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_______________________________ How to Subscribe If you know someone who might like to receive News & Views, you can sign 'em up at: http://www.chuckmuth.com. _______________________________ Depends on Your Definition of "Big Tent" My new "friends" over at the Democratic Underground really should consider switching to decaf. They remind me of Tweak on South Park. Talk about hyperactive crazies. Anyway, we got a kick out of their rules for participating on their discussion boards. Get this: "This is a 'big tent' message board. We welcome a wide range of progressive opinion. You will likely encounter many points of view here that you disagree with." Well, no, probably not. See, that "big tent" proclamation is followed by the following caveat: "If you think overall that George W. Bush is doing a swell job, or if you wish to see Republicans win, or if you are generally supportive of conservative ideals, please do not register to post, as you will likely be banned." Banned from the big tent. Good one. Being a hypocrite MUST be a pre-requisite for being a Democrat. _______________________________ PC Police Nail New Victim's Hide to Wall For a few months now, there has been a poem circulating around the Internet poking fun at illegal aliens and welfare recipients. It includes lines such as, ""Welfare checks, they make you wealthy, Medicaid it keep you healthy." I've had hundreds of people forward it to me. It's one of those harmless "sticks and stones" things. Alas, we don't live in a "sticks and stones" culture in this country any longer. You can't tell jokes about anyone these days except lawyers and blondes...and even that's "iffy". But especially not about minorities and the poor. Uh-uh. That'll get you into a heap of trouble. Just ask Arkansas' top emergency official, 72-year-old Bud Harper. Bud committed the unpardonable sin of finding the poem funny and forwarding it to some folks in his department. "It was just a poem that I got that I thought was funny and you know how you exchange things with people," he told the Associated Press. Wham! Someone who received the poem got their little feelings hurt and made federal case out of it. Exhibiting what typically passes for a backbone among Republicans, Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said the email was not "acceptable" and accepted Bud's "resignation." This politically correct stuff is really getting out of hand. I mean, I was going to tell my joke about the pollock, the wop and the mick walking into a bar today, but now... _______________________________ Survey Says! If you haven't weighed in yet on this week's online poll, don't forget to visit our "Survey Says" page at www.citizenoutreach.com. This week's question asks what you think is the biggest threat to the American family: gay marriage, divorce or unwed motherhood. Interesting results, so far. _______________________________ The Smothered Brothers "I guess by now you've all seen, the Pentagon today released those graphic photos of Odai and Qusai dead. The pictures were so gruesome, they cut their hair, cleaned them up. . . . To clean them up they used this morticians putty. It's the same stuff that they use over at '60 Minutes.'" - Tonight Show host Jay Leno _______________________________ Yer Publik Skools Inaxion "They say teaching Sex Education in the public schools will promote promiscuity. With our educational system? If we promote promiscuity the same way we promote math or science, they've got nothing to worry about." - From Ray Owens' "Joke a Day" webpage _______________________________ Earth to Democrats, Earth to Democrats... "...[T]he national Democrat party seems to have lost its marbles. ...Just look at their presidential candidates: it's like they're lost in a time warp. ...And Dennis Kucinich -- a long-time member of Congress -- now calls for legislation -- I love this -- to ban 'mind control' weapons in outer space. ...It makes you wonder if at their next presidential debate, the Democrats are all going to show up wearing aluminum-foil helmets to protect their brain waves from the mother ship!" - House Majority Leader Tom DeLay _______________________________ NEW Bumper Snicker! Get the HOTTEST bumper sticker in the country today: "Conservatives Are >From Mars, Liberals Are From Uranus!" $2.95 each. Buy 3...Get 1 FREE. No charge for shipping. Limited supply. Go to: http://chuckmuth.com/merchandise.htm _______________________________ Onward Christian...Taxpayers? "Alabama's new governor is trying to persuade voters to approve the biggest tax increase in state history by telling them it is their Christian duty. And for a state in the Bible Belt, that might seem like a winning strategy. Instead, Republican Gov. Bob Riley's $1.2 billion tax package is alienating even the Christian Coalition and other supporters, who see Riley as a Judas." - Associated Press, 7/29/03 _______________________________ "Chicken D's" Turn Tail & Run...Again "Eleven of 12 Democrat Texas state senators are in Albuquerque, holed up at a posh hotel with the blessing of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and protection being provided by the New Mexico State Police. . . . It is the second time in three months that Democrat lawmakers have fled Texas to block a Republican drive to redraw the state's congressional districts. During the regular spring session in May, Texas Republicans tried to bring redistricting legislation to a vote in the GOP-controlled state House. But 51 Democrats in that chamber fled Austin for Oklahoma. Their efforts killed that bill." - Talon News, 7/30/03 _______________________________ NEW! Citizen Outreach Online Store Get your official Citizen Outreach apparel and merchandise today: http://www.cafeshops.com/citizenoutreach _______________________________ So Much for Your Tax Cut "In a lot of states, most of the (tax cut) money being returned to your right hand pockets from the federal government is being taken out of your left hand pockets by the state governments." - Paul Weyrich, president of the Free Congress Foundation _______________________________ WFA's: Waste, Fraud & Abuse "Improper payments under Medicare's fee-for-service system totaled an estimated $13.3 billion in 2002 alone." - Inspectors General report submitted to the Budget Committee on July 9, 2003 _______________________________ Reverse Diversity "Greenwood Acres Full Gospel Baptist Church (in Shreveport, LA) will pay white people to attend services during August to increase the diversity of its congregation. Bishop Fred Caldwell says he will pay $5 per hour for Sunday services and $10 an hour for the Thursday service. The idea came to him during his sermon Sunday." - USA Today, 7/30/03 _______________________________ To Protect & Serve Lawbreakers "(Washington) D.C. police officers making routine stops are prohibited from asking people about their immigration status, Metropolitan Police officials said yesterday in a restatement of department policy. . . . D.C. police officers cannot inquire about somebody's residency status under a 1984 executive order that prohibits D.C. government employees from getting involved in immigration matters." - Washington Times, 7/29/03 _______________________________ Liberal Stumbles Onto the Truth "Based on the substantial amount of money pumped into the (DC public schools) and the resultant test scores, I do not believe that money alone is going to solve the problem." - Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) in a July 22nd Washington Post op/ed ________________________________ Closing Under-Utilized Post Offices "The President's Commission on the United States Postal Service, charged with studying the efficiency of the organization, adopted a report earlier this month that called for repealing laws that limit the service's flexibility to close certain offices. The subcommittee recommendation, adopted July 17, advocates forming a commission to lead the way to consolidate or close processing and distribution sites. But it is unclear what offices might be targeted and what the criteria would be. The document also recommends offering services in other locations such as banks, grocery stores and convenience stores. The final report is due on President Bush's desk by Thursday. Any law change would require congressional approval." - The Oklahoman, 7/27/03 ________________________________ Writing On the Wall "We don't disagree with those who look fondly on small village post offices as important centers of their communities. But faced with the reality of a high-tech world and growing competition, we understand the reasoning behind a proposal announced earlier this month for the U.S. Postal Service to replace low-activity post offices with kiosks at places such as stores and malls. "...As unfortunate as it may be, closing post offices that serve a relatively few number of people probably is a necessity if the Postal Service is to survive without becoming dependent on taxpayer subsidies. Do we like the idea? Not particularly, but we are living in an economic era when a lot of tough decisions have to be made, and this appears to be one of them." - Battle Creek Enquirer editorial, 7/28/03 _______________________________ Out of Gas "There has been too much emphasis on natural gas for electric generation. Most new electric generation facilities added to the grid since 1998 are fueled by natural gas. . . . Congress must address the relationship between gas prices and the increasing dependence of electric generators on natural gas to fuel new generation facilities. This policy must recognize that our nation's future electricity needs cannot be met almost exclusively with natural gas, but rather with a reasonable and workable combination of conservation efforts, renewable energy, clean coal technology and safe nuclear power." - Chuck Warrington of the American Public Gas Association ________________________________ Tanker War "The average flying tanker in use today is 43 years old, making the tanker fleet the Air Force's oldest combat weapons system. These planes are as much liabilities as assets. With one-third of the fleet always being repaired, USA Today reported last year that the Joint Chiefs of Staff were concerned a shortage of operational tankers would make it harder to wage the then-looming war against Iraq. "Who could blame them? When the average tanker now flying rolled off the assembly line in 1960, Dwight Eisenhower was president, 'Gunsmoke' was the biggest show on TV, and no one outside Liverpool had ever heard of the Beatles. "Because the Air Force could not afford to buy replacement tankers, it developed a lease program for 100 new Boeing 767 tankers that reduces the cost to taxpayers, speeds up tanker deliveries by three years, and saves billions in maintenance costs. "This innovative approach gained support from President Bush, the Pentagon and large majorities on Capitol Hill. And with good reason: our pilots get out of the oldest tankers much sooner than anticipated, with 67 of the new tankers delivered in the next six years. (An earlier scenario would have delivered only one plane over the same period.) "Now, with congressional action looming, a few special-interest critics are making a desperate bid to derail the program. Led by Ralph Nader and Common Cause, the group is a crazy-quilt mix of liberals and libertarians, all of whom seem to have it in for the Bush White House, the Pentagon or both." - James Livingston, Brigadier General, USMC (Ret.), CNSNews.com, 7/30/03 _______________________________ 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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