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MAF Presents: The Daily Blog
Here at the Move America Forward Daily Blog we chronicle the good news on the War on Terrorism you might
not have heard about on the evening news. We also shine the spotlight on those whose conduct against our
country and our military is unbecoming.
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Some of the Artwork Submitted for “I LOVE AMERICA” Art Exhibit & Patriotic Rally
Thursday, July 21, 2005
EXCLUSIVE: Anti-American “Art” Display
Attorney General Bill Lockyer is an official sponsor of this disgusting display of anti-American, anti-military and anti-Semitic “art,” according to a press release issued on July 12, 2005 by the California Arts Council (a taxpayer-funded entity).
The news release quotes Lockyer as saying:
“It is an honor to co-host this powerful exhibit and display the talent of our legal community,” Lockyer said. “Creative expression stimulates freedom of thought, appreciation for diversity and opens new windows onto the world in which we live. The collected works of these fine artists – and lawyers – achieve these worthwhile objectives with style and beauty.”
CLICK HERE to VIEW CLOSE UP of News Release
The artwork is showcased at the California Department of Justice seen here:
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Pro-American Response to Pearcy’s Anti-American Propaganda
“I LOVE AMERICA” Art Exhibit & Rally
This Thursday - July 28th from 3:30 PM - 10:00 PM
+ 3:30 PM The “I LOVE AMERICA” Exhibit Opens
Join Move America Forward and Mark Williams of Sacramento powerhouse radio station, KFBK 1530 for our own pro-American response to the hateful messages of Anti-Americanism on display at the California State Attorney General’s office.
 * Design your own pro-American artwork that proudly displays in a favorable light our American flag, our troops, and our nation’s heritage of liberty and democratic principles. Try to make your painting/drawing/etc… about 8.5” x 11” (about the size of a typical piece of paper). On the back - or attached to your pro-American artwork include a note to a soldier/Marine/sailor/airman serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) or Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan).
* Deliver your artwork by the Move America Forward headquarters before the event to be included in the display (or bring it with you to the event!). Our officers are located at:
Move America Forward
Our phone number is (916) 441-6197.
* On Thursday, July 28th from about 3:30 PM until 10:00 PM we’ll have all the artwork submissions presented outside the State Attorney General/California Justice Department’s office. The public is invited to come see the pro-American displays and the messages written to our troops to this event.
* And here’s the best part… we’ll take all the pro-American artwork submitted to us, along with your notes to the troops and we will send them overseas to the men & women serving in Iraq & Afghanistan the following week along with shipments of coffee & cookies!
* Sac Union: “Patriotic Art Show to Counter Attorney General’s Exhibit”
* Follow the latest developments by listening to Melanie Morgan of KSFO 560 AM - San Francisco weekday mornings from 5:00 AM to 9:00 PM (CLICK HERE to stream) or Mark Williams of KFBK 1530 AM - Sacramento weekday evenings from 7:00 - 10:00 PM (CLICK HERE to stream) for more information. [All times are Pacific Time Zone]. You can also sign the petition to protest Attorney General Lockyer’s actions - CLICK HERE - courtesy of California High School Conservative BLOG.
 .... Melanie Morgan of Move America Forward (left); and Mark Williams of KFBK 1530 - Sacramento (right). Morgan & Williams just returned from the “Voices of Soldiers” Truth Tour from July 7th - 17th where they interviewed U.S. Troops serving in Iraq.
Monday, July 18, 2005
More Photographs from Iraq!
* Melanie Morgan of KSFO 560 AM - San Francisco [and MAF Co-Chair] conducting an interview with the troops:
* Michael Graham of WMAL 630 AM - Washington, D.C. interviews the troops: 
* Lt. Col. (Ret.) Buzz Patterson with our troops at Camp Victory: 
* Sandstorm strikes the Medical Recovery Tent: 
* Here are our luxury accomodations - cots under the canopy of our plastic tent: 
Sending the ‘right’ signals
The following was written by Spc. Curt Cashour of the military’s “Desert Voice” on the “Voices of Soldiers” Truth Tour that took place from July 7th - 17th. Cashour is based at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait.
Sending the ‘right’ signals
There’s an old saying among those in the media that states, “If it bleeds it leads.”
There’s a reason the motto has stuck: it’s the truth.
Take Iraq for example. Day after day, stories of car bombings and suicide attacks take prominence over the many good news stories happening in the war-torn country.
With this in mind, a group of radio talk show hosts took to U.S. military bases in Kuwait and Iraq to let service members tell the other side of the story.
With stops at Camps Victory and Prosperity in Iraq, and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, the “Voices of Soldiers Tour” featured five conservative-minded talk show hosts, each of whom conducted live broadcasts full of stories from the frontlines told by service members themselves. The trip was sponsored by Move America Forward, a not-for-profit political advocacy group that supports both the war on terror and the men and women of the military.
Using a three-tiered approach consisting of talk radio, Internet and grass roots efforts, Move America Forward works to publicize the good news stories coming out of Iraq that are often overlooked by mainstream press outlets, said co-chairman Howard Kaloogian, a former member of the California House of Representatives who founded the organization in March of last year to offset the steady stream of bad press the U.S. military was receiving in the wake of the Abu Ghraib scandal.
“We’ve all worked in politics and media, so countering established media is something we can do,” said Siobhan Guiney, former executive director of Move America Forward.
“The goal of the [Voices of Soldiers] trip is to make sure that the mainstream media does not get away with turning Iraq into Vietnam,” said Melanie Morgan, co-founder of Move America Forward and host of the “Lee Rodgers and Melanie Morgan Show,” a talk program on KSFO AM in San Francisco.
Keeping the American public abreast of all the positive developments in Iraq is important, because if the national discussion turns to abandoning Iraq, the progress we have made there will be lost, Morgan said.
Throughout the weeklong trip, on-air personalities ate in military dining facilities, lived in tents and accompanied troops patrolling the streets of Iraq. At each stop, the hosts broadcast live programs back to the United States, often reuniting troops with their family members while on the air.
Portions of the broadcasts were carried on various talk radio programs throughout the United States, giving listeners from across the nation the chance to call and speak directly with service members.
The group’s final stop was at Camp Arifjan’s Zone 6 Community Center. Troops huddled around Morgan and Washington D.C.-based host Michael Graham as they beamed their programs back to the United States by telephone.
Maj. Jane Nealy of the 461st Personnel Services Battalion, a Reserve unit that’s deployed to Arifjan, waited with anticipation for her on-air interview with Morgan. When she’s not deployed, Nealy listens to Morgan nearly every morning as she navigates traffic on her way to work, she said.
“It’s good to see that there are media personalities that are interested in what Soldiers have to say and not just getting sensational photos for the T.V.,” Nealy said.
Although he normally prefers romantic songs to talk radio, Senior Airman Thomas Truong also said he was excited to talk about his deployment experience on “The Michael Graham Show.” Truong immigrated to the United States from Vietnam in1989.
The trip was plagued by bad weather and technical difficulties, but all of the hardships were worth it. The broadcasts went a long way toward educating ordinary citizens about the lives of service members serving in the war on terror, said Sgt. Alexander Gago of U.S. Central Command Public Affairs, who added that the trip also opened the eyes of the talk show hosts.
“I had them hiking into tents, up roads and through dust storms. They’ve had to go through some physical and mental challenges that have made them better people,” he said.
“I’ve never worn a Kevlar vest in 120 degree heat before. You have to experience it to understand it,” Kaloogian said.
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