broadcaster, author, and businessman – Ben Kinchlow is known throughout the world as the long time Co-Host of The 700 Club, and Host of the International Edition of The 700 Club, as seen in more than 80 countries. He also produced and hosted several CBN specials such as “Straight Talk,” a daily 30-minute high-energy television show, and co-hosted “Taking It To The Streets,” a live daily one-hour radio talk show.
Kinchlow served 13 years in the Air Force…was recipient of the American Legion Award of Merit…earned a degree in Business Administration…was named to “Who’s Who in Small Colleges”…later directed a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program at “Christian Farms” in Killeen, Texas. He was ordained in the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1971. Kinchlow founded “His Place,” a ministry to teens.
He came to CBN where he served as Director of Counseling, with oversight of the National Counseling Centers in major cities across the United States. He joined Pat Robertson as Co-Host of The 700 Club. In addition to his hosting responsibilities, he also served as Vice President for Domestic Ministries, with responsibility for all aspects of the Counseling Centers, including recruiting and training Area Directors and establishing relationships with major churches. Responsibilities included supervision of International Counseling Centers in numerous countries, including Panama, the Philippine Islands, Colombia, and Costa Rica.
As Executive Vice President, he had management oversight of the Major Donor Department, Partner Correspondence, Estate Planning Division, Direct Mail, and Partner Seminars. This provided comprehensive experience in many facets of the business and operations of large international ministries. As a member of Phi Theta Kappa, Kinchlow was honored as its “Most Distinguished Alumnus” and he graduated from the CEO/Executive Management course at the University of Virginia.
After more than 20 years, Kinchlow left CBN to begin independent ministry.
Kinchlow founded Americans For Israel – an organization dedicated to promoting a mutual understanding of the ancient bond that exists between Christians and Jews and restoring and renewing the traditional ties between the Jewish and African-American communities. (www.americansforisrael.net)
Kinchlow also serves as Co-Host of the Front Page Jerusalem radio show with Earl Cox, who served four Republican Presidents. FPJ is a comprehensive news and commentary program featuring top newsmakers in the U.S. and Israel. (www.frontpagejerusalem.com)
Kinchlow is Founder and CEO of The AAPAC (African American Political Awareness Coalition), an organization designed primarily to encourage African-Americans to cast a vote based on principle, not party.
Kinchlow is Founder of Ben Kinchlow Ministries, and serves as Vice President and Board Member of Kids Against Hunger, a dynamic worldwide feeding program for starving children (www.kidsagainsthunger.com). He also serves on the Board of the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools, helping place the Bible back where it belongs ... in the hearts of our youth.
Kinchlow is the author of several books… including Plain Bread, You Don’t Have To If You Don’t Want To, and Black Yellow Dogs. He is married to the former Vivian Carolyn Jordan. They have three sons and six grandchildren.
#28: 'TOXIC' Even Democratic Governors are Concerned about Arizona Lawsuit: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 Jan Brewer was a focal point during the private meeting but just as noteworthy was the reaction of some Democratic governors to the lawsuit filed against Arizona by the federal government. One governor, Tennessee's Phil Bredesen referred to the issue as “toxic”.
Ned Ryun and Matt Robbins, the president and executive director, respectively, of American Majority, see Democratic governors distancing themselves from the president on this issue because, once again, the president is going against the will of the American people. As many of these governors are facing tough re-election campaigns, they don't want to find themselves on the wrong side of public opinion.
The motives behind Democrat reticence when it comes to supporting the president are initially obvious. The economy is what Americans want their leaders focusing on and by going against the will of the American people, Obama is hurting the re-election chances of Governors who stand with him on this issue.
TOO CLOSE TO HOME? There is potentially another factor at work. Governors consider themselves colleagues and when they see a fellow governor in the political cross-hairs of the White House, it's not much of a stretch to imagine a scenario in the future where it might be them or their state targeted in a similar way, if even on a different issue.
This is the essence of the Tea Party movement and smaller government. It may be far too early to say that the states are uniting with one another and reclaiming their rights from a bloated federal government but it is apparent that the Obama administration has seen fit to govern against the American majority. In the example that is Arizona and the lawsuit filed against it as well as its Governor, Jan Brewer, some of Brewer's Democratic colleagues may be tacitly siding with her.
Ironically, while in Boston, governors of states may have gotten a little taste of tea.
Call Special Guests today for an interview with Ned Ryun or Matt Robbins for a firsthand account of a movement that has become an albatross for the Alinsky-ites in power.
A former presidential writer for George W. Bush and son of former U.S. Congressman Jim Ryun, Ned Ryun is currently the President of American Majority, a national organization committed to identifying and training liberty‐minded leaders. Ned was the co‐founder and former director of the Generation Joshua program.
Ned earned degrees in English and History from the University of Kansas and has co‐authored Heroes Among Us and The Courage to Run with his father and his twin brother, Drew. Ned and his wife, Becca, reside in Northern Virginia with their sons, Nathaniel and James and their daughter, Charlotte “Lottie.”
When asked which Founding Father he relates to most with, and why, Ryun answered, “Roger Sherman. I am fascinated by a man who is not well known, but who signed the Articles of Confederation, helped draft and then signed the Declaration of Independence, and then also signed the Constitution and was a member of the First Congress, sitting on the committee that helped draft the Bill of Rights. He had a tremendous impact on the founding of this country.”
ABOUT AMERICAN MAJORITY EXEC. DIRECTOR, MATT ROBBINS:
Previously he was political director for the California Republican Party, the largest Republican state party in the United States. He has also served as a Coalitions director on McCain-Palin 2008 and as the Director of Training at the Leadership Institute.
Matt has personally trained thousands of political activists nationwide and in several foreign countries on campaign management, communications and party and candidate development.
Additionally, Matt has worked as a “friendly-fire” analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon, as campaign staff on Bush-Cheney 2004, and in both state-level races and state government.
Matt is also a founding partner in a grassroots advocacy firm, where he helped clear the Supreme Court nominations of Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito.
Matt has trained, lectured and debated worldwide with the American Legislative Exchange Council, the American Council of Young Political Leaders, the Close Up Foundation, the Educational Initiative for Central and Eastern Europe, GOPAC, the International Republican Institute, and the Leadership Institute.
Matt is an Arkansas native and holds a degree in English from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.
ABOUT AMERICAN MAJORITY:
At American Majority, we believe that real political change begins at the local level. It is going to take engaged citizens working together in their communities to effectively implement freedom on a national level. We believe that individual liberty will only be achieved through limited government and free markets and that by training candidates and activists to be effective towards those goals today, we will enhance tomorrow.
American Majority is a national non-profit, non-partisan political training institute whose mission is to train and equip a national network of leaders committed to individual freedom through limited government and the free market. Headquartered in Purcellville, Virginia, we currently have state offices in Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Texas, with plans to open additional state offices in 2010.
Our organizational philosophy remains centered around the grassroots. We work hard to ensure our premier training programs are accessible to activists and candidates around the country. Since our inception in 2008, we conducted hundreds of training sessions in dozens of states, providing resources and education to more than 5,000 candidates and grassroots activists.
#29: IS THE DOJ DOA?: Justice Department’s Troubling Trend Leaves Integrity in Question (Guest in MDT):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 for a world faction committed to America’s destruction.
But then, along comes the Arizona immigration law.
For observers such as political commentator and former Colorado Congressman, Bob Beauprez (R), the trend in the Justice Department under Holder is seriously eroding any sense of security that our nation’s highest legal office is still serving the people above politics.
Almost at the same time that the DOJ inexplicably dropped a case it had already won against New Black Panthers caught on tape intimidating voters during the 2008 election, the Department formally announced it would file a federal lawsuit against the state of Arizona for its immigration law set to go into effect later this month, claiming it violates civil rights.
Critics not only find it a “coincidence” that the suit is being filed just in time for this year’s mid-term elections, but they’re also stumbling over the fact that the DOJ is paying no attention to similar laws already in effect in lower profile states, such as Rhode Island and Missouri, that lack the massive Hispanic voter-block appeal of Arizona.
And yet, Beauprez doesn’t stop there. In his latest blog entry (see the link below), he reveals how the AZ case comes back to the “Gitmo 9,” with one of these attorneys not only heading up the case, but having personal ties to it that clearly compromise his objectivity.
Find out more by clicking the link to Beauprez’s blog below. Then, call Special Guests to schedule an interview with the former Congressman that will certainly get your audience’s attention.
BOB BEAUPREZ’S BLOG WITH LINKS ON THIS TOPIC CAN BE FOUND AT:
Bob Beauprez is a former dairy farmer, community banker and member of Congress who has spent his entire life working to leave Colorado a little better than he found it.
He was born and raised on a third generation family farm in Lafayette, Colorado. Bob's grandfather emigrated from Belgium in 1907 and founded a general livestock farm specializing in draft horses. Bob's father took over the farm and developed a nationally renowned Hereford beef cattle breeding herd and transitioned to dairy cattle in the 1950s.
The daily regime of chores, fieldwork and milkings taught Bob a disciplined work ethic that would serve him well throughout his life.
After graduating from the University of Colorado in 1970, he went into partnership with his parents and brother, Mike, in the family farming operation. He managed the dairy herd, eventually marketing their cattle throughout the United States with cattle on every continent except Australia.
During that time, Bob pioneered the use of embryo transplant technology to increase the quality and marketability of the family herd. He also served eight years on the National Holstein Association Board of Directors, including five years as Chairman of the Genetic Advancement Committee. He later also became an industry spokesperson and international judge of Holstein cattle.
The dairy herd was dispersed in 1990 and Bob managed the development of the real estate for his family, eventually becoming part of a 1,500-unit residential golf course community. At the same time, Bob and his wife, Claudia, purchased controlling interest in a small community bank. As President, CEO and Chairman, Bob expanded the bank from one to 13 locations and grew its assets from $4 million to more than $400 million in twelve years.
Bob served as President of the Colorado Independent Bankers Association and was on the Board of the Independent Bankers of America.
While running the bank Bob was politically active as the chairman of the Boulder County Republican Party, and later as Colorado State GOP Chairman. He retired from the bank to run for the new 7th Congressional District in 2002, winning the nation’s closest Congressional election that year by 121 votes. After one term, in 2004, he was reelected by more than 30,000 votes.
While in Congress, Bob served on the Ways and Means, Transportation, Veterans Affairs and Small Business Committees. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Highways and Infrastructure Subcommittee and a member of the Republican Leadership Whip Team.
In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Governor in Colorado.
Since 2007, Bob has published a monthly e-magazine called A Line of Sight (http://www.alineofsight.com/), a public policy and opinion resource on current political issues. Then, in 2009, he authored his first book: A Return to Values: A Conservative Look at His Party. He is also Vice-Chairman of The John Hancock Committee for the States (http://www.hancockcommittee.org/).
Bob married his high school sweetheart, Claudia, in 1970. They have three sons and one daughter, as well as three grandchildren. Bob and Claudia have returned to their agricultural roots recently by purchasing a ranch in the Colorado Mountains near the Wyoming border. They are developing a buffalo-breeding herd in partnership with their son, Jim. Bob continues to stay politically active, guest hosting on various radio talk shows, doing numerous media interviews nationally, and maintains a busy public speaking schedule.
#30: CELEBRITY CRASH COURSE: Lindsay Lohan to Go From Life In Bars to Life Behind Bars (Guest in CDT):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 with insight into this case far greater than that of your average grocery-store-checkout tabloid reader—this debate pales to the real issue at hand.
Knowing Steele’s own personal background, you might want to generate a slightly different debate on your show by bringing him on as a guest and probing such questions as:
Could 90 days behind bars, in spite of Lohan’s profusion of courtroom tears, be the best remedy for her? . . . Has her celebrity become more of a liability, a distraction for her family that, perhaps, doesn’t quite see her as a human being? . . . Most of all, can Lohan really be saved at this point, when so painfully dysfunctional and self-destructive?
If anyone can address these questions, it’s Derek Steele.
In Steele’s case, his family failed him too—so badly, that at the age of eight, he got drunk with his parents in an effort to feel some sense of connection. From there, he was smoking pot by the age of 10, and continued into a world of meth, crack cocaine, crime and homelessness through his teenage years into young adulthood . . . until he had an inexplicable awakening and turned the corner to become a millionaire business owner, family man and Christian by the age of 35.
On your show, Steele can talk about his own remarkable, death-defying story of personal transformation and success. And he can use his own experiences to project on what it will take for celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and, for that matter, anyone crash-landed in the rock bottom of their own lives, to save themselves.
Call Special Guests today for an incredible interview with a man who overcame the odds to achieve unusual heights, all while still walking the tightrope over his own deep dark weaknesses.
ABOUT YOUR GUEST, DEREK STEELE:
Derek Steele was eight when he got drunk for the first time. His parents thought it was funny. By the age of ten, coping with abuse and neglect, he was addicted to pot. He began dealing drugs in junior high and, by 16, he was also hooked on meth and crack cocaine. He dropped out of high school, landed briefly behind bars and, by 20, was homeless, unemployed and hiding from a violent dealer he’d swindled.
Then, during what he thought would be the biggest drug deal of his life, Derek had a moment of clarity. He vowed to change. With the help of God, mentors and a twelve-step program, he conquered his addictions, came to terms with his parents’ neglect, and began a new life.
Now Derek, who’s founded several companies, is a highly successful businessman and a loving husband and father. Since achieving financial freedom with the sale of his third enterprise in 2007, he’s pursuing his life mission – sharing his experience, strength and hope as a speaker and author.
Derek hopes Addict at Ten will help readers understand how to keep pains of the past from impeding fulfillment in the present and future. He also hopes to educate people about addiction; the road to recovery; and the importance of God, twelve step programs, therapy, and service to others.
Derek is a volunteer for Covenant House and a board member of Teen and Family Services. He lives in Missouri City, Texas, with his wife Becky and their two children.
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ABOUT STEELE’S BOOK, ADDICT AT 10:
Derek Steele, suffering from parental neglect and abuse, was eight when he got drunk for the first time. His story goes downhill fast from there: he was addicted to pot by age 10, dealing drugs by 14, hooked on meth and crack cocaine by 16, arrested for felony forgery by 19, unemployed and living out of a car at 20. Then, after a moment of clarity – and with aid from God, mentors and twelve step programs — he turned his life around just as dramatically. By 35, he was a multi-millionaire, happily married, with two beautiful children.
His inspiring story, told fully in Addict at 10, serves as a model for others seeking to overcome the pains of the past in order to find joy and fulfillment in the present and future. The book also educates readers about addiction; the road to recovery; and the importance of God, twelve step programs, therapy, and service to others.
#31: LAND OF CONFUSION AT U.N.: Is Obama Administration Now Putting Gays Before Muslims? (Guests in EDT):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 with many Americans who saw themselves as being dismissed by their own leader.
But now, as international relations expert and VP for Research at the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM), Susan Yoshihara, observes, the Obama administration’s similar outspoken commitment to the homosexual community is causing some policy confusion.
Yoshihara’s C-FAM organization is dedicated to following and participating in issues related to social policy at the United Nations. She writes in her most recent article published on the C-FAM website (posted at the link provided below) of how the U.S. aggressively reprimanded Egypt for calling into question the idea of granting the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission consultative status with the U.N.’s Economic and Social Council.
In fact, Yoshihara points out that Obama’s U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice (pictured, foreground) was so adamant about the U.S. position on the matter, that she made quite a few bold, groundless claims in defense of gay community rights. The problem is, this attack was carried out against Egypt, a key Muslim state in Obama’s highly criticized Islam-outreach strategy.
So, has the Obama team painted itself into a corner? Why the bombastic push for a gay-rights seat at the U.N.’s social policy table? And can a homosexual-advocacy President ever really appease nations of Islam that are so intolerant of “alternative” lifestyles?
Call Special Guests to schedule an interview with Susan Yoshihara—or C-FAM’s director, Austin Ruse. Find out more about this issue, as well as what kind of realistic impact a gay-community consultative status would have on U.N. social policy.
Susan Fink Yoshihara is C-FAM Vice President for Research and Director of the International Organizations Research Group (IORG). Her research interests include intervention, human rights, and humanitarianism in international law and politics. She is the author of Waging War to Make Peace: U.S. Intervention in Global Conflicts.
Before joining C-FAM, Susan was on the faculty at the U.S. Naval War College where she taught national security decision-making and international relations. In her twenty-year career as a U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, she held the rank of Commander, led combat logistics and search and rescue units in the Pacific and Persian Gulf, advised the Atlantic Fleet commander, and worked for the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade as a White House Fellow. She is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and received her Ph.D. in international relations from the Fletcher School, Tufts University. She and her husband Toshi have one daughter and live in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
ABOUT AUSTIN RUSE:
Austin Ruse has headed the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM) since shortly after its creation in the summer of 1997. Mr. Ruse has held the title of President since 2000.
Ruse or his team have participated in every major UN social policy negotiation since 1997 including the multi-year negotiations that created the International Criminal Court.
He has briefed members of the U.S. House and Senate on U.N. matters, as well as briefing White House and National Security Council staff. Ruse has also briefed senior government officials, journalists, Church and non-governmental leaders from around the world.
Austin has appeared on a number of national cable network programs discussing UN and Catholic issues, including news programs on CNN, CBS News, MSNBC and Fox News and has been published in First Things, The Washington Times, National Review Online, The Weekly Standard, Human Events and Touchstone, as well as newspapers around the world. He is a biweekly columnist for TheCatholicThing.org and founder of the foreign affairs blog, TheNewSovereigntists.org/
A former foreign affairs commentator for EWTN's weekly news broadcast The World Over, hosted by Raymond Arroyo, Austin also lectures widely on U.N. matters, appearing throughout the U.S., and in Canada, Latin America, the Far East and Europe.
About C-FAM:
C-FAM was founded in the summer of 1997 in order to monitor and affect the social policy debate at the United Nations and other international institutions.
C-FAM is a non-partisan, non-profit research institute dedicated to reestablishing a proper understanding of international law, protecting national sovereignty and the dignity of the human person.
C-FAM personnel have participated in every major UN social policy debate since 1997 including the Rome Statutes of the International Criminal Court, the Convention on Disabilities, Cairo 5, Beijing 5 and dozens of others.
C-FAM publishes and promotes scholarships related to the proposition that the UN and other international institutions harm a true understanding of international law and, in the process, undermine the family and other institutions man requires for a just, free and happy life.
C-FAM regularly interfaces with diplomats, policy makers, academics, activists and office holders from around the world.
#32: POLICE BRUTALITY COVERUP BLOWN: Video Surfaces Showing Riot Police Out of Control: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 attorney, Rene Sandler, can attest, the probationary anger-management rehab—which just ended last year—obviously didn’t work. Because, now, Sandler is among several lawyers engaged in a civil action against the police department for, once again, police brutality and excessive force.
Sandler represented one student who was wrongfully criminally charged by the Prince George’s County Police whose case was dismissed in court on July 8, 2010.
These most recent cases involving Univeristy of Maryland students have a common-thread incident dating back to March 3rd of this year, when the County’s horseback riot police were on the scene in University of Maryland’s College Park. The school had just upset rival Duke in a basketball game and students were out en masse, celebrating the victory in the streets.
Sandler’s client, like several other students throughout the night, says he was violently attacked by police without provocation. Police reports afterwards claimed disorderly conduct by belligerent students. However, cell-phone and other videos were brought forth as evidence with visual records to the contrary. Once Ms. Sandler showed the videos to the prosecutor, she dropped the case. Now that the criminal trial is over, Ms. Sandler is in the process of pursuing a civil action against the Prince George’s County Police Department on behalf of several students who were beaten and wrongfully criminally charged.
The most notable case is that of victim John J. McKenna who was accused by police of striking their horses, causing the horses to kick and injure him in retaliation. But a video surfaced (a portion is embedded in the NPR story) showing that police accounts obviously are false, throwing the gas of a coverup on the fire of brutality.
Get out in front of this unbelievable case about to hit the national news. Call Special Guests today to schedule an interview with Rene Sandler and get the inside track from someone who is right in the thick of it.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES SHOULD BE USEFUL FOR SHOW PREP:
Rene Sandler, Esq. has fought on behalf of her clients in courts throughout the State of Maryland for more than a decade. Ms. Sandler was recently named as a top trial lawyer in Washingtonian Magazine, which listed the top 1% of attorneys in 28 legal specialties in the Washington Metropolitan area.
Ms. Sandler regularly handles high profile criminal cases in Maryland and has been featured in Washingtonian Magazine and a variety of local and national newspapers and magazines and is currently a popular talk show guest. Ms. Sandler has been recognized through the Montgomery County Office of the Public Defender (The same county where the DC Sniper John Allen Muhammad was tried) as a private attorney possessing outstanding trial skills and commitment to her clients and for fighting injustice.
Rene Sandler, Esq. is the Chair of the prestigious School Education Committee through the Montgomery County Bar Foundation, which partners with Montgomery County Public Schools to bring educational programs to the schools on such topics as school violence, gangs, forensic evidence, juvenile justice system, and the legal system as a whole. Recently, the Montgomery County Bar Association honored Ms. Sandler for her tireless work on this Committee and for developing and implementing programs for both Montgomery County students and parents through the Montgomery County Public Schools Parent Academy.
Ms. Sandler began her legal career as a law clerk to the Hon. S. Michael Pincus, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. Thereafter, she joined the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office where she prosecuted hundreds of major felonies, misdemeanors, and serious traffic cases and regularly tried cases before juries. Ms. Sandler has been in private practice since 1996.
In addition to practicing law, Ms. Sandler is an adjunct law professor where she teaches law practice management. Rene Sandler, Esq. is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, Montgomery County Bar Association, member and former Board of Director of the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Montgomery County Bar Association Nominations and Elections Committee, Legal Ethics Committee, and Chair of the School Education Committee.
Ms. Sandler practices in the areas of criminal defense, serious traffic offenses, juvenile crime, child protective services investigations, personal injury, appellate law and protective orders in domestic violence cases. Ms. Sandler maintains her knowledge of cutting-edge issues and legal developments by regularly attending continuing legal education courses, seminars and other training. Ms. Sandler teaches continuing legal education courses to attorneys on the topics of protective orders and criminal law and has recently published articles for attorneys on the collateral consequences of protective orders and issues related to child protective services investigations.
Ms. Sandler also volunteers each year as a judge for the Maryland High School Mock Trial competitions.
#33: GRAHAM DOESN’T GO WITH TEA: Grass Roots Movement Hits Back After SC Senator Dismisses It: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 “fad” that is “unsustainable because they can never come up with a coherent vision for governing the country.” (See the link below for the full story.)
Now, the Tea Partiers are hitting back, spearheaded by individuals such as businessman, economist and published columnist, Terry Easton, who contends that Progressive politicians like Graham are trying to discredit the Tea Party because it threatens their agenda.
In a direct response to Graham’s assertion, a press release announcing Easton’s new book, Refounding America, points out that the “coherent vision” for this movement is clear: 61 percent of Tea Party members are committed to reducing the national debt and significantly shrinking the size of the federal government.
“In other words, it’s the Constitution, stupid,” says Easton, whose new book is subtitled, A Field Manual for Patriot Activists, and details the history of Progressives in America, sharing dozens of strategies for using their tactics against them to win elections.
“Only a card-carrying member of the Progressive Washington establishment like Lindsey Graham would say that a movement calling for a return to the type of government envisioned by the Founders lacks ‘vision.’ The only vision the Constitution lacks is the ability to see where, in its text, Graham is allowed to impose his job-killing cap-and-trade system,” adds Easton, referring to the GOP Senator’s willingness to support the leftist Democrats’ climate-control legislation.
For more from Middle America and Easton’s plan for how it can wrestle the government back from Washington elitists, call Special Guests to schedule an interview.
Easton can summarize his handbook, explaining why Graham is precisely the kind of politician the Tea Party must defeat, and exploring the keys to understanding the Progressives’ mindset, while neutralizing its agenda.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE MAY BE USEFUL FOR SHOW PREP:
Terry Easton is an entrepreneur and university economics professor who writes for Human Events. His latest book, Refounding America: A Field Manual for Patriot Activists, provides the only all-in-one guidebook to the Progressive movement with strategies to help Tea Party members use tactics like community organizing to win elections. It is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Borders, and will soon be available at www.RefoundingAmericaBook.com.
#34: PAPER TIGER: Dollar Continues to Be Watered Down; Gold Sees No Ceiling (Guest in PDT):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. And the culprit? Here’s another stupefying number feeding into the gold frenzy. More than half of America’s total money supply since the nation was founded in 1776 has been created in just the past four years.
So, what does all this spell? Experts see a doom-and-gloom economy facing a double-dip recession—exactly the kind of uncertainty formula that yields very little investor confidence in paper money, while simultaneously making precious metals like gold awfully magnetic.
That’s why, in one of its most recent online reports, Swiss America cited a chronological list of more than 75 respected analysts who have projected, in virtual unison, on the skyrocketing trend for gold. All combined, concludes the report, these experts’ “average gold price expectation is $2,200/oz.”
Further, The Wall Street Journal reports that the real gold rush of the 21st Century has yet to take place, which would put yet another massively dynamic push behind the rising price.
Find out why the balance of economic power will continue to tip heavily from paper to gold in the foreseeable future, whether more aggressive predictions of a complete, back-to-the-stone-age flight out of paper currency and “digital financial instruments” is realistic, and just how high gold might go.
Call Special Guests to book an interview with the always-enlightening Craig R. Smith.
NOTE TO PRODUCERS: During your show, Smith will offer, FREE, Swiss America’s latest Special Report, The Incredible Shrinking Dollar: How to Fight Back, along with his company’s Gold 101 DVD. They’re both available just by calling 800-289-2646.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE MAY BE USEFUL FOR SHOW PREP:
Craig R. Smith is an author, commentator and popular media guest because he instantly engages audiences with his common-sense analyses of local, national and global trends. Serving as CEO of Swiss America for more than 25 years, Craig understands that Americans want solid answers to the tough questions and that real leadership begins with servanthood. Craig's most recent book is Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil, which he co-authored with WND columnist Jerome R. Corsi.
#35: DOUBLE DIP DEBATE: Analysts Banter on Likelihood of a 2nd Economic Downturn (Guest in EDT):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 are looking at a drop in crude oil, as industrial nations see a decline in demand with the prospect of a double-dip recession.
But will there be a double-dip recession? If you Google the keyword phrase, you’ll find half of the reports say “yes,” and the other half “no.” But if you ask WebToday columnist and economic analyst Bob Rinear, there is a lack of a prerequisite to the debate that renders the question moot.
“The problem is,” says Rinear, “a ‘double dip’ implies that you’ve recovered. Well, contrary to what the government would like us to believe, we never have recovered.” Not since the recession officially began in December 2007.
Instead, Rinear says the focus should really be on debating the concept of more federal spending. “The truth is, any perceived recovery has been the result of us partying on trillions of dollars of stimulus money printed from thin air and tossed on the taxpayer. Now, the stimulus boondoggle is over and we’re sinking again.”
Unfortunately, to say there is no double-dip recession on the horizon does not mean a brighter future. “It’s not only the taxes that will hit us. It’s cap and trade, carbon taxes, China slowing down . . . you name it. It’s all tied together and it’s going to be ugly.”
So, where do we go from here? Are we destined to be saddled in the longest economic trough in history, validating those who want to call this the Great Recession? Call Special Guests today to arrange an interview with Bob Rinear, expert economic analyst for www.WebToday.us—one of the oldest, most well-established daily conservative news websites on the Internet.
ABOUT ROBERT (BOB) RINEAR (pronounced reh-NEAR):
InvestYourself was founded in October 1997 by Robert Rinear, who owned several successful business ventures primarily in the jewelry industry. In fact, his introduction to the financial world began as the result of his experience timing the price of tangible assets, including gemstones, gold and silver, all on a daily basis—a talent critically needed to be successful in the jewelry industry.
As Bob Rinear saw the price of gold soaring in the late 1980s, he needed to find the causes of that move. What he found was intriguing. Political issues, global economics and even something as simple as the industrial output in Japan would move the price of tangible assets.
He needed to learn more.
As he became more “in tune” with the global economic process, he noticed that one of his best customers traded stocks and options on a daily basis. With Mr. Rinear’s views on the overall economic situation and “Charley’s” ability in picking stocks, they found a winning combination. But it still wasn't complete.
Once introduced to the intricacies of the equity markets, it didn’t take Mr. Rinear long to realize that he had a knack for predicting the everyday flows of the stock and options markets. He began to attend trading seminars and training camps with the desire to learn how to make profitable trades on a daily basis.
One thing became abundantly clear—none of the classes gave him the total picture about how to accomplish his goal. Something was still missing in regards to how to make a living by trading stocks and options. Likewise, he realized that not all opportunities came in just stocks and options. Sometimes it was a quick move in precious metals or Treasury bonds. Other times it may have been a move in a currency.
Not to be defeated, Mr. Rinear slowly developed his own trading style that began to produce profits. After taking what he learned from the seminars and injecting his own methods of calculating stock movements, options movements, currency, real estate and Treasury movements, a successful concept emerged. He expanded this trading concept into a workable platform that anyone could follow. That was the beginning of his newsletter “Market Insight & Outlook” (now the Financial Intelligence Report). From those first few issues it became clear that the public would benefit from his years of research. He decided to offer it to the masses.
From that humble beginning a company called “InvestYourself” was created. Its main goal is to help investors of every experience level gain the investing knowledge necessary to win in a tough game that includes enabling investors to grow in their knowledge of real estate, stocks, bonds and finances in general.
#36: DISARMING HATE: Black Panther Leader Goes on Hateful, Race-Based Rant, calls for Death to 'Crackers' and 'their Babies':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 intimidation case remain a source of controversy, with one of the attorneys resigning over what many see as an egregious act in dropping the case, it's new video surfacing of Shabazz that is catching attention. The video (LINK BELOW), shot by National Geographic cameras, Shabazz is clearly demonstrating racial hatred for white people, exhorting people to kill “crackers” and their “babies”.
Meet the man who knows how to disarm those who are full of anger, rage, and hatred. Rick Goodfriend is a certified corporate speaker and communications expert who has discovered and developed techniques that allow people to completely disarm people who are so angry, they can't think straight. Goodfriend explains how that can be an advantage for those who are rational and emotionally detached from their subject's rage.
After watching the video of Shabazz, one is likely left with the impression that there is no possible way to difuse his anger. Goodfriend insists nothing could be further from the truth. He says that at the root of what Shabazz is feeling is fear that is manifesting itself in anger and hatred. The question then becomes, “what is Shabazz afraid of?”
Goodfriend examines how Shabazz's fears (and words) can impact the people around him. Does he successfully transfer his fears over to others? Can it make others angry?
Like taming the savage beast with music, Goodfriend prides himself on successfully being able to disarm anger and hatred almost against the subject's will. He does so by actually focusing on the perspective of the person who is otherwise inconsolable, causing him to be viewed as a source of empathy. When the guard of someone who is otherwise not reachable, is lowered, Goodfriend does his best work.
Call Special Guests today to schedule an interview with Rick Goodfriend. He can tell you how he would handle the anger of Shabazz had he been there. His communications savvy has a universal appeal and usefulness that will resonate with virtually everyone in your audience, whether they are part of the unfortunate 55 percent or not.
Goodfriend Communications has been teaching innovative communication skills for more than a decade. Rick Goodfriend is the owner and main facilitator. After mediating an intense dispute using these skills, Mr. Goodfriend knew that these skills were authentic.
He continues to use the same skills daily with his personal and business relationships. He uses what he teaches.
How did he come to teaching these skills for MCLE credits? Several attorneys in his public workshops found the skills dramatically useful in their life and asked for some more workshops that would help develop a connection with the clients, hostile witnesses and other challenging people whom they might encounter, and have skills that would be an asset to their profession.
They suggested that he offer MCLE hours and these skills to other attorneys. These proactive communication skills were adapted for the attorney profession.
Rick is author of I Hear You, But... that consists of over 70 communication tips and several CDs. The tips come from the suggestions to participants of World Empathy Day that he founded 3 years ago.
These tips go to people in countries all around the world, including Romania, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Viet Nam, Korea, Iraq and India. It is his hope that it helps to motivate a peaceful consciousness and existence. World Empathy Day is celebrated each Wednesday.
Rick is also certified by the International Association of Corporate Speakers. His keynotes and seminars are filled with professionalism and humor. He has also appeared on more than 200 television shows discussing these communication skills.
#37: U.S. URGING TERRORISTS TO BUILD ROCKETS?: Obama Commands NASA Chief to Reach Out for Muslims (Guests in MDT):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 mission as head of America’s space exploration agency…to improve relations with the Muslim world.”
Yes, that’s right. Above anything related to space that reason would dictate to be NASA’s prime and only objectives, the agency is first to serve as a diplomat to Islamic nations here on Earth.
For an insightful analysis of what’s wrong with this picture, Special Guests can line you up with two different experts—one offering a religious-relations view and one a political view. Both are available for interviews either individually, or together as a guest panel.
First is military chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt, who is not only a religious leader with his eye firmly on the Muslim ball, but is also a U.S. Air Force member with experience as an astronautical engineering student, a missile launch officer and an officer inside the U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs.
The way he sees it, this diplomacy directive Obama has given NASA is not only senseless and inappropriate, but potentially dangerous.
“Some extremist Muslim nations refuse to educate their children—especially girls—in math and science,” says the chaplain. “Instead, they would have them sit and memorize the Koran and learn how to become terrorists themselves someday. Therefore, the last thing we want is for these ‘students’ to be inspired to make rockets. God knows the rockets they create would not be for space exploration, but, rather, to carry nuclear warheads aimed at Israel or Washington, D.C.”
Meanwhile, to examine this issue from another angle is political commentator and former Colorado Congressman, Bob Beauprez (R), who, like Klingenschmitt is troubled by Presidents who put foreign relations and political correctness ahead of national security.
“Unfortunately,” says Beauprez, “hijacking the top echelon of science and technology to cajole our enemies would be consistent with this President’s agenda. He has spent 18 months bowing and apologizing to our enemies, while ignoring, embarrassing, offending and confusing our allies. This President is a globalist and a radical leftist. Remember, he told us he would ‘transform’ America. He doesn't respect our traditions, the Constitution, and certainly not free-market capitalism. Just like Saul Alinsky preached, the end always justifies the means, and this President’s transformational agenda knows no boundaries.”
THE FOX NEWS ARTICLE ON THIS ISSUE CAN BE FOUND AT:
ABOUT YOUR GUEST, CHAPLAIN GORDON JAMES KLINGENSCHMITT:
“Chaps” is a national celebrity who earned TV, radio, newspaper and Internet fame by standing up for the rights of military chaplains to pray publicly “in Jesus’ name.”
By demanding his own court-martial for the crime of praying publicly in uniform, and sacrificing his 16-year military career and million-dollar pension, he mobilized the entire pro-faith community and 85 percent of polled voters. As a result, Congress overturned national policy, restoring the rights of all chaplains to pray according to their faith.
In his military career, Chaps served as an Air Force Academy graduate, having begun as an astronautical engineering student, until switching his major to politics. He sat for five years underground as a missile launch officer, and served another six years in U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs.
ABOUT YOUR GUEST, BOB BEAUPREZ:
Bob Beauprez is a former dairy farmer, community banker and member of Congress who has spent his entire life working to leave Colorado a little better than he found it.
He was born and raised on a third generation family farm in Lafayette, Colorado. Bob's grandfather emigrated from Belgium in 1907 and founded a general livestock farm specializing in draft horses. Bob's father took over the farm and developed a nationally renowned Hereford beef cattle breeding herd and transitioned to dairy cattle in the 1950s.
The daily regime of chores, fieldwork and milkings taught Bob a disciplined work ethic that would serve him well throughout his life.
After graduating from the University of Colorado in 1970, he went into partnership with his parents and brother, Mike, in the family farming operation. He managed the dairy herd, eventually marketing their cattle throughout the United States with cattle on every continent except Australia.
During that time, Bob pioneered the use of embryo transplant technology to increase the quality and marketability of the family herd. He also served eight years on the National Holstein Association Board of Directors, including five years as Chairman of the Genetic Advancement Committee. He later also became an industry spokesperson and international judge of Holstein cattle.
The dairy herd was dispersed in 1990 and Bob managed the development of the real estate for his family, eventually becoming part of a 1,500-unit residential golf course community. At the same time, Bob and his wife, Claudia, purchased controlling interest in a small community bank. As President, CEO and Chairman, Bob expanded the bank from one to 13 locations and grew its assets from $4 million to more than $400 million in twelve years.
Bob served as President of the Colorado Independent Bankers Association and was on the Board of the Independent Bankers of America.
While running the bank Bob was politically active as the chairman of the Boulder County Republican Party, and later as Colorado State GOP Chairman. He retired from the bank to run for the new 7th Congressional District in 2002, winning the nation’s closest Congressional election that year by 121 votes. After one term, in 2004, he was reelected by more than 30,000 votes.
While in Congress, Bob served on the Ways and Means, Transportation, Veterans Affairs and Small Business Committees. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Highways and Infrastructure Subcommittee and a member of the Republican Leadership Whip Team.
In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Governor in Colorado.
Since 2007, Bob has published a monthly e-magazine called A Line of Sight (http://www.alineofsight.com/), a public policy and opinion resource on current political issues. Then, in 2009, he authored his first book: A Return to Values: A Conservative Look at His Party. He is also Vice-Chairman of The John Hancock Committee for the States (http://www.hancockcommittee.org/).
Bob married his high school sweetheart, Claudia, in 1970. They have three sons and one daughter, as well as three grandchildren. Bob and Claudia have returned to their agricultural roots recently by purchasing a ranch in the Colorado Mountains near the Wyoming border. They are developing a buffalo-breeding herd in partnership with their son, Jim. Bob continues to stay politically active, guest hosting on various radio talk shows, doing numerous media interviews nationally, and maintains a busy public speaking schedule.
#38: SESTAK'S DUAL SCANDALS: Jobs-gate and Jihah-gate!: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 Senator from New York, Chuck Schumer warned of CAIR's ties to terrorism. So why would Pennsylvania's Democratic candidate for Senate, Joe Sestak, deliver a keynote speech at a CAIR event in 2007? He did so despite the pleas of groups within the Jewish community.
Former U.S. Congressman from Colorado and Political commentator from that state, Bob Beauprez (R-CO) has not only been following Sestak's 'Jobs-gate' very closely in recent months. But now he is both intrigued and disturbed at the latest developments surrounding the emerging Sestak 'Jihad-gate,' stemming form a new ad in a large Jewish publication in Pennsylvania, highlighting Sestak's CAIR appearance.
Anti-Israel sentiment for Israel is at the forefrunt of CAIR's agenda. Even if one were prone to dismiss Sestak's appearance as a keynote speaker at a CAIR event, such a proclivity is likely to be reconsidered when looking at Sestak's actions relative to Israel. As the ad points out, the Pennsylvania congressman has demonstrated anti-Israeli bias on more than one occasion.
Last year, Sestak was part of a significant minority in the House, of representatives that would not sign – on at least two occasions – letters intended to reinforce and reaffirm the United States' alliance with Israel. More recently, he actually did sign a letter that chastised Israel's actions in the recent handling of a flotilla that attempted to brak an Israeli blockade of Gaza.
Beauprez is available to discuss how these latest revelations about Sestak's past may impact the election at a time when Americans are becoming increasingly wary of a tendency of the Obama administration to demonstrate a desire to appease the Muslim world.
CAIR is part of what is known as the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamic movement that was birthed in 1928. It's stated goal then – a goal that still remains – was to overthrow western civilization for dismantling the Ottoman Empire in 1924. Knowingly or not, by lending his support to CAIR, he is lending his support to a group with goals identical to those of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Bob Beauprez is a former dairy farmer, community banker and member of Congress who has spent his entire life working to leave Colorado a little better than he found it.
He was born and raised on a third generation family farm in Lafayette, Colorado. Bob's grandfather emigrated from Belgium in 1907 and founded a general livestock farm specializing in draft horses. Bob's father took over the farm and developed a nationally renowned Hereford beef cattle breeding herd and transitioned to dairy cattle in the 1950s.
The daily regime of chores, field work and milkings taught Bob a disciplined work ethic that would serve him well throughout his life.
After graduating from the University of Colorado in 1970, he went into partnership with his parents and brother, Mike, in the family farming operation. He managed the dairy herd, eventually marketing their cattle throughout the United States with cattle on every continent except Australia.
During that time, Bob pioneered the use of embryo transplant technology to increase the quality and marketability of the family herd. He also served eight years on the National Holstein Association Board of Directors, including five years as Chairman of the Genetic Advancement Committee. He later also became an industry spokesperson and international judge of Holstein cattle.
The dairy herd was dispersed in 1990 and Bob managed the development of the real estate for his family, eventually becoming part of a 1,500-unit residential golf course community. At the same time, Bob and his wife, Claudia, purchased controlling interest in a small community bank. As President, CEO and Chairman, Bob expanded the bank from one to 13 locations and grew its assets from $4 million to more than $400 million in twelve years.
Bob served as President of the Colorado Independent Bankers Association and was on the Board of the Independent Bankers of America.
While running the bank Bob was politically active as the chairman of the Boulder County Republican Party, and later as Colorado State GOP Chairman. He retired from the bank to run for the new 7th Congressional District in 2002, winning the nation’s closest Congressional election that year by 121 votes. After one term, in 2004, he was reelected by more than 30,000 votes.
While in Congress, Bob served on the Ways and Means, Transportation, Veterans Affairs and Small Business Committees. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Highways and Infrastructure Subcommittee and a member of the Republican Leadership Whip Team.
In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Governor in Colorado.
Since 2007, Bob has published a monthly e-magazine called A Line of Sight (http://www.alineofsight.com/), a public policy and opinion resource on current political issues. Then, in 2009, he authored his first book: A Return to Values: A Conservative Look at His Party. He is also Vice-Chairman of The John Hancock Committee for the States (http://www.hancockcommittee.org/).
Bob married his high school sweetheart, Claudia, in 1970. They have three sons and one daughter, as well as three grandchildren. Bob and Claudia have returned to their agricultural roots recently by purchasing a ranch in the Colorado Mountains near the Wyoming border. They are developing a buffalo breeding herd in partnership with their son Jim. Bob continues to stay politically active, guest hosting on various radio talk shows, doing numerous media interviews nationally, and maintains a busy public speaking schedule.
#39: SUPREME GAUNTLET: Obama's Agenda, Arizona Lawsuit Points to Showdown With Highest Court in the Land: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 and there may be more on the horizon.
The latest in a long line of salvos being fired between Obama and the Supreme Court is news that the Federal government has officially filed suit against one of her states – Arizona – over the issue of immigration. Arizona's immigration law SB 1070 doesn't even go into effect until July 29th but this lawsuit portends another showdown between the Obama administration and the Supreme Court, a place where the lawsuit is ultimately going to be decided.
Seasoned lawyer and one time candidate for the Kentucky Supreme Court, Marcus Carey has been watching - with a trained legal eye - the relationship between Barack Obama and the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Roberts and ideological lines seem to be getting drawn. Decisions have been going against the Obama agenda by a score of 5 – 4 lately. One of the Justices Obama would have to replace in order to change that, Anthony Kennedy, has publicly stated he will remain on the court until at least 2013.
Some very visible friction between Obama and the Supreme Court was on display in January, at the State of the Union when the president publicly chided the court for its 5-4 decision in Citizens United v. FEC. The ruling had the effect of striking down a large portion of McCain / Feingold, allowing corporations to express public opposition to political candidates in the form of marketing documentary films. Supporters viewed it as a First Amendment victory. Obama viewed it as an affront to his authority.
Another 5-4 decision that went against Obama was the recent decision in McDonald v. Chicago, which reaffirmed Second Amendment rights by saying local governments do not have the authority to make laws that infringe upon the right to bear arms.
Should the lawsuit just filed against Arizona make its way to the Supreme Court, many are speculating that another 5-4 decision may result. To many conservatives who revere the Constitution, it shouldn't be this close. Said Carey, “It is frighteningly obvious that if given the chance, joined by one more, our nation's founding document could be thrown out in favor of radically different view of the world according to Obama.”
Marcus Carey is a successful lawyer with over 30 years of trial court experience. He is not only an accomplished advocate in the courtroom, but also a trusted advisor to small businesses, and a respected negotiator.
Marc is a farmer, talk radio host, public speaker and fearless publisher of the widely read, and often quoted conservative blog www.bluegrassbulletin.com. He is also a regular contributor to the Internets most exciting source of reliable news CleanTV.com.
As a lawyer Marc has championed cases of major corporate corruption, championed cases for the disabled and stood courageously in defense of the United States Constitution time after time.
Marc has served in many leadership positions within his state bar association as well as having a long history of writing and speaking about professional and governmental ethics.
Marcus Carey is the author of many published editorials. He has been quoted and written about most recently on a national level regarding the federal lawsuit he brought in his own name to advance the First Amendment right of voters to have access to more information about the men and women who seek to be elected as judges.
He is quoted as saying that his purpose in bringing the suit was "to open up the selection process of judges and to create a better informed citizenry in whose hands rests the exclusive constitutional power to elect the men and women who sit in judgment of our lives and our liberty."
He and his wife of 37 years live on a farm in North Central Kentucky. Together they have raised two fine sons, dozens of horses, acres of tobacco, herds of cattle and a yard full of dogs.
Drawing upon his experiences as a hunter, woodsman, sharpshooter and wilderness traveler Marc sees details in the world which many of us miss.
As a professional speaker and trial lawyer he shares his extraordinary experiences in a way which gives his audience a brand new perspective on the world around us.
And with over 40 years of campaign experience, including service as the former vice chairman of the Republican Party of Kentucky, Marc has combined his insider’s view of politics with his Forest Gump like experiences including personal contact with JFK, LBJ, Bob Dole, both Presidents Bush and many other highly regarded leaders into a life which gives him the ability to talk with juries and audiences alike from a perspective and with a sense of humor which is both enjoyable and persuasive.
#40: A HANDGUN AND AN APOLOGY: 2nd Amendment Spokesman Makes Persuasive Point (Guest in EDT):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 out in an editorial released today, another notable, yet far more obscure, event related to the gun rights debate also took place last month.
Before the McDonald decision, somewhere across the Atlantic, British Prime Minister David Cameron issued an apology for the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in which British soldiers shot and killed more than a dozen unarmed Irish protestors.
Now, Pratt contends, if the U.S. government doesn’t want to extend the same brand of apology for similar acts of oppression against its citizens in its history here at home, at least the Supreme Court had it right when it cited several of these examples upon which it made its case to overturn Chicago’s gun ban.
For a more in-depth discussion on its content, the McDonald case and all the historical proof supporting why the 2nd Amendment is so critical to our freedom and our civilization, contact Special Guests to schedule an interview with Erich Pratt. In spite of the victories like the one in June, he can explain why the gun rights battle is still as imperative today as it was last month, or in the last 234 years.
ABOUT YOUR EXPERT GUEST, ERICH PRATT:
Erich Pratt serves in the capacity of Director of Communications for Gun Owners of America (GOA). Shortly after getting an MA from Regent University in Public Policy, Erich went to work for GOA where he has been employed since 1990. GOA is a national membership organization of 300,000 Americans dedicated to promoting their Second Amendment freedom to keep and bear arms.
GOA lobbies for the pro-gun position in Washington, DC and is involved in firearm issues in the states. GOA’s work includes providing legal assistance to those involved in lawsuits with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the federal firearms law enforcement agency.
Erich Pratt has appeared on numerous national radio and TV programs such as NBC’s Today Show, MSNBC, CNN and Fox Cable News. His columns have appeared in newspapers across the country, including USA Today.
In addition to authoring a book, Bearing Arms: Our Rights, Our Duties & Our Freedoms, Erich is the author of a civil government textbook, The Constitutional Recipe for Freedom: Twelve Principles of Liberty Today’s Politicians Don’t Want You to Know.
Erich Pratt and his wife, Stacy, have eleven children.
#41: BLOOD ON KAGAN’S HANDS?: DOJ Attorney: She “Manipulated Science” to Lift Abortion Ban (Guests in EDT):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 article on an outside-the-mainstream-media blog (see the link below).
For anyone paying attention to Kagan’s record—including CleanTV contributors Mary Balch, Lori Kehoe and Dorothy Yeung of the National Right to Life’s State Legislation Department—the content of that article isn’t nearly as surprising as the fact that it doesn’t appear to be enough to stop Kagan’s confirmation.
In summary, the article reveals how Kagan herself, while deputy assistant to the President for domestic policy under the Clinton administration, revised a report put forth by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) that said there were no circumstances under which partial-birth abortion “would be the only option to save the life or preserve the health of the woman.”
Following this report, Kagan wrote in a memo response to the Clinton White House—exhibit A—that ACOG’s determination would be a “disaster,” then proceeded to rewrite the statement to reflect the opposite, which she contends was more accurate of what ACOG really believed.
Kagan’s version wound up in the official report, which then played a key role in the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Nebraska’s partial-birth abortion ban.
In Kagan’s hearings last week, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) addressed this issue with Kagan. For an expert response to that exchange, a further review of Kagan’s record on abortion and a projection on the likelihood of her confirmation and subsequent impact it would have on the abortion battle going forward, call Special Guests to arrange an interview with Balch, Kehoe and Yeung of the National Right to Life.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE MAY BE USEFUL FOR SHOW PREP:
www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/06/026643.php
ABOUT YOUR EXPERT GUESTS:
These National Right to Life representatives are regular contributors to CleanTV.com, a new online television network that provides free on-demand conservative national news, 24 hours a day, as well as a variety of documentaries, movies and TV shows. If your listeners want to watch any of their commentaries, they may view them at: www.CleanTV.com
NOTE: Hosts are requested to mention the following as many times as possible during the interview: “You may view CleanTV family-friendly national news on demand for free at: www.CleanTV.com/
Mary Spaulding Balch, J.D. is director for the National Right to Life Department of State Legislation. She received her bachelor's degree in political science from Queens College, City University of New York. Her law degree is from Pepperdine University School of Law in California. She came to National Right to Life in 1989 after working as legislative counsel to New Hampshire Sen. Gordon J. Humphrey and as a trial attorney in New York City. It is primarily because of the work of the NRL Department of State Legislation that NARAL continues to give the nation an overall grade of “D” on so-called “women’s reproductive rights.”
Lori Kehoe is senior legislative liaison for the National Right to Life State Legislation Department. She also serves as acting executive director for the New York State Right to Life Committee. Mrs. Kehoe has lobbied Congress on abortion, euthanasia, cloning, health care rationing, and other pro-life and First Amendment issues. She has conducted seminars and has spoken on the life issues across the country and throughout Australia. Mrs. Kehoe has appeared on C-SPAN, CNN, Fox News Channel, and other national television and radio programs. She is a graduate of State University of New York at Geneseo.
Dorothy Yeung, J.D. is legislative counsel for the National Right to Life State Legislation Department. She also serves as a lobbyist for North Carolina Right to Life and chair of Triangle Right to Life, the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area chapter of National Right to Life. Mrs. Yeung has appeared on many national and international news broadcasts including Fox News Channel, MSNBC’s Hardball, CNN's Crossfire, NPR’s Diane Rehm Show, and programs on ABC, BBC, National Irish Radio and Voice of America. She is a graduate of Regent University and a Blackstone Fellow.
#42: CEO’ OH: Business Leaders who Ignored Warnings and Facts about Obama are Speaking Volumes with their Actions in Response to his Policies: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 at a private dinner party for Italian businessmen.
The potential for that incident to have a significant ripple effect throughout the private sector likely contributed greatly to the White House reaching out to Immelt almost immediately in order to minimize the PR damage. The reality is that if Immelt holds those views, what about CEO’s with far less of a connection to the president?
As a lead writer for HotAir.com, Ed Morrissey is available for interviews to discuss what he sees as a potential awakening among private sector leaders as well as the impact Obama’s policies are having on their decision making. As Morrissey points out, the facts about Obama’s record and inexperience were always available to business leaders that voted for him. Perhaps it’s a testament to how far charm can take you.
Someone once famously said, “If you want to get to the bottom of something, follow the money.” The same holds true if you set out to determine why business owners are not investing in expansion or the hiring of new employees. What you’ll find is that instead of investing in such things, business owners are hoarding their cash. The reason? A perception that is gaining traction within the private sector: Obama is anti-business and the uncertainty that ensues from such a perception is causing business leaders to play it safe.
In a recent post, Morrissey takes issue with solutions to this problem posed by Washington Post writer Fareed Zakaria who amazingly prescribes another stimulus to solve the problem.
Says Morrissey: “Oddly, Zakaria offers a hair-of-the-dog solution in the short term, demanding another government stimulus package in the summer.” He then takes the alcoholic metaphor one step further, demonstrating the blatant illogic of such a position.
“Zakaria spends most of his column showing how destructive the government interventions have been, and then argues we can’t live without just one more round, like an alcoholic who promises to swear off the bottle tomorrow.”
In a way not too dissimilar from CEO’s who voted for Obama and are likely regretting it in large numbers, proponents of Keynsian style economics are being confronted with cold hard realities. The one difference is that the latter doesn’t seem prepared to change course and act according to those economic realities. Whether pride, ignorance, naiveté, or just good old fashioned stubbornness, there’s one thing these CEO’s seem to have that advocates of endless government spending don’t – an ability to make decisions rooted in laws of economic physics.
ABOUT ED MORRISSEY… Ed Morrissey is one of the top writers for Hot Air, a politically conservative website that has become widely recognized as one of the most insightful and popular when looking for news in politics. Morrissey's work is frequently mentioned by the likes of Rush Limbaugh.
When Morrissey first launched the conservative political blog "Captain's Quarters" in October 2003, he could hardly have predicted the impact that his venture would have on the media and political debate. As the New Media emerged as a counterbalance to established media sources, "Captain Ed", as he is known to his readers, rode his prolific essays about national politics, foreign policy, the presidential election, and the failings of the mainstream media to the vanguard of the New Media movement. Edward Morrissey's efforts as a leading blogger have tremendous reach; most recently, his revelations about secret testimony in a Canadian political scandal threatened to topple the Liberal Party government. Captain's Quarters has led the effort to bring accountability to mainstream media sources such as CNN and its former head of programming, Eason Jordan, who resigned under pressure from the New Media for his unsubstantiated allegations about assassination plots by the US military to target journalists in war zones. Ed Morrissey also writes extensively on First Amendment issues for the blogosphere and is one of the original signatories for the Online Coalition, a nonpartisan group of bloggers which demands equal treatment for New Media citizen journalists as their corporate brethren of the mainstream news outlets.
Edward has helped to create a model for success and expansion of the influence of the blogosphere into other communication channels. His essays have appeared in the New York Sun, the New York Post, and the Daily Standard. Ed Morrissey also co-hosts a weekly talk-radio show in Minneapolis with a group of Twin Cities bloggers, and has appeared on television and radio in the United States and Canada for his commentary on breaking news stories. His breadth of experience, engaging style, and cultivation of loyal readership – between 900k-1 million per weekday on Hot Air - give him unique insight into the past, present, and future of the New Media.
#43: LATE PASTOR STILL REACHING NON-BELIEVERS: Book by ‘Internet Monk’ Challenges the ‘Church’ Brand of Religion: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 Internet Monk.
Out of that, Spencer began writing a new book, entitled Mere Churchianity, to extend his reach further. Sadly, he passed away from cancer just as the book was ready for release. Today, Spencer’s agent, friend and legacy manager, Jeff Dunn, is available for interviews to discuss this compelling work destined to bring even more “unchurched” into God’s flock. And, in classic Internet Monk style, it is doing it by turning conventional “religion” upside down.
“Michael Spencer was a self-described ‘post-evangelical’ Christian,” writes Jennifer Grant, a journalist and columnist for the Chicago Tribune. “He pointed out what already was obvious to many: that too often, churches practice ‘moralistic, culture-war religion.’ And sadly, their members are ‘church-shaped’ rather than Jesus-shaped. Almost prophetic in his railing against the prosperity gospel and efforts to turn God into a ‘convenient vending machine,’ Spencer’s book offers a timely and difficult reimagining of what living as a person of faith really means.”
As a guest on your show, Dunn can reveal the true power of Spencer’s words. Unique from his blog, but true to his ministry and spirit, Mere Churchianity explores how people can find honest, straightforward Jesus-shaped spirituality that has nothing to do with religion, hype, charismatic leaders or institutions.
Spencer’s writing continues to point disenfranchised seekers and believers towards Jesus and Christian fellowship outside the walls of the traditional church. Through his last message, Mere Churchianity, readers can benefit from the biblical wisdom and compassionate teaching that were the hallmarks of his ministry.
Find out more by scheduling an interview with Jeff Dunn. Call Special Guests today.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF MERE CHURCHIANITY, MICHAEL SPENCER:
During the years when he was blogging as the Internet Monk (www.internetmonk.com), Michael Spencer was followed by hundreds of thousands of readers. He offered a lifeline to the spiritually dispossessed in his speaking, teaching and writing. Spencer graduated from Kentucky Wesleyan College and earned a master’s degree in theology from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. For 17 years, he taught Bible and served as campus minister at a Christian school in Kentucky. Michael passed away in April of 2010.
ABOUT YOUR GUEST, JEFF DUNN: Jeff Dunn was Michael Spencer’s agent and friend, and now continues to serve as his legacy manager, promoting his parting words captured in his book Mere Christianity just before his passing, as well as continuing to remain an active contributor to and manager of Spencer’s website and ministry.
#44: NGOs BEAT BACK U.N. SMALL ARMS TREATY: But Warn That ‘Global Socialists’ Are Not Done (Guest in PDT):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 to discuss the program, have managed to put the skids on the whole idea—or, at least, America’s acceptance of it.
One of those proponents was Alan Gottlieb, Chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, and he is available for interviews to provide details on the international legislation, the play-by-play on the committee meeting that killed it, and the reasons why our 2nd Amendment is not out of the woods yet.
Supporters of the program, including Obama’s frontline representative, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have tried to sell the legislation as nothing more than a means to standardize international arms trade to impede the flow of weapons into organized crime or terrorist organizations around the world.
But Gottlieb and other critics say it’s a thinly veiled attempt by U.N. socialist-ideal world leaders to subvert Americans’ pesky 2nd Amendment rights and force them to answer to government like never before.
“(The likes of Obama and Clinton are) saying that ‘armed populations are more violent than unarmed ones’,” writes Gottlieb in an email alert to his organization’s members. “(But the truth is) armed populations defend themselves against violence and tyranny. If (this action) were passed in 1776, we’d still be under the tyrannical rule of Britain, taxed to death and unable to defend ourselves. But that is precisely what Hillary and Obama want.”
And, according to Gottlieb, “Hillary and Obama” are not done fighting for it. He points out in his alert that the success he and other NGOs experienced at the committee meeting was critical, but temporary, as Clinton and others look to go back to the drawing board.
Call Special Guests today to arrange an interview with Alan Gottlieb, and find out more about the recent victory, but also the real threat and determination of the anti-gun leaders in our executive branch.
ABOUT ALAN GOTTLIEB:
Dynamic and articulate are two accurate descriptions of Alan Gottlieb.
Alan is a Nuclear Engineering graduate of the University of Tennessee and has attended the Institute on Comparative Political & Economic Systems at Georgetown University. He is recognized as a member of the working press, maintaining active membership in the Outdoor Writers Association of America. His articles have appeared in periodicals including USA Today, Seattle Times, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, San Francisco Examiner, Cincinnati Inquirer, Orlando Sentinel, and Chicago Tribune.
Alan is the Publisher of Gun Week and The Gottlieb-Tartaro Report. He is the Chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, serves on the Board of Directors of the American Conservative Union, President of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, President of the American Political Action Committee and President of NoInternetTax.org.
His handiwork has received notice in the New York Times, Washington Post, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Time, People, Rolling Stone, National Review and Outside magazine.
Alan has received the prestigious Golden Eagle Award from the American Federation of Police, and was commended by the Kentucky House of Representatives for his “outstanding leadership in preserving our American heritage of freedom.” He is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World and Who’s Who in American Politics.
Alan has appeared on over 3,700 TV and radio talk shows, including the McNeil-Lehrer News Hour, ABC’s 20/20, The Michael Reagan Show, PBS All Things Considered, CNN Crossfire, Fox TV’s Crier Report, NBC Today Show, The O’Reilly Factor, ESPN, Larry King Live, CNN Special Reports, Hannity & Combs, CNN All Politics, Fox News Channel and Good Morning America.
Alan is President of Merril Associates, a noted direct-response advertising agency specializing in direct mail, fund raising and public relations. He is also President of Merril Press, a non-fiction book publishing company.
Alan is also President of radio stations KBNP in Portland, Oregon, KITZ in Seattle, Washington, KGTK in Olympia, Washington, and KSBN in Spokane, Washington and former Chairman of the Talk America Radio Network and former President of the Universal Talk Network.
In addition, Alan is the author of seventeen books, including Politically Correct Guns, Trashing the Economy and She Took a Village: The Unauthorized Biography of Hillary Clinton, Alan Gottlieb's Celebrity Address Book, Double Trouble: Daschle and Gephart Capitol Hill Bullies, and Gun Rights Affirmed, America Fights Back: Armed Self-defense in a Violent Age and These Dogs Don’t Hunt: The Democrats’ War on Guns.
Alan currently resides in Bellevue, Washington, with his wife Julianne, his daughters Amy Jean, Sarah Merril and Alexis Hope, and son Andrew Michael.
#45: TALKING THROUGH THE ‘GREAT RECESSION’: Communications Expert Offers Keys to Tension Relief (Guest in PDT):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. And, now, many analysts fear it’s going to get worse. Point is, more Americans than ever are under an unusually high level of anxiety, causing a strain on personal relationships in the home and business relationships that, if compromised, can further impede any kind of recovery.
Available for interviews to offer one perspective on how to remedy these kinds of strained relationships is author, certified corporate speaker and communications expert, Rick Goodfriend, who has made a career of plugging people into the underestimated art of productive listening.
Through presentations, videos, websites and books, including his latest, entitled I Hear You, But . . . , Goodfriend has countless hours of experience training both professionals and everyday people on how effective, other-person-centered, dialogue can drive the success of communications, at a time when we sure could use it, whether in the political arena, on a business call or at the family table.
As a guest on your show, he can introduce your audience to an ingeniously simple game plan for effective communications that can make all the difference in the world for families strained by finances, business professionals trying to win and retain more customers, job seekers looking to score big in interviews . . . just about anyone who could use to ease tension, gain trust and achieve a positive outcome in an exchange with someone else.
Call Special Guests today to schedule an interview with Rick Goodfriend today. His communications savvy has a universal appeal and usefulness that will resonate with virtually everyone in your audience, whether they are part of the unfortunate 55 percent or not.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE MAY BE USEFUL FOR SHOW PREP:
Goodfriend Communications has been teaching innovative communication skills for more than a decade. Rick Goodfriend is the owner and main facilitator. After mediating an intense dispute using these skills, Mr. Goodfriend knew that these skills were authentic.
He continues to use the same skills daily with his personal and business relationships. He uses what he teaches.
How did he come to teaching these skills for MCLE credits? Several attorneys in his public workshops found the skills dramatically useful in their life and asked for some more workshops that would help develop a connection with the clients, hostile witnesses and other challenging people whom they might encounter, and have skills that would be an asset to their profession.
They suggested that he offer MCLE hours and these skills to other attorneys. These proactive communication skills were adapted for the attorney profession.
Rick is author of I Hear You, But... that consists of over 70 communication tips and several CDs. The tips come from the suggestions to participants of World Empathy Day that he founded 3 years ago.
These tips go to people in countries all around the world, including Romania, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Viet Nam, Korea, Iraq and India. It is his hope that it helps to motivate a peaceful consciousness and existence. World Empathy Day is celebrated each Wednesday.
Rick is also certified by the International Association of Corporate Speakers. His keynotes and seminars are filled with professionalism and humor. He has also appeared on more than 200 television shows discussing these communication skills.
#46: DEATH AT ARIZONA'S DOOR: 21 Killed in Gun Battle Just South of U.S. Border Bolsters Argument for Feds to do their Job, SB 1070: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 politicians in Mexico are largely responsible for the desire of hardworking Mexican nationals to want to leave that country. A 'Godfather' culture has been created there, in the form of extortion called 'protection money'. The United States is on the brink of importing a similar culture. We already have corrupt politicians and drug gangs are beginning to infiltrate as well.
Bob Beauprez is a former Colorado Republican Congressman and knows first hand what it's like to do battle in Congress over the issue of immigration. He also views these killings as yet another in a long string of warnings for Americans. Unless and until the border is secure, killings like the ones that happened just to Arizona's south are going to continue moving north. Also doing interviews is president and founder of CleanTV.com, Jerry McGlothlin
Disturbingly, President Obama seems to be bringing the Chicago Way to the immigration debate as well. The killings in Hermosillo, Mexico would appear to vindicate the state of Arizona for being so adamant about enforcing the recently passed tough immigration law – S.B. 1070. However, in a speech at American University less than 24 hours before the shootings, Obama called for immigration reform (amnesty) to once again be priority over border enforcement.
As if that weren't enough, the Obama administration appears poised to trudge ahead with plans to sue the state of Arizona over its recently passed law instead of offering support in the form of fence construction and national guard troops.
The administration continues to argue for reform while couching those arguments in words and phrases that lead people to believe not doing so violates human rights. Ironically, it's the absences of a secure border that can be tied directly to these 21 murders between gangs that traffick in drugs and migrants (coyotes).
Does the Barack Obama administration have blood on its hands? Call Special Guests today for an interview with either Bob Beauprez or Jerry McGlothlin.
ABOUT BOB BEAUPREZ: Bob Beauprez is a former dairy farmer, community banker and member of Congress who has spent his entire life working to leave Colorado a little better than he found it.
He was born and raised on a third generation family farm in Lafayette, Colorado. Bob's grandfather emigrated from Belgium in 1907 and founded a general livestock farm specializing in draft horses. Bob's father took over the farm and developed a nationally renowned Hereford beef cattle breeding herd and transitioned to dairy cattle in the 1950s.
The daily regime of chores, field work and milkings taught Bob a disciplined work ethic that would serve him well throughout his life.
After graduating from the University of Colorado in 1970, he went into partnership with his parents and brother, Mike, in the family farming operation. He managed the dairy herd, eventually marketing their cattle throughout the United States with cattle on every continent except Australia.
During that time, Bob pioneered the use of embryo transplant technology to increase the quality and marketability of the family herd. He also served eight years on the National Holstein Association Board of Directors, including five years as Chairman of the Genetic Advancement Committee. He later also became an industry spokesperson and international judge of Holstein cattle.
The dairy herd was dispersed in 1990 and Bob managed the development of the real estate for his family, eventually becoming part of a 1,500-unit residential golf course community. At the same time, Bob and his wife, Claudia, purchased controlling interest in a small community bank. As President, CEO and Chairman, Bob expanded the bank from one to 13 locations and grew its assets from $4 million to more than $400 million in twelve years.
Bob served as President of the Colorado Independent Bankers Association and was on the Board of the Independent Bankers of America.
While running the bank Bob was politically active as the chairman of the Boulder County Republican Party, and later as Colorado State GOP Chairman. He retired from the bank to run for the new 7th Congressional District in 2002, winning the nation’s closest Congressional election that year by 121 votes. After one term, in 2004, he was reelected by more than 30,000 votes.
While in Congress, Bob served on the Ways and Means, Transportation, Veterans Affairs and Small Business Committees. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Highways and Infrastructure Subcommittee and a member of the Republican Leadership Whip Team.
In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Governor in Colorado.
Since 2007, Bob has published a monthly e-magazine called A Line of Sight (http://www.alineofsight.com/), a public policy and opinion resource on current political issues. Then, in 2009, he authored his first book: A Return to Values: A Conservative Look at His Party. He is also Vice-Chairman of The John Hancock Committee for the States (http://www.hancockcommittee.org/).
Bob married his high school sweetheart, Claudia, in 1970. They have three sons and one daughter, as well as three grandchildren. Bob and Claudia have returned to their agricultural roots recently by purchasing a ranch in the Colorado Mountains near the Wyoming border. They are developing a buffalo breeding herd in partnership with their son Jim. Bob continues to stay politically active, guest hosting on various radio talk shows, doing numerous media interviews nationally, and maintains a busy public speaking schedule.
About Jerry McGlothlin…
Jerry McGlothlin (pictured with his wife Christy) is President of Special Guests, Inc. and its television division, CleanTV. As a talk show agent for 24 years, Gerald McGlothlin has provided expert guests to a wide variety of programs shows including Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Jay Leno, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity.
Jerry has worked with numerous celebrities including Barbara Walters and the late great Ed McMahon, who Jerry personally placed on many dozen talk shows as a guest. With his articles and editorials published in newspapers including USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, and The Washington Times, Jerry has been featured in articles in the Washington Post and The New York Times. Mr. McGlothlin is also a news anchorman for Today’s News, an international television news broadcast that may be viewed anytime 24/7 at:
Jerry hosts a number of talk shows at CleanTV.com discussing current news, politics and key issues of our day from a family-friendly Judeo-Christian perspective. Jerry stays quite active between public speaking and running two media companies. He has eight children and is working on more. McGlothlin is featured in a liberal article for his effectiveness in PR.
#47: WHAT IF HUMANS DISCOVERED A WAY TO LIVE ON EARTH FOREVER? What if it cost them their souls? :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 where faith in our country is headed.
In the first pages of this technological thriller set more than 75 years in the future, science has just discovered a way to download the human brain into silicon form. Brain transplants have begun, and with them the promise of eternal existence! But the cost is steep: Their soul is lost. Enter Abby Caldwell, 75 years into the future, the child of missionaries to Papua New Guinea, who leaves the jungle for the first time in her life only to discover that she is the last Christian, and the spiritual future of a country lies in her hands. She discovers these 5 reasons why faith has disappeared:
• Scientific progress starting with Darwin suppressed the idea of intelligent design • The flame-out of the culture war was brought about by society viewing Jesus as a political pawn, not a religious pillar • Backlash against religion in general because of Islamic fundamentalism • The understanding of truth and knowledge evolved from the Platonian view that truth didn’t have to be investigated as it was given through divine revelation, which led to the loss of absolute truth and morality • Christians were no longer distinctive in actions or words from the rest of society
A message from Abby’s grandfather assigns her a complex mission: reintroduce Christian faith in America. But a threat looms, as the world's leading artificial intelligence industrialist has perfected a technique for downloading the human brain into a silicon form. With brain transplants come the potential of eliminating physical death altogether—but at the cost of a lost soul. In this futuristic thriller, startling near-future science collides with thought-provoking theology.
Within the plot of this riveting read, David explores five reasons why Christianity has died out—all familiar in our current culture. David holds graduate degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary and the University of Northern Texas in religion, sociology and communication, uniquely qualifying him to discuss about these ideas and help your audience prepare to deal with a future that may not be far away. And with more than 500,000 copies of his books sold, David’s fans will be eager to hear about The Last Christian. Would you be interested in reviewing this book or interviewing David?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR…
David Gregory is the author of Dinner with a Perfect Stranger, A Day with a Perfect Stranger, The Next Level and the coauthor of the nonfiction The Rest of the Gospel. After a ten-year business career, he returned to school to study religion and communications, earning Master's degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary and the University of North Texas. He now lives in the Pacific Northwest.
ABOUT THE BOOK, “THE LAST CHRISTIAN”:
What If Christianity Died in America? What Would a Godless Nation Look Like?
Colorado Springs, CO – Best-selling Novelist David Gregory looks at a world of vast technology and no faith in The Last Christian (WaterBrook Press, May 4, 2010), exploring our country 75 years into the future, where Christianity is long gone and only studied in sociology classes.
This death is of particular interest to Abigail Caldwell, a missionary who emerges from the jungle for the first time in her life to discover the reasons why faith has disappeared. • Scientific progress starting with Darwin suppressed the idea of intelligent design • The flame-out of the culture war was brought about by society viewing Jesus as a political pawn, not a religious pillar • Backlash against religion in general because of Islamic fundamentalism • The understanding of truth and knowledge evolved from the Platonian view that truth didn’t have to be investigated as it was given through divine revelation, which led to the loss of absolute truth and morality • Christians were no longer distinctive in actions or words from the rest of society
A message from Abby’s grandfather assigns her a complex mission: reintroduce Christian faith in America. But a threat looms, as the world's leading artificial intelligence industrialist has perfected a technique for downloading the human brain into a silicon form. With brain transplants come the potential of eliminating physical death altogether—but at the cost of a lost soul. In this futuristic thriller, startling near-future science collides with thought-provoking theology.
#48: IS BLAGO JUDGE PROTECTING OBAMA? String of Curious Rulings in Corruption Trial Raise Questions about Judge's Motives: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 transcripts of a two hour interview between then president-elect and the FBI after Blagojevich's arrest in December of 2008.
Zagel denied the motion. Blagojevich's team then requested summaries of the interview; that too was denied. Had that been the only instance of a questionable ruling, Zagel may have deserved the extension of some grace relative to his discretion. However, there have been several instances where his rulings and / or comments seemed to benefit no one but Obama.
Seasoned lawyer and one time candidate for the Kentucky Supreme Court, Marcus Carey as well as Chicago native and founder of Chicago's City News Service, Jerry McGlothlin are doing interviews on this topic, shedding light on the multiple decisions made by Zagel that, when taken together, should raise some red flags.
When Blagojevich's former Chief of Staff John Harris took the stand, Obama's level of involvement began to come into clearer focus. Harris' testimony also corroborated claims in Blagojevich's motion to subpoena Obama. So did the testimony of SEIU official Tom Balanoff. That testimony included the claim that not only did Obama know what Blagojevich was doing with respect to the Senate seat but also that Balanoff was sent to Blagojevich by Obama as an emissary.
Carey points out too that Zagel ruled the defense could not ask questions beginning with, “Isn't it true....” As a lawyer and one-time state supreme court candidate, Carey says that is particularly odd because lattitude with respect to questions during cross-examiniations is usually quite wide. Particularly curious in this case was Zaglel's refusal to allow the defense to ask Balanoff about what he was asked by the FBI regarding campaign money going to Obama.
Then, in another ruling, Zagel made the comment that convicted felon Tony Rezko wouldn't be a good witness for the prosecution and that there was a word to describe “witnesses like him which generally explains why they are not called.” While Rezko's credibility may be rightfully questioned, he is referred to in several of the tape recorded phone conversations that have been introduced into evidence. A key piece of evidence the defense was planning to introduce was a letter sent by Rezko to Blagojevich saying that the Feds were trying to get him to make things up in order to implicate Blagojevich. One theme that continues to come up is Blagojevich's contention on those recordings, that Obama was more connected to Rezko than was Blagojevich.
As the trial has progressed, one thing is being made clear – Barack Obama was much more familiar and involved in this scandal than he led the public to believe. The multiple rulings made by the judge in this trial, when viewed collectively, indicate that the issue of justice may be getting short shrift.
Marcus Carey is a successful lawyer with over 30 years of trial court experience. He is not only an accomplished advocate in the courtroom, but also a trusted advisor to small businesses, and a respected negotiator.
Marc is a farmer, talk radio host, public speaker and fearless publisher of the widely read, and often quoted conservative blog www.bluegrassbulletin.com. He is also a regular contributor to the Internets most exciting source of reliable news CleanTV.com.
As a lawyer Marc has championed cases of major corporate corruption, championed cases for the disabled and stood courageously in defense of the United States Constitution time after time.
Marc has served in many leadership positions within his state bar association as well as having a long history of writing and speaking about professional and governmental ethics.
Marcus Carey is the author of many published editorials. He has been quoted and written about most recently on a national level regarding the federal lawsuit he brought in his own name to advance the First Amendment right of voters to have access to more information about the men and women who seek to be elected as judges.
He is quoted as saying that his purpose in bringing the suit was "to open up the selection process of judges and to create a better informed citizenry in whose hands rests the exclusive constitutional power to elect the men and women who sit in judgment of our lives and our liberty."
He and his wife of 37 years live on a farm in North Central Kentucky. Together they have raised two fine sons, dozens of horses, acres of tobacco, herds of cattle and a yard full of dogs.
Drawing upon his experiences as a hunter, woodsman, sharpshooter and wilderness traveler Marc sees details in the world which many of us miss.
As a professional speaker and trial lawyer he shares his extraordinary experiences in a way which gives his audience a brand new perspective on the world around us.
And with over 40 years of campaign experience, including service as the former vice chairman of the Republican Party of Kentucky, Marc has combined his insider’s view of politics with his Forest Gump like experiences including personal contact with JFK, LBJ, Bob Dole, both Presidents Bush and many other highly regarded leaders into a life which gives him the ability to talk with juries and audiences alike from a perspective and with a sense of humor which is both enjoyable and persuasive.
About Jerry McGlothlin…
Jerry McGlothlin (pictured with his wife Christy) is President of Special Guests, Inc. and its television division, CleanTV. As a talk show agent for 24 years, Gerald McGlothlin has provided expert guests to a wide variety of programs shows including Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Jay Leno, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity.
Jerry has worked with numerous celebrities including Barbara Walters and the late great Ed McMahon, who Jerry personally placed on many dozen talk shows as a guest. With his articles and editorials published in newspapers including USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, and The Washington Times, Jerry has been featured in articles in the Washington Post and The New York Times. Mr. McGlothlin is also a news anchorman for Today’s News, an international television news broadcast that may be viewed anytime 24/7 at:
Jerry hosts a number of talk shows at CleanTV.com discussing current news, politics and key issues of our day from a family-friendly Judeo-Christian perspective. Jerry stays quite active between public speaking and running two media companies. He has eight children and is working on more. McGlothlin is featured in a liberal article for his effectiveness in PR.
#49: HURRICANE ALEX: Tracking Southwest of Spill but Rising Swells could carry Oil Farther Inland:Whenever there is a hurricane bearing down on a specific coastal region, residents make a mad dash for their local super market and supply stores to stock up on basic necessities, often expecting a two-week supply to cover even a worse case scenario. In light of the BP oil spill that continues billowing from the Gulf of Mexico's floor, old paradigms need to be re-considered.
In particular, Tropical Storm Alex is heading for the south Texas coastline and already reached hurricane status. While the hurricane itself is tracking southwest of the BP oil slick, it is large enough to cause much higher swells than normal to was ashore in the regions most affected by the spill. Alex has also delayed work on capping the well due to the rough and rising waters.
Thomas Ryan Ward, Director of Education for EcoloBlue (pronounced ee-COAL-low-blue), is available for interviews to discuss the possible long term effects of Hurricane Alex as well as what it might tell us should another hurricane track directly over the spill. Will the rising swells do even further damage to the Louisiana coastline? Will water contamination extend beyond the normal short term? Perhaps Louisiana is going to avoid a direct hit during this oil disaster now but how can people prepare for the potential of another hurricane much closer?
As Ward points out, when people engage in last minute hurricane preparedness, there is only a finite supply of short term necessities. Things like bottled water fly off the shelves. Some people get more than they need, others get by, and still others are left out. The oil slick in the Gulf could change all of that with the wrong conditions. When the danger of the slick being picked up in a hurricane, even the best prepared residents may not be as prepared as they once may have been.
The long term effects of this amount of oil being in the direct path of a hurricane could be devastating. EcoloBlue's technology is such that it plays right into the hands of such a scenario. Most residents rely on others for their water supply, whether it's through a local utility, distributor, or the grocery store. That water is obtained and filtered via means the average person doesn't have the capability of pursuing.
What if there was a different way? What if individual citizens had the power to circumvent the need to rely on others? It is often said that necessity is the mother of invention. As the oil spill in the Gulf continues to worsen, coupled with the threat of hurricanes much worse in intensity and location than Alex, a necessity has arrived. That necessity is for people not to rely on others for their own survival. In this case, the most important necessity after breathing is the need for water; water supplies are under threat in these current conditions.
Call Special Guests to find out more. Book an interview with EcoloBlue’s Thomas Ryan Ward.
ABOUT YOUR GUEST, THOMAS RYAN WARD: Director of Education with EcoloBlue
Ryan has been a “water warrior” for several years now, exercising a passion that began in his youth as a Boy Scout and was fostered by his father who was one of Pennsylvania’s foremost experts on water shed land, reservoir conservation and protection against pollution. A consummate traveler and outdoorsman, Ryan has traveled Europe, Canada and Central America. It was during an excursion to Costa Rica, where he learned about that country’s rampant water concerns and began finding new ways to conserve and filter water to its optimal freshness, that he came upon EcoloBlue Life and Energy. In time, he became EcoloBlue’s Director of Education, informing those he meets and those with a similar passion for discovering optimal, pure, ecological, innovative and resourceful ways to “lead the water solution revolution.”
EcoloBlue™ Life & Energy, the company, offers a sustainable product line that includes solar, wind, water and biodegradable plastics, with a major emphasis on renewable water filtration, purification and delivery.
EcoloBlue’s flagship product is the EcoloBlue 30™—a sleek, state-of-the-art atmospheric water generator that eliminates reliance on municipal water systems, well water or any other standard water source.
Air is the only water source required for the EcoloBlue 30™. Once it pulls humidity out of the air, it filters and purifies the water. The EcoloBlue 30™ sustainably delivers a continuous supply of delicious, 99.9% pure water quietly, energy efficiently, without plastic bottles.
Ward’s Education and Affiliations: BSA NEPA Division, Life Scout/Assistant Scout Master Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania Bachelors of Arts, Fordham University, New York City, New York (Further Arts Education) Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Former careers and positions held: Assistant to various Broadway Producers, NYC 1996-2000 Education Leader/Project Development, New 42nd Street Theatre & The New Victory Theatre, NYC Lead CS Educator - Natural Awakenings Magazine VSA Arts/Kennedy Center, Traveling Arts Educator Artist in Residence for various projects and districts- Florida, New York and South Carolina GSA, VSA & NYFSA granted playwright/director fellowship 2007–present GREEN SEAL REALTY, Tamarindo, COSTA RICA, Director of Educational Marketing Outland Winnebago, (Nature/Adventure Leader), Fayette, Maine Languages: Fluent in English; conversational Spanish and French
ABOUT HENRI-JAMES TIELEMAN AND WAYNE FERREIRA: EcoloBlue Founders
Henri-James Tieleman and Wayne Ferreira formed EcoloBlue Life and Energy in 2007. These partners bring world-class experience to this effort. Henri-James Tieleman has been involved in textile and telecommunications start-ups. His exceptional educational background at Harvard, Fudan Universities and fluency in multiple languages are tools used in this new international enterprise. Wayne Ferreira’s history as a professional tennis player and Olympic medal winner brings practical world experience to EcoloBlue Life & Energy business development.
#50: DALEY’S GRIND ON GUN BAN RULING: Chicago Mayor Will Do Bare Minimum in Response to Supreme Court (Guest in PDT):After months of anticipation, the Supreme Court finally announced its ruling on the landmark case of McDonald v. Chicago, determining that the 2nd Amendment is incorporated through the 14th Amendment and, therefore, takes precedent over any state or local laws enacted to outlaw guns.
After McDonald’s case, that specifically means the Windy City. And its mayor, Richard Daley (pictured), isn’t happy about it.
So close to the case he was literally on the steps of the Court to hear the ruling right alongside plaintiff, Otis McDonald, and attorney, Alan Gura, is Alan Gottlieb, Chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. And, like gun rights proponents following this case, he acknowledges both the importance of the ruling and the likelihood of the anti-gun response certain to come from the likes of Daley.
Expecting to lose, Daley already had city officials working on a new gun ordinance that would abide by the Supreme Court’s decision, but only at the bare minimum. Almost in defiance, Daley offered a preview that the city will see a wave of new regulations designed to make gun ownership as difficult as possible.
For Gottlieb, the flaw in this thinking is revealed by Chicago’s own crime data. “(There were) 52 people shot, eight of them fatally, in a single Chicago weekend,” he writes in an email announcement to his constituents following the ruling. “Year after year, the statistics have piled up, yet Mayor Daley has stubbornly defended the city’s ban.”
Meanwhile, following a similar case and Supreme Court ruling in Washington, D.C., in 2008, that city’s anti-gun leadership responded the same way. According to Gottlieb, “…Daley says he’s encouraged by what he sees in D.C., (where they) put in place all sorts of restrictions to make it tougher to buy guns and easier for police to know who has them. Prospective gun owners in D.C. now are required to take expensive training courses that include spending one hour on a firing range (there isn't one in D.C.) and several hours in a classroom learning about so called gun safety. They also must pass a 20-question test based on D.C.’s highly restrictive firearm laws. They also have to be fingerprinted, pay huge fees and jump many other hurdles.”
Gottlieb expects more of the same in Chicago. How much more? And how far will anti-gun jurisdictions like this push the envelope after the McDonald victory? Call Special Guests for an insightful interview with Alan Gottlieb, who says that, even in light of this monumental victory, the fight is ongoing.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE MAY BE USEFUL FOR SHOW PREP:
Dynamic and articulate are two accurate descriptions of Alan Gottlieb.
Alan is a Nuclear Engineering graduate of the University of Tennessee and has attended the Institute on Comparative Political & Economic Systems at Georgetown University. He is recognized as a member of the working press, maintaining active membership in the Outdoor Writers Association of America. His articles have appeared in periodicals including USA Today, Seattle Times, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, San Francisco Examiner, Cincinnati Inquirer, Orlando Sentinel, and Chicago Tribune.
Alan is the Publisher of Gun Week and The Gottlieb-Tartaro Report. He is the Chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, serves on the Board of Directors of the American Conservative Union, President of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, President of the American Political Action Committee and President of NoInternetTax.org.
His handiwork has received notice in the New York Times, Washington Post, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Time, People, Rolling Stone, National Review and Outside magazine.
Alan has received the prestigious Golden Eagle Award from the American Federation of Police, and was commended by the Kentucky House of Representatives for his “outstanding leadership in preserving our American heritage of freedom.” He is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World and Who’s Who in American Politics.
Alan has appeared on over 3,700 TV and radio talk shows, including the McNeil-Lehrer News Hour, ABC’s 20/20, The Michael Reagan Show, PBS All Things Considered, CNN Crossfire, Fox TV’s Crier Report, NBC Today Show, The O’Reilly Factor, ESPN, Larry King Live, CNN Special Reports, Hannity & Combs, CNN All Politics, Fox News Channel and Good Morning America.
Alan is President of Merril Associates, a noted direct-response advertising agency specializing in direct mail, fund raising and public relations. He is also President of Merril Press, a non-fiction book publishing company.
Alan is also President of radio stations KBNP in Portland, Oregon, KITZ in Seattle, Washington, KGTK in Olympia, Washington, and KSBN in Spokane, Washington and former Chairman of the Talk America Radio Network and former President of the Universal Talk Network.
In addition, Alan is the author of seventeen books, including Politically Correct Guns, Trashing the Economy and She Took a Village: The Unauthorized Biography of Hillary Clinton, Alan Gottlieb's Celebrity Address Book, Double Trouble: Daschle and Gephart Capitol Hill Bullies, and Gun Rights Affirmed, America Fights Back: Armed Self-defense in a Violent Age and These Dogs Don’t Hunt: The Democrats’ War on Guns.
Alan currently resides in Bellevue, Washington, with his wife Julianne, his daughters Amy Jean, Sarah Merril and Alexis Hope, and son Andrew Michael.
#51: OBAMA'S EMISSARY: SEIU Official Testifies that Barack Obama Sent him to Meet Blagojevich about Senate Seat:The latest witness to testify at the corruption trial of former Illinois Rod Blagojevich is a top SEIU union leader by the name of Tom Balanoff (pictured). According to Balanoff, then Senator Barack Obama asked him to approach Blagojevich about appointing Valerie Jarrett to the Senate seat Obama would soon vacate.
This would directly contradict what Obama said at a press conference on the day of Blagojevich's arrest on December 9th, 2008. Quoting Obama then: “I had no contact with the Governor or his office and so we were not, I was not aware of what was happening..”
Talking about how this trial could continue to bring into focus Obama's knowledge and involvement in negotiations to fill his vacated senate sear are seasoned lawyer and one time candidate for the Kentucky Supreme Court, Marcus Carey as well as Chicago native and one time head of Chicago's City News Service, Jerry McGlothlin.
Balanoff's testimony squares with what jurors heard on taped phone conversations between Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff, John Harris. Known as phone call #261 between the two, Blagojevich is heard telling Harris that Balanoff “talked to Barack Obama, wants to come and see me.” Providing further clarification about Balanoff's motives, Blagojevich is heard saying that he was told it was about the “Senate seat”.
Despite the conflicting accounts of Obama and Balanoff – Balanoff's under oath – the judge in the case has stated that he will not honor the defendant's motion for subpoena of Barack Obama's testimony. In April, Blagojevich's attorneys filed the motion based on Obama's involvement as well as a two hour interview he gave to FBI Investigators in December of 2008.
Also squaring with conversations heard on the taped phone conversations was Balanoff's testimony that Blagojevich told him he was considering appointing Lisa Madigan to the seat to get some help from her father who, as State House Speaker, might help the Governor with his agenda if he helped out his daughter. Phone conversations with Harris indicate that was a ploy to get bargaining position with Obama.
Blagojevich brought up a cabinet position to Balanoff, implying with a wink and a nod that he might consider appointing Jarrett in return for the position now held by Kathleen Sebelius – Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The fact remains that Balanoff's testimony under oath, coupled with recorded phone conversations introduced as evidence in the trial directly contradict what Barack Obama told reporters after Blagojevich's arrest.
Marcus Carey is a successful lawyer and recent candidate for the Kentucky Supreme Court with over 30 years experience in providing his many thousand clients expert advice dedicated to advancing their best interests. He is an accomplished advocate in the courtroom, a trusted advisor to small businesses and a respected negotiator.
In addition Marc is a farmer, talk radio host and public speaker, who has an insatiable appetite for accuracy, and a deep love of history. His approach to every facet of his career reflects his view of the world as he sees it in large part through the eyes of those who came before us.
Marc has been a guest on a number of television programs where he has been invited to talk about law, politics and current events from his unique point of view. He has championed cases of major corporate corruption, championed cases for the disabled and courageously defended the United States Constitution.
Marcus Carey is the author of many published editorials. He has been quoted and written about most recently on a national level regarding the federal lawsuit he brought in his own name to advance the First Amendment right of voters to have access to more information about the men and women who seek to be elected as judges.
He is quoted as saying that his purpose in bringing the suit was "to open up the selection process of judges and to create a better informed citizenry in whose hands rests the exclusive constitutional power to elect the men and women who sit in judgment of our lives and our liberty."
Marc has served in many leadership positions within his state bar association as well as having a long history of writing and speaking about professional and governmental ethics.
He and his wife of 35 years live on a farm in North Central Kentucky. Together they have raised two fine sons, dozens of horses, acres of tobacco, herds of cattle and a yard full of dogs. Drawing upon his experience as a hunter, woodsman, sharpshooter and wilderness traveler Marc sees details in the world which many of us miss. As a professional speaker and trial lawyer he shares his extraordinary experiences in a way which gives his audience a brand new perspective on the world around us.
And with over 35 years of campaign experience as a political insider, his Forest Gump style personal contact with JFK, LBJ , Bob Dole, both Presidents Bush and many other highly regarded leaders Marc has a unique ability to talk with juries and audiences alike with a perspective and humor that is both enjoyable and persuasive.
About Jerry McGlothlin…
Jerry McGlothlin (pictured with his wife Christy) is President of Special Guests, Inc. and its television division, CleanTV. As a talk show agent for 24 years, Gerald McGlothlin has provided expert guests to a wide variety of programs shows including Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Jay Leno, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity.
Jerry has worked with numerous celebrities including Barbara Walters and the late great Ed McMahon, who Jerry personally placed on many dozen talk shows as a guest. With his articles and editorials published in newspapers including USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, and The Washington Times, Jerry has been featured in articles in the Washington Post and The New York Times. Mr. McGlothlin is also a news anchorman for Today’s News, an international television news broadcast that may be viewed anytime 24/7 at:
Jerry hosts a number of talk shows at CleanTV.com discussing current news, politics and key issues of our day from a family-friendly Judeo-Christian perspective. Jerry stays quite active between public speaking and running two media companies. He has eight children and is working on more. McGlothlin is featured in a liberal article for his effectiveness in PR.
#52: MAJOR GUN RIGHTS VICTORY: Supreme Court Strikes Down Chicago’s Gun Ban (Guest in EDT):First came Heller v. United States in 2008, in which the Supreme Court ruled against a Washington, D.C., gun ban, contending that the 2nd Amendment takes precedence over that city’s local law.
But Washington is a federal enclave. So, when McDonald v. Chicago came to the scene, it demanded even greater attention. Well, like Heller, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the 2nd Amendment, extending gun rights to all 50 states in a profound way.
Available for interviews to offer an in-depth perspective on the case and its impact in the gun-rights arena is Erich Pratt, communications director for the Gun Owners of America (GOA), the nation’s second largest gun-rights membership organization and a key player in McDonald for having submitted an amicus brief in the case.
In a statement following the landmark ruling, Pratt said, “Gun Owners of America rejoices in the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Otis McDonald and against the city of Chicago. In doing so, the Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment applies the right to keep and bear arms, enshrined in the Second Amendment, to all 50 states.”
As a guest on your show, Pratt can dig deeper into the case and explore what may be the next step—not just for his organization, but the City of Chicago and the office of Mayor Richard Daley which, needless to say, is unhappy with the Court’s decision.
Given that Daley’s office was prepared for a defeat, City officials are gearing up to rewrite the ordinance to comply with the new ruling but, as Pratt and others expect, it will not be without layers of restrictions designed to make ownership of weapons and/or ammunition a rather painstaking, multi-hoop process.
Call Special Guests today for further insight that will surely spark debate. Ask to schedule an interview with Erich Pratt.
ABOUT YOUR EXPERT GUEST, ERICH PRATT:
Erich Pratt serves in the capacity of Director of Communications for Gun Owners of America (GOA). Shortly after getting an MA from Regent University in Public Policy, Erich went to work for GOA where he has been employed since 1990. GOA is a national membership organization of 300,000 Americans dedicated to promoting their Second Amendment freedom to keep and bear arms.
GOA lobbies for the pro-gun position in Washington, DC and is involved in firearm issues in the states. GOA’s work includes providing legal assistance to those involved in lawsuits with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the federal firearms law enforcement agency.
Erich Pratt has appeared on numerous national radio and TV programs such as NBC’s Today Show, MSNBC, CNN and Fox Cable News. His columns have appeared in newspapers across the country, including USA Today.
In addition to authoring a book, Bearing Arms: Our Rights, Our Duties & Our Freedoms, Erich is the author of a civil government textbook, The Constitutional Recipe for Freedom: Twelve Principles of Liberty Today’s Politicians Don’t Want You to Know.
Erich Pratt and his wife, Stacy, have eleven children
#53: RECORDING REVEALS OBAMA CONTRADICTION: As Blagojevich Corruption Trial gets Closer to President, Mainstream Media Conspicuously Absent:As the corruption trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich gets increasingly interesting, the Chicago media has been sinking its teeth ever deeper into the details. The national mainstream media however, has been virtually silent.
Last week, former Blago Chief of Staff John Harris – while under oath – implicated President Obama as having known that Blago wanted something of value, like a cabinet position, in return for appointing Obama's choice for his then soon-to-be vacated Senate seat; that choice was Valerie Jarrett.
This would directly contradict what Obama said at a press conference on the day of Blagojevich's arrest on December 9th, 2008. Quoting Obama then: “I had no contact with the Governor or his office and so we were not, I was not aware of what was happening..” Further testimony that is likely to contradict that statement may also come this week from an SEIU official named Tom Balanoff, who Blagojevich also referred to in conversations with Harris in 2008.
Talking about the high drama and rising intrigue that could, once again, drag the mainstream media – kicking and screaming – to this story is a seasoned lawyer and candidate for the Kentucky Supreme Court, Marcus Carey as well as Chicago native and one time head of Chicago's City News Bureau, Jerry McGlothlin.
If the very personal and private discussions between Blagojevich and Harris are to be believed – as well as Harris' testimony – then Balanoff was sent on behalf of Obama to Blagojevich with Obama's choice, Jarrett. Blagojevich is heard on one of the tapes saying that he personally told Balanoff that if he were appointed as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), he would appoint Jarrett.
Want more intrigue? How about the recent subpoena of current Democratic Senatorial candidate for the same seat once held by Obama, Alexi Ginnoulias. Not only does Ginnoulias factor in to a larger, national context but he's going to have to explain a very uncomfortable contradiction.
In a Chicago Tribune news article from December of 2008, Ginnoulias is quoted as saying that Blagojevich reached out to him about Obama's Senate seat. However, during the testimony of Harris last week, a phone conversation between he and Blagojevich on November 7th, 2008 revealed something entirely different.
During that conversation, Harris informs Blago that “Alexi” approached him about the Senate seat. Blagojevich's response is that he doesn't trust “Alexi” and that he doesn't want Harris to talk to him at all. This would seem to indicate that not only a blatant contradiction but that Blagojevich didn't even want to engage Ginnoulias at all.
Marcus Carey is a successful lawyer and recent candidate for the Kentucky Supreme Court with over 30 years experience in providing his many thousand clients expert advice dedicated to advancing their best interests. He is an accomplished advocate in the courtroom, a trusted advisor to small businesses and a respected negotiator.
In addition Marc is a farmer, talk radio host and public speaker, who has an insatiable appetite for accuracy, and a deep love of history. His approach to every facet of his career reflects his view of the world as he sees it in large part through the eyes of those who came before us.
Marc has been a guest on a number of television programs where he has been invited to talk about law, politics and current events from his unique point of view. He has championed cases of major corporate corruption, championed cases for the disabled and courageously defended the United States Constitution.
Marcus Carey is the author of many published editorials. He has been quoted and written about most recently on a national level regarding the federal lawsuit he brought in his own name to advance the First Amendment right of voters to have access to more information about the men and women who seek to be elected as judges.
He is quoted as saying that his purpose in bringing the suit was "to open up the selection process of judges and to create a better informed citizenry in whose hands rests the exclusive constitutional power to elect the men and women who sit in judgment of our lives and our liberty."
Marc has served in many leadership positions within his state bar association as well as having a long history of writing and speaking about professional and governmental ethics.
He and his wife of 35 years live on a farm in North Central Kentucky. Together they have raised two fine sons, dozens of horses, acres of tobacco, herds of cattle and a yard full of dogs. Drawing upon his experience as a hunter, woodsman, sharpshooter and wilderness traveler Marc sees details in the world which many of us miss. As a professional speaker and trial lawyer he shares his extraordinary experiences in a way which gives his audience a brand new perspective on the world around us.
And with over 35 years of campaign experience as a political insider, his Forest Gump style personal contact with JFK, LBJ , Bob Dole, both Presidents Bush and many other highly regarded leaders Marc has a unique ability to talk with juries and audiences alike with a perspective and humor that is both enjoyable and persuasive.
About Jerry McGlothlin…
Jerry McGlothlin (pictured with his wife Christy) is President of Special Guests, Inc. and its television division, CleanTV. As a talk show agent for 24 years, Gerald McGlothlin has provided expert guests to a wide variety of programs shows including Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Jay Leno, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity.
Jerry has worked with numerous celebrities including Barbara Walters and the late great Ed McMahon, who Jerry personally placed on many dozen talk shows as a guest. With his articles and editorials published in newspapers including USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, and The Washington Times, Jerry has been featured in articles in the Washington Post and The New York Times. Mr. McGlothlin is also a news anchorman for Today’s News, an international television news broadcast that may be viewed anytime 24/7 at:
Jerry hosts a number of talk shows at CleanTV.com discussing current news, politics and key issues of our day from a family-friendly Judeo-Christian perspective. Jerry stays quite active between public speaking and running two media companies. He has eight children and is working on more. McGlothlin is featured in a liberal article for his effectiveness in PR.
About Christy McGlothlin…
Christy is Vice President of Special Guests, Inc. and its television division CleanTV. Author of two books on natural health, Christy co-anchors news and talk shows that focus on lifestyle and health topics. She has been a professional model but currently is focusing on co-running two companies and being a mother.
The Power of Conservative Spinning How the right outguns the left in the PR wars By Karl Grossman
In addition to being a journalism professor (whose courses have included Politics of Media), I’m the host of a nationally aired TV program, Enviro Close-Up. My producer, Joan Flynn, and I get many e-mails proposing subjects and guests for the show—the overwhelming majority from conservative public relations companies promoting conservative guests.
In terms of volume and intensity, there’s nothing comparable from the progressive world. Speaking of the politics of media, it’s a clear and daily demonstration to me of how the right, far more than the left, realizes the importance of communication.
“Special Guests”
The most active PR operation that pitches us is Special Guests. Examples of some of the subjects and guests it has proposed in recent times:
• “New Study: Gays More Likely to Have Gay Kids.” The pitch offers Dr. Paul Cameron, chair of the Family Research Institute in Colorado Springs, ready “to discuss a new study . . . of adult children of homosexuals.” Dr. Cameron is also available to talk on “Homosexuals Twice as Apt to Drive Intoxicated”—based, too, on new “eye-opening” research.
• Then there is “Immigration 101: Public Schools Give Credits to Students Who Protest.” The peg: a Maryland school that decided to “grant students community service credit for attending immigration demonstrations.” The guest: Katharine DeBrecht, author of Help! Mom! There Are Liberals Under My Bed!, a right-wing children’s book. She is also available for a show on “Madonna Endorses Hillary: Life Imitates Cartoon Art,” on Madonna’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton for president.
• There is “Mr. Minuteman Goes to Washington,” proposing a discussion on Chris Simcox, president of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, calling “upon Congress to launch an investigation of the U.S. Border Patrol’s ‘cozy’ relationship with the Mexican government.”
• Or what about a show about the “National Day of Prayer” with Mike Jeffress, a minister and author of The Prayer of Jehoshaphat for America: The Power of Repentance in a Time of Crisis, which “outlines a spiritual plan for winning the war against terrorism.”
• “Where are the Apologies? Karl Rove Vindicated,” would be a discussion with RightMarch.com president William Greene. “Where are the apologies from MoveOn.org and other leftist organizations who falsely accused Karl Rove, besmirching his character?” Greene will stress.
• “K-Mart Coughs Up $13 Million in Damages: How Companies Can Avoid K-Mart’s Mistake” would be a program about K-Mart being hit with a “whopping” penalty from a civil action charging the chain with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. “What lesson can corporate America learn from K-Mart’s mistake?” That would be a talking point with shopping expert Bill Thompson.
There are environmental subjects in the e-mail missives, too—befitting Enviro Close-Up—such as “Bush: Ending Our Addiction to Oil, Embracing Alternative Energy.” This would be a discussion of George W. Bush in “a second nationally televised news conference once again giving the clarion call for America to end our oil addiction.” It would feature Bernard Walter, president of a company that produces “a superior battery” for hybrid cars.
“You can change the world!”
The president of Special Guests is Jerry McGlothlin who, he explained, at 22 got into “the art business printing lithographs of starving artists” and became a millionaire. After he utilized his intense energy to sell a lithograph to Thomas Madden, a former vice president of NBC who went into PR, “Tom told me, ‘You’re a natural for PR.’”
For a time he was partners with Madden, one-time PR director for ABC and author of the memoir Spin Man.
A key event for Special Guests occurred in 1988, two years after its founding, when McGlothlin was able to get Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry booked on the Oprah Winfrey Show. That national television exposure “launched” Terry and his anti-abortion drive as “a national movement,” said McGlothlin. This convinced him that he could not only “make money” through PR, but “you can move social causes! You can change the world!”
Since that TV appearance, he proudly noted, 80,000 people have been arrested in protests against abortion, twice the number, he said, arrested during the civil rights movement. One of those arrested was McGlothlin. He is not only a PR man but someone who believes in the causes and people he promotes.
He finds getting access to media “easy as pie for me now. I know the people; I know the producers.” He rattled off names of producers at the most popular TV and radio programs in the United States, and told of his clients in recent weeks getting on NBC’s Today, ABC’s Good Morning America and CBS’s Morning Show.
“It’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys!” he exclaimed.
McGlothlin is based in Naperville, Illinois, near Chicago, and has six other bookers working for Special Guests in locations around the nation.
“A fundamental understanding”
Special Guests is among many conservative-oriented PR operations, including Washington-based Creative Response Concepts, run by former Pat Buchanan communications director Greg Mueller, with clients including the Free Enterprise Foundation, Federalist Society, Manhattan Institute and media companies including Viacom, Disney, Time Warner, Universal Studios and the conservative Regnery Publishing. MGP & Associates in New York focuses on evangelical Christian causes.
The giant PR operation Hill & Knowlton, with 1,100 employees at 73 offices in 39 countries, including 19 in the U.S., long represented the tobacco industry—it worked on getting media to downplay evidence of the link between smoking and cancer—other corporate interests and conservative government administrations in the U.S. and abroad. “We put in place whatever is needed to help get the end result,” declares its website. And the list goes on.
“On the right you have a fundamental understanding of the importance of media,” says John Stauber, founder and executive director of the Center for Media and Democracy, publishers of PR Watch. Over the last several decades, through foundations and as individuals, conservatives have poured “tons of funding” into media work. In the “progressive community,” especially among most foundations, there is not this comprehension or commitment.
“The seeds are in the ground. The sprouts are all over the place. What the garden needs is one big dose of steady rainfall,” said Stauber. “Look at Democracy Now, community radio stations meeting here in Madison [Wisconsin] at the National Grassroots Radio Conference as we speak, investigative reporting on websites. There is a flowering of really progressive media but it’s not going anywhere unless foundations and progressive funders quit with lip service and open their pocketbooks and, in an intelligent way, help to democratize and reinvigorate media.”
“A hunger for debate”
Progressive entities that have demonstrated that media work is practical and fruitful are the Institute for Public Accuracy and the Mainstream Media Project.
Norman Solomon said his “two large inspirations” for IPA, of which he is executive director, came from two directions. He was looking into the Heritage Foundation and found 40 percent of its spending—some $20 million—“was going to media outreach.” And he read a piece by Molly Ivins relating how talkshow producers starting their day find “a flood of offers from right-wing and corporate sources to provide experts.” But there was “nothing analogous” from “progressive non-corporate sources.”
He managed to get a $100,000 “Public Interest Pioneer Grant” from the Stern Family Fund and created IPA in 1997.
Nearly every day it sends news releases via e-mail and fax to 10,000 “media professionals,” explains Sam Husseini, IPA communications director, who works out of the National Press Club building in Washington. The emphasis is “jumping on breaking events or puncturing a prevailing myth.” (Husseini is a former FAIR staffer, while Solomon serves on FAIR’s board.)
The releases present a list of individual sources, a quote from each on the topic at hand and contact information. “Each person on a news release gets about 10 interviews” typically, although sometimes there are many more—“a total deluge,” said Husseini.
“We get a fair amount of public and community radio and a tremendous amount of commercial talk radio—there is a hunger for debate on various outlets and a lot of them are right-wing. And we have had success in cable TV and print,” said Husseini. International media also pick up on IPA releases, and they “bounce around the blogosphere.”
“IPA gains media access for those voices commonly excluded or drowned out by government and corporate-backed institutions,” says its website.
“Plenty of openings”
The Mainstream Media Project also started with a foundation grant, from the Ploughshares Fund. A catalyst was the rise of right-wing talk radio as personified by Rush Limbaugh. Its founder and executive director, Mark Sommer, whose background is in peace research, says: “We’ve found that the media is more neutral. Not all of it. But you can find plenty of openings in it. I think we’re nowhere near tapping the full potential.” Since its start in 1995, Mainstream Media Project has gotten more than 17,000 radio interviews booked, and now syndicates its own radio program, A World of Possibilities.
“The real problem is funders who don’t really get it, they don’t understand,” said Sommer. “They have no strategic sense about media.” Nevertheless, Mainstream Media Project, located in little Arcata, California, has gotten grants from such foundations as Ford, MacArthur, Kellogg, Rockefeller Brothers and Merck Family Fund. Still, out of 40,000 foundations in the United States, “maybe 10 or fewer have media departments,” said Sommer.
It conducts campaigns on “special projects” like hunger, energy, consumerism and space weapons. Sommer works with five media coordinators who work the phones getting placements. “Initially, I thought we would be limited to public and community radio,” he said, “but two-thirds of our bookings are on commercial radio, and half with conservative hosts.” It recruits guests who can “relate to a general audience, are problem-solvers, innovative in their thinking,” said Sommer. “If you come with a chip on your shoulder, they will resist. If your attitude is: I have some information here and I have some credentials with which to speak and I am willing to listen to others and engage in a non-confrontational way, you can make your point and be invited back.”
But the Institute for Public Accuracy and the Mainstream Media Project are dwarfed by the conservative media machine.
Because of Enviro Close-Up I’ve had my own interactions with progressive foundations that consistently stress “we don’t do media,” with many stressing “we do grassroots organizing” instead. When I tell them that media work can be grassroots organizing in today’s global village, the reaction is silence—quite a contrast to the loud, knowing media roar and activities of the right.
#54: BLACK PLUME’S SILVER LINING: Why the Gulf Oil Disaster Could Change U.S. Energy Policy (Guest in PDT):Nothing could possibly detract from the BP disaster that is literally consuming the Gulf States right now. Until the relief wells are drilled, the spill stopped and the cleanup finished—at best, months from now—few would argue that this story tells of anything more than a tragedy.
But Swiss America CEO, economic analyst and CleanTV.com contributor, Craig R. Smith, says when the worst is behind us, it will most certainly be time for the U.S. government to look at this disaster from a number of different angles—and they are not all negative.
In November of 2005, Smith co-authored and released a book entitled Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and The Politics of Oil. For a multitude of reasons, from the economy to terrorism and beyond, the book’s incredible dismantling of Americans’ oil-supply perceptions made it extremely timely, if not overdue, back then.
Today, as the BP oil cam monitors the rising estimate of barrels pluming into the depths and percolating to the surface of the Gulf on a daily basis, Smith’s book is roaring back with a vengeance for its timely observations once again.
Among them is Smith’s contention, based on numerous examples of oil exploration around the world, that oil is not a mineral created by the natural long-term processing of ancient plants and animals, but is rather “abiotic,” or produced from inorganic materials deep within the earth on an ongoing basis.
“This (BP) well proves our theory,” says Smith. “It would be rather ironic if this was one of the largest finds in oil history, which I think it may well be. With the flow rates of 45,000 to 60,000 barrels a day, without any pumping, this well is a gusher. I think there is at least 100 million barrels down there, and when other holes are drilled in the area, they will find a lot more. The spill . . . proves you drill deep enough you find huge amounts of oil. Therefore, Obama should abandon the pie-in-the-sky ‘green’ economy, and spend the money for research of safe deep-water drilling.”
Call Special Guests today for an absolutely fascinating insight that can completely shake conventional wisdom and begin discussions that could lead to a whole new approach to America’s energy policy and deadly dependence on foreign oil.
Ask to book an interview with Craig Smith—available weekdays 8.a.m to 5 p.m. Pacific Time—and find out why America may be rich with oil that is virtually limitless in its supply.
ABOUT CLEANTV.COM ECONOMICS CONTRIBUTOR CRAIG R. SMITH:
Craig R. Smith is a regular contributor to CleanTV.com, a new online television network that provides free on-demand conservative national news, 24 hours a day, as well as a variety of documentaries, movies and TV shows. If your listeners want to watch any of Craig Smith’s commentaries, they may view them at: www.CleanTV.com
NOTE: Hosts are requested to mention the following as many times as possible during the interview: “You may view CleanTV family-friendly national news on demand for free at: www.CleanTV.com
CRAIG R. SMITH’S PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
Craig R. Smith is an author, commentator and popular media guest because he instantly engages audiences with his common-sense analyses of local, national and global trends. Serving as CEO of Swiss America for more than 25 years, Craig understands that Americans want solid answers to the tough questions and that real leadership begins with service to others. Craig's most recent book is Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil, which he co-authored with WND columnist Jerome R. Corsi.
Released nationally on November 8, 2005, Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil (WND Books, $26.95 hardcover) by Jerome R. Corsi and Craig R. Smith, explores and debunks some of the popular myths surrounding the international and domestic politics of oil production and consumption to provide Americans with beneficial information, while being held in a virtual stranglehold at the gas pumps.
In Black Gold Stranglehold, Corsi and Smith expose the fraudulent science and irresponsible politics that have been sold to American people in order to enslave them. By debunking several myths, Corsi and Smith provide an outline for progress that would help to establish America as energy-independent.
ABOUT CLEANTV.COM PRESIDENT, JERRY McGLOTHLIN:
Jerry McGlothlin (pictured with his wife Christy) is President of Special Guests, Inc. and its television division, CleanTV. As a talk show agent for 24 years, Gerald McGlothlin has linked expert guests to a wide variety of programs, including Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Jay Leno, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity.
Jerry has worked with numerous celebrities, including Barbara Walters and the late great Ed McMahon, whom Jerry personally placed as a guest on dozens of talk shows. With his articles and editorials published in newspapers that include USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, and The Washington Times, Jerry has been featured in articles in the Washington Post and The New York Times. Mr. McGlothlin is also a news anchorman for Today’s News, an international television news broadcast that may be viewed anytime 24/7 at:
Jerry hosts a number of talk shows at CleanTV.com discussing current news, politics and key issues of our day from a family-friendly Judeo-Christian perspective. Jerry stays quite active between public speaking and running two media companies. He has eight children and is working on more.
ABOUT CLEANTV.COM VICE PRESIDENT, CHRISTY McGLOTHLIN:
Christy is Vice President of Special Guests, Inc. and its television division CleanTV. Author of two books on natural health, Christy co-anchors news and talk shows that focus on lifestyle and health topics. She has been a professional model, but currently is focusing on co-running two companies and being a mother.
#55: HERE COMES THE SUN: NASA Warns Earth Is in the Line of Solar-Flare Fire (Guests in EDT and MDT):“Twenty times more economic damage than Hurricane Katrina.” That’s how scientists inside NASA’s Heliophysics division have tried to give scale to a solar episode expected to unleash some time around 2012 or 2013.
The “episode” is not unusual. But then, that is precisely what causes concern.
Space weather studies have revealed patterns in solar activity that show the sun’s magnetic energy cycle peaks about every 22 years, while solar flares—those massive explosions of gases that look like monstrous tongues of flame leaping off the sun’s surface—peak about every 11 years.
Soon these trend lines will converge, but that’s happened before.
No, what is different this time around and, therefore, raising scientific anxiety, is mankind—which, today, lives in a culture so heavily dependent on electronics. When these flares begin to kick up in a couple years, they threaten to disable large global swaths of power grids, navigation devices, satellites and other high-tech infrastructure for days, weeks or, possibly, months.
According to NASA, it’s not a question of “if,” but “exactly when,” and “how devastating.”
So, what can we do to prepare? That is a question right in the wheelhouse of two unique experts who are all about solutions for once-in-a-lifetime disasters. They’re both available for interviews either individually, or as a dynamic guest panel.
Steve Shenk is the executive director of eFoodsDirect, and a 28-year veteran of the agriculture and food industries. Following a widespread computer-system collapse like that described by NASA, Shenk says we can expect to see a disruption in food supplies, as the chain—from the farmer’s GPS to the food distributor’s delivery system—becomes a technological and logistical knot.
But, whether it’s bracing for a Katrina, something “twenty times worse,” or even just the uncertainties so inherent in today’s volatile global economy, Shenk can offer rare insight into how we can protect ourselves and our families with a return to self reliance.
Meanwhile, Thomas Ryan Ward, Director of Education for EcoloBlue (pronounced ee-COAL-low-blue), can speak to the same self-reliance when it comes to another bare essential: water.
Like food, and virtually all other staple-item sources in our lives, drinking water is also dependent on the functionality of computer systems—in this case, those that are the pacemaker for treatment plants and storage and pumping operations.
But the problem, says Ward, is more fundamental than technology. It’s the concept of a single “public” water supply serving a multitude of people. On your show, Ward can introduce a realistic method by which we can change the water-supply paradigm, shifting us from the vulnerability of a public source that, when compromised, threatens so many, to a safer, more resilient, individual consumer model.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE MAY BE USEFUL FOR SHOW PREP:
For the last 28 years, Steve Shenk has been the director of eFoodsDirect, the premier nationwide supplier of safe, clean, high-nutrition, low moisture foods, directly to the consumer. He is the foremost authority on agricultural projections, trends and conditions as they relate to food on the family dinner table.
Steve is an unbridled optimist on a mission to help people rediscover the spirit of rugged, self-reliance that made America strong. With his quick wit and charming Minnesota-country-boy attitude, Steve will leave you and your readers believing there’s real hope for the future. The sons and daughters of the pioneers still have what it takes to make America “The land of the free and the home of the brave.”
The first step in becoming fearless of the worldwide famine is to have your own food. By getting a good supply of quality storable food, a family can feed themselves tomorrow at yesterday's prices.
ABOUT YOUR GUEST, THOMAS RYAN WARD: Director of Education with EcoloBlue
Ryan has been a “water warrior” for several years now, exercising a passion that began in his youth as a Boy Scout and was fostered by his father who was one of Pennsylvania’s foremost experts on water shed land, reservoir conservation and protection against pollution. A consummate traveler and outdoorsman, Ryan has traveled Europe, Canada and Central America. It was during an excursion to Costa Rica, where he learned about that country’s rampant water concerns and began finding new ways to conserve and filter water to its optimal freshness, that he came upon EcoloBlue Life and Energy. In time, he became EcoloBlue’s Director of Education, informing those he meets and those with a similar passion for discovering optimal, pure, ecological, innovative and resourceful ways to “lead the water solution revolution.”
EcoloBlue™ Life & Energy, the company, offers a sustainable product line that includes solar, wind, water and biodegradable plastics, with a major emphasis on renewable water filtration, purification and delivery.
EcoloBlue’s flagship product is the EcoloBlue 30™—a sleek, state-of-the-art atmospheric water generator that eliminates reliance on municipal water systems, well water or any other standard water source.
Air is the only water source required for the EcoloBlue 30™. Once it pulls humidity out of the air, it filters and purifies the water. The EcoloBlue 30™ sustainably delivers a continuous supply of delicious, 99.9% pure water quietly, energy efficiently, without plastic bottles.
Ward’s Education and Affiliations: BSA NEPA Division, Life Scout/Assistant Scout Master Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania Bachelors of Arts, Fordham University, New York City, New York (Further Arts Education) Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Former careers and positions held: Assistant to various Broadway Producers, NYC 1996-2000 Education Leader/Project Development, New 42nd Street Theatre & The New Victory Theatre, NYC Lead CS Educator - Natural Awakenings Magazine VSA Arts/Kennedy Center, Traveling Arts Educator Artist in Residence for various projects and districts- Florida, New York and South Carolina GSA, VSA & NYFSA granted playwright/director fellowship 2007–present GREEN SEAL REALTY, Tamarindo, COSTA RICA, Director of Educational Marketing Outland Winnebago, (Nature/Adventure Leader), Fayette, Maine Languages: Fluent in English; conversational Spanish and French
#56: MAJOR HOUSING DOWNER: Experts See Another Crash as the Tax-Credit High Wears Off (Guest in EDT):In the wake of 2008’s economic collapse that spun the world into a global recession, the Obama administration appears to be turning America into a government-handout junkie.
First came the economic stimulus package. Then, Cash For Clunkers. Then, continued extensions of unemployment compensation. And now, as the $8,000 new-home-buyer tax credit—already extended months beyond its original time frame—winds down with the month of June, economic experts like WebToday columnist, Bob Rinear, are seeing another misguided government attempt to invigorate the market go out with a peep.
Even with home prices and mortgage interest rates remaining low, sales are declining in tandem with the false hope created by the tax credit. According to the Commerce Department, sales of new homes dropped 33 percent from April to May, nearly double that expected, marking the largest single monthly decline ever on record.
And yet, in his latest article (found by clicking on Bob Rinear’s link at www.WebToday.us), Rinear uncovers the most troubling aspect of the bad news—the fact that many responsible parties not only won’t identify such government-handout policies for the obvious failures that they are, but they’ll go so far as to manipulate the numbers in an attempt to validate these policies, further damaging the economy by misleading the public.
In this case, Rinear attacks the media:
“ . . . a talking head on CNBC attempted to tell us that housing was trending higher . . . How do you equate the lowest level of new-homes sales ever recorded, with ‘housing is trending higher’? Well, this genius says that you have to ‘average’ the last three months and you see that activity is still a few thousand units higher than last year. Excuse me? . . . You really want me to average two months of a government subsidy, with a month of reality? . . . I wonder how many trillions of dollars CNBC has cost its viewers over the past few years. With their constant cheering and turning even the most horrible news in history into an ‘uptrend,’ many get sucked into making absolutely horrible decisions.”
So, as Washington contemplates extending the tax credit again, and federal spending continues to outstrip revenues, is this a wise move? Where is the housing market headed from here? Is President Obama, during the G8 Summit this past week, foolish to be arguing with the Europeans who expressed their collective will to cut budgets?
Call Special Guests to get a clear big-picture economic view from Bob Rinear, expert economic analyst for www.WebToday.us, one of the oldest, most well-established daily conservative news websites on the Internet.
ABOUT ROBERT (BOB) RINEAR (pronounced reh-NEAR):
InvestYourself was founded in October 1997 by Robert Rinear, who owned several successful business ventures primarily in the jewelry industry. In fact, his introduction to the financial world began as the result of his experience timing the price of tangible assets, including gemstones, gold and silver, all on a daily basis—a talent critically needed to be successful in the jewelry industry.
As Bob Rinear saw the price of gold soaring in the late 1980s, he needed to find the causes of that move. What he found was intriguing. Political issues, global economics and even something as simple as the industrial output in Japan would move the price of tangible assets.
He needed to learn more.
As he became more “in tune” with the global economic process, he noticed that one of his best customers traded stocks and options on a daily basis. With Mr. Rinear’s views on the overall economic situation and “Charley’s” ability in picking stocks, they found a winning combination. But it still wasn't complete.
Once introduced to the intricacies of the equity markets, it didn’t take Mr. Rinear long to realize that he had a knack for predicting the everyday flows of the stock and options markets. He began to attend trading seminars and training camps with the desire to learn how to make profitable trades on a daily basis.
One thing became abundantly clear—none of the classes gave him the total picture about how to accomplish his goal. Something was still missing in regards to how to make a living by trading stocks and options. Likewise, he realized that not all opportunities came in just stocks and options. Sometimes it was a quick move in precious metals or Treasury bonds. Other times it may have been a move in a currency.
Not to be defeated, Mr. Rinear slowly developed his own trading style that began to produce profits. After taking what he learned from the seminars and injecting his own methods of calculating stock movements, options movements, currency, real estate and Treasury movements, a successful concept emerged. He expanded this trading concept into a workable platform that anyone could follow. That was the beginning of his newsletter “Market Insight & Outlook” (now the Financial Intelligence Report). From those first few issues it became clear that the public would benefit from his years of research. He decided to offer it to the masses.
From that humble beginning a company called “InvestYourself” was created. Its main goal is to help investors of every experience level gain the investing knowledge necessary to win in a tough game that includes enabling investors to grow in their knowledge of real estate, stocks, bonds and finances in general.
#57: XXX DOMAINS GET LEGALIZED BY ICANN!!!:June 25, 2010 is a day that will live in infamy because it is the day that ICANN, the nonprofit corporation that coordinates the Internet naming system, voted to allow the .XXX domain to be legal.
Morality in Media President is available to be your talk show guest to discuss this disgusting move. Here are some of Bob’s comments:
There are many reasons why a new “.XXX top-level domain” will not succeed in protecting children from online exposure to hardcore adult pornography.
First, the proposed system is voluntary, which means commercial pornographers will be able to maintain sites both within the .XXX domain and without, which would be to their advantage.
Second, many commercial pornographers are opposed to the voluntary.XXX domain, fearing it will lead to government regulation.
Third, many commercial pornographers don’t want their websites to be more easily blocked. If parents can more easily block pornographic websites, so can employers and governments.
Fourth, the .XXX domain will only block children’s access to sites using the domain if parents program computers under their control to block sites in the domain, and for a variety of reasons many parents won’t do that. The reasons include the cost and difficulty of installing/operating filters, language and illiteracy barriers, disabilities, naïve, irresponsibility and neglect.
Fifth, if governments and major corporations cannot protect their computer systems, it won’t take long for someone to figure out how to get access to content in the .XXX domain from computers that block access to that domain; and the word will get around.
Sixth, in today’s world children increasingly have access to the Internet from personal computers and other devices that their parents or guardians have no control over.
Seventh, much hardcore adult pornography is now available from noncommercial sources and by using Internet modalities other than the World Wide Web.
Eighth, adult predators often use hardcore adult pornography to stimulate themselves and to “groom” (arouse, entice, desensitize and instruct) their child victims. Ninth, a well-publicized .XXX top-level domain will lull many parents into thinking that if they program their computers to block access to sites using the domain their children will be safe.
Furthermore, hardcore adult pornography doesn’t just harm children. Addiction to this material is also contributing to the breakdown of the family, to sexual violence against women, to the demand for prostitution, to on-the-job sexual harassment, and to a decline in worker productivity. The United States’ reputation as the “Porn Capital of the World” is also hurting the war against terrorism, and organized crime is still involved in traffic in hardcore adult pornography.
Furthermore, most nations have criminal laws that punish not only distribution of child pornography but also various types of hardcore adult pornography. What ICANN describes in a June 25 Release as a “potential community site for the adult entertainment industry” would for all practical purposes serve as a new “top-level domain” for this criminal activity.
What the world needs now is not a safe and profitable haven for pornographers but rather a concerted effort to protect children, families and communities from pornographers.
ABOUT ROBERT PETERS:
Robert Peter is President of Morality in Media. He has been a guest on many television programs including three times on Larry King. He has been a diligent warrior in the fight against indecency for over two decades.
Headquartered in New York City, Morality In Media (MIM) works through constitutional means to curb traffic in illegal obscenity. MIM operates the www.obscenitycrimes.org website, where citizens can report possible violations of federal Internet obscenity laws.
Established in New York City in 1962 to combat pornography, Morality In Media works to inform citizens and public officials about the harms of pornography and about what they can do through law to protect their communities and children. MIM also works to maintain standards of decency on TV and in other media. Contributions are tax-exempt.
Morality In Media works through constitutional means to curb traffic in illegal obscenity. It operates the www.obscenitycrimes.org website, where citizens can report possible violations of federal Internet obscenity laws.
#58: SUPREME COURT RULING ON ONLINE SMUT:On June 4 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the State of Washington may release the names of individuals who signed a petition to put a referendum on the state ballot for the purpose of challenging a state “domestic partnership” law. When supporters of the gay rights law asked the State to turn over the names of those who signed the petition, opponents of the law sued to prevent release because there is a “reasonable probability “that petition signers “will be subjected to threats, harassment, and reprisals.”
ROBERT PETERS, president of Morality in Media, is available for Talk Show interviews on this subject and had the following comments:
In June 2004, the Supreme Court affirmed a lower federal court decision which had upheld a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Child Online Protection Act, a law that would have required websites that commercially distribute pornography to take reasonable steps to keep kids away from the smut.
In so doing, the Supreme Court agreed with the trial court’s finding that “blocking or filtering technology may be at least as successful as COPA would be in restricting minors' access to harmful material online without imposing the burden on constitutionally protected speech that COPA imposes on adult users..." Specifically, the trial court found (in the words of the appellate court) that requiring adults to “identify themselves as a precondition to accessing disfavored speech” would “likely...deter many adults from accessing that speech.”
Five Supreme Court Justices went along with this nonsense despite the fact that COPA contained privacy protection requirements to prevent disclosure of information obtained for the purpose of verifying the age of those viewing or purchasing the smut.
This is not to say that online privacy isn’t important, regardless of the nature of the speech, but so is the protection of children from exposure to hardcore pornographic content that depicts, among other things, degradation of and violence against women.
And despite what some Justices may still want to believe, parental use of filters alone will not protect children from exposure to online pornography, if for no other reason than that today’s children have access to the Internet from devices that parents can’t control.
As for yesterday’s Court decision regarding political speech, I would agree that there are valid reasons for requiring disclosure. But those who have followed the gay rights movement for any length of time also know that the threat of hurtful retaliatory conduct is real.
ABOUT ROBERT PETERS:
Robert Peter is President of Morality in Media. He has been a guest on many television programs including three times on Larry King. He has been a diligent warrior in the fight against indecency for over two decades.
Headquartered in New York City, Morality In Media (MIM) works through constitutional means to curb traffic in illegal obscenity. MIM operates the www.obscenitycrimes.org website, where citizens can report possible violations of federal Internet obscenity laws.
Established in New York City in 1962 to combat pornography, Morality In Media works to inform citizens and public officials about the harms of pornography and about what they can do through law to protect their communities and children. MIM also works to maintain standards of decency on TV and in other media. Contributions are tax-exempt.
Morality In Media works through constitutional means to curb traffic in illegal obscenity. It operates the www.obscenitycrimes.org website, where citizens can report possible violations of federal Internet obscenity laws.
#59: HOUSE PASSES ‘DISCLOSE’ ACT, AN ASSAULT ON FREE SPEECH :The most creative individuals in government are, no doubt, those who dream up the acronyms used to sugar coat controversial pieces of legislation. The latest is the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections bill—also known as the Disclose Act.
But individuals like Erich Pratt, Director of Communications for Gun Owners of America, are anything but charmed by this linguistic trick that has helped push the Disclose Act halfway through Congress, with the House of Representatives passing it on Thursday by a 219-206 margin.
Said Pratt, “The DISCLOSE Act will impose a host of new restrictions upon groups like GOA, effectively limiting our ability to hold individual congressmen accountable in the weeks leading up to an election.”
“The restrictions on government power contained in the Bill of Rights do not exist in a vacuum,” insists Pratt, adding, “For instance, the First Amendment protections are what allow groups like GOA and people like you to complain to the Congress about anti-gun legislation, while the Fourth Amendment keeps the government from coming into our homes without a warrant to seize our guns.”
Like a lipstick-wearing pig, the Disclose Act is written to impose all kinds of restrictions on corporations and nonprofit organizations regarding how they can spend political money. The virtue in that is a stretch, as proponents say it will humble special interests’ efforts to dictate policy. Except, one problem: Pandering to special interests is exactly what House Democrats did to drum up support for the bill. How? By offering exemptions to select large and politically wealthy organizations that were willing to sell out.
One of them, to Erich Pratt’s dismay, was none other than the National Rifle Association (NRA) that managed to get an exemption in the Bill but only for the NRA and no other gun rights group!
Second Amendment protections only be limited to the NRA? That would be like General Motors being the only car company allowed to have cars on the road and the Ford would have to stick to the back trails!
THE FOLLOWING IS AN ARTICLE BY ERICH PRATT ON THIS TOPIC:
Pelosi Trying to Shove DISCLOSE Act through Congress Once Again By Erich Pratt, June 22, 2010
The Washington Post corroborates what Gun Owners of America has been hearing on Capitol Hill. Top Democrat leaders in the House are trying to make another go at the DISCLOSE Act... and they think they are very close to getting the votes to pass it. According to the June 21 Post article:
Democrats are "in striking distance of getting the votes" for the package, which would require corporations, nonprofit groups [like GOA] and unions to disclose details about their political spending.
The big news last week was a "carve out" that Democrat leaders made to exempt the NRA from the provisions of the bill. This week, in order to gain more votes, there is talk about exempting many more non-profit organizations -- which may include GOA.
Our answer to Congress is simple and is found in the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech." In other words, NO DEAL.
The NRA claims, in a widely circulated letter, that "some of our critics believe we should put the Second Amendment at risk over a First Amendment principle to protect other organizations."
To the contrary, sacrificing a First Amendment principle will end up putting the Second Amendment on even more precarious footing.
The restrictions on government power contained in the Bill of Rights do not exist in a vacuum. For instance, the First Amendment protections are what allow groups like GOA and people like you to complain to the Congress about anti-gun legislation, while the Fourth Amendment keeps the government from coming into our homes without a warrant to seize our guns.
The DISCLOSE Act will impose a host of new restrictions upon groups like GOA, effectively limiting our ability to hold individual congressmen accountable in the weeks leading up to an election.
The Democrat leadership is trying very hard to round up the votes to pass the bill this week. While other groups might acquiesce to a deal, GOA will oppose this bill so long as even one gun owner's voice is silenced.
ABOUT ERICH PRATT…
Erich Pratt is currently the Director of Communications for Gun Owners of America. Shortly after getting an MA from Regent University in Public Policy, he went to work for GOA where he has been employed since 1990. GOA is a national membership organization of 350,000 Americans dedicated to promoting their Second Amendment freedom to keep and bear arms.
GOA lobbies for the pro-gun position in Washington, DC and is involved in firearm issues in the states. GOA’s work includes providing legal assistance to those involved in lawsuits with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the federal firearms law enforcement agency.
Pratt has appeared on numerous national radio and TV programs such as NBC’s Today Show, MSNBC, CNN and Fox Cable News. His columns have appeared in newspapers across the country.
In addition to authoring a book, Bearing Arms: Our Rights, Our Duties & Our Freedom, in 1991, he is the author of a forthcoming civil government textbook, The Constitutional Recipe for Freedom: Twelve Principles of Liberty Today’s Politicians Don’t Want You to Know.
#60: HOUSE PASSES DISCLOSE ACT: Critics See Nothing But an Assault on Free Speech (Guest in PDT):The most creative individuals in government are, no doubt, those who dream up the acronyms used to sugar coat controversial pieces of legislation. The latest is the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections bill—also known as the Disclose Act.
But individuals like Alan Gottlieb, Chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, are anything but charmed by this linguistic trick that has helped push the Disclose Act halfway through Congress, with the House of Representatives passing it on Thursday by a 219-206 margin.
Like a lipstick-wearing pig, the Disclose Act is written to impose all kinds of restrictions on corporations and nonprofit organizations regarding how they can spend political money. The virtue in that is a stretch, as proponents say it will humble special interests’ efforts to dictate policy.
Except, there’s a problem. Pandering to special interests is exactly what House Democrats did to drum up support for the bill. How? By offering exemptions to select large and politically wealthy organizations that were willing to sell out.
One of them, to Gottlieb’s dismay, was none other than the National Rifle Association (NRA).
“The proposed exemption would only apply to the NRA, while essentially sacrificing the First Amendment rights of other effective grassroots . . . organizations due to their smaller membership numbers,” writes Gottlieb in an email alert to his constituents. “This proposed exemption is unconscionable, but it reveals the desperation of its sponsors to pass legislation that would still silence organizations critical of how the Democrat leadership has mismanaged things on Capitol Hill.”
Translation: Gottlieb, like countless other furious critics of both conservative and liberal persuasion see nothing but an unconstitutional assault on the 1st Amendment in a bill intended to provide cover for the incumbent political machine that passed it.
Find out more by calling Special Guests to schedule an interview with Alan Gottlieb today.
ABOUT ALAN GOTTLIEB:
Dynamic and articulate are two accurate descriptions of Alan Gottlieb.
Alan is a Nuclear Engineering graduate of the University of Tennessee and has attended the Institute on Comparative Political & Economic Systems at Georgetown University. He is recognized as a member of the working press, maintaining active membership in the Outdoor Writers Association of America. His articles have appeared in periodicals including USA Today, Seattle Times, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, San Francisco Examiner, Cincinnati Inquirer, Orlando Sentinel, and Chicago Tribune.
Alan is the Publisher of Gun Week and The Gottlieb-Tartaro Report. He is the Chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, serves on the Board of Directors of the American Conservative Union, President of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, President of the American Political Action Committee and President of NoInternetTax.org.
His handiwork has received notice in the New York Times, Washington Post, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Time, People, Rolling Stone, National Review and Outside magazine.
Alan has received the prestigious Golden Eagle Award from the American Federation of Police, and was commended by the Kentucky House of Representatives for his “outstanding leadership in preserving our American heritage of freedom.” He is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World and Who’s Who in American Politics.
Alan has appeared on over 3,700 TV and radio talk shows, including the McNeil-Lehrer News Hour, ABC’s 20/20, The Michael Reagan Show, PBS All Things Considered, CNN Crossfire, Fox TV’s Crier Report, NBC Today Show, The O’Reilly Factor, ESPN, Larry King Live, CNN Special Reports, Hannity & Combs, CNN All Politics, Fox News Channel and Good Morning America.
Alan is President of Merril Associates, a noted direct-response advertising agency specializing in direct mail, fund raising and public relations. He is also President of Merril Press, a non-fiction book publishing company.
Alan is also President of radio stations KBNP in Portland, Oregon, KITZ in Seattle, Washington, KGTK in Olympia, Washington, and KSBN in Spokane, Washington and former Chairman of the Talk America Radio Network and former President of the Universal Talk Network.
In addition, Alan is the author of seventeen books, including Politically Correct Guns, Trashing the Economy and She Took a Village: The Unauthorized Biography of Hillary Clinton, Alan Gottlieb's Celebrity Address Book, Double Trouble: Daschle and Gephart Capitol Hill Bullies, and Gun Rights Affirmed, America Fights Back: Armed Self-defense in a Violent Age and These Dogs Don’t Hunt: The Democrats’ War on Guns.
Alan currently resides in Bellevue, Washington, with his wife Julianne, his daughters Amy Jean, Sarah Merril and Alexis Hope, and son Andrew M
#61: BLAGOBAMA: ORGANIZED CRIME: Partners in Crime: Blagojevich and Obama:As more and more of the tape recordings from the shakedown trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (a.k.a. “Blago”) become public, a very disturbing observation must be made. The press is spreading far more ink telling the world how the TEA party candidates are not trustworthy than telling the public the truth of just how deeply involved Obama was with Blago.
Available to be your Talk Show guest on this topic is the former Assistant Chairman of the Republican Party Kentucky, attorney MARCUS CAREY.
Stated Carey, “Criminal conspiracies, such as La Cosa Nostra, operate through a system of intimidation shrouded in secrecy. Glenn Beck has described the Obama administration as ‘Crime Inc.’, a play on the words used to describe Chicago's most notorious mafia figure Al Capone and his gang as ‘Murder Inc.’ It is becoming clearer each day that Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama and Rod Blagojevich are all cut from the same cloth. They seek power and money to benefit themselves and their loyal cronies.”
During your interview, Marcus gives examples to support his premise including Obama's shakedown of BP oil to the tune of $20 Billion. Marcus asks, “Where do you think this will go, to the thousands of workers harmed by the spill? or to the friends and companies affiliated with Obama? Just take a look at where the billions in bailout money went. It supported huge banking interests and those paying huge sums of money to their elected benefactors.”
Marcus Carey contends that the criminal organization is now the government. The beneficiaries of their thievery are their loyal friends. And the shroud of secrecy is being maintained by the compliant mainstream media.
“If the BlagObama trial involved a TEA party candidate, or a conservative, there would be wall to wall coverage. Nancy Pelosi would be calling for impeachment and the press would have a firestorm of stories coming at them by which they would destroy their prey. But because it is Obama, and the press takes some credit for helping put this unqualified half term senator into the White House, they see their job not as that of the public's watchdog, but that of the chief denier, laying down cover fire by running stories attacking Rand Paul and others all the while watching as Obama and Co. commit a larceny of our liberty, and extortion of our earnings!” Marcus retorts.
Few people have the courage to call this for what it is. But Marcus Carey boldly spells it out: The new racketeering face of Crime, Inc. is: BlagObama, Inc. and their ilk.
Marcus Carey is a regular contributor to CleanTV.com, a new online television network that provides free on demand conservative national news 24 hours a day, as well as a variety of documentaries, movies, and TV shows. If your listeners want to watch any of Marcus Carey’s commentaries, they may view them at: www.CleanTV.com
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ABOUT MARCUS CAREY…
Marcus Carey is a successful lawyer and recent candidate for the Kentucky Supreme Court with over 30 years experience in providing his many thousand clients expert advice dedicated to advancing their best interests. He is an accomplished advocate in the courtroom, a trusted advisor to small businesses and a respected negotiator.
In addition Marc is a farmer, talk radio host and public speaker, who has an insatiable appetite for accuracy, and a deep love of history. His approach to every facet of his career reflects his view of the world as he sees it in large part through the eyes of those who came before us.
Marc has been a guest on a number of television programs where he has been invited to talk about law, politics and current events from his unique point of view. He has championed cases of major corporate corruption, championed cases for the disabled and courageously defended the United States Constitution.
Marcus Carey is the author of many published editorials. He has been quoted and written about most recently on a national level regarding the federal lawsuit he brought in his own name to advance the First Amendment right of voters to have access to more information about the men and women who seek to be elected as judges.
He is quoted as saying that his purpose in bringing the suit was "to open up the selection process of judges and to create a better informed citizenry in whose hands rests the exclusive constitutional power to elect the men and women who sit in judgment of our lives and our liberty."
Marc has served in many leadership positions within his state bar association as well as having a long history of writing and speaking about professional and governmental ethics.
He and his wife of 35 years live on a farm in North Central Kentucky. Together they have raised two fine sons, dozens of horses, acres of tobacco, herds of cattle and a yard full of dogs. Drawing upon his experience as a hunter, woodsman, sharpshooter and wilderness traveler Marc sees details in the world which many of us miss. As a professional speaker and trial lawyer he shares his extraordinary experiences in a way which gives his audience a brand new perspective on the world around us.
And with over 35 years of campaign experience as a political insider, his Forest Gump style personal contact with JFK, LBJ , Bob Dole, both Presidents Bush and many other highly regarded leaders Marc has a unique ability to talk with juries and audiences alike with a perspective and humor that is both enjoyable and persuasive.
#62: DEMONIZING THE UNBORN AT THE U.N. U.N. Defends Mothers' Right to Life, Cites Need for Safe Abortions:Abortion advocates have long used the argument that human fetuses are not actual people; they should not be considered human beings and should therefore, not be a cause of public concern. If women choose to abort, it should be their right, they say. The United Nations body known as The Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) appears to have taken that notion a step further.
In a report defending “maternal rights”, the OHCHR actually seems to be identifying the unborn as a potential threat to life. By citing unsafe abortions, the OHCHR is now putting itself in the position of treating unborn children as foreign bodies that pose threats to the women who carry them.
Austin Ruse, Director of the Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute, is doing interviews to discuss this egregious report and the slippery slope upon which the OHCHR now finds itself. The issue has now shifted again. The debate raised by the OHCHR is apparently not whether abortion is murder. The issue is now the danger posed to women who get them. This argument necessarily places the unborn child in the position of being the indirect cause of death to adult women “forced” to get “unsafe” abortions.
The logic – or lack therof – is truly astounding in this case. When a woman gets pregnant, it is usually an act for which she is at least partially responsible. Should that woman choose to get an abortion, it is also a voluntary act to do so. If that woman then becomes ill and dies as a result of said abortion, she would logically be responsible for both the death of her unborn baby as well as herself – if one believes in personal accountability.
The implications of this kind of thinking should be clear. Instead of worrying about safe abortions, why not worry about the unborn? As abortions become safer for women, they inevitiably become more dangerous for the child. As abortions are streamlined and made more acceptable - and safe for would-be mothers - they become more desirable, adding ease to the choice to abort.
The notion of “maternal rights” in the context of this OHCHR report only serves to take even more rights away from those who cannot defend the rights endowed to them by their Creator. Call Special Guests today to schedule an interview with Austin Ruse.
Austin Ruse has headed the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM) since shortly after its creation in the summer of 1997. Mr. Ruse has held the title of President since 2000.
Ruse or his team have participated in every major UN social policy negotiation since 1997 including the multi-year negotiations that created the International Criminal Court.
He has briefed members of the U.S. House and Senate on U.N. matters, as well as briefing White House and National Security Council staff. Ruse has also briefed senior government officials, journalists, Church and non-governmental leaders from around the world.
Austin has appeared on a number of national cable network programs discussing UN and Catholic issues, including news programs on CNN, CBS News, MSNBC and Fox News and has been published in First Things, The Washington Times, National Review Online, The Weekly Standard, Human Events and Touchstone, as well as newspapers around the world. He is a biweekly columnist for TheCatholicThing.org and founder of the foreign affairs blog, TheNewSovereigntists.org/
A former foreign affairs commentator for EWTN's weekly news broadcast The World Over, hosted by Raymond Arroyo, Austin also lectures widely on U.N. matters, appearing throughout the U.S., and in Canada, Latin America, the Far East and Europe.
Ruse is a founder of the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast and prior to helping to found C-FAM, Ruse spent many years in magazine publishing including Forbes, Fortune, The Atlantic Monthly and Rolling Stone.
Mr. Ruse is a Knight in the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, a Knight in the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, and is a founding member of the Diplomatic Society of St. Gabriel. He is also a member of Sons of the American Revolution.
Austin holds undergraduate degrees in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Missouri, and an Honorary Doctorate from Franciscan University of Steubenville.
Mr. Ruse is married to the former Cathleen Cleaver, who is senior legal advisor to the Family Research Council. They have two daughters, Lucy and Gigi. They live in the state of Virginia where Mr. Ruse’s family first arrived from England in the early 1700s.
About C-FAM:
C-FAM was founded in the summer of 1997 in order to monitor and affect the social policy debate at the United Nations and other international institutions.
C-FAM is a non-partisan, non-profit research institute dedicated to reestablishing a proper understanding of international law, protecting national sovereignty and the dignity of the human person.
C-FAM personnel have participated in every major UN social policy debate since 1997 including the Rome Statutes of the International Criminal Court, the Convention on Disabilities, Cairo 5, Beijing 5 and dozens of others.
C-FAM publishes and promotes scholarships related to the proposition that the UN and other international institutions harm a true understanding of international law and, in the process, undermine the family and other institutions man requires for a just, free and happy life.
C-FAM regularly interfaces with diplomats, policy makers, academics, activists and office holders from around the world.
#63: BLAGObamaTrial Update: Joined at the Hip: Will BLAGO drag OBAMA into Impeachment Hearings?:(June 24, 2010)-- CleanTV News is reporting today in the ongoing BLAGObama trial in Chicago that somewhere in the 500 houses of FBI wiretapped phone conversations likely lies enough evidence to impeach Barack Obama if the judge in the trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich does the right thing and allows justice to prevail and allows into evidence the tapes that implicate Blagojevich and Obama (BLAGObama), rightfully leading to an impeachment trial of Obama.
Blago’s former chief of staff John Harris testified in court today that the ex-governor told him he was confident Barack Obama was aware he wanted to swap perks.
Here’s a snippet from a June 24, 2010 Chicago Sun-Times article on Obama likely having firsthand knowledge a Senate seat for a Cabinet position swap, writing: “The president understands that the governor would be willing to make the appointment of Valerie Jarrett as long as he gets what he's asked for…The governor gets the Cabinet appointment he's asked for," Harris said, explaining a recorded call. Harris said Blagojevich came away believing Obama knew what he wanted after having a conversation with a local union representative, who in turn spoke with labor leader Tom Balanoff, with whom Blagojevich met to discuss a Jarrett appointment. Jarrett, now a White House adviser, was seeking the appointment to Obama's Senate seat. (Full article at bottom).
Available to discuss this ongoing trial are multiple CleanTV reporters and columnists including news anchor Jerry McGlothlin and political/military analyst Captain Jim Kinney (U.S. Navy retired). CleanTV spokespersons are able to discuss the Blago topic (stories #5 and #6 below) or any other stories featured at: www.cleantv.com
June 24, 2010 News Summary:
1) Obama fires General Stanley McChrystal as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. 2) Actor Jon Voight wrote an open letter to President Obama, chiding him for lying to Israel and causing a civil war in Arizona. 3) Barack Obama considering granting amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, bypassing Congress and the will of U.S. citizens. 4) Israeli launches new spy satellite to keep an eye on Iran and other Middle Eastern threats. 5) Prosecution Says Blagojevich Wanted To Sell Obama’s Former Senate Seat For Cabinet Appointment. 6) Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan confronted by CleanTV News Reporter Dan Zanoza who asked why Speaker Madigan agreed to be chairman of Illinois Rod Blagojevich’s re-election campaign when he previously stated publicly that Blago was corrupt. 7) Dog takes master for a drive in his truck except his master was under the truck when the dog put it into gear.
Full CleanTV News Transcript (10 minutes):
This is CleanTV News. I’m Jerry McGlothlin reporting what’s happening on Thursday, June 24, 2010.
Story #1: News reporters, columnists and bloggers are abuzz over Barack Obama’s sacking of (graphic) General Stanley McChrystal as the commander of the U.S. military in Afghanistan yesterday, replacing him with General David Petraeus. (end graphic) (graphic of Obama on podium by Petraeus) As we reported yesterday by our CleanTV military and political analyst Captain Jim Kinney, General McCrystal was rightfully critical of Obama’s rules of engagement in Afghanistan, saying American lives were needlessly being lost due to those misguided policies. Captain Kinney called upon General McChrystal not to apologize over his remarks and to be willing to be fired for taking a stand as a righteous martyr. (end graphic) -------------- Story #2: (graphic) Actor Jon Voight, of National Treasure fame, has written an open letter to President Obama that was published in The Washington Times. Here is a summary of what he said: Dear President Obama, you are the first American president who has lied to both the Jewish people and the American people, saying you would defend Israel, the only Democratic state in the Middle East, against all their enemies. You have done just the opposite. You have propagandized Israel to look like they are everyone's enemy — and it has resonated throughout the world. You are putting Israel in harm's way, and you have promoted anti-Semitism throughout the world, while the underdogs you defend are murderers and criminals who want Israel eradicated. You have brought a civil war to Arizona, turning your backs on legal citizens and defending the criminals and illegals. Your destruction of this country may never be remedied, and we may never recover. I pray to God you stop. (end graphic). It takes a lot of courage in liberal Hollywood to take a public stand. We salute you Jon Voight. ---------------- Story #3: Barack Obama is reportedly considering bypassing Congress and the will of U.S. citizens and unilaterally with the stroke of a pen granting amnesty to (full screen graphic of immigration rally) millions of illegal aliens! The picture on your screen of a Los Angeles immigration rally shows only a sliver of the number of illegals Obama would like to legalize. First, we reviewed a shocking Internet video with Arizona Senator Jon Kyl claiming the President has refused to secure our nation’s borders without assurances of Republican support for sweeping immigration reform. (end graphic) Now, eight GOP Senators have united against Obama’s plans to parole or defer the deportation of millions of aliens illegally in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security already has the authority to grant such stays of deportation on a case by case basis, but the Republican lawmakers fear a blanket amnesty that would let classes of illegal aliens to remain in the US indefinitely. The senators admit the immigration issue must be addressed, but they are asking Obama to go on the record opposing mass amnesty. Don’t be surprised if one of these days Obama grants amnesty to millions of future Democrat-voting ‘U.S. Citizens.’ ---------------- Story #4: Look, up in the sky…no, it’s not a bird nor a plane…it’s the newest (graphic) Israeli spy satellite, launched this week to keep an eye on Iran and other Middle Eastern threats to Israel’s existence. The low-orbit satellite, nicknamed Ofek 9, provides the IDF space command with an additional set of eyes on a target. (end graphic) The lead contractor on the project was Israel Aerospace Industries. Officials from the Defense Ministry’s Research and Development Directorate claim the payload that features space age photographic and surveillance equipment will provide the Jewish state with “unprecedented operational capabilities.” ------------- Story #5: On Wednesday, secretly recorded FBI tapes played in the (graphic of Blago) Rod Blagojevich corruption trial in Chicago indicated the then-Illinois Governor wanted a cabinet post in the Obama administration. As Governor, Blagojevich had the power to fill the vacated Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama. Blagojevich wanted a cabinet post, according to some of the 500 hours of federal wiretaps which were played in open court on Wednesday. (end graphic) The prosecution asserts Blagojevich was attempting to barter away his choice for Obama’s former Senate seat in exchange for a cabinet post in the new Obama administration. Valerie Jarrett, a close advisor to Obama, who is now a major player in the current administration, would have been appointed to the Senate by Blagojevich, allegedly in return for the then-Governor receiving the cabinet appointment. Blagojevich is also accused of shaking down contributors to his campaign in exchange for appointing someone else to fill the vacated Senate seat. ------------- Story #6: Democratic Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Michael Madigan first called for the impeachment of then-Governor Rod Blagojevich, who is currently on trial for charges related to corruption for allegedly trying to sell the vacated Senate seat of then-President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder. (graphic of Madigan embracing Blago) So why on earth is Michael Madigan, the man who called for Blago’s impeachment, giving him a big old bear hug back in 2008? Madigan publicly stated in a 2008 news conference that Blagojevich was corrupt. Sounds schizoid. Oh, but it gets worse. Madigan not only supported Blagojevich’s Reelection Bid but he actually was his campaign chairman! How could he do such a thing if he “knew for years Blagojevich was corrupt?” That’s a question CleanTV Chicago bureau reporter Dan Zanoza wanted answered. So, the news conference conducted in mid-December of 2008, Dan Zanoza boldly asked Speaker Madigan why he accepted the job of being Blagojevich’s campaign chairman in his reelection bid merely months earlier while knowing that Blagojevich was corrupt for so many years. And in front of numerous reporters, Madigan ignored the question. Zanoza asked Madigan, “So these charges are political in nature?” Madigan did not reply. The question was repeated by other reporters present in the State Capitol Building’s Press Room. And once again Madigan refused to respond. By the way, Madigan’s call for Blagojevich’s impeachment came after Blagojevich was arrested by federal agents at his Chicago home. The FBI had been secretly wiretapping the then-Illinois governor and some of these tapes are being used by the prosecution to prove their case against Blagojevich who was eventually impeached by the Illinois General Assembly in January of 2009. Some allege Blagojevich had run afoul of Democratic Party leaders, including Mike Madigan, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Daley wanted a casino on Chicago’s lakefront and Blagojevich had pledged in his first campaign for Governor not to expand gambling in Illinois. Many believe, due to the fact Blagojevich kept his promise and blocked Daley‘s attempt to secure a gambling license for the city of Chicago, Blagojevich had begun to draw the ire of Mayor Daley and the Chicago Democratic Machine, known worldwide for their, “Vote early; vote often,” philosophy, that has frequently allowed even dead people to vote—and multiple times. -------------- Story #7: Instead of letting his master take him for a walk, a dog named Tassey decided to take his master for a drive in his truck. (graphic) Unfortunately when Tassey put the truck into gear, his master Christopher Bishop of Florida was under the car checking for oil leaks. Mr. Bishop was taken to a local hospital and treated for injuries. (end graphic) Fortunately none of them were life threatening. ----------------- This concludes today’s edition of CleanTV family-friendly news. Thank you for watching. I’m Jerry McGlothlin reporting.
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About CleanTV CEO Jerry McGlothlin…
Jerry McGlothlin (pictured with his wife Christy) is President of Special Guests, Inc. and its television division, CleanTV. As a talk show agent for 24 years, Gerald McGlothlin has provided expert guests to a wide variety of programs shows including Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Jay Leno, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity. Jerry has worked with numerous celebrities including Barbara Walters and the late great Ed McMahon, who Jerry personally placed on many dozen talk shows as a guest. With his articles and editorials published in newspapers including USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, and The Washington Time, Jerry has been featured in articles in the Washington Post and The New York Times. Mr. McGlothlin is also a news anchorman for Today’s News, an international television news broadcast that may be viewed anytime 24/7 at: http://cleantv.com/Web/CleanTVChannelDemo.aspx and Jerry hosts a number of talk shows at CleanTV.com discussing current news, politics and key issues of our day from a family-friendly Judeo-Christian perspective. Jerry stays quite active between public speaking and running two media companies. He has 8 children and is working on more.
ABOUT CLEANTV POLITICAL COMMENTATOR CAPTAIN JIM KINNEY…
Jim Kinney, Captain, US Navy (ret) is the founder of Inspire & Ignite. Inspire & Ignite has been created to provide consulting help to organizations seeking to expand and/or optimize their impact. For the past thirty years, Jim’s experiences have thoroughly prepared him for this opportunity. Captain Kinney provides twice weekly commentaries for CleanTV.
In 1979 he was assigned by the Navy to establish a new aviation reconnaissance squadron for the Pacific Fleet. By his change of command in 1982, the handful of sailors that had begun the task with him had grown to more than 150 men and he managed more than $100M dollars in assets. The reconnaissance unit (VPU2) flew their aircraft at 150% of the standard fleet usage for the aircraft type and never missed an operational mission. VPU2, under Jim’s leadership earned both the Navy Unit Citation and the Meritorious Unit Citation. After a tour on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Jim was given command of the Navy recruiting district in Little Rock, AR. The command has just failed a major inspection and ranked 33 out of 35 recruiting districts in the nation. During his tenure in command, the district passed there-inspection with flying colors and the following year was recognized as the number one recruiting district in the nation as well as the most improved. As a result, Capt Kinney was asked to take command of the New York recruiting district, largest in the nation and failing badly. In his two years in command, the district became the top recruiting command in the nation in its competitive category.
THIS CHICAGO SUN-TIMES ARTICLE MAY BE HELPFUL WITH SHOW PREP:
THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES/ June 24, 2010
Harris: Obama knew of Blagojevich plot BLAGO TRIAL Price of Senate appointment of president-elect's friend
BY NATASHA KORECKI AND SARAH OSTMAN, Sun-Times Staff Reporters
A top aide to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he believed Barack Obama knew of Blagojevich's plot to win himself a presidential Cabinet post in exchange for appointing Valerie Jarrett to the U.S. Senate.
John Harris, Blagojevich's former chief of staff, testified Wednesday in the former governor's corruption trial that three days after the Nov. 4, 2008, presidential election, the ex-governor told Harris he felt confident Obama knew he wanted to swap perks.
Rod Blagojevich and his wife, Patti, are on the phone discussing a job possibility at a labor organization.
Patti Blagojevich is looking online for salary information.
Rod Blagojevich: It doesn't matter. You're . . . just wasting f------ time . . . We're simply saying, create this position. Here's what I want . . .
Patti Blagojevich: Yeah.
R.B.: How about I hang up on you? What are you doin'? What is this? . . .
P.B.: I tried to be helpful and you jumped down my f------throat . . .
R.B.: I don't like you talkin' in some weird f------ way.
Rod Blagojevich to his wife on Barack Obama's marriage
R.B.: He's more henpecked than me. So he listens to Michelle Obama more than I listen to you.
Rod Blagojevich on a job with the Salvation Army
R.B.: Oh, that would be huge. But do you have to wear a uniform? Forget that.
Rod Blagojevich on a job at the United Way
R.B: The United Way. What is the United Way?
Rod Blagojevich on his potty mouth
R.B.: That's f------ good. I gotta stop swearin.' I gotta stop swearin'.
P.B: It's terrible.
R.B.: Yeah.
P.B.: Total gutter mouth.
R.B.: Very bad.
"The president understands that the governor would be willing to make the appointment of Valerie Jarrett as long as he gets what he's asked for. . . . The governor gets the Cabinet appointment he's asked for," Harris said, explaining a recorded call.
Harris said Blagojevich came away believing Obama knew what he wanted after having a conversation with a local union representative, who in turn spoke with labor leader Tom Balanoff, with whom Blagojevich met to discuss a Jarrett appointment. Jarrett, now a White House adviser, was seeking the appointment to Obama's Senate seat.
Defense lawyers say Harris' testimony contradicts the government's previous public statements that Obama knew nothing about deal-making involving the Senate seat appointment. The defense on Wednesday moved to force the prosecution to turn over FBI reports of Obama's interview with federal agents in December of 2008. Obama is not accused of wrongdoing.
"Testimony elicited by the government from John Harris and wiretaps played in court raise the issue of President Obama's direct knowledge and communication with emissaries and others regarding the appointment to his Senate seat," lawyers wrote in the filing.
The filing came on the trial's third day of the extensive playback of recordings in which Blagojevich is heard repeatedly discussing ways to personally capitalize on his Senate seat appointment power. Blagojevich could be heard plotting to try to head up a charity; swearing and snapping at his wife, Patti, and dismissing the possibility of a federal position that pays $190,000 a year.
"I make $170 . . . So Fred, that has no appeal to me . . . I want to make money," Blagojevich tells national Democratic consultant Fred Yang. "I might as well go out and find a way to make money."
Obama's 2008 internal report about his staff's contacts with Blagojevich at the time indicates that Balanoff relayed to Jarrett that Blagojevich was interested in a Health and Human Services Cabinet post. Recordings also revealed that Blagojevich had tried to get the Chicago Tribune's editorial board fired after it ran a series of disparaging write-ups about the then-governor. Harris testified that he ignored Blagojevich's firing directive.
Also Wednesday, U.S. District Judge James Zagel refused to gag the talkative Blagojevich as prosecutors had asked. Zagel said Blagojevich keeps saying he's innocent, and that anyone who says otherwise is a liar. The repetition, Zagel said, has rendered Blagojevich's out-of-court talk unnewsworthy.
#64: HYPOCRACY ON THE HILL: Disclose Act Asks Groups to Sell One Constitutional Amendment Out for Another (Guest in EDT):In the twisted irony that is D.C. politics, when some virtuous legislation becomes a mockery of itself, the Disclose Act has become a case study in corrupt backroom deal making and double standards—creating strange bedfellows and unusual adversaries.
Who would’ve thought the National Rifle Association (NRA) would sell out to a leftist Congress headed by Nancy Pelosi? But in the eyes of many critics, including the Gun Owners of America (GOA), and its Communications Director Erich Pratt, it’s difficult to call it any other way.
Struggling to get the support needed to pass the Disclose Act—a bill that would impose all kinds of restrictions on corporations and nonprofit organizations regarding how they can spend political money—the Pelosi Democrats began offering exemptions to select interest groups with tremendous power. One of them was the NRA, which took the deal.
The Sierra Club, of all groups, was one that did not, opposing any idea of a “carve out” simply based on Constitutional principles. And Pratt agrees, writing in an email alert to his constituents:
“The NRA claims, in a widely circulated letter, that ‘some of our critics believe we should put the Second Amendment at risk over the First Amendment . . . to protect other organizations.’ To the contrary, sacrificing a First Amendment principle will end up putting the Second Amendment on even more precarious footing.”
With the legislation still floating, and the covert handshakes still lingering, Pratt is available for interviews to lay it all on the table, including what is so dangerous about this bill, and why groups that accept it are losing sight of their own ideals.
Call Special Guests today to schedule an interview, and prepare for a no-nonsense commentary on a fascinating political web, with the vote still hanging in the balance.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE MAY BE USEFUL FOR SHOW PREP:
Erich Pratt is currently the Director of Communications for Gun Owners of America. Shortly after getting an MA from Regent University in Public Policy, he went to work for GOA where he has been employed since 1990. GOA is a national membership organization of 350,000 Americans dedicated to promoting their Second Amendment freedom to keep and bear arms.
GOA lobbies for the pro-gun position in Washington, DC and is involved in firearm issues in the states. GOA’s work includes providing legal assistance to those involved in lawsuits with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the federal firearms law enforcement agency.
Pratt has appeared on numerous national radio and TV programs such as NBC’s Today Show, MSNBC, CNN and Fox Cable News. His columns have appeared in newspapers across the country.
In addition to authoring a book, Bearing Arms: Our Rights, Our Duties & Our Freedom, in 1991, he is the author of a forthcoming civil government textbook, The Constitutional Recipe for Freedom: Twelve Principles of Liberty Today’s Politicians Don’t Want You to Know.
#65: REGULATORS VS. PROVIDERS: FCC Trudging Ahead with Internet Regulation Plans Despite Court Ruling Against Them:A trend seems to be develooping with this Obama administration; it doesn't take kindly to losing battles in court. In January, Obama chastised the Supreme Court over its decision in Citizens United vs. the FEC. After a federal judge in Louisiana ruled against the administration's moratorium on oil drilling, an appeal was quickly filed.
In another example, Julius Genachowski, Obama's appointed Chairman at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) doesn't seem too interested in honoring a court ruling against his agency either. In April, a court ruled that Genachowski's FCC did not have the authority to regulate internet providers and how they deliver web content.
Successful lawyer and Kentucky Supreme Court candidate, Marcus Carey has been a trusted advisor to small businesses. He also has an extremely interesting take on what has increasingly and clearly become a power play on the part of the FCC to get what it wants, regardless of what the courts rule.
The companies that are finding themselves the target of the FCC's meathooks are internet service providers like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast; the latter company was victorious in the aforementioned court decision Genachowski doesn't seem all that interested in acknowledging.
Making matters more difficult for the internet providers – in addition to how determined a federal bureaucracy appears to be in putting more restrictions on them – is that the FCC is aligning with internet giants Google, EBay, and Amazon.com against providers. The free market argument against what these entities are trying to do is rather simple; providers already serve their customers and don't think they should be told how to do it.
The interests of Google and like-minded companies is that subsidizing internet access would yield them increased traffic and customers. So how do providers like Verizon feel? That company's CEO blasted the FCC for attempting to use antiquated laws to gain control of an already thriving industry that doesn't want to be interfered with (Link to article below). Providers are also concerned that increased regulation will lead to decreased investment in their businesses.
As an advocate for free market principles as well as several years practicing law, your guest, Marcus Carey can lay out what's at stake and where this battle might lead. Will lobbyists for internet providers be able to succesfully blunt the efforts of the FCC and internet giants Google, EBay, and Amazon?
Call Special Guests today to set up an interview with Marcus Carey.
Marcus Carey is a successful lawyer and recent candidate for the Kentucky Supreme Court with over twenty eight years experience in providing his many thousand clients expert advice dedicated to advancing their best interests. He is an accomplished advocate in the courtroom, a trusted advisor to small businesses and a respected negotiator.
In addition Marc is a farmer, talk radio host and public speaker, who has an insatiable appetite for accuracy, and a deep love of history. His approach to every facet of his career reflects his view of the world as he sees it in large part through the eyes of those who came before us.
Marc has been a guest on a number of television programs where he has been invited to talk about law, politics and current events from his unique point of view. He has championed cases of major corporate corruption, championed cases for the disabled and courageously defended the United States Constitution.
Marcus Carey is the author of many published editorials. He has been quoted and written about most recently on a national level regarding the federal lawsuit he brought in his own name to advance the First Amendment right of voters to have access to more information about the men and women who seek to be elected as judges.
He is quoted as saying that his purpose in bringing the suit was "to open up the selection process of judges and to create a better informed citizenry in whose hands rests the exclusive constitutional power to elect the men and women who sit in judgment of our lives and our liberty."
Marc has served in many leadership positions within his state bar association as well as having a long history of writing and speaking about professional and governmental ethics.
He and his wife of 35 years live on a farm in North Central Kentucky. Together they have raised two fine sons, dozens of horses, acres of tobacco, herds of cattle and a yard full of dogs.
Drawing upon his experience as a hunter, woodsman, sharpshooter and wilderness traveler Marc sees details in the world which many of us miss. As a professional speaker and trial lawyer he shares his extraordinary experiences in a way which gives his audience a brand new perspective on the world around us.
And with over 35 years of campaign experience as a political insider, his Forest Gump style personal contact with JFK, LBJ , Bob Dole, both Presidents Bush and many other highly regarded leaders Marc has a unique ability to talk with juries and audiences alike with a perspective and humor that is both enjoyable and persuasive.
#66: DOCTORS RAMPING UP AGAINST OBAMACARE: Tea Party MDs Plan Big August Event in San Diego (Guest in PDT):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 as several polls are indicating, the opposition to ObamaCare is chronic (see the Wall Street Journal link below). Not only that, but the opposition isn’t done being an active opposition. On August 7th, roughly halfway between the law’s passage and the mid-term elections in November, a special physicians-segment of the Tea Party will rendezvous in San Diego, California, for a national rally.
Available for interviews to start banging the drum early is a Tea Party favorite Dr. Ricky Lee Jackson, who can offer a preview of the event from a number of different angles. Not only has Jackson been a small business owner and family-practice physician himself for more than 25 years, but as a successful country music recording artist, he also has been invited to be the event’s headline entertainer.
As a guest on your show, Jackson can discuss the Tea Party movement, his worst fears of a government-run healthcare industry, and what it’s going to take to repeal and replace the law, starting with the elections this fall.
Plus, he can offer what he knows about the upcoming event, featuring his scheduled live performance and his two recent Tea Party musical mantras, Freedom, Family and Faith and We’re Gonna Have a Par-TEA. Both songs may be heard at Ricky Lee’s website: www.FreedomFamilyandFaith.com
For an interesting political and current-event viewpoint from an individual who is equal parts famous music star, doctor and down-to-earth American, call Special Guests to schedule an interview with Ricky Lee Jackson. Your audience is sure to be energized.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE MAY BE USEFUL FOR SHOW PREP:
Known affectionately in his community as the “singing doctor,” Ricky Lee has been a small business owner and family practice physician for more than 25 years. This gives him keen insight into the dangers of socialized medicine and a deep passion for keeping America free and prosperous by proudly standing up for capitalism and individual liberty.
His two latest song releases are We’re Going to have a PAR-TEA or Freedom and Freedom, Family and Faith, both written by Dr. Jackson.
Dr. Ricky Lee is also a Nashville country music recording artist, having achieved success and chart position with his album The Other Side in the 1990s.
As a political candidate and grassroots activist for conservative principles, he twice ran for Congress in his home state of Washington on a platform of economic growth, individual freedom and responsibility, and limited government.
Ricky Lee is also a family man, married more than 30 years to his wife, Jeanine, with three children and a growing list of grandchildren. When Ricky Lee Jackson sings about Freedom, Family and Faith—and now TEA, too, he knows what he's talking about, and he believes most Americans share his belief that what makes America great isn’t our government – it’s our freedom, our families and our faith.
When asked why he writes his songs Ricky Lee says, “They are songs dedicated to the courage, wisdom, and foresight of the Founders of our nation, to those who have given their lives in the defense of liberty, and to all who are sacrificing to promote our unique American heritage of freedom, family, and faith.”
Listen to Ricky Lee Jackson’s songs at: www.FreedomFamilyAndFaith.com
#67: MARTYR MCCHRYSTAL: Ret. Navy Captain Insists that Afghanistan Commander should be Fired and offer No Apology:As Americans continue to digest the shocking quotes from General Stanley McChyrstal, commander of the forces in Afghanistan, shock is meeting anticipation for the results of a hastily called meeting in the Whtite House. Upon learning of McChyrstal's comments about the real enemy being in the White House, the General was immediately ordered back to Washington for a one-on-one meeting with the president.
Once word got to McChrystal that his statements that appeared in a Rolling Stone interview, a very carefully worded apology was released. All of this is what makes the commentary from Captain Jim Kinney, U.S. Navy (Ret.) very interesting. Kinney is also a CleanTV political and military analyst and the consequences of what he is recommending would be newsworthy for sure.
In a line from an old movie, Al Pacino reassures an obsessing client about things the latter had done which bothered him. Pacino said, “You did it, now live with it.” If Kinney's take could be summed up with one line, that might be it.
Kinney, like many, believes that McChrystal needs to be fired but the other aspect to his take is that McChrystal should not apologize for his comments. In short, he should go out a martyr. Kinney is available for interviews to discuss the likely implications should McChrystal choose that path.
COMMENTARY FROM JIM KINNEY
The McChrystal Flap By Captain Jim Kinney, U.S. Navy, retired
How should the President respond to the comments made by Gen McChrystal about his civilian leaders in a long interview with Rolling Stone magazine?
This may surprise you...President Obama should fire him.
Gen McChrystal is the leader of our efforts in Afghanistan and in that position has the unique responsibility to ensure our policies in that war do not increase the risks our young men and women face. This includes fighting to overcome the politically correct Rules of Engagement established by all the president's men that hamper our military and put them at grave risk (as recent casualty reports from Afghanistan confirm).
Our constitution requires that uniformed military take orders from their civilian chain of command. Therefore, as a result of his comments, Gen McChrystal should be relieved of his command.
That said, what should the General do? He should not apologize. He must not take one step backwards. He must stand up and oppose the wicked and dangerous policies of this administration that are needlessly endangering our troops on the ground.
In other words, Gen McChrystal must play the courageous role of martyr. He has displayed physical courage to lay down his life for the nation; now he must demonstrate the moral courage to sacrifice his career for the good of the nation.
The nation needs to know how poorly the civilian leadership charged with defending our country is performing.
I am sure that the General's opinions are shared by the vast majority of our military. He must, at the cost of his career give them a public voice.
ABOUT CLEANTV POLITICAL COMMENTATOR CAPTAIN JIM KINNEY…
Jim Kinney, Captain, US Navy (ret) is the founder of Inspire & Ignite. Inspire & Ignite has been created to provide consulting help to organizations seeking to expand and/or optimize their impact. For the past thirty years, Jim’s experiences have thoroughly prepared him for this opportunity. Captain Kinney provides twice weekly commentaries for CleanTV.
In 1979 he was assigned by the Navy to establish a new aviation reconnaissance squadron for the Pacific Fleet. By his change of command in 1982, the handful of sailors that had begun the task with him had grown to more than 150 men and he managed more than $100M dollars in assets. The reconnaissance unit (VPU2) flew their aircraft at 150% of the standard fleet usage for the aircraft type and never missed an operational mission. VPU2, under Jim’s leadership earned both the Navy Unit Citation and the Meritorious Unit Citation. After a tour on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Jim was given command of the Navy recruiting district in Little Rock, AR. The command has just failed a major inspection and ranked 33 out of 35 recruiting districts in the nation. During his tenure in command, the district passed there-inspection with flying colors and the following year was recognized as the number one recruiting district in the nation as well as the most improved. As a result, Capt Kinney was asked to take command of the New York recruiting district, largest in the nation and failing badly. In his two years in command, the district became the number one recruiting command in the nation in its competitive category.
#68: OBAMA'S TEA PARTY ALBATROSS: Formula for Dealing w. Tea Parties Not in Alinsky Rule Book (guest in Eastern Time):Saul Alinsky's son, David sang the praises of Barack Obama after the 2008 Democratic National Convention (link below) because of how “effective” the Democratic nominee for president was with his tactics. Saul, recognized as the founder of Community Organizing had seemingly posthumously birthed his prized student in Obama.
In his 1971 book, “Rules for Radicals” Alinsky boasted several rules for people who wanted to wrest power away from the establishment. In fact, the book begins by saying it was written for the “Have-nots on how to take it (power) away.” For the most part, that's where it ends as well. Once community organizers take away power, there is no further instruction. The endgame has been reached.
Barack Obama and his Community Organizing-inspired inner circle are finding themselves on the other end of Alinsky's rule book and appears to be running short on answers. There is a grassroots movement that started in February of 2009 when Rick Santelli – ironically of CNBC – called for a Tea Party at Lake Michigan. As the movement has continued to grow ever since, the president appears increasingly frustrated. Ned Ryun and Matt Robbins, the president and executive director, respectively, of American Majority, have been on the ground all over the country, leading Tea Parties and mingling with passionate citizens everywhere. They are available for interviews to discuss what's driving a very real – and organic – movement.
Unlike the “have-nots” and radicals Alinsky was speaking to, the Tea Party crowd didn't set out to take power; they objected to it being taken away from them against their will. Also unlike the radicals Alinsky exploited, Tea Party activists actually have an endgame. It is to unite in a common effort to vote out of office anyone and everyone who refuses to follow this nation's Constitution – including Republicans who don't get it. It also doesn't use bully tactics, violence, or intimidation; it uses the truth – a powerful weapon indeed.
When the Tea Party movement first began, Obama tried to ignore it. Politicians know that the quickest way to get more of something you don't want is not to acknowledge it in the first place. In May of 2009, he attempted to mock and marginalize the movement saying they were people “waving teabags around”. In November of 2009 – during an interview with Jonathan Alter – Obama referred to members of the Tea Party as “teabaggers”.
Suffice it to say that Saul Alinsky may have been effective at “rubbing raw the sores of discontent” in order to get people to act, he never seemed to develop a formula for what to do when that discontent belongs to those who already have the power. Obama tried to ignore the Tea Party movement. It failed. He tried mocking them. That failed too. He then turned to outright derision and insults. None of it worked. Call Special Guests today for an interview with Ned Ryun or Matt Robbins for a firsthand account of a movement that has become an albatross for the Alinsky-ites in power.
A former presidential writer for George W. Bush and son of former U.S. Congressman Jim Ryun, Ned Ryun is currently the President of American Majority, a national organization committed to identifying and training liberty‐minded leaders. Ned was the co‐founder and former director of the Generation Joshua program.
Ned earned degrees in English and History from the University of Kansas and has co‐authored Heroes Among Us and The Courage to Run with his father and his twin brother, Drew. Ned and his wife, Becca, reside in Northern Virginia with their sons, Nathaniel and James and their daughter, Charlotte “Lottie.”
When asked which Founding Father he relates to most with, and why, Ryun answered, “Roger Sherman. I am fascinated by a man who is not well known, but who signed the Articles of Confederation, helped draft and then signed the Declaration of Independence, and then also signed the Constitution and was a member of the First Congress, sitting on the committee that helped draft the Bill of Rights. He had a tremendous impact on the founding of this country.”
ABOUT AMERICAN MAJORITY EXEC. DIRECTOR, MATT ROBBINS:
Previously he was political director for the California Republican Party, the largest Republican state party in the United States. He has also served as a Coalitions director on McCain-Palin 2008 and as the Director of Training at the Leadership Institute.
Matt has personally trained thousands of political activists nationwide and in several foreign countries on campaign management, communications and party and candidate development.
Additionally, Matt has worked as a “friendly-fire” analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon, as campaign staff on Bush-Cheney 2004, and in both state-level races and state government.
Matt is also a founding partner in a grassroots advocacy firm, where he helped clear the Supreme Court nominations of Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito.
Matt has trained, lectured and debated worldwide with the American Legislative Exchange Council, the American Council of Young Political Leaders, the Close Up Foundation, the Educational Initiative for Central and Eastern Europe, GOPAC, the International Republican Institute, and the Leadership Institute.
Matt is an Arkansas native and holds a degree in English from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.
ABOUT AMERICAN MAJORITY:
At American Majority, we believe that real political change begins at the local level. It is going to take engaged citizens working together in their communities to effectively implement freedom on a national level. We believe that individual liberty will only be achieved through limited government and free markets and that by training candidates and activists to be effective towards those goals today, we will enhance tomorrow.
American Majority is a national non-profit, non-partisan political training institute whose mission is to train and equip a national network of leaders committed to individual freedom through limited government and the free market. Headquartered in Purcellville, Virginia, we currently have state offices in Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Texas, with plans to open additional state offices in 2010.
Our organizational philosophy remains centered around the grassroots. We work hard to ensure our premier training programs are accessible to activists and candidates around the country. Since our inception in 2008, we conducted hundreds of training sessions in dozens of states, providing resources and education to more than 5,000 candidates and grassroots activists.
#69: RAHM THROUGH II: CleanTV News guests available on Rehm Emanuel's anticipated departure:On June 18th, POLITICO reported (link below) that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is gearing up to be chairman after November if the Republicans take back the House of Representatives, as many suspect. Two days later, the announcement about Emanuel first appeared.
The timing of this news is also suspiciously curious when the corruption trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is factored in with the job offers to Sestak and Romanoff. Since the arrest of Blagojevich in December of 2008, many have suspected that Emanuel may be closer to the alleged crimes that led to Blago's arrest than anyone else in the Obama administration. The trial has begun to heat up in recent days, with prosecutors releasing some of the phone recordings between Blago and his associates, including his Chief of Staff Lon Monk and brother Rob Blagojevich.
INTERVIEW GUESTS ON THIS TOPIC:
Various reporters, producers and writers with CleanTV television news. Watch the current CleanTV special report: “Rahm Through”:
Jerry McGlothlin (pictured with his wife Christy) is President of Special Guests, Inc. and its television division, CleanTV. As a talk show agent for 24 years, Gerald McGlothlin has provided expert guests to a wide variety of programs shows including Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Jay Leno, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity. Jerry has worked with numerous celebrities including Barbara Walters and the late great Ed McMahon, who Jerry personally placed on many dozen talk shows as a guest. With his articles and editorials published in newspapers including USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, and The Washington Time, Jerry has been featured in articles in the Washington Post and The New York Times. Mr. McGlothlin is also a news anchorman for Today’s News, an international television news broadcast that may be viewed anytime 24/7 at: http://cleantv.com/Web/CleanTVChannelDemo.aspx and Jerry hosts a number of talk shows at CleanTV.com discussing current news, politics and key issues of our day from a family-friendly Judeo-Christian perspective. Jerry stays quite active between public speaking and running two media companies. He has eight children and is working on more.
ABOUT CLEANTV POLITICAL COMMENTATOR CAPTAIN JIM KINNEY…
Jim Kinney, Captain, US Navy (ret) is the founder of Inspire & Ignite. Inspire & Ignite has been created to provide consulting help to organizations seeking to expand and/or optimize their impact. For the past thirty years, Jim’s experiences have thoroughly prepared him for this opportunity. Captain Kinney provides twice weekly commentaries for CleanTV.
In 1979 he was assigned by the Navy to establish a new aviation reconnaissance squadron for the Pacific Fleet. By his change of command in 1982, the handful of sailors that had begun the task with him had grown to more than 150 men and he managed more than $100M dollars in assets. The reconnaissance unit (VPU2) flew their aircraft at 150% of the standard fleet usage for the aircraft type and never missed an operational mission. VPU2, under Jim’s leadership earned both the Navy Unit Citation and the Meritorious Unit Citation. After a tour on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Jim was given command of the Navy recruiting district in Little Rock, AR. The command has just failed a major inspection and ranked 33 out of 35 recruiting districts in the nation. During his tenure in command, the district passed there-inspection with flying colors and the following year was recognized as the number one recruiting district in the nation as well as the most improved. As a result, Capt Kinney was asked to take command of the New York recruiting district, largest in the nation and failing badly. In his two years in command, the district became the number one recruiting command in the nation in its competitive category.
Also available for interviews is former U.S. Congressman from Colorado Bob Beauprez (R-CO) who is a former colleague and friend of Issa. He has also been following very closely the percolating scandals that implicate Emanuel. As the Democrats continue to downplay the legal implications of job offers to Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) to drop out of his race with Arlen Specter and Andrew Romanoff (D-CO) to do the same in his race with Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet (D), one thing is undeniable; Rahm Emanuel was heavily involved with both offers. In the case of Sestak, a White House memo stated that Emanuel sent Bill Clinton and Emanuel's Deputy Chief of Staff, Jim Messina is the one who approached Romanoff.
Despite the reasons given as to why White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel may be planning to step down from his post to return to Chicago for a possible mayoral run, the timing of this report is curious indeed. It also makes other possibilites for the potential resignation far more intriguing.
Issa is making it very clear that he is planning to subpoena the White House for any and all records relative to the offers made to both Sestak and Romanoff. He is even sending tangible signals that he is very serious about doing so. An example would be his stated plans to double his staff if he becomes chairman; the latter is a possibility that is looking to be increasingly more likely.
If one is inclined to dismiss the aforementioned events as coincidental and completely unrelated, there is also the corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich that is beginning to heat up. Coincidentally or not, of all of the people working in the Obama White House, Emanuel is considered by many to be the most vulnerable when it comes to being implicated in the attempts by Blagojevich to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat.
Adding to the intrigue of the Blagojevich trial are audio recordings of phone conversations between the former Illinois governor and his closest associates, which include his former Chief of Staff, Lon Monk, who held the role in Illinois that Rahm Emanuel currently holds in Washington, D.C.
As these tapes are heard by more and more people, it's not difficult to see how the roles of government officials in Chicago translate to what could be transpiring inside the White House, especially when both Emanuel and Obama are products of that same Chicago political machine.
If Rahm Emanuel is indeed planning to step down, should we take at face value, the reasons given – that he's having ideological differences with other members of the administration and that he wants to go back to Chicago?
Beauprez knows how Washington works and can provide your audience with a very educated analysis of these scandals and their repercussions.
Bob Beauprez is a former dairy farmer, community banker and member of Congress who has spent his entire life working to leave Colorado a little better than he found it.
He was born and raised on a third generation family farm in Lafayette, Colorado. Bob's grandfather emigrated from Belgium in 1907 and founded a general livestock farm specializing in draft horses. Bob's father took over the farm and developed a nationally renowned Hereford beef cattle breeding herd and transitioned to dairy cattle in the 1950s.
The daily regime of chores, field work and milkings taught Bob a disciplined work ethic that would serve him well throughout his life.
After graduating from the University of Colorado in 1970, he went into partnership with his parents and brother, Mike, in the family farming operation. He managed the dairy herd, eventually marketing their cattle throughout the United States with cattle on every continent except Australia.
During that time, Bob pioneered the use of embryo transplant technology to increase the quality and marketability of the family herd. He also served eight years on the National Holstein Association Board of Directors, including five years as Chairman of the Genetic Advancement Committee. He later also became an industry spokesperson and international judge of Holstein cattle.
The dairy herd was dispersed in 1990 and Bob managed the development of the real estate for his family, eventually becoming part of a 1,500-unit residential golf course community. At the same time, Bob and his wife, Claudia, purchased controlling interest in a small community bank. As President, CEO and Chairman, Bob expanded the bank from one to 13 locations and grew its assets from $4 million to more than $400 million in twelve years.
Bob served as President of the Colorado Independent Bankers Association and was on the Board of the Independent Bankers of America.
While running the bank Bob was politically active as the chairman of the Boulder County Republican Party, and later as Colorado State GOP Chairman. He retired from the bank to run for the new 7th Congressional District in 2002, winning the nation’s closest Congressional election that year by 121 votes. After one term, in 2004, he was reelected by more than 30,000 votes.
While in Congress, Bob served on the Ways and Means, Transportation, Veterans Affairs and Small Business Committees. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Highways and Infrastructure Subcommittee and a member of the Republican Leadership Whip Team.
In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Governor in Colorado.
Since 2007, Bob has published a monthly e-magazine called A Line of Sight (http://www.alineofsight.com/), a public policy and opinion resource on current political issues. Then, in 2009, he authored his first book: A Return to Values: A Conservative Look at His Party. He is also Vice-Chairman of The John Hancock Committee for the States (http://www.hancockcommittee.org/).
Bob married his high school sweetheart, Claudia, in 1970. They have three sons and one daughter, as well as three grandchildren. Bob and Claudia have returned to their agricultural roots recently by purchasing a ranch in the Colorado Mountains near the Wyoming border. They are developing a buffalo breeding herd in partnership with their son Jim. Bob continues to stay politically active, guest hosting on various radio talk shows, doing numerous media interviews nationally, and maintains a busy public speaking schedule.
#70: RAHM THROUGH? Insiders Expect Obama's Chief of Staff to Leave White House after Mid-Terms :On June 18th, POLITICO reported (link below) that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is gearing up to be chairman after November if the Republicans take back the House of Representatives, as many suspect. Two days later, the announcement about Emanuel first appeared.
The timing of this news is also suspiciously curious when the corruption trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is factored in with the job offers to Sestak and Romanoff. Since the arrest of Blagojevich in December of 2008, many have suspected that Emanuel may be closer to the alleged crimes that led to Blago's arrest than anyone else in the Obama administration. The trial has begun to heat up in recent days, with prosecutors releasing some of the phone recordings between Blago and his associates, including his Chief of Staff Lon Monk and brother Rob Blagojevich.
Former U.S. Congressman from Colorado and Political commentator from that state, Bob Beauprez (R-CO) is a former colleague and friend of Issa. He has also been following very closely the percolating scandals that implicate Emanuel. As the Democrats continue to downplay the legal implications of job offers to Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) to drop out of his race with Arlen Specter and Andrew Romanoff (D-CO) to do the same in his race with Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet (D), one thing is undeniable; Rahm Emanuel was heavily involved with both offers. In the case of Sestak, a White House memo stated that Emanuel sent Bill Clinton and Emanuel's Deputy Chief of Staff, Jim Messina is the one who approached Romanoff.
Despite the reasons given as to why White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel may be planning to step down from his post to return to Chicago for a possible mayoral run, the timing of this report is curious indeed. It also makes other possibilites for the potential resignation far more intriguing.
Issa is making it very clear that he is planning to subpoena the White House for any and all records relative to the offers made to both Sestak and Romanoff. He is even sending tangible signals that he is very serious about doing so. An example would be his stated plans to double his staff if he becomes chairman; the latter is a possibility that is looking to be increasingly more likely.
If one is inclined to dismiss the aforementioned events as coincidental and completely unrelated, there is also the corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich that is beginning to heat up. Coincidentally or not, of all of the people working in the Obama White House, Emanuel is considered by many to be the most vulnerable when it comes to being implicated in the attempts by Blagojevich to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat.
Adding to the intrigue of the Blagojevich trial are audio recordings of phone conversations between the former Illinois governor and his closest associates, which include his former Chief of Staff, Lon Monk, who held the role in Illinois that Rahm Emanuel currently holds in Washington, D.C.
As these tapes are heard by more and more people, it's not difficult to see how the roles of government officials in Chicago translate to what could be transpiring inside the White House, especially when both Emanuel and Obama are products of that same Chicago political machine.
If Rahm Emanuel is indeed planning to step down, should we take at face value, the reasons given – that he's having ideological differences with other members of the administration and that he wants to go back to Chicago?
Beauprez knows how Washington works and can provide your audience with a very educated analysis of these scandals and their repurcussions.
Bob Beauprez is a former dairy farmer, community banker and member of Congress who has spent his entire life working to leave Colorado a little better than he found it.
He was born and raised on a third generation family farm in Lafayette, Colorado. Bob's grandfather emigrated from Belgium in 1907 and founded a general livestock farm specializing in draft horses. Bob's father took over the farm and developed a nationally renowned Hereford beef cattle breeding herd and transitioned to dairy cattle in the 1950s.
The daily regime of chores, field work and milkings taught Bob a disciplined work ethic that would serve him well throughout his life.
After graduating from the University of Colorado in 1970, he went into partnership with his parents and brother, Mike, in the family farming operation. He managed the dairy herd, eventually marketing their cattle throughout the United States with cattle on every continent except Australia.
During that time, Bob pioneered the use of embryo transplant technology to increase the quality and marketability of the family herd. He also served eight years on the National Holstein Association Board of Directors, including five years as Chairman of the Genetic Advancement Committee. He later also became an industry spokesperson and international judge of Holstein cattle.
The dairy herd was dispersed in 1990 and Bob managed the development of the real estate for his family, eventually becoming part of a 1,500-unit residential golf course community. At the same time, Bob and his wife, Claudia, purchased controlling interest in a small community bank. As President, CEO and Chairman, Bob expanded the bank from one to 13 locations and grew its assets from $4 million to more than $400 million in twelve years.
Bob served as President of the Colorado Independent Bankers Association and was on the Board of the Independent Bankers of America.
While running the bank Bob was politically active as the chairman of the Boulder County Republican Party, and later as Colorado State GOP Chairman. He retired from the bank to run for the new 7th Congressional District in 2002, winning the nation’s closest Congressional election that year by 121 votes. After one term, in 2004, he was reelected by more than 30,000 votes.
While in Congress, Bob served on the Ways and Means, Transportation, Veterans Affairs and Small Business Committees. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Highways and Infrastructure Subcommittee and a member of the Republican Leadership Whip Team.
In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Governor in Colorado.
Since 2007, Bob has published a monthly e-magazine called A Line of Sight (http://www.alineofsight.com/), a public policy and opinion resource on current political issues. Then, in 2009, he authored his first book: A Return to Values: A Conservative Look at His Party. He is also Vice-Chairman of The John Hancock Committee for the States (http://www.hancockcommittee.org/).
Bob married his high school sweetheart, Claudia, in 1970. They have three sons and one daughter, as well as three grandchildren. Bob and Claudia have returned to their agricultural roots recently by purchasing a ranch in the Colorado Mountains near the Wyoming border. They are developing a buffalo breeding herd in partnership with their son Jim. Bob continues to stay politically active, guest hosting on various radio talk shows, doing numerous media interviews nationally, and maintains a busy public speaking schedule.
#71: FORMER MUSLIM TO BE DEPORTED? Now Christian, Author of Book that Provides Insights and Information about America's Islamic Enemies in Danger:As former Muslim Mosab Hassan Yousef and convert to Christianity awaits his fate in front a judge in Homeland Security Immigration Court, a man with both familial and ideological ties to the Muslim Brotherhood roams free in the United States thanks to papers signed by Hillary Clinton in January (Pictured). Yousef may be deported to the West Bank if the judge rules against him in court proceedings set for June 30th.
Meanwhile, a man named Tariq Ramadan, once banned from entering the United States in 2004 because he provided fundraising for a group with ties to Hamas was allowed back into this country earlier this year. Ramadan is the grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hasan al-Banna. The Brotherhood, formed in 1928, desires the overthrow of western civilization from within. Ramadan has not renounced the group.
Like Yousef, Walid Shoebat is also a former Muslim who converted to Christianity. Shoebat was once a terrorist himself. As such, he sought the destruction of the west and was taught to hate the Jews. Shoebat sees the comparison between how Ramadan and Yousef are being treated as indicative of an extremely disturing trend in the United States.
On one hand, in Yousef, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has an invaluable resource. He speaks arabic and understands the true intentions of our Islamic enemies. If for tactical reasons alone, giving Yousef up makes no sense. The larger issue is what would happen to a human being who has literally converted to Christianity and repented? The answer is that he will likely be targeted for a tortuous murder.
On the other hand, Tariq Ramadan has ties to groups and individuals who have been shown to have extremely dangerous aspirations to the survival of the west. Ramadan has spoken at events sponsored by the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). He has also spoken at an event along with Barack Obama's Islamic envoy to the Organizaiton for Islamic Conference (OIC), Rashad Hussain. Hussain has ties with another group connected to the Muslim Brotherhood – the Muslim Students Association (MSA).
Shoebat is urging Americans to wake up to these very telling events. When Ramadan's situation is compared to that of Yousef, is speaks of some very nefarious people making decisions that are in direct opposition to the tenets of Homeland Security.
Born in Bethlehem, Walid’s grandfather was the Muslim Mukhtar (chieftain) of Beit Sahour-Bethlehem (The Shepherd's Fields) and a friend of Haj-Ameen Al-Husseni, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and notorious friend of Adolf Hitler.
After his release, he continued his life of violence and rioting in Bethlehem and the Temple Mount. After entering the U.S, he worked as a counselor for the Arab Student Organization at Loop College in Chicago and continued his anti-Israel activities.
In 1993, Walid studied the Bible to challenge to convert his wife to Islam. Six months later, after intense study, he realized that everything he had been taught about Jews was a lie. Convinced he was on the side of evil, he became an advocate for his former enemy.
Driven by a deep passion to heal his own soul, and to bring the truth about the Jews, Israel and the threat of fundamentalist Islam to the world, Walid shed his former life and his work as a software engineer and set out to tirelessly bring the cause against the evil of Islamic Fundamentalist to tens of millions of people throughout the world: churches, synagogues, civic groups, government leaders and media.
Walid is the author of several bestselling books including “Why I Left Jihad,” “Why We Want To Kill You” and “God’s War on Terror.” Walid is an American citizen and lives in the USA with his wife and children, under this assumed name. Walid has spoken all over America and the world including Chile, Mexico, Canada, UK, and South Africa. He has appeared on national television also all over the world including CNN, CNN International, FOX News, ITN, RTE, NBC, CBS, The 700, ABC and ABC Australia. He has also been featured on BBC radio 4, 5 and the largest radio audience on the BBC World Service reaching 180 million people.
Walid has the unique insight so as people can now fully understand the issue of terrorism from the perspective of someone who was once a terrorist. Walid Shoebat has given lectures at Harvard Law School and Columbia University, and has also spoken at Oxford University UK, National Constitution Center, Capitol Hill, UCLA, USC, University of Georgia, Washington University, Penn State, and San Diego State University.
ABOUT KEITH DAVIES / ALTERNATE SPEAKER FOR SHOEBAT:
Keith Davies is the Director of the Forum for Middle Eastern Understanding (FFMU) and the Walid Shoebat Foundation. He is a public speaker on the topic of terrorism, its roots and how to stop it. During his lectures he uncovers much of the sectarian teaching used to recruit an ongoing stream of terrorists. Keith has worked for six years promoting Mr. Shoebat and, through his efforts promoting Walid, Kamal and other FFMU speakers, these vital messages have reached tens of millions of people based on standardized media audience ranking.
#72: COAST-TO-COAST WATER CRISES: Threats to Americans Stretch Beyond the Gulf (Guest in EDT):Somewhere under the massive umbrella that is the BP oil disaster, there are similar pressures on other communities, literally from coast to coast, that are only small by comparison to the Gulf region’s unprecedented catastrophe.
While the oil siege in the Gulf represents a slow, merciless assault on the entire way of life along America’s southern coast, issues along Cape Cod in the east, all the way to San Diego in the west involve similar crises in that they pose a threat to one of the most integral aspects of any civilization—the community’s public water supply.
In Cape Cod, the state Department of Environmental Protection has sounded an E. coli alert and issued an order for residents to boil their tap water for any use involving consumption or, for that matter, contact.
Meanwhile, the city of San Diego has issued, for the second consecutive year, mandatory summertime water-usage restrictions on residents. Most concerning is that this development in particular is in line with numerous studies across multiple industries, from geology to agriculture, that document how, by 2013, at least 36 states in the union will see significant water shortages.
So, outside of conservation and other developments in technology and best practices that may take too long to solve more immediate problems like these, what can be done?
Thomas Ryan Ward, Director of Education for EcoloBlue (pronounced ee-COAL-low-blue), is available for interviews to explore the trend of our water crises and offer a completely unusual solution that begins with a simple common denominator.
Among all of these events—and others not even mentioned, from Boston to New Jersey to Tennessee in just the last few months—the key is the flawed concept of a single “public” water supply serving a multitude of people. On your show, Ward can introduce a realistic method by which we can change the water-supply paradigm, shifting us from the vulnerability of a public source that, when compromised, threatens so many, to a safer, more resilient self-reliance model.
Call Special Guests to find out more. Book an interview with EcoloBlue’s Thomas Ryan Ward.
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ABOUT YOUR GUEST, THOMAS RYAN WARD: Director of Education with EcoloBlue
Ryan has been a “water warrior” for several years now, exercising a passion that began in his youth as a Boy Scout and was fostered by his father who was one of Pennsylvania’s foremost experts on water shed land, reservoir conservation and protection against pollution. A consummate traveler and outdoorsman, Ryan has traveled Europe, Canada and Central America. It was during an excursion to Costa Rica, where he learned about that country’s rampant water concerns and began finding new ways to conserve and filter water to its optimal freshness, that he came upon EcoloBlue Life and Energy. In time, he became EcoloBlue’s Director of Education, informing those he meets and those with a similar passion for discovering optimal, pure, ecological, innovative and resourceful ways to “lead the water solution revolution.” EcoloBlue™ Life & Energy, the company, offers a sustainable product line that includes solar, wind, water and biodegradable plastics, with a major emphasis on renewable water filtration, purification and delivery. EcoloBlue’s flagship product is the EcoloBlue 30™—a sleek, state-of-the-art atmospheric water generator that eliminates reliance on municipal water systems, well water or any other standard water source.
Air is the only water source required for the EcoloBlue 30™. Once it pulls humidity out of the air, it filters and purifies the water. The EcoloBlue 30™ sustainably delivers a continuous supply of delicious, 99.9% pure water quietly, energy efficiently, without plastic bottles. Ward’s Education and Affiliations: BSA NEPA Division, Life Scout/Assistant Scout Master Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania Bachelors of Arts, Fordham University, New York City, New York (Further Arts Education) Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Former careers and positions held: Assistant to various Broadway Producers, NYC 1996-2000 Education Leader/Project Development, New 42nd Street Theatre & The New Victory Theatre, NYC Lead CS Educator - Natural Awakenings Magazine VSA Arts/Kennedy Center, Traveling Arts Educator Artist in Residence for various projects and districts- Florida, New York and South Carolina GSA, VSA & NYFSA granted playwright/director fellowship 2007–present GREEN SEAL REALTY, Tamarindo, COSTA RICA, Director of Educational Marketing Outland Winnebago, (Nature/Adventure Leader), Fayette, Maine Languages: Fluent in English; conversational Spanish and French
ABOUT HENRI-JAMES TIELEMAN AND WAYNE FERREIRA: EcoloBlue Founders
Henri-James Tieleman and Wayne Ferreira formed EcoloBlue Life and Energy in 2007. These partners bring world-class experience to this effort. Henri-James Tieleman has been involved in textile and telecommunications start-ups. His exceptional educational background at Harvard, Fudan Universities and fluency in multiple languages are tools used in this new international enterprise. Wayne Ferreira’s history as a professional tennis player and Olympic medal winner brings practical world experience to EcoloBlue Life & Energy business development.
#73: BIG PUSHBACK ON PORN: Researchers Descend on D.C. to Make Case for Youth (Guest in EDT):Before the Internet, childhood exposure to pornography was most often limited to a teenager’s covert mission of acquiring a Playboy magazine, then hiding it between the mattress and box springs for as long as possible until mom found it while doing laundry. It was largely a case study in being human that involved late adolescence, hormones and curiosity.
But today, as many concerned experts, such as Morality in Media (MIM) president, Robert Peters, would argue, thanks to the unbridled and unchecked expanse of Internet pornography, this innocent growing pain has become a major threat to our youth, our culture and our future.
That’s why a host of researchers on the issue, along with numerous family advocates, gathered for a briefing at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center last week to make their case for political leaders within the government to start enforcing federal obscenity laws.
Unlike years ago, the World Wide Web dynamic of today has taken youth’s exposure to adult porn from the teenage scenario described above and completely transformed it—dramatically increasing the volume, access and graphic nature of the material. Further, because of its ridiculous accessibility, such intense pornography is coming before the eyes of ever-younger children who are not driven by hormones to seek it out.
In fact, the report brought to the foot of Congress last week pointed out that 70 percent of American children have accessed porn on the Net accidentally, with the average age of those children being 11 years old.
Having sociological and psychological studies in hand, backed by medical knowledge of brain activity and child development, these researchers and family advocates have demonstrated the intrinsic harm of our children’s exposure to adult pornography.
As a guest on your show, Peters can introduce your audience to the facts, project on the long-term damage this has on our society, particularly with respect to our children as they become married adults and parents themselves, and discuss what must be done to get the government to act in a way that can truly stem the problem. Call Special Guests today.
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Robert Peter is President of Morality in Media. He has been a guest on many television programs including three times on Larry King. He has been a diligent warrior in the fight against indecency for over two decades.
Headquartered in New York City, Morality In Media (MIM) works through constitutional means to curb traffic in illegal obscenity. MIM operates the www.obscenitycrimes.org website, where citizens can report possible violations of federal Internet obscenity laws.
Established in New York City in 1962 to combat pornography, Morality In Media works to inform citizens and public officials about the harms of pornography and about what they can do through law to protect their communities and children. MIM also works to maintain standards of decency on TV and in other media. Contributions are tax-exempt.
Morality In Media works through constitutional means to curb traffic in illegal obscenity. It operates the www.obscenitycrimes.org website, where citizens can report possible violations of federal Internet obscenity laws.
#74: BLACK PLUME’S SILVER LINING: Why the Gulf Oil Disaster Could Change U.S. Energy Policy (Guest in PDT):Nothing could possibly detract from the BP disaster that is literally consuming the Gulf States right now. Until the well is capped, the flow stopped and the cleanup finished—at best, months from now—few would argue that this story tells of anything more than a tragedy.
But economic analyst and Swiss America CEO, Craig R. Smith, says when the worst is behind us, it will most certainly be time for the U.S. government to look at this disaster from a number of different angles—and they are not all negative.
In November of 2005, Smith co-authored and released a book entitled Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and The Politics of Oil. For a multitude of reasons, from the economy to terrorism and beyond, the book’s incredible dismantling of Americans’ oil-supply perceptions made it extremely timely, if not overdue, back then.
Today, as the BP oil cam monitors the rising estimate of barrels pluming into the depths and percolating to the surface of the Gulf on a daily basis, Smith’s book is roaring back with a vengeance for its timely observations once again.
Among them is Smith’s contention, based on numerous examples of oil exploration around the world, that oil is not a mineral created by the natural long-term processing of ancient plants and animals, but is rather “abiotic,” or produced from inorganic materials deep within the earth on an ongoing basis.
“This (BP) well proves our theory,” says Smith. “It would be rather ironic if this was one of the largest finds in oil history, which I think it may well be. With the flow rates of 45,000 to 60,000 barrels a day, without any pumping, this well is a gusher. I think there is at least 100 million barrels down there, and when other holes are drilled in the area, they will find a lot more. The spill . . . proves you drill deep enough you find huge amounts of oil. Therefore, Obama should abandon the pie in the sky ‘green’ economy, and spend the money for research of safe deep-water drilling.”
Call Special Guests today for an absolutely fascinating insight that can completely shake conventional wisdom and begin discussions that could lead to a whole new approach to America’s energy policy and deadly dependence on foreign oil. Ask to book an interview with Craig Smith and find out why America may be rich with oil that is virtually limitless in its supply.
ABOUT YOUR EXPERT GUEST CRAIG R. SMITH:
Craig R. Smith is an author, commentator and popular media guest because he instantly engages audiences with his common-sense analyses of local, national and global trends. Serving as CEO of Swiss America for more than 25 years, Craig understands that Americans want solid answers to the tough questions and that real leadership begins with service to others. Craig's most recent book is Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil, which he co-authored with WND columnist Jerome R. Corsi.
Released nationally on November 8, 2005, Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil (WND Books, $26.95 hardcover) by Jerome R. Corsi and Craig R. Smith, explores and debunks some of the popular myths surrounding the international and domestic politics of oil production and consumption to provide Americans with beneficial information, while being held in a virtual stranglehold at the gas pumps.
In Black Gold Stranglehold, Corsi and Smith expose the fraudulent science and irresponsible politics that have been sold to American people in order to enslave them. By debunking several myths, Corsi and Smith provide an outline for progress that would help to establish America as energy-independent.
#75: GRADE YOUR REPS IN DC? Expert Explains How! (guest in Eastern Time):How many times have you and your listeners wanted to criticize or congratulate a member of Congress? Now you can grade any member of Congress. Remember, "they work for you"….remind them!
Thanks to Elizabeth B. Letchworth and her creation of GradeGov.com, you can make your voice heard!
GRADEGOV.com… a free, quick and easy web site designed to afford the public an opportunity to GRADE (Members of Congress) as to their performance on Capitol Hill & to follow their Grades up with a letter of explanation. GradeGov has had over 3.3M pages viewed since its launch April of last year. Each MOC has a page on GradeGov where the visitor can see the MOC’s current mathematically averaged GRADE and read constituent letters, see important votes cast by the Member of Congress and also see a poll indicating whether the Congressperson would earn reelection this coming November.
Elizabeth Will share how...
* They do see the GRADES and emails explaining the grades that GradeGov sends!
* We know they are listening!
Contact special guests today to have our guest on your show to share how this can be accomplished!
About your guest: Elizabeth B. Letchworth:
Elizabeth B Letchworth made history when she was elected by the entire United States Senate as the first and only female Secretary for the Majority for the Republicans. She was also elected as the Secretary for the Minority. Her 26 years of experience working exclusively on the Senate floor has earned her a one-of-a-kind talent to analyze and handicap the Congressional legislative process and Congress in general.
She is also writing a book about what lead her to create GradeGov.com. “Grading Congress, why Congress gets a failing Grade” is designed to let the public know how and why Congress is currently broken, how and why it got this way and how to fix it and get them back on track. “Grading Congress” is not a tell-all book, nor a book that assigns blame, but one that will explain how Congress is supposed to operate.
Currently Elizabeth writes several weekly columns and hosts radio & Internet shows designed to explain and bring insights as to the activities of Congress. Her show "Capitol Hill Insight" is designed to help the listeners understand how our Congress is supposed to operate for us in DC.
She current splits her time between Central Florida and Washington, DC doing work for Covington and Burling, as their Senior Legislative Advisor.
#76: PRESIDENT MUSLIM? Egyptian Foreign Minister Says Barack Obama Secretly told him that he is a Muslim:Before the 2008 election of Barack Obama, many on the right pointed to aspects of his past that seemed to point to the possibility that the man who would be president was secretly a Muslim. The left scoffed and ridiculed the notion. At one point, during an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopolous, Obama referred to “my Muslim faith” before Stephanopolous quickly corrected him.
Before the election, there was the matter of Obama’s biological father and adopted father both being Muslim; it was discovered that Barack was twice enrolled in school as a Muslim student there. Reports came out that the current U.S. president once said that the Islamic call to prayer was the most beautiful sound. There are other examples too numerous to chronicle here.
John McTernan, founder of Defend and Proclaim the Faith Ministries, is a staunch defender of Israel and was one of those concerned with the failure of the mainstream media’s refusal to explore Barack Obama’s questionable spiritual past, to include 20 years inside Jeremiah Wright’s church. McTernan is now concerned that the words of Egypt’s Foreign Minister may add even more credibility to the claims of those who have long suspected that Obama is secretly Muslim.
Israel Today reported recently that while doing an interview on Nile TV, Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Ahmed Aboul Gheit revealed that Barack Obama told him “in confidence” that he was secretly Muslim (link below). McTernan points out that on its face, this Egyptian official’s statement may be dismissed as political jockeying but when viewed through the lens of all we’ve learned about Obama since he stepped onto the national stage, it should be taken seriously- very seriously.
Since the election, those who made such claims are seeing what they call mounting examples to support their claims that Barack Obama is in fact a Muslim. Obama has gone out of his way to reach out to Islamic nations; his first major interview was granted to an Islamic news outlet, during which he seemed to apologize for America; there is a ten minute YouTube video piecing together various statements made by Obama that express sympathy with the Islamic world; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was disrespectfully dismissed by the president without a photo of the two taken together while Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas ran into no such problem.
As with the examples that should have caused western media to dig deeper before the election, into Obama’s ties to Islam, there are just as many – if not more that point to a coziness with Islam after Obama took office. Two prominent ones are his naming Rashad Hussain as his Islamic advisor to the Organization of the Islamic Conference as well as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signing a document that allowed the grandson of Muslim Brotherhood founder Hasan al-Bana, Tariq Ramadan to re-enter the United States after being banned since 2004.
McTernan sees the president’s treatment of Israel as the most biased, lopsided, and disrespectful by any previous U.S. administration. He also sees it as no coincidence that the United States is in more danger now than it perhaps has ever been. McTernan sees direct correlations between how the United States treats Israel and consequences to the United States. In fact, it’s a field of study he’s made his life’s work. Where others see coincidence, McTernan sees cause and effect. He has countless examples that demonstrate this reality and maintains that when people look at the entire list of cause and effect relationships, it becomes ridiculous to dismiss them.
ABOUT JOHN MCTERNAN.... John P. McTernan PHD, founder of Defend and Proclaim the Faith Ministries,has spent thousands of hours with Jews and Muslims debating and corresponding in defense of the Gospel. During numerous appearances on television, radio and in seminars, he has publicly defended Israel in light of Biblical prophecy. His current book "As America Has Done To Israel" is a national best seller.John McTernan, founder of Defend and Proclaim the Faith Ministries, has spent thousands of hours with Jews and Muslims debating and corresponding in defense of the Gospel. During numerous appearances on television, radio and in seminars, he has publicly defended Israel in light of Biblical prophecy.
Since 1975, he has been involved with the Pro-Life movement and is currently a Pro-Life leader in central Pennsylvania. And, in the early 1980s, he co-founded International Cops for Christ where he serves as an ordained chaplain and evangelist. John holds a B.S. from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. He served 26 years as a Federal Treasury agent before retiring in 1998. He is author of the acclaimed book God's Final Warning to America and Father Forgive Them and co-author of the bestseller Israel: The Blessing or the Curse. From his experience debating Jews, John wrote the Only Jesus of Nazareth series. This series includes: Only Jesus of Nazareth Can Sit on the Throne of David and Only Jesus of Nazareth Can Be Israel’s King Messiah. Additionally, he has written several tracts, including Muhammad or Jesus: The Prophet Like Unto Moses, and Jesus of Nazareth is He the only begotten Son of God?
#77: HAITI BRACES FOR NEXT DISASTER WAVE: Hurricane Season Intensifies Disease Threat (Guest in EDT):Slowly trying to crawl its way out from under the siege of the massive earthquake that literally brought its capital to the ground five months ago, Haiti is now quietly facing the start of hurricane season.
Though it’s hard to believe one of these intense storms could possibly have an impact as destructive and deadly as January’s quake, John Sabia, CFO of Medical Infusion Technologies (MIT), can explain why the impact can indeed be as deadly in the long aftermath.
Following the quake, the damage to Haitian infrastructure and homes left many people without even the most fundamental basic needs. Now, facing the potential floods and sanitation issues of a major hurricane, the conditions for mosquito pressure—and the infectious diseases that come with it—could quickly intensify.
But Sabia’s company is working on a preemptive solution by introducing to the region its new ProVector innovation. ProVector is a biopesticide with a creative ability to attract and kill adult mosquitoes. The real beauty of the invention, however, is its application in the form of a plastic flower that, unlike nets placed over sleeping quarters, can protect an entire family inside a dwelling unit 24 hours a day, without introducing the agent into the environment.
As a guest on your show, Sabia can elaborate further on the device and how it’s working in Haiti and along the border with the Dominican Republic. He can also tell of how ProVector has been deployed in more than 70 other communities in more than 30 countries throughout South Africa, Asia and Latin America—the latter of which, like Haiti, is in the midst of its rainy season that further feeds the mosquito population and increases the spread of malaria.
Call Special Guests to schedule an interview with John Sabia. The success of ProVector is a wonderful example of human ingenuity in the face of serious adversity.
ABOUT YOUR GUEST, JOHN SABIA:
John is a retired police officer with 23 years law-enforcement experience, including 11 years as a supervisor and SWAT Team Leader with the City of Hialeah in Dade County, Florida. He moved to Savannah, Georgia, and entered into ministry work at The Sanctuary of Savannah for five years as director of their homeless mission, and an additional five years as the church administrator. In 2006, he began work at Medical Infusion Technologies and MIT Ambulatory Care Center as the companies’ controller. In 2007, John was named the CFO of MIT Holding, Inc., a publically traded company and parent company of the Infusion and the Ambulatory Care Center. He was then appointed Project Director for MIT’s acquired rights to a new product—ProVectorTM—a biopesticide designed to attract and kill mature mosquitoes. John’s educational background includes an associates’ degree in pre-law, a bachelor’s in criminal justice and a masters of science degree in public administration. John’s hobbies include music, playing drums, snow skiing and firearms shooting.
#78: “OBAMA NOT BORN IN HAWAII,” SAYS ELECTIONS CLERK: Somalia Kids ‘Packing,’ Jesus in Miami, PayPal caves to Pam Geller, Pelosi budget-breaking Suite, Will Iran Break Israeli Blockade?:June 16, 2010—CleanTV.com’s top six news stories today are as follows:
1) Barack Obama was not born in Hawaii, according to a former senior elections clerk from Honolulu. Tim Adams.
2) Children age 9 to 13 are giving up reading, writing and arithmetic to learn how to use assault rifles in Somalia, funded by US dollars.
3) Prayer in Jesus’ Name an issue at Miami City Commission meetings.
4) PayPal caves in to pressure from 1000 patriotic Atlas Shrugs fans, reinstating blogger Pam Geller’s account.
5) Pelosi Spends $18K a Month on New Offices, more than double the budget or any other Congressman.
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About Jerry McGlothlin…
Jerry McGlothlin (pictured with his wife Christy) is President of Special Guests, Inc. and its television division, CleanTV. As a talk show agent for 24 years, Gerald McGlothlin has provided expert guests to a wide variety of programs shows including Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Jay Leno, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity.
Jerry has worked with numerous celebrities including Barbara Walters and the late great Ed McMahon, who Jerry personally placed on many dozen talk shows as a guest. With his articles and editorials published in newspapers including USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, and The Washington Time, Jerry has been featured in articles in the Washington Post and The New York Times. Mr. McGlothlin is also a news anchorman for Today’s News, an international television news broadcast that may be viewed anytime 24/7 at: http://cleantv.com/Web/CleanTVChannelDemo.aspx and Jerry hosts a number of talk shows at CleanTV.com discussing current news, politics and key issues of our day from a family-friendly Judeo-Christian perspective. Jerry stays quite active between public speaking and running two media companies. He has eight children and is working on more.
ABOUT CANDI CUSHMAN…
Candi Cushman is the education analyst at Focus on the Family where she researches and tracks issues affecting public and private education including school choice and home school initiatives, the promotion of homosexuality in public schools and the evolution debate.
She has been a guest on national radio shows including the Focus on the Family Broadcast and Janet Parshall’s American as well as having been interviewed by many national newspapers and magazines.
Candi has a background in investigative journalism serving for over four years as an editor for Focus on the Family's Citizen magazine. Before her current career at Focus on the Family she was an investigative reporter for WORLD, a national weekly news magazine. Also in Texas, she served six years at Focus on the Family's associated state organization, where she was the media liaison and program director of the 700-member physicians grassroots coalition. She graduated cum laude from Baylor University with a double major in English and journalism.
ABOUT CAPTAIN JIM KINNEY…
Jim Kinney, Captain, US Navy (ret) is the founder of Inspire & Ignite. Inspire & Ignite has been created to provide consulting help to organizations seeking to expand and/or optimize their impact. For the past thirty years, Jim’s experiences have thoroughly prepared him for this opportunity.
In 1979 he was assigned by the Navy to establish a new aviation reconnaissance squadron for the Pacific Fleet. By his change of command in 1982, the handful of sailors that had begun the task with him had grown to more than 150 men and he managed more than $100M dollars in assets. The reconnaissance unit (VPU2) flew their aircraft at 150% of the standard fleet usage for the aircraft type and never missed an operational mission. VPU2, under Jim’s leadership earned both the Navy Unit Citation and the Meritorious Unit Citation.
After a tour on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Jim was given command of the Navy recruiting district in Little Rock, AR. The command has just failed a major inspection and ranked 33 out of 35 recruiting districts in the nation. During his tenure in command, the district passed there-inspection with flying colors and the following year was recognized as the number one recruiting district in the nation as well as the most improved.
As a result, Capt Kinney was asked to take command of the New York recruiting district, largest in the nation and failing badly. In his two years in command, the district became the number one recruiting command in the nation in its competitive category.
Leaving New York, He was tasked to establish the office of Director, Navy Recruiting and Retention Policy for the Chief of Navy Personnel at the Pentagon. In the same month that he assumed this responsibility, the Berlin Wall came down and the Navy was thrust into the uncomfortable position of having to downsize from a 600 ship Navy to a 350 ship force. While receiving the Legion of Merit, the highest peacetime award authorized by the Department of Defense, Captain Kinney transitioned the entire DOD recruit testing program from an antiquated paper and pencil system to a Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) program. He also developed a screening method accepted by the DOD that allowed the military services to recruit with confidence young men and women who failed to complete high school. This screening tool gave the services the ability to accurately identify non high school graduates who projected to be as successful as their high school graduate peers. This both expanded the recruiting market and also gave worthy young men and women a second chance to learn a skill and become successful members of their communities.
Asked by Walk Thru the Bible in 1992 to take on the challenge of revitalizing the WTB seminar ministry as Vice-President reporting directly to Dr. Bruce Wilkinson, Jim was faced with a “half time” decision. Although in zone for selection to Admiral, the call was an easy one, he retired and moved his family to Atlanta. The seminar division of the ministry had been losing money consistently for more than a decade and the Board of Directors had decided that if this part of the Walk Thru ministry could not at least break even, it would be shut down. During the more than 10 years that he ran the live events for Walk Thru the Bible, he grew the program from less than 700 events a year to nearly 2500 seminars annually in the division’s best year (2001). As a result of innovative approaches to the church market, controlling costs and automating the management of the operation, the ministry flourished under his leadership.
In 2004, Jim left Walk Thru the Bible to join the staff of one of the largest conservative churches in the country. During his tenure at the church, Jim transitioned the communication from an old off-set printing plant to a digital print center, made major adjustments to the staff structure and prepared all the research, including site identification, to allow the church to launch a remote campus more than 20 miles from the existing church facilities.
Late in 2007, Governor Mike Huckabee, a long time friend, asked Jim and Linda to come onboard his campaign staff. When their contributions to the presidential campaign were completed, Jim was advised to consider using his gifts and experience to help organizations seeking to maximize their impact. Inspire & Ignite resulted. Asked to describe his passion, Jim said, “I pray that God will continually stoke in me a holy, restless dissatisfaction with the way things are. That does not mean that the way things are at any given time are bad…in fact they may be quite good. But I’ve learned that as soon as we are willing to settle for the status quo, we lose our edge.”
ABOUT LAWRENCE JOYCE…
Lawrence Joyce, who was born and raised in Chicago, moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1972. He received his B.S. degree from the College of Pharmacy of the University of Arizona in May of 1977, and his Juris Doctor degree from the College of Law of the University of Arizona in May of 1985. He is a full-time practicing pharmacist who has filed numerous briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court and other courts on behalf of individuals and organizations. Lawrence is available for interviews 8:30-10:30 am ET and 8:30 pm-midnight ET.
About Christy McGlothlin…
Christy is Vice President of Special Guests, Inc. and its television division CleanTV.
Author of two books on natural health, Christy co-anchors news and talk shows that focus on lifestyle and health topics.
Christy worked for years as a professional model but currently is focusing on co-running two companies and being a mother.
ABOUT ROBBY DILMORE…
Host of The Christian Car Guy Radio Show, 2nd Generation Car Guy, (his Father, Bob Dilmore worked for Buick Motor Division for 17 years and now is CEO of an automotive consulting Firm).
Robby Dilmore spent 35 years in the retail automobile business from Car washer lot boy, to parts runner he worked his way up through service to Service Manager in 1980.
Then Robby switched to selling cars, Finance and Insurance manager, new and used car sales manager, general sales manager, general manager and was the Dealer principal and majority stock holder of a Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep store for 10 years up until January 2008. Now Robby works full time for Truth Broadcasting.
ABOUT JOHN ZIEGLER…
Born March 28, 1967 in Heidelberg, West Germany, John Ziegler grew up in Bucks County Pennsylvania in the tiny town of Washington Crossing. As a high schooler, John won the 1984 Golfer of the Year award from the Bucks County Courier Times. John went on to Georgetown University where he graduated 1989 with a degree in Government and a minor in Theology and Philosophy, which, all together, prepared John for almost no gainful employment!
John's career choice coming out of college was as a television sportscaster. His first full-time, on-air job as a TV sportscaster was at the NBC affiliate in Steubenville, Ohio. Later he took a TV sports casting job at the Fox affiliate in Raleigh, North Carolina and was a talk show host in Nashville at WWTN-FM, WWDB-FM in Philly and at the legendary WHAS 840 AM Clear Channel Arbitron giant in Louisville, KY. While in Louisville, he also co-hosted the prime-time TV show Yarmuth & Ziegler on an NBC affiliate. Finally, John ended up at KFI Los Angeles where John was dubbed the 54th most important talk show host in the United States by Talkers Magazine.
Ziegler was producer and commentator of the prime-time program, It’s Your Call, seen weeknights in over four million homes in the Northeast via Comcast’s CN8 Television Network out of Philadelphia. Ziegler won a regional Emmy for his work on that program.
In his spare time, Ziegler is also a scratch/tournament golfer. In fact, he created the world-famous web site The First Church of Tiger Woods and has qualified for two USGA Mid-Amateur championships.
In 2005, John authored the book The Death of Free Speech. In 2006, John was given national credit for “breaking” the John Kerry “Stuck in Iraq” story that ended his 2008 Presidential hopes. In 2007 he quit his talk show at KFI in L.A. In 2008, John Ziegler wrote, directed and produced the documentary Blocking the Path to 9/11 and created www.HowObamaGotElected.com. In 2009 John produced the documentary film, Media Malpractice... How Obama Got Elected with a teaser video for that film that was viewed by at least 1.8 million people on You Tube.
#79: DON’T PLAY THE GASLAND GAME (guest in Eastern Time):Some Americans are experiencing an economic boom in these troubled times that seems too good to be true - and it is. Reports and testimonials are growing on a silent land lease program across the country where Natural Gas companies come to small communities and offer land owners a range of tempting cash-in-hand offers for land leasing in return for the chance to set up shop and begin a process called Hydraulic Fracturing (which sounds bad enough) more commonly known as Fracking.
Conducting Talk Show interviews on this topic is Thomas Ryan Ward, education director of EcoloBlue. During your interview with Thomas, he talks about current TV commercials playing on cable networks over the course of the past 3 years or so featuring an attractive, impeccably dressed, pseudo-Anglophilic spokeswoman asking, ‘Do you know where most of America's energy solutions come from?’ They then providing statistics which seem incredible - nearly all our gas needs are provided and can be provided right here!
Thomas says that for many people, these commercials were the trumpeting prior to the entrance of gas companies in their areas, priming them with patriotism and the promise of ready money in hard times. But according to Thomas, what many of these companies often fail to do is explain the Fracking process - how it contaminates water wells and waterways, produces toxic runoff, leads to animal disease and death, total area decimation, and, when the process is over and the product all sapped up, the companies will leave residents with unsellable lands - making that initial cash-in-hand look like a slap in face or spit on their shoes.
“Why has it taken so long for us to learn about the dangers of this process?, asks Ward, adding, “These companies actually asked participants to sign confidentiality agreements in exchange for potable water - muzzling them from discussing the destruction of their water systems and providing little eye-witness accounts for people like Mr. Fox. (people like Josh Fox, documentary film maker, activist, and one of those offered a 'Gasland' deal.)
GASLAND, a new documentary film premiering on HBO this month, was created by Pennsylvanian Josh Fox, whose family was presented one of these tempting offers. Unlike many of his neighbors, Mr. Fox not only investigated the effects Hydraulic Fracturing could have on his land and water but went one step farther - traveling the nation to learn more. Fox sought out individuals and communities which had "taken the Fracking bait" and have been left with not just egg on their faces but contamination in their water.
During your interview, Thomas Ryan Ward maintains that sustainable energy is possible, though many times the processes and production to get our nation there are not as simple. Thomas says our goals should be simple - combat scenarios such as these, fighting exploitation and uncovering community manipulation (whether through greed or fear.) In the meantime, communities such as these need fresh water and a solution like the EcoloBlue 5000 which creates over 1,300 gallons of water in a 24 hour period right out of the humidity in the air! Learn more about Gasland, educate you and your neighbors about these deceptive and destructive practices, and let them know there are solutions available right now - through EcoloBlue.com
Also available for interviews are Henri-James Tieleman and Wayne Ferreira.
ABOUT YOUR GUEST, THOMAS RYAN WARD: Director of Education with EcoloBlue
Ryan has been a “water warrior” for several years now, exercising a passion that began in his youth as a Boy Scout and was fostered by his father who was one of Pennsylvania’s foremost experts on water shed land, reservoir conservation and protection against pollution. A consummate traveler and outdoorsman, Ryan has traveled Europe, Canada and Central America. It was during an excursion to Costa Rica, where he learned about that country’s rampant water concerns and began finding new ways to conserve and filter water to its optimal freshness, that he came upon EcoloBlue Life and Energy. In time, he became EcoloBlue’s Director of Education, informing those he meets and those with a similar passion for discovering optimal, pure, ecological, innovative and resourceful ways to “lead the water solution revolution.” EcoloBlue™ Life & Energy, the company, offers a sustainable product line that includes solar, wind, water and biodegradable plastics, with a major emphasis on renewable water filtration, purification and delivery. EcoloBlue’s flagship product is the EcoloBlue 30™—a sleek, state-of-the-art atmospheric water generator that eliminates reliance on municipal water systems, well water or any other standard water source.
Air is the only water source required for the EcoloBlue 30™. Once it pulls humidity out of the air, it filters and purifies the water. The EcoloBlue 30™ sustainably delivers a continuous supply of delicious, 99.9% pure water quietly, energy efficiently, without plastic bottles. Ward’s Education and Affiliations: BSA NEPA Division, Life Scout/Assistant Scout Master Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania Bachelors of Arts, Fordham University, New York City, New York (Further Arts Education) Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Former careers and positions held: Assistant to various Broadway Producers, NYC 1996-2000 Education Leader/Project Development, New 42nd Street Theatre & The New Victory Theatre, NYC Lead CS Educator - Natural Awakenings Magazine VSA Arts/Kennedy Center, Traveling Arts Educator Artist in Residence for various projects and districts- Florida, New York and South Carolina GSA, VSA & NYFSA granted playwright/director fellowship 2007–present GREEN SEAL REALTY, Tamarindo, COSTA RICA, Director of Educational Marketing Outland Winnebago, (Nature/Adventure Leader), Fayette, Maine Languages: Fluent in English; conversational Spanish and French
ABOUT HENRI-JAMES TIELEMAN AND WAYNE FERREIRA: EcoloBlue Founders
Henri-James Tieleman and Wayne Ferreira formed EcoloBlue Life and Energy in 2007. These partners bring world-class experience to this effort. Henri-James Tieleman has been involved in textile and telecommunications start-ups. His exceptional educational background at Harvard, Fudan Universities and fluency in multiple languages are tools used in this new international enterprise. Wayne Ferreira’s history as a professional tennis player and Olympic medal winner brings practical world experience to EcoloBlue Life & Energy business development.
#80: U.S. MAKES WRONG REPORT: Human Trafficking in United States now bad Enough to be put on Report:As the United States finds itself perilously close to falling off of Moody’s AAA Credit rating report, it’s finding itself on another report that is far more disturbing – the Annual Worldwide Human Trafficking Report. It is the first time the United States has been included in the yearly assessment. Seemingly more embarrassing is the fact that the report is produced by the U.S. Government.
Sold into slave labor or prostitution, victims of these heinous crimes should not look to the courts for comfort; only 1 in 3000 cases were prosecuted last year and there were over 12 million cases worldwide. The United States was founded and has prided itself on being a beacon of freedom. Shockingly, the U.S. is now identified as "a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor, debt bondage, and forced prostitution," according to the report.
Two expert guests are available to discuss this new and disturbing finding from two completely different but very relevant perspectives. Derek Steele is now a very successful businessman but when he was much younger, his lifestyle very possibly could have seen him become one of the victims the Worldwide Human Trafficking Report was created to help protect. Jim Jacobson, president of Christian Freedom International, leads an organization that offers support, aid, and protection to persecuted Christians worldwide.
Steele was on an incredibly dangerous path that started when he got drunk for the first time – at the age of 8 years-old. That led to drug use and dealing. He ended up in jail and knew all the wrong people. While Steele never became a victim of human trafficking, the lifestyle he led – coupled with how young we was when he started leading it – put him at risk in far more ways than one. He turned his life around with the help of God and people who cared.
Jacobson has seen more than his share of human rights abuses, traveling all over the world to help rescue persecuted Christians. While based in the United States, most of CFI’s work is international. Jacobson has traveled all across the globe to help those who have been persecuted. The notion that human trafficking is on the rise in his home country is disturbing to say the least.
Call Special Guests today to arrange an interview with one or both of these guests.
Derek Steele was eight when he got drunk for the first time. His parents thought it was funny. By the age of ten, coping with abuse and neglect, he was addicted to pot. He began dealing drugs in junior high and, by 16, he was also hooked on meth and crack cocaine. He dropped out of high school, landed briefly behind bars and, by 20, was homeless, unemployed and hiding from a violent dealer he’d swindled.
Then, during what he thought would be the biggest drug deal of his life, Derek had a moment of clarity. He vowed to change. With the help of God, mentors and a twelve-step program, he conquered his addictions, came to terms with his parents’ neglect, and began a new life.
Now Derek, who’s founded several companies, is a highly successful businessman and a loving husband and father. Since achieving financial freedom with the sale of his third enterprise in 2007, he’s pursuing his life mission – sharing his experience, strength and hope as a speaker and author.
Derek hopes Addict at Ten will help readers understand how to keep pains of the past from impeding fulfillment in the present and future. He also hopes to educate people about addiction; the road to recovery; and the importance of God, twelve step programs, therapy, and service to others.
Derek is a volunteer for Covenant House and a board member of Teen and Family Services. He lives in Missouri City, Texas, with his wife Becky and their two children.
Visit DerekSteele.com.
ABOUT STEELE’S BOOK, ADDICT AT 10:
Derek Steele, suffering from parental neglect and abuse, was eight when he got drunk for the first time. His story goes downhill fast from there: he was addicted to pot by age 10, dealing drugs by 14, hooked on meth and crack cocaine by 16, arrested for felony forgery by 19, unemployed and living out of a car at 20. Then, after a moment of clarity – and with aid from God, mentors and twelve step programs — he turned his life around just as dramatically. By 35, he was a multi-millionaire, happily married, with two beautiful children.
His inspiring story, told fully in Addict at 10, serves as a model for others seeking to overcome the pains of the past in order to find joy and fulfillment in the present and future. The book also educates readers about addiction; the road to recovery; and the importance of God, twelve step programs, therapy, and service to others.
ABOUT CHRISTIAN FREEDOM INTERNATIONAL…
Christian Freedom International (CFI) is an organization dedicated to helping persecuted Christians around the world.
CFI President Jim Jacobson (pictured to the left) travels to some of the most dangerous places in the world on behalf of repressed Christians.
Christian Freedom International operates schools and orphanages for Karen and Karenni refugees along the Burma/Thailand border. CFI also distributes medicine and provides medical care to internally displaced persons in Burma.
#81: EVIDENCE OF DRAGONS?: New Documentary Questions Myth, Challenges Evolution (Guests in EDT and CDT):If perception is reality, what are we to make of the fact that multiple ancient civilizations from around the world—without any contact with one another—all shared some common-denominator description of the mythical dragon?
How is it that credible historic figures, such as Josephus, Marco Polo, Pliny the Elder and Alexander the Great, have all made references to first-hand accounts with dragon-like animals?
One compelling new documentary explores these fundamental questions on the path to turning the longstanding evolutionists’ theory on its head. And both the film’s producer, Cloud Ten Pictures CEO, Andre van Heerden, and researcher, author Darek Isaacs, are available to discuss the science behind the cinema on your show.
In addition to speculating on these multiple “dragon” recordings, van Heerden’s and Isaacs’ film also points to hard-line evidence being unearthed in archeological digs around the world—most notably those involving the discovery of soft-tissue fossils, including dinosaur bone marrow.
Combined with sound reasoning about so many dragon sightings, these new fossils are second guessing science’s timeline and throwing out on the table a bold new question: Were dinosaurs really extinct 68 million years before mankind walked the planet?
The intrigue only begins there. Call Special Guests today to schedule an interview with Andre van Heerden and Darek Isaacs to hear much more, including insight on whether the Bible may have more answers than we know, and how dragons and dinosaurs may put a completely new charge into the Creationism debate.
ABOUT ANDRÉ VAN HEERDEN: CEO, Producer, Director, Writer – Cloud Ten Pictures
André van Heerden has been working in practically every aspect of film and video production for more than 15 years. His very first documentary, done as a video thesis at Carleton University’s prestigious Journalism school, was sold to the National Film Board of Canada. Since then he has produced, written, directed, and post-supervised numerous documentaries, dozens of TV programs, and countless numbers of commercials, trailers, infomercials, and special features.
Most notably, van Heerden directed the feature films, Revelation, Tribulation, Judgment and Deceived; wrote the features Judgment and Left Behind: World at War; co-produced Left Behind: the movie and Left Behind II: Tribulation Force and produced Left Behind: World at War. He is widely respected and liked by the cast and crews with whom he works, and has become one of the most well-known and accomplished filmmakers within the Christian film market.
ABOUT DAREK ISAACS: Dragons or Dinosaurs author and executive film producer
Darek Isaacs is an author, film producer, speaker and founder of Watchmen 33—a ministry focused on defending the authority of the Bible. Darek maintains that only through the knowledge of Jesus Christ can the human condition and experience be explained. Darek and his wife, Tabitha, live in Jacksonville, Alabama.
He has written the books, The Extinction of Evolution, which outlines the atheistic inevitability and dangers of Darwinian evolution, and Dragons or Dinosaurs, which documents that Dinosaurs did in fact co-exist with man, thus defending and confirming the literal 6-day creation in the book of Genesis. Both his books are published by Bridge Logos. He is currently writing his third book, which will also be a Bridge Logos publication.
Dragons or Dinosaurs doubles as a film documentary produced with Cloud Ten Pictures, the producers of the Left Behind Movies.
Isaacs has a BA in Mass Communications from Eastern Kentucky University, and on May 15th, 2010, he will graduate with a Masters of Arts in Theological Studies from Liberty University.
ABOUT CLOUD TEN PICTURES:
Cloud Ten Pictures was founded in 1996 by brothers Peter and Paul Lalonde. The company is the market leader in the production and marketing of faith-based films.
Its 2000 release of Left Behind: the movie, was the top-selling independent video of that year. Cloud Ten has produced and distributed 10 successful feature films and has strong distribution arms through KOCH Entertainment and CNI, as well as through Cloud Ten Church Cinemas.
The Financial Post labeled it “one of the most successful independent studios in the English-speaking world.”
#82: ARE ALL ‘INSURGENTS’ BAD GUYS?: UN Small Arms Treaty Begs the Question (Guest in PDT):Somewhere under the radar of the top stories monopolizing the news these days is a contentious gun-rights debate brewing among those following the U.S. State Department’s involvement with a controversial United Nations treaty.
Right in the thick of it is Alan Gottlieb, Chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. He’ll be spending this week in New York, working as a Non-Government Organization (NGO) delegate to discuss the treaty at the UN BMS-4 Small Arms and Light Weapons meeting.
Upon his return to report on the event, Gottlieb will be available for interviews starting June 21, 2010.
For Gottlieb, who has continually called Barack Obama out on his campaign promise to let Americans have their guns, the dangers of this treaty that the Obama administration supports are quite clear.
Apart from the fine print railing against treaty supporters’ claims that the UN is only looking to standardize international arms trade, Gottlieb points to the arbitrary nature of the treaty’s intent—to “fight against the global sale or transfer of small arms to organized crime or terrorist organizations, and government insurgents.”
Except critics like Gottlieb ask, “Are all ‘insurgents’ bad guys?” Didn’t “insurgents” create the United States? In his organization’s email alert released just before he headed to this UN meeting, Gottlieb dismantles the treaty’s intention as irresponsibly irrational or diabolically crafted:
“Political scientist Rudy Rummel estimates that 262 million people were murdered by their own government during the last century. That’s 2.6 million per year, even when they have the small arms to defend themselves. How many more would have died unable to fight back if we had this UN Small Arms Treaty?
The UN’s solution: Take guns from patriot freedom fighters leaving them defenseless against notorious totalitarian regimes. The UN cannot protect the people of the world from tyrannical governments such as Syria, Cuba, Rwanda, Vietnam, Zimbabwe and Sierra Leon—all of which support the UN Gun Ban Treaty.
If this UN treaty were in place in 1776, there would be no United States . . . ”
So what is the treaty’s fine print? And what’s the danger if, like any U.S. treaty, this must be ratified by a two-thirds majority in the Senate? Most of all, find out what happened inside the UN’s Small Arms and Light Weapons meeting.
Call Special Guests for a gripping interview with Alan Gottlieb, on location at the UN all week. He’ll be available for interviews upon his return from the meeting, beginning June 21, 2010.
ABOUT ALAN GOTTLIEB:
Dynamic and articulate are two accurate descriptions of Alan Gottlieb.
Alan is a Nuclear Engineering graduate of the University of Tennessee and has attended the Institute on Comparative Political & Economic Systems at Georgetown University. He is recognized as a member of the working press, maintaining active membership in the Outdoor Writers Association of America. His articles have appeared in periodicals including USA Today, Seattle Times, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, San Francisco Examiner, Cincinnati Inquirer, Orlando Sentinel, and Chicago Tribune.
Alan is the Publisher of Gun Week and The Gottlieb-Tartaro Report. He is the Chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, serves on the Board of Directors of the American Conservative Union, President of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, President of the American Political Action Committee and President of NoInternetTax.org.
His handiwork has received notice in the New York Times, Washington Post, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Time, People, Rolling Stone, National Review and Outside magazine.
Alan has received the prestigious Golden Eagle Award from the American Federation of Police, and was commended by the Kentucky House of Representatives for his “outstanding leadership in preserving our American heritage of freedom.” He is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World and Who’s Who in American Politics.
Alan has appeared on over 3,700 TV and radio talk shows, including the McNeil-Lehrer News Hour, ABC’s 20/20, The Michael Reagan Show, PBS All Things Considered, CNN Crossfire, Fox TV’s Crier Report, NBC Today Show, The O’Reilly Factor, ESPN, Larry King Live, CNN Special Reports, Hannity & Combs, CNN All Politics, Fox News Channel and Good Morning America.
Alan is President of Merril Associates, a noted direct-response advertising agency specializing in direct mail, fund raising and public relations. He is also President of Merril Press, a non-fiction book publishing company.
Alan is also President of radio stations KBNP in Portland, Oregon, KITZ in Seattle, Washington, KGTK in Olympia, Washington, and KSBN in Spokane, Washington and former Chairman of the Talk America Radio Network and former President of the Universal Talk Network.
In addition, Alan is the author of seventeen books, including Politically Correct Guns, Trashing the Economy and She Took a Village: The Unauthorized Biography of Hillary Clinton, Alan Gottlieb's Celebrity Address Book, Double Trouble: Daschle and Gephart Capitol Hill Bullies, and Gun Rights Affirmed, America Fights Back: Armed Self-defense in a Violent Age and These Dogs Don’t Hunt: The Democrats’ War on Guns.
Alan currently resides in Bellevue, Washington, with his wife Julianne, his daughters Amy Jean, Sarah Merril and Alexis Hope, and son Andrew Michael.
#83: PRO-ABORTION’S CLIMATEGATE: U.N., World Agencies Being Confounded by Science :They thought they were in the home stretch, but getting over the hurdle of science has them tripped up and stumbling. That’s one way to illustrate the frustration on the part of abortion activists within the United Nations and other independent organizations following their Women Deliver conference flop in Washington, D.C., this past week.
Under the euphemistic banner of protecting “maternal health,” these abortion groups descended on the U.S. capital with an agenda aimed at drumming up $12 billion in additional international funding, while drafting a formal government document, to fuel their march toward a worldwide promotion of “family planning.” But international relations expert and VP for Research at the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM), Susan Yoshihara, can explain why this event came and went without mu
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DOCTORS’ TEA PARTY AGAINST OBAMACARE! MD’s Big National Event: August in San Diego :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.
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STILL FIGHTING FOR GUN RIGHTS: SAF Suing in States That Say Permit Applicants Must Have ‘Good Cause’ (Guest in PDT):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.
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ARIZONA GETTING HOTTER: Judge Blocks Heart and Soul of Immigration Law (Guest in EDT):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.
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DISCLOSE ACT DIES: But Fight Isn’t Over, Dems Vow to Bring It Back (Guest in EDT):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. 
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FLOOD OF MISERY: Dam Break Puts Iowa Town in World of Hurt (Guest in EDT):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.
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POLITICAL DUD: The Corruption Trial of Rod Blagojevich was supposed to be Explosive - What Happened?: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 public it would hear his story.
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ISLAMARIJUANA: Are Suicidal Thoughts something that Palestinian Children and Drug Users have in Common?: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 followers and how a drug like marijuana affects those who use it.
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EROSION OF FAMILY: Trends for Divorce, Unwed Mothers on the Rise (Guests in EDT and CDT):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.
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ARE WE ON THE THRESHOLD OF SEEING HARDCORE PORN ON PRIME TIME TV?: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. 
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‘PROGRESSIVE’ POWER PLOT: Is a Grand Scheme for One-Party Domination Unfolding? (Guest in MDT):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. 
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OBAMACARE’S HIDDEN CLAUSES: Mandatory Reporting of ALL Purchases of Goods and Services, even Gold coins & jewelry over $600! :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.
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GAY AGENDA STRONG-ARM: Obama Ushers Controversial Group to U.N. Table calling for Criminal Penalties to Anyone Criticizing Gay Agenda!: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. 
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DIVORCE IS DA’BOMB: Statistics Continue to Mount Against Marriage (Guest in EDT):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.
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WHAT'S IN A NAME? If you don't Believe the Ground Zero Mosque is a Symbol of Conquest, its Namesake might Convince You.: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.
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LAST STAND AGAINST NYC MOSQUE: Opponents Counting on Landmarks Commission: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.
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BLEEPING OUT REASON: Essence of FCC ‘Indecency’ Issue Gets Lost in 1st Amendment Battle (Guest in EDT):Make no mistake. Few will argue the importance of protecting our right to free speech. 
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KINDERGARTEN COPULATE: Proposed Sex Ed Has Parents Outraged in Montana (Guest in MDT):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. 
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DIABETES DOGPILE: Disease’s Misfortunes Continue With Charge Against Avandia (Guests in EDT and PDT):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.
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JEWISH OUTREACH: Organization Making Aggressive Messianic Overture to NYC (Guest in EDT):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. 
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ANTI-GROUND ZERO MOSQUE TV AD EVOKES EMOTIONS:
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NASA'S GIANT LEAP BACKWARD: Space Agency's Mission to "Reach Out" to Muslim World Ignores Issues of Persecution: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?
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POLI-WOOD: Tinseltown’s Double-Standard Perspective on Gibson, Polanski (Guest in EDT):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.
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VIDEO: ANOTHER WITNESS POINTS TO OBAMA LIE: Witness Testimony in Blagojevich Trial Directly Contradicts what Obama Said Publicly: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.
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AFGHAN ANGUISH: Religious Experts See a Failing Warfront for U.S. :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.
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FIRED FOR ‘JESUS’: NC Statehouse Boots Pastor for Christian Prayer (Guest in MDT):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.”
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CDC: OBESITY, DIABETES ON THE RISE: Doctor’s Cutting-Edge Solution Says ‘Have a Seat’ (Guest in EDT) :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).
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THEY BOTH WANT TO 'KILL CRACKERS': Hatred for White People inside the New Black Panther Party is Proving to be Systemic: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 consequences is the indisputable evidence that the group is hatefully racist in nature.
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'TOXIC' Even Democratic Governors are Concerned about Arizona Lawsuit: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.
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IS THE DOJ DOA?: Justice Department’s Troubling Trend Leaves Integrity in Question (Guest in MDT):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 for a world faction committed to America’s destruction.
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CELEBRITY CRASH COURSE: Lindsay Lohan to Go From Life In Bars to Life Behind Bars (Guest in CDT):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?
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LAND OF CONFUSION AT U.N.: Is Obama Administration Now Putting Gays Before Muslims? (Guests in EDT):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.
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POLICE BRUTALITY COVERUP BLOWN: Video Surfaces Showing Riot Police Out of Control: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).
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GRAHAM DOESN’T GO WITH TEA: Grass Roots Movement Hits Back After SC Senator Dismisses It: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.
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PAPER TIGER: Dollar Continues to Be Watered Down; Gold Sees No Ceiling (Guest in PDT):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.
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DOUBLE DIP DEBATE: Analysts Banter on Likelihood of a 2nd Economic Downturn (Guest in EDT):In the last several days, the economic frowns are popping up like dreaded dandelions.
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DISARMING HATE: Black Panther Leader Goes on Hateful, Race-Based Rant, calls for Death to 'Crackers' and 'their Babies':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.
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U.S. URGING TERRORISTS TO BUILD ROCKETS?: Obama Commands NASA Chief to Reach Out for Muslims (Guests in MDT):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.
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SESTAK'S DUAL SCANDALS: Jobs-gate and Jihah-gate!: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.
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SUPREME GAUNTLET: Obama's Agenda, Arizona Lawsuit Points to Showdown With Highest Court in the Land: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 and there may be more on the horizon.
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A HANDGUN AND AN APOLOGY: 2nd Amendment Spokesman Makes Persuasive Point (Guest in EDT):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.
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BLOOD ON KAGAN’S HANDS?: DOJ Attorney: She “Manipulated Science” to Lift Abortion Ban (Guests in EDT):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.
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CEO’ OH: Business Leaders who Ignored Warnings and Facts about Obama are Speaking Volumes with their Actions in Response to his Policies: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 at a private dinner party for Italian businessmen.
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LATE PASTOR STILL REACHING NON-BELIEVERS: Book by ‘Internet Monk’ Challenges the ‘Church’ Brand of Religion: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 Internet Monk.
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NGOs BEAT BACK U.N. SMALL ARMS TREATY: But Warn That ‘Global Socialists’ Are Not Done (Guest in PDT):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.
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TALKING THROUGH THE ‘GREAT RECESSION’: Communications Expert Offers Keys to Tension Relief (Guest in PDT):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.
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DEATH AT ARIZONA'S DOOR: 21 Killed in Gun Battle Just South of U.S. Border Bolsters Argument for Feds to do their Job, SB 1070: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.
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WHAT IF HUMANS DISCOVERED A WAY TO LIVE ON EARTH FOREVER? What if it cost them their souls? :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 where faith in our country is headed.
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HURRICANE ALEX: Tracking Southwest of Spill but Rising Swells could carry Oil Farther Inland:Whenever there is a hurricane bearing down on a specific coastal region, residents make a mad dash for their local super market and supply stores to stock up on basic necessities, often expecting a two-week supply to cover even a worse case scenario. In light of the BP oil spill that continues billowing from the Gulf of Mexico's floor, old paradigms need to be re-considered.
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DALEY’S GRIND ON GUN BAN RULING: Chicago Mayor Will Do Bare Minimum in Response to Supreme Court (Guest in PDT):After months of anticipation, the Supreme Court finally announced its ruling on the landmark case of McDonald v. Chicago, determining that the 2nd Amendment is incorporated through the 14th Amendment and, therefore, takes precedent over any state or local laws enacted to outlaw guns.
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OBAMA'S EMISSARY: SEIU Official Testifies that Barack Obama Sent him to Meet Blagojevich about Senate Seat:The latest witness to testify at the corruption trial of former Illinois Rod Blagojevich is a top SEIU union leader by the name of Tom Balanoff (pictured). According to Balanoff, then Senator Barack Obama asked him to approach Blagojevich about appointing Valerie Jarrett to the Senate seat Obama would soon vacate.
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MAJOR GUN RIGHTS VICTORY: Supreme Court Strikes Down Chicago’s Gun Ban (Guest in EDT):First came Heller v. United States in 2008, in which the Supreme Court ruled against a Washington, D.C., gun ban, contending that the 2nd Amendment takes precedence over that city’s local law.
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BLACK PLUME’S SILVER LINING: Why the Gulf Oil Disaster Could Change U.S. Energy Policy (Guest in PDT):Nothing could possibly detract from the BP disaster that is literally consuming the Gulf States right now. Until the relief wells are drilled, the spill stopped and the cleanup finished—at best, months from now—few would argue that this story tells of anything more than a tragedy.
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HERE COMES THE SUN: NASA Warns Earth Is in the Line of Solar-Flare Fire (Guests in EDT and MDT):“Twenty times more economic damage than Hurricane Katrina.” That’s how scientists inside NASA’s Heliophysics division have tried to give scale to a solar episode expected to unleash some time around 2012 or 2013. 
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MAJOR HOUSING DOWNER: Experts See Another Crash as the Tax-Credit High Wears Off (Guest in EDT):In the wake of 2008’s economic collapse that spun the world into a global recession, the Obama administration appears to be turning America into a government-handout junkie. 
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HOUSE PASSES ‘DISCLOSE’ ACT, AN ASSAULT ON FREE SPEECH :The most creative individuals in government are, no doubt, those who dream up the acronyms used to sugar coat controversial pieces of legislation. The latest is the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections bill—also known as the Disclose Act.
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HOUSE PASSES DISCLOSE ACT: Critics See Nothing But an Assault on Free Speech (Guest in PDT):The most creative individuals in government are, no doubt, those who dream up the acronyms used to sugar coat controversial pieces of legislation. The latest is the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections bill—also known as the Disclose Act.
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BLAGOBAMA: ORGANIZED CRIME: Partners in Crime: Blagojevich and Obama:As more and more of the tape recordings from the shakedown trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (a.k.a. “Blago”) become public, a very disturbing observation must be made. The press is spreading far more ink telling the world how the TEA party candidates are not trustworthy than telling the public the truth of just how deeply involved Obama was with Blago.
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DEMONIZING THE UNBORN AT THE U.N. U.N. Defends Mothers' Right to Life, Cites Need for Safe Abortions:Abortion advocates have long used the argument that human fetuses are not actual people; they should not be considered human beings and should therefore, not be a cause of public concern. If women choose to abort, it should be their right, they say. The United Nations body known as The Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) appears to have taken that notion a step further.
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HYPOCRACY ON THE HILL: Disclose Act Asks Groups to Sell One Constitutional Amendment Out for Another (Guest in EDT):In the twisted irony that is D.C. politics, when some virtuous legislation becomes a mockery of itself, the Disclose Act has become a case study in corrupt backroom deal making and double standards—creating strange bedfellows and unusual adversaries.
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REGULATORS VS. PROVIDERS: FCC Trudging Ahead with Internet Regulation Plans Despite Court Ruling Against Them:A trend seems to be develooping with this Obama administration; it doesn't take kindly to losing battles in court. In January, Obama chastised the Supreme Court over its decision in Citizens United vs. the FEC. After a federal judge in Louisiana ruled against the administration's moratorium on oil drilling, an appeal was quickly filed.
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DOCTORS RAMPING UP AGAINST OBAMACARE: Tea Party MDs Plan Big August Event in San Diego (Guest in PDT):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.
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MARTYR MCCHRYSTAL: Ret. Navy Captain Insists that Afghanistan Commander should be Fired and offer No Apology:As Americans continue to digest the shocking quotes from General Stanley McChyrstal, commander of the forces in Afghanistan, shock is meeting anticipation for the results of a hastily called meeting in the Whtite House. Upon learning of McChyrstal's comments about the real enemy being in the White House, the General was immediately ordered back to Washington for a one-on-one meeting with the president.
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OBAMA'S TEA PARTY ALBATROSS: Formula for Dealing w. Tea Parties Not in Alinsky Rule Book (guest in Eastern Time):Saul Alinsky's son, David sang the praises of Barack Obama after the 2008 Democratic National Convention (link below) because of how “effective” the Democratic nominee for president was with his tactics. Saul, recognized as the founder of Community Organizing had seemingly posthumously birthed his prized student in Obama.
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FORMER MUSLIM TO BE DEPORTED? Now Christian, Author of Book that Provides Insights and Information about America's Islamic Enemies in Danger:As former Muslim Mosab Hassan Yousef and convert to Christianity awaits his fate in front a judge in Homeland Security Immigration Court, a man with both familial and ideological ties to the Muslim Brotherhood roams free in the United States thanks to papers signed by Hillary Clinton in January (Pictured). Yousef may be deported to the West Bank if the judge rules against him in court proceedings set for June 30th.
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COAST-TO-COAST WATER CRISES: Threats to Americans Stretch Beyond the Gulf (Guest in EDT):Somewhere under the massive umbrella that is the BP oil disaster, there are similar pressures on other communities, literally from coast to coast, that are only small by comparison to the Gulf region’s unprecedented catastrophe.
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BIG PUSHBACK ON PORN: Researchers Descend on D.C. to Make Case for Youth (Guest in EDT):Before the Internet, childhood exposure to pornography was most often limited to a teenager’s covert mission of acquiring a Playboy magazine, then hiding it between the mattress and box springs for as long as possible until mom found it while doing laundry. It was largely a case study in being human that involved late adolescence, hormones and curiosity. 
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BLACK PLUME’S SILVER LINING: Why the Gulf Oil Disaster Could Change U.S. Energy Policy (Guest in PDT):Nothing could possibly detract from the BP disaster that is literally consuming the Gulf States right now. Until the well is capped, the flow stopped and the cleanup finished—at best, months from now—few would argue that this story tells of anything more than a tragedy.
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GRADE YOUR REPS IN DC? Expert Explains How! (guest in Eastern Time):How many times have you and your listeners wanted to criticize or congratulate a member of Congress? Now you can grade any member of Congress. Remember, "they work for you"….remind them!
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PRESIDENT MUSLIM? Egyptian Foreign Minister Says Barack Obama Secretly told him that he is a Muslim:Before the 2008 election of Barack Obama, many on the right pointed to aspects of his past that seemed to point to the possibility that the man who would be president was secretly a Muslim. The left scoffed and ridiculed the notion. At one point, during an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopolous, Obama referred to “my Muslim faith” before Stephanopolous quickly corrected him.
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HAITI BRACES FOR NEXT DISASTER WAVE: Hurricane Season Intensifies Disease Threat (Guest in EDT):Slowly trying to crawl its way out from under the siege of the massive earthquake that literally brought its capital to the ground five months ago, Haiti is now quietly facing the start of hurricane season.
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“OBAMA NOT BORN IN HAWAII,” SAYS ELECTIONS CLERK: Somalia Kids ‘Packing,’ Jesus in Miami, PayPal caves to Pam Geller, Pelosi budget-breaking Suite, Will Iran Break Israeli Blockade?:June 16, 2010—CleanTV.com’s top six news stories today are as follows: 
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DON’T PLAY THE GASLAND GAME (guest in Eastern Time):Some Americans are experiencing an economic boom in these troubled times that seems too good to be true - and it is. Reports and testimonials are growing on a silent land lease program across the country where Natural Gas companies come to small communities and offer land owners a range of tempting cash-in-hand offers for land leasing in return for the chance to set up shop and begin a process called Hydraulic Fracturing (which sounds bad enough) more commonly known as Fracking.
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U.S. MAKES WRONG REPORT: Human Trafficking in United States now bad Enough to be put on Report:As the United States finds itself perilously close to falling off of Moody’s AAA Credit rating report, it’s finding itself on another report that is far more disturbing – the Annual Worldwide Human Trafficking Report. It is the first time the United States has been included in the yearly assessment. Seemingly more embarrassing is the fact that the report is produced by the U.S. Government.
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EVIDENCE OF DRAGONS?: New Documentary Questions Myth, Challenges Evolution (Guests in EDT and CDT):If perception is reality, what are we to make of the fact that multiple ancient civilizations from around the world—without any contact with one another—all shared some common-denominator description of the mythical dragon?
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ARE ALL ‘INSURGENTS’ BAD GUYS?: UN Small Arms Treaty Begs the Question (Guest in PDT):Somewhere under the radar of the top stories monopolizing the news these days is a contentious gun-rights debate brewing among those following the U.S. State Department’s involvement with a controversial United Nations treaty. 
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PRO-ABORTION’S CLIMATEGATE: U.N., World Agencies Being Confounded by Science :They thought they were in the home stretch, but getting over the hurdle of science has them tripped up and stumbling. That’s one way to illustrate the frustration on the part of abortion activists within the United Nations and other independent organizations following their Women Deliver conference flop in Washington, D.C., this past week.
