A Look Back - Thanksgiving with the Troops

Thanksgiving marks the season when hearts begin turning towards home, and this year again finds many of our young men and women in a war they did not choose, but one they are bravely waging. Some have given their lives to protect not only you and me and our children from enemies who hate us, but to liberate a people who are oppressed by these same enemies. None of us should ever take any of this for granted.

It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since President Bush made his surprise visit to our troops in Baghdad last Thanksgiving. It was the topic of discussion across many dinner tables that day, I’m sure. It was also the hot topic in Iraq amongst the troops. The following email from a Captain who was present recounts:

"We knew there was a dinner planned with Ambassador Bremer and General Sanchez. There were 600 seats available and all the units in the division were tasked with filling the tables. I chose not to go. At about 1500 [hours] the G2, LTC Devan, came up to me and with a smile, asked me to come to dinner with him, to meet him in his office at 1600 and bring a camera. I didn't really care about getting a picture with Sanchez or Bremer, but when the division's senior intelligence officer asks you to go, you go.

"We were seated in the chow hall, fully decorated for Thanksgiving when all kinds of Secret Service guys showed up. That was my first clue, because Bremer's been here before and his personal security detachment is not that big. Bremer thanked us all and pulled out a piece of paper as if to give a speech. He mentioned that the President had given him this Thanksgiving speech to give to the troops. He then paused and said that the senior man present should be the one to give it. He then looked at Sanchez, who just smiled.

"Bremer then said that we should probably get someone more senior to read the speech. Then, from behind the camouflage netting, the President came around. The mess hall erupted with hollering. Troops bounded to their feet with shocked smiles and began cheering with all their hearts. The building actually shook. It was just unreal. I was absolutely stunned. Not only for the obvious, but also because I was only two tables away from the podium. There he stood, less than thirty feet away from me! The cheering went on and on and on.”

Read what Thanksgiving was like for our troops in the jungles of Vietnam over 30 years ago, Click here.

© Sharon Hughes 2004


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Show your Support to our Troops this Thanksgiving

During this Thanksgiving season when hearts especially turn towards home, here are some great ways you can put your appreciation for our troops overseas into action!


ENCOURAGEMENT FOR OUR TROOPS Our show on November 26th will be a Special Thanksgiving program recounting President Bush's trip to Baghdad last Thanksgiving as well as other encouraging clips and comments on the progress being made because of our military. Please Pass this on to soldiers you know and others to help spread the effort! Thank you

Click on a link to Take Action Now!

• Take a minute and Sign a Virtual Thank You Card
• Send a Care Package via Operation Gratitutde
• Request Fan Mail to be sent to Soldiers you Know
• Post a Message to any Service member online
• Give Money to help Send Gifts to our Troops

Dear Overseas Troops:
Send an email to info@changingworldviews.com with your name and an address you can receive mail at for a free copy of Joe Horn's CD "Borrowed Time" with his special tribute to those who fought at Normandy, "Who will Remember Their Cause?"

© Sharon Hughes 2004


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Post-election Analysis...Who Voted?

BUSH Wins 51% of the Popular Vote & 279 of Electoral College
(Kerry 48% & 252 EC)


Information gathered from USA Today online and the San Francisco Chronicle (7 EC not yet decided)

President George W. Bush won his re-election with 51% of the vote, the first President to win over 50% since the '80's; he clearly won the popular vote with a 3.5 million vote lead; and received more votes than any President in history. Please use this information to write letters to the editor, on blogsites, talk radio etc. and pass on to others.

Who Voted: Exit polls, early and absentee voters...
Party: More Republicans went to the polls this year Democrats 37%, Republicans 37% (in 2000 Democrats out-numbered Republicans 39% - 35%)89% of Democrats voted for Kerry, 10% for Bush
93% of Republicans voted for Bush, 7% for Kerry
Independent: 47% for Bush, 50% for Kerry

Gender:
Men: Bush 54%, Kerry 45%
Women: Bush 45%, Kerry 52%

Age:Young adult numbers remain the same
18-29 yrs: Bush 45%, Kerry 54% (Both in 2000 & 2004 this age group equaled 17% of those who voted)
30-44: Bush 51%, Kerry 47%
45-59: Bush 50%, Kerry 49%
60+: Bush 53%, Kerry 46%

Race/Ethnicity:
White: Bush 57%, Kerry 42%
Black: Bush 11%, Kerry 89%
Hispanic: Bush 42%, Kerry 55%
Asian: Bush 41%, Kerry 59%

Other Groups: Not All overseas and Provisional votes counted yet
White/Evangelical: Bush 77%, Kerry 22%
Union Member: Bush 38%, Kerry 61%
Military/Families: Bush 55%, Kerry 43%
Gay/Lesbian/Bi-Sexual: Bush 23%, Kerry 77%
Gun Owner: Bush 61%, Kerry 37%

Marital Status
Maried: Bush 56% Kerry 43%
Married Men: Bush 59% Kerry 40%
Married Women: Bush 54% Kerry 45%
Unmarried: Bush 37% Kerry 59%
Unmarried Men: Bush 44% Kerry 53%
Unmarried Women: Bush 36% Kerry 63%

When voted:
Early: Bush 50% Kerry 49%
Election Day: Bush 50% Kerry 48% (16% of voters voted early)
First Time Voters: Bush 45%, Kerry 54% (9% of 2000 11% of 2004 voters were first time voters)
2000 Voted for Gore: 2004 Bush 10%, Kerry 90%
2000 Voted for Bush: 2004 Bush 90%, Kerry 9%
2000 Did not vote: 2004 Bush 44%, Kerry 54%

Most important issue/Voted for: Everyone is still scratching their heads on #1 choice
(22%) Moral values: Bush 80%, Kerry 18%
(20%) Economy/Jobs: Bush 18%, Kerry 80%
(19%) Terrorism: Bush 86%, Kerry 14%
(15%) Iraq: Bush 25%, Kerry 74%
(8%) Healthcare: Bush, 22% Kerry 78%
(5%) Taxes: Bush 56%, Kerry 44%
(4%) Education: Bush 25%, Kerry 75%

Most Important Qualities/Voted for:
(25%) Will bring needed change: Bush 7%, Kerry 95%
(17%) Has clear stand on the issues: Bush 78%, Kerry 21%
(17%) Strong leader: Bush 86%, Kerry 13%
(11%) Honest, trustworthy: Bush 70%, Kerry 29%
(8%) Religious faith: Bush 91%, Kerry 8%
(7%) Intelligent: Bush 8% Kerry 91%

VOTED FOR BUSH: Ideology
Liberal: Bush 13%
Moderate: Bush 45%
Conservative: Bush 84%

Church Attendance
More than once a week: Bush 64%
Weekly: Bush 58%
Monthly: Bush 50%
A few times a year: 45%
Never: 36%
Protestant 59%
Catholic 52%
Jewish 25%
Other 23%
None 31%

Education:
No high school 49%
High school graduate 52%
Some college 54%
College graduate 52%
Postgraduate study 44%

Some Comparisons...Voter Turnout
Of Registered Voters: President Bush gained 9 million votes; probably over 2 million of Nader's 2000 votes went to Kerry this election
2000 51.3%
Bush 50,465.169
Gore 50,996,062
Nader 2,529,871
2004 59.l%
Bush 59,117.523
Kerry 55,557,584
Nader 395,969

Highest voter turnout since1968
1960 J.F. Kennedy - 63%
1964 L.B. Johnson - 61.9%
1968 & 72 Richard Nixon - 60.8% & 55.2%
1976 Jimmy Carter - 53.5%
1980 & 84 Ronald Reagan - 52.5% & 53.1%
1988 George H.W. Bush - 50.1%
1992 & 96 Bill Clinton - 55% & 49%
2000 & 2004 George W. Bush - 51.3% & 59.1%

See the map - Who won by State & County

Thank you to everyone who not only voted but went beyond to get others out to vote as well. It did make a difference as you can tell by the results.

Everyone's vote does indeed count! Sharon

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Election Day is Here!

Please Use and Pass On the following Voting information to help Get out the Vote!
Your Vote is IMPORTANT. The only way to insure this election doesn't get bogged down in the courts is for there to be a clear winner. It is essential that every conservative, pro-family registered voter VOTES!



Voting Info
Get Race Results by State as they come in
Joyce Meyer Voter Guide - very thorough by State & District
Bush on the Issues
Kerry on the Issues
Dick Cheney on the Issues
John Edwards on the Issues

Other Useful Info
FactCheck - Unwinding the spin
Party Platforms - Comparison
How the Electoral College works
Get your Representatives' daily Votes by Email
View video: Commonwealth Club of California - John O'Neill, "Unfit for Command"
Why is Kerry, Most Liberal Senator in Congress

Report Voter Fraud
Provided by LaptopLobbyist.com: Look out for massive voter fraud. Use the hyperlink below to send your personalized Insta- fax message to the Registrar of Elections in all 50 states. Tell them to hold the line and resist the tactics of the Left. Tell them that you support them in this effort.
Let them know that Laptoplobbyist.com is maintaining a hotline for fraud complaints. If you see questionable activities going on, report them to 888-864-1964. The call is toll free. Laptoplobbyist.com will be manning the phones on election day and will assist you in passing these complaints to the proper authorities, as well as they will be issuing "on the spot" press releases to the major media outlets. Click here to report Voter Fraud to Resgistrar of Voters

© Sharon Hughes 2004


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1 Day to Go...Election 2004

View Clips of "Osama bin Laden" Video - and PASS THIS ON!
Click here to view
(Thanks to MSNBC News online)

Osama bin Laden and Liberals Agree...Don't vote for George Bush
What's wrong with this picture? It should send a signal to the American people.
Read: Text of Osama bin Laden's "warning"

Osama bin Laden threatens States that...Vote for Bush
The Al-Qal'a website interprets what Osama bin Laden meant by, "Every state will be determining its own security, and will be responsible for its choice," as "...any U.S. state that will choose to vote for the white thug Bush as president has chosen to fight us, and we will consider it our enemy, and any state that will vote against Bush has chosen to make peace with us, and we will not characterize it as an enemy. By this characterization, Sheikh Osama wants to drive a wedge in the American body, to weaken it, and he wants to divide the American people itself between enemies of Islam and the Muslims, and those who fight for us, so that he doesn't treat all American people as if they're the same." Read more.

Fortunately U.S. polls show Americans are virtually unaffected by bin Laden's threats, showing we will not bow the knee to any enemy's fear tactics.

Walter Cronkite Says Karl Rove put Osama up to it...Say what?

Larry King asked Walter Cronkite for his reaction to the latest Osama bin Laden video, to which he said, "So now the question is basically right now, how will this affect the election? And I have a feeling that it could tilt the election a bit. In fact, I'm a little inclined to think that Karl Rove, the political manager at the White House, who is a very clever man, he probably set up bin Laden to this thing. The advantage to the Republican side is to get rid of, as a principal subject of the campaigns right now, get rid of the whole problem of the al Qaqaa explosive dump." Cronkite has been critical of Bush throughout his administration, this statement showing how extreme his thinking has taken him. Read more.

Proof of Osama bin Laden & Saddam Hussein Connection

Go here to see 'Pearl of Allah', the $60 million pearl Osama wanted to purchase for Saddam.
Read: Osama bin Laden & Saddam Hussein Connection

© Sharon Hughes 2004


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