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Author Archive Send to a Friend Print Version August 1, 2007 12:00 AM Silently Martyred Missionary blood spills, the world yawns. By Michelle Malkin T he blood of innocent Christian missionaries spills on Afghan sands. The world watches and yawns. The United Nations offers nothing more than a formal expression of "concern." Where is the global uproar over the human-rights abuses unfolding before our eyes? For two weeks, a group of South Korean Christians has been held hostage by Taliban thugs in Afghanistan. This is the largest group of foreign hostages taken in Afghanistan since Operation Enduring Freedom began in 2001. What was their offense? Were they smuggling arms into the country? No. Inciting violence? No. They were peaceful believers in Christ on short-term medical and humanitarian missions. Seventeen of the 23 hostages are females. Most of them are nurses who provide social services and relief. Over the past few days, the bloodthirsty jihadists have ...

I like Mitt Romney more and more each time I hear him speak. Here's an example: Today, Mitt put forth a great idea. To summarize, he feels it's time for America to put forth a "Surge of Support" to match the troop surge. Great Idea. Here's how you can help: click here. In addition to the support organizations Romney has posted on his web site, I'd add 2 more that my wife and I have made contributions to: Wounded Warrior Project and Soldier's Angels These are great ways to make your own surge of support. Every little bit helps. If I might be so bold as to suggest it, let's all make an effort over the next month to do something individually to create an "Abolition Of Man" Support Surge. We can write and read about this stuff day in and day out. But when we make a contribution to support the hard work our men and women are doing in faraway lands, we can truly make a difference. Post comments if you have other worthy "Support Surge...

The Refreshing Strategy of Mitt Romney Posted by MatthewLee @ 1:58 pm | Categories: Uncategorized , Politics | ` I haven't decided on a candidate for 08 yet, but if Mitt Romney continues making moves like these , he will quickly win my support. The candidates for President already have a platform, and as such they already have a position of influence. The way they use that position of influence says a lot about them–will they simply use it as a tool to get into the presidency, or do they care enough about the causes they support to use their platforms to do something for them? Romney's "surge of support" idea for the troops is a good one, but it doesn't go far enough. While he's devoted some web space to linking to organizations that support the troops, why not actually set up a "one-stop donation page" for those organizations as well? Real-estate on the web is cheap, and I doubt such a move would take dollars from his campaign. If ...

It's odd, but every once in a while, a politician will say what I'm thinking. And I like that in a politician. Things like that make me want to vote for them. For instance, Mitt Romney has recently made some statements that I whole-heartedly agree with. When it comes to immigration, Mitt said "We should put in place an employment verification system…and then, when an employer is thinking of hiring someone, the federal database immediately tells them whether they're available to be working or not. If they're not, you can't hire them." Either Mitt Romney is stealing my ideas or we're on the same page! click here for more...

A Surge Of Support When I was recently in Colorado Springs, I spoke with a man whose son is serving in Iraq. He said the criticism at home of the war effort was demoralizing. He made the point that as our fighting men and women are defending our liberties overseas, we as Americans need to stand by them. Afterwards, my nephew suggested there should be a "surge of support" to go along with the troop surge. I told him that I couldn't agree more. This is why I'm writing on the blog today and sending this message out to all of Team Mitt.   With many views being offered for how to handle the war in Iraq, I've been supportive of giving the troop surge on the ground in Iraq a chance to take effect. We owe that to our men and women in the military who are making the sacrifices they are today. There is no guarantee that the new strategy pursued by General Petraeus will ultimately succeed, but the stakes are too high and the potential fa...

Will Thompson Tip His Hand? He's raising money and he's on the campaign trail, but Fred Thompson's decision to retain his status as a non-candidate is creating a series of interesting disclosure issues. (Reuters). The argument is on about whether former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson's early fundraising was a solid showing for an undeclared candidate for the presidency or a disappointing performance from someone projected as a top-tier contender. But today, another question looms over the non-candidate: Could it be the last disclosure we see from Thompson until votes have already been cast in critical contests next year? In a filing to the Internal Revenue Service , Thompson revealed that he had raised $3.4 million during June for his anticipated campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, relying heavily on donors from his home state of Tennessee (As an undeclared contender, Thompson is not yet subject to Federal Election Commission scrutiny of his fundrais...