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Most military folks I know, even the Navy Seals and the Marines, admit that no war can be won without a lot of behind-the-scenes home-front help. Of course, there's home-front help, and then there's home-front battle. A lot of us are cut out for the former, and do our share of helping in myriad ways. Our troop-support efforts are as varied and ingenious as is the spirit of the American people. But only a few of us seem to be cut out for the home-front battles, those necessary confrontations with the anti-military leftists, the Cindy Sheehans and Medea Benjamins and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MAY 8, 2008 CONTACT: Ryan Gill at: Ryan@MoveAmericaForward.org WITCH-HUNT Marine Supporters to Fight Back AgainstWitches at Berkeley Marine Recruiting Center FRIDAY, MAY 9th – 8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon (SAN FRANCISCO) – Pro-troop supporters will gather to counter the efforts by a coven of witches to cast a spell of binding on the US Marine Corps Officer Selection Office located at 64 Shattuck Sq. in Berkeley. The anti-military demonstration by witches, crones and sirens is being organized by the radical left-wing group, Code Pink which proudly announced the despicable gathering at their website: www.BayAreaCodePink.org The pro-Marine...

Obama & Energy Politics --Dumb, and Dumber Written by Melanie Morgan    Sunday, 04 May 2008 The polls are showing that despite the Reverand Wright's "God Damn America" scandal that has consumed the Obama campaign, his supporters are blowing past it. In fact, the Senator is picking up in the tracking polls. BUT. There is another lurking issue that may provide some rocket fuel to Hillary's campaign. In Indiana this weekend, BHO scoffed at the fact that Mrs. Clinton (and Senator McCain) are advocating a suspension of the gasoline tax to help bring down prices during the summer time when they traditionally rise...

FBI To Address Attacks Dear Pro-Troop Supporters:I have some great news to share with you!! Please also pass along this information to others who will appreciate the good news.As you know there has sadly been an increasing campaign of violence against military recruiting centers across the nation - conducted by anti-military radicals (who are erroneously referred to as "peace activists" by a sympathetic media). We at Move America Forward researched the vast array of these incidents and compiled them together in "The Sedition Report" which we provided to members of Congress and law enforcement.Today Move America Forward's legal team received...

The 'Bonnie and Clyde' of 60's Radicalism Given a Pass on 'The O'Reilly Factor' Written by Melanie Morgan    Thursday, 24 April 2008  SHOCKING AUDIO TAPES OF RADICAL BOMBER BILL AYERS AND CONNECTIONS TO SENATOR BARACK OBAMA.Bill O'Reilly and I discussed the connections of  University of Illinois at Chicago Professor Bill Ayers (former Weather Underground founder) and the Obama campaign.O'Reilly was inclined to give Obama a pass on his financial/personal connections to Ayers, who alongwith his wife Bernadine Dohrn, was responsible for bombing at least a dozen places during the 1960's during their Vietnam era protests.Ayers never served a day in jail, nor did his wife,...

The truth Obama doesn't want you to know Posted: April 25, 20081:00 am Eastern © 2008  Ever since the hateful, anti-American tirades of Rev. Jeremiah Wright were first reported on the news, media analysts and political pundits have been waiting for the moment when some political group would use them in a TV ad.Now that moment has arrived, with the unveiling of this television ad by the North Carolina Republican Party.Many on the political left (especially the media) are pronouncing and denouncing the ad. Even Senator John McCain is splashing around this quote:We asked them not to run it. … I...

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Peace Terrorists Assault Iraq Vet & Family, Including Wife and Teenage Son I just read this on Melanie Morgan's site, as well as a companion report on PeaceThugs.com. This is so outrageous that it should make every red blooded American's blood boil with anger. Recently, I wrote about Iraq War Vet Jason Swartout, who was assaulted by some 82 year old woman in the name of "peace." This veteran and his family have also had to endure their home being attacked on two occasions, their car vandalized and now, this past weekend, his wife and teenage...

Jeremiah Wright on estrogen Posted: April 18, 20081:00 am Eastern © 2008  Last Friday in this column I reported on a brewing scandal that would be front-page news on the New York Times if the developments had concerned anyone other than their hero:Barack Hussein Obama.Instead, the new media was left to pick up and disseminate how one of Barack Obama's presidential campaign bundlers is Jodie Evans – a political ally to Venezuelan dictator, Hugo Chavez, and an advocate for Islamic militants.The story was also a yawner for ABC News "journalist" George Stephanopolous, because he didn't see fit to ask a single...

ZombieTime marches into the Tomb of the Rich Written by Melanie Morgan    Tuesday, 08 April 2008 One of my heroes (unknown to me and I don't even have an e-mail address) took his/her camera into my adopted hometown of San Francisco to shoot the appearance of Barry Hussein Obama yesterday for a mega-rich billionaire fund-raiser. (Barry is for the little people, of course, and his wife Michelle wants to make sure no one makes TOO much money, because we need helpers in society--excluding the millionaire Obamas, of course.)  I get a huge kick out of this because I brought...

Live-Blogging from Capitol Hill: General Petraeus Testimony Written by Melanie Morgan    Tuesday, 08 April 2008 Michelle Malkin is doing a stunning job of keeping track of the bloviating from Senate Democrats, heckling by CodePink, and the reports of REAL progress taking place in Iraq. Go here.Or click over to Sister Toldjah here.Ron Winter sums it with his withering criticism of Senator Carl Levin. Disgusting.Also, I got a call from Kristinn Taylor at FreeRepublic.com who brought a banner into the Senate chambers in D.C. It read "Thank You General Petraeus."Naturally, the Capitol police snatched his sign. And let the CodePinkos wave...

Tuesday, April 01, 2008 Posted By:MAF Blogger DannyPermalinkMove America Forward Press Conference at US Attorneys Office in San Francisco Yesterday Move America Forward went to San Francisco to deliver a letter drafted up by our lawyers to the US Attorneys office questioning the legality of the actions of the Berkeley City Council in supporting Code Pink as well as some concerns about what we had to deal with on February 12th. There was a press conference scheduled for 10 AM at the federal building on 450 Golden Gate which is also the building where we held our rally during the...

US Attorney Joseph Russoniello Petitioned: Prosecute Civil Rights Violators Written by Melanie Morgan    Monday, 31 March 2008 Breezy winds chilled the tempertures today as eight super-heated pro-troop supporters from around the Bay Area gathered in front of the United States Federal Building in San Francisco. Jim Minder, Sherry Perussina, Bryan Weldon, Kevin Graves, Catherine Moy, myself, Ryan Gill, Danny Gonzalez, Eamon and Elizabeth Kelly (and Buddy, the dog) stood in front of a podium at the fortified entrance to the US Attorney's office. (photo of Kevin Graves, Gold Star Father)Three television cameras, including Fox News Network, were on-hand to record our demand...

BREAKING NEWS! Written by Melanie Morgan    Thursday, 27 March 2008 Move America Forward, the largest pro-troop grassroots organization in the country, is going on ‘offense’ in the situation involving our Military Recruiters in Berkeley, Ca. and across the United States.  It is long past time for the US government to involve itself in finding, arresting, and prosecuting those people responsible for attacking our service men and women involved in recruiting efforts to protect our country.   This Monday, we are going to the office of US Attorney Joseph Russoniello (First District of Northern California) to demand immediate action. It...

Follow the Money: Towards Treason Written by Melanie Morgan    Wednesday, 26 March 2008 And now for our trip in today's Way Back Time Machine.Let's visit Iraq, shall we? That's where three United States Congressmen traveled in 2002, in the days before the Bush administration launched a war to depose Saddam Hussein, sparking a huge controversy.  Following Ben Bradlee's excellent advice to Woodward and Bernstein during the Watergate era to 'follow the money', the Associated Press has learned that Saddam Hussein's secret agents financed the trip towards treason.          "An indictment unsealed in Detroit accuses Muthanna Al-Hanooti, a member of a...

Rolling Into Town on the Back of Fred's Hog Written by Melanie Morgan    Saturday, 22 March 2008 I admit it. I lied. A big, fat whopper. And I am NOT the least bit sorry abut it. I said in the media and in e-mail last Wednesday that our pro-troop side decided to stand down against the moonbats on the street during the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq, and at Shattuck Square in Berkeley, Calif. where our Marine Recruiters are doing excellent work in spite of the near constant harassment. I told a fib.  I didn't want to tip our hand...

The Left's Day of Reckoning Written by Melanie Morgan    Wednesday, 19 March 2008 The militant anti-war seditionists swarmed the streets of San Francisco and Berkeley, Ca. today with the intention of disrupting traffic, commerce and left behind a trail of environmental filth in their wake. Bay Area Newsgroup has video from Berkeley's Marine Recruiting Center, where (sigh) Cindy Sheehan showed up.  In Washington, D.C. District police cleared the way TWICE to allow anti-war demonstrators back in front of the military recruiting center on L Street, and that emboldened the terrorist tactics of the left to escalate.  Kristinn Taylor from FreeRepublic.com...

Our Troops, Our Heroes Written by Melanie Morgan    Thursday, 20 March 2008 The noise has died down, the marijuana smoke has cleared,and the smelly hippies have crawled back into their lairs after a mostly unproductive day of national protest against the Iraq war. But here is an eloquent reminder of why we continue to support the men and women of the military, and their mission in Iraq. Filling a Heroes UniformBy Debbie LeeGold Star Mom I began my morning with my normal routine of making a pot of coffee and turning on FOX news to see the days issues....

Code Pink Strikes at Pro-Troops Event -- Again by Catherine Moy Posted: 03/18/2008 Move America Forward, the nation’s largest pro-troop organization, unveiled a chilling report on escalating attacks on military recruiters on Friday as anti-war forces planned disorderly conduct on Wednesday, the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War.Move America Forward on Friday released the “Sedition Report” after an exhaustive months-long investigation into the radical attacks on military recruiting centers, including gunshots pumped into a Denver, Colo., recruiting center, bombs in Times Square and St. Louis, Mo., and firebombing of recruiters’ cars in Alabama and Maryland.As MAF...

Reporting From Inside the Fox News Green Room Written by Melanie Morgan    Sunday, 16 March 2008 Hells Bells. If Howard Fineman of Newsweek and MSNBC's favorite Mainstream Media go-to guy can do his best reporting from the Green room (the holding area where guests get make-up and hair done) -- so can I. I was invited on Hannity and Colmes on Friday night to talk about THE SEDITION REPORT  released by Move America Forward earlier in the day at a national press conference in Washington, D.C. before the moonbats took to the streets spreading lies about our soldiers during the Iraq...

Eagles Muster - Eagles Up!/GOE Rally and March Written by MAF Blogger Danny    Sunday, 16 March 2008 Just hours ago, I, along with Melanie Morgan, Cat Moy, Mary Pearson and the rest of the Move America Forward team, attended the Eagles Up!/GOE “Eagles Muster” rally. Move America Forward was honored to assist Eagles Up and (Ed: Dr. Zoo made this hot link ------>) Free Republic in organizing today’s events. Walking through the lawn up to the Washington Monument, at the bottom of which everyone was assembled, I felt way more comfortable surrounded by Veterans and military families than...

Thursday, March 13, 2008 Posted By:Melanie MorganPermalinkBehind The Scenes:  Anti-War Activists Exposed One of the more interesting aspects of Move America Forward’s investigation into the attacks on military recruiting centers was the discovery of comments made by the perpetrators themselves – and those who support them. Shockingly, individuals involved in the criminal behavior of attacking U.S. military recruiting centers have regularly boasted about their attacks.  Others have provided counsel on how best to avoid detection and prosecution. We are providing you with a sampling of what these individuals have said following attacks against various military recruiting centers. SPOKANE, WASHINGTON SPOKANE...

Spitzer's sex scandal supplants sedition Posted: March 14, 20081:00 am Eastern © 2008  Portland, Ore.Denver, Colo.St. Louis, Mo.Washington, D.C.Toledo, Ohio.Ithaca, N.Y.Milwaukee, Wis.The list is endless.Red state, blue state, it doesn't matter anymore. What the hell is going on?Attacks on military recruiting centers are taking place all across the United States, and many of our leaders in law enforcement and government don't realize the size and scope of this violent and hateful campaign against our troops here at home. This isn't just an isolated incident in Berkeley, Calif., where everybody knows that there is a fierce anti-war sentiment.You probably also know about...

WASHINGTON, March 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The nation's largest pro-troop organization, Move America Forward (website: http://www.MoveAmericaForward.org ) will hold a news conference this Friday, March 14, 2008, calling attention to, and denouncing, the rising trend of violence against military recruiting centers. The news conference takes place in the Murrow Room at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Friday, March 14th at 9:30 AM. Move America Forward will provide detailed accounts of these attacks, including photographs and documents, to members of the media in attendance. A new national television ad campaign calling attention to these attacks will also be unveiled....

E-Ticket to D.C., Ready or Not, Here We Come Written by Melanie Morgan    Wednesday, 12 March 2008 Forgive me for being redundant on this website (but since it's my own I feel 'entitled' to repeat myself.) I have thrown my four-ounce tube of toothpaste and small liquid bottles in my suitcase, a couple pair of jeans, a few sweaters and tons of files, documents and visuals I will need for Move America Forward's National Press Conference on Friday at 12:30 pdt in Washington, D.C. Plus a can of lavender aerosol (my personal favorite) to spray on smelly hippies taking...

Home News Latest Winter Soldiers II: We Won't Stand for More Lies Winter Soldiers II: We Won't Stand for More Lies Written by Melanie Morgan    Monday, 10 March 2008 The country is swept up in Obama-mania, the candidate who promises immediate withdrawal from Iraq just as we are winning the war. The anger in the streets is palpable. And in the middle of election madness, the hate-filled rhetoric of the anti-war crowd has gone under the radar of the Mainstream Media. ALERT: An ugly thing is set to happen in Washington, D.C. this week. The same people who are bombing Marine Recruiting Centers...

Left-Wing Anarchists and Connection to NYC Marine Recuriting Center Bombing Written by Melanie Morgan    Friday, 07 March 2008 I am having a flashback. Several, in fact. Each time I write about the bombing of the Marine Recruiting center in New York City, images in my head from the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut meld together. I was there in 1983, reporting for my former employer, ABC.  I spent three weeks examining terrorism up close, and it's hate filled connections to Hamas and Hezbollah.    Marine Compound, Beirut 1983  I still have nightmares about the deaths of 283 Marines...

The improvised explosive device went off at approximately 3:45 a.m., shattering glass and twisting the building's metal frame. Some will dismiss this as just another attack on our troops in Iraq or Afghanistan. But, the attack didn't take place in the Middle East – the attack against our troops took place here on American soil. The bombing of the military recruiting center located at Times Square in New York City is still under investigation. Police report a hooded individual leaving the scene on a bike just prior to the bomb's explosion. Eight Democratic politicians received letters providing a warning of...

Attacks against military recruiters and their offices are growing around the United States, spurred by anti-American anarchists who thrash the centers, assault and batter people, and intimidate those who want to serve their country. Attackers throw rocks, chain themselves to doors, punch and kick, spray paint graffiti, break windows, yell, and generally vandalize recruiting centers across the nation in repeated attacks. "Counter Recruitment" UNC Video-02/05/08Code Pink, an anti-war group that gave more than $600,000 to terrorists’ families in Iraq, is calling for anti-military agitators to escalate attacks on U.S. Government offices where the military work with potential recruits on their...

Melanie Morgan, conservative radio jock, axed Melanie Morgan - the conservative San Francisco talk show host who helped start the recall of Gov. Gray Davis and called for the execution of New York Times editor Bill Keller - has been let go by KSFO-AM. Morgan, 51, the daughter of an ACLU attorney in Missouri, and a mainstream TV and radio reporter in the Bay Area before becoming a conservative pundit, has achieved national name recognition - both laudatory and dubious - for her activist crusades and incendiary comments. But at 9:05 a.m. Monday, after completing the highly rated morning talk...

Melanie Morgan off KSFO airwaves © 2008 WorldNetDaily Melanie Morgan (courtesy San Francisco Chronicle) WND exclusive columnist Melanie Morgan, renowned radio personality, national conservative leader and co-author with Catherine Moy of "American Mourning, A Story of Two Families," has announced her departure from talk radio powerhouse KSFO 560 AM. Citadel Broadcasting, which owns KSFO, decided not to renew Morgan's contract as part of the company's announced across-the-board cost-cutting, and her last broadcast on the station was today. "It has truly been an honor for me to work at KSFO for the past 14 years. What I loved most about my...

Goodbye and thank you, Melanie Morgan We are sorry to report that Melanie Morgan is no longer with KSFO 560am. KSFO was unable to renew Melanie’s contract because of across-the-board budget cuts mandated by our parent company, Citadel Broadcasting. Other employees have been impacted as well. Melanie has been a valued member of the KSFO staff since its inception of the “HotTalk” format in 1994. Previously, she worked for KSFO’s sister-station, KGO, as a reporter since 1983. She has reported on the scene from the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon; the Mexico City earthquake; and the Tiananmen Square massacre...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 3, 2008 CONTACT: Melanie Morgan at: Melanie@MelanieMorgan.com Conservative Melanie MorganCut from KSFO Radio * Vows to Continue Her Role as Conservative Activist * (SAN FRANCISCO) – Renowned radio personality and national conservative leader, Melanie Morgan, delivered her final broadcast on talk radio powerhouse KSFO 560 AM today – Monday, March 3, 2008. The owner of KSFO radio, Citadel Broadcasting, decided not to renew Morgan’s contract as part of the company’s announced across-the-board financial cost cutting. Melanie Morgan has been a fixture on KSFO for the past 14 years, enjoying a run from 1994-2008 that far...

Renowned radio personality and national conservative leader, Melanie Morgan, delivered her final broadcast on talk radio powerhouse KSFO 560 AM today – Monday, March 3, 2008.The owner of KSFO radio, Citadel Broadcasting, decided not to renew Morgan’s contract as part of the company’s announced across-the-board financial cost cutting. Melanie Morgan has been a fixture on KSFO for the past 14 years, enjoying a run from 1994-2008 that far exceeded industry standards for longevity. During that time, Morgan emerged as one of the nation’s most dynamic conservative activists, using the radio airwaves to motivate listeners who shared her passion to take...

Update from Eamon Kelly Written by Melanie Morgan    Wednesday, 27 February 2008 Eamon Kelley, the young Marine who is featured in Move America Forward's TV commercial that ran on Fox News earlier this week, spent his day today in Berkeley, Calif. in front of the Marine recruiting offices. Another national/local ad blitz begins on Monday. Meanwhile, CodePink has set up a virtual blockade at the recruiting center, expanding it's efforts to harass our troops and turn back young Americans looking to enlist. (The Berkeley City Council stubbornly refuses to apologize and continues subsidizing free parking for CodePink efforts to drive our...

Barack Obama's patriotism deficit Supporters of Barack Obama, a universe heavily comprised of journalists and fainting housewives, had a hissy fit this week after syndicated talk-radio personality Bill Cunningham had the nerve to refer to the Illinois senator by his real name: Barack Hussein Obama. It wasn't just liberal Democrats who were shilling for Obama this week – liberal Republican John McCain came to Barack Obama's defense. When asked if he thought it was acceptable to speak aloud Obama's full name, McCain responded: "No, it is not. Any comment that is disparaging of either Senator Clinton or Senator Obama is...

The City of Berkeley, California HATES the military - all branches and they have absolutely no respect for anyone wearing a military uniform. Mayor Tom Bates and the Berkeley City Council have officially taken that stance. There is no other way to look at it. They can deny it all they want to, but there is no hiding from the public record. Here is the proof. On 29 January 2008, the Berkeley City Council voted to tell the U.S. Marines that its Shattuck Avenue recruiting station "is not welcome in the city, and if recruiters choose to stay, they do...

*Read the column and please get to PING'ing everyone you can. I want Eamon Kelly to receive so many letters and notes that he spends all weekend reading them! _______________________________________ Eamon's stand for America It is no secret Berkeley, Calif., has earned a reputation for being a quirky and odd town that bear hugs radical leftist activism. This week, however, I had the chance to see this description is grossly understated, at least when it comes to its leaders and their enablers. The offices of Berkeley's city government are little more than a steaming pit that has collected the discarded...

From the 'Right' Coast Written by Melanie Morgan    Friday, 08 February 2008 Senators Introduce Semper Fi Act of 2008 Bill Stops Berkeley Earmarks and Transfers Funds to Marine Corps Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia), Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-Oklahoma), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and David Vitter (R-Louisiana) introduced the Semper Fi Act of 2008. The bill would rescind over $2 million in hidden earmarks for Berkeley, California in the 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill, and transfer the funds to the Marine Corps. U.S. Congressman John Campbell (R-California) is introducing a...

Berkeley, CA: It's Time For You To Support Our Troops Berkeley, California is probably a very nice place to live, but the recent action of their City Council has consequences. To spit in the eyes of the United States Marine Corps will not stand.  We shouldn't allow cities to play silly games at our troops' expense -- during a time of war -- and continue to shower them with special taxpayer handouts.That is why I will propose legislation rescinding Berkeley’s earmarks and transferring the funds to the Marine Corps.Over $2 million was secretly tucked away for Berkeley earmarks in the...

Society for years has endured the freakish antics of Berkeley dwellers. Naked people streaking in the streets; smelly hippies begging for money as they sing drunken renditions of '60s anti-war songs; adults sitting in trees like a bad zoo exhibit. But the Berkeley City Council and instigators from the extreme left have crossed the line this time. The council Tuesday night passed two anti-military, anti-American resolutions and agreed to send a letter to the city's only Marine recruiting office saying the military are "uninvited intruders." This is treasonous, hateful behavior that steals the First Amendment rights of the Marines, the...

Berkeley Attacks U.S. Marines - MAF Responds!Click Here to Sign the Petition! MAF Chairman Melanie Morgan on Neil Cavuto show discussing Berkeley fallout - WATCH IT HERE!! See our press release responding to the shameful actions by the Berkeley City Council - CLICK HERE Register your complaint with the City of Berkeley via Phone or Email - CLICK HERE!! ***NEW: "Treason in Berkeley" - CLICK HERE!!

Code Pink has it's Pink Panties in a Twist over Berkeley Boycott Written by Melanie Morgan    Sunday, 03 February 2008 Medea Benjamin (co-founded of Code Pinko) forwarded to me her nasty response to Karl G. who wrote that his company is now boycotting Berkeley.First, the snarky, ugly comments of Benjamin (remember, she sent over $600,000 to the families of terrorists who have murdered our troops.)If you are so proud of your action, Karl, then why don’t  you sign your last name or say what your business is? Perhaps you’re worried that the IRS might ask why you spent so much...

ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLE? Written by Melanie Morgan    Saturday, 02 February 2008 Berkeley Mayor - Free Speech Thief BERKELEY – Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, convicted of stealing 1,000 free newspapers from the Daily Californian newsstands in 2002, is at it again.The Mayor is attempting to steal the free speech rights of the United States Marine Corps by harassing the recruiting center into abandoning its lease.   Move America Forward has launched a petition drive denouncing the Mayor and the Council, while demanding an apology to the USMC at its website www.moveamericaforward.comThe response was so overwhelming it crashed the site...

City Calls Marines "Unwelcome Intruders" My friend Melanie Morgan has displayed on her website at www.melaniemorgan.com another outrage from the ungrateful gang at Berkeley. “The Berkeley City Council voted to condemn the Marines on January 29th as part of a campaign by anti-war activists to shut down a U.S. Marine Recruiting Center located in Berkeley.” Move America Forward has condemned this action, it is time to let the city council know exactly how we feel.

Melanie Morgan uses her weekly column this week to offer a passionate endorsement for Fred Thompson for President, urging voters in South Carolina to propel Thompson's campaign forward. The complete conservative for president Tomorrow, voters in South Carolina will have the chance to roil the political waters in the Republican presidential primary campaign by voting for former Sen. Fred Thompson for president. For the sake of this nation, I'm hoping that on Saturday the people of the Palmetto State punch the ballot for Thompson (no hanging chads, please). Folks, it comes down to this basic premise: The former Tennessee senator...

Whom do you trust to confront Iran? While voters in the United States swarmed to the polls in the freezing tempertures in Iowa and New Hampshire for the presidential primaries this week, Iranian speedboats buzzed U.S. Naval vessels in the super-heated waters of the Straits of Hormuz. The actions by Iran in the Persian Gulf snagged the attention of the world because of the stunning daring by Iranian speedboats last March of 14 British sailors, capturing them and then humilitating the U.K. with their highly publicized ''release.'' The threatening actions by Iranians also aroused deeply painful memories of American sailors...

Sunday, January 06, 2008 Posted By:Catherine MoyPermalinkSurge plus Iraqi Love for America equals Success After a two-week stint outside of the Green Zone in Iraq, Move America Forward staffers have returned with news and photographs that can be summed up in four words: American troops are winning. “They are making a difference now,” said Mary Pearson, MAF deputy executive director and professional photographer, whose photos will appear in the Sacramento Union and here. MAF Chairman Melanie Morgan traveled to the Middle East and interviewed troops during her stay in Kuwait City. Morgan, who is also an award-winning journalist and...

Everyday Americans, true patriots to the core, came out in the sleet, wind, rain (and yes, sometimes under bright blue skies and warm rays of sunshine) to raise the flag of the United States and bring real support for our troops, the kind that keeps them rolling when they miss their families and have to face another day of fighting a cowardly but lethal enemy. Our last stop before Iraq was at Liberty Park at the World Trade Center grounds, or, as I like to call it, Ground Hero, because it inspires the men and women on the frontlines of...

Not long after I arrived at the post, a gaggle of Code Pinkos straggled down the sidewalk wearing Pepto Bismol-pink getups. They looked like bums with bad taste. I immediately felt my nuclear energy ramping up. One Code Pinko began barking like a dog with distemper, daring to ask what I do to support the troops. "We confront traitors like you every day," I said (well, I yelled). "Your group sent $650,000 to terrorists' families when our soldiers are getting killed by them!" She called it "humanitarian aid." Right. Roadside bombs have a certain human touch, don't they? The Pink...