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***************************************** Thank You! Gia's dad came out of surgery OK Friday evening and made it through the critical first 24-hours, so we're entirely hopeful for a full recovery. THANKS to everyone who kept a kind thought or offered up a prayer to God, Yahweh, Jehovah, Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha, The Big Kahuna in the Sky or whoever. It seems all of 'em heard the message! Also, an apology for getting this out late. Been up all night finishing "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." Anyone want me to ruin it for you by telling ya which main character bites the dust in the end? Just kidding. I wouldn't dare. I'd be afraid you'd try to hit me with a Cruciatus Curse or send the Death Eaters after me! ******************************************* Who Do You Trust? "If next year's presidential election is decided on national security issues, Democrats will lose. But if the economy or some other issue is more important, Democrats still will lose, if Americans believe Democrats cannot be trusted to protect the country. When Democrats imply Saddam Hussein is more trustworthy than George W. Bush, it causes swing voters to think them untrustworthy in precisely that way." - Columnist Jack Kelly ******************************************* Dean Wins! Dean Wins! Democrat presidential candidate Howard Dean was the going-away winner of left-wing MoveOn.org's national online primary this week, with 44 percent of the vote. Coming in second place was Dennis Kucinich with 24 percent of the vote. Which means over two-thirds of the hard-core lefties who participated in the primary support the most virulently and irresponsibly anti-war goofballs in the donkeys' stable. And people wonder why Americans don't trust the Democrats on national defense? ***************************************** Well, That Sure Didn't Take Long "Six years after dropping affirmative action in favor of a so-called '10-percent solution,' Texas' public university system will work to restore race as a factor in admissions, with the blessing of the U.S. Supreme Court." - Associated Press, 6/28/03 ***************************************** Um, Yeah...It Is "The prosecutor tells you that Chante Mallard didn't help Gregory Biggs, so you shouldn't help her. The prosecutor tells you Chante Mallard didn't give Gregory Biggs a chance, so you shouldn't give her a chance. The prosecutor says Gregory Biggs died; she took his life, so you should take hers. Is that justice?" - Jeff Kearney, attorney for Chante Mallard, the woman in the "windshield murder case," arguing against the life sentence handed down by the jury. Actually, he sort of has a point. If justice had truly been served, Mallard would have been given a death sentence rather than a life sentence. ***************************************** FBI Says "Nyet" to Mexican ID Card "The Matricula Consular card, issued by the Mexican government to Mexicans living in the United States, 'is not a reliable form of identification' and poses a criminal and terrorist threat, the FBI has concluded." - Washington Times, 6/27/03 ******************************************* A Kennedy is a Kennedy "During his long tenure as a representative from Rhode Island, (Rep. Patrick) Kennedy has acquired a reputation as an outspoken - or at least loudmouthed - liberal. He may have officially pushed past the tipping point to the latter, thanks to some recent tippling. While speaking to a gathering of Young Democrats earlier this week, Mr. Kennedy slipped up and said exactly what he thought. 'I don't need Bush's tax cut,' he told the crowd. 'I have never worked [an expletive deleted] day in my life.'" - "Nobles & Knaves," 6/28/03 ******************************************* The Right Prescription Conservative Republicans in the House are pushing for a prescription drug benefit that would require seniors making over $60,000 a year to pick up part of the tab rather than creating another universal government entitlement regardless of income. This is consistent with the conservative philosophy of using government only to help those who truly cannot help themselves. Sen. Ted Kennedy, of course, is opposed to such means testing and is threatening to kill the drug bill in the Senate. He wants free drugs for everybody...even wealthy congressmen from Rhode Island who have never worked a bleeping day in their lives. ************************************ 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. Just go to: <http://www.GOPLongDistance.com> today. ******************************************* Two Peas in a Pod "Most Americans understand in their guts what too many intellectuals can't seem to get through their heads: Hamas is no different form al Qaeda." - Columnist Clifford May ******************************************* So What? "Former South African President Nelson Mandela kept up his verbal onslaught against President Bush yesterday and implied he would not meet Mr. Bush when he makes his first visit to Africa next month. "...Mr. Mandela has repeated condemned Mr. Bush over Iraq. In January, he said the Texan 'cannot think properly' and in Ireland last week he said the United States and Mr. Bush were dangers to the world." - Reuters, 6/28/03 ******************************************* Bush-Hating Democrats Unhinged "(Democrats) look like they're turning into a domestic version of the Palestinians - a group so enraged at perceived oppressors, and so caught up in their own victimization, that they behave in ways that are patently not in their self-interest, and that are almost guaranteed to perpetuate their suffering." - Columnist David Brooks ******************************************* Stupid White Liberal "Dear Lt. George Bush: It's not the lying and the doctoring of intelligence that has me all upset. It's that you've had control of Iraq for over two months now - and you couldn't even find the time to plant just a few nukes or vats of nerve gas and at least make it LOOK like you weren't lying to us. You see, by not faking some evidence of weapons of mass destruction, it shows that you thought no one would mind if it turned out you made everything up." - Goofball "filmmaker" Michael Moore ******************************************* Paranoia Will Destroy Ya "Has this new era of secrecy, lies and deceit in the government and corporations started to infect our states, our cities, our communities, our core values and beliefs? . . .The country sees (President Bush) not telling the truth. These actions send a message that you don't have to mean what you say, that you don't have to care about other people, that you can do whatever you have to do or say whatever you have to say to get ahead." - Democrat "strategist" Barbra Streisand ******************************************* Playing Hooky If you were an employer or a teacher, how would you handle this? Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat and presidential candidate, has missed 47 percent of the votes taken this year in the Senate, according to a roll call tally published this week by the Republican National Committee. His fellow presidential aspirants ain't doin' much better. Sen. Joe Lieberman has missed 34 percent; Sen. John Edwards has missed 18 percent; and Sen. Bob Graham has missed 17 percent. But the king of absentee legislators is Rep. Dick Gephardt, who has missed a staggering 88 percent of House votes. Actually, considering how they vote, this might not be such a bad thing. ******************************************* Ike Wannbe Gen. Wesley Clark is best known for his regular and faulty criticisms of the recently-won Iraq war as a studio analyst. What he desperately *wants* to be known for, however, is the Democrat's version of Dwight D. Eisenhower, riding his military pedigree all the way into he White House. He hopes the donkeys won't be able to settle on a consensus candidate to take on President Bush by the end of the summer and turn to him to save the day. Political analyst Stuart Rosenberg says there's "no reason at all" to take Clark seriously...something any of us watching him during the Iraq war already knew. "It's an entertaining scenario," continues Rosenberg, "even if it is silly and farfetched." Rosenberg concludes, "He simply isn't Eisenhower. Not even close." On the other hand, he did defeat Hillary Clinton and Al Gore in the tally of write-in candidates in MoveOn.org's online primary this week. ******************************************* Ridiculing the Ridiculous Food companies under assault by unscrupulous trial lawyers are striking back by ridiculing attorneys who, in recent months, have filed a series of lawsuits against everything from Big Macs to Oreo cookies. In a new TV ad by the Center for Consumer Freedom, a trial lawyer is seen grilling a defendant on the witness stand. "So you sold my client these chocolate chips - and look - no warning labels on the box! Just pretty pictures. You make them taste good, don't you?" "I guess so," replies a little 7-year-old Girl Scout. Case closed. ****************************************** Some Diversity Is More Equal Than Others "After all, if diversity were really the issue (behind using racial discrimination in college admissions), wouldn't we be fighting all the historically black and all-female colleges that currently deny their students the glorious educational benefits a diverse student body provides?" - Columnist Jonah Goldberg ****************************************** Nice White Ladies "There are two kinds of Nice White Ladies. One means well, the other is just mean. "(Supreme Court Justice) Sandra Day O'Connor no doubt means well, but her prescription for suspending the Constitution for 25 years to do something nice for 'the colored folks' is a prescription for disaster, first of all for aspiring blacks. "Maureen Dowd, the columnist for the New York Times, is just mean. Her denunciation of Justice Clarence Thomas as 'barking mad' is mean-spirited racism, because she means to put him in his place for not tugging at his forelock and accepting with gratitude all the nice things white liberals like Miss Maureen have done for him." - Wesley Pruden, "Pruden on Politics," 6/27/03 ***************************************** Choosey Mothers Choose Kids "Guess what? For the first time since the '50s, stay-at-home moms are on the rise. Ten and a half million children have full-time stay-at-home moms, up 13 percent over the last decade, according to the Census Bureau. "...A funny thing seems to have happened on the way to the gender revolution. But what exactly? Were not full-time mothers supposed to have disappeared by the 21st century? Does not research show most children in day care to fine? Why would any modern woman choose to stay home with her kids? "...I have nothing against working mothers. I am one. But something in me rejoices to see the deeply countercultural impulse of motherhood rising and winning over mere economic forces." - Columnist Maggie Gallagher ***************************************** So Much for Reefer Madness "Smoking marijuana will certainly affect perception, but it does not cause permanent brain damage, researchers from the University of California at San Diego said yesterday in a study...into the longterm recreational cannabis use on the neurocognitive ability of adults." - Reuters, 6/28/03 *************************************** Campaign Hot Tips New to campaigns and grassroots activism? Seasoned veteran who recognizes there's always something new to learn? 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