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Help!!! Cindy Sheehan is coming to give a speech at UCLA on Feb the 26th . The propagation of her nonsense is being paid by the student association (our student fees are going to pay for this profanity) and the few very few conservatives on campus need help organizing a demonstration. Things at UCLA, as in many other campuses, are pretty bad. Today there was supposed to be an illegal immigration debate but the University unilaterally canceled the event after MECHA and other radical groups organized a protest. I can’t stand this anymore conservative free speech is routinely and blatantly...

Please post links to your patriotic, pro-President Bush, pro-Troops, artwork.

Rudy and the Republican Nomination New York, Feb 2 - To: Team Rudy From: Brent Seaborn, Strategy Director Date: February 2, 2007 Re: Rudy and the Republican Nomination Over the last month or two there has been a good deal of public opinion polling on the 2008 Republican primary race. I thought it would be helpful to take a step back and take a closer look at how voters – particularly Republican primary voters – feel about Rudy Giuliani and why we think we are well-positioned heading in to the primary season. Americans Have a Highly Favorable Opinion of Mayor...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2007 – With only a few days left before the voting comes to a close, one troop-support group is asking for assistance in putting it as a forerunner in winning $50,000 to support the men and women of the armed forces. “Cell Phones for Soldiers” founders Brittany and Robbie Bergquist of Norwell, Mass., are in the running to win the grand prize in a Volvo-sponsored awards program that highlights the generosity of citizens throughout the nation. The deadline for voting is Feb. 4. Cell Phones for Soldiers is a member of America Supports You, a Defense...

MY HUSBAND recently returned from active duty for Operation Iraqi Freedom. He has been puzzled by people who speak out -- to his face, mind you -- against our government's plan to increase troops or increase funding for troops but who, in the same breath, say, "But I support the troops." Recently, he very quietly responded, "Really, that's great. Exactly how do you support the troops?" The person was caught off guard and had no answer. If you want to support our troops, take care of their families. Too often military families' needs are overlooked. If someone you know has...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2007 – Actor and military advocate Gary Sinise earned praise for his portrayal of a disabled Vietnam veteran in the 1994 movie, “Forrest Gump.” Sinise now is helping to build a memorial for America’s 3 million living disabled military veterans. "America Supports You" grassroots support group members pose with Gary Sinise after the "ASY Salute to Our Military Men and Women Concert" at the Pentagon, May 5. Photo by William D. Moss  '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The spokesman for the Disabled Veterans Life Memorial Foundation, Sinise, 51, said it’s important to recognize disabled veterans’...

WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats won their first major vote against the Iraq war. Now they need to get some Republicans on board. A resolution swiping at President Bush's Iraq war plans is headed to the full Senate as early as next week as administration officials and Republican leaders labor to keep the effort from gaining more GOP support. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday passed 12-9 a resolution that dismissed Bush's plans to increase troops in Iraq as "not in the national interest." The vote on the nonbinding measure was largely along party lines, with Sen. Chuck Hagel (news,...

The Muslims who ran Discount-Mats.com have been proven by name to be associated with several incidents recently that show they are active in Islamic support, including writing letters to the editor condeming the recent cartoon fisco.

An American Soldier contaced a company, Discount-Mats and asked if they would shiip to Iraq and was told absolutely no!!

Health care for all - an elusive goal that has tantalized presidents and governors for decades - is roaring back this year with ambitious proposals in a handful of prominent states. The promise: Cover millions of uninsured adults and children. Improve the quality of care at hospitals and doctor's offices. Rein in rising costs that are eating up workers' wages, company profits and state budgets. The problem: Someone's got to pay. And getting those with a stake in health care - doctors, insurers, hospitals, workers, employers, government - to agree on who and how much won't be easy. The most...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2007 – President Bush’s plan to send additional forces to Iraq and to increase the military end strength sends an important message to the troops, the defense secretary and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. U.S. military commanders on the ground asked for and support the plan to send more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq to help stabilize the country, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told committee members. “(Our commanders) have asked for additional forces and are happy to have additional...

Asian Allies Offer Support for Bush By JOSEPH COLEMAN (Associated Press Writer) From Associated Press January 10, 2007 10:10 PM EST TOKYO - The top U.S. allies in Asia, Japan and South Korea, offered early support Thursday for President Bush's announcement of a boost in American troops in Iraq. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose government is providing humanitarian air assistance in Iraq, offered his support in a telephone conversation with Bush from Berlin. "Japan regards highly President Bush's strong resolve toward Iraq's stability," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki told reporters in Tokyo. Japan withdrew its 600 non-combat ground troops...

What ‘supporting the troops’ really means By Jim Meek E.E. CUMMINGS wrote the world’s wittiest war poem – and called it "my sweet old etcetera." The narrator’s mother hoped he "would die etcetera bravely of course." His father would go "hoarse talking about how it was a privilege and if only he could …" And his "sweet old etcetera aunt lucy … could tell you just what everybody was fighting for." Unfortunately, no one on the Christmas chattering circuit seems to know exactly what Canada is fighting for in Afghanistan. Thus we hear the same sloppy sentiment again and again:...

Two leading Evangelical Christian leaders with a long record of support for Israel were honored Monday in Jerusalem for their friendship and work. The two men - Pastor John C. Hagee of San Antonio, Texas and Rev. Malcolm Hedding, executive director of the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem - were feted at a joint event by the Knesset's Christian Allies Caucus (KCAC), and the World Jewish Congress (WJC). The third annual event, entitled a "night to honor our Christian allies," recognized Hagee for establishing a pro-Israel Christian lobby in the US - Christians United for Israel - which has been...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2006 – Military support programs like America Supports You are vitally important to servicemembers, their families and the nation, a celebrated retired Army general said recently. It is paramount “to recognize the [military] spouses and the children, and their part they play in our national defense,” retired Army Lt. Gen. Claudia J. Kennedy said at the “Operation Christmas” event held Dec. 20 at the National Guard armory in Hinesville, Ga. “Americans need to know that we are taking care of the families. And, sometimes, I think that they imagine these families are on their own, and...

ACTION REQUESTED Holiday Greetings for Recovering Sailors and Marines at National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) Bethesda The Marine Liaison at Bethesda Hospital, where wounded Marines return stateside to recover or for rehabilitation, reports that they have not been receiving e nough Holiday Greetings cards or Thinking of You cards for the number of wounded at the hospital. When you are preparing your Christmas cards this year, please include a card or two to: A Recovering Sailor or Marine National Naval Medical Center Marine Corps Liaison Center 8901 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20889-560T Your card(s) will be a great present to...

BAGHDAD, Dec. 21, 2006 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today assured the Iraqi people that the United States is firmly behind them and is working with their government to solve Iraq’s political, military and economic woes. “I especially emphasized to the prime minister the steadfastness of American support and our enduring presence in the Persian Gulf,” Gates said in a news conference at the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The new U.S. defense secretary arrived in Baghdad yesterday to talk with U.S. and Iraqi leaders to help him formulate recommendations for President Bush. He met yesterday...

Chief of Chaplains Brings Encouragement and Support Chaplain tours Iraq and Afghanistan bringing support and leadership to the region. By Army Sgt. Victoria Willoughby345th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment SALERNO, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2006 -- Army Maj. Gen. David H. Hicks, the Army chief of chaplains, visited Salerno Nov. 28, as part of a tour through Afghanistan and Iraq designed to bring support and encouragement to chaplains, chaplain’s assistants and leaders at the battalion and brigade levels. “My objective is to visit with and put my arms around -- I mean that figuratively -- as many soldiers, leaders and unit...

The HOOAH.com Community is Creating the World’s Biggest Holiday & Christmas Card to the Troops December 15, 2006 Many of our service-members will spend this Holiday season overseas, away from their families. But a group of people is making the troops feel closer to home by sending them warm Holiday greetings online. Community members at HOOAH.com are creating The World’s Biggest Holiday and Christmas Card to the Troops. The Card is a collection of hundreds of individual Greetings contributed by people from all across the world. Many people are creating general Greetings to the troops, while others are using the...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2006 -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld today thanked members of the Defense Department’s “America Supports You” program for their unwavering support to the men and women of the armed forces. “Hero Hugs” founder Bailey Reese meets with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld following the secretary’s remarks at the America Supports You Summit at the Pentagon, Dec. 13. Reese has sent more than 16,000 care packages to troops through her child-run organization based in Niceville, Fla. Photo by Carmen L. Burgess  '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. America Supports You highlights support for U.S. servicemembers and...