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• November 16, 2009

  Returning to the Scene of the Crime

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  Do you think trying self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his cohorts in Manhattan puts the city in danger? Do you think the decision was more about politics than national security?

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• November 11, 2009

  The Road to Fort Hood

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  AP

  Michelle Malkin: The violence at Fort Hood, President Obama told mourners yesterday, was "incomprehensible." The "twisted logic that led to the tragedy," he reiterated, may be "too hard to comprehend."

  What exactly is so hard to comprehend? The signs foretelling Fort Hood jihadist Maj. Nidal Hasan's rampage were all too clear for those willing to see and hear. In his 2007 slide presentation to fellow Army doctors on "The Koranic World View As It Relates to Muslims in the Military," he spelled it out: "We love death more then (sic) you love life!" | Click here to read the full article

  Do you think Fort Hood was a preventable act of terror?

  Michelle Malkin discusses her article tonight on 'Hannity'

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• November 11, 2009

  The Gratitude Wave: Showing Our Soldiers We Have NOT Forgotten Them

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  “Thousands of men and women have died in Iraq and Afghanistan since we invaded and toppled Saddam Hussein.  It’s become easier to ignore the casualties over time.  What follows is my attempt to make us care about just one of those fallen soldiers.  And in doing so, maybe we come to care about all of them.” - Mike Redding, Journalist

  My friend Mike Redding is one of the most gifted writers in my business.  He has two National Edward R. Murrow Awards, 28 Emmys, 11 Associated Press awards, three National Gabriel Awards and one Missouri Broadcasters Association Award.  Therefore, it didn’t surprise me when I couldn’t stop crying after reading his fallen-soldier story called “One Soldier’s Death”  (link is below).  And, it didn’t surprise me that after reading that same story I thought a little harder and cared a little deeper for our military families.  And now, it still doesn’t surprise me to learn how that one story, about that one soldier, is sparking a national campaign to thank our troops.  It’s not only a reflection of Mike’s talents, but a reminder of how important it is to thank our military families.  This is why I feel compelled to share his story with you.

  Mike traveled to Arlington National Cemetary with Sgt. Baldesingh’s wife and three young children for the burial of their husband/father.  The Marine was killed in Iraq on the last day American soldiers occupied Baghdad.  Mike wrote about his life, death, relationships, the last time he talked to his wife and the children whispering their goodbyes to daddy.  It was a moving piece and brought reaction from other soldiers.

  Mike said men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan started reading the story and emailed him about how much it meant to them.  They felt like no one in America cared about their sacrifices anymore.  It broke Mike’s heart to think these men and women were risking their lives everyday and felt ignored by their own country.

  This is how the Gratitude Wave came to fruition.  Mike wanted a way for more of us to say, “We still care, love and pray for you.”  He picked a date, time and is asking as many people as possible to change their Facebook pages and Twitter status to some brief words of gratitude for our troops.  Mike writes to me in an email, “You’ll be amazed at how many in the military are connected to social media…even on the front lines.”

  Mike is calling it the Gratitude Wave and hopes you’ll take part at noon on Tuesday, November 24 (the week of Thanksgiving).

  I strongly encourage you to log onto Mike’s website and read his touching story “One Soldier’s Death” and take part in the Gratitude Wave.

  Thank you to our military and their families.  We do love you and have not forgotten!  ~ Ainsley

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• November 10, 2009

  New World Order?

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  AP

  In Washington, progress on climate change legislation is slow-moving. But even wider differences between the developed and developing world kept climate change negotiators from reaching an agreement Friday, in the last meeting before the December summit in Copenhagen.

  Poor countries say the 17-20 percent greenhouse gas reduction the U.S. House and Senate bills envision is not deep enough. While U.S. officials note that China and India will account for 80 percent of the growth in greenhouse gases over the next 20 years, developing countries say the West grew rich on cheap energy that polluted the atmosphere.

  The developing world now wants aid for cleaner energy production, but the question is how much?

  What do you think? How real is the global warming threat?

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• November 4, 2009

  Steele: Voters Spoke on Obama Policies

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  Republican leaders have quickly sought to cast their gubernatorial victories in New Jersey and Virginia as the beginning of a resurgence for their party and a sign of trouble for President Obama while the White House argues that the results are not about the president.

  Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele said Wednesday that Republican victories in the governors' races demonstrated "a transcendent party" that was on the move again and credited an electorate increasingly fed up with Obama's policies.

  White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters Wednesday that while voters went to the polls in both states concerned about the economy, they were working through "very local issues that didn't involve the president."

  Gibbs denied that Obama failed the first test of his ability to transfer excitement over his presidency to the campaigns of gubernatorial Democratic candidates Creigh Deeds in Virginia and New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, who faced a voter backlash over the economy and a notable uptick in the government's would-be role in people's lives.

  Both states backed Obama last year.

  What do you think about the '09 election results?

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