GUESTS
Floyd Brown
Author | Speaker | Media Commentator — Founder of The Western Journal
Floyd Brown is an author, speaker, and political commentator. Time magazine wrote: “Brown has a stature among devoted conservatives that almost matches his physical heft (6 ft. 6 in. and 240 lbs.)”....
Floyd Brown is an author, speaker, and political commentator. Time magazine wrote: “Brown has a stature among devoted conservatives that almost matches his physical heft (6 ft. 6 in. and 240 lbs.)”. Brown is founder of The Western Journal, a "Top 50" digital media company. And he was the founding President of the organization Citizens United in 1989. He is the author of six books, the latest is Counter Punch: An Unlikely Alliance of Americans Fighting Back for Faith and Freedom. Brown has appeared on many network and cable TV shows including: Fox News' Tucker Carlson, the CBS Evening News, ABC’s Primetime, NBC’s Today Show, CNN, HBO, PBS and more.
Floyd McLendon, Jr.
Former Navy Seal | Speaker | Author — Candidate for Texas Congress, #32
For 25 years, Floyd McLendon Jr. honorably served in the greatest naval military in the world. He enlisted into the United States Naval Reserve in the summer of 1992. Fourteen months later, he fully c...
For 25 years, Floyd McLendon Jr. honorably served in the greatest naval military in the world. He enlisted into the United States Naval Reserve in the summer of 1992. Fourteen months later, he fully committed to Active Duty service and chose Electronics Technician (ET) “A” School to become a radar and satellite communication’s expert. After six years of naval service, Floyd contemplated his career goals and the impact he was making. With his family, friends, and fellow Americans in mind, Floyd decided to undertake the most grueling and difficult goal of his life: becoming a U.S. Navy SEAL. There was just one problem: Floyd didn’t know how to swim. He didn’t let that stop him. After teaching himself how to swim and months of non-stop preparation, Floyd passed the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) Physical Screening Test. Suffering from an internal injury that caused him to lose 30 lbs., Floyd rang the bell during his second attempt of Hell Week, voluntarily quitting. Fifteen months later, faced with a daunting decision to follow through with his goal, Floyd remembered his motivation: service to his family, friends, and fellow Americans. He returned to BUD/S, after voluntarily quitting during Hell Week, and graduated with BUD/S Class 254, officially becoming a U.S. Navy SEAL. He spent the next 13 years at four, different Naval Special Warfare commands. He deployed five times, with presence in twenty-four countries over five continents. Throughout Floyd’s service, he was held accountable and pushed to grow by his SEAL brothers in some of the most godforsaken war zones on the planet. He sees this same level of accountability lacking in Congress where two-faced, career politicians say one thing at home and do another in Washington. While their constituents suffer from ever-growing taxes and job-killing regulations, career politicians cozy up to special interests and pad their pockets. Floyd sees a desperate need for new, service-minded leadership in Congress that puts Americans first and demands accountability. He will bring his service before self-leadership and invaluable experience to Congress to fight for limited government, lower taxes, protecting the unborn, preserving the 2nd Amendment, and defending religious liberty. Since retiring from naval service, Floyd has traveled the country speaking professionally and been a published author. He is steadfast in his Christian faith, a devoted husband to his wife, Melinda, and a committed father to their four children Trenton, Tanner, Ty, and Keylen.
Foster Friess
Investment Manager — field_542d8190101fc
Born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin in 1940, Foster Friess is a first-generation college graduate. His mother dropped out of school in the eighth grade to pick cotton in order to save the family farm in Texa...
Born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin in 1940, Foster Friess is a first-generation college graduate. His mother dropped out of school in the eighth grade to pick cotton in order to save the family farm in Texas. His father dealt cattle and horses. At the University of Wisconsin, Foster earned a degree in business administration, served as president of his fraternity, was named one of the “ten most outstanding senior men,” and won the heart of “Badger Beauty” and Chi Omega president Lynnette Estes, whom he married in 1962. Two sons, two daughters, and thirteen grandchildren followed. Lacking enthusiasm about the prospects of being drafted as a private first class foot soldier, Foster enrolled in the Reserves Officer Training Corp at the University of Wisconsin. He trained as an Infantry Platoon Leader and served as an Intelligence Officer for the First Guided Missile Brigade in El Paso, TX. In 1974, Foster and Lynn launched Friess Associates. The firm’s flagship, the Brandywine Fund, averaged 20 percent annual gains in the 1990s, causing Forbes magazine to name it one of the decade’s top mutual funds. Business Week heralded him as the “longest surviving successful growth stock picker” and CNBC’s Ron Insana dubbed him one of the “century’s great investors.” Amidst this professional success, Foster says that his personal life struggled. Behind the scenes, he had “a marriage flirting with divorce and emotionally distant children.” Facing these challenges and bored with his success, he was receptive to Blaise Pascal’s notion: “Within each person is a God-shaped vacuum that only God can fill.”
Fouad Masri
Pastor | Author | Instructor | Speaker | Producer — Founder of Crescent Project
Author and lecturer Fouad Masri was born and raised in the war zone of Beirut, Lebanon. As a third-generation ordained pastor, he has a passion for sharing the love of Christ with Muslims. In 1993,...
Author and lecturer Fouad Masri was born and raised in the war zone of Beirut, Lebanon. As a third-generation ordained pastor, he has a passion for sharing the love of Christ with Muslims. In 1993, he founded Crescent Project to nurture transformational relationships between Christians and Muslims. The goal of Crescent Project is to see every Muslims respond to the gospel and be connect to a follower of Christ. Crescent Project has mobilized more than 500,000 Christ–followers and is reaching out to Muslims in 96 countries with the goal of reaching 120 countries in the next two years. Pastor Masri has authored 12 books and resources to reach the Muslim mind and heart. His latest book is “Sharing Jesus with Muslims.”
Fr Frank Pavone
National Director — Priests for Life
Fr. Frank Pavone is one of the most prominent pro-life leaders in the world. Originally from New York, he was ordained in 1988 by Cardinal John O’Connor. He is a priest of the Amarillo Diocese and ser...
Fr. Frank Pavone is one of the most prominent pro-life leaders in the world. Originally from New York, he was ordained in 1988 by Cardinal John O’Connor. He is a priest of the Amarillo Diocese and serves full-time in pro-life leadership with his bishop’s permission. In 1993 he became National Director of Priests for Life. He is also the President of the National Pro-life Religious Council, and the National Pastoral Director of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign and of Rachel’s Vineyard, the world’s largest ministry of healing after abortion. He travels throughout the country, to an average of four states every week, preaching and teaching against abortion. He produces programs regularly for religious and secular radio and television networks.
Francesca Finnerty
Actress - Tiffany — field_542d8190101fc
Francesca is a 27 year old actress who plays the role of Tiffany in Daily Bread Series. She is also a producer who has acted in and produced several short films and web series. Her background is in...
Francesca is a 27 year old actress who plays the role of Tiffany in Daily Bread Series. She is also a producer who has acted in and produced several short films and web series. Her background is in theatre growing up and she had roles in both The Sound of Music and A Christmas Carol at Walnut Street Theatre in her hometown of Philadelphia. As a student, she was in numerous productions including the lead in Annie, Fame, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, and Godspell. She has worked on improv, drama, and acting for the camera courses. She is a mother of one juggling multiple careers and lives in Northern Virginia with her family.
Francis Chan
Author | Teacher | Pastor — CrazyLove
Francis Chan is the best-selling author of Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, You and Me Forever and the host of the BASIC.series (Who Is God & We Are Church). Currently, Francis is planting chu...
Francis Chan is the best-selling author of Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, You and Me Forever and the host of the BASIC.series (Who Is God & We Are Church). Currently, Francis is planting churches in the San Francisco area and recently launched a countrywide discipleship movement called Multiply with David Platt. Together, Francis and his wife Lisa raise their seven children in Northern California.
Francis Rooney
Former U.S. Ambassador — field_542d8190101fc
Francis Rooney served as United States Ambassador to the Holy See under George W. Bush from 2005–2008. He is Chief Executive Officer of Rooney Holdings, Inc. In his new book, THE GLOBAL VATICAN, A...
Francis Rooney served as United States Ambassador to the Holy See under George W. Bush from 2005–2008. He is Chief Executive Officer of Rooney Holdings, Inc. In his new book, THE GLOBAL VATICAN, Ambassador Rooney provides an unprecedented inside look at the Catholic Church, its role in world politics and diplomacy, and the extraordinary relationship between the United States and the Holy See. Ambassador Rooney serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Panama Canal Authority, a member of the Council of American Ambassadors, and a Trustee of the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and Georgetown University Law Center. He also has Honorary Degrees from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Dallas.
Frank Buckley
Foundation Professor — George Mason University School of Law
Frank Buckley is a Foundation Professor at George Mason University School of Law, where he has taught since 1989. He is a citizen of Canada and also became an American citizen on Tax Day, April 15, 20...
Frank Buckley is a Foundation Professor at George Mason University School of Law, where he has taught since 1989. He is a citizen of Canada and also became an American citizen on Tax Day, April 15, 2014. He lives in Alexandria, VA with his wife, Esther.
Frank E. Graham Jr.
President and CEO — Chapel of Hope Ministries, Inc.
Frank E. Graham, Jr. is President and CEO of Chapel of Hope Ministries, Inc. He became involved in prison ministry in 1985, serving as a volunteer chaplain at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice...
Frank E. Graham, Jr. is President and CEO of Chapel of Hope Ministries, Inc. He became involved in prison ministry in 1985, serving as a volunteer chaplain at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Coffield and Michael Units in Tennessee Colony, Texas. There, he ministered to inmates held in administrative segregation (solitary confinement) who were too dangerous to be included in the general prison population. Over the years, Frank was troubled at seeing many inmates turned away because there was not enough space for everyone who wanted to participate in the life-changing chapel programs. By 1993, God had birthed a vision in his heart to build a chapel (faith-based educational space) in every prison and jail operated by the TDCJ. At that time, however, no private citizen had ever built a chapel in a Texas prison. Many even thought it would be illegal for a volunteer to build a such a chapel. Nevertheless, Frank pursued the vision, trusting God to open the prison doors and sustain him and his family in the process. In 1995, the Texas Board of Criminal Justice adopted a policy, originally drafted by Frank Graham, which allowed the TDCJ Engineering Directorate to accept funds from public sources in order to construct chapels. The policy also reaffirmed that every TDCJ inmate had a constitutional right to practice his or her religion.
Frank Gaffney
Founder and President — Center for Security Policy
Frank Gaffney is the Founder and President of the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C. The Center is a not-for-profit, non-partisan educational corporation established in 1988. Under Mr. Gaf...
Frank Gaffney is the Founder and President of the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C. The Center is a not-for-profit, non-partisan educational corporation established in 1988. Under Mr. Gaffney’s leadership, the Center has been nationally and internationally recognized as a resource for timely, informed and penetrating analyses of foreign and defense policy matters. Mr. Gaffney is the host of Secure Freedom Radio, a nationally-syndicated radio program heard weeknights throughout the country. On Secure Freedom Radio, Mr. Gaffney addresses current and emerging threats to national security, sovereignty and our ways of life.
Frank Miniter
Author | Radio & TV Commentator — field_542d8190101fc
Frank Miniter is the New York Times bestselling author of Saving the Bill of Rights, The Ultimate Man’s Survival Guide and The Politically Incorrect Guide™ to Hunting. A frequent commentator on r...
Frank Miniter is the New York Times bestselling author of Saving the Bill of Rights, The Ultimate Man’s Survival Guide and The Politically Incorrect Guide™ to Hunting. A frequent commentator on radio and television, he is also a former senior editor of Outdoor Life, executive editor of American Hunter, and has written on politics for the Washington Times, National Review, Human Events, and many other publications. He lives with his family in upstate New York.
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