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The Obama administration has taken “operational steps” to move five Taliban leaders from Guantanamo Bay as part of a confidence-building measure to further peace talks with the Afghan Taliban – a development that comes in advance of a hearing Thursday where senior intelligence officials will testify on national security threats, a senior congressional official told Fox News. The five detainees were said to be "hand-picked" by the Taliban preparing for the talks. The Taliban transfer issue will be a significant focus of the hearing on worldwide threats. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said ahead of...

Mike Rogers, the chair of the House intelligence committee, will not rule out the use of military force in Iran after authorities foiled a D.C. terror plot that allegedly had roots in Tehran. “I don’t think you should take it off the table,” Rogers, a Republican, said on ABC’s This Week. Other options, Rogers said, would include gathering a coalition of other nations to condemn Iran or striking against Iranians operating in Iraq. Iran’s government has denied any link to the plot, which aimed to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. shouldn't arm Libyan rebels because there's no telling whose hands those weapons could eventually reach, the chairman of the House Select Intelligence Committee said. “As we publicly debate next steps on Libya, I do not support arming the Libyan rebels at this time," Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) said in a statement Wednesday. "We need to understand more about the opposition before I would support passing out guns and advanced weapons to them. It’s safe to say what the rebels stand against, but we are a long way from an understanding of what they stand for."

Just heard this morning on a local radio broadcast: Congressman Mike Rogers, Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said he found it "shocking" that Obama had to read his statement to top strategists in the Situation Room recently. Highly unusual for a president to be so unfamiliar with what's going on that he had to recite from a script. So, I'm wondering as I am sure Mike Rogers is wondering......who wrote it? Today on MPS re: Obama's meeting with Clinton, Gates and Rogers, who chairs the Intelligence Committee: Michael Patrick Shiels: "Does he know what he's talking about, or is...

During the debate over his health care law, President Obama repeatedly promised that “if you like your plan, you can keep it,” but for millions of Americans that promise has already been broken. In a shocking admission, Obama’s administration has granted more than 1,000 waivers to the health law to prevent 2.6 million workers from losing their coverage. Millions more weren’t lucky enough to get a waiver, and have already been forced to switch plans. Most waivers have been distributed to Fortune 500 corporations like Pepsi and McDonald’s, unions, Las Vegas casinos and in one case an entire state. If...

Congressman Rogers attacks the false choice on Obamacare - devastating video.

The year 2011 is noteworthy since it will be the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. It is also a year when the Republicans will gain control of the House and have a strong say in the Senate. American Thinker interviewed some influential Congressmen and former CIA officials to gain insight on what can be expected in 2011. Mike Rogers (R-MI), the newly appointed Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, wants to challenge and review the status quo presented by the Obama Administration by asking the hard questions through public and closed door hearings. He is going to make sure...

Gay rights activist Mike Rogers, the professional outer of closeted, hypocritical gay politicians, claims to have "pictures of a man who spent the night" with Sen. Lindsey Graham. He's supposedly meeting with his lawyer today before releasing them. Rogers' previous outings of Ex-Rep. Mark Foley, Ex-Sen. Larry Craig and Ex-RNC chair Ken Mehlman, among others, once earned him the completely arbitrary title of "most feared man on the Hill." He keeps a list, and there are still many names on it. Lindsey Graham has been hounded by gay rumors since his first runs for Congress in the '90s.

John Engler, largely based on superior name recognition, is the top choice of Michigan Republicans to take on Debbie Stabenow in 2012. Among the more likely roster of potential GOP contenders Pete Hoekstra is the leader by a good margin with only Mike Cox also hitting double digits. 31% of Republican voters say Engler would be their first choice, followed by 24% for Hoekstra, and 12% for Cox. Rounding out the Republicans polled is Terri Lynn Land at 7%, Candice Miller at 5%, Mike Rogers at 4%, Thad McCotter at 3%, and Tim Leuliette at 0%. If Leuliette, who has...

Congressman Mike Rogers (R-MI) says he would support capital punishment "one-hundred percent" for the Army serviceman accused of leaking intelligence pertaining to the war in Afghanistan. "If they won't charge him with treason, they oughta charge him with murder," Rogers said. (source: WHMI-AM)

Is the “WikiLeaks” leak a crime worthy of the death penalty? It might not sound like it at face value, but Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, makes the case. In an interview aired on WHMI 93.5 in Livingston, Mich., Rogers makes the case for capital punishment to be applied in the case of Private Bradley Manning, who according to Rogers looks to be guilty of treason in time of war and that is a capital crime worthy of a death sentence. Rogers explained the root of the problem – there’s exists’ a desire...

What should happen to PFC Bradley Manning, the young man now charged with the unauthorized access of and subsequently leaking of classified military information, namely the video that Wikileaks released under the title “Collateral Murder”? Should the United States government execute him? If your name is Congressman Mike Rogers, then you believe that yes, the young man should be put to death. The congressman, appearing on a local radio station in Michigan, said that Manning’s actions (still alleged at this point—he hasn’t been convicted yet) qualify as treason in a time of war, and thus should be considered capital crimes....

Rep. Mike Rogers, appearing on a radio show, said he would support the soldier involved in leaking classified documents on the war in Afghanistan being tried for treason, saying “people will likely be killed for this information being disclosed” and said if they won’t charge him with treason, they ought to charge him with murder.

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VIDEO: Congressman Mike Rogers, R-Mich., has become a YouTube sensation for his passionate opening statement during a hearing about health care reform. The video has drawn more than 2.3 million views on YouTube.

    SOLD DOWN THE RIVER!  ...Every Woman in America (...and ALL the men who love them), need to hear this one...       Thanks to John...  Subject:  Wake UP People.This guy must be a 'freshman representative' because he clearly gets it!        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G44NCvNDLfc   ...A must-listen-to...  We need MORE leaders like him.    

You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. (Psalm 91:5.6)

A senior Republican on the House Intelligence Committee is accusing the Obama administration of quietly ordering the FBI to start reading Miranda rights to suspected terrorists at U.S. military detention facilities in Afghanistan. The move is reportedly creating chaos in the field among the CIA, FBI and military personnel, according to Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich. The soldiers, especially, he says, are frustrated that giving high value detainees Miranda rights -- the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney -- is impeding their ability to pursue intelligence on the battlefield, according to a story first reported by the Weekly...

After Mark Levin spoke with Congressman Rogers about his discovery that President Barack Obama had secretly ordered the FBI to Afghanistan to interview captured detainees, to include reading them their "Miranda rights," he spoke with former U.S. Attorney Andy McCarthy. From his experience while prosecuting those that bombed our embassies in Africa, McCarthy provided a clear example of what happens when you extend Constitutional rights to terrorists:

DOJ Confirms FBI is Reading Miranda Rights to Detainees in Afghanistan Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd confirms Steve Hayes's report that the FBI is reading Miranda rights to terrorist suspects in Afghanistan: “There has been no policy change and nor blanket instruction issued for FBI agents to Mirandize detainees overseas. While there have been specific cases in which FBI agents have Mirandized suspects overseas, at both Bagram and in other situations, in order to preserve the quality of evidence obtained, there has been no overall policy change with respect to detainees.” Posted by John McCormack (The Weekly Standard with links...

The revised bailout bill is a done deal after the House voted to pass it by a 263-171 vote, and the President signed it. Two of those nay votes came from local congressmen. Basically, Republicans Tim Walberg and Mike Rogers felt this plan was worse than the last one. Representative Mike Rogers tells wilx.com, this new plan had much more pork in it and the price tag is now more like $850 billion dollars rather than $700 billion dollars. He also says there was a viable alternative presented but Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi went another way. "This was...

According to The Washington Post, there are 33 names on Rogers' list of Congressional charlatans - 30 of them Republicans. If only one-third of these scoundrels get outed in the next two years, the earthquake on Capitol Hill will be so large that it may cause a war between GOP moderates and social conservatives. About three years ago, I was lounging in a Montreal hotel room when I got a call from activist Mike Rogers. I was unaware of who he was, but this intense stranger began interrogating me for information about - well, I don't even remember what the...

Last year during the Foley scandal, we, unfortunately, became well acquainted with one of the left’s more notorious “heroes” Mike Rogers, who, after the Foley scandal broke - with his help - moved to target Senator Larry Craig for the purposes of outing him as a “hypocrite.” As it turns out, Craig jumped into his own pail of hot water after it surfaced last week that he was caught soliciting for sex in one of the men’s restrooms at Minneapolis International Airport. Craig resigned, effective Sept. 30. Today, the Washington Post features a puff piece on Rogers, which Patterico dissects...

To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor Contact: Mike Rogers of Proud of Who We Are, 202-667-1639 News Advisory: Mike Rogers, the nation's top gay activist blogger, will make a major announcement today about a key figure in Idaho's political establishment. Rogers, the president of Proud of Who We Are, will make the announcement Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 3:30 p.m. Mountain time (2:30 p.m. Pacific / 5:30 p.m. Eastern) on the nationally syndicated Ed Schultz Show. On the show, Rogers will reveal his reporting on the hypocrisy of this prominent politician and call on him to tell the truth to Idaho citizens....

here goes nothing: I wrote this to you all last week(just didn't send it)....since then, much has come to light! My stuff has been sent to the FBI and Hastert's office from a (you'll love this).....KINKOS....lol. However..the FBI has my real name and all relevant info, should they ever give a damn. But this much I have ready to go tonight. Please excuse the typos, the somewhat disjointed format, etc.: Dear Fellow Freepers, Many of you have written and asked me to let you know what my research into the whole Foleygate has revealed and I think it is time...

(CNSNews.com) - Homosexual activist Mike Rogers said he will reveal the identities of homosexual Republicans on Capitol Hill each day "for hypocritically opposing gay rights for political reasons when they themselves are gay." But according to Rogers, who runs a web log called BlogActive.com, he's "reporting on hypocrisy," not "outing them." "The right wing of this country is so out of control beating up gay people," Rogers told Cybercast News Service on Tuesday. Rogers named two congressional staffers who he believes had "a vested interest in protecting closeted men like former Republican Congressman Mark Foley so the majority can remain...

http://www.blogactive.com/ Monday, October 09, 2006 Call them out..... NEW CASES: When I get back from the taping up will go the names of a Hastert senior staffer, and I mean the kind of senior staffer making over $150,000 a year.

Everyone, I recommend we all file complaints to PayPal about Mike Rogers. He is soliciting for donations through their organization to commit blackmail tactics that are a violation of the civil rights of anyone he outs. I have already filed my complaint with them. You can contact PayPal here - http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_contact_us

The latest threats from the gay Democrat activist, Mike Rogers via his site BlogActive: Democrat operative Mike RogersStarting Monday... Investigate these closeted staffersSaturday, October 07, 2006I am very concerned what these CLOSETED high level staffers have done. This site first reported on the danger Kirk Fordham was to gays OVER TWO YEARS AGO. Before anyone gets out the violins for poor Kirk, remember he was the money chief for US Senator Mel Martinez's campaign. You know Mel, he's the one who equaled marriage equality with living under "totalitarian rule in Cuba."It's not that Kirk is gay that got him in...

A radical homosexual activist who claims some of the credit for revealing former Rep. Mark Foley's relationships with underage male pages has warned there is more to come, stating on his website earlier this year he would "out" a "gay" Republican senator during the run-up to the mid-term elections. "Ladies and Gentlemen ... if they want a cultural war, I'll give them a f------ cultural war. Fasten your seatbelts, it's gonna be a bumpy 2006," wrote Mike Rogers on his weblog in January – a posting noted by the blog Sweetness & Light As WND reported, Rogers held on to...

A posting of an unredacted instant message sessions between Rep. Mark Foley and a former congressional page has apparently exposed the identity of the now 21 year-old accuser... ABC RELEASED TRANSCRIPT OF ONE CHAT BETWEEN FOLEY AND A MAN WHO WAS 18 AT THE TIME OF THE INSTANT MESSAGE EXCHANGE.... NETWORK STATED THE MESSAGE WAS TO 'UNDER AGE' TEEN... DEVELOPING... ABC ONLINE GLITCH LEADS TO IDENTITY OF FOLEY ACCUSER; FEATURED IM EXCHANGE WAS WITH 18 YEAR OLD

The latest- the blogs are all over this- go to them and use their links:   Foley Setup? - Part V - Uncovering the Conspiracy--I don’t think I’ve ever seen a political conspiracy unravel as fast as this one that involves former representative Mark Foley. These you must read to catch up on the story...MacsMind - Foleygate Part IVMacsMind - Foleygate Part V   [Foley Outer] Mike Rogers Tried To Blackmail Senator On Alito Vote--Rogers was named as one of Genre Magazine’s Men We Love. http://www.pageonenewsmedia.com/docs/bio.html Here's the list of intimidation. http://www.blogactive.com/2006_06_01_blogactive_archive.html I don't think that these Gay activists who...

More of the gay activist Mike Rogers' handiwork, from the time of the Senate vote on Alito.From his site, BlogActive: Mister Senator...Monday, January 30, 2006This post will be read by thousands and thousands of people... It's directed at ONE person.Mr. Senator:Tomorrow you will be faced with a vote that may have the longest aftereffects of any other you have cast in your Senate career.Tomorrow you will decide if your political position is worth more than doing what is right for others like you. For others like you, Mr. Senator, who engage in oral sex with other men. (Although, Mr. Senator,...

THE PROOF THAT DEMOCRATIC OPERATIVES WERE AFTER MARK FOLEY SINCE 2004!!From a March 2005 post at BlogActive Sister Toldjah leads you down the path to Macsmind.**You must read the whole Macsmind update.** Macsmind put together this link to the Foley memos: They’re may be a possibilty that the one who runs Blog Active.com, and the one who runs Stop Sex Predators may be one in the same. That may be Mike Rogers, the infamous Gay Republican Outer. Via Rogers site: Well the good news is that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is finally getting it. I called their Director...

To: National Desk Contact: Mike Rogers, 202-588-9446 or Susan Roth, 301-530-3539, 202-997-5672 (cell) WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire / -- Mike Rogers, the nation's top gay activist blogger, has posted on his blog at http://www.proudofwhoweare.org excerpts from an interview with a member of the class of congressional pages who have been confirmed to have been harassed by or stalked by former Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL). Rogers is available for further comment on the unfolding scandal. The page confirms in the interview with Rogers that there was widespread knowledge among pages of sexually oriented instant message chats and emails between Foley...

Update: More on Mike Rogers. He edits this site, which used to be affiliated with Raw Story. Interestingly enough, one month before that small site that broke the news showed up, Rogers closed down his old blogger site “Blogactive” and started a new one under a new URL. More on this later if I find something of interest. Update: Well, folks should have known I would turn an eye on the blog site that was used to “expose’ Folely’s problems. One thing to note is it would not be impossible for the Dems to know of Folely’s issues. So let’s...

<p>Well the good news is that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is finally getting it. I called their Director of Communications, Bill Burton, to let him know that the Foley thing (and another case) were coming down the pike. While Burton promised to have someone email or return my call and didn't, I am glad he followed up on my call and was ready on Friday to come out of the gate running.</p>

A congressman is pressing the Department of Commerce to fully disclose a congressionally unauthorized plan to implement a trilateral agreement with Mexico and Canada that critics say could lead to a North American union.

 Little noticed in the kerfuffle over the takeover of major US ports by Dubai Ports is the key role being played by former Democratic Party leaders. Lobbying firms associated with ex-Democratic Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and Madeleine Albright (Clinton’s Secretary of State) have been working (paid subscription only link) to secure approval of the purchase by Dubai. One would think that our leaders, even when out of office, would care more about their nation than their bank accounts.This hopefully will give impetus to a bill (drafted by Republican Congressman Mike Rogers of Michigan) working its slow way through Congress that would bar...

WASHINGTON – Despite increased federal spending, the southern border remains porous to thousands of undocumented immigrants, and U.S. law enforcement is woefully understaffed and unable to stanch the flow, an Alabama congressman said Monday. Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Homeland Security subcommittee on management and oversight, said Congress must approve funding for additional Border Patrol agents. “Americans would be outraged if they really knew how porous that border is down there and how grossly understaffed the Border Patrol and Customs people are,” Rogers told reporters during a conference call. Rogers, R-Ala., spoke with reporters after a tour of...

Rogers: Time to play hardball with China By Jim Totten As the United States continues to lose jobs due to Chinese trade practices, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, said it's time to take the kid gloves off and play hardball. He's excited that several leaders from the U.S. House of Representatives are ready to move his legislation that would put pressure on China to change some of its economic policies. "For the first time, we have an aggressive bill that targets Chinese cheating of our economy and stealing of our jobs," Rogers said. Rogers said his bill would crack down...

Rogers mix-up sows a nationwide crop of scorn By THOMAS P. MORGAN A story in last week’s City Pulse (‘No, not that Mike Rogers’) has generated a good deal of national interest from some unexpected sources. Fox News, the Wall Street Journal’s Opinion Journal, the Drudge Report and the National Journal’s Hotline last week all featured a City Pulse story reporting a protest gone awry by MoveOn, a liberal political action committee. About 20 demonstrators showed up to the office of Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, on June 1 to protest his financial ties to House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. However,...

PRICELESS MOVEON SCREW-UP Moveon.org, the leftist political action committee that makes a lot of noise and raises a lot of money, but wins few elections, screwed up royally the other day. This is quite amusing...and it points out what happens when you don't observe the six P's....prior planning prevents p*** poor performance. So what did they do? On June 1, Moveon.org decided it was time to protest Congressman Mike Rogers' ties to Tom DeLay at his office in his Michigan district. About 20 people gathered, armed with various financial records that showed contributions back and forth between Rogers and DeLay....

Rogers says he will not run for U.S. Senate in 2006 4/7/2005, 7:55 p.m. ET By KEN THOMAS The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, said Thursday he has ruled out a bid for U.S. Senate in 2006 and a potential matchup against Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow. Rogers, who first was elected to Congress in 2000, said a Senate race would hurt his ability to focus on his work on the House Intelligence Committee and a House panel dealing with trade issues. "Right now, I'm in a great position, I think, to make a great impact," Rogers...

Hopefuls say it's hard to stand out in 1st District race By JOE GYAN JR. jgyan@theadvocate.com New Orleans bureau METAIRIE -- Louisiana's 1st Congressional District election is a little more than two weeks away, but the six-man contest has generated about as much excitement as a clerk of court race. Five first-time political office-seekers are chasing clear front-runner and 2003 gubernatorial bridesmaid Bobby Jindal for the right to represent constituents on both sides of Lake Pontchartrain in Washington, D.C. "It's the hardest thing I've ever had to do," health-care consultant Mike Rogers said of trying to get his name before...

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, is defending his comment on Fox News television last week that the Sept. 11 commission resembles a "traveling circus." (snip) The two (Rogers & Nadler) were discussing recent terror warnings and the Sept. 11 commission, when Rogers said the commission's efforts to continue lobbying for its recommendations were a "traveling circus." On Monday, Rogers said he was referring to the political nature of the debate over the commission's report - which has been published as a book - and the panel members' attempts to extend the commission's life another 18 months. "Asking for 18 more...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers and U.S. Rep. Candice Miller issued the following statements regarding John Kerry’s selection of John Edwards as his running mate: “Michigan voters are too savvy to fall for the flip-flop of candidate Kerry who said he wanted a vice presidential nominee who can be president, then selected someone he had already identified as unqualified. Edwards has not even completed one full term of public service, and from the perspective of actual public service, he is the least qualified of any one who has served as vice president in the past century. “Much...

Rogers: Sept. 11 panel a 'charade' By Dan Meisler DAILY PRESS & ARGUS Having recently returned from a trip to Iraq, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers told a business group Tuesday that the situation in that war-torn country is better than reported in the mainstream media. "What you hear on the ground and see on TV are two different things," he said. "What we miss in the media is perspective." Rogers also called the Sept. 11 commission that has heard testimony from several Bush administration officials and become bitterly partisan at times a "charade." "I'm not saying there isn't some value,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Strategists for Rep. Richard Gephardt's presidential candidacy are basing fragile hopes for the Democratic nomination on Howard Dean's money-rich campaign running out of funds as he contests every primary election. Chances for anybody to catch Dean hinge on the Jan. 19 Iowa caucuses. Polls show Dean ahead there but Gephardt within hailing distance. If Dean loses in Iowa or at least wins narrowly, his big war chest may be depleted by the heavy primary schedule ahead. Gephardt will not seriously contest Dean in New Hampshire on Jan. 27, counting on Sen. John Kerry slowing him down there....

Levin: Bush must seek help on Iraq President Bush needs to reach out to the United Nations and broaden international involvement to improve security in Iraq, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin said Friday. Levin, D-Detroit, said that while gains have been made in opening schools, providing electricity and producing oil, he sees no progress in making the country safer. "We're not doing very well in the security area," Levin told the Lansing State Journal editorial board. "It's very difficult, dangerous, and I don't see it improving at all." Levin, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Bush should...