America’s morning news

In case you didn’t tune into The Washington Times’ nationally syndicated radio show “America’s Morning News” - heard in Washington on WTNT-AM 570 and coast-to-coast via the Talk Radio Network - here’s what three of Tuesday’s guests told co-hosts Melanie Morgan and John McCaslin:

- Jesse Ventura, former Minnesota governor and host of the new truTV series “Conspiracy Theory With Jesse Ventura”: Mr. Vetnura acknowledged unflattering reviews of his new conspiracy-laden show, yet argued there are Americans like himself who do not trust and have been “lied to” by the U.S. government. The former professional wrestler said he’s not convinced that President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney weren’t behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

- Debra Burlingame, sister of Capt. Charles “Chic” Burlingame III, pilot of American Airlines Flight 77 that crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11: Ms. Burlingame expressed confidence that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.’s decision to try five terrorists as “civilians” in New York City can be reversed amid sufficient public outcry.

- A.W.R. Hawkins, history professor at West Texas A&M; University: Mr. Hawkins called Vice President Al Gore a “fraud” and “scaredy cat” for all but disappearing during this week’s much-publicized “climate change” conference in Copenhagen. He also labeled Mr. Gore a “snake-oil salesman” who preached “scare tactics … half-truths and outright fabrications” about global warming.