*  Jimmy Fallon Welcomes Bachmann On Show With Song 'Lyin' A** B****'  (Watch video below)

*  Surging Gingrich Claims Top Spot In New GOP Poll 

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THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO

*  I'm not sure Rick Perry understands Thanksgiving. When they asked him if he was going to deep-fry a turkey, he said, "Well, if he's found guilty."

*  The latest fashion trend in Hong Kong is eyeglasses without any lenses in them. People just wear the frames. The feeling is that they make you intelligent, even though they're totally useless. Kind of like the congressional supercommittee.

*  It looks like the supercommittee chosen by President Obama to come up with a plan to solve the deficit has failed. The best idea they came up with? A bake sale.

*  Don't worry, President Obama has announced a new plan. Next week, he's appointing a super duper committee. 
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LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN

*  It used to be that when you were going to fly someplace you would get dressed up, put on a tie and a jacket and have a couple of martinis. And that was just the pilot.

*  Newt Gingrich says he wants to get rid of Social Security. Who is more qualified to give this country financial advice than a guy who ran up a half-million dollar bill at Tiffany's.

*  If you think about it in certain terms, Obama has had a good year. First bin laden, then Moammar Gadhafi. Next, Robert Wagner.
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JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!

*  In olden times, Thanksgiving was the one day of year that people in the country overate. Now we do it all 365 days.

*  I like putting marshmallows on the sweet potato. I don't see why we don't put them on all our vegetables all the time.

*  The big movie was the latest installment of "Twilight."  It made more than $140 million over the weekend. I have to say it's refreshing to finally see a story about wolves and teen pregnancy that doesn't involve the Palins.
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LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON

*  Cain said that we should focus on our neighbor to the south, Mexico, and our neighbor to the north, Cold Mexico.

*  Last week, a Delta pilot caused a security alert after he got stuck in an airplane bathroom. But don't worry. The guy who couldn't figure out a door handle eventually got out and went back to flying the giant airplane.
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by Adam McManus

 
Over the course of my 20-year career as a radio talk show host, I've met and interviewed a lot of fascinating people.  Many of them are household names which you would recognize instantly. 


Tom Snyder, the 46-year-old owner of the regional Colonial Life Insurance office here in Garden Ridge, has got to be one of the most intriguing people I've met in a long time.  He's not famous.  He's not a political leader.  And he hasn't even written a book.
 
But he's spearheading a unique Christian ministry in our own backyard whose vision is as big as the Texas sky.



Now that he has become a successful businessman, Tom, a member of River City Community Church here in San Antonio, has a passion to give back to the community - especially to the children in demonstrable, life-changing ways.  


That's why he founded Trinity Oaks, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.  At the heart of the ministry are the youth hunts for 10 to 16-year-olds.  Throughout their time, the young people experience firearms safety instruction, target shooting and actual big game hunting.

In the process, Tom wants to give the tweens and teens access to the great outdoors, to build their character, and to teach them the importance of responsibility in our narcissistic culture. 

13-year-old David Defrees poses in front of the bear he killed on a Trinity Oaks Youth Hunt
in Canada with his father, other kids and  volunteer hunting guides on September 3, 2011. "Our goal with youth is three-fold.  First, we want to teach kids that hunting is not just about 'killing animals', but also about building relationships and enjoying God's majestic outdoors.  Second, we want to promote our country's hunting heritage to future generations," said Tom Snyder.  
 
"Third and most importantly, we want to show children of all ages that they have value and let them know there are people who care about them, people willing to listen to them and mentor them.  We have found you can really reach a child and make a difference in his life just by sitting next to a campfire and listening to what he has to say."

During the 2010/2011 hunting season alone, Tom personally acted as the lead field guide for every one of the 20 youth hunts attended by 85 young people, 53 of whom were first-time hunters.  Typically, each hunt is comprised of 3-5 youngsters along with their fathers and some volunteer guides. Each youth is assigned to an adult. 

Their goal for the upcoming 2011/2012 hunting season is to have 30 youth hunts attended by 100 kids and 75 first-time children hunters.


Amazingly, Trinity Oaks covers every single expense including the cost of transportation, the lease of the land, the hunting license fees as well as the food, lodging and the mounting of the child's wildgame trophy.
 
All the meat is processed for free by volunteers, ground up and frozen into family packs.  It's then distributed to needy families and homeless shelters throughout San Antonio as well as orphanages in Mexico.


1.  If you would like to suggest a boy or girl between the ages of 10 and 16 to participate in a future Trinity Oaks youth hunt, please call 210.447.0351, and tell them you are a McManus subscriber, or email.
 
2.  If you would like to volunteer to become a guide or firearms trainer for some of the youth hunts, please call 210.447.0351 and tell them you are a McManus subscriber or e-mail.
 
3.  If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to Trinity Oaks to ensure that the Youth Hunts and Wounded Warrior Hunts continue, donate on-line here. 

The cost of sending one underprivileged kid on a Christian Youth Hunt is $1,200.  And now, thanks to the generosity of one sponsor, anything that you give up to $100,000 will be doubled.

So, if you give $150 today, your donation will be doubled to $300 and fund one-quarter of the $1,200 cost for one kid to participate in this life-changing ministry.

If you give $300 today, your donation will be doubled to $600 and fund one-half of the $1,200 cost for one kid to participate in this life-changing ministry.

You can also make a tax-deductible donation by check made out to "Trinity Oaks." Send it to: Tom Snyder, Trinity Oaks, 9385 Miller Lane, San Antonio, Texas 78266. (Write "McManus newsletter" in the memo)

 GOP DEBATE RECAP FROM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011

GOP Debate 2011 Recap in 60 Seconds

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OBAMA'S CHEERLEADERS ARE FALLING AWAY

President Obama's cheerleaders are starting to peel away along with his approval ratings, and it's a fascinating sight to behold. They offer different reasons, but they all boil down to one obvious thing - Obama is first and foremost about Obama - and one less obvious: He has been a failed president.


Democratic pollsters Pat Caddell and Doug Schoen, admittedly more centrist than most of their Democratic counterparts, penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal urging Obama "to abandon his candidacy for re-election." The authors conclude that the only way Obama could possibly win in 2012 would be "to wage the most negative campaign in history," because he has no successful record to run on. If he would happen to win in that way, he wouldn't be able to govern, they say, so he should step aside and allow Hillary Clinton to run.

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PROTESTERS DISRUPT OBAMA N.H. SPEECH

Hecklers apparently connected with the Occupy Wall Street movement interrupted President Obama's speech Tuesday at a high school in Manchester, N.H.


The president had just begun his remarks, urging Congress to expand a payroll tax cut, when a protester in the crowd shouted "mic check!" Mr. Obama stopped speaking as other protesters shouted in unison, "Mr. President - over 4,000 peaceful protesters - have been arrested." The call-and-response tactic has been used by Occupy protesters in other locations around the country.

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OBAMA TO OCCUPY WALL ST. PROTESTERS: "YOU ARE THE REASON I RAN FOR OFFICE."

President Obama hugs an increasingly unpopular, vulgar, and lawless movement. The Hill reports that after President Obama was heckled by protesters at an event in New Hampshire, he said:


"I appreciate you guys making your point; let me go ahead and make mine," Obama said before continuing his speech. "I'll listen to you, you listen to me, OK?"

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ANTI-OBAMA SALES OUTPACE PRO-OBAMA NEARLY FOURFOLD AT POPULAR ONLINE CLOTHIER

This past week, anti-Obama merchandise outpaced sales of pro-Obama merchandise 79 percent to 21 percent at the online clothing store CafePress, which has been tracking sales of election-relevant items.

CafePress, an online custom merchandise shop, launched its 2012 "Election Meter" at the beginning of November but has been tracking the trends in candidate merchandise sales since April.

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MAXINE WATERS (D) SLIP OF THE TONGUE REVEALS HER TRUE INTENTIONS -- SOCIALISM FOR AMERICA

Maxine Waters (D) Slip of the Tongue Reveals True Intentions (Socialism for America)

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HOW DO GOP CANDIDATES ANSWER CHRISTIANS' QUESTIONS?

As six of the GOP presidential hopefuls sat in the sanctuary of First Federated Church last night around an oval table adorned with the orange and gold fruits of autumn, it was clear the Thanksgiving Family Forum was going to be a far cry from the standard debates broadcast by the mainstream media.

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HUCKABEE TO CONSERVATIVES: BACK MITT ROMNEY

Even if Mitt Romney isn't a perfect candidate, Republican voters need to support him to defeat President Barack Obama, says former Arkansas governor and 2008 presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.


"It would be real tragic if they stayed out because Mitt Romney may not be their first choice, but Mitt Romney every day of the week and twice on Sunday is gonna to be a much more effective president for issues that they care about than Barack Obama," Huckabee told 77WABC New York "Investigative Radio" host Aaron Klein, Politico first reported.

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JIMMY FALLON WELCOMES BACHMANN ON SHOW WITH SONG 'LYIN' A** B****'

Jimmy Fallon's house band the Roots didn't have a warm welcome for Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann when she appeared on the NBC show early Tuesday.

Jimmy Fallon Show Band Plays 'Lyin' A** B***' To Intro Michele Bachmann

As Bachmann strode on to the stage at Fallon's "Late Night," the show's band played a snippet of a 1985 Fishbone song called "Lyin' A** B****."

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SURGING GINGRICH CLAIMS TOP SPOT IN NEW GOP POLL

A national poll released Tuesday shows surging former House Speaker Newt Gingrich now at the front of the pack, with Mitt Romney running second.


Mr. Gingrich received 26 percent, while Mr. Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, received 22 percent, according to the new Quinnipiac University poll of more than 2,500 registered voters. The survey also found that businessman Herman Cain's support has fallen off significantly since earlier this month, dropping from 30 percent to 14 percent. Texas Rep. Ron Paul and Texas Gov. Rick Perry were tied in a distant fourth place with 6 percent.

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THE HISTORY OF NEWT
Are Republicans ready to look past his transgressions?



Before you dismiss Newt Gingrich for having too much "baggage" to win the Republican presidential nomination, much less the presidency, consider this:

In 1980, when Ronald Reagan emerged as the likely Republican presidential nominee, President Carter's advisers were thrilled. They'd done extensive opposition research. By pointing to what Reagan had said in speeches, radio commentaries, newspaper columns, and conversations, they assumed it would be easy to characterize him as a right-wing extremist. And enough voters would reject him and reelect Carter.

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ROMNEY IN OPEN LETTER TO OBAMA: 'YOU'VE FAILED'

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney previewed a campaign message today based on portraying President Barack Obama as a failure, releasing an open letter to the man he's running to replace that says his "policies have actively hindered economic recovery."

Romney, whose campaign is using Obama's visit to New Hampshire today as an opportunity to outline the anti-Obama themes Romney would press if he won the Republican nomination, also released his first TV ad of the campaign season there focusing on unfulfilled promises the president made on the stump.

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ROMNEY SAYS HE'S A 'ROCK-SOLID CONSERVATIVE'


Presidential contender Mitt Romney says despite criticism and doubts in some Republican  circles, his record proves he is a "rock-solid" conservative. The former Massachusetts governor also told Fox News' Sean Hannity Monday that President Barack Obama's propensity to blame other people for the nation's problems - particularly labeling Americans as "lazy" - "doesn't work when you are president of the United States."

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ROMNEY ADS 'WELCOME' OBAMA TO NEW HAMPSHIRE

Obama Isn't Working: New Hampshire

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is giving President Obama a "welcome" ahead of his trip to New Hampshire on Tuesday, arguing in full-page newspaper ads and a new television commercial that Mr. Obama's policies have failed to create jobs and spur investment.

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TRUMP: I MIGHT STILL RUN!

In his new book, "Time To Get Tough" - Donald Trump does one of the things critics said he would never do in his flirting with running for president -- and that is disclose his financial statement.


Trump also says he hasn't ruled getting into the race later, and recently added in an interview, especially if Republicans choose the "wrong candidate."

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TRUMP WORTH $7 BILLION

In his new book, Time to Get Tough, set to be released on December 5 by Regnery Publishing (A HUMAN EVENTS sister company), Donald J. Trump discloses full details of his financial net worth.  According to the 3-page disclosure form, Trump is worth $7.005 billion, far greater than previous estimates.

Many pundits criticized Trump for exaggerating his net worth in the past. Many others predicted that the reason he would not run for President was his reluctance to lay bare his financial details.  Both camps seem to have been outflanked by Trump this time.

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BACHMANN RESTARTS BID WITH NEW BOOK

Rep. Michele Bachmann is restarting her limping presidential campaign today with a new book that accuses the president of running a "gangster government," and reveals her plan to build a coalition of singles, soccer moms, Hispanics, blacks and Asians to win in the GOP primaries.



"I will drive a freedom and prosperity train from all parts of the nation to Washington," she declares in "Michele Bachmann, Core of Conviction, My Story."

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HERMAN CAIN AND THE HOLY LAND EXPERIENCE

By the time Herman Cain took the stage, Jesus had already been crucified, resurrected and returned to Earth to collect the faithful once that day.

Cain made a campaign stop Friday at The Holy Land Experience, a Christian-theme amusement park in central Florida where visitors pay $35 to watch a reenactment of the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ just minutes from Disney World.


In the park, which is run by the religious television station Trinity Broadcasting Network, employees dressed as shepherd boys, pharisees, Roman soldiers and merchants from first-century Israel lead the faithful on tours through the re-created streets of old Jerusalem, perform re-enactment shows and serve as baristas in the coffee shop. Over the course of a day at Holy Land, you can take communion--fed to you from the hand of a bearded actor playing Christ with flowing brown hair--browse an impressive collection of early Bibles, rock out to praise-song karaoke, get baptized and even have your picture taken with Jesus on a Harley.

And on this day, you can meet Herman Cain.

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Perhaps you'll recall that it was the Christian owner of One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning of San Antonio, Parish Hebert (pronounced A-bear), who generously provided 2 AC units at cost to Strong Foundation, the San Antonio Christian Homeless Shelter for Families  near the Alamodome when their AC unit died.  



Plus, for years while I was the afternoon talk show host at 630, KSLR, Parish was always eager to use the funds that the Lord had entrusted to him to reach people for Christ.
 
In particular, Parish has a tender place in his heart for the Bible League which provides the Word of God to people in their own language in many of the hot spots around the globe like China, Cambodia and Senegal, West Africa.

Now through December 31, 2011, you can choose between a FREE furnace or a FREE efficiency upgrade with the purchase and installation of a Deluxe, Premiere or Optimum Comfort System.*
 
That's a saving of up to $1,250.


Learn more about The Deal here.

To get The Deal, call Parish Hebert (pronounced A-bear) at One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning at 210.525.9191 and say that you're a McManus subscriber.

(License # TACLA19895E)
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TSA WORKER ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT

A Transportation Security Administration employee is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Manassas.

The suspect, Harold Glen Rodman, 52, allegedly was wearing his uniform and displayed a badge to the victim, a 37-year-old woman.

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BAKER FORCED TO MAKE 102,000 CUPCAKES FOR GROUPONERS

A London baker is steamed at daily discounter Groupon after customers flooded her shop and forced her to bake 102,000 cupcakes.

Rachel Brown offered a 75 percent discount on a dozen cupcakes through the Chicago-based daily deal company. With 12 cakes normally costing $40, her Need a Cake bakery was swarmed. More than 8,500 people signed up for the deal, which cost them just $10. Brown had to hire extra workers and wound up losing nearly $3 on each batch, according to the BBC. She ended up losing nearly $20,000

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CRYSTAL CATHEDRAL'S REV. ROBERT SCHULLER REQUESTS MEALS FOR WIFE, CONGREGATION OUTRAGED


An email sent out to the Crystal Cathedral's congregation requested meals for founder Robert Schuller's wife, Arvella, who is sick with pneumonia. Crystal Cathderal Ministries, a glass-walled Orange County church known for its "Hour of Power" broadcasts,  filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 18. The Schullers, church administrators, have come under fire after court documents revealed they may have taken nearly $10 million from the church's endowment funds.

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BILLBOARD COMPANIES REFUSE TO ADVERTISE '180'

Three of the largest billboard companies in Southern California have declined to promote the pro-life movie "180." Other companies that were approached haven't returned calls. Ray Comfort, the creator of 180movie.com said, "One is owned by a Jewish family.


Their spokesperson was very upset that we dared to compare American abortion to the Holocaust. But there are no pictures involved. All we want is to put up text saying: '180movie.com -- award-winning -- free viewing -- one million views in 22 days.' They have the right to refuse, but I think their refusal hasn't been well thought out."

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HOSPITAL ACCUSED OF BULLYING NURSES WHO OPPOSE ABORTION

A legal defense alliance has gone back to court seeking an emergency order against a New Jersey hospital after officials there threatened pro-life nurses with duty, schedule and assignment changes because of their objection to abortion - even though a court previously ordered officials not to do that.
 
Judge Jose Linares said in his earlier order that the hospital could not require "the named plaintiffs from undergoing any training, procedures or performances relating to abortions pending the court's determination on the merits."

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JERRY SANDUSKY CASE SEES TWO NEW CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS

Two cases of child abuse alleged against Jerry Sandusky have been opened by Children and Youth Services in Pennsylvania.


The cases were reported less than 60 days ago, and so they are still in the initial stages of the investigation.

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JUSTIN BIEBER TAKES PATERNITY TEST


Justin Bieber took a DNA test on Friday in New Jersey, intending to disprove a claim that he is the father of a 3-month-old boy. The singer, who was not obligated to take the test, took it anyway because, according to his manager, Scooter Braun, "He's like, 'I'm just going to go ahead of it and be fine.'"

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KENYAN RUNNER IN ALASKA LOSES FEET TO FROSTBITE

A top college runner from Kenya who spent two days lost in an Alaska snowstorm earlier this month had to have both of his feet amputated due to frostbite, the University of Alaska, Anchorage said on Monday.

Marko Cheseto, a two-time NCAA All-American runner, disappeared on November 6 after leaving the university campus during a heavy storm. He walked into a campus hotel more than 48 hours later severely hypothermic and suffering from frostbite.

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BOY ASKS FOR JOB, THEN SHOPLIFTS FROM SAME STORE, POLICE SAY

A Santa Clarita teenager applying for a job at a hobby shop dropped off his resume then grabbed a $129 Airsoft gun and strolled out the door, police said Tuesday.

The 17-year-old, whose name was not released because he's underage, explained his thinking this way:
"Honestly, I wasn't planning on stealing anything," he told KTLA-TV. "I was actually trying to get a job. And... what can I say? I'm a teenager, that's stupid."

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FLASH MOB SHOPLIFTS AT SILVER SPRING 7-ELEVEN

About 50 people simultaneously shoplifted from a Silver Spring, Md., 7-Eleven Saturday night.
Officers arriving at the store in the 12200 block of Tech Road after 11:20 p.m. saw several people gathered in surrounding parking lots and on side streets, police said. They began to disperse when police arrived.

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