http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/maf/ en-us Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:12 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407316/posts Move America Forward “On the First Day of Christmas, Our Soldiers Gave to Us . . . the Greatest Country on earth!” Move America Forward will mark our 12 Days of Christmas by chronicling the gifts that American troops have given to us since the first days of our Great Country. Each day we will tell the story of that gift and why we must celebrate our troops. We owe our troops so much. Today, our brave men and women protect us against radical Jihadists who want to exterminate our way of life. From the birth of our country... MoveAmericaForward.Org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407316/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360432/posts Town Hall Rallies in Response ToObama’s GITMO Maneuverings Folks, this is the critical moment we have been waiting for. Many concerned citizens in Standish and all across Michigan are holding their breath to see what’s next for their state. Sources on the ground say that “Standish Max” prison is being emptied out now and will be completely empty and shut down by the end of October. Is this the empty prison Obama has been looking to put the GITMO terrorists? The people of Michigan, who hear the rumors circulating day by day, know that an empty prison and a... Move America Forward http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360432/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:01:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322204/posts TIME FOR CONSERVATIVES TO SHOW OBAMA HE CAN LOSE  Move America Forward TWO CONSERVATIVES STANDING IN THE WAY OF AN OBAMA VICTORY CALIFORNIA SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION GIVES US A CHANCE; WE CAN TURN THE TIDE We finally have Obama on the ropes with growing American opposition to his plan to close Guantanamo Bay and bring more than 200 terrorists to American soil.  Our military is getting sick and tired of his policy of appeasing our enemies and worrying more about collateral damage than winning the war against terrorists – especially when his Administration denies there even is a war against... MAF Freedom PAC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322204/posts#comment Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:49:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2320109/posts OBAMA MISMANAGING THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN  Move America Forward     MORE VOICES CALL FOR GIVING TROOPSTOOLS TO WIN THE WAR IN AFGHANISTANSEN. JOHN MCCAIN SAYS “DOUBLE” MARINES IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN. More and more Americans are concerned about the direction of the Obama Administration in carrying out the war in Afghanistan.  He seems to sliding into making the same mistakes that we made in Viet Nam – gradually increasing our involvement, but preventing our troops from using the means they need to win the war conclusively. Instead, we hear our troops told not to use air support to suppress... MoveAmericaForward.Org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2320109/posts#comment Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:34:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303744/posts How Was Your Weekend? As Americans back home are enjoying the sun and fun of another summer season, let’s not forget the tough going our troops have in Afghanistan and Iraq. US Millions of Americans went to religious services this weekend at synagogues, churches, temples and other houses of worship. Across the nation people listened to sermons, and knelt to pray for wealth, their health, a promotion, more money, a new car, a chance to hit that lotto number. Is there anything better than a nice barbeque in the backyard or a picnic at the park? Thousands this weekend... Move America Forward http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303744/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:53:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2284164/posts The anti-Obama group, Our Country Deserves Better PAC, has announced that it will launch an advertising campaign featuring a video claiming that Obama is using tactics common to Hitler’s Germany. An audio teaser video has been released as a fundraising tool to buy time to air the ad. The ad lists a series of actions including the report ordered by the Bush administration on right wing extremists released by the Department of Homeland Security after Bush left office. They quote an un-named Congressman saying, “They proposed a civilian security force and an American congressman warned it was exactly what Hitler... Indianapolis Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2284164/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:00:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277823/posts With just two days left, Hot Air continues to surge! Our latest count brings their total to $13,005.70 in care package! We're absolutely stunned with the great success of this blogger competition-further noted by EVERY team's standing on our score board. The Anti-Jihadists continue their strong rally and remain in second with $5,099.21. And in a remarkable comeback, Ron Winter's Greyhawks team is now in third with $1,574.64 for care packages. Our new teams, FreeRepublic.com and Family Security Matters, are in fourth and fifth with $274.95 and $224.98, respectively. And, Team COINS rounds up the list in sixth with $124.98... Troopathon.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277823/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:23:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275610/posts From the Front Page of Free Republic: MAF's 2nd Annual Troopathon! Announcing MAF's Second Annual "HONOR THEIR SERVICE" Care Package Program and TROOPATHON!! Webcast LIVE from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, June 25, 2009, hosted by Andrew Breitbart and Melanie Morgan, featuring Ann Coulter, Mark Levin, Sean Hanity, Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham and many other FReeper favorites! Free Republic will be there!! Syncro is the FreeRepublic.com Team Captain for the Troopathon BLOGGER SHOOTOUT competition and we will also be joining the MAF Team at the Reagan Library! Hope to see you there! Click the Troopathon.org banner to sponsor a care... Troopathon BLOGGER SHOOTOUT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275610/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:04:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270178/posts Just Confirmed: Gary SiniseKelsey GrammerElisabeth HasselbeckRoger Hedgecock Click Here for a Complete List of Guests On June 25th, Move America Forward will be holding our 2nd annual “Troop-a-thon” titled “Honor their Service.” This cutting edge live webcast event brings together talk radio hosts, megastars of film and television, musical guests, journalists, military and Gold-star families, pro-troop groups and many more. The goal of this charity fundraiser is to send the largest ever shipment of care packages to our brave men and women of the armed forces serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay. Viewers are encouraged to sponsor care... Move America Forward http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270178/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:51:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265849/posts Friday, June 05, 2009 Posted By:MAF Blogger DannyPermalinkNew Gallup Poll: Public Opinion Strongly Against Closing Gitmo Move America Forward has been hot on the issue of Guantanamo Bay for the past 6 months. In December we made Guantanamo the last stop on our “Honoring Heroes at the Holidays II” tour and we brought boxes of Christmas cards, DVDs, T-Shirts and lots of other goodies from our care packages to Guantanamo Bay to distribute to troops there. We inspected the detainment camps and returned to the United States to fight Obama and his allies who wanted to close it. We produced... MoveAmericaForward.Org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265849/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 22:38:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265252/posts WASHINGTON - A small band of determined women raised their voices against America's most powerful political lobby—the Israel lobby—and they got their point across. When Israeli Pres. Shimon Peres began speaking to the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference at the Washington Convention Center May 4 six members of CODEPINK Women for Peace raised banners saying “Want Peace? End the Occupation,” “What About Gaza?” and “No Money for War Crimes.” The next day, when U.S. Vice President Joe Biden began addressing the AIPAC meeting, another pair of CODEPINK members disrupted his speech. Each day, as the activists—some... The Final Call http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265252/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 05:50:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239880/posts I went to visit Sen. Arlen Specter to save him from an embarrassing pro-stimulus vote that will damage America's economy and send the nation back to 1970s-style stagflation. Jim Robinson, founder of FreeRepublic.com, and I arrived at Sen. Specter's office with a group of folks who oppose the $1.5 trillion stimulus package, on this past Monday morning. We asked to see Sen. Specter. The office secretary didn't seem to be happy to see us. I could not blame her. We were there to embarrass her boss. Jim, wearing his Navy cap, asked about the senator's whereabouts, but the secretary wasn't... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239880/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:06:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230934/posts Acknowledging that “an apology is owed,” Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano promised Thursday to “meet and clear the air” with veterans groups that were offended by her agency’s report citing “returning veterans” as terrorist risks to the U.S. “To the extent veterans read it as an accusation,” Napolitano told FOX News, “an apology is owed.” “I’ll meet with the leaders of some of the veterans groups,” she promised on “FOX & Friends.” “The last thing we want to do is offend or castigate all veterans. To the contrary, let’s meet and clear the air.” Napolitano said she was briefed on... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230934/posts#comment Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:39:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220174/posts Honest Conservative interviewed Catherine "Cat" Moy on Freedom Radio. Catherine lives in California's 10th District, home to Travis Air Force Base, where she is exploring a run for Congress; they discussed the interesting cast of characters lining up against her. In addition, they talked about Move America Foward, where Catherine serves as the Executive Director. Catherine Moy is an award-winning journalist with 19 years of experience as an investigative reporter, author, editor, columnist, feature writer and business writer. She is a human-rights activist who was nominated for a Pulitzer for her investigations on elder abuse in nursing homes. In... Freedom Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220174/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2009 21:29:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2216688/posts Join Honest Conservative this Sunday, March 29, at 8 PM Eastern time, on Freedom Radio. Her guests this week are: Catherine Moy, the Executive Director of Move America Foward. Catherine has opened an exploratory committee to run for Congress in California's 10th District, home to Travis Air Force Base. Catherine is an award-winning journalist with 19 years of experience as an investigative reporter, author, editor, columnist, feature writer and business writer, Catherine is also a human-rights activist nominated her for a Pulitzer for her investigations on elder abuse in nursing homes. In 2006, she co-authored with Melanie Morgan, Chairman of... Freedom Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2216688/posts#comment Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:28:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2216242/posts Last August, Captain Roger Hill and First Sergeant Tommy Scott traded their Army careers for the safety and lives of the soldiers they had led into battle. CPT Hill discussed what happened that day and what happens next with Freedom Radio: Dog Company 1/506th Infantry deployed to Wardak, Afghanistan last spring: MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan, May 8 [2008] (Reuters) - Last week U.S. Captain Roger Hill led a patrol into the Jaldez valley, just southwest of Kabul, and was immediately ambushed from three sides by 50 Taliban fighters armed with rocket-propelled grenades. The army of attackers, robed and bearded, fired somewhere... 911FamiliesForAmerica.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2216242/posts#comment Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:03:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214917/posts Senators moved Wednesday toward creation of a “Veterans Corps” of up to 5,000 paid volunteers to work on aid programs for vets, their families and the families of active-duty troops. The corps is part of a group of national service initiatives backed by the Obama administration and an unusual bipartisan coalition in Congress. Participants would work directly with veterans and bolster existing aid programs run by state and local governments and non-profit groups. With civilian jobs increasingly hard to come by, the corps would give people leaving the military another way of serving their country and staying off the unemployment... The Virginian-Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214917/posts#comment Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:14:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208638/posts Hey, G.I., is that a gun in your pocket, or is it just Obama and company reaching for your insurance card? President Barack Obama pledged to be a friend to veterans while on the campaign trail. As a matter of fact, while at a town hall meeting with veterans in Las Cruces, N.M., Obama said: “One of the best ways that we can honor our fallen soldiers is to honor those who came back, who survived. And so, to all the veterans who are here, I am grateful to your service, and as president of the United States, I will... The Shawnee News-Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208638/posts#comment Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:57:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2190265/posts Friday, February 20, 2009 Posted By:Catherine MoyPermalinkObama’s Government Report: Guantanamo is Humane and Abides by Geneva Conventions President Obama in one of his first actions in office ordered the closure of the terrorist prison at Guantanamo Bay. He also ordered an in-depth study of the prison camps to decipher whether the terrorists and alleged terrorists at Gitmo are properly treated and that U.S. troops are abiding by the Geneva Conventions. The report, part of which was leaked today, shows that Gitmo “complies with the humanitarian requirements of the Geneva conventions” and that the prisoners are treated with dignity. A Pentagon... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2190265/posts#comment Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:52:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2183680/posts Sen. Jim Inhofe joins group fighting to keep prisoners in Cuba BY CHRIS CASTEEL Published: February 11, 2009 Inhofe, R-Tulsa, praised the group, Move America Forward, and said he is pushing legislation that would prevent any of the prisoners from being moved to prisons in the United States. Inhofe, who recently returned from a visit to the prison in Cuba, said the detainees are treated well and that the prison is serving a valuable purpose. Asked whether the prisoners should remain at the prison indefinitely, Inhofe said, "I wish there were more choices. There really aren’t. I guess we could... NewsOK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2183680/posts#comment Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:39:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2182901/posts I went to visit Sen. Arlen Specter to save him from an embarrassing pro-stimulus vote that will damage America's economy and send the nation back to 1970s-style stagflation. Jim Robinson, founder of FreeRepublic.com, and I arrived at Sen. Specter's office with a group of folks who oppose the $1.5 trillion stimulus package, on this past Monday morning. We asked to see Sen. Specter. The office secretary didn't seem to be happy to see us. I could not blame her. We were there to embarrass her boss. Jim, wearing his Navy cap, asked about the senator's whereabouts, but the secretary wasn't... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2182901/posts#comment Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:28:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2182832/posts Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Posted By:MAF Blogger DannyPermalinkAndrew McCarthy Writes A Special Analysis for MAF This blog post is really special. We were doing the presser for our Gitmo ad and we really wanted and expert opinion so we asked Andrew McCarthy of National Review and he wrote us this amazing piece which gives us another perspective - this one coming from a policy expert - on Guantanamo Bay. If the Guantanamo Detainees Are Transferred Into the U.S.By Andrew C. McCarthyAt the moment, alien enemy combatants are being held by the military outside the territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. courts. ... Move America Forward http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2182832/posts#comment Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:51:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181913/posts Monday, February 09, 2009 Posted By:Catherine MoyPermalinkStorming the Gates and Aiming at Porkulus-enabler SpecterFound Sen. Arlen Specter must feel like one lucky man today. He wasn’t in his Capitol Hill offices when MAF Chairman Melanie Morgan, Gold Star Mom Debbie Lee, Freepers and Free Republic founder Jim Robinson, and other patriotic citizens stormed his office to demand he reverse his position supporting the porkulus bill, aka the Barack-Blowing-Through- Dollars-Scheme. MAF, as you know, is a protroops organization, and it is our opinion that this legislation will hurt veterans’ healthcare - not to mention every other American. We’re really in town... Move America Forward http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181913/posts#comment Mon, 9 Feb 2009 23:36:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181901/posts Freepers, other citizens storm Sen. Specter's Office on Porkulus Written by Melanie Morgan    Monday, 09 February 2009 Sen. Arlen Specter must feel like one lucky man today. He wasn’t in his Capitol Hill offices when MAF Chairman Melanie Morgan, Gold Star Mom Debbie Lee, Freepers and Free Republic founder Jim Robinson, and other patriotic citizens stormed his office to demand he reverse his position supporting the porkulus bill, aka the Barack-Blowing-Through- Dollars-Scheme. MAF, as you know, is a protroops organization, and it is our opinion that this legislation will hurt veterans’ healthcare - not to mention every other American.... MelanieMorgan.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181901/posts#comment Mon, 9 Feb 2009 23:25:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181859/posts <p>Sen. Arlen Specter must feel like one lucky man today. He wasn’t in his Capitol Hill offices when MAF Chairman Melanie Morgan, Gold Star Mom Debbie Lee, Freepers and Free Republic founder Jim Robinson, and other patriotic citizens stormed his office to demand he reverse his position supporting the porkulus bill, aka the Barack-Blowing-Through- Dollars-Scheme.</p> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181859/posts#comment Mon, 9 Feb 2009 22:40:55 GMT