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TROUBLESPEAKKerry used soldier's funeral to solicit campaign helpAuthors say representative asked parents to speak out against President Bush Sen. John Kerry solicited the families of slain soldiers at their sons' funerals as part of his campaign to undermine the president's policy in Iraq, charges Melanie Morgan and Catherine Moy in their new book "American Mourning". The authors raised the issue today amid the fallout over a comment Kerry made Monday night that is being widely interpreted as an insult to U.S. troops. Moy said the book documents an April 2004 incident in which a Kerry campaign representative visited parents of...

American MourningFrontpage Interview’s guests today are Melanie Morgan and Catherine Moy. Melanie Morgan is the president of Move America Forward, an organization dedicated to supporting our troops in their fight against terrorism. She co-hosts one of the top-rated drive-time shows in one of the largest radio markets in the nation, The Lee Rogers and Melanie Morgan Show on KSFO 560 AM, San Francisco. A frequent guest on Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, ABC, and CBS, she has appeared on the BBC and in newspapers and broadcasts worldwide. Ms. Morgan also spearheaded the "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy!" tour...

  From: Jan Johnson [mailto:Jan@RMRWest.Net] Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 11:59 AMTo: robert @moveamericaforward.orgSubject: My son knew Cindy Sheehan's son My name is Jan Johnson, and my son, Justin Johnson knew Casey Sheehan (son of the well-known Cindy Sheehan) very well.  They were in fact very close friends after they met in the U.S. Army at Fort Hood.Justin and Casey shipped off together to Iraq, and their friendship grew stronger as they spent more time together and shared the experiences of serving their country at a time of war.On April 4, 2006, Casey Sheehan died in Sadr City, Iraq when...

'American Mourning' authors prepare to defend bookAnti-war activist Cindy Sheehan issues threat to sue over claims in publication -------------------------------- Posted: October 24, 2006 1:20 p.m. Eastern "American Mourning" co-author Melanie Morgan says she is prepared to defend the book against allegations of slander or libel, but she hopes it won't go to that because she wants to spare the family of fallen hero Casey Sheehan any further pain. It was his mother, anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, who told a nationally syndicated radio show by Stephanie Miller that she was preparing for possible litigation over allegations in the book that she...

EXCLUSIVE EXCERPTS FROM: "AMERICAN MOURNING" CINDY WAS in Crawford, trying to flush President Bush out, when a process server found her and handed over the lawsuit that would end her marriage. Casey’s father filed for divorce on August 12, 2005, at 2:47 p.m. Pacific time. He cited irreconcilable differences. Court papers show that Cindy and Pat separated on June 1, 2005, after twenty-eight years and two months together. Cindy wasn’t surprised when she received the divorce papers. She had a boyfriend and decided not to reconcile with Pat, even though he wanted to forgive her and fix their relationship. Pat...

With Election Day fast approaching, liberals are being forced to face the fact that for them the notion of "truth" is poisonous. The movement once led by a man who asked "what the meaning of 'is' is" now is telling American voters that they are the people who will really be tough against the terrorists. The problem of course is that this is not true, and anti-war liberals know this isn't true, but the real truth is something they can't own up to. Running TV commercials stressing your desire to "Cut and Run to Okinawa" doesn't exactly instill confidence...

DIRECT LINK TO THIS ARTICLE - CLICK HERE What are Cindy Sheehan fans saying about the early sales and high-profile publicity a new book highly critical of the anti-war figure is getting? They are calling one of the authors "fat." They are calling another one a "whore." They are using the "b-word" about both of them. And those are the calmer reactions. Supporters of Sheehan have become enraged at the success that the new patriotic book, "American Mourning," the latest release from WND Books written by talk-radio star Melanie Morgan and veteran journalist Catherine Moy. "American Mourning: A Story of...

'American Mourning' climbs Amazon.com listStory of 2 Gold Star families – Sheehans and Johnsons – captures readers-------------------------------- Posted: October 17, 2006 11:08 a.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com WND Books' latest release, "American Mourning," has risen to No. 84 on Amazon.com's best-seller list, just a day after its official launch. Authors Melanie Morgan and Catherine Moy, tell the story of the tragic loss of two young soldiers in Iraq and how the reactions of their families – the Sheehans and the Johnsons – are poles apart, just as the American nation is split over the value of taking out terrorists...

A colorful metaphor, perhaps? I’m afraid not. Update: The person who recorded it says it comes from a book signing in Palo Alto. He’s working on finding out the exact date. Also, LISTEN TO SHEEHAN'S AUDIO HERE! Over the summer I had a hysterectomy, and um, I got my “parts” back. I thought I could just [inaudible] on eBay, you know, “[inaudible] Cindy Sheehan’s uterus.” And so I planted it in the garden where the bush, it’s a pretty bush… It’s so funny ’cause me and my children, we’ll always be a part of, of Crawford, Texas. Long after people...

Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006 4:15 p.m. EDT Nobel Peace Prize for Cindy Sheehan?Would you believe Cindy Sheehan, Nobel Peace Prize winner? At a signing for her new book "Peace Mom” in Austin, Texas, Sheehan — President Bush’s most vocal critic against the war in Iraq — announced that she is a finalist for the Nobel Peace Prize. But the committee that selects the winner of the prize, which is to be awarded on Friday, Oct. 13, has not revealed the list of nominees to Sheehan or anyone else, and has stated only that it had received 191 names by the...

Fanning the Flames Melanie Morgan's swing from liberal to right-wing radio shouter may not have happened overnight, but it's permanent -- and profitable Morgan at the mike from which she led the charge to recall Gov. Davis and rails against Spare the Air Day in the KSFO studios. Chronicle photo by Carlos Avila Gonzalez lighter side of Morgan: playing with Rufus, a golden retriever/chow mix from the SFSPCA as Tracy Pore tells listeners that he's up for adoption. Chronicle photo by Carlos Avila Gonzalez Joe Garofoli Sunday, October 8, 2006 In the predawn darkness shortly after 5 a.m., Melanie...

Mourning in America Kathleen Antrim, The Examiner Oct 5, 2006 5:00 AM (7 hrs ago) Current rank: # 25 of 5,546 articles SAN FRANCISCO - Rarely does a book come along that touches the very essence of American culture. Even more rare is the book that does so while in the midst of that specific cultural phenomenon, as most are historical accounts of times past. “American Mourning” written by Catherine Moy and Melanie Morgan is such a book. The REAL Story Finally Told About Cindy Sheehan - CLICK HERE A personal story of two young men who worked, fought...

For those of you who feel like all we ever hear about is bad news, I thought you might like something a bit more positive for a change. From Move America Forward's most recent email: Move America Forward is very proud of the things we've accomplished for the pro-troop movement thanks to your support.All MAF really is, when you boil it down, is a collection of Americans of like mind, who feel that there is a vacuum when it comes to people stepping forward and actively providing support for the men and women of the United States military AND THEIR...