http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/moveamericaforward/ en-us Thu, 4 Sep 2008 04:46:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074263/posts One of Barack Obama's elite fundraisers from the anti-American group Code Pink attempted to storm the stage last night during Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's acceptance speech at the GOP convention in St. Paul.Jodie Evans, one of a group of about 500 top financiers who have bundled tens of thousands of dollars for the Obama campaign was seized by the Secret Service after she had made her way to side of the stage and and started to yell at Palin.The Washington Post reported on the incident:10:45 p.m. A pair of Code Pink activists just got to the... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074263/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 04:46:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2047341/posts   RIP Prayer Request From Mountainflower ~ TAPS ~ It is with deep sadness that I relate the following to you.  On July 15 I received an email from Dan Small stating that our mutual friend, Hal Jones, has passed away after a 16-month or so battle with cancer. Hal Jones was with us in Washington, DC at Gathering of Eagles I.  It was an honor to get to know him and Dan, and to stand with him as a Marshal that day in March.  He has gone home to be with the Lord on July 14, 2008.  He is... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2047341/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:41:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046193/posts Berkeley mayor announces re-election bid Tom Bates seeks third term By Doug OakleyStaff Writer Article Launched: 07/14/2008 05:35:31 PM PDT Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates announced his candidacy for a third term Monday on the steps of city hall surrounded by five other council members who are endorsing him.His challengers so far include former Berkeley Mayor Shirley Dean and activist Zachary Running Wolf.Bates cited his record on fighting global warming, creating a "green economy," getting homeless people off the streets and supporting development near public transportation centers.He is endorsed by council members Gordon Wozniak, Linda Maio, Laurie Capitelli, Darryl Moore and Max... The Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046193/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:07:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040117/posts Move America Forward raised $1.5 million in their recent Web telethon. News video from KCRA 3 features Melanie Morgan of Move America Forward KCRA TV 3 Sacramento http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040117/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 05:34:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037445/posts Friday, June 27, 2008 Posted By:Catherine MoyPermalinkTHANK YOU AMERICA!!!!! We’ve topped $1.1 Million for Our Troops!!!!! It is the day after our webathon and I am still numb from the stunning, selfless generosity of America. Our historic - and risky - webathon brought together the best in high-tech Ustream.tv, stars like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Laura Ingraham, Gold Star parents and thousands upon thousands of Americans who REALLY support our troops. I want to apologize for failing to get a blog up as we went last night and yesterday. So many folks were participating on line that I... Move America Forward http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037445/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:07:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033959/posts FROM EMAIL from Doug Lyvere, Eagles Up -- ...Code Pink is on the ropes. The Marines have been welcomed by the Chamber of Commerce. More people, civilian's and businesses, have started showing their support for Veteran's. Everyone's efforts have started to pay off. Everyone should be proud. So this time we're going to do it a little differently. Last time we designated Berkeley a "No spend zone". Some said this had zero impact. I disagree - we made a point and whether or not a negative financial impact was felt, we got a response. This time, I think we should... email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033959/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:18:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037379/posts Telethon Breaks Records, Troops to Receive Largest Care Package Delivery in History Written by Melanie Morgan    Friday, 27 June 2008 The telethon exceeded my wildest expectations. I thought that if we were really lucky, really good, caught some major breaks -we might raise $400,000- tops. Instead, the final tally on the electronic tote board was $1,055,719. In reality, the total far exceeds the final number. The response was so overwhelming that our website could not keep up with the orders. When all is said and done, I am guessing that Move America Forward will have collected about  1.2... MelanieMorgan.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037379/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:42:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036784/posts Free Republic Friends Move America Forward and Michelle Malkin have teamed together to host the first ever Internet telethon for our troops.Entitled, From the Frontlines, the eight-hour extravaganza will be V-cast live on UStream.The goal is to send the most number of care packages at one time to our troops fighting the war on terror.The all-star line-up of guests includes Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Jackie Mason, Ann Coulter as well as veterans and Gold Star parents including Marcus Luttrell and Joe and Jan Johnson.Michelle Malkin wrote about From the Frontlines today:I’ll be in beautiful Mountain View, CA all... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036784/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:48:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027206/posts EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT! Written by Melanie Morgan    Thursday, 05 June 2008 The rest of the country is now being notified in press releases and emails what I have been hinting at on this website for the past few days.The impossibly funny, smart, warm and intellectually driven Ann Coulter is going to join us in the live broadcast "From the Frontlines" on June 26th at HotAir.com presented by Move America Forward, UStream.tv and Kithbridge, Inc.Liberals HATE Ann Coulter. Conservatives LOVE Ann Coulter. Most folks, though, don't know a side of her that I do. Ann is unstintingly generous in giving support to... MelanieMorgan.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027206/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jun 2008 18:22:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013663/posts 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... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013663/posts#comment Fri, 9 May 2008 17:47:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013419/posts 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... Move America Forward http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013419/posts#comment Fri, 9 May 2008 02:35:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010759/posts 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... Move America Forward http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010759/posts#comment Sat, 3 May 2008 17:50:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007452/posts Saturday, April 26, 2008 Posted By:Catherine MoyPermalinkMother of all Anti-War Agitators Challenges House Speaker Cindy Sheehan is ready to rumble with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Talk about clash of the lefties. Not much sunshine between the two, as far as policy. They are both cut-and-runners; they both support abortion; they both despise our military. BUT, Sheehan thinks she could force the rest of Congress to sign on to a premature pullout from Iraq just as American troops have broken downt the terrorists there. And she’s steamed that Mrs. Pelosi hasn’t stopped the war. Before Sheehan spends another minute campaigning, she... Move America Forward http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007452/posts#comment Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:17:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003225/posts Thursday, April 17, 2008 Posted By:Catherine MoyPermalinkKurds Want Americans to Stay in Iraq - believe Democracy is taking root The Kurds in Northern Iraq are making safe haven for Christians who are suffering elsewhere in Iraq. At the same time, the Kurds feel blessed that the Americans have freed them from tyranny. Middle Eastern Expert Kennth Timmerman wrote about the Kurds at NewsMax.com. The Kurdish regional government in Northern Iraq is providing a safe haven to several thousand Iraqi Christians who have fled persecution in other parts of the country, government officials and local pastors told Newsmax. Unlike refugee camps... Move America Forward http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003225/posts#comment Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:19:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001430/posts BERKELEY, Calif. -- A bill punishing the City of Berkeley for its "anti-Marine" actions is scheduled to come up for a hearing and a vote Monday afternoon before the Assembly Transportation Committee at the Capitol.Bay Area Assemblyman Guy Houston's measure would suspend $3 million in transportation funds slated for Berkeley.The money is usually spent to fix potholes and other road problems, NBC11's Mike Luery reported.Scores of activists have poured into the city for protests in recent months as the City Council prepared to consider rescinding a letter it drafted to the recruiting center telling Marines they were not welcome in... NBC11 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001430/posts#comment Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:29:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001491/posts Sunday, April 13, 2008 Posted By:MAF Blogger DannyPermalinkPatraeus testifies again: Liberals pile on Helen Thomas has written another scathing opinion dripping with contempt for General Petraeus, Ryan Crocker and of course, we can’t forget, the President. Surprisingly even Democratic would-be presidents Obama and Hillary could not escape her livid criticism. In their disappointing comments, the Democratic rivals were as cautious as Petraeus. Clinton said “it’s time to begin an orderly withdrawal of our troops.” Obama told Petraeus that while he wants U.S. troops out of Iraq, he “would not initiate a precipitous withdrawal.” Watching the testimony myself, and looking at... Move America Forward http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001491/posts#comment Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:41:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996938/posts Thursday, April 03, 2008 Posted By:Catherine MoyPermalinkBerkeley Buckling After Attack on Marines The Berkeley City Council supports this type of confrontation The San Francisco Chronicle today wrote a story about the financial hardships Berkeley has suffered since it called the Marines “unwelcome” and “uninvited.” The pushback from (Move America Forward and other pro-troops groups is having the desired effect: Groups are canceling trips to Berkeley; hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent on police overtime; businesses have left; outsiders will no longer do business in Berkeley. The Chronicle reports:  Berkeley is finding that having its own foreign policy isn’t... Move America Forward http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996938/posts#comment Fri, 4 Apr 2008 23:44:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995292/posts BERKELEY _ CodePink should be turning red. That seems to be the consensus of many who were on the receiving end of a bogus announcement Tuesday by the radical anti-war group that the embattled U.S. Marine Corps recruiting center in Berkeley was caving to the pressure of weekly protests and leaving town. ``If you want to be taken seriously as an organization of serious protest, then you don't play jokes _ even on April Fools' Day,'' said Robin Lakoff, a professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, who has written about the politics of language. CodePink and other... InsideBayArea.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995292/posts#comment Wed, 2 Apr 2008 02:42:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993299/posts 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... MelanieMorgan.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993299/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:38:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992072/posts A shadow legal body was set up by the Defense Department to manipulate the prosecutions of U.S. Marines accused of massacring Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005. That’s the bombshell disclosure from the Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm that is representing one of the accused Marines, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani. And it could prove to be the most damning piece of evidence showing the political motivations behind the ongoing prosecutions of the Haditha Marines. “The hysteria and media firestorm over Abu Ghraib and the Pat Tillman investigations led to fear of a similar media reaction... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992072/posts#comment Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:00:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991867/posts Report Cites Increase in Attacks on Military Recruiting Centers Wednesday, March 26, 2008 By Melissa Underwood Shattered windows and bomb scares are growing threats for recruiters working to find young men and women to join the U.S. military, according to a new report that claims attacks on military recruiting stations are on the rise. The report, issued by a not-for-profit group that supports members of the military, calls the incidents — including the spray-painting of graffiti — "attacks," and claims there have been more than 50 since March 2003. "The peace protesters are not peaceful," said Catherine Moy, executive director... FOX http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991867/posts#comment Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:19:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991664/posts Cindy Sheehan barely fits into her "campaign limo," her sister's blue Hyundai Tiburon. She ducks low to avoid hitting her head on the way in, and her knees are nearly at her chest when she sits, even with the seat rolled all the way back. Traveling over the Oakland Bay Bridge, her campaign manager at the wheel--steering with one hand and scrolling through e-mails with the other--the 6-foot-tall antiwar activist turned congressional hopeful tries in vain to stretch out in the passenger seat. It's raining when they pull into a parking spot near Berkeley City College, where Sheehan is about... Newsweek http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991664/posts#comment Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:23:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990138/posts Saturday, March 22, 2008 Posted By:Catherine MoyPermalinkAh, I love the Smell of Bikes in Berkeley in the Morning!! EaglesUp.Us brought 400 of their Motorcycle buddies and another 200 pedestrians to downtown Berkeley Saturday morning to support the Marines, which have been under fire from the radical group Code Pink and the Berkeley City Council. Move America Forward’s Chairman Melanie Morgan rode into town on the back of a Hog. She and the VERY LOUD bikers cruised through the streets of Berkeley, giving them a wake-up call. As the roaring bikes cruised by, car alarms and house alarms squealed in the... Move America Forward http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990138/posts#comment Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:49:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990119/posts A Hundred Thousand Motorcycle Riders (Well quite a few hundred) infiltrated Berkeley along with hundreds of others who drove cages and used other forms of transportation (Tunnels with Trains) in Support of our Troops and the Marine Officer Selection Recritiment Office in the California town that is trying to withdraw from the human race and The United States Of America.Well, that's my take on the actions of Berkeley whose very existance depends on our country being well armed and manned by Military Personell.I arrived about 11AM, although my camera thought it was 10The speakers were scheduled to speak in an... The Institute of Phenomonology http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990119/posts#comment Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:38:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1989225/posts Troop Support Rally Ok folks, this is the call to arms. It doesn't matter where you live, Northern California, the Western States, east coast, where ever - tell everyone you know, forward this email, call them, whatever - get the word out. It doesn't matter if you ride a bike or drive a cage. This is a call to arms for all veterans, all patriots, and all that truly respect the military. Please forward this email to every veteran you know, every organization you know, every post you know. Assume you are the only one that has received this email... Eagles Up Website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1989225/posts#comment Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:11:55 GMT