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*************************************** This Week on Always Right My guest this week will be Utah House Speaker Marty Stephens. Mr. Stephens is the only Speaker in Utah history to have been elected for a third term and is also the new president for the National Conference of State Legislatures. The Speaker is a true and recognized friend of taxpayers and a gubernatorial candidate in 2004. He was also intimately involved with a new report by the Representative Democracy in America Project which studied the declining participation of citizens, especially among the young "DotNets," in public life. 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 Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives Marty Stephens. 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 ************************************** Poll Vault: Arnold Jumps to Lead "Arnold Schwarzenegger has muscled his way to a commanding lead in California's recall campaign, according to the results of a stunning poll released yesterday. A Gallup survey commission by CNN and USA Today showed Golden State voters poised to pink-slip Gov. Gray Davis and install political newcomer Schwarzenegger as their leader. "Davis' recall has the support of 63 percent of voters, compared with 35 percent who oppose it, according to the poll. It also shows a pumped-up Schwarzenegger with a formidable lead, 40 percent to 25 percent, over his closest rival, Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante." - New York Post, 9/29/03 *************************************** Hillary Blasts Arnold As Right-Winger "New York Sen. Hillary Clinton warned Californians on Friday that GOP gubernatorial front-runner Arnold Schwarzenegger is part of a right-wing stampede hell-bent on taking over California the same way they've taken over the nation. 'Let's make it absolutely clear that California is not going to be stampeded by the same right-wingers that gave us the election in Florida and are trying to do things that are really against our interest,' Clinton told a West Hollywood 'women's rally' for incumbent Gov. Gray Davis via telephone." - NewsMax.com, 9/28/03 ************************************** Last Call for October "War College" There are still a couple seats available for the Campaign War College in Baltimore on October 17-19. If you're a candidate who REALLY wants to get your WINNING campaign off on the right foot, this three day workshop is just what the doctor ordered. Get all the details by clicking on the "Campaign War College" button at www.citizenoutreach.com ************************************** Crowded Field "The situation in Iraq is not good, it's bad," said French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin on Europe-1 radio over the weekend. "There's a spiral of violence and terror and everything must be done to stop it." Villepin was immediately added to the field of Democrat candidates for president, but experts predict he's more likely to emerge as French-looking John Kerry's vice-presidential running mate. **************************************** Dean Takes Shot At Former General "I think what you see in the Wes Clark candidacy is a somewhat of a desperation by inside-the-Beltway politicians. You've got a lot of establishment politicians now surrounding a general who was a Republican until 25 days ago. I do not think that the solution for Democrats to...win again is to draft Republicans and to support people who have been in Washington for 25 and 30 years." - Democrat presidential dwarf Howard Dean *************************************** Panic City at GOP HQ "Anxiety about the 2004 presidential election that suddenly has grasped Republican hearts, from the White House to the grass roots, can be traced to President Bush's two important speeches on Iraq delivered over 15 days. They were both duds. "...Until now, George W. Bush always had risen to the occasion. But failure marks current efforts of the president and his vaunted political team, headed by Karl Rove. . . . Replacing the old mantra that there is no way for Bush to lose, panicky Republicans studying the electoral map wonder whether there is any way that they can win." - Columnist Robert Novak *********************************** Which Way Do We Go, George? Which Way Do We Go? "I was chatting with some key staffers for the Majority in both the House and Senate last week. They all said the same thing: Republican legislators are confused. They are rudderless. They aren't sure which way they want to go. Some feel they must back the White House on everything. Others want to oppose the White House on selective issues, such as the new entitlement program for prescription drugs." - Paul Weyrich, president of the Free Congress Foundation *************************************** The Cost of Free Drugs "'If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free,' P.J. O'Rourke once said. He may as well have been describing the Medicare drug benefit being hatched by President Bush and Congress. They're on the verge of approving the most expensive government expansion since the Great Society." - Brian Riedl & William Beach of the Heritage Foundation *************************************** The President's Safety Nanny "Unfortunately, the (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) agency is getting worse under President Bush's appointee, Jeffrey Runge, M.D. The list of Big Brother initiatives he is pushing makes our alarm bells go off. During his first week on the job, Dr. Runge enthusiastically endorsed traffic cameras, which are unreliable and trample on due process by issuing tickets and fines to an owner without any proof who might have been driving his vehicle. He also has stated that a black box to record a driver's every move should be mandatory on every automobile in America. According to one Detroit auto executive, Dr. Runge has become 'the government's No. 1 SUV basher... "NHTSA recently has dedicated its brainpower toward finding some regulation that will guarantee safe tire pressure on every car on the road. Somehow, we think motorists can check that at the gas station. But never mind individual responsibility: At every turn, NHTSA takes a stand that more regulation and government harassment is the solution for greater safety. "...Millions of Americans who voted for Mr. Bush did so partly to get a break from nanny-state overregulation. Conservatives do not vote Republican to get stuck with federal administrators, such as Dr. Runge, who seem to believe we are just one more federal regulation away from mandating a safe world. He should be given his walking papers." - Washington Times editorial, 9/29/03 ************************************** 911 Patches Still Available "Dear Chuck," writes News & Views reader R. L. "Bob" Dean, "the Fallen Heroes patches you sent us by FAR exceeded our WILDEST expectations. They are BEAUTIFUL! I'm going to have them sewn on to the backs of our yacht club jackets, which we wear often. Thank you very much, both for the patches AND for your outSTANDing production of News and Views." You can still get one of these beautiful commemorative patches for FREE with a $50 or more contribution to Citizen Outreach. AND your contribution is tax-deductible. For additional information, just click on the "Fallen Heroes" button at www.citizenoutreach.com ***************************************** More Urgent Than Abortion? "Using pulpits, petitions, and political action committees, conservative activists are mobilizing a grass-roots political movement against gay marriage that they say is more intense and urgent than their campaigns against abortion. . . . . Social conservatives agree that same-sex marriage has reenergized a movement that had fallen on hard times financially and had no single, compelling message." - Boston Globe, 9/28/03 ***************************************** For Our Own Good "When a politician insists he is looking after our own good, I start looking after my own wallet. Laws carry consequences and fines. Laws also often carry taxes and fees ... all in an effort to police good behavior and penalize bad. We've done it for ages, slapping sin taxes on everything from liquor to cigarettes." - Columnist Neil Cavuto ***************************************** Leader of the Pack "I'm against all quotas, all set-asides. America is the greatest. We got ahead by hard work. We shouldn't respond to every problem with a government program." - Republican Louisiana gubernatorial candidate Bobby Jindal, son of immigrants from India, who recently took the lead in polls over Democrat incumbent Lt. Gov. Kathleen Blanco and incumbent Democrat Attorney General Richard Ieyou ***************************************** Arizonans Fed Up With Illegals "A poll shows Arizona voters overwhelmingly support a proposed ballot initiative that would cut off services to illegal immigrants, despite a wall of opposition from both Republican and Democratic politicians. The poll, released last week by Arizona State University and KAET-TV, found that 70 percent of voters surveyed said they would back the initiative, even though organizers are still gathering signatures to place it on the November 2004 ballot." - Washington Times, 9/29/03 ************************************** DC's Publik Skools At Werk "Incredibly, 6 percent (fewer that 1 in 10) of D.C. fourth-graders are proficient in math. A whopping 90 percent can't read at their level. The dropout rate: 42 percent." - John McCaslin's "Inside the Beltway," 9/29/03 (Editor's Note: Sen. Arlen Specter, who sent his own kids to private schools, opposes a school choice bill for DC's poor kids. Specter is being opposed in his re-election bid by conservative Rep. Pat Toomey in the GOP primary.) ************************************** Relatively Speaking: Suburbs Ain't Much Better "Too many suburban parents may be too easily satisfied that their schools are doing a good job because the students there score in the top 10 percent or 20 percent on standardized tests. Suburban schools may look good compared to inner-city schools, but both look bad compared to their counterparts in other countries." - Columnist Thomas Sowell ************************************** Up In Smoke "In Canada, the courts recently ruled that patients suffering from AIDS, cancer and other diseases were entitled to enjoy the benefits of 'medical marijuana' - and not just any old marijuana, but official government marijuana, supplied to them by Health Canada, the government health system. . . . Of the first 10 patients to be supplied with the government weed, half claim it's the worst pot they've ever smoked. They're sending it back to Ottawa, and they want a full refund. "...One reason I'm in favour of small government is because there's hardly anything the government doesn't do worse than anybody else who wants to give it a go. . . . But when the government of a G-7 nation can't run a small marijuana sideline as well as a college student with a window box, that seems to set an entirely new standard for official underperformance." - Columnist Mark Steyn *************************************** 4.75 cents-per-minute Long Distance * All state-to-state calls in the continental U.S. * Residential or commercial * 6-second billing increments * 24 hours/day * 7 days/week * No access codes * No minimums * No activation fees * Calling Card Rate is 10 cents per minute * No monthly service charge unless your bill is less than $20.00 a month (then a $1.99 service charge will apply) * No need to change your local phone company * No hassles * Easy sign-up. * And a small portion of each bill goes to help continue publishing our FREE Chuck Muth's News & Views e-newsletter. 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