The Right Track – 7/29 Hour 1

This is a very special edition of “The Right Track” because my brother, Joe, was in the studio with me. We discussed President Bush’s radio address, Michael Vick, organic farming, the presidential race, and reviewed one of the best movies of the summer. Next week will be that last summer show for “The Right Track!” Stay tuned to this website for more information!

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Articles of Interest

I am traveling to the nation’s capital for a few days, so I may not be able to update the blog until I return. In my absence, take time to read some of these articles.

• Contempt and Congress – John YOO, OpinionJournal.com
• Sheehan Arrested - Thomas FERRARO, Reuters.com
• The Senate Reaches a New Low – Robert NOVAK, Washington Post
• Sicko Propaganda – Humberto FONTOVA, NewsMax
• Al Franken’s Senate Bid Gets Serious – John MERCURIO, NewsMax
• Hillary Outflanks Obama – Fred BARNES, Weekly Standard
• Politicking the Terror List – Clare LOPEZ, Human Events
• US is Seen in Iraq Until ‘09 – Michael GORDON, New York Times
• Doubts Raised on ‘Baghdad Diarist’ – Louise STORY, New York Times
• Dems Face Blunt Questions – Nedra PICKLER, BreitBart.com
• Weak Link in Parenting Chain – Nicholas ALAJAKIS, Lake County News-Sun
• Car Chase Allegedly Filmed for Profit – Kevin HOFFMAN, Kansas City Star
• Lawmakers Eye Gambling Rules – Fred MANN, Wichita Eagle
• Heritage Center Rejuvenated - Emily RANDALL, Atchison Globe
• Coffeyville Flood Inflates Gas Prices – Annette LAWLESS, Kansas State Collegian

Enjoy!

The Right Track – 7/22/07 Hour 2

This week’s Top 5 proved to be a very entertaining one. We did 2 book reviews, examined 4 movies, talked more about the evils of Michael Moore, talked about Chris Matthews and “Softball,” and ended with a discussion on the war in Iraq. Make sure to tune in next week as my brother will be cohosting with me! It’s going to be a lot of fun, so be sure to tune in!

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The Right Track – 7/22/07 Hour 1

In this opening hour, we had a lot of fun discussing President Bush’s weekly radio address, Al Sharpton and Don Imus, Christopher Hitchens and religion, Michael Vick and Sen. Homer Simpson, smoking bans, and Mrs. John Edwards.

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Articles of Interest

Please enjoy these articles.

• Legacy Time for Robert Novak – Rebecca SINDERBRAND, New York Observer
• Rogue Ref May Blow Whistle – Mike JACCARINO, New York Daily News
• Look Who’s Holding Hostages Again – Mark STEYN, Orange County Register
• Iraq is the Central Front – Thomas JOSCELYN, Weekly Standard
• Democrats’ New War – Linda CHAVEZ, New York Post
• Losing My Jihadism – Mansour AL-NOGAIDAN, Washington Post
• Guardian Angels to Visit KCK – Robert CRONKLETON, Kansas City Star
• Wounded Soldier Coming Home – Mary MEYERS, Atchison Globe
• K-State Among Finalists for Biosecurity Facility – Staff REPORT, Kansas State Collegian
• Should Beer Tax Pay for Police – Chad LAWHORN, Lawrence Journal-World

Religion Poll

In the first hour of tonight’s show, I mentioned something about a poll taken in regards to how individuals view religion in politcs. Here is an article that describes the poll, as well as the actual poll itself.

• Faith of the Candidates – Amy SULLIVAN, Time.com
• Time Poll – Pulsar Research and Consulting

Check back later as tonight’s show will be posted in its entirety.

Radio Show – 7/22/07

Make sure to tune into “The Right Track” tonight from 6-8 (Eastern). It is going to be a fun-filled, packed show. Listen live at www.wbar.org. If you miss the show, make sure to check back here as we post the entire show each week for you to listen to and/or download.

Topics covered tonight:

• Bush’s Radio Address
• Al Sharpton and Imus
• Christopher Hitchens
• Religion Poll Among Democrats
• Sen. Robert “Homer” Byrd
• Smoking Ban
• Mrs. John Edwards

And make sure to tune in for this week’s Top 5! It’s going to be as entertaining as ever!

Fight Them Over There…

Perhaps the most used cliche expressed by supporters of the war in Iraq trying to justify it is, “It’s better to fight them over there than here.”

If you think that is an ignorant statement or inaccurate, then you might want to read this statement written by Osama bin Laden and other radical Islamists in 1998.

Here is an excerpt:

The ruling to kill the Americans and their allies — civilians and military — is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it, in order to liberate the al-Aqsa Mosque and the holy mosque [Mecca] from their grip, and in order for their armies to move out of all the lands of Islam, defeated and unable to threaten any Muslim. This is in accordance with the words of Almighty Allah, “and fight the pagans all together as they fight you all together,” and “fight them until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah.”

Here’s another:

We — with Allah’s help — call on every Muslim who believes in Allah and wishes to be rewarded to comply with Allah’s order to kill the Americans and plunder their money wherever and whenever they find it. We also call on Muslim ulema, leaders, youths, and soldiers to launch the raid on Satan’s U.S. troops and the devil’s supporters allying with them, and to displace those who are behind them so that they may learn a lesson.

Do you really think that if we withdraw our troops, al-Qaeda will just cease to exist? What about this article? The growing threat is eminent, and it is not to be taken lightly. The idea of fighting them over there instead of here seems to make a lot of sense…

Chris Matthews + Elizabeth Edwards = LIES!!

I hope you are enjoying my mathematical headlines. They seem to express the idea of the posts perfectly. Remember Hardball a couple of weeks ago? You know, the one where Ann Coulter was on and Elizabeth Edwards called in spontaneously to chew her out for making fun of John Edwards. It was a cute expression of a wife standing up for her feeble husband, but hardly spontaneous.

Chris Matthews and Elizabeth Edwards would like the public to believe that her calling in to Hardball was unplanned and spontaneous. However, thanks to the ignorance of whoever runs the Hardball emailings, we are able to realize that this was in fact a planned attack on Ann Coulter.

You might be asking yourself, “Chuck, how is it possible that you know this?” Let me explain:

Each day, subscribers to Hardball emails can get a briefing of that evening’s episode; who is on, what will be discussed. Well, on June 26th, 2007 at 2:28p, my father received his daily email briefing that said Ann Coulter will be taking submitted questions. Then, at 5:50p (just 10 minutes before the show came on), my father received a second briefing, which rarely occurs. Here is what it said:

Tonight on Hardball, Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, confronts conservative columnist Ann Coulter. Tune in at 7 pm ET to hear what Elizabeth has to say about Coulter’s comments about John and his campaign. Hear Coulter’s response to Elizabeth’s request that she stop the “personal attacks.”

The call was hardly spontaneous! The email even knew what Elizabeth Edwards was going to say to Ann Coulter!! And media outlets tried to pass this off as something off-the-cuff or impulsive.

Well, at least now you know the truth. Hardball? Let’s change the name to Tee-Ball.

Demoncrats + 24 Hours in Congress = Success

First of all, let me stress that initially, it may seem that the Democrats and their all nighter in Congress accomplished nothing since they (fortunately) were not able to gather the 60 votes needed to pass a troop withdrawal motion. To be completely honest, this stunt made me sick. Dick Durbin said, “How many sleepless nights have our soldiers and their families had?” So these Congressmen who spend one night debating now understand what it is like to experience the sleeplessness that war creates? I highly doubt that.

However, this stunt did promote success for the Democrats. It stressed the importance they hold in withdrawing our troops from Iraq. It stressed to the American people that they are willing to do whatever it takes to end this war.

This stunt was ridiculous. Democrats used it for fund raising and to gain support for the presidential election. To an American public that is confused with the war, anything that involves Congressmen staying up all night might look like a good solution.

I only hope Americans aren’t quite that ignorant. I know I’m not. I realize that these Democratic Congressmen are only concerned with furthering their own agenda, and if that means putting on a pot of coffee for one night out of the year, then so be it. It sure got a lot of media attention and showed Americans that Democrats are going to fight for these troops by bringing a sleeping bag and a teddy bear onto the Senate floor.

It is kind of cute to imagine Harry Reid spooning with Dick Durbin into the wee hours of the night…All for a good cause, of course.

“Our enemies aren’t threatened by talk-a-thons, and our troops deserve better than publicity stunts,” said Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader.