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Friday Oct 09, 2009
Medved: Media Popularity Isn't Political Popularity
Michael Medved
A recent flurry of conservative columnists--Peggy Noonan, Steven Hayward and David Brooks in The New York Times--have criticized popular, right wing media figures for their exaggerated sense of their own importance and their disproportionate influence on Republicans.
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Monday June 25, 2007
People of good will who want to help the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza should push for the one step that could make an immediate difference: permitting those who choose to flee to build new homes elsewhere in the Arab world.
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Friday June 22, 2007
TH Radio: "Hewitt Questions Trent Lott & Bennett Investigates Illegals & Social Security Numbers" With Bill Bennett, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Albert Mohler, Dennis Prager
The tables are turned as Hugh Hewitt is interviewed by Washington Post reporter Jonathan Weisman about the intersection of talk radio and immigration. Bill Bennett speaks with Senior Editor at Human Events about employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants; Michael Medved talks with one of the leading advocates of intelligent design, Professor Michael Behe whose new book tests the limits of what evolution can—and cannot—do; More liberal lunacy: A woman exercises her “right” to go topless in New York. Dennis Prager weighs in.
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Friday June 15, 2007
TH Radio: Hewitt & Medved Debate the Immigration Bill With Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Albert Mohler, Dennis Prager
Hugh Hewitt and Michael Medved debate the immigration bill on The Hugh Hewitt Show; on that same theme Michael Medved talks with Governor Rudy Giuliani who says that he can end illegal immigration; Albert Mohler explains why Democrats are opposed to President Bush’s nomination of the highly qualified James Holsinger to be the next U.S. surgeon general; Dennis Prager answers why the media keep returning to the fringe group CAIR (The Council on American Islamic Relations).
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Friday June 8, 2007
Michael Medved critiques Governor Mitt Romney’s performance at the GOP debate. Dennis Prager and Michael Medved then weigh in on the Democrats’ debate; Michael Medved rips into Senator John Edwards’ performance during a CNN special on religion; Hugh Hewitt speaks with “world columnist” Mark Steyn about immigration. Bill Bennett and Manhattan Institute Fellow Heather McDonald tackle the same issue.
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Thursday May 31, 2007
TH Radio: "Hillary's Socialist Agenda" With Mike Gallagher, Hugh Hewitt, Dennis Prager, Michael Medved
Dennis Prager responds to a radical economic policy proposed by Senator Hillary Clinton. Michael Medved shares why he is bothered by a USA Today article that lists “25 Lives of Indelible Impact;” Dennis Prager argues God's existence with Vanity Fair columnist Christopher Hitchens, author of “God Is Not Great;” Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) tries to justify the Orwellian-named Fairness Doctrine to Mike Gallagher.
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Tuesday May 29, 2007
TH Radio: Immigration Bill With Bill Bennett, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Albert Mohler, Frank Pastore, Dennis Prager
On the controversial immigration bill: Hugh Hewitt speaks with White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, Bill Bennett talks with Senator Jeff Sessions, and Dennis Prager gives his own analysis; Dr. Albert Mohler examines the troubling practice of aborting babies simply because they have Down syndrome; Bill Bennett opines on Jimmy Carter’s embarrasing remarks concerning President Bush. Dennis Prager picks apart an unreasonable argument made by Al Gore about the Iraq War.
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Saturday May 19, 2007
Can presidential frontrunner Rudy Giuliani win as a pro-choice candidate? Prager quizzes Dr. Richard Land on why he won’t vote for him; Medved articulates how Giuliani should respond to the issue; & Bennett discusses the topic with Bill Kristol; Hewitt speaks with Senator Jim DeMint about the dangers of the fairness doctrine. Paul Edwards discusses this same issue with Hewitt & Richard Land; Michael Medved honors Jerry Falwell’s scandal-free legacy.
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Friday May 11, 2007
TH Radio: Nicholas Sarkozy Wins: Viva la France! With Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Albert Mohler, Dennis Prager
Salem hosts Michael Medved, Dennis Prager and Albert Mohler all weigh in on the recently elected--and pro-American--French President Nicholas Sarkozy; Michael Medved analyzes the recent GOP debate then speaks with Mitt Romney; Dennis Prager talks about the Left with Thomas Sowell; and Hugh Hewitt moderates a debate on partial birth abortion.
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Friday May 4, 2007
TH Radio: GOP Debate Analysis with Hugh Hewitt With Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Albert Mohler, Dennis Prager
Michael Medved gets to the meat of last week's Democrat debate while Hugh Hewitt speaks with Ken Starr about this week's GOP debate; Dennis Prager explains how ABC News stunned even their most ardent critics by stooping extra low for May sweeps; and Dr. Albert Mohler discusses ABC's story on what they've decided are transgendered children. All this and more.
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85 .
Friday April 27, 2007
Hugh Hewitt talks with Rudy Giuliani about his stance on abortion; Michael Medved discusses the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the ban on the brutal procedure known as partial birth abortion; and Dennis Prager opines on filmaker Michael Moore's decision to promote Cuba's communist health care in his new film entitled Sicko. All this and more...
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Friday April 20, 2007
TH Radio: "Grieving With Virginia Tech" Special Edition With Bill Bennett, Mike Gallagher, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Albert Mohler, Dennis Prager
Bill Bennett tries to make sense of the Virginia Tech massacre; Michael Medved ponders the distinctions between good and evil; Mike Gallagher speaks with Virginia delegate Todd Gilbert who authored a bill that would allow students on campus to carry guns; and Dennis Prager examines the logic of those against guns. All this and more.
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87 .
Friday April 13, 2007
TH Radio: Hewitt, Medved, Prager Discuss the Don Imus Debacle With Mike Gallagher, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Albert Mohler, Dennis Prager
Hugh Hewitt invited Dennis Prager and Michael Medved on his program to discuss the repercussions Don Imus is facing after his remark about the Rutgers University girls basketball players; Michael Medved spoke with former public school teacher Ricardo Cortés about his new pro-marijuana "children's book"; and Dr. Albert Mohler explains how science is on the side of the pro-life movement. All this and more.
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Friday April 6, 2007
TH Radio: A Victorious Iran? A Humiliated Great Britain? With Bill Bennett, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Albert Mohler, Dennis Prager
Hugh Hewitt interviews Andrew Roberts, author of "A History of the English Speaking Peoples Since 1900." They discuss the UK sailor hostage situation with Iran. Former Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton joins Michael Medved to discuss how Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has been parading around the world conducting foreign policy; and Morning in America's Bill Bennett speaks with former U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Zuhdi Jasser, a Muslim standing up against Muslims who commit evil or do nothing to oppose it. All this and more.
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89 .
Friday March 30, 2007
TH Radio: John McCain Slams Dems' Iraq Surrender Bill With Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Albert Mohler, Frank Pastore, Dennis Prager
Michael Medved and Sen. John McCain discuss the congressional Democrat' pork-laced bill to withdraw troops from Iraq; White House Secretary Tony Snow and Rep. Roy Blunt weigh in on the Iraq pullout bill with Hugh Hewitt; and Dennis Prager speaks with Michael Ledeen, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, about Iran's capture of 15 Royal Navy sailors and marines in the Shatt al-Arab waterway, which separates Iran and Iraq. All this and more.
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Friday March 23, 2007
TH Radio: Tom DeLay's Spiritual Journey With Bill Bennett, Michael Medved, Kevin McCullough, Albert Mohler, Dennis Prager
Radio host Bill Bennett and former Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew McCarthy discuss how the Democrats have been hounding President Bush over the firing of 8 U.S. attorneys; Dr. Albert Mohler clarifies his position on the "gay gene" which caused a firestorm last week; Radio host Kevin McCullough speaks with Congressman Tom DeLay about his personal conversion to Christ; and Dennis Prager expresses his disgust over a Little League baseball game that was infiltrated by leftist political correctness. All this and more.
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Friday March 16, 2007
TH Radio: Hugh Hewitt discusses his new book on Mitt Romney With Bill Bennett, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Albert Mohler, Frank Pastore, Dennis Prager
Salem's Los Angeles host on KKLA Frank Pastore invited Hugh Hewitt onto his program to discuss his just-released book: "A Mormon in the White House?: 10 Things Every American Should Know about Mitt Romney"; Dennis Prager discusses why Democrats won't appear on a Fox News debate; and Dr. Albert Mohler spoke with Mark Halpern about his new book titled "Fame Junkies" which deals with the millions of kids who are now seeking fame as an end in itself. All this and more.
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92 .
Friday March 9, 2007
TH Radio: Sen. Rick Santorum: "I won't support John McCain" With Bill Bennett, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Albert Mohler, Dennis Prager
Hugh Hewitt speaks with former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum about John McCain and his comment: "The only one I wouldn't support is John McCain"; Washington Times reporter Bill Gertz believes China's military is growing more powerful and dangerous each day; and Dennis Prager talks to Alison Armstrong, co-founder of Celebrating Men, Satisfying Women seminars, and author of "Keys to the Kingdom." All this and more.
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Friday March 2, 2007
TH Radio: Al Gore Mania at Academy Awards With Bill Bennett, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Albert Mohler, Dennis Prager
Michael Medved comments on Al Gore's appearance at the Academy Awards; Dennis Prager remarks on Leftist's fears of global warming; Bill Bennett talks education with columnist Mark Steyn; theologian Albert Mohler takes on atheist Susan Jacoby. All this and more.
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Friday February 23, 2007
TH Radio: Hugh Hewitt Interviews Mayor Rudy Giuliani With Bill Bennett, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Janet Parshall, Dennis Prager
Hugh Hewitt has an interesting exchange with presidential runner Rudy Giuliani; Michael Medved reacts to songwriter John Mellencamp's pacifistic statements condemning America's invasion of Afghanistan after 9/11; Dennis Prager is outraged by one of the latest BBC polls that slant the questions in order to get a result highlighting their leftist agenda; and Bill Bennett explains that Britain's decision to begin pulling their troops out of Iraq is not defeat.
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Friday February 16, 2007
THWJ: 3,000 American Lives "Wasted" in Iraq? With Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Albert Mohler, Janet Parshall, Dennis Prager
Michael Medved discusses Iran's deadly role in Iraq; Hugh Hewitt speaks with NY Times Pulitzer winner John Burns about Iraq; Dennis Prager criticizes Senator Barack Obama for saying that 3,000 American lives have been "wasted" in the war; Dr. Albert Mohler talks with Prof. Robert George about moral relativism in America's universities.
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Friday February 9, 2007
Medved discusses global warming with environmental expert Dennis Avery, author of the book "Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1500 Years"; Prager invites epidemiologist and toxicologist Gio Batta Gori on his show to dispute the well funded television campaigns that have driven home the point: If you smoke, you're killing everyone around you; & Gallagher debates and strongly disapproves of William Arkin's anti-troop article in the Washington Post in which he calls the U.S. troops "mercenaries."
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Friday February 2, 2007
Salem hosts Medved, Prager, Parshall and guest columnist Mark Steyn comment on the multitude of "deep thoughts" by Jane Fonda, Sean Penn, Jesse Jackson and others spoken at the anti-Iraq War protest; Hewitt grills former DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe on the compatibility of his Catholic faith and his politics; and Al Mohler comments on moral dilemmas presented by modern science.
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Friday January 26, 2007
THWJ: Tony Snow on the State of the Union and Hillary's "Chats" With Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Albert Mohler, Janet Parshall and Dennis Prager
On this week's Townhall.com Weekend Journal: Hugh Hewitt discusses the president's State of the Union address with White House spokesman Tony Snow. Salem's Michael Medved critiques Hillary Clinton's online "chats" reminiscent of FDR's "Fireside Chats"; and Dennis Prager comments on the Congressional Black Caucus' refusal to allow a white congressman into their group regardless of the fact that he was elected into a dominantly black district. All this and more on this week's Journal.
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Friday January 19, 2007
THWJ: Barack Obama's Viability, Dennis Kucinich's Ignorance, and the Crusades With Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Janet Parshall and Dennis Prager
On this week's Townhall.com Weekend Journal: Salem host Michael Medved tries to squeeze some substance out of the video announcement by Barack Obama after he filed papers this week to form a presidential exploratory committee; Hugh Hewitt interviews the always interesting Congressman Dennis Kucinich on the Middle East; and because so much is said and little known about the Crusades, Dennis Prager interviews Professor Thomas Madden, author of the book "A Concise History of the Crusades." All this and more on the Weekend Journal.
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Friday January 12, 2007
THWJ: Gov. Mitt Romney, Sen. John McCain, Victor Davis Hanson With Bill Bennett, Hugh Hewitt, Don Kroah, Michael Medved, Janet Parshall, Dennis Prager
On this week's Townhall.com Weekend Journal: The day after President Bush's speech to the nation, Morning in America's Bill Bennett spoke with General Jack Keane, former U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff and a principal architect of the new plan in Iraq; before Pres. Bush gave his speech, columnist Victor Davis Hanson, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, spoke to Hugh Hewitt about the long-term military success against the evil we face; Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney was on "The Michael Medved Show" this week and answered some tough questions starting with President Bush's increase of troops in Iraq; Morning in America's Bill Bennett talked to another presidential hopeful in 2008, Arizona Senator John McCain about Iraq. All this and more on this week's Townhall.com Weekend Journal.
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