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1030pm EST & 930pm CST: the HillBuzz & Mrs. Fox Radio Show talks about Operation Gratitude’s fall efforts for our troops
Tune into The HillBuzz & Mrs. Fox Show tonight at 1030pm EST and 930pm CST to learn about Operation Gratitude’s fall mission to support our men and women in uniform overseas.
Our guest tonight will be Penny, an Operation Gratitude volunteer in Van Nuys, California who will give us the scoop on how you and your families can get involved in a coast to coast effort to thank our troops and give them the psychological and emotional reinforcements they need to keep fighting for our shared freedom overseas.
Are you noticing a lot of Halloween candy discounted down by 50-75% this week?
How about grabbing as many great deals as you can find and packing up these treats to send to Operation Gratitude for distribution to our troops?
Did you know that Beanie Babies and other small plush toys can save the lives of Marines?
Listen to the show tonight and hear Penny’s account of how Beanie Babies sent to Afghanistan and Iraq by Operation Gratitude built so much rapport with local children that they started telling soldiers where insurgents were hiding IEDs. So, a small stuffed animal that a family didn’t want anymore ended up saving the lives of service members thousands of miles away.
It’s remarkable what an impact YOU can have on the lives of those in uniform if you find your own individual way to make Operation Gratitude a part of your family’s activities.
TUNE IN TONIGHT AT 1030pm EST and 930pm CST to learn more!
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Herman Cain needs our help.
The Cocktail Party has already picked our nominee so all of us who do not want Romney as our 2012 nominee should just pack up and go home. It’s over. Romney is it.
Here are the results of the National Journals Political Insiders Poll…
| Rank the top five candidates, 1 through 5, in terms of who you think is most likely to capture the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. | |
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Republicans
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| CANDIDATE | INSIDERS INDEX SCORE* |
| Mitt Romney | 98 |
| Rick Perry | 72 |
| Herman Cain | 47 |
| Newt Gingrich | 31 |
| Rick Santorum | 13 |
| Jon Huntsman | 11 |
| Michele Bachmann | 7 |
| Ron Paul | 5 |
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*Methodology: In tallying the rankings, a first-place vote was worth 5 points, a second-place vote was worth 4 points, and so on. The Insiders Index reflects the percentage of points that each contender received out of the maximum possible. For example, Mitt Romney scored an Index rating of 98, meaning he received 98 percent of the possible 525 points, the number he would have if all 105 participants in the poll this week had ranked him first. |
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The ruling class of the GOP don’t want Herman Cain. They’ve spent too much time and money grooming Mittens to let an outsider like Mr. Cain take the nomination. They seem to be ignoring one little fact…
We the people decide who will be our nominee.
It’s our votes that count…it doesn’t matter what Karl Rove or Charles Krauthammer or Chris Christie or any of the other good little GOP puppets want.
Herman Cain needs our help. NOW. He needs money and he needs volunteers. He needs people on the ground in Iowa and New Hampshire but I ‘m sure his campaign could use help everywhere.
Let’s help Herman Cain win the GOP nomination (and 2012 presidency).
Please go to his campaign website and donate….either your time or money or both.
The American people should decide who’s best for our country.
Operation Gratitude gearing up for big Thanksgiving weekend thank you to our troops
Operation Gratitude is a phenomenal organization in Van Nuys, California that sends care packages to our troops overseas, making sure they knew how thankful Americans are for their service and commitment to protect us and our country.
Over Thanksgiving weekend, “Op Grat” will pack up thousands of boxes to send to our men and women in the military.
Something Op Grat really needs is your excess Halloween candy.
With Halloween coming up next week, it would be great if you’d keep your eyes open for any big sales on candy. In the past, I’ve seen candy marked down to 75% at some stores on Halloween day or the days immediately after. Just imagine how much good could be done for our men and women in uniform if nationwide there was an orchestrated harvest of candy corn and other Halloween treats to benefit our troops overseas.
There is a special Op Grat Halloween Candy Facebook page setup with more information that you can find here.
Op Grat is also working with dentists in a “Halloween Candy Buyback Program”, where Trick or Treaters can collect candy, turn it over to dentists, and the dentists will send it to Op Grat so it can be distributed to our troops for enjoyment overseas.
Chocolate must be separated from other types of candy, since the chocolate melts and must be handled differently from Twizzlers, Skittles, gum, or other things.
I know there are a lot of great moms and grandmas out there who are expert bargain shoppers, so on your trips out and about over the next few weeks, if you could keep a lookout for great deals on candy, you could make a lot of service members very happy by loading up your cart and sending your finds out to California so it can all be shipped off to military bases next month.
If you can’t find any good candy deals, you can still help our troops by writing kind letters of thanks to them, from your heart, that will be included in the care packages as well so our military members know how much their hard work and sacrifices are appreciated by you and your family. Op Grat does read the letters first, as a safety catch to make sure radicals on the Left don’t slip anything inappropriate, demoralizing, or hateful into a care package (it’s horrible to think they would do this, but they apparently try, which is consistent with the way the Left conducts itself in most everything it does).
Shipping Address for Item and Letter Donations:
Operation Gratitude/California Army National Guard
17330 Victory Boulevard
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Attn: Rich Hernandez: 262-674-7281 (262-OPGRAT-1)
Operation Gratitude Launches “Batallion Buddies” Program
Dear HillBuzz,
Having already shipped more than 600,000 care packages to service men and women deployed in combat zones, Operation Gratitude is pleased to announce the launch of “Battalion Buddies” — a new program designed to serve and encourage the young children of deploying troops.
In cooperation with Family Readiness Officers and battalion leaders nationwide, Operation Gratitude has begun providing special stuffed toys – known as Battalion Buddies – to the sons and daughters of U.S. military personnel as their units prepare to deploy.
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GREAT MERCIFUL ZEUS! Audit reveals MASSIVE voter fraud in Illinois elections!
Defend the Vote is an organization here in Illinois founded to empower citizens to protect the integrity of elections.
Shockingly, many Americans believe “somebody” is making sure the Left doesn’t tamper with elections results, using Big Labor, the Black Panthers, or other George Soros-funded goon squads to commit massive voter fraud. The unions in particular are engaged heavily in election tampering, since the unions need to elect Democrats to office so Democrats can ensure the unions bleed taxpayers for as much as possible in various union contracts.
Illinois is arguably the most corrupt state in the union when it comes to elections.
If Defend the Vote can audit the election process here in the belly of the curropt-o-beast, then perhaps we can be a test case for the rest of the nation to follow to TAKE BACK OUR ELECTIONS from the Leftist crooks who have gamed the system.
PLEASE read Defend the Vote’s latest press release detailing efforts to audit Illinois’ election process and hopefully you’ll get some ideas on how YOU can get a ball like this rolling in your own home state.
Why are conservative bloggers struggling?
It has been brought to my attention that there are several conservative blogs that are really struggling financially. Struggling so much that they are in danger of having to shut down. I have been living in my own little “rose colored” world…..just happily blogging away when I had spare time from my job. That’s the operative word…..JOB. Many bloggers have lost their jobs due to this atrocious economy and are relying on donations from their sites to keep their families afloat. I feel like such a Pollyanna. I don’t carry the financial responsibility of HillBuzz….Kevin does (WELCOME BACK KEVIN!!!). Why is it that the liberal blogs get support from the George Soros’ of the world (and the Matt Damon’s and Sean Penn’s) while the conservative blogs are left to fend for themselves? You know that the DNC probably kicks money to their pet blog sites. Conservative blog sites are the backbone of the conservative movement. Where’s the Tea Party and the RNC? I realize that they may be supporting some sites but not enough.
One of our dear HillBuzz readers/posters is in dire need of help. Zilla(zillaoftheresistance) and her husband have both lost their jobs and are just about to sink (go to her site and read her post). Her Internet service was scheduled to be turned off today but some of her supporters have helped just enough to keep her going for a little while longer. Two other wonderful conservative bloggers( The Other McCain and Blazing Cat Fur )have also come to her rescue but they too are struggling. It breaks my heart.
Do you think that we could get Rush to take up our cause? Just one mention from him really makes a difference. These blogs are vitally important for the 2012 elections.
I’m very guilty of not giving a little to help in the effort (other than my time). I love Zilla and her site and she is a very big supporter of HillBuzz. Conservatives are not comfortable begging for money….it’s not in our character. It’s something that the left is very used to doing….relying on others and not taking responsibility for themselves. …but the time has come to help each other out.
What are your thoughts on this?
What can be done?
What is “Operation Gratitude” and how can people support the troops in their own unique way?
My name is Penny and I volunteer with Operation Gratitude in California. I appreciate your allowing me to tell your readers about our efforts.
The Mission Statement for Operation Gratitude begins “Operation Gratitude seeks to lift morale and put smiles on faces by sending care packages addressed to individual Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines deployed in harm’s way.” But it wasn’t long before we learned that Operation Gratitude ALSO brings a smile to the faces of our volunteers. People come to our package assembly events with the intention of showing their support for our troops, and leave, (often after standing on their feet for 8 hours), with the biggest smiles, thanking US for allowing them to volunteer! People return time and time again, bringing family and friends, and over the past 8 years, the ranks of our volunteers has grown larger and larger. So many Americans feel helpless and want to find a way to show their appreciation to our wonderful troops, and Operation Gratitude provides that for them. Our tasks include everything from writing customs forms to driving a forklift, and everything in between.
