Gary Bauer, President of American Values, spoke to me about Sen. Barack Obama's appearance at the Compassion Forum at Saddleback Church. And he believes that the chancesof Obama winning a significant percentage of the Evangelical vote "ended" after the during the forum in part because of his answers on abortion and Supreme Court Justices. Bauer believes the event may end up being "one of the defining moments of the campaign."
I don’t think we should get into who won or who lost the Saddleback Civil Forum. That isn’t the proper way to judge an event like this. Instead, it’s more importantly to look at each candidate’s individual performances and asses it as it relates to what they were trying to accomplish. Let’s start with John McCain. We’ll deal with Barack Obama in a separate post.
After the Compassion Forum ended at Saddleback Church Saturday night, I caught up with Kansas Senator Sam Brownback to get his thoughts on Sen. John McCain's performance.
It seems like Barack Obama’s heated answer about The Born Alive Infant Protection Act is making some headlines out there. The Brody File has decided to break out this clip of video by itself rather than having you sit through the whole 5 minute interview. The transcription is below. Clearly, the conversation over this bill has gotten Obama riled up. He truly believes The National Life to Right Committee is lying about this controversial infanticide bill which he opposed. He is adamant in s
I have had many emails about when the big Civil Forum starts. It starts at 8pm eastern time. It goes for two hours. Barack Obama is on from 8p-9p and then McCain from 9p-10p. On TV, you can watch it on CNN or FOX News but you can also watch it live right here on CBNNews.com.
The Medevac Helicopter banked sharply over a chaotic scene being played out on the road below. The charred and twisted hulk of what had been an armored Humvee lay smoldering, surrounded by a circle of debris thrown up by the blast that destroyed it. Soldiers crouched alongside the road, scanning the surrounding hillsides for the Taliban snipers which had opened fire on them after the IED detonated.
Today I’m introducing a new segment to the Morning Five: The Friday Playlist. Every Friday, I’ll post a new rundown of songs for you to rock-out all weekend long with links to listen the songs and to purchase the album if you really dig it. (And remember, if you really want to support the artists, I encourage you to buy the album.)
Here’s what I’m listening to now …
Friday Playlist:
Dustin Kensrue – "I Knew You Before"
I discussed the resurgence of terror training camps in northwest Pakistan in my piece yesterday on the state of Al-Qaeda. Here's more from our friend Bill Roggio at The Long War Journal:
The Brody File put together a 2:30 minute piece for The 700 Club today previewing Rick Warren's Compassion Civil Forum starring John McCain and Barack Obama coming Saturday night. You can watch it above.