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*********************************** What Jesus Drove "Chuck, a letter to the editor of The Arizona Republic the other day clarified one thing: God drove a Plymouth.A gentleman wrote in that is was documented in Genesis. 'God, in his fury, drove Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.'" - News & Views reader Chuck Heron of Payson, AZ *********************************** The More the Merrier "Dear Chuck: I am on a lot of lists for updates, but I have to admit that yours is by far the most interesting, the most informative, and the most biting of any I receive. Keep up the great work. You make my day!" - News & Views reader Mike Sudlow of Hauula, Hawaii If you know someone who might like to join the growing army of conservative/libertarians (and a few Palm Beach Democrats) who receive our FREE Chuck Muth's News & Views briefings, just go to http://www.chuckmuth.com. *********************************** Torture Tom Adkins is one of my favorite conservatives. The former singer-in-a-rock-and-roll-band is a master of the soundbite with a razor-sharp wit who has the rare ability (for conservatives anyway) to talk and write about issues and ideology in a manner easily understood by the average citizen sitting across the table eating meatloaf and mashed potatoes. The name of his web site - www.CommonConservative.com - is no accident. Anyway, Tom is a "rising star" who is gaining greater and greater attention by the media folks. He was on CNN's "Talk Back Live" last week discussing the war on terrorism when he was heckled by an audience member who demanded to know if Tom knew what it was like to be tortured. To which my friend plainly responded: "Sir, I've been married twenty years." *********************************** Natural Migration "Look, I'm glad Boston got the (2004 Democrat national) convention.It's a feather in any city's cap to be the site of a presidential nomination. Atlanta, Houston, and San Diego have had the privilege; no reason Boston sho uldn't have a turn. Besides, what could be more fitting? Democrats flocking to Boston are at least as natural as swallows flocking to Capistrano. Or better yet, buzzards flocking to Hinckley, Ohio." - Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby ********************************** Pot Calling Kettle Black "Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson said yesterday...(he) wishes President Bush had never said that 'Islam is a religion of peace,'" reported the Washington Times on Tuesday. "He is not elected as chief theologian,' Mr. Robertson said. Doesn't that take an enormous amount of chutzpah from a self-proclaimed religious theologian who ran unsuccessfully for president in 1988 and who founded of a political action organization, the Christian Coalition? Tell ya what, Pat. I'll encourage our President to stop talking about religion if you'll just stop talking about politics. Deal? ******************************* The Battle on the Bayou "The two (Louisiana U.S. Senate) candidates (Democrat incumbent Mary Landrieu and Republican challenger Suzanne Terrell) debated over the weekend, and the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported that it was 'nasty' from the opening comments. After the debate, witnesses told the Times-Picayune that 'Landrieu looked over her shoulder and told Terrell, 'This is your last campaign.' ' The Terrell campaign sent out a release saying that the 'trash talking' was 'bizarre.'" - Washington Times, 11/26/02 *********************************** There's Something About Mary('s Friends) "These are certainly difficult political times for Louisiana freshman Democratic junior Sen. Mary Landrieu, as she seeks to fend off a serious challenge from her Republican opponent, State Elections Commissioner Suzanne Terrell, in the Dec. 7 runoff. . . . She's hoping that lavish support from interest groups - like trial lawyers in particular - will help put her over the top. "...On the campaign trail, Mrs. Terrell has also been sharply critical of Mrs. Landrieu's close relationship with trial lawyers. During the current election cycle, Mrs. Landrieu has received more than $520,000 in contributions from lawyers and law firms, according to the web site opensecrets.org. "Why is Mrs. Landrieu so popular with lawyers? Part of it has to do with her voting record. For example, while the House voted overwhelmingly for medical liability reform in September, Mrs. Landrieu voted with Mr. Daschle and Senate Democrats to kill similar legislation in the Senate. "Mrs. Terrell has also been circulating a Wall Street Journal report that, in September, Mrs. Landrieu had agreed to participate in a television advertisement campaign by a group called Citizens for Asbestos Reform. But, just before the ads were about to air, the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association's newsletter suggested that they were a plot by business to deprive people of the right to sue. Mrs. Landrieu subsequently pulled out. "From the trial lawyers' perspective, Mrs. Landrieu's re-election would seem to be a very worthwhile investment indeed." - Washington Times editorial, 11/25/02 ********************************* Hot Books for Your Christmas List! Guaranteed conservative selections for the entire family -- click here and save: <http://www.conservativebookservice.com?sour_cd=CME007302> *********************************** Let's Hear It for the Tenth "The Tenth Amendment reads: 'The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.' If the popular press were as interested in the Tenth Amendment as they have been in protecting the First and obliterating the Second, the concept of Federal expansion - led by FDR in the 30's and 40's and, 20 years later, by LBJ - might never have been adopted, and certainly would never have survived this long. . . . Basic human rights and Constitutional protections are not on the table, but everything from speed limits to land use should be returned to the States." - Rich Galen, Mullings, 11/25/02 *********************************** "God Hates Fags" Show Comes to Lexington "Singing 'God hates America, land of the gays,' 10 members of a Kansas anti-homosexual group picketed outside six Lexington (Kentucky) churches yesterday morning. . . . No Lexington citizens joined the anti-gay picket, which was organized by controversial Topeka minister Fred Phelps (www.godhatesfags.com). "...As it has done countless times before, the group insulted millions, waving signs ridiculing gays, Catholics, Methodists, Lutherans, pastors, priests, the Virgin Mary, the United States of America and the Southern Baptist Convention. . . . Most churchgoers also ignored the inflammatory signs, including one depicting the World Trade Center ablaze, one reading 'Thank God for Sep. 11,' and another that appeared to show stick figures having anal sex." - Lexington Herald-Leader, 11/25/02 *********************************** Ban Fake Guns & Only Criminals Will Have Fake Guns "From the strange but true department, the Carrollton City, Texas, Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve banning the display of replica firearms in public places. Currently City Ordinance 130.11 prohibits the firing of a firearm within the corporate city limits of Carrollton, and the new ordinance defines 'firearm' broadly to include BB guns, air rifles, bow or other devices capable of propelling bullets, shot, arrows or other solid or compact substance, whether propelled by powder, fire or other force or by combination of such forces." - Peter Roff, UPI's Capital Comment, 11/22/02 *********************************** Zero Tolerance for...Criminals "Chuck: While I appreciate your fine newsletter, it sometimes depresses me when I read stories of 'zero tolerance' against children who made an honest mistake, like Jonathan Cross (who was suspended from school for being caught with a single shotgun shell in his pocket on Camouflage Day). Being an avid hunter myself, I do not see the danger of a lone shotgun shell. 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