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*********************************** Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Hey, folks. As you go about your holiday gift-giving this weekend, would you consider setting ten bucks aside for yours truly? Let me explain... I first started publishing News & Views almost seven long years ago (though it seems like only yesterday). Frankly, I thoroughly enjoy researching and producing the newsletter and consider it a kind of "therapy." It makes it even more worthwhile to know that some 20,000+ of you also find it a valuable read almost every day, as well. And I can't tell you how happy it makes me when we use this Internet thingy that Al Gore invented to flame the butts of politically-correct bozos on the left when they do absolutely outrageous and stupid things. However. Now that I have a "real job" and have moved back east (where things are a LOT more expensive), it has become increasingly difficult to continue publishing News & Views on a regular basis. Contrary to popular opinion, I' m not one of those "rich Republicans" (though I sure hope to be one some day when I grow up!) who doesn't have to work for a living. But the big enemy is...time. I just don't have as much of it any longer, especially with two young daughters who would rather I play hide-and-seek with them at night and on weekends than hunt-and-peck on the computer keyboard. And get this: These kids actually expect FOOD, too. And not just a couple times a week, but a couple dozen times every DAY! So, seriously, I need to make a tough decision: Either begin hiring out for certain things such as database management, bookkeeping, research, marketing development, lawn mowing, etc., in order to "buy" more time . . . or stop publishing the newsletter. The problem is, this newsletter has always been free for the asking and I can't see changing that after so many years. In addition, I've never devoted much space to advertising in this newsletter and, honestly, I don't want News & Views to become one huge advertising billboard like some other newsletters. Nor will I sell or rent out my confidential subscriber list. That doesn't leave a whole lot of options. In fact, the only solution I've been able to come up with is a "reverse Bill Clinton." You'll recall that the former impeached president was the guy who gave us the absurd notion of "paid volunteerism." That's where you and I get to pay others through mandatory taxation to volunteer to do things government shouldn't be doing in the first place. Instead, I'm setting up a "Voluntary Subscription" gift fund for those of you who might feel generous enough to contribute $10 toward the continued publication of News & Views. Kinda like a free-market PBS for conservatives. So if you'd like to help me continue publishing News & Views, I hope you'll keep me in mind with the mailman and the paper boy during your holiday shopping this weekend and consider going to the web site and making a voluntary subscription gift of just $10. Heck, where else can you get such great "Anti-Liberal B.S. Repellant" for that kind of money? Seriously folks, if you can kick in a small gift this holiday season, I'd be extremely grateful (and my kids will be able to put away those "Will Vote for Food" signs). Just go to: http://chuckmuth.com/eshop/default.cfm?c=3 and click "Add." Or if you're an AOL subscriber (they still don't play nice in the sandbox with other Internet services) or prefer to use a check rather than credit card - or wish to make an even larger gift than $10 - then please make your check out to: News & Views P.O. Box 19893 Alexandria, VA 22314 Thank you...and Merry Christmas! (Can you still say that?) Chuck Muth Editor *********************************** In Defense of "Evil" Drug Companies "Are you angry with the 'profiteers' of the pharmaceutical industry? As recently as 50 to 100 years ago, the leading causes of death were typhoid, small pox, tuberculosis, diphtheria, and diarrhea. Polio crippled and killed hundreds of thousands of children and infants in the 1930s. Those diseases have been wiped out thanks to the 'evil' drug companies, and now even the two remaining leading killers, heart disease and cancer, are being successfully combated by modern drugs and medical treatments." - Columnist and senior fellow at the Cato Institute Stephen Moore *********************************** PETA to the Rescue "The next great source of intellectual vitality for the Democrats is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. I predict a vast increase in the power of PETA at the next Democratic National Convention. PETA will help the Democrats win back the farm vote, at least among vegetable farmers. PETA's influence will prove that the Democrats are not insensitive to the issue of life, at least life among the feathered and fur-bearing." - Columnist R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. *********************************** Squashing Democrats Like a Bug "Mr. Universe may or may not be the ultimate Republican dreamboat, but who could better suit Californians, who live in a universe very different from the rest of us? Ready or not, here comes the Terminator, muscles still bulging at 55, with wit, whimsy and wisecracks. Arnold Schwarzenegger - fortunately for newspaper copy desks everywhere, he's already called just 'S' here on the Left Coast - is still playing at coy but he's already the front-runner for governor in '06. "...The Terminator already has the spit and polish of an accomplished politician. This astonished some people, always eager to find reasons to diss Republicans, who were ready to write him off. He has the Gipper's self-deprecating wit (as well as the ready-made nickname). "...Democrats here reckon, and certain Republican analysts and consultants agree, that he could be stopped best in a Republican primary. He makes no pretense of being a social-issues Republican. . . . That makes him suspect with many Republican primary voters, who may or may not be so weary of losing statewide races that they would be willing to swallow a little ideology to get another winner. Ideology aside, he talks the talk Republicans and conservatives and a lot of independents like to hear. "...Whatever else a Terminator is, he is not a wimp. When Maria Shriver told her family that she would marry a ruff-and-tuff Republican, she was ready for their incredulity. 'I don't want you to think of him as a Republican,' she said. 'I want you to think of him as the man I love. Or if not that, think of him as someone who could squash you like a bug.' " - Wesley Pruden, "Pruden On Politics," 11/26/02 ********************************* Thinking Of Throwing Your Hat In the Ring? Don't make the same mistakes most first-time candidates make. Read the FREE special reports on the RIGHT way to make the decision to seek public office, what to do first, what to do second - and what NOT to do. Just go to: http://chuckmuth.com/reports.htm ********************************* ********************************* Published by The Goldwater Club Chuck Muth Editor/Publisher P.O. Box 19893 Alexandria, VA 22320 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The opinions and views expressed in Chuck Muth's News & Views reflect those of the writers, editors and columnists therein and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the sponsors, advertisers ... heck, even some of our readers. To be REMOVED, go to: http://www.chuckmuth.com/newsletter/ and complete the removal request instructions you'll find there. Or send your request to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # #
