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*********************************** This Just In. ""The U.N. Inspectors have finally found the smoking gun. Unfortunately, it's in North Korea." - Forwarded by News & Views reader J.T. of J.T.'s Saloon in Baltimore *********************************** Go Forth and e-Multiply If you know someone who might like to receive News & Views, you can sign 'em up at: http://www.chuckmuth.com. ********************************** Hollywood's Deep Political Thinkers "Richard Gere's analysis of the war was: 'I keep asking myself where all this personal enmity between George Bush and Saddam Hussein comes from. It's like the story of Captain Ahab and the great white whale from Moby-Dick.' Gere refused to comment when asked whether he had read Moby-Dick. "Fresh from receiving a lifetime achievement award for his geopolitical insights, Dustin Hoffman said that Bush 'has taken the events of 9/11 and has manipulated the grief of the country, and I think that's reprehensible.' He explained that 'this war is about what most wars are about: hegemony, money, power and oil.' Hoffman refused comment when asked to spell 'hegemony.' ".(Janeane) Garofalo has said that 'dropping bombs on the Iraqis is not going to disarm Saddam.' No, it will kill him. That's good enough. "...In addition to increased 'chatter' from these casting-couch philosophers, Iraqi intelligence has been keeping an eye on a gas explosion on the Senate floor. Not a celebrity except for the substance abuse, Sen. Teddy Kennedy (D.-Mass.) was lowered by crane to the Senate floor last week to denounce the case for war. Secretary of State Colin Powell was just wrapping up his presentation to the United Nations when Kennedy began his rebuttal. (Kennedy's position on Iraq is: Let's cross that bridge when we get to it.)" - Columnist Ann Coulter ********************************** Nitwits of the World Unite! "Every major 'anti-war' demonstration to date, including the demonstrations on the Capitol Mall in October and January has been organized and controlled by a self-styled Communist group called the Workers World Party, and its front 'International A.N.S.W.E.R.' . . . At the Mall (rally in Washington, D.C.), the speakers - all selected by the Workers World Party - denounced America as an imperialist aggressor and 'the axis of evil,' and called for 'regime change' and 'revolution' in the United States. "...John Conyers, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee was a featured speaker at the Workers World Party 'peace' rally, as was former Democratic Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Representative Charles Rangel, the ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee sent a letter of support. "In a sister demonstration in San Francisco, also organized by the Workers World Party, California State Senator, Democrat John Burton, told the protesters that the President of the United States was 'full of s___' and was 'f---ing America.'" - Author/columnist David Horowitz, "The War Room," 2/13/03 ********************************** The Return of the "Old Democrats" "Americans are not ultraliberals, but the Democratic presidential candidates are: All six candidates, with the possible exception of Mr. Gephardt, support an unlimited right to every kind of abortion (Howard Dean, a physician, says arguments against partial-birth abortions are 'an issue about nothing'). They all support the University of Michigan's racial quota system and favor increasing income taxes. "Every Democratic presidential contender in Congress at the time voted for Bill Clinton's tax increases and against George W. Bush's tax cuts. Mr. Gephardt and Dr. Dean want to repeal the Bush tax cuts that have already gone into effect. The Democrats stumping for the highest office in the land are also against sensible reform. They all oppose school choice, no matter how bad or dangerous the public schools the students are forced to attend. They also are against individually owned Social Security retirement accounts." - Former Delaware Gov. Pete DuPont, OpinionJournal.com, 2/14/03 ********************************** Gun Rights Hero Needs Your Help "This week, (Texas) Rep. Suzanna Gratia Hupp (R) introduced HB 878, NRA-backed legislation which clarifies that local governments cannot post signs under the state's criminal trespass law to prohibit concealed handgun licensees from entering public buildings," report the National Rifle Association in its email update on Friday. You may recall that Rep. Gratia Hupp lost her parents about a dozen years ago in the Luby's massacre in Killeen, Texas when she was unable to defend them against a guy who crashed his car through the restaurant and then began shooting patrons one-by-one. Suzanna's gun was locked safely in her car where it did her no good because Texas law at the time prohibited concealed carry. Since that horrible day, Suzanna has been an effective and outspoken champion of gun rights and is in her second term as a Texas state representative. She is a true hero to many of us. Readers in Texas are urged to contact your State Representatives by using the "Write Your Reps" feature located at www.NRAILA.org and urge them to sign on as co-authors to HB 878. To view a copy of the bill, visit www.house.state.tx.us. ************************************ Long Savings on Long Distance 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 Chuck Muth's News & Views e-newsletter. go to <http://www.GOPLongDistance.com> today. ********************************** The War on Smoking "A New York court case prohibited smoking in one's own home. Various jurisdictions made smoking a no-no in restaurants, bars, offices, stadiums, dorms, government buildings, public transport, sidewalks and other public spaces. Smoking has even been banned on old Beatles albums: The cigarette has been removed from Paul McCartney's hand on the reissued cover of 'Abbey Road,' probably for his own good. "The frontier for anti-smoking nannyism is the attempt to make all outdoor smoking impossible. Smoking on outdoor public property is banned in some jurisdictions. Activists have targeted Manhattan's Central Park, presumably because a gust of deadly secondhand smoke might waft into the window of a distant apartment building and kill somebody." - Columnist John Leo *********************************** The Word for Today: Assimilation "Until recently, immigrants to our shores were eager to become full-fledged Americans. And our public schools that taught only English did a splendid job of assimilating them. This diversity within freedom, buttressed by talent, hard work, and opportunity has made America the envy of the world. "But today, some immigrants, notably self-appointed Hispanic activists, tend to resist assimilation. They champion bilingual education, bilingual ballots, and a bilingual lifestyle, all of which will make them less able to enrich American society." - Columnist Ernest Lefever of the Ethics and Public Policy Center *********************************** DARE to Fail "The nation's most widely used substance-abuse prevention program, Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), has no effect on seventh-graders. "Researchers found 'no significant differences' in illegal drug usage or violence between DARE students and middle schoolers who didn't participate in the program. It is taught by police officers in 80 percent of the country's school districts." - Washington Times, 2/11/03 ************************************ More Failure in the Drug War "...(T)he White House's Office of Management and Budget observes that the Drug Enforcement Administration 'is unable to demonstrate progress in reducing the availability of illegal drugs in the United States.' OMB also found that the DEA lacks sufficient budgetary controls and that its managers are not held responsible when they fail to fix problems." - Reason Express, 2/11/03 *********************************** Ending Reefer Madness "President Bush's administration is going after California's medicinal marijuana providers with a zeal that is appropriate for the pursuit of Colombian drug cartels. . . . Who, I wonder, will stop this madness? "For starters, Congress should move the country toward sanity by taking the long overdue step of downgrading marijuana from 'Schedule I' of the Controlled Substances Act. It makes no sense for cannabis to be ranked with heroin, LSD, morphine and other drugs in Schedule I." - Columnist Clarence Page *********************************** Libertarians vs. Conservatives "Libertarianism is simplicity itself. It proceeds from a single, quite beautiful, concept of the primacy of individual liberty that, in turn, infuses notions of free markets, limited government and the importance of property rights. . . . Sometimes these policies are argued in a totally unforgiving way so that it's not easy to separate the lunatics from the libertarians. But it's a snap to separate the libertarians from the conservatives." - Columnist Susan Lee, "Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll," OpinionJournal.com, 2/12/03. To read the full, very informative and interesting column, go to: www.opinionjournal.com/ac/?id=110003062 *********************************** Savage Nation "Welcome to a place where feminists rule over a demasculinized 'she-ocracy,' where the Constitution is under assault from the 'red diaper doper babies,' and where immigration is destroying America. Welcome to the Savage Nation. "With a Bronx accent and a flair for outrageous putdowns, radio sensation Michael Savage has in the past two years become the No. 4-ranked national talk-show host, behind only Rush Limbaugh, Laura Schlessinger and Sean Hannity." - Washington Times, 2/13/03 *********************************** Hasbians Coming Out of Closet "If the lipstick lesbian was the gay icon of the '90s, these days she's been replaced by her more controversial counterpart, the hasbian: a woman who used to date women but now dates men. Though (actress) Anne Heche is the most prominent example, many hasbians...are by-products of '90s liberal arts educations. Caught up in the gay scene at school, they came out at 20 or 21 and now, five or ten years later, are finding themselves in the odd position of coming out all over again - as heterosexuals." - Columnist Amy Sohn in the February 10 issue of New York *********************************** Subscribe Now to Litigation Nation Online The issue of lawsuit abuse is so critical and so big that we now publish a completely separate e-newsletter dedicated strictly to this subject titled "Litigation Nation Online." The newsletter is published weekly, with important, timely breaking news as it develops. If this is an issue of importance to you, subscribe to Litigation Nation Online at: http://www.chuckmuth.com/junklawsuits/ ************************************ Two New "Muth's Truths" Can reciting a children's rhyme about catching a tiger by the toe be racist? And more importantly, is it actionable in a court of law? Find out in this week's Muth's Truths column, "Junk Racism Meets Junk Lawsuit." And against my better judgment, I recently weighed in on the abortion debate, specifically on a measure dealing with parental notification introduced in this year's Maryland legislature. Catch both issues of "Muth's Truths" at: http://www.chuckmuth.com/muthstruths.htm ********************************* ********************************* Published by Citizen Outreach Chuck Muth Editor/Publisher P.O. Box 15307 Middle River, MD 21220 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Citizen Outreach is a 501(c)(3) educational foundation and does not endorse candidates or specific legislation. 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 Citizen Outreach, its officers, directors or employees. 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