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Republican Gabi Grossbard of Southfield announced his campaign for Congress and released the following statement:"In this incredibly divided political environment, I want to focus on our community and fight against radical agendas and extreme rhetoric," says Gabi Grossbard.Gabi Grossbard of Southfield announced he would seek the Republican Nomination to serve in the United States Congress. Gabi is a husband, father, grandfather, and businessman. He was born & raised in Israel to parents who were American citizens. Gabi served in the Israeli Defense Forces before living in New York from 1993-1998. He would later move to the Great Lakes State in...

9/11 memorial chat... live at http://www.ircpolitics.org.

OPEN LETTER TO CONRESSMAN NETHERCUTT Dear Congressman Nethercutt, I'm writing to you today to ask you to oppose the expulsion of Congressman Traficant from the House of Representatives. Rep. Traficant's trial took place in a Kangaroo Court. The judge didn't allow him to present most of his evidence, or to argue that the government had a vendetta against him. The Judge, on more than one occasion, conducted proceedings that normally would be conducted in private, in front of the jurors. Its obvious that Congressman Traficant's prosecution (or rather, persecution) was politically motivated. His behavior and tirades on the house floor...

Jesda Gulati and Kyle Varner, hosts of The Political Fire, debated Ellen Ratner, WorldNetDaily columnist and Fox News Channel contributor on the air this weekend. Issues discussed included gun control (Ratner supports it), psychiatric institutionalization for Andrea Yates (Ratner supports it), and nuclear disarmament (Rather supports it). The radio program, broadcast this past weekend in Spokane, Washington, has been archived online for listening on demand at ThePoliticalFire.com.

Mike and Jack Fagan, leaders of Permanent Offense, join Kyle Varner and Jesda Gulati, host of The Political Fire, on KTRW in Spokane WA to discuss the organization's latest initiative drive. Permanent Offense, formerly headed by Tim Eyeman, is Washington state's most successful initiative group with thousands of members and donors. Permanent Offense is best-known for I-695, the initiative that gave Washingtonians a significantly lower $30 tax for car tabs. Kyle and Jesda also discuss the latest news and read mail from listeners. Visit ThePoliticalFire.com to listen to an archived stream of the show.

By Jesda Gulati, producer and co-host of The Political Fire: Provocative Talk Radio Columnist Julianne Malveaux recently published a commentary bashing the Bush administration's promotion of a $100 million spending plan to promote marriage -- a sensible critique, until she goes on to claim that Bush should expand welfare and focus on poor single women. Its amazing how warped our social and political culture have become. Was there not a time when marriage was considered virtuous and endorsed by all Americans? I do not disagree with Malveaux on her critique of Bush wanting to spend $100 million in tax money ...

Saudi Arabia is what I affectionately refer to as an “Islamic Hell Hole”. They are almost all Muslims, and, predictably, they live under an oppressive theocracy which affords no individual rights to its citizens and espouses an anti-capitalist anti-US message throughout the world. So, I wasn’t surprised when I read an AP story on Sunday, February 17th, 2002, titled, “Saudi Arabia Man to Get 4,750 Lashes”. Corporal punishment. Gotta keep them rowdy children in line, you know! Why was he sentenced to all of those lashings? He had sex with his wife’s sister. The other half of the story is ...

The Political Fire is a radio program broadcast in Spokane WA hosted by Kyle Varner and Jesda Gulati. All shows are archived online in streaming audio. Kyle and Jesda spoke with Carla Howell on her initiative in Massachusetts to end the state income tax, as well as her Libertarian Party candidacy for governor. Howell recently ran for Senate and finished almost neck and neck with the Republican candidate against Democrat Ted Kennedy. Kyle and Jesda also debated Carol Moore from Libertarians for Peace, a so-called Libertarian organization that opposes the war on terrorism on the grounds that innocents are suffering ...

Today, we received word that Danny Pearl, the Wall Street Journal Reporter kidnapped by Radical Muslims in Pakistan, was murdered. Fox News reports that he was beheaded. We could go over the gory details all day. We can eulogize Mr. Pearl all day. But, we’ve got to move forward. We’ve got to do something- once and for all- to put a stop to terrorism. So, it was with great dismay that I read about President Bush’s plan to deal with terrorists. It represents a change in policy- now the United States Government will make concessions to hostage-takers in exchange for ...

Somewhere in the backwoods of Georgia, some schmuck’s cremator machine stopped working. Rather than fix it, like any normal, decent person would, he decides to find a way around doing what's right. He goes out back and dumps the bodies. Ah, what the hell, a few hundred human corpses. Nobody will even notice! Well, someone’s dog apparently brought home a bone- and, as the owner might have said, ‘It wadint from no Deer.” Ah, the scandal. A whole state up in arms. The media acts like a bucket of Mexican jumping beans on a hot Tijuana day. And hell, when ...

I recently debated an employee of the Ayn Rand Institute on the air, and noticed a pattern under which all of his arguments fell. I agree with objectivists on every pragmatic argument, that government is excessive and that we need to respect the needs of the individual American. But the institute's disagreement with libertarians begins with their demand for obnoxiously specific axiomatic arguments. I agree with Massachusetts Libertarian candidate for governor Carla Howell. You need to prove to the masses that practical applications of simple ideas can work (Small Government Is Beautiful), otherwise your appeal is limited to fellow ...

The issue of reparations for Slavery rears its ugly head once again. And, once again, a bunch of limousine “victims” get onto the talking heads shows, and axe for money. Their arguments are insane. If they weren’t promoted by a bunch of loony anti-Semites who rant about the evil white Jews and accuse all white men of being slave holders, it might get boring. But, as it is, its pretty darn funny.  Their argument goes a little like this: Two Hundred years ago, some of our ancestors were enslaved. Their rights were violated. That means that all black folks have ...

On November 6th, 2001, the voters of Washington State committed a grave atrocity. They passed a punitive tax on cigarettes. Why? The state health care system needed more money. Now, only a few months after a tax hike, the State of Washington faces huge budgetary shortfalls. I’ll grant them that the economy is slowing down, and the S11 attacks hurt our country. I’ve been called a spendthrift. I spend a lot of money. Not as much as the government spends, mind you- but I’m not frugal. However, when I encounter a “budgetary shortfall”- i.e. when I don’t have enough money ...

John Walker's father says that his son loves America. And that statement makes perfect sense; if you keep in mind that Lindh is of the same ideology as Bill Clinton. I'd like to invite Lindh onto "The Political Fire." Specifically, I want to ask him to define the word "email". About a year ago, he received an email from his ne'er do well son. The relevant part of the email reads, "I really don't see what your attachement (sic) to America is. What has America ever done for anybody?" What has Islam ever done for anybody?! What has Johnny Jihad ...

Trust is Nothing The terrorists, knowing that they've enraged America, knowing that they have daisy cutters on their tail, refuse to cease their activities. Recently, our beloved President George W. Bush was attacked. Attempts at assassination, planned on golf tournaments and motorcades, were caught on video. The United States remains one step ahead of Al Qaeda, until today. President Bush was victim of an attack made not by known terrorists, not by domestic rebel groups in the woods of Idaho, but rather our most beloved snack food, found traditionally at baseball games and now at our favorite malls. We have, ...

Fix Poverty With Suicide - 31 December 2001 Your typical "poor" and "starving" person in the United States has a VCR, cable TV, possibly a car, books, CDs, a fridge filled with junk food, and other consumer goods. I cannot understand how, with all of these electronic gadgets and extras in the home of a poor person, liberals manage to justify the existence of welfare. Its amazing how many welfare slobs find the time to frequent online chat rooms and download tons and tons of pornography. I frequent a few politically-oriented forums, and encountered two welfare recipients, and conversed with ...

I feel compelled to tackle the issue of compassion, especially because America's favorite Compassionate Conservative holds the highest office in the land. There is a question among conservatives, liberals, libertarians, objectivists, and other political and philosophical sectors as to what compassion really is. Your typical liberal or socialist (yes, it is safe to put the two together) will conclude that compassion is giving, outright giving. And they certainly will not hesitate to force you and your family to give, to causes of their choice. A common leftist may feel that their compassionate agenda is so important, so vital, that ...

> WorldNetDaily columnist Debbie Schlussel will be on the air this Saturday on The Political Fire. Host Kyle Varner will discuss with Ms. Schlussel her recent WorldNetDaily commentary, "Fat Chicks, Lighten Up!" In the editorial, Schlussel questions the motives and justifications of obese women who join civil rights organizations, solely for fat woman. At least, that's the ridiculous sentiment of the National Association for the Advancement of Fat Acceptance, a self-styled "civil rights" group whining over new hit movie, "Shallow Hal." NAAFA representatives and their formerly-fat ally, singer Carnie Wilson, have garnered far too much media attention for this silly ...

I have affirmed my opposition to the unregulated existence of harmful weapons in America. Enough is enough! Our children are suffering at the hands of terrorists and destroying the future of America. It takes a village, of which we are a part, to make this world a better place. For these reasons, I have chosen to do a public service announcement for Mothers Against Box Cutters. As the spokesperson, supported by Rosie O'Donnel, I proudly support REASONABLE common-sense regulation of box cutters, and the wise licensing and registration of similarly dangerous sharp weapons. We must do this for our children ...

A question often raised, typically by conservatives, is whether the media is self-censoring and liberal-biased. But with GE as parent of CBS and Murdoch as chief of Fox, is it truly accurate to claim that our news media have a slant towards Democrats, liberals, and the left? GE, after all, gains much from conservatives in power thanks to military contracts. Murdoch himself is a well-known conservative, running magazines such as The Weekly Standard. With such factors in mind, it would seem more logical to conclude there is a conservative bias. Indpendent watchdog-type organizations, such as Media Research Center, keep an ...