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Several dozen people showed up in front of KMJ Radio's studios in North Fresno on Tuesday night to protest what they call "vitriolic rhetoric" by station talk-show hosts.

Evan Sayet -- who David Horowitz calls "the best political comedian working today" -- takes his show to Washington, DC on September 25-27. The show will play at George Washington University -- just six blocks from the White House -- with tickets selling through Ticketmaster for $50 (half-price tickets available for students with ID). Evan has written and/or produced in virtually every medium there is. Starting out as a standup comic he was quickly spotted by David Letterman and offered a spot on a special episode featuring young talent. Segueing into writing, he was an integral part of the team...

"Interview with Victor Davis Hansen ----------------------------------- Ray had the opportunity to interview Victor Davis Hansen on Thursday, March 30th about the immigration issues facing us today." http://www.kmj580.com/pages/13911.php

The Final Chapter of My Trip To Iraq Martha Zoller Isn’t it interesting how things have a natural beginning and end to them? The Voices of Soldiers Tour began flying away from Hurricane Dennis and ended flying away from one of the biggest sand storms in history. Col. Daniel Kornacki, the Commander of the Air Base at the Baghdad Airport from the 94th Airlift out of Dobbins and is a Delta 767 pilot in his other life, said that sand storms are the desert’s thunderstorms. Coming from tornado alley, that is an analogy I can understand. Our group (Buzz Patterson...

Sending the ‘right’ signals The following was written by Spc. Curt Cashour of the military’s “Desert Voice” on the “Voices of Soldiers” Truth Tour that took place from July 7th - 17th. Cashour is based at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. Sending the ‘right’ signals By Spc. Curt Cashour Coalition Forces Land Component Command Public Affairs Office There’s an old saying among those in the media that states, “If it bleeds it leads.” There’s a reason the motto has stuck: it’s the truth. Take Iraq for example. Day after day, stories of car bombings and suicide attacks take prominence over the...

Some of What I Learned in Baghdad Author: Brad Dated: Tuesday, July 19 2005 @ 01:03 AM EDT On Wednesday July 13, 2005 I had the opportunity to go out on patrol with the US Army stationed in Baghdad 3 times, including foot patrol with the New Iraqi Army. Our soldiers who are assigned to patrol duty generally go out several times a day. These patrols are regularly irregular so as to establish a presence in the area without presenting a predictable target. These are some of the things I learned while in Baghdad. The International Zone in Baghdad is...

Courage plentiful in Iraq By: Howard Kaloogian BAGHDAD, Iraq ---- Courage. You know it when you see it. "Speaking truth to power" is thought of as courageous. Lt. General Abdul Qader Jassim told Saddam Hussein that the Iraqi army could not withstand the coalition forces arrayed against it in the mid '90s. Then he spent the next 7 years, 4 months and 10 days in an Iraqi prison until being liberated by American troops in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Today he is the head of the Iraqi army. We met him in Baghdad. He talked to us through an interpreter whose...

CAMP FALCON, THE GREEN ZONE, BAGHDAD: Sorry about the lack of postings since my arrival here in Iraq early Monday morning, but internet access has been somewhat limited. Sheesh! You'd think there's a war on or something... I have a hundred stories to tell, all of them amazing in their own way, but I don't have time now to tell them all. So let me tell you just one, from earlier this morning: Melanie Morgan of KSFO in San Francisco and I went on patrol this morning on Route Irish, aka "The Highway of Death" with Delta 3-7 of the...

Latest from Iraq - from Melanie Morgan's website at KSFO I spoke with Melanie this morning and she asked me to forward a few pictures of what we are doing here in Iraq. The 184 IN is part of the California National Guard and we are assigned to the 4 BCT (Brigade Combat Team) 3rd Infantry Division. We are currently stationed at FOB Falcon in the Southern part of Baghdad. I realize that the media tends to focus solely on the IEDs the firefights etc because that is what sells. The reality is that for every contact we have with...

Still in Bahgdad by Martha Zoller As we enter our third day in Bahgdad, there is much to report. I was unable to post yesterday, we were out most of the day. Believe it or not, there is power and wireless internet connectivity in the tents we are staying in but it is hit and miss as far as the strength of the signal. Also, when the soldiers are on missions, they have the ability to take down the internet and cell service in the area of operation. Yesterday, we walked alot in the heat and I really felt it...

Wow, What a Day! This has been the most incredible trip of my life! I have met the most wonderful people and have learned so much first hand. A Doctor, Captain Daniel Green, at Fort Prosperity, one of Saddam's Palaces, decided that the only way we were going to see Iraq properly was to have unfettered and total access to anyone in Baghdad, from the lowest soldier to the Chief of Operations.... and we did!. He got a two star to sign off and the real fun began. (A few feathers were ruffled in the middle but they came on...

Baghdad.... Day 1 Author: Brad Dated: Monday, July 11 2005 @ 04:24 PM EDT Baghdad. First Day After nearly 30 hours of travel and few hours of sleep we loaded onto a C130 for the trip to Baghdad. There were several soldiers returning to the theater as well as our group. We were all carrying our gear as well as wearing army issue kevlar and helmets. My helmet broke before I even put it on. (At least the strap did). The plane ride is like an E-Ticket at Disneyland. Everyone talks about getting shot at, rough air, noise... it was...

Here is the complete broadcast schedule for the talk show hosts who will be broadcasting live from Iraq next week: (I added the show links where people can listen on-line) href="http://www.moveamericaforward.org/index.php/DailyFile/complete_broadcast_schedule_from_centcom_hq_kuwait_iraq/ Complete Broadcast Schedule from CENTCOM HQ, Kuwait, Iraq (All times are eastern) --- Friday July 8- Tampa, FL - Centcom Headquarters Melanie Morgan (from San Francisco), KSFO: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PMhttp://www.ksfo560.com/ ('Listen Now' link)http://www.ksfo560.com/djadditionalinformation.asp?djid=11187 (Show page) Martha Zoller, WDUN: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM http://www.marthazoller.com/main.asp (Listen On-Line link) Michael Graham, WMAL: 9:00 AM – 11:45 AM http://wmal.com/showdj.asp?DJID=25410 (Listen Live link) Buzz Patterson/Martha Zoller, Rightalk: 11 AM – 12...

Tomorrow (6-24-05) Governor Schwarzenegger is going to be a guest on the Ray Appleton Show, KMJ 580, at 1 P.M. Pacific Time. Ray expects a lot of protestors to bash the Governor and he has suggested that counter protestors should have their views considered also. He has made the point that whenever the Governor shows up somewhere, any given number of people and union members protest, and the media flocks to them. I am going to be there to support the Governor. KMJ 580 is located at the S/W corner of Palm/Shaw, Fresno.