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Check it Out; It is Well Known That Troy Gets THE BIGGEST, BEST, AND BADDEST National And Regional Guests Before Anyone Else Within 60 Miles of Toledo. In Case You Missed One Interview or Another, You Will Be Able To Find What You Are Looking for RIGHT HERE.

 

June 2007 Guests

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Burt Whitehead, a Franklin, Mich., financial planner, suggests the 40-30-20-10 rule: Parents encourage really young kids to start saving 40 percent of their allowance for long-term goals and 30 percent for big-ticket items, like bikes or video games that may take a while to save for. Then, 20 percent of the kid's allowance can go to immediate spending needs. And kids should be encouraged to use the remaining 10 percent for charitable gifts.
Why Smart People Do Stupid Things with Money

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Hell's Kitchen Contestant Joanna, 22, is a chef's assistant from Detroit, MI

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Steve Gill is an attorney and host of the most influential radio talk show in Tennessee, The Steve Gill Show . He is also the Chief Political Analyst for WKRN News 2 (ABC) in Nashville and has also made frequent appearances as a commentator on CNN, FOX News Channel and MSNBC. For the past several years Business Tennessee named Gill among the 100 Most Powerful People in Tennessee . The Nashville Post business magazine has twice recognized Steve as the most powerful media personality in Middle Tennessee. Talkers Magazine has also recognized him as one of the 100 Most Influential Talk Radio Hosts in America .The Fred Factor: How Fred Thompson May Change The Face Of The '08 Campaign

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American voice actor who is perhaps best known for his work in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, in which he is the voice of Spongebob, the narrator, Patchy the Pirate, and a number of other characters. Aside from voice acting, Kenny has also been a cast member of the HBO sketch comedy program Mr. Show and the short-lived Fox Television sketch show The Edge, where he worked with Jill Talley, whom he subsequently married.

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PLAYING WITH THE ENEMY: A Baseball Prodigy, a World at War, and a Field of Broken DreamsGary W. Moore is a successful entrepreneur and business executive, exciting speaker and sales trainer, musician and author. Dedicated to success through creativity, coupled with hard work, Gary is a diverse, multitalented professional with boundless energy.

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Armond Budish is a nationally known award-winning consumer journalist and attorney, and a pioneer in estate planning and elder law, who was recently elected to the Ohio State House of Representatives. He is the host of a weekly television show, Golden Opportunities, which airs on the Cleveland's NBC affiliate station, and he writes the weekly syndicated column "You and the Law" featured in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Columbus Dispatch, and other newspapers. A regular lecturer on estate planning and law, Budish lives in Cleveland. His book titled: Why Wills Won't Work (If You Want to Protect Your Assets): Safeguard Your Estate for the Ones You Really Love is at amazon.com .

 

May 2007 Guests

Sen. Sherrod Brown 1of1
Talks to Troy about the Illegal Immigration Bill currently under debate.
Click Here to learn more about the issue.

Marlise Kast 1of1
There was almost nothing Marlise wouldn't do to get the story behind the celebrity facade. Dumpster diving and hiding in the bushes were child's play compared to ploys like posing as a drunk to crash one star's wedding or bluffing her way through the L.A. Police Department to confirm the DUI of another celeb's daughter. Using a combination of charm and brains, Marlise convinced co-workers, waiters, bouncers and bartenders to confess the juicy secrets of Hollywood stars. On the red carpet and VIP guest lists, she assumed countless identities, including those of a florist, a tennis player, a mourner, and a bridesmaid. See her book @ amazon.com

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Minna is an internationally recognized fitness super model, gracing the covers and appearing in numerous publications over the past few years including Muscle and Fitness, Her's Muscle and Fitness, FIT magazine, Women's Fitness International, French Cosmopolitan, FLEX, and more. Minna talks to Troy about her new book. Order from Amazon.com

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Some Toledo voters, upset with city spending, blame the mayor and are gathering today to get him kicked out of office. Tom Morrissey is so upset he is organizing a Recall Carty effort, creating a website and circulating a petition. Morrissey needs to get 20,000 valid signatures.
www.recallcarty.com

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In addition to being a book author, Kate White is the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, the largest-selling women's magazine in the world. Under her editorship, guaranteed circulation has increased by over 500,000 and Cosmo now sells on average two million copies a month on newsstands alone.

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Jens “Little Evil” Pulver was born December 6th, 1974 in Seattle Washington. He is the oldest son (3 siblings) of a licensed horse jockey and grew up in a five-bedroom, two story home in Maple Valley Washington. Despite his fortune to grow up with money he often refers to his childhood as a “daily hell” as he was constantly surrounded by violence, usually due to his abusive and alcoholic father. The violence had gone to such extremes that when he was 7 years old his father had threatened him and a sibling with a loaded fire-arm. The gun was even placed into his mouth at the time, and removed as his father said, “You aren’t worth the bullets”.

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Noah Thomas is a force to be reckoned, despite losing to Manny Gamburyan on the second episode of The Ultimate Fighter 5. A member of the Marine Corps for six years, Noah has made a name for himself in the world of MMA, participating in over 40 fights in just the last two years. One of the more subdued and thoughtful members of this season's cast

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Wayne “Wayneiac” Weems is an accomplished boxer and wrestler from Rock Island, Illinois. He was born in the city of Moline, where he attended Moline High School and started wrestling during the 8th grade. He stands at 5 feet, 7 inches, and his statistics include 9 wins (2 technical knockouts, 7 submissions) and 2 losses (2 technical knockouts). He is under the management of Mark Long and is trained by Jeff Quick. Weems is affiliated with Reality Fighting Concepts, and has competed in many organizations in the Midwest, such as Ultimate Cage Combat, King of the Cage and Midwest King of the Ring. He obtained his associate's degree in art from Ellesworth Junior College.

Houston Alexander (UFC) 1of1
In a stunning UFC debut, little-known Houston Alexander knocked out rising light heavyweight contender Keith Jardine with a torrent of strikes that folded Jardine on the mat at only 48 seconds of the round.

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David Miller, a member of the Citizens for Community Values (CCV), the group pushing for strict new regulations on Ohio's strip clubs.

Armond Budish 1of2
Armond Budish 2of2
Armond Budish is a nationally known award-winning consumer journalist and attorney, and a pioneer in estate planning and elder law, who was recently elected to the Ohio State House of Representatives. He is the host of a weekly television show, Golden Opportunities, which airs on the Cleveland's NBC affiliate station, and he writes the weekly syndicated column "You and the Law" featured in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Columbus Dispatch, and other newspapers. A regular lecturer on estate planning and law, Budish lives in Cleveland. Armond talks with Troy about the "no touch rule".

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A leading voice in global affairs calls us back to America's founding principles--and shows how they can guide us forward into the twenty-first century. Check out her book at Amazon.com

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Is a former American sportscaster, known for his long career calling play-by-play of Major League Baseball games. For 55 years, 42 of them with the Detroit Tigers, Harwell called balls, strikes, and home runs on radio and television.

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In Touch Weekly.America's Fastest Growing Celebrity News Magazine -- for all the latest news and gossip on your favorite stars like J. Lo, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston

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Prior to joining Fox News Channel and Cohosting Fox & Friends, Brian Kilmeade worked as a feature reporter/anchor for NEWSPORT TV where he hosted "Newsport Journal," a daily magazine show for the national sports network as well as anchoring "Scoreboard Central," a live 30-minute general sports program. Earlier in his career, Brian served as a sports anchor/director at WLIG-TV in New York.
Brian's 2nd book "It's How You Play the Game" is scheduled to be released May 2007. You may now pre-order autographed copies, click the banner below or click here.

Jennifer Niesslein 1of1
With her irreverent sensibility and uncanny insight into the Zeitgeist, Jennifer Niesslein takes on our uniquely American preoccupation with the perfectibility of man and turns it squarely on its ear. Buy her book at Amazon.com, Practically Perfect in Every Way (Hardcover).

Karen Murrell 1of1
Few delve into the basics of "getting started" and connecting one's own values to personal finance decisions. That is why You and Your Money by Lois Vitt and Karen Murrell is unique. It provides a practical guide to the financial marketplace and also helps one become aware of their own "money" values. Some of the tips in the book are invaluable.

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Tina Louise trained as an actor at the Actors Studio and the Neighborhood Playhouse. After success on Broadway, she went to Hollywood and played in a variety of films. She is best known for her comic turn as the stranded movie star Ginger in the TV series Gilligan's Island. She volunteers for Learning Leaders, a childhood-literacy advocate group in New York City, where she lives. Check out her new children's book at Barnes & Noble, When I Grow Up.

Ken Shamrock 1of1
Shamrock is the founding memeber of the Lion's Den, a group dedicated to the training of mixed martial arts fighters. Many Lion's Den fighters such as Pete Williams, Jerry Bolander, and Tra Telligman have achieved success in mixed martial arts. Others, such as Guy Mezger and Frank Shamrock have become legends in their own right. Check out Troy's interview with the man himself.

J. G. Lewin and P. J. Huff 1of1
Discover the world's most cryptic stories—hush-hush operations, hidden agendas, and infamous secrets, both new and ancient—in this illustrated history that unveils the terms, events, people, institutions, technology, and tools of the trade. Explore secret communications in the military, daily life, world history, and popular culture as you get the low-down on cryptanalysis, military codes, secret clubs and decoder rings, invisible ink, baseball signals, spy novels, computer encryption, hobo codes, and more. You may think that nobody could hide a secret in front of your nose. If that's the case, try to crack Kryptos, a never-before-solved puzzle, reproduced on pages 234-235. Everybody has a secret. Can you find the one on this page? Buy the book at Amazon: How to Tell a Secret: Tips, Tricks & Techniques for Breaking Codes & Conveying Covert Information (Paperback)

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In The Final Move Beyond Iraq, Mike Evans addresses the greatest threat America has faced since the Civil War: the Islamic revolution, or Islamofascism. While the United States debates the best way to solve the situation in Iraq, the terrorists are claiming victory and planning to take their show to American soil once again. Drawing from extensive interviews with prime ministers, CIA directors, and other insiders, Evans looks at the history and ideology behind the Islamic revolution to explore its very real threat to U.S. interests --why radical Islamic terrorists will only step back when they fear us, why victory in Iraq is important to U.S. security, why the United States and Israel cannot sit idly by and let Iran achieve its desire for nuclear weapons, and why stabilization in Iraq now would sound defeat rather than victory. The Final Move Beyond Iraq is a wake-up call to mobilize millions to action. America is fighting for its life in the first war of the twenty-first century.

Bay Buchanan 1of1
The race is on, and Hillary Clinton is looking to transform herself into a candidate Middle Americans might elect as our first woman president. Can she do it? No one is better placed to analyze her chances-with groundbreaking reporting-than Bay Buchanan.
The Extreme Makeover of Hillary (Rodham) Clinton (Hardcover)

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Homeowners who are determined to sell their houses without agents, but who have no time to waste, may want to try the unusual approach detailed in How to Sell Your Home in 5 Days. After many months of failing to sell his house through an agent, author Bill Effros quickly and successfully auctioned it off. He since has sold several houses that way and helped others do the same.

Theodore Leaf 1of1
A small town Ohio boy at heart, Theodore decided to try his hand at “Shear Genius” to show that you can be young and still produce amazing work, efficiently. He names Chris McMillan, his mother and his grandmother as his inspirations.

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The Duke Diet & Fitness Center offers one of the most prestigious weight-loss programs in America. Duke’s comprehensive approach brings together the best available scientific evidence and is strengthened by more than thirty-five years of experience. Buy the book at Amazon: The Duke Diet: The World-Renowned Program for Healthy and Lasting Weight Loss

Julie Champa 1of1
Julie talks with Troy about the upcoming events at Toledo's CitiFest.

Dr. David Ludwig 1of1
Dr. Ludwig wins parents' trust but also offers hope to their children, who often feel teased, bullied, and defeated. This scientifically proven approach addresses, for the first time, all three key factors affecting body weight -- biology, behavior, and environment -- and integrates them into a powerful prescription for weight loss. Dr. Ludwig compassionately recognizes the challenges children and their parents face in today's fast food/fake food world and guides them from conflict to cooperation along the road to health.
Read his new book at Amazon: Ending the Food Fight: Guide Your Child to a Healthy Weight in a Fast Food/Fake Food World (Hardcover)

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David Jacobson is a San Francisco-based humorist and journalist. He wrote the funny stuff in The Rules: A Man's Guide to Life, has been consulting editor to Maxim, a contributing editor to Details, and satirical end-page columnist for MBA Jungle and Jungle Law. Click Here for his new book Get Me Out of Here: Exit Strategies for All Occasions

Bernard Goldberg 1of1
Bernard Goldberg is the number one New York Times bestselling author of Bias, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America, and Arrogance. He has won eight Emmy Awards for his work at CBS News and at HBO, where he now reports for the acclaimed program Real Sports. In 2006 he won the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, the most prestigious of all broadcast journalism awards.
Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One Side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve (Hardcover)

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John Lott Jr. 2of2
Multiple regression analyses are rarely the subject of heated public debate or 225-page books for laypeople. But John R. Lott, Jr.'s study in the January 1997 Journal of Legal Studies showing that concealed-carry weapons permits reduced the crime rate set off a firestorm. The updated study, together with illustrative anecdotes and a short description of the political and academic response to the study, as well as responses to the responses, makes up Lott's informative More Guns, Less Crime.

Tom Stern 1of1
Dave Barry meets Dilbert in the outrageous world of Tom Stern's CEO Dad. From the comedic suspense of a well-executed takeover of his employees to the personal humiliation of being fired by his family on TV, Stern delivers a humorous business book that is packed with dozens of spot-on cartoons that illustrate the serious real-life conflicts that business executives everywhere have with the people they love and offers the chance for every CEO Dad and Mom to find a way to laugh all the way back to work-life sanity.

Mookie Lee 1of1
Mookie Lee was born on November 10, 1981 in Seoul, Korea. His family migrated to Storrs, Connecticut when he was only three years, but spent most of his adolescence in Northbrook, Illinois. Mookie went to the University of Illinois and finished with a degree in Actuarial Science and Finance. In 2007, Mookie became a tribe member on the reality series Survivor: Fiji.

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The infamous Dayton strip club operator Luke Liakos? Always battling for his right to operate an adult club. According to the DDN, Liakos was in Columbus on Thursday doing said battle. Break for lunch, Liakos was in the lunch line at a bagel shop when he noticed his strip club opponents lined up behind him. Luke apparently proceeded to try to buy every bagel in the place, thereby preventing his sworn enemies sustenance. Yeah, that ’s funny, but wait there’s more. After he donated the bagels to the Mid-Ohio Food Bank, Liakos gave a classic Liakos explanation for his behavior thusly: “I might not want to clothe the naked but I want to feed the hungry”. Now that’s funny Click Here for more information about Senate Bill 16

Conn Igguiden 1of1
Conn and Hal Iggulden are two brothers who have not forgotten what it was like to be boys. Conn taught for many years before becoming one of the most admired and popular young historical novelists with his Emperor series, based on the life of Julius Caesar, and his newly embarked series on Genghis Khan, while Hal is a theater director. Troy asked Conn about their collaboration.
The Dangerous Book for Boys (Hardcover)

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DEVIN VARGAS. Weight Class: Heavyweight/201 pounds Height: 6-2 Weight: 201 pounds Born: Dec. 25, 1981, in Toledo, Ohio

Fannie Dalton 1of1
Hector, the long-haired Chihuahua was dog napped and held for $50 ransom. He was bound with duct tape, a broken electrical device, and wires to look like a bomb. And he was thrown through the open front door of his owner’s North Toledo bar. Click here to read more

John Weber-1 of 1
Contrarian, in–your–face advice from two masters of crisis management. Much of the conventional wisdom about damage control and crisis PR is self–serving, self– congratulatory, self–deceiving—and flat out wrong. And no one knows it better than Eric Dezenhall and John Weber, who have helped countless companies, politicians, and celebrities get out of various kinds of trouble.

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Winner of the apprentice
Stefani, 32, was born in Burbank, California and raised in Palm Springs. She had a double major in college - English and psychology - and graduated from the University of California, Riverside. Stefani graduated in the top 10% of her class from Southwestern University School of Law in their prestigious SCALE program, the only two-year Juris Doctor program in the United States accredited by the American Bar Association.

Ryan Mills-1of 1
As any English schoolboy knows, the proper terms. are goalkeeper and defender.„. RYAN MILLS covers soccer at Bloomberg News in London.

Hoda Kotb-1 of 1
Award-winning journalist and NBC News correspondent, Hoda Kotb serves as the host for the weekly syndicated series "Your Total Health."Kotb has been a correspondent for "Dateline NBC" since April 1998. During that time, she has covered a wide variety of domestic and international stories including a trip to the Middle East, where she reported on the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, and the War on Terror in Afghanistan. She also conducted an exclusive interview with Aung San Suu Kyi, an internationally recognized leader of Burma. This marked the first time in 11 years that Suu Kyi was interviewed by an American television network.

Steven Steel-1 of 1
Steel is currently an adjunct assistant professor at Bowling Green State University, his alma mater, where he teaches a course in critical thinking in the Honors Program.From 1994 to 1997, Steel was a teacher at Toledo Public Schools. He taught chemistry, biology and environmental science at Waite High School and also served as an advisor for a number of extracurricular activities.A graduate of Clay High School, Steel earned his undergraduate degree from BGSU in Comprehensive Science Education, his masters in Science Curriculum and Development and his doctorate in American Culture Studies.

John Foley-1 of 1
The Toledo Board of Education dropped William Harner and decided yesterday they want John Foley to be their next superintendent.

Tim Green-1of 1
Tim is the New York Times best selling author of twelve highly successful suspense novels, including his upcoming book, AMERICAN OUTRAGE, as well the non-fiction New York Times bestseller, THE DARK SIDE OF THE GAME which was featured on CBS's 60 Minutes. His last five novels have all been national bestsellers hitting the charts at between #22 and #30 on the New York Times Bestseller list. While his first five novels used professional football as their backdrop, his most recent works have drawn more on his experiences as a lawyer exploring the themes of ambition and revenge.

 

March 2007 Guests

Sandy Bourne
Alexandra (Sandy) Liddy Bourne is vice president for policy and strategy of The Heartland Institute. She acts as Heartland’s Washington DC media spokesman and liaison to Heartland’s Legislative Advisors (elected officials), donors, and allies. She authors media statements and commissions and edits original research on the major issues of the day, particularly those concerning energy and environmental regulation.


Neal Boortz

Neal Boortz is the host of radio's The Neal Boortz Show, syndicated in nearly two hundred markets from coast to coast. The author (with Congressman John Linder) of the number one New York Times bestseller The FairTax Book and The Terrible Truth About Liberals, Neal has twice been nominated for the National Association of Broadcasters' Marconi Award as the nation's number one radio talk-show host. He divides his time between Atlanta, Georgia, and Naples, Florida.


Yvonne K., Ph.D. Fulbright

Yvonne K. Fulbright, Ph.D., is a popular sexologist, author, relationship expert, and columnist who has been interviewed for the Today Show, USA Today, the New York Times, Men's Health UK, and Cosmopolitan. She divides her time between New York City and Washington, D.C.


Michael Trachtman

Here are 34 of the most significant issues it has grappled with —from equal rights to privacy rights, from the limits of speech to the boundaries between church and state. Many of these cases read like thrillers…right down to their cliff-hanging endings. Among the most intriguing: the Dred Scott decision, Miranda v. Arizona, Brown v. Board of Education, Roe v. Wade, and Bush v. Gore.


Peter Schiff

Peter Schiff is a seasoned Wall Street prognosticator best known for his accurate predictions of the performance of the stock market, commodities, gold, and the dollar. He began his career at Shearson Lehman and joined Euro Pacific Capital (a broker-dealer with expertise in foreign markets and securities) in 1996, becoming President of the firm in 2000. Schiff is often quoted in major publications?such as?the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, the Financial Times, the New York Times, and the Christian Science Monitor.

Lance Williams
Lance Williams is an investigative reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. Williams won the Dick Schaap Excellence in Sports Journalism Award, the George Polk Award, and the Edgar Allan Poe Award for their reporting.

 

February 2007 Guests

Keith Glass
Keith Glass has coached basketball at the high school and college levels (he was an assistant coach at UCLA), and has been a longtime agent for NBA players. He lives in Rumson, New Jersey, with his wife, Aylin Guney Glass, who played professional basketball in Turkey. He is the father of five children—Sami, Tyler, Alex, Maggie, and Lucas.

Dennis Avery
Singer and Avery present in popular language supported by in-depth scientific evidence the compelling concept that global temperatures have been rising mostly or entirely because of a natural cycle. Unstoppable Global Warming explains why we're warming, why it's not very dangerous, and why we can't stop it anyway.

Horner, Chris
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming (and Environmentalism)

Jules Crittenden
Jules Crittenden is a Boston Herald city editor and columnist who has reported on politics, crime, science, foreign affairs, and maritime and military matters in the United States, Asia, the Balkans and the Middle East.

Marsha Temlock
Marsha Temlock, M.A., is an author, former public relations manager, and weekly columnist with the New Canaan News-Review. She also helped her two adult children successfully cope with difficult divorces.

Robert Kiyosaki
Personal-finance author and lecturer Robert Kiyosaki developed his unique economic perspective through exposure to a pair of disparate influences: his own highly educated but fiscally unstable father, and the multimillionaire eighth-grade dropout father of his closest friend.

Bob Sutton
Sutton (Weird Ideas that Work), a professor of management science at Stanford University, argues that assholes—those who deliberately make co-workers feel bad about themselves and who focus their aggression on the less powerful—poison the work environment, decrease productivity, induce qualified employees to quit and therefore are detrimental to businesses, regardless of their individual effectiveness.

January 2007 Guests

Cramer, Clayton
Armed America: The Remarkable Story of How and Why Guns Became as American as Apple Pie

Durant, Michael
The Night Stalkers

Hurley, Dan
Natural Causes: Death, Lies and Politics in America's Vitamin and Herbal Supplement Industry

Johnson,Cameron
You Call the Shots: Succeed Your Way-- And Live the Life You Want-- With the 19 Essential Secrets of Entrepreneurship

Kazanjian, Kirk
Exceeding Customer Expectations: What Enterprise, America's #1 car rental company, can teach you about creating lifetime customers

Kiyosaki, Kim
Rich Woman: A Book on Investing for Women - Because I Hate Being Told What to Do!

Lazarus, Debbie
Sh*t Happens: The Book

Oreck, David
Founder of The Oreck Corporation

Perle, Liz
Money, A Memoir: Women, Emotions, and Cash

Pounds, Tom
Founder and Publisher of the Toledo Free Press

Slott, Ed
Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map: The Leave-Nothing-to-Chance, Worry-Free, All-Systems-Go Guide

Tapscott, Don
Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything

Taylor, John B.
Global Financial Warriors: The Untold Story of International Finance in the Post-9/11 World

Woodward, Jeannette
Finding a Job After 50: Reinvent Yourself for the 21st Century

December 2006 Guests

Anderson, Dr. C. Thomas
Becoming a Millionaire God's Way: Getting Money to You, Not from You

Balko, Radley
Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America

Becker, Dr. Marty
Why Do Dogs Drink Out of the Toilet?: 101 of the Most Perplexing Questions Answered About Canine Conundrums, Medical Mysteries and Befuddling Behaviors

Berlau, John
Eco-Freaks: Environmentalism Is Hazardous to Your Health!

Davis, Dr. Gregory
Religion of Peace?: Islam's War Against the World

Fitzpatrick, Brian
War on Christmas? Bah, Humbug

Garry, Dr. Patrick
Cultural Whiplash: The Unforeseen Consequences of America's Crusade Against Racial Discrimination

'O Sullivan, John
The President, the Pope, and the Prime Minister: Three Who Changed the World

Steyn, Mark
America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It

Thompson, Keith
Leaving the Left: Moments in the News That Made Me Ashamed to Be a Liberal

November 2006 Guests

Arterburn, Stephen
Secrets Men Keep: How Men Make Life & Love Tougher Than It Has to Be

Bilodeau, Ryan
Founder of the College Republicans at the University of Rhode Island

Brock, Fred
Health Care on Less Than You Think: The New York Times Guide to Getting Affordable Coverage

Carey, Ben
Lose Weight! Get Laid! Find God!: The All-in-One Life Planner

Chenoweth, Col. Avery
Semper Fi: The Definitive Illustrated History of the U.S. Marines

Gertz, Bill
Enemies: How America's Foes Steal Our Vital Secrets--and How We Let It Happen

Henderson, Kristen
While They're at War: The True Story of American Families on the Homefront

Jacobs, Jack
Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty

Lewis, Michael
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game

Lois, George
Ali Rap

Rutigliano, Sam
Former Cleveland Browns Head Coach

Smith, Ron
Scambusters!: More than 60 Ways Seniors Get Swindled and How They Can Prevent It

Tabor, Nathan
The Beast on the East River: The UN Threat to America's Sovereignty and Security

Winegarder, Mike
The Godfather's Revenge


October 2006 Guests

Borowitz, Andy
The Republican Playbook

Patterson, Buzz
Dereliction of Duty: How Bill Clinton Compromised America's National Security
& Reckless Disregard: How Liberal Democrats Undercut Our Military, Endanger Our Soldiers, and Jeopardize Our Security

Carpenter, Amanda
The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Clinton

Edsall, Thomas
Building Red America: The New Conservative Coalition and the Drive For Permanent Power

Fiorina, Carly
Tough Choices: A Memoir

Hendrex, Daniel
A Soldier's Promise: The Heroic True Story of an American Soldier and an Iraqi Boy

Humes, Ed
Over Here: How the G.I. Bill Transformed the American Dream

Jurgensen, Randy
Circle of Six: The True Story of New York's Most Notorious Cop-Killer and The Cop Who Risked Everything to Catch Him

Kliendler, Steve
100 Words To Make You Sound Smart

Lagatree, Kirsten
Keep It Together: 200+ tips, tricks, lists, and solutions for everyday life

Lamothe, Lee
The Sixth Family: The Collapse of the New York Mafia and the Rise of Vito Rizzuto

Lechter, Michael
Rich Dad's Advisors: How to Attract Other People's Money for Your Investments--The Ultimate Leverage

Londergan, Betty
I'm Too Sexy for My Volvo: A Mom's Guide to Staying Fabulous!

Meeker, Dr. Meg
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know

Nowinski, Christopher
Head Games: Football's Concussion Crisis from the NFL to Youth Leagues Ambitious

Ogle, Maureen
Brew: The Story of American Beer

Peril, Lynn
College Girls: Bluestockings, Sex Kittens, and Co-Eds, Then and Now

Ratliff, Mike
Choosing The Right College

Muehlhausen, Jamie
Redneck Words of Wisdom: Real-life Expressions, Advice, Commentary, and Observations from Some of the Smartest People Around . . . Rednecks

Roach, Mary
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife

Spencer, Robert
The Truth About Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion

Weill, Sandy
The Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy

September 2006


Bird, Margaret, and Simpson, Russ
The National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children, Inc.

Blackwell, Ken
Current Secretary of State and Future Governor of Ohio

Fischman, Scott
Online Ace: A World Series of Poker Champion's Guide to Mastering Internet Poker

Flynn, Kevin
102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers

Garrison, Larry
The NewsBreaker: A Behind the Scenes Look at the News Media and Never Before Told Details about Some of the Decade's Biggest Stories

Geraghty, Jim
Voting to Kill: How 9/11 Launched the Era of Republican Leadership

Gradkowski, Bruce
Tampa Bay Buccaneer Quarterback

Knee, Jonathan
The Accidental Investment Banker: Inside the Decade that Transformed Wall Street

Limbaugh, David
Bankrupt: The Intellectual and Moral Bankruptcy of the Democratic Party

Lipkins, Dr. Susan
Preventing Hazing: How Parents, Teachers, and Coaches Can Stop the Violence, Harassment, and Humiliation

Reagan, Brad
Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts

Rychlak, Ronald
Righteous Gentiles: How Pius XII And the Catholic Church Saved Half a Million Jews from the Nazis

Van Zandt, Clint
Facing Down Evil

Zmirak, John
All-American Colleges: Top Schools for Conservatives, Old-Fashioned Liberals, and People of Faith

August 2006

Anderson, Chris
The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More

Babbin, Jed
Showdown: Why China Wants War with the United States

Buchanan, Pat
State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America

Corsi, Jerome
Atomic Iran: How the Terrorist Regime Bought the Bomb and American Politicians
Minutemen: The Battle to Secure America's Borders
Black Gold Stranglehold

Dibbell, Julian
Play Money: Or, How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot

Goldberg, Billy & Leyner, Mark
Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?: More Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Whiskey Sour

Horowitz, David
The Shadow Party: How George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Sixties Radicals Seized Control of the Democratic Party

Izumi, Lance
Free to Learn Lessons from Model Charter Schools

Sarno, Dr. John
The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders

Simcox, Chris
The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

Slivinski, Stephen
Buck Wild: How Republicans Broke the Bank and Became the Party of Big Government

July 2006

Berman, Morris
Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire

Carroll, Joe
Reporter for Bloomberg and author of Ethanol Frenzy

Finkbeiner, Carty
Mayor of Toledo

Fisher, Darlene
TPS Board President

Steenblock, Dr. David
Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Therapy: The Gift of Healing from Healthy Newborns

Sugarman, Steven
The Forewarned Investor: Don't Get Fooled Again by Corporate Fraud

Tancredo, Tom
Colorado 6th District Representative

Whybrow, Peter
American Mania: When More Is Not Enough

June 2006

Brog, David
Standing With Israel

Coulter, Ann
Godless: The Church of Liberalism

Finkbeiner, Carty
Mayor of Toledo

Goldberg, Michelle
Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism

Gray, Dr. Bill
Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Science at Colorado
Head of the Tropical Meteorology Project

Klein, Edward
The Truth About Hillary : What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President

LaPierre, Wayne
Executive Vice President of The National Rifle Association
The Global War on Your Guns : Inside the UN Plan To Destroy the Bill of Rights

Malloch, Ted & Massey, Steve
Renewing American Culture: The Pursuit of Happiness

Roth-Douquet, Kathy
AWOL : The Unexcused Absence of America's Upper Classes from Military Service -- and How It Hurts Our Country

Schweikart, Larry
America's Victories : Why the U.S. Wins Wars and Will Win the War on Terror

Williams, Paul
Dunces of Doomsday: 10 Blunders That Gave Rise to Radical Islam, Terrorist Regimes, And the Threat of an American Hiroshima

 

May 2006

Blackwell, Ken
Secretary of State

Boteach, Shmuley
10 Conversations You Need to Have with Your Children

Brennan, Christine
Best Seat in the House : A Father, a Daughter, a Journey Through Sports

Charen, Mona
Do-Gooders: How Liberals Hurt Those They Claim to Help (and the Rest of Us)

Corsi, Jerome
Rebuilding America: A Prescription for Creating Strong Families, Building the Wealth of Working People, and Ending Welfare

Harris, Dr. David
Balk Professor of Law and Values at The University of Toledo

Keating, Peter
Dingers! : A Short History of the Long Ball

Kirchheimer, Sid
Scam-Proof Your Life : 377 Smart Ways to Protect You & Your Family from Ripoffs, Bogus Deals & Other Consumer Headaches

Palmer, Chris
The Sixth Man : A Season Inside the NBA Playground

Qaadri, Shafiq
The Testosterone Factor : A Practical Guide to Improving Vitality and Virility, Naturally

Salmansohn, Karen
Ballsy: 99 Ways to Grow a Bigger Pair and Score Extreme Business Success

Sander, Peter
Cities Ranked & Rated

Savage, Scott
OSU-Mansfield librarian who was charged with harassment for recommending conservative books for a freshman reading list

Sher, Julian
Angels of Death : Inside the Biker Gangs' Crime Empire

Simcox, Chris
minutemanhq.com

Sirota, David
Hostile Takeover : How Big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government--and How We Take It Back

April 2006

Hewitt, Hugh
Painting the Map Red: The Fight to Create a Permanent Republican Majority

Kessler, Ron
Laura Bush: An Intimate Portrait of the First Lady

Lynch, Courtney
Leading From the Front : No-Excuse Leadership Tactics for Women

Mark, David
Going Dirty : The Art of Negative Campaigning

McCain, Robert Stacey
Donkey Cons

Murray, Charles
In Our Hands; A Plan to Replace The Welfare State

Opdyke, Jeff
The Wall Street Journal Complete Personal Finance Guidebook

Partridge, Jack
President of Columbia Gas of Ohio

Rouda, Harley
realliving.com

Stine, Brad
Live From Middle America: Rants from a Red State Comedian

Vercellotti, Claudia
snapnetwork.org

Weiss, Gary
Wall Street Versus America : The Rampant Greed and Dishonesty That Imperil Your Investments

March 2006

Bartlett, Bruce
Impostor : How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy

Block, Ralph
Investing in REITs: Real Estate Investment Trusts: Third Edition

DeBrecht, Katharine
Help! Mom! Hollywood's in My Hamper!

Einhorn, Eddie
How March Became Madness: How the NCAA Tournament Became the Greatest Sporting Event in America

Fedor, Teresa
Ohio State Senator

Horowitz, David
The Professors

Jackson, Bishop Harry
Hope Christian Church

Kincaid, Cliff
http://aim.org/

O’Shaughnessy, James
Predicting the Markets of Tomorrow : A Contrarian Investment Strategy for the Next Twenty Years

Sammon, Bill
Strategery: How George W. Bush Is Defeating Terrorists, Outwitting Democrats, and Confounding the Mainstream Media

Scoble, Robert
Naked Conversations : How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers

Wheeler, Dr. Jack
Tothepointnews.com

 

Ken Blackwell
            Ohio Secretary of State (and future Governor)
            kenblackwell.com

In an effort to improve Ohio schools’ classroom performance, Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell joined First Class Education National Advisory Chair Patrick Byrne in announcing the start of an Ohio effort to enact what’s been called “The 65 Cent Solution.” The proposal would require every Ohio school district to spend at least 65 cents of each education dollar on “in the classroom” instruction, increasing classroom spending by more than $1.2 billion statewide without a tax increase.

Research shows classroom expenditures are a five times better indicator of academic improvement than overall spending. By requiring school districts to allocate a minimum of 65% of operational budgets to the classroom, we can increase classroom instruction by over $1.2 billion a year without a tax increase. That’s enough to purchase a new computer for every Ohio student or hire 24,000 additional teachers with a starting salary more than $40,000. 

Ken Blackwell Interview

Rod Dreher
Crunchy Cons: How Birkenstocked Burkeans, gun-loving organic gardeners, evangelical free-range farmers, hip homeschooling mamas, right-wing nature lovers, ... America (or at least the Republican Party)

What do you call people who vote for Bush but shop at Whole Foods? Crunchy cons. And according to Dreher, an editor at the Dallas Morning News, they're forming a thriving counterculture within the contemporary conservative movement. United by a "cultural sensibility, not an ideology," crunchy conservatives, he says, have some habits and beliefs often identified with cultural liberals, like shopping at agriculture co-ops and rejecting suburban sprawl. Yet crunchy cons stand apart from both the Republican "Party of Greed" and the Democratic "Party of Lust," he says, by focusing on living according to conservative values, what the author calls "sacramental" living. Dreher makes no secret of his own faith in Christianity, and his book will resonate most with fellow Christians. His conversations with other crunchy conservatives—e.g., the policy director of Republicans for Environmental Protection, a Manhattan home-schooler, the author's wife—are illuminating, but the book fails to offer any empirical evidence to connect these individuals to a wider "movement." Instead, it works best as an indictment of consumerism and the spiritual havoc it can wreak. While his complaints about consumer culture are similar to those advanced by liberals, Dreher frames his criticism of corporate America in explicitly conservative terms, painting rampant consumerism as antithetical to true conservatism.

Rod Dreher Interview Part One
Rod Dreher Interview Part Two

Brad Wilcox
           The Meaning of Marriage:  Family, State, Market, and Morals

There’s no denying that the movement to grant legal recognition to same-sex unions has recently brought the subject of marriage back to the forefront of public debate. But while many involved in this debate are quick to voice their opinions on the subject, few take the time to consider marriage’s significance in careful detail. The authors of these essays, however, do just that. Uninterested in cliched talking points or partisan claptrap, they engage in a serious consideration of marriage’s meaning and importance. The resulting product is a careful analysis of the significance of marriage for the individual, for the family and for political society. Roger Scruton reminds us in the book’s first essay that institutions, including marriage, may be viewed externally or internally, from third-person or first-person perspectives. Skillfully weaving together literature, history and the phenomenology of personal experience, Scruton argues that marriage’s full importance can only be comprehended through considerations from both perspectives. This essay is an appropriate choice to precede what follows, because in subsequent essays, the authors approach the topic mindful of the differences inherent in these two perspectives and determined to examine marriage from every angle imaginable. Furthermore, they are remarkably capable of engaging in this challenging task, experts as they are in a variety of fields ranging from law and public policy, philosophy, sociology, economics, history and political science. Though the authors are among today’s leading academics and scholars – from Princeton, Amherst, U Chicago, Stanford, UVA, and so on – this book is quite accessible to the lay reader.

Brad Wilcox Interview

John Spencer
            New York Conservative Running for Senate
            joinspencer.com
John Spencer: Proven conservative.  Proven leader.  Proven winner.
John SpencerThe battle for New York’s United States Senate seat is also a battle for the soul of the Republican and Conservative parties.  It is time to elect a Senator who stands for our conservative principles and reject RINOs (Republicans in Name Only) and Hillary-lite candidates who agree with Senator Clinton on important issues like life, the Second Amendment, protecting marriage, immigration control, cutting taxes and winning the war on terror.

John Spencer Interview

Larry Pratt
            Executive Director of Gun Owners of America
            gunowners.org
Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue.
GOA was founded in 1975 by Sen. H.L. (Bill) Richardson (now retired). Richardson continues to serve as the Chairman of Gun Owners of America, bringing his many years of political experience to the leadership of GOA. Richardson is also an avid hunter and outdoorsman.
The GOA Board of Directors brings over 100 years of combined knowledge and experience on guns, legislation and politics. GOA's Board is not satisfied with the "status quo." Americans have lost some of our precious gun rights and WE WANT THEM BACK! This is why GOA is considered the "no compromise" gun lobby.

Larry Pratt Interview Part One
Larry Pratt Interview Part Two

Bill Chastain
            Steel Dynasty:  The Team That Changed The NFL

"Whenever I run into people all over the country, they remember our team. Many of them watched us during their own formative years, whether they rooted for us or against us. Some of the names may have been forgotten, along with some of the games, but what they remember is that the Steelers were one of the all-time great teams." —From the Foreword by Rocky Bleier
"The Pittsburgh team from the seventies is probably the best of all time. Cumulatively, between offense and defense and special teams, and the coaches and owners, I put them up against any team. . . . They not only had the power and the grit, but they had the flash and the great talent and athletic ability. . . . Defensively, they had no weaknesses." —Vince Ferragamo, L. A. Rams quarterback, Super Bowl XIV
"Yes, we won a lot of games. But I don’t think that’s what developed a fan base and almost a cult following that we had then and even to this day have. It wasn’t so much that we won a lot of games, but it was the way we won the games. You knew that when you came into Pittsburgh, what you wanted to do was get out of here alive. . . ." —Dwight White, Steelers 1971–1980

Bill Chastain Interview Part One
Bill Chastain Interview Part Two

Bill Chastain Links
Tampa author looks behind steel curtain for fresh insights

Elizabeth Arnold
            Creating the Good Will

A breakthrough approach to wills and estates, designed to help you make the hard decisions while keeping your family happy

In the world of wills and estate planning, tax saving and asset protection are typically the paramount goals; family dynamics, emotions, and leaving a meaningful legacy are secondary considerations at best. The result, predictably, is often bickering, backstabbing, unmet expectations, and even litigation after the will is read.
Creating the Good Will focuses on the issues that most books in this category miss but that matter most in the end. As a former estate planning attorney and now as a coach, Elizabeth Arnold has dedicated her career to helping people develop wills and estate plans that create harmony, not havoc. She puts the emotional well-being of loved ones ahead of clever tax- saving structures and teaches readers how to protect their relationships and values as much as their hard assets.
In this unique book, Arnold explains how to deal with the emotional baggage and communication blindspots that can undo even the most iron-clad legal document. Filled with resonant anecdotes from her personal and professional life, along with practical information about wills, estate plans, guardianship agreements, trusts, and more, Creating the Good Will is a priceless resource for anyone who wants to leave a legacy of warmed hearts, not heated heads.

About the Author
Elizabeth Arnold is the founder of Sowing Seeds, a consulting firm that offers clients an innovative approach to wills and estate plans. She has a law degree from Harvard University, an LLM in taxation from New York University, and a BA in religious studies from Yale. Arnold has been quoted by The New York Times, USA Today, Time, Better Homes and Gardens, and many other media outlets.

Elizabeth Arnold Interview Part One
Elizabeth Arnold Interview Part Two

Craig Smith
            Black Gold Stranglehold

Experts estimate that Americans consume more than 25 percent of the world's oil but have control over less than 3 percent of its proven oil supply. This unbalanced pattern of consumption makes it possible for foreign governments, corrupt political leaders, terrorist organizations, and oil conglomerates to hold the economy and the citizens of the United States in a virtual stranglehold. There is no greater proof of this than the direct relationship between skyrocketing gas prices and the explosion of wealth among those who control the world's supply of oil.
 
In Black Gold Stranglehold, Jerome Corsi and Craig Smith expose the fraudulent science that has made America so vulnerable: the belief that oil is a fossil fuel and that it is a finite resource. This book reveals the conclusions reached by Dr. Thomas Gold, a professor at Cornell University, in his seminal book The Deep Hot Biosphere: The Myth of Fossil Fuels (Copernicus Books, 1998) and accepted by many in the scientific community that oil is not a product of fossils and prehistoric forests but rather the bio-product of a continuing biochemical reaction below the earth's surface that is brought to attainable depths by the centrifugal forces of the earth's rotation.
 
As an expert in tangible assets, Craig Smith provides an understanding of the history of America's dangerous dissociation of the dollar with precious-and truly scarce-metals such as gold and the devastation that would be inflicted on the U.S. economy if Middle Eastern countries are able to follow through with current plans to make the euro the standard currency for oil instead of U.S. dollars.
 
Black Gold Stranglehold is a thoughtful work that is certain to dramatically change the debate on oil consumption, oil dependence, and oil availability.
ACCREDITATION
CRAIG R. SMITH is the chairman of the board of Swiss America Trading Corporation, one of the largest and most respected investment firms in the U.S. He is an author, commentator, and frequent radio and television guest. He and his family live in Arizona.

Craig Smith Interview Part One
Craig Smith Interview Part Two

Alan Skorski
            Pants on Fire: How Al Franken Lies, Smears and Deceives

Al Franken was a "nobody" in the arena of political punditry before he wrote two best-selling books, Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them. Now one of the most prominent figures on the liberal Air America radio network, formed to counter the mostly conservative voice of mainstream talk radio, he consistently boasts "I tell the truth" and "I hold myself to an impossibly high standard when it comes to telling the truth."
Until now, says Alan Skorski, Franken's continuous smears against his enemies while promoting himself as the "ultimate truth teller" have gone unchallenged by the mainstream media. Surprisingly, even conservative or right-leaning media have not challenged the falsity of much of what he says, although Franken does not define what he believes is a lie, except to say that conservatives "get away with it." In contrast, Skorski defines a lie as "intentionally telling an untruth with the purpose of trying to cover up or get away with something," which he then accuses Franken of doing with impunity.

Alan Skorski Interview Part One
Alan Skorski Interview Part Two

 

Chris Redfern
Ohio House Democratic Leader

Representative Chris Redfern was sworn in as the Ohio House Democratic Leader in January of 2003. Under his leadership, House Democrats gained more seats in the 2004 election than at any time since 1982. His energy and passion and his ability to work in a bi-partisan effort to pass meaningful legislation for Ohio's residents has earned him great distinction as a top legislator in the state's General Assembly.
For his leadership and vision, his commitment to Ohio and his devotion to Democratic causes, Rep. Redfern has received a wide array of awards and distinctions. In 2003, he received the Myrl H. Shoemaker Award, presented annually to a member of the Ohio Democratic Party displaying outstanding statewide service. He has also been awarded the 2004 Citizen of the Year by the Port Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce, as well as citations from the Ohio Association of Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Ohio Educational Service Center Association.

Chris Redfern Interview

David Kupelian
The Marketing of Evil: How Radicals, Elitists, and Pseudo-Experts Sell Us Corruption Disguised As Freedom

"The Marketing of Evil is a serious wake-up call for all who cherish traditional values, the innocence of children, and the very existence of our great country." —Dr. Laura Schlessinger, talk-show host and author
"It's often said that marketing is warfare, and in The Marketing of Evil, David Kupelian clearly reveals the stunning strategies and tactics of persuasion employed by those engaged in an all-out war against America's Judeo-Christian culture." —David Limbaugh, syndicated columnist and author
"David Kupelian's research brings into sharp focus what many have sensed and suspected for a long time. ... [An] important and groundbreaking book." —D. James Kennedy, Coral Ridge Ministries
"From pitching promiscuity as 'freedom' to promoting abortion as 'choice,' the marketers of evil are always selling you something destructive—with catastrophic results. Kupelian shines a light on them all." —Michelle Malkin, Fox News Channel
"Like the dazzling disclosures found in the final page of a gripping whodunit or the fascinating revelation of a magician's secrets, The Marketing of Evil irresistibly exposes how it was done." —Rabbi Daniel Lapin, Toward Tradition
"The game's over, folks—the con men have been exposed. I urge every parent to read this eye-opening book." —Rebecca Hagelin, the Heritage Foundation
"The Marketing of Evil offers Americans real hope—because when our problems come this sharply into focus, so do the solutions." —Joseph Farah, WorldNetDaily.com
"Excellent! Simply excellent." —Donald E. Wildmon, American Family Association


David Kupelian Part One
David Kupelian Part Two

 

Tracy Reep
sluteheroes.org

Hero Report: Tracy Reep
Tracy Reep was born and raised in Wichita Falls, Texas, with his older and younger sisters. While growing up Tracy’s primary interest was sports. He attended SH Rider High School where he was heavily involved with track and football. Tracy also had hopes of becoming a doctor when he was young. His father died of cancer and Tracy hoped to some day find a cure for his father’ killer. As a student at Midwestern State University, Tracy joined the Reserves Officer Training Program in 1988. Initially, he joined because it helped him pay for school and offered scholarship opportunities. He enjoyed having the ability to work part-time as a soldier while continuing his education. In April of 2003, Tracy was called into battle in Iraq. There Tracy was tasked as a convoy operator for a security team northwest of Baghdad. On November 11, 2003, his convoy was ambushed. The ambush was initiated with two improvised explosive devices. He was commander of the rear vehicle and sat in the passenger seat. When they stopped to return fire, they were attacked with small arms. Tracy exited the vehicle and went to use the vehicle for cover. Moments later a rocket propelled grenade was fired and went through the vehicle, exiting where Tracy was standing. Tracy’s greatest challenge in returning to the U.S. has been patience. “I wanted to return to my civilian career, but it took eight months for me to be completely retired.” Now that he is back to his civilian job as a recruiter and developer, he is constantly looking for ways to help his business grow. His experiences as a have opened a new door in his life. Tracy is looking forward to the SAH Conference in December because it will allow him to learn about benefits that are available, but also to assist other veterans. With his civilian job, Tracy has the ability to help other veterans find jobs and start new careers after the military. Tracy currently lives in Wichita Falls with his wife Elizabeth, and his two sons, Austin, 11, and Hunter, 9. He works with a company called Self Opportunity, which provides development, recruiting, and human resource services for other companies. Tracy is 35 years old.

Tracy Reep Part One
Tracy Reep Part Two

Judge Charles Pickering
Supreme Chaos: The Politics of Judicial Confirmation & the Culture War

The judicial confirmation process is in a state of chaos. America’s culture war has set the stage for a power struggle reaching to the highest court in the land—the Supreme Court. Integrity and ability are no longer the criteria for evaluating the caliber of a judge. Rather it is one’s position on hot-button social issues. Without control of the White House, the House, or the Senate, the Left looks to liberal activist judges rather than to the American voters or their elected representatives to create new rights. Americans who believe in the rule of law must understand and challenge the liberal notion of a "living Constitution," which has politicized the judiciary and provoked today’s confirmation battles. We are witnessing not only the testing of the judicial nomination system but a downward spiral in civility within the U.S. Senate.
Nominees endure partisan conflict rather than a dignified and respectful legislative process. Liberal special-interest groups degrade confirmation proceedings into bitter character assassinations that malign the reputations of nominees. During his confirmation process, Judge Charles Pickering waited years to be confirmed and was ultimately forced into retirement by a Democrat minority unwilling to give him the decency of an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor.
In Supreme Chaos, Judge Pickering, who faced unprecedented use of the filibuster by Senate Democrats, provides an insightful assessment of the situation and argues that we must find a way out of the quagmire for the sake of the judiciary, our children and grandchildren, and the rights of all Americans. Pickering’s vision of a repaired confirmation process offers hope that order can be restored from the chaos—that justice under the rule of law as established in the Constitution will prevail.


Judge Charles Pickering Part One
Judge Charles Pickering Part Two

 

Colin Hanna    
weneedafence.com

The Problem:
Understanding the illegal immigration problem:

  • Illegal immigration into the United States is out of control, particularly across our southern border.
  • Several members of Congress and Governors have declared states of emergency.
  • The problem is not merely the number of illegal immigrants. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from Central and South America, there are several hundreds, perhaps thousands, of illegal aliens from countries that sponsor terrorism or harbor terrorists entering the United States each year across our border with Mexico. Thus, it is a national security issue as well as an immigration issue.

The Solution:
Why is a fence the right solution?

  • A secure, state-of-the-art border fence must be one element of any comprehensive effort to address the illegal immigration problem. Similar fences in Israel have reduced terrorist attacks by up to 95%.
  • Until the border is secured and the tide of illegal immigration is stemmed, proposals to adjust immigration quotas, whether up or down, are doomed to ineffectiveness.
  • A border fence is entirely compatible with a guest worker program. In fact, a guest worker program would be reduced to irrelevance without such a fence.

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Colin Hanna Interview

Christina Page
How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America

HOW THE PRO-CHOICE MOVEMENT SAVED AMERICA: Freedom, Politics, and the War on Sex by Cristina Page is the first book to address the positive transformation our society has undergone because of our ability to plan when and if to have children.
It also exposes the pro-life movement’s far-reaching—and dangerous—agenda. In it you’ll find frightening truths about the pro-life movement’s war against contraception, their goals to change the culture of sex across America, and what’s at stake for all of us if it succeeds.
The pro-choice vs. pro-life battle is no longer simply over abortion, it is far more encompassing. Today, the pro-choice movement is also fighting to protect our right to use contraception and enjoy sex without facing life-altering consequences.
A spirited, thought-provoking addition to the culture wars.
—Publishers Weekly
Devastating. This book exposes the anti-woman, anti-family, anti-American, and anti-democratic goals of the far right’s true agenda.
—Roseanne Barr
This is a major work on women’s rights—but it is also a crucial expose of a tremendous threat to the pursuit of happiness.
—Mark Crispin Miller, author of Fooled Again
Stirring…a provocative salvo in the abortion wars.
—Kirkus Reviews

Christina Page Interview

Jed Babbin
Inside the Asylum: Why the United Nations and Old Europe Are Worse Than You Think

Book Description
Babbin details how the United Nations actively pursues anti-American policies and appeases America's enemies, while being largely funded by $3 billion worth of annual American dues. After revealing the depth of rampant corruption in the UN, Babbin concludes that it is time to recognize the changes in Old Europe and redesign America's alliances that line up with America's national interests.

From the Inside Flap
If John Kerry and Hillary Clinton have their way, Kofi Annan and Jacques Chirac will gain veto power over American foreign policy. Scared? You should be. It could happen. And in Inside the Asylum, former deputy undersecretary of defense Jed Babbin shows just how it could happen and why the UN deserves the nickname "The Asylum."
In Inside the Asylum, you'll discover:
* How the UN assists international terrorists. Babbin exposes the shocking links between the UN and terrorist organizations.
* The money trail from the UN to Saddam Hussein. Babbin rips the veil from the outrageous Oil-for-Food program-proving that the UN sold its moral legitimacy for oil, stuffed its own pockets at the expense of the Iraqi people, and undermined American pressure on Saddam Hussein: the UN's cash cow. The UN's Oil-for-Food program, according to Babbin, "provided Saddam Hussein with the means to bribe politicians, to deprive his people of needed food and medicine, and to literally steal billions of dollars. There is even emerging evidence that money from the program might have gone to support al-Qaeda."
And Much More


Jed Babbin Part One
Jed Babbin Part Two

Ron Christie
Black in the White House: Life Inside George W. Bush’s West Wing

As a black conservative, Ron Christie takes the road less traveled and often takes heat for it from the liberal black establishment. His insider accounts of his time working for both President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney offers a view into the world of policymaking at this White House at the highest levels. It also provides a refreshingly candid and positive portrayal of these two men who are so often vilified by partisan opponents and the media. A must-read for those who want to go inside George W. Bush's West Wing.



Ron Christie Part One

Ron Christie Part Two

Michael Medved
michaelmedved.com
Nationally syndicated conservative talk show host and movie critic heard every afternoon across the country.  His fun and informative site includes links to Judeo-Christian commentary, movie reviews, and much more.


Michael Medved Part One
Michael Medved Part Two

Milo Bryant
gazette.com
A sports writer with the The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colorado) joins Troy on the show to talk about the Steelers win over Denver on January 22nd, 2006.  (P.S. Milo is a Steelers Fan)

Milo Bryant Interview

Congressman J.D. Hayworth