GOP Advisor Ron Kaufman sees Tea Party as Force to Reckon With for 2012 Election

Kicking off his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Truth for America Show” on WZAB-AM, Neal Asbury was joined for the entire hour by Ron Kaufman, who today in addition to his work with Dutko Global Advisors, is the Republican National Committeeman for Massachusetts. He also serves as Chair of the RNC Budget committee, and as a member of the Rules Committee, Executive Committee, and Convention Site Selection Committee. He is active with the... Read More

Obama Can’t Get Re-elected Without the Jewish Vote Read more: Obama Can’t Get Re-elected Without the Jewish Vote

With his stunning denouncement of Israel and his call for Israel to move back to pre-1967 borders as an American objective in restarting the stalled Israeli and Palestinian peace talks, President Barack Obama has alienated Israelis, and more importantly, American Jewish voters. The truth is that the Jewish vote does matter. Though the Jewish population in the United States is roughly six million (about 2.3 percent of the total U.S. population), 89... Read More

Asbury’s Truth for America Doesn’t Think GOP Has a Candidate Pool Yet that Can Win in 2012

Harkening back to his start in radio when he and Rich Roffman discussed the issues of the day on Roffman’s radio show, Neal Asbury joined Rich in taking a look at the current candidates that may make a run for the GOP nomination in 2012. Neal related a chance meeting with former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty at the Atlanta airport. While Neal hadn’t considered Pawlenty a viable GOP candidate, after his encounter, Neal found Pawlenty to be smart... Read More

Chamber of Commerce Asia Expert Tami Overby Predicts Japanese Disaster Could Spur Economic Revival

Neal Asbury opened the show by examining the emergency that has crippled Japan, estimated to cost $400 billion for a recovery – the single most expensive disaster in modern history.  Asbury thinks that a cultural change could occur that may open the Japanese market to greater trade with the rest of the world. Such a change would not only benefit the U.S., but also improve the efficiencies of many Japanese companies producing inferior quality products... Read More

Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely Wants Budget that Explains to Americans How to Lower Our Debt

Joining “Truth for America” for a repeat visit was James G Lakely, communications director for The Heartland Institute.  Heartland’s mission is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems. Lakely weighed in on the tragedy in Japan and the resulting nuclear accident. He wants to see domestic and international media calm down about the supposed health dangers to America, which is creating... Read More

U.S. Nuclear Commissioner Jeff Merrifield Urges Restraint in Using Japanese Nuclear Plant Accident to Scare Americans About Nuclear Energy

Kicking off his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Truth for America Show” on WZAB-AM, Neal Asbury opened the show with a personal perspective on the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. As an exporter, Neal works with distributors in Japan. His agent in Fukushima reported that Neal’s warehouse was lost, along with his food service inventory. Worse, is that fear has gripped Tokyo and surrounding areas as a result of the nuclear... Read More

Russia Joining WTO is Mixed Blessing for US Read more: Russia Joining WTO is Mixed Blessing for US

The Group of Eight (G-8) leaders are moving forward on allowing Russia to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). This will have mixed results for the U.S. U.S. exports to Russia could double to $19 billion after Russia joins the WTO. But U.S. exporters could lose sales in Russia if Congress refuses to grant “permanent normal trade relations” (PNTR) to keep pressure on Moscow to improve its human rights record or address other concerns, according... Read More

Texas Congressman Kevin Brady Proposes Lawmakers in Denial about America’s Debt

Kicking off his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Truth for America Show” on WZAB-AM, Neal Asbury opened the show by urging his listeners to get involved in the discussion of America’s widening debt, which has become a drag on the country and its standing around the world. “When the Chinese have declared that the dollar is the past and the Yuan is the future, it’s a shot across our bow.  We have to get our economic house in order.... Read More

Is Default Possible?

According to some calculations, when taking into consideration our entire public debt at the federal, state and local levels, including unfunded entitlements and pensions our true debt picture exceeds $130 trillion. More than $100 trillion is attributed to entitlements. There needs to be a serious discussion on whether or not the United States can prevent itself from falling into default. This is especially troublesome considering a significant... Read More

American Export Leader Roy Paulson Frustrated U.S. Officials Don’t Understand Global Trade and Job Creation

Also joining “Neal Asbury’s Truth for America” was Roy Paulson president of Paulson Manufacturing, based in Temecula, California.  Paulson Manufacturing provides protective equipment for various industries worldwide. Mr. Paulson is active on a variety of export boards and recently testified before the U.S. Ways and Means Committee where he advocated on behalf of the nation’s exporters. As part of his testimony Paulson noted that U.S. manufacturers... Read More