Mike Gallagher is a nationally syndicated radio host, Fox News Channel contributor and guest host, and author of the book "Surrounded by Idiots: Fighting Liberal Lunacy in America." http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2009 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Fri, 15 May 2009 11:33:28 GMT Fri, 15 May 2009 11:33:28 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ The local TV anchors had grim looks on their faces as they dutifully read viewer email about the big story of the morning. I was watching the local morning newscast on the NBC affiliate in Chicago where I was in town... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher/2009/05/15/excusing_evil ca984ab4-1829-4df6-b676-dc855c6e859a Fri, 15 May 2009 11:33:28 GMT I've been touring the country with my friends and fellow radio hosts (and Townhall contributors) Michael Medved, Hugh Hewitt, Dennis Prager and Bill Bennett. The subject of the tour is, "Obama: The First 100 Days", a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher/2009/05/08/free_speech_is_uniquely_america 9a1768c6-f866-4c4d-a213-5da4cfc25b0f Fri, 08 May 2009 04:00:47 GMT When I had the nerve to suggest that since people from Mexico were bringing a deadly swine flu virus into the United States that it might be a good idea to tell them to stop coming by closing the southern border, it... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher/2009/05/01/why_bother 3d825091-0754-4d2a-81b7-a9119baa5541 Fri, 01 May 2009 12:09:40 GMT We continue to live smack dab in the middle of a "Twilight Zone" episode. Every new revelation about the Obama Administration comes with the familiar musical notes of the Rod Serling TV classic ringing in my head: ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher/2009/04/24/100_days 27efe941-6876-4d2a-afef-bfcfd133160d Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:01:19 GMT A few years ago, I was introduced to an international relief organization called "Food for the Poor." I traveled to Jamaica to see in person what this wonderful agency does for the world's poorest of the poor. For... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher/2009/02/13/a_little_kindness_lasts_a_lifetime c2fe831f-1bf3-43d0-b72d-6af53bc2b15b Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:01:00 GMT I am so angry at the government right now I could spit. I know that many of my fellow conservatives are upset about the economic stimulus package. And rightfully so. When President Obama said that "now is not the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher/2009/02/06/fired_up_about_the_tv b39d15e5-c4db-46ac-9699-9f45371e3818 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:01:00 GMT The headline in USA Today gave me a sinking feeling: "US Airways Gives Passengers On Flight $5000.00 Each -- Passengers Wonder, Is it Enough?" Is it enough? Is anything ever enough anymore? It is absolutely,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher/2009/01/30/ungrateful_flyers a3646e23-bf76-49ca-bc10-5943702bdefb Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:49:31 GMT After the cultural explosion in America that celebrated this week's presidential inauguration, could there be any doubt that this would have been the most-watched inaugural ceremony in history? It wasn't. Despite... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher/2009/01/23/gipper_1,_race-baiters_0 89593f8b-0c61-4e90-90dc-7586e73a8377 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:00:49 GMT There is a number of ways to describe how it feels to sit a few feet from the leader of the free world in the Oval Office at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in an informal, free-wheeling meeting with the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher/2009/01/16/farewell_to_a_leader b9b1269b-6e27-4f6a-b61b-80239bfd7919 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:00:49 GMT I'll never forget the time my wife came screaming into our bedroom late at night. I was sound asleep; she usually stayed up later than me watching TV. "Wake up! Wake up! You made the Daily Show!!" she... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher/2009/01/09/hamas,_israel_and_the_american_media e4d4b114-8968-4a40-8873-cf7653f77cc0 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:09:14 GMT When governors are being arrested and the economy is in the tank, we tend to forget that this is a great nation made up of the greatest people in the world. Dong Yun Yoon's words came along at precisely the right... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher/2008/12/12/inspiration_to_us_all c53d215b-1ab8-4245-a5ca-a663e75c3223 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:01:00 GMT It was just an ordinary Wednesday evening for me. Run to the bank, grab some groceries, and head home. As I approached a busy intersection, I watched as a pick-up truck made a crazy, unexpected left turn directly... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher/2008/11/21/hard-working,_decent,_honest_people_right 11d3094f-8d65-4d0c-b73c-54527cf1949a Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:55 GMT I want you to meet a priest from Greenville, South Carolina named Rev. Jay Scott Newman. He is the pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church in downtown Greenville. And he has become my personal hero. In a nutshell, Fr.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher/2008/11/14/finally,_a_religious_leader_with_guts caaf8c35-0a84-4f07-af0d-8139f2e17a18 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:01:00 GMT Just how strange has this week been? Real strange. Thursday morning, I appeared on Fox & Friends, the morning talk show on Fox News Channel. I was to "debate" Lanny Davis, the longtime Clinton loyalist. Obviously,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher/2008/11/07/mourning_in_america e1d8a671-15ac-4bf6-a1d2-b9ddd8d5257b Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:00:08 GMT This is it. On Tuesday, this prolonged, tedious, volatile, bitter, complicated, controversy-filled election season will finally be over. The finger-pointing and shouting will subside. One side will be... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeGallagher/2008/10/31/the_battle_for_america_is_only_just_beginning 9a7256ac-d693-475e-bdc1-9add52f3b916 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:44:34 GMT