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Floor fireworksSome California Republican lawmakers are upset that the Democrat-controlled state Assembly refused to let them hold a Fourth of July celebration on the Assembly floor to honor a Vietnam veteran and former U.S. senator. Republican Assemblyman Jay LaSuer of San Diego wanted to honor Adm. Jeremiah Denton on Monday in a Fourth of July ceremony. Adm. Denton was a Navy pilot shot down in Vietnam who spent eight years as a prisoner of war. He later became an Alabama senator. "Suffice it to say, Jeremiah Denton is unquestionably an American hero," Republican Assemblyman John Campbell of Irvine wrote in...

In each of the 4 years that I have been a member of the state Assembly, we have had many "celebrations" on the Assembly floor. These "celebrations" are orchestrated by the Democrats who control the House and often involve singing and dancing. Every one of my 4 years have seen substantial celebrations of Cinco de Mayo (Commemorates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla), St. Patrick's Day (for the patron Saint of Ireland) and Chinese New Year's Day, among others. But never once have we celebrated America's Independence Day, the 4th of July. So, this year,...

The passing of President Reagan brought me back to Jan. 26, 1982. That was the date the "Great Communicator" first inspired me. I was 11 years old. In his State of the Union address that evening, Reagan spoke of recessions, regulations, entitlements, Soviets and sanctions. My parents nodded vigorously in agreement. I almost nodded off. Toward the end of the televised speech, however, Reagan lifted America's spirits -- and piqued a child's interest -- by talking about something elementary: American heroes. With his twinkling eyes and unabashed patriotism, Reagan reminded me of my late maternal grandfather. Lolo 'Zario had fought...

The Talk Shows Sunday, May 30th, 2004 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind.; former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan.; former Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.; former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan. FACE THE NATION (CBS): Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger; former national security adviser Samuel Berger. THIS WEEK (ABC): Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi Governing Council member; retired Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni; former Pentagon adviser Richard Perle; Reps. Chris Cox, R-Calif., and Jane Harman, D-Calif. LATE EDITION (CNN) : former...

I recently, and by no small coincidence, found a signed copy of "When Hell Was In Session", by Former U.S. Senator Jeremiah Denton, Jr. The book outlines his seven years as a prisoner of war, and the tortures he endured. He became nationally known in 1966 when, during a sham press conference arranged by the Nort Vietnamese, he blinked morse code for "Torture", confirming for the first time that our POWs were being tortured. Did they make him lie on a pile of naked men? Put women's underwear on his head? No. Here is an excerpt from the book (which...

A heads up. I think this will be a show you won't want to miss. I will have Admiral (and former U.S. Senator) Jerimiah Denton on my Bay Area show Saturday at 2 PM Pacific. We will be discussing Denton's impressions of Kerry from his service in Vietnam. His postwar unAmerican activities and their shared time in the Senate. You can listen online.http://ksfo.com/

The following item appeared in the Mobile (Alabama) Register on March 10. It's one you will not see in the Inquirer. By Jeremiah Denton Knowing that I served in the U.S. Senate with John Kerry and that, like him, I am a veteran of the Vietnam War, many people have asked me what I think of him, particularly now that he's the apparent presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. When Kerry joined me in the Senate, I already knew about his record of defamatory remarks and behavior criticizing U.S. policy in Vietnam and the conduct of our military personnel there....

Knowing that I served in the U.S. Senate with John Kerry and that, like him, I am a veteran of the Vietnam War, many people have asked me what I think of him, particularly now that he's the apparent presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. When Kerry joined me in the Senate, I already knew about his record of defamatory remarks and behavior criticizing U.S. policy in Vietnam and the conduct of our military personnel there. I had learned in North Vietnamese prisons how much harm such statements caused. To me, his remarks and behavior amounted to giving aid and...

Knowing that I served in the U.S. Senate with John Kerry and that, like him, I am a veteran of the Vietnam War, many people have asked me what I think of him, particularly now that he's the apparent presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. When Kerry joined me in the Senate, I already knew about his record of defamatory remarks and behavior criticizing U.S. policy in Vietnam and the conduct of our military personnel there. I had learned in North Vietnamese prisons how much harm such statements caused. To me, his remarks and behavior amounted to giving aid and...