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I'd be lying if I told you I'm not a little bit giddy over Daschle's tirade on the
Senate floor this morning...You know when you see politicians on tv saying something
like "The American people are sick and tired of partisan politics in Washington"??
Folks, I ain't one of those people...I like my politics like my food: hot and
spicy...And I bet if you're reading this Briefing and watch Hardball, you're like
me...It's not really a partisan thing...I like to see Dems slam Republicans and
Republicans slam Dems...After all, politics is a contact sport...It's not called
Hardball for nothing...More on that below
Anyway, now that I've got that off my chest let's take a look at the show
tonight...It's Wednesday which means its the College Tour...
Who: House Majority Leader Dick Armey and Chris Matthews
Where: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, Center for the Arts, Concert Hall...Doors
open at 7:30 tonight..It's of course free and open to the public
Directions to the gig http://www.gmu.edu/cfa/directions.html
College Tour website http://www.msnbc.com/modules/tvnews/Hardball_CollegeTour/
Hot Seat Site (this kid looks like a young Tommy Thompson)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/810538.asp
I'm even planning on kicking it there myself...I told Chris to make sure he gives a
shout out for the Briefing tonight...He told me to sit in the front row but I'm not
sure where I'll end up...Should be a hoot no matter what...We're trying to boost the
Briefing's exposure and soon I'm gonna ask for your help on that...
We've got Shuster and Jamison putting together a hot package on all of Armey's
"greatest hits"...You won't want to miss that..
Armey money sot for tonight: Two Lawmakers Assail Armey For Comments About Jewish
Voters (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62438-2002Sep24.html
MSNBC lede at this hour: Daschle: Bush politicizing war...Senate leader accuses
president of impugning patriotism of Democrats
http://msnbc.com/news/812825.asp
The piece that started it all...
Bush has suggested that Democrats do not care about national security, saying on
Monday that the Democratic-controlled Senate is "not interested in the security of the
American people." (The Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/812646.asp
>From "The Hardball Briefing Really Does Make You Smarter" file...
Dig this from Briefing subscriber Pam Brady (The woman who brought you "South Park"
and "Just Shoot Me")...Congrats Pam! We'll be monitoring your success...Evans Will
Stay in Picture at Comedy Central (Variety)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/variety/20020919/tv_variety/television_evans_dc_3
Remember when I told you The Briefing can make you a smarter and more succesful
person? It can happen folks, send me your Hardball Briefing Success Story and I'll
give you a shout out too!
Another "must read" piece from VandeHei: Louder War Talk, and Muffled Dissent...Party
Leaders Make Opposition Difficult, Wary Democrats Say (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62793-2002Sep24.html
The Briefing was written compiled and edited by Dominic Bellone inside the Beltway
Steiner delivers the fun cartoon of the day:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/steiner.htm
This recipe really turns me on: Sweet and Sticky Glazed Chicken
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59533-2002Sep24.html
Cookie Dough: Freeze Now, Bake Later (Post Food Section)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59528-2002Sep24.html
Gore in Sante Fe: "Are you better off now than you were two years ago?" (Sante Fe New
Mexican)
http://santafenewmexican.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=5485740&BRD=2144&PAG=461&dept_id=367954&rfi=6
Gore on Ashcroft: "He put Lady Justice in a burqa"
Al Gore's former running mate, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, sharply disagreed yesterday
with Mr. Gore's assertion that President Bush was pandering to conservative
Republicans with his push for military action against Iraq. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020925-942036.htm
Babs update: Barbra Streisand is emerging from self-imposed retirement as an
entertainer to help out her old pals in the Democratic Party. (Reuters)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020925/people_nm/politics_streisand_dc_4
Fun Clinton news: Former President Bill Clinton is on a trip through Ghana, Nigeria,
Rwanda, Mozambique and South Africa with Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey and Chris
Tucker, the star of "Rush Hour" and its sequel. (Page Six)
http://pagesix.com/pagesix/pagesix.htm
Hot...Hot...Hot...Page Six: Sen. John McCain going to quit the Republican Party and
become the running mate of Sen. John Kerry in the 2004 presidential race?
http://www.pagesix.com/pagesix/48083.htm
Cheney on Bin Laden: "As the president said recently: If he's alive, we'll get
him...If he's not alive, we already got him..That's a Texas phrase" (Kansas City Star)
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/4137455.htm
Here's your AP-Pronunciation Guide
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020924/ap_wo_en_po/pronouncers_4
Did you see this ad in the NYT today?? http://tompaine.com/op_ads/opad.cfm/ID/6438
U.S. alone in Iraq 'regime change'...The United States pressed hard Wednesday its case
for "regime change" in Iraq, but some of Washington's closest allies were still
skeptical of the hard-line U.S. policy.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/811728.asp
GE's 3rd-quarter earnings on track...General Electric Co., whose products range from
light bulbs to jet engines, said Wednesday its third-quarter earnings and revenue are
"on track."
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/812724.asp
ABC News, CNN talks heat up...AOL's talks with Disney about merging CNN and ABC News
are back on the front burner amid concerns about costs and advertising.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/812730.asp
Argus Hamilton's political zingers! http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0902/hamilton.html
The United States probably will launch a war against Iraq's Saddam Hussein, and Osama
bin Laden is likely dead, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter Judith Miller said Tuesday
night. (St. Paul Pionner Press)
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/news/local/4144735.htm
Johnson: Don Hewitt, the legendary producer of CBS' 60 Minutes, has been griping to
colleagues that he is being pushed out, amid a flurry of recent conversations between
him and CBS brass http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020925/4478677s.htm
Former first lady Nancy Reagan says in a interview to be broadcast Wednesday on CBS
that she is no longer sure that her husband, ex-President Ronald Reagan, recognizes
her because of the deterioration he has suffered from Alzheimer's disease (Reuters)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020924/ts_nm/people_reagan_dc_2
The Who try to make it all right for the kids (Chicago Sun Times)
http://www.suntimes.com/output/derogatis/cst-ftr-who25.html
Harper on Media: Buchanan's new magazine aims to rescue 'hijacked' right
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20020925-90275954.htm
'Hardball' bulldog's new gig...Conservatives think he's too liberal, liberals think
he's too conservative, and his assorted other detractors insist he's too loud, too
curt, too abrasive, too blond, too (Bergen Record)
http://www.northjersey.com/cgi-bin/page.pl?id=5012790
Opinion/Editorial
Saletan: Both sides now...Bush and Gore on Iraq: a debate between the party of fear
vs. the party of good will http://msnbc.com/news/812470.asp?0dm=C11UO
The Wall Street Journal: Gore Debates Blair...The erstwhile veep blames America first,
while the prime minister takes a stand for freedom.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110002336
Kelly Slams Gore: Gore-ing Iraq...Distasteful as it may be, some notice should be paid
to the speech that the formerly important Al Gore delivered Monday at the Commonwealth
Club in San Francisco. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/michaelkelly/mk20020925.shtml
Blankley: Buchanan's new mag
http://jewishworldreview.com/0902/blankley.html
Friedman: Dead End...In the end, the only people who can effectively stop suicide
bombers are those in the community they come from.
http://nytimes.com/2002/09/25/opinion/25FRIE.html
Josh Green: Monumental Failure...Why we should commercialize the National Mall.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0210.green.html
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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