Archive for October, 2008

Bailing Out John Murtha

29th October 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

Bailout might be the word of the year and the latest recipient of a bailout might surprise you: Rep. John Murtha.
The DCCC is spending $84,000 on advertisements “in an attempt to save Murtha from himself,” according to RedState.com.
Why is Murtha at risk, when he’s served for so long and this is–by all accounts–a great year [...]

What You Should Know About Rashid Khalidi and Barack Obama

29th October 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

The McCain campaign is accusing The L.A. Times of suppressing a video that shows Obama and Rashid Khalidi. The LAT published a story about the video back in April, but is claiming that it promised the source that the video would not be released. (Van Helsing just published a great piece about this, which features [...]

Dean Barnett: 1967-2008

27th October 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

Bill Kristol announced the extremely sad news today on the Weekly Standard’s blog:

It’s my sad duty to report that our good friend and valued contributor Dean Barnett passed away today. He was a remarkable man–principled, witty, and to all of us, a model of grace and courage. We mourn his passing and cherish his memory.

I [...]

Interview with Phil Valentine

22nd October 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

Phil Valentine, talk radio host and author of the newly released book, “A Conservative’s Handbook,” recently agreed to a brief interview with me about his new book, his thoughts on McCain and Palin and his efforts to create his own personal biofuel.
Favazza: What are the demographics of your radio audience? How does that differ from [...]

Monday Round Up

20th October 2008 by Katie Favazza 1 Comment

Here’s a few of the things I read this morning. Feel free to post a comment below with your thoughts or shoot me an email at katie@katiefavazza[nospam].com (remove [nospam] when you send a message).

This WaPo Endorsement of Barack Obama Has Been Brought To You By Barack Obama: In their own words, “Maybe time to take [...]

Interview with Brigitte Gabriel

9th October 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

Brigitte Gabriel, author of the bestseller, “They Must be Stopped,” and founder of ACT! For America, was gracious enough to take some time to talk to me about her book, which was published just last month.

Favazza: Your book outlines some of the ways in which the Muslim Brotherhood plans to establish an Islamic government in North [...]

Back in the Saddle

9th October 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

So sorry I’ve been MIA for a bit. I’ve been very busy with work and traveling, but I should be posting more frequently. Thanks for your patience.

Taking it to the streets before the debate

2nd October 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

All eyes are on my hometown, St. Louis, Mo., today because of the vice-presidential debate tonight.
(For those of you in St. Louis for the event, head to Favazza’s restaurant if you’re looking for a great place to eat. Ask for Mark Favazza, my brother, and tell him you read about the place in a blog post [...]