Walid Shoebat is a former Palestinian terrorist. He launched attacks on Israel and trained terror cells in the United States. Now he speaks out against Islamic fundamentalism and terrorist activity and is very much pro-Israel!
Shoebat will join Dr. Blogstein, Jane and special guest co-host Brad Thor, the author of the instant New York Times Bestseller The First Commandment. We’ll find out what caused Shoebat’s incomprehensible 180 degree turn, his opinion of Islam, and whether or not he has any regrets of not pursuing the 72 virgins promised to martyrs.
Then, as long as we have Thor on the show, we’ll try to get some inside scoop into the production of the first feature film being made from one of his books.
Dr. Blogstein and Jane will welcome Robert Salaam to the show. Salaam, who evidently didn’t have a hard enough life growing up in America as a black man, decided to further complicate things by converting to Islam. We’ll shoot the Shiite with him about his religion, the War on Terror and his views on the Muslim characters being portrayed on Fox’s 24.
Joe Franscella, Managing Editor of The Ripon Record will share exclusive and breaking news concerning “Father Felony“Randall Radic before it hits the morning paper.
Also, Dr. Blogstein and Jane will reveal which of the story endings that they listed here and there are indeed true and which were just made up.
Plus, much, much more including your calls at 646-652-4804.
Join us Tuesday night at 9PM ET or 3AM Belgium time. And if you miss us then, we’re forever archived at Blog Talk Radio. You’re not going to want to miss this!
According to Reuters, the day-long scare began when a suspicious package was found on a steel beam under a bridge in the morning. Police stopped traffic on a major interstate highway north of Boston, cordoned off the area, deployed a bomb squad and blew it up.
By afternoon, at least eight other similar suspicious packages were discovered, each triggering a security alert involving emergency crews, federal agents, bomb squads, police and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Luckily, members of the “AFHF” were rounded up and apprehended before there was any damage or serious injury in “Beantown.”
It turns out the brains behind the operation was originally thought to be a master sheik but actually turned out to be the far more sinister Master Shake (right).
Also in custody are Frylock and Meatwad, both seen to the left. Incidentally, Frylock came to Boston after being banished from New York City for containing Trans Fats.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security assured the city of Boston and the rest of the United States that the threat is over though they should remain vigilant. However, they discourage Americans from unfairly harassing other talking food items just based on looks alone.
In February’s issue, hitting newsstands this week, Michelle Manhart is photographed in uniform yelling and holding weapons under the headline “Tough Love.” The following pages show her partially clothed, wearing her dog tags while working out, as well as completely nude. All this according to the Associated Press.
Why the military would even consider disciplinary actions against Manhart is beyond me, in fact, they should be giving her a metal and promoting the hell out of her upcoming issue.
Just Wednesday, President Bush declared that he intends to send an additional 20,000 troops to fight the war in Iraq. Where the heck are they planning on finding 20,000 more soldiers? The army is already way over taxed, some tours of duties have already been extended to almost inhumane amounts of time and recruiting continues to fall short of goals.
Enter Michelle Manhart, who should be considered a savior to the military, instead she’s being vilified. Have they forgotten the old recruiting slogan? “The Marines are Looking for a Few Good Men.“ Now, don’t you think this, this and this would attract a few good men?!?
While I may not get enticed by this guy wanting me…
You may get me in the door if you tell me that she wants me!
Happy New Year, everyone! I’m back and thank goodness for that. Boy did I pick an eventful week to be away from this site. I missed out on so much!
The whole Saddam hanging thing just snuck up on us. They didn’t waste any time killing the old guy. It was like how an NFL team lines up and snaps the ball real fast after a bad call by the ref so that they get a play off before the other coach has time to throw the red flag to challenge the call. (Wow, that was a long, drawn out analogy.)
It’s too bad I wasn’t around for the Saddam hanging. I would have titled my post “Well Hung” and maybe came up with the idea of bringing Saddam to Times Square and have him drop at the stroke of midnight. Speaking of stroke, was Dick Clark any better this year? I didn’t see him.
I also missed out on writing about the death of President Gerald Ford. I guess I still have that opportunity since the dude isn’t even buried yet. How many funerals is this guy gonna have? All this pomp and circumstance around Ford makes it easy to forget that Dr. Blogstein has been elected president the same amount of times as Gerald Ford had. Al Gore has us both beat by one.
James Brown died too while I was away. I didn’t really care.
A word to the wise, (you’ll soon realize that this posting is a bit of a stream of consciousness. I have so much bottled up inside after a week off I’m just letting it flow) don’t make your New Year’s resolutions while drunk—especially if “drink less” is one of them. Speaking of which, I was wondering, do alcoholics get hangovers? If not, that would be a check mark in the list of the “pros” of developing that problem.
I’ve got a big 2007 planned for you guys. Some more exclusive interviews, Dr. Blogstein’s Miss Blogger 07 and coming up later this week The Funniest Posts of 2006!
That’s right, Dr. Blogstein is the place where the entire web community is showing off their sense of humor. You’ll get the funniest posts from the entire blogosphere all in one place and that place is here. Just to whet your appetite, here is just one of the hilarious posts that you will see here come Thursday:
“Then a stream of fiery death lava began spraying out, it had the consistency of magma, broken glass, oatmeal and battery acid.”
Every so often I come up with a brilliant idea that solves a huge problem. This morning fits into the category of “every so often.”
I was in the midst of doing my daily online reading at some of the finest sites the web has to offer and I read this post on “Jenn of the Jungle’s” Liberal bitch-slapping website.
It was a little item on Mexicans and illegal workers and border control—the stuff we’ve all heard before. But this time, it sparked a thought, that sparked another one, and then yet again another thought was sparked. If you’re counting, that’s three sparks.
I have a great idea that will be a win-win for the ENTIRE WORLD! Ready for this? Let the illegal Mexicans work in the US.
Have you gone mad, Dr. Blogstein? Clearly I have as I’m talking to myself. But if you had asked if I’ve gone mad, let me sooth your mind.
Yes, let the illegal Mexicans work in the US…but first, they must join our army.
Talk about killing too two birds (and a few terrorists) with one stone!
Firstly, this would put a policy in place that sets rules and boundaries on who can work in this country and what they have to do to earn the right to work here. Before they can earn our money, they must put in a set amount of time defending the freedom and prosperity that Americans cherish and the Mexicans want. Also, this allows us to put harsher penalties to those illegals who try to sneak in and work without fulfilling their military duties. They could be tried for treason or whatever deserters get charged with.
And the second bird my stone slaughters is the recruiting problems the military is having. Talk about doing the jobs that Americans don’t want to do! Plus, an added bonus to having these Mexicans in our military and fighting in Iraq is the prospect that we one day may have to go into Iran. We’ll have an army filled with soldiers with experience in sneaking over borders undetected. They’ll become our secret weapons!
This plan seems flawless and genius. I think eventually I’ll have to run for office because its really not fair to have these brilliant ideas and have no where to put them into play.
What I don’t get is the hesitancy to acknowledge it? Isn’t it a good thing? Doesn’t it not only show that democracy has taken hold but its way ahead of schedule? I mean, it took our democracy 85 years to get to our civil war, Iraq has reached theirs in just four short years! It’s rather impressive!
What we really should do is get out of their way. We didn’t have any referees at our civil war so we should allow Iraq the same opportunity to enjoy a free for all. I know George W. Bush loves his wars but this one isn’t his anymore. If you love something, let it go. There are plenty more countries that need attacking, let’s move on.
What I find most amazing about the Iraqi Civil War is the level of hate the Sunnis and the Shiites (or “Shia”, but I like “Shiites” better) have for each other. Both groups despise the US but not enough to join forces against us. Now that is a hatred that I would not want to get in the middle of.
**An all new Vince Flynn interview when he returns to the Radio Happy Hour on Tuesday night October 21 at 9PM Eastern. Just click –> Vince Flynn.**
You may remember me talking about the new book by Vince Flynn last week. Well, I have Act of Treason and while I haven’t finished it yet, I can tell you that it’s a real winner. But what I’ve come to realize this week, with Vince Flynn “on the stump” is how Flynn himself is a real winner.
The man is a straight talker. He tells it like it is. (Which is obviously the same thing as calling him a “straight talker”) He also carries himself in a very (dare I say) presidential way.
He calls himself a Republican, but also indicates that he’s pro-choice and that gays can do whatever the hell they want (my wording, not his!) He takes a real hard stance on national security. I have yet to hear or read an interview where he takes a stand on stem cell research, but so far, he’s right in line with my line of thinking. A presidential candidate with those views is a presidential candidate that I would vote for–heck, that I’d campaign for.
Its well known that President Dubya is a big fan of Flynn’s books (and no, they’re NOT picture books!) President Bubba is also a fan of the author’s series. Already, Flynn is bridging the political divide!
If you’re still not sold, check out Flynn’s appearance today on Fox News:
Am I wrong? He’s quite presidential if you ask me.
Now, our one obstacle is that I’m pretty sure that Vince Flynn has no intentions on running for office and why should he? He’s probably making millions on his books. I’m not sure how to overcome that, but what I do know is that he reads his fan site message board. So it is there that I choose to officially nominate Vince Flynn for President!
P.S. : If there are any computer savvy people out there who could make me a logo that looks like a campaign poster for Vince Flynn I will be indebted to you for life–or at least for October. UPDATE!10-14-06: The logo to the right is courtesy of the lovely Miss Cellania.
or click play below to listen to Dr.Blogstein’s June 24, 2008 interview with Brad Thor
Way back in late February, yours truly brought you the world’s first glimpse at bestselling author Brad Thor’s new thriller’s book jacket. And now, since I know my sophisticated audience would never dare judge a book by its cover, I bring you the very first interview with Brad Thor about his new book Takedown!
But before that, let me come clean: I am a huge fan of Brad Thor’s previous books, but then again I’m biased because I’m American and do not support terrorism against my country. If that describes you as well, then I’m fairly certain that you too will become a fan of Mr. Thor’s work.
All indications are that Takedown, the fifth thriller featuring tough-as-nails and sarcastic-as-Blogstein counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath, will be this summer’s hot read. You know, the one book you see every other person on the beach reading?
So, my tip to you is to get in on it early so you can take credit for discovering it–at least that’s what I intend to do.
The book comes out on May 30th but I just preordered it here.
And now, without Freddy Adu, we welcome Brad Thor…
Dr. Blogstein: Hello Brad, it is a true honor to have one of my favorite writers visiting the pages of Dr. Blogstein.
Brad Thor: It’s my pleasure, Dr. B. Thank you for having me.
Dr. B: If you had two or three sentences to convince me to read Takedown, what would you say?
BT: I know where you live, what kind of car you drive and where you get your shirts laundered. Read it or I’ll be in touch.
But if you aren’t the kind who bows to petty intimidation, then I’d say - this book is a white-knuckle thrill ride. It is easily my best work to date. The plotting is razor sharp, the chapters are fast as hell, the action never stops and the characters are based on real people who are out there kicking ass and taking hyphenated names on a daily basis.
Dr. B: Brad, you had me at “shirts laundered.”
According to your new book’s description on Amazon.com, terrorists attack New York City and “all of the bridges and tunnels leading into and out of Manhattan are destroyed.” Can something like this really happen in New York?
BT: If someone is willing to throw enough manpower at it, you bet it could.
Dr. B: The answer I was looking for was, “no.” Dude, you scare me.
In your expert opinion, is a terror strike similar to the one you write about in Takedown imminent? If so, can you tell me when to get the hell out of here?
BT: It’s funny you should ask. My wife jokes that I have some sort of bizarre ability to see into the future and write about events before they happen. I hope that isn’t true with New York, but what’s interesting is that Takedown is actually based on a very scary guy who went into hiding two days before the September 11th attacks. Not a lot frightens me, but this man is something to be seriously scared about.In my unending quest to have a fatwa issued against me, I used the guy’s real name in the book - and made him a pedophile to boot. As I neared completion on the novel, the CIA launched a missile strike inside Pakistan and nailed a bunch of bad guys. Supposedly, my guy was among them, so I decided to give the character a fictitious name. Two days ago an intel buddy of mine called to tell me that the scary guy is not dead and had managed to escape. I hope I’m wrong, but if I were you, Dr. B - I’d make sure I had plenty of canned tuna and powdered milk under the bed.And while you’re at it, keep that plastic sheeting and duct tape handy too.
Dr. B: Ummm, I could have used that plastic sheeting for my desk chair before you answered that question, if you know what I mean.
Are you ever afraid that you’re giving terrorists ideas?
BT: With all of the work I put into my novels (interviews, research, etc.), I come across a lot of information that for reasons of national security, I either change or omit altogether. I consider it my duty to be responsible. But am I ever afraid that I’m giving terrorists ideas? It does cross my mind from time-to-time.
Dr. B: To that point, according to “Page Six” in the New York Post dated July 2, 2005, the government put pressure on you to cancel interviews on your last book tour because “the D.C. bureaucrats are afraid Thor will give away secrets that might help the evil-doers.” If this is true, why did you get the memo and Scooter Libby didn’t?
BT: You know what, Scooter’s always been a rebel that way. He got the memo just like me, but a bunch of us suggested it might be funny if he blew it off and sure enough…
Dr. B: What makes Brad Thor novels so much fun to read is the tension of not knowing whether this is the book in which your hero, Counterterrorism Operative Scot Harvath, finally finds the letter “T” that’s clearly missing from his first name. Seriously, dude, what’s with your spelling of “Scot”?
BT: My brother’s name is Scot. My mother didn’t like the idea of three T’s lined up in Scott Thor, so she opted for Scot with one T. The character is based in part on him. That’s the truth.
BT: ROTFL. You’re a pretty funny guy, doc. Let me take these in order.
Josiah Bartlet couldn’t go a single round with President Rutledge. Who’s going to train him? Josh? CJ? Mrs. McKlusky - “He’s a wrecking machine, Josiah…”
Presidents Palmer and Rutledge, though, mano-a-mano would be a helluva fight. Plus, Palmer’s got that bad paw with all that funky skin. That would be pretty cool, but I’m afraid if things got too tough, he’d tried to tag out to Jack Bauer. ThenScot Harvath would have to jump in and the ass whoopin’ would begin. Bauer’d be hurtin’ for a lot longer than 24 hours.
And because I’d very much like to be invited back to the White House, I feel it necessary to point out that President George W. Bush is not a “fake” president.
Dr. B: That’s debatable.
Finally, Brad, if Takedown had a soundtrack what songs would be on it?
BT: What a great question. Let’s see here. In order of appearance they would be:
Coming up this week on DR. BLOGSTEIN’S RADIO HAPPY HOUR: (Live on Tuesday August 14th at 9PM ET and forever archived at BlogTalkRadio.)
Shoebat will join Dr. Blogstein, Jane and special guest co-host Brad Thor, the author of the instant New York Times Bestseller The First Commandment. We’ll find out what caused Shoebat’s incomprehensible 180 degree turn, his opinion of Islam, and whether or not he has any regrets of not pursuing the 72 virgins promised to martyrs.
Every so often I come up with a brilliant idea that solves a huge problem. This morning fits into the category of “every so often.”
**An all new 
