• Honoring our soldiers on Memorial Day: Iraq war veteran Jon Soltz of VoteVets.org joins Alan to reflect on service to our country.

• Colin Powell responds: The former Secretary of State defended his Republican credentials and fired back at Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh. Alan weighs in on this GOP feud.

• Are we alone? Stan Romanek, who claims to have encountered UFOs, joins Alan to share what some consider the world’s most documented case of extraterrestrial contact.

Guest host Ellis Henican fills in for Alan.

• Ahmed Rehab of CAIR joins Alan to explain why the four terror plot suspects arraigned in NY today were not representing the true Word of Islam.

• President Obama is determined to close Guantanamo Bay and not even Congress can stop him. Judge Andrew Napolitano explains why.

• Compare and Contrast - Alan delves into the opposing national security speeches delivered by both President Obama and former VP Dick Cheney. Whose message do you ascribe to?

• Renowned attorney Michael Ratner discusses the Senate’s decision to block funding to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.

• More questions are being raised by top Democrats about the accuracy of the CIA’s account of congressional briefings regarding interrogation techniques. Alan examines it from both sides.

• An arrest warrant was issued by a Minnesota judge today for the mother of a 13 year-old boy who is dying from cancer and is refusing chemotherapy. Alan analyzes the authority the government has in this case.

• Elizabeth Edwards sits down with Alan to discuss the details of her recently released book, Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gift’s of Facing Life’s Adversities.

• Former California Gov. Gray Davis, who was ousted from office in the 2003 Recall, weighs in on the potential economic impact of the Golden State’s budget proposition vote earlier today.

• RNC Chairman Michael Steele announced that it’s time for the GOP to stop playing defense and take President Obama “head on.”  Alan will examine the significance of Steele’s rallying remarks.

• Coalition of the Just?  Kevin Zeese, Executive Director of Voters for Peace, discusses the recently filed petition that calls for the disbarment of the Bush Administration attorneys who are linked to the now infamous “Terror Memos.”
• Ventura bodyslams Hasselbeck! Former Navy Seal and Minnesota Governor Jesse “The Body” Ventura joins Alan to share his own personal experience with waterboarding and how it helped shape his view that the practice is indeed torture.
• Alexander A. Reinert, attorney for Javid Iqbala Pakistani, who was detained in a Brooklyn Detention Center following the attacks of 9/11, explains to Alan why the Supreme Court’s 5-4 vote against his client’s right to sue John Ashcroft and Robert Muller for alleged abuses while in custody is a mere “detour” on Iqbal’s path to justice. 

• President Obama is headed to Notre Dame, but abortion activists want him to stay home. Former presidential candidate Alan Keyes explains why he’s willing to break the law in protest of the president.

Plus: It’s the Friday Night Free-For-All with:

• Former Democratic Pollster Pat Caddell

• Comedian Jimmy Tingle

• Author Michael Eric Dyson, whose latest book is Can You Hear Me Now? The Inspiration, Wisdom, and Insight of Michael Eric Dyson

• ACLU attorney Alex Abdo responds to President Obama’s decision to block the release of detainee abuse photos.

• Rev. Scotty McLennan, Dean for Religious Life at Stanford University, discusses the controversial thesis of his book Jesus was a Liberal.

• New York Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell, the brother of Rosie O’Donnell, explains why he’s leading the fight to legalize gay marriage in his state.

• You’re not fired! Alan responds to Donald Trump’s decision to allow Miss California USA to keep her crown.

• As Dick Cheney’s Save My Legacy Tour rolls on, Alan analyzes the former vice president’s latest questionable claims.

• How could this happen? Alan shares his thoughts on the tragic death of hit-and-run victim Angel Arce Torres.

• Alan analyzes the predictable outrage over the controversial comedy of Wanda Sykes.

• Tala Dowlatshahi of Reporters Without Borders discusses Iran’s decision to release American journalist Roxana Saberi.

• Former Vice President Dick Cheney says President Obama is making America more vulnerable to attack. Alan responds to Cheney’s fearmongering.