I noticed something quite interesting in Arlington, VA this weekend. Walking down the street I saw a store front covered with Hillary for President posters. Nothing unusual yet. Until I noticed that the store front was actually an office for the Immigration & Naturalization Service. To be fair, there was a note on the door saying the INS office was relocating. That still begs the question about the Hillary posters, when were they put up and by whom?
Since my book “Conservative Comebacks to Liberal Lies” was released in August of 2006 (now 40,000 copies in print), I have received a ton of e-mail (both positive and negative). And I am glad that it has elicited both. This morning I came accross a blogger post who has read the book. And it seemed to change his way of thinking on the abortion issue which as a dedicated “pro-lifer” I am very thankful for.
I finished “How the Left Was Won” and am now reading “Conservative Comebacks to Liberal Lies” by Gregg Jackson. This new book covers many (if not most) of the topics that are disputed between liberals and conservatives. It first lists what Democrats/liberals say about, say, Abortion, the Clinton Presidency, the Reagan Presidency, Gun Control, Global Warming and other topics. Then it lists the appropriate conservative response to the Democrat accusations.
Better, it discusses the facts supporting the conservative response, to give insight and understanding into the topic. The truth about abortion, for instance, is that it is almost never needed to save a woman’s life; that abortion is brutal and painful to the fetus, and many other facts. I was ambivalent about abortion for years. Though my instinct told me it was morally wrong, I felt the moral and scientific questions regarding it were unclear. Therefore, I felt that abortions should be legal for the first trimester, regardless of how I felt about them personally. I still opposed the legality of partial birth abortion, which is clearly infanticide.
However, the moral and scientific questions are no longer so unclear and I now am unabashedly pro-life. According to the book, I am not the only one who has drifted in the pro-life direction. At least one formerly prominent abortion doctor has also changed his mind, after conducting thousands of abortions. The original plaintiff in Roe v Wade has also changed her mind and wants to see her own case overturned.
Author Gregg Jackson also gives some excellent statistics on the Reagan Presidency; he also cites useful data on gun control and its effects on crime. It is eye-opening, to say the least. This is a very useful book for anyone who wants to understand the conservative or Republican position on a variety of political issues.
It is amazing how many of the Democrat positions and arguments are simply hot air or downright lies. Read the book and decide for yourself.
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Without a doubt, the highlight of the weekend for me was a trip to Walter Reed Army Medical Center. It was a honor to be able to go there and talk to the soldiers, doctors and therapists.
At the Milblog Conference, Sgt. Hook, a Command Sergeant Major with 20 years service in the Army, said something on the first panel about his experience after visiting Walter Reed, and I would have to agree 100%. You walk in feeling sorry for these soldiers who have been so severely injured, you walk out feeling sorry for feeling sorry. They have such a determination and spirit to live and move on to the next stage of their lives. They are truly a special breed of people.
Walter Reed has gotten some bad press lately about the conditions in some outpatient housing. The criticism was deserved, but the story that caught everyone’s attention does not reflect the facility as a whole, but only a few rooms within a sprawling, college style campus. Within the hospital itself, the soldiers at Walter Reed are receiving the best care in the world, and are treated with the respect and dignity worthy of their service and sacrifice.
The lobby inside Walter Reed Army Medical Center
The campus at Walter Reed
Walter Reed Army Medical Center Hospital
A plaque honoring Walter Reed
Meet Josh Beliell
Meeting Josh Beliell from Greenfield Indiana was simply amazing. This young man joined the military at age 27, six years after graduating from Purdue University and starting his career. He wanted to do something more and he joined the military in 2004 knowing full well that he would be heading off to combat.
Josh lost both legs at the knee in an IED explosion in Iraq about six months ago and was working hard in the physical therapy area when I met up with him.
He had an infectious smile and was so upbeat about his future. The best word to describe him is inspirational. He is an incredibly impressive man.
During the interview, Josh brought up Soldiers Angels and how much they do for the soldiers at Walter Reed.
Meet Staff Sergeant Jared Hayes
Staff Sergeant Jared Hayes and his occupational therapist Captain Margie Ide working on some hand therapy.
I had the honor of speaking with Staff Sergeant Hayes and his mother Irmal.
Meet Captain Eivind Forseth
I met Captain Eivind Forseth of the 82nd Airborne in the occupational therapy area at Walter Reed where he was teaching some soldiers fly-tying.
As an avid fisherman, Eivind understands the mental and physical benefits of fly-tying and fishing. He is about to become CEO of an organization called Project Healing Waters which "salutes all of our brave armed forces, and strives to serve those who have come home wounded and aid in their physical and emotional recovery by introducing or rebuilding the skills of fly fishing and fly tying."
Meet Staff Sergeant Alexander Shaw
During my visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center I had the honor to meet Staff Sergeant Alexander Shaw.
Inside The Prosthetics Lab at Walter Reed
Part of my tour at Walter Reed Army Medical Center included a trip to the prosthetics lab. We’ve talked many times on the radio show about the amazing combat medical care that our soldiers receive. Thousands of men and women have been saved after suffering traumatic injuries that would have been fatal in previous military conflicts. There have been tremendous advancements in the development of prosthetics which allow our soldiers, sailors and Marines to go on to lead very active lives.
One great example of this is Nader Elguindi, who we interviewed recently on Pundit Review Radio.
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Patriotic Prosthetic
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While the “B-teamer RINOs” were debating last week- or at least endeavoring to- when Chris “Puffball” Matthews wasn’t cutting them off- Fred Thompson was speaking to the esteemed Lincoln Club in California delivering an important and serious speech about our nation, where we are at, and where we are going. After I was done watching and listening I thought “wow, finally a grownup who gets it and who can artiuclate a bold clear conservative message.
If he runs, I believe that he will, no doubt in my mind, get the Republican nomination. He is already outpolling many who have already announced. And when he does announce officially, and people get to know him more, I believe that he will not only be the nominee, but the 44th president of the United States.
Watch for yourself. HT Hotair.com
He’s the real deal.
One of the highlights of the 2007 Milblog Conference was when Robert Stokeley addressed the crowd and discussed his son Sgt. Mike Stokeley who was killed in Iraq 21 months ago.
Thanks to the quick work of Jim Hoft of Gateway Pundit, here is President Bush’s opening statement to the 2007 milblog conference,
I’ve been busy conducting a whole bunch of interviews which will be posted over the next few days. While I’ve been doing these interviews, some of my favorite bloggers are here liveblogging, including John Noonan of Op-For, Mary Katherine Ham of Townhall, Bruce McQ from Q&O, Jim Hoft of Gateway Pundit, Lorie Byrd of Wizbang and Streiff from Red State.
Check them out.