{"id":25557,"date":"2010-11-17T13:41:07","date_gmt":"2010-11-17T21:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=25557"},"modified":"2010-11-17T20:33:39","modified_gmt":"2010-11-18T04:33:39","slug":"medal-of-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=25557","title":{"rendered":"Medal Of Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: &#8220;There&#8217;s only one thing I want the government to be intrusive about and that is our safety.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dennis doesn&#8217;t buy the hysteria about the new scanners in airports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need heroes&#8230; We have torn down so many. Because of media knowledge, the ability of the smaller to tear down the bigger is great.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t [want to be thought well of in the mainstream media]. If the New York Times wrote something positive about me, I would rethink my position.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/dennisprager.com\">From DennisPrager.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Radio Show<br \/>\nH1: Medal of Honor<br \/>\nPrager H1: The Medal of Honor was awarded to staff sergeant, Salvatore A. Giunta, now 25, of Hiawatha, Iowa. His actions are inspiring; the death of his comrades, a tragic loss\u2026 Republican have agreed to ban all earmarks. Democrats, who want to keep them, are squirming\u2026 The controversy over the TSA body scanners continues to grow. Dennis defends the new scanners. His callers aren\u2019t so sure.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Radio Show<br \/>\nH2: Male\/Female Hour: Reading a Woman\u2019s Mind<br \/>\nPrager H2: Is it possible? Should men be able to do it? But can women read men\u2019s minds any better men read theirs? Dennis offers his theories; callers weigh in. A Best of Prager Hour. Originally broadcast on July 16, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Radio Show<br \/>\nH3: George Gilder<br \/>\nPrager H3: Dennis talks to one of the most original thinkers in the country, best selling author and co-founder of The Discovery Institute, George Gilder. His latest piece in the Wall Street Journal concerns the coming \u201cGreen Economy\u201d calamity in California.. Callers weigh in\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Radio Show<br \/>\nH1: Poor Salesmanship<br \/>\nPrager H1: Bob Herbert of the New York Times writes that blacks have to take responsibility for the deterioration of the black family. Coming from a liberal like Herbert, this is quite an admission\u2026 Dennis talks to Mark Steyn, nationally syndicated columnist. His latest book (2009) is Lights Out: Islam, Free Speech and The Twilight Of The West.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Radio Show<br \/>\nH2: Happiness Hour: Nature versus Nurture<br \/>\nPrager H2: Dennis talks to Michael Fumento, renowned science writer, on the latest scare: full body scans at airports. Callers weigh in with their fears.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Radio Show<br \/>\nH3: Open Lines<br \/>\nPrager H3: Dennis deconstructs comments made by evolutionary biologist and leading atheist, Richard Dawkins, on the Bill Maher Show last month.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, November 15, 2010 Radio Show<br \/>\nH1: Speaking Truth to Youth<br \/>\nPrager H1: Dennis talked to students at El Camino College in Southern California yesterday. He received a standing \u201cO\u201d at the end of his remarks. Dennis explains why\u2026 1300 people have already joined Dennis\u2019s Facebook page \u201cUrge Sears to Honor Thanksgiving.\u201d&#8230;If world opinion is so important to the Left, why aren\u2019t they concerned that the world has rejected Obamanomics?<\/p>\n<p>Monday, November 15, 2010 Radio Show<br \/>\nH2: Misplaced Compassion<br \/>\nPrager H2: Western governments have given billions of dollars in aid to African governments. Most of it has been wasted, looted or worse. Of course, Dennis has known this to be true for a long time, but coming from a very liberal Canadian paper, The Toronto Globe-Mail, means that maybe even the Left is getting it. Naw, they\u2019ll never get it\u2026 Dennis talks to June Carbone, Professor of Law at University of Missouri at Kansas City. Her new book is Red Families v. Blue Families: Legal Polarization and the Creation of Culture.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, November 15, 2010 Radio Show<br \/>\nH3: Who Pays Income Tax<br \/>\nPrager H3: 1% of the earners pay 37% of all income taxes, but for Bill Maher, Michael Moore and Nora Ephron, it\u2019s not enough\u2026 States have trillions of dollars in public sector union pension obligations\u2026 The President\u2019s trip to Asia was a dud, or worse\u2026 Earmarks have to go. Republicans can\u2019t be perceived as being for them\u2026 Are young people leaving churches because they\u2019re too conservative? Or is this just a liberal fantasy?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl00_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/9935c132-b96d-49b4-8566-850ca0faee8c\">Gilder:  Defeat of CA Prop 23 Worse than You Think<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Wednesday, November 17, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:10  PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">         Dennis talks to George Gilder. Nobody understands technology or  capitalism better than this man, one of the most original thinkers in  the world today. <a style=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748703305404575610402116987146.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_opinion\">His  latest piece <\/a>in the Wall Street Journal about the future of  California should give us all pause. Joel Kotkin writes <a style=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.forbes.com\/joelkotkin\/2010\/11\/15\/california-suggests-suicide-texas-asks-can-i-lend-you-a-knife\/\">a  supporting piece<\/a> in Forbes today. Gilder&#8217;s latest book, a must read  and the best non-fiction book I read in 2009 is <a style=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Israel-Test-George-Gilder\/dp\/0980076358\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1290021824&amp;sr=8-1\">The  Israel Test.<\/a> <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearFloatSpacer\">          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl01_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/0a90f653-86a4-48c6-818a-5a166ea31be4\">Medal  of Honor Winner Lives to Receive Award<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Wednesday, November 17, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:24  PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">         <a style=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/11\/17\/us\/politics\/17medal.html?hp\">All  too rare. <\/a>Here&#8217;s <a style=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748703326204575616572168606014.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop\">more  detail<\/a> of what happened on the battlefield from the Wall Street  Journal. We weep for the brave men lost and for the great lives not led.  <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearFloatSpacer\">          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl02_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/fa5b35ab-496e-47eb-94da-b29853570c46\">Herbert:  Black Families Must Help Themselves<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Tuesday, November 16, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:47 PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">         The liberal NY Times columnist<a style=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/11\/16\/opinion\/16herbert.html?hp\">  blames the breakdown of the black family<\/a>, as he should and to his  credit, on black culture. He even acknowledges that the government can&#8217;t  fix the problem. But he can&#8217;t begin to assess why it took place. If he  did, he couldn&#8217;t stay on the Left. <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearFloatSpacer\">          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl03_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/5bb0cedb-982b-405d-a7ac-a32aa77dcc45\">Dennis  talks to Mark Steyn<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Tuesday, November 16, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:26 PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">         <a style=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lights-Out-Islam-Speech-Twilight\/dp\/0973157054\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1289886927&amp;sr=8-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 70px; height: 90px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eaglebookclubs.com\/bookimages\/73\/C7373_full.jpg\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Dennis talks to Mark Steyn, nationally  syndicated columnist. His latest book (2009) is <a style=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lights-Out-Islam-Speech-Twilight\/dp\/0973157054\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1289886927&amp;sr=8-1\">Lights  Out: Islam<\/a>, Free Speech And The Twilight Of The West. <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearFloatSpacer\">          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl04_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/87a27e56-3113-498a-a662-347f365e32c0\">Obama  Asia Trip a Dud<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Monday, November 15, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:37 PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">         What did he accomplish? Answer seems to be nothing&#8230; or worse.  If world opinion means so much to the Left, are they worried that <a style=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748704462704575609770024501384.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop\">world  opinion doesn&#8217;t support Obamanomics<\/a>?<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearFloatSpacer\">          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl05_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/c284fee2-afcf-44e6-8ae7-a46cd6d6f813\">The  Danger of African Government Relief Aid<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Monday, November 15, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:57 PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Of course, we&#8217;ve known this to be true for a long time, but  coming from a very liberal Canadian paper means that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/opinions\/opinion\/is-humanitarian-aid-bad-for-africa\/article1797413\/\">maybe  even the Left is getting it<\/a>\u2026 Naw, they\u2019ll never get it. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearFloatSpacer\">          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl06_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/07304efd-e5d0-48e0-87b3-a5d4f10ae1a8\">Red  Families v. Blue Families<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Monday, November 15, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:35 PM<\/div>\n<p>              <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> \n\n<style> \/* Style Definitions *\/ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:\"\"; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";} <\/style>\n\n <![endif]--><a style=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Red-Families-v-Blue-Polarization\/dp\/0195372174\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1289790291&amp;sr=1-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 70px; height: 90px;\" alt=\"http:\/\/blurblawg.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54f871a9c88330120a8ed33bf970b-320pi\" src=\"http:\/\/blurblawg.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54f871a9c88330120a8ed33bf970b-320pi\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\">Dennis talks to June  Carbone, Professor of Law at University of Missouri at Kansas City. 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