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************************************** The Junto Starts Here: Ropewalking Tonight! The first get-together of the Charm City Junto will convene for food, libations and stogies - mixed with a healthy dose of political networking and information-sharing TONIGHT, September 9th at the Ropewalk Tavern in historical Federal Hill in Baltimore from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Open to anyone and everyone who wants to stop by. No formal program, no admission fee and dress is casual. Join fellow right-wing conspiratorialists as we plot the overthrow of Big Brother, cradle-to-grave nanny-state government! What else you gonna do...watch the Democrat debate? Snore. The Ropewalk is located at 1209 S. Charles Street. Just come to the antique bar in the back. There's a parking garage just a half block away near the Cross Street Market if you have trouble finding a spot on the street. The Ropewalk's phone number is (410) 727-1298. You can get directions from their website at: http://ropewalktavern.com *************************************** No Turning Back "And for America, there will be no going back to the era before September 11th, 2001 - to false comfort in a dangerous world. We have learned that terrorist attacks are not caused by the use of strength - they are invited by the perception of weakness." - President Bush, 9/7/03 *************************************** Our Old European Friends "Germany has already ruled out sending troops to help stabilize Iraq. Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder says the very idea makes him 'want to puke.' France, which fields a European army second in strength and sophistication to Britain, isn't regarded as likely to help, either." - Washington Times, 9/8/03 *************************************** Dealing with the Terrorist Infestation "I tell my students that the current effort to neutralize al Qaeda is like dealing with an infestation of head lice. There is no single application of a magical shampoo to destroy the infestation. The most effective solution is to methodically examine each strand of hair for nits or lice eggs while searching for adult lice scampering around on the scalp. If you miss one nit, the infestation could return. In addition, you must sanitize all pillows, blankets, towels and clothes, so that the infestation does not spread to others." - Columnist and terrorism instructor Dennis Pluchinsky ************************************** Tonight on Always Right In recognition of the second anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks, my guest this week will be Cliff May of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (www.defenddemocracy.org) to discuss the ongoing war on terrorism, the status of the Iraq war and America's Middle East foreign policy as a whole. Cliff is a veteran reporter and former foreign correspondent. He also did a stint at the Republican National Committee as its Director of Communications. He holds masters degrees from both Columbia University's School of Public and International Affairs and its School of Journalism. In addition, he holds a certificate in Russian language and literature from the University of Leningrad. His opinion columns are published in newspapers all across the country and he regularly appears on radio and television news shows. Tune in Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. EST (or catch the re-run at 11:00 p.m. EST) for "Always Right with Chuck Muth" featuring Cliff May. The link to listen in is... http://www.theotherradionetwork.com/srv1.asx You can catch previous interviews on "Always Right" by visiting our archives at www.CitizenOutreach.com *************************************** Mainstream Conservatism "It may surprise you to know there are those of us out here (I would call us mainstream conservatives) who are hawkish against terrorism and bullish on Israel, yet not interested in creating an American empire. Our guiding principle is protecting America's strategic national interests. If that means we sometimes have to attack other nations, even preemptively, so be it. We are far from being isolationists, but we are just as far from being imperialists." - Columnist David Limbaugh *************************************** Border Control "We now have better security at Borders bookstores than at our actual borders. . . . You know, we've got the best country in the world and its greatness is based on inclusion. But someone should turn over that plaque on the Statue of Liberty and check underneath because I'm pretty sure it'll say, 'But for God sakes, don't let people in who want to blow up this statue!'" - Columnist Dennis Miller *************************************** Citizen Outreach Fall Fundraising Drive If you haven't done so already, I hope you'll consider kicking in a few bucks to help us continue bringing you News & Views every day...your #1 source for information not generally found in your hometown newspaper. Unlike the labor unions, we don't automatically take money out of your paycheck to fund our activities. And unlike some at the United Way, we don' t twist your arm and threaten your job or promotion if you don't give. And unlike Congress, we don't tax you to death (and beyond) to fund our efforts. We just occasionally ask for a little VOLUNTARY financial help to keep us going. $5, $10, $20...whatever you can afford...will go a long way to helping us continue to bring you our first-class e-newsletter, our weekly webcast interviews with top policy experts on important current issues, our Brushfire Alerts political action projects, our in-depth research on public policy matters, our weekly online opinion polls...and much, much more. And if you contribute $50 or more, we have a very special 9-11 commemorative gift for you. Just go to www.CitizenOutreach.com to make a secure online contribution or mail your check to the address at the end of this newsletter. Thanks for your continued support. Chuck Muth *************************************** Who Lost Estrada? "The White House is not responsible for Estrada not being confirmed. So who is? I'll tell you who is, in my judgment. It is the Republican Senators, both liberals and conservatives, who didn't want judges to be an issue. "All sorts of pundits will now blame Majority Leader Bill Frist. Frist is not the culprit. A Majority Leader can only go so far when he is bucking his own conference. I am here to tell you that Frist wanted to make judges a front and center issue. His colleagues of all philosophical stripes said 'forget it.' He strung out the battle as long as he could, but in the end he gave in to his colleagues." - Paul Weyrich of the Free Congress Foundation *************************************** Brushfire Alert As Mr. Weyrich mentions above, it just may be that some of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's colleagues are preventing him from playing hardball with the Democrats over these filibusters of President Bush's judicial nominees. If so, all the more reason to "go nuclear." If there are Republicans hiding behind the Democrat filibusters, let's smoke 'em out and get 'em on record. We don't mind losing the good fight. We mind not fighting the good fight. Enough is enough. Time for Republicans in the Senate to stand up and be counted. Get more information on how to reach Sen. Frist by going to the Brushfire Alert page at www.citizenoutreach.com *************************************** >From the Expert on Miserable Failures "This president is a miserable failure! He is a miserable failure! . . . He's a miserable failure on this issue! . . . This president is a miserable failure on foreign policy and on the economy! . . . Why would we want to keep anything of the Bush tax plan? It's a miserable failure!" - Democrat presidential candidate Dick Gephardt in last week's primary debate, Best of the Web, 9/8/03 *************************************** It Is What It Is "The kind of words we're hearing now from the Democratic candidates go beyond political debate - this is political hate speech." - Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie, "Meet the Press," 9/7/03 *************************************** (Un)Reality TV "The Democratic debate (in New Mexico last week) was one of those 'reality television' shows that put real people in utterly unreal situations. In part this is the nature of these preprimary debates, which treat nonentities and crackpots like Carol Moseley Braun, Dennis Kucinich and Bob Graham as equals of the serious candidates. When Kucinich actually began a sentence 'When I'm president . . .,' the sheer ludicrousness of the moment diminished everyone on the stage." - James Taranto, Best of the Web, 9/8/03 *************************************** Political Mistresses "We must not be in a relationship with a Democratic Party that takes us for granted. We must no longer be the political mistresses of the Democratic Party. A mistress is where they take you out to have fun but they can't take you home to Mama and Daddy. Either we're going to get married in 2004 or we're going to find some folks who ain't ashamed to be seen with us." - Democrat presidential candidate and world-class race hustler Al Sharpton *************************************** Mean Dean Imitates McCain Train "Republican Party officials and political advisers to President Bush admit that they underestimated Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean and say they now consider him a formidable potential adversary. Some Bush allies say he reminds them of another insurgent candidate who once bedeviled Bush: Arizona Sen. John McCain. His wins in Republican primary elections in New Hampshire and Michigan rattled Bush's 2000 campaign." - USA Today, 9/8/03 *************************************** Send in the Clone "Ever since that first meeting with Howard Dean some five years ago, I've been trying to think of what politician he most resembles. The former governor of a small state, he is charismatic, good looking, wonkish, craving of the spotlight, and capable of telling a room full of people precisely what they want to hear. The obvious answer recently hit me: Dean is Bill Clinton, but without the skirt-chasing." - Club for Growth president Steve Moore *************************************** Low Blow "California Gov. Gray Davis on Saturday took a dig at Republican gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger, telling one potential voter at a campaign stop that 'you shouldn't be governor unless you can pronounce the name of the state.' And the Schwarzenegger campaign wants a formal apology." - Fox News, 9/7/03 *************************************** Legislative Fire Sale "Liberal lawmakers, fearing that a Republican might win the governor's mansion, are scrambling to pass as many bills as Gov. Gray Davis can sign before the recall. . . . The worst idea before the Legislature is Senate Bill 2, written by John Burton of San Francisco, the liberal president of the state Senate. It would compel businesses with more than 20 workers to pay almost all health insurance costs for employees--even part-time workers--and their dependents. Companies would have to pay at least 95% of health-care costs for low-income workers, and 80% for everyone else." - John Fund's "Political Diary," 9/8/03 *************************************** Arnold Steers Hard Left on Race Initiative "The leading Democrat and Republican vying to replace Gov. Gray Davis are both taking aim at another issue on the Oct. 7 recall ballot: Proposition 54, which would limit what racial data the government can collect. Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante is transferring $3.8 million in questioned contributions from Indian tribes to a committee to fight the measure, his campaign consultant said yesterday. And Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, under fire for some of his positions on immigrant issues, said Saturday for the first time that he also opposes the measure." - Associated Press, 9/8/03 *************************************** True Believer "(California gubernatorial candidate Tom McClintock) subscribes unswervingly to small-government principles and conservative social and fiscal ideals. Colleagues and friends, Republicans and Democrats, uncannily describe him with the same three words: ''A true believer.'" - Alexa Bluth, Sacramento Bee, 9/7/03 *************************************** Affordable Campaign Websites! Now you can get professional-looking campaign web sites for as little as $10 a month. That's right...just ten smackeroos a month. Here's what's included in this fantastic new program from Campaign Secrets, Inc. 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