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*********************************** Rolling Snake-Eyes in 2002 "Honorable Mention Political Losers: Democratic National Committee chair Terry McAuliffe, obviously. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is fast on his way to becoming the Jimmy Carter of urban politics. Tom Daschle, who lost the Senate and blamed it on Rush Limbaugh. California Gov. Gray Davis, who won re-election to the position of America's Most Despised Politician. Jesse Jackson, who was asked to stay away from pretty much every Democratic campaign in 2002 and who solidified his has-been status by attacking 'Barbershop,' the most popular movie about and among African-Americans in years." - Columnist Jonah Goldberg *********************************** How to Subscribe HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY! If you know someone who might like to receive News & Views, you can sign 'em up at: http://www.chuckmuth.com. *********************************** Silence Is Golden "Throughout her career, when Hillary [Clinton] is silent, she gains in popularity - but when she starts talking, she loses support. Her recent decision to become a spokesperson for the Democratic Party in the wake of its fall mishap is misguided and will only lead to an increase in her negative ratings. . . . In her own interest, Hillary Rodham Clinton should sit down and shut up." - Columnist and former Clinton adviser Dick Morris *********************************** Everybody Loves Homer "So many of the foibles of 'The Simpsons' are projections of what happens in my life, and in our family. I see both the humor and the tragedy in everyday existences in the lives of Homer, Lisa, and Bart. Marge may be my favorite character. . . . What's interesting to me about 'The Simpsons' is that it's about people of pure motive and perseverance who keep plowing ahead in spite of the lunacy that surrounds them." - U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, American Enterprise, January/February 2003 *********************************** Administration Going "Wobbly" on Tax Cuts? "While the economy stumbles through one of the worst Christmas shopping seasons in a decade, the White House is leaking word that President Bush may 'soften his stimulus package' (read: gut his tax-cutting plan) before it's even proposed next month. Which begs the question: Did the Republicans lose the November elections?" - Wall Street Journal editorial ************************************ Phone Bills to Jump Again... "AT&T Corp. and WorldCom Inc.'s MCI residential unit are raising rates and introducing fees that take effect tomorrow for new subscribers. The phone companies will pass on some of the higher costs to current subscribers in March. . . . MCI, the nation's second-largest long-distance company, has raised rates four times this year. . . . Sprint Corp. said yesterday that it is considering rate increases." - Washington Times, 12/31/02 ************************************ ...But Our Rates Remain the Same Just 4.97 cents/minute (5.97 cents for some non-regional bell companies) * All state-to-state calls in the continental U.S. * Residential or commercial * 6-second billing increments after the first 18 seconds * 24 hours/day * 7 days/week * No access codes * No minimums * No activation fees * No monthly service charge unless your bill is less than $20.00 a month (then a $2.50 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 News & Views e-newsletter. go to <http://www.GOPLongDistance.com> today. *********************************** Changing Priorities "(I)n the age of terrorism, the battle against the liberal culture has faded as a key component of Republican politics." - Columnist Daniel Casse, "An Emerging Republican Majority?", Commentary magazine, January, 2003 *********************************** Our Dangerous Swiss-Cheese Borders "The announcement by federal law enforcement officials that several potential terrorists may have slipped into the United States undetected should not surprise anyone, according to (Steven Camarota of the Center for Immigration Studies)...a leading immigration reform group who alleges that U.S. borders 'remain largely undefended.' "...The FBI is searching for five men of Arab descent after intelligence reports indicated they crossed illegally into the United States from Canada and may have connections to others already under surveillance in terrorism investigations, law enforcement officials said." - CNSNews.com, 12/31/02 *********************************** Go Ahead...Have a Cal, Man Catch America's favorite conservative columnist live on the only "fair and balanced" station on TV. Tune in for "After Hours with Cal Thomas" on Fox News, Saturdays at 11 p.m. (EST). *********************************** Lawsuit Abuse Epidemic "Junk-science competed with the Islamic jihad for 2002's 'Most Dubious News Stories of the Year,' as compiled by the National Anxiety Center. . . . Among the center's top dubious stories of 2002 are the obesity 'epidemic,' where trial lawyers representing obese clients pursued lawsuits attacking chocolate, dairy products, vegetable shortening, pastries, crackers and fried foods." - John McCaslin's "Inside the Beltway," 12/31/02 *********************************** Trial Lawyer Predicts Win for Trial Lawyers "Each year at this time, Inside the Beltway pays close heed to Washington malpractice lawyer Jack Olender's annual legal predictions. And for good reason. Not only is Washington world headquarters for lawyers, Mr. Olender's crystal ball has been accurate an astounding 90 percent of the time. ".As for his 2003 forecast, Mr. Olender says one would assume, given the presence of President Bush, a Republican-controlled Congress and eager business lobbyists pushing to cap malpractice and product-liability awards, that the stars are in alignment for successful passage of tort reform. Not so, he says, as trial lawyers will join filibustering Democrats and prevent such an outcome." - John McCaslin's "Inside the Beltway," 12/31/02 *********************************** Help Kids by Ending Athletic Scholarships "(President Bush) could save college football from the sewer. If 'the party of Lincoln' really wants to do something for black America, as its colonels and captains tell us (and tell us and tell us), here is something Mr. Lincoln's party could do to stop the exploitation of young black men. "A new study, conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, finds that fully 10 percent of all young black men enrolled at the nation's largest universities are there on athletic scholarships. It gets worse. The universities recruit them as athletes, and once on campus athletics is all. These young men are often - indeed, usually - placed in snap courses, and never challenged to learn anything they can use after the universities use up their athletic skills. "...Fewer than half of the kids - among blacks far, far less than half - stick around to get a degree after their usefulness to the coach is used up. In the most successful football and basketball factories, barely one in 10 black athletes graduates. "But what could a president of the United States do? Well, for one thing, he could use his bully pulpit. Maybe he could even get a movement started to declare a 10-year moratorium on athletic scholarships. This would force the professionals to organize minor leagues, as in baseball, paying the players and returning the college game to the students." - Wes Pruden, "Pruden On Politics," 12/31/02 *********************************** The Palestinian Myth "A factoid is a piece of information purported to be factual but which is actually spurious, or more precisely concocted. . . . (I)n 1964, at the Jordanian Pavilion at the New York World's Fair, a major factoid was created: the existence of the State of Palestine and the existence of the Palestinian people. There has never been a nation called Palestine in the history of the world. If you believe otherwise, find a book written before 1964 that mentions such a state. As for the Palestinian people, they are, and were, simply any and all Arabs who are or were living in the territories (West Bank and Gaza) between 1948 and today." - Columnist Frederick Grab *********************************** Time to Cut Korean Umbilical Cord? "There very well may be another Korean war. But there is no longer a compelling reason for the United States to get involved in it. "We cannot defend South Korea if the South Koreans are unwilling to defend themselves. And it is no longer important that we try. When North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, we had two powerful reasons for coming to South Korea's defense: "North Korea was then part of an international communist conspiracy directed by the Soviet Union. Had South Korea fallen, the Korean Peninsula almost certainly would have been a jumping off point for aggression against Japan. "And South Korea in 1950 was a poor country with a weak military. South Korea was incapable of defending herself. "Communism is no longer a global threat. North Korea's ambitions are pretty much restricted to conquest of South Korea, which would be a bad thing for South Koreans, but less than a catastrophe for the rest of the world. "And South Korea today has twice the population and 10 times the economic strength of North Korea, and a military nearly as large and more technologically sophisticated. South Korea is capable of defending herself. . . . And South Korea has more to lose from North Korean belligerency than we do. We must not permit this to become primarily a U.S.-North Korea confrontation." - Columnist Jack Kelly, former Marine and Green Beret, and deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force under Ronald Reagan *********************************** The Goldwater Doctrine "I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new programs, but to cancel old ones that do violence to the Constitution, or that have failed in their purpose, or that impose on the people an unwarranted financial burden. I will not attempt to discover whether legislation is 'needed' before I have first determined whether it is constitutionally permissible. And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents' interests, I shall reply that I was informed their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can." - Barry Goldwater, "The Conscience of a Conservative" [ To help promote the "Goldwater Doctrine" in public policy and government, join the Goldwater Club by going to: http://chuckmuth.com/goldwater.htm ] *********************************** Goldwater & the Civil Rights Act In his own words, why Sen. Barry Goldwater voted against the 1964 civil rights bill. And get this, it was based on constitutional principles. What an extremist! Read all about it in the latest "Muth's Truths" column at: http://chuckmuth.com/muthstruths.htm ********************************* ********************************* Published by The Goldwater Club Chuck Muth Editor/Publisher P.O. 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