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********************************** Imus Rips Rather a New One "(Dan Rather's interview of Saddam Hussein) was gutless and cowardly. . . . And treasonous. . . . It was beyond disgraceful. . . . Saddam Hussein came off almost like Mother Theresa. . . . It was so disgraceful it was repulsive. . . . Here's all you need to know about Dan Rather: When he interviewed the first President Bush, he picked a fight with him. When he interviewed Saddam Hussein, he spent an hour kissing his ass." - Radio talk-show host Don Imus, 2/27/03 *********************************** Join Me in Munster or Houston... The Leadership Institute has just added a Grassroots Training school for Munster, Indiana on March 15-16...and I've just been confirmed as one of the team of instructors who will be dishing out the pearls of wisdom. Ditto the following weekend in Houston, Texas. So if you're in the neighborhood and would like to learn a few tricks of the trade for running successful political campaigns, why not join us? For more information or to reserve a seat give Matt Lewis a call at (800) 827-LEAD or go to www.leadershipinstitute.org. *********************************** 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. Also, occasionally, the automatic listserve we use will "bump" subscribers off the list if your mailbox is full or experiences some other technical glitch. If you suddenly stop receiving News & Views, the first thing you should do is try to re-subscribe using the link above. *********************************** Rally Tomorrow FreeRepublic.com's "Patriots Rally for America IV" [ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/846505/posts ] will be held tomorrow in Washington, D.C. from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. - rain or shine - at the Sylvan Theater on the south side of the Washington Monument grounds at Independence Avenue and 15th Street, S.W. For additional information contact Kristinn Taylor at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************** The Democrat Message "Judging by the reception given to the candidates' speeches at the (DNC) winter meeting (in Washington, D.C. last week), Democrats do have a message, which can be summarized as: We really hate George W. Bush. The speakers who got the biggest applause were those who took the biggest whacks at the president." - Columnist Byron York *********************************** And Love Means Never Saying You're Sorry "(New York Democrat Sen.) Chuck Schumer has praised (judicial nominee) Miguel Estrada's 'legal excellence,' but opposes him on purely political grounds. Is that justified? Well, part of being a senator is never needing justification for anything." - Jonathan V. Last, online editor of the Weekly Standard, The Hill, 2/26/03 ************************************ Can You Guess Where Denny's Head Is? "Iraq does not present an imminent threat to our nation. . . . It has not been demonstrated that Iraq possesses usable weapons of mass destruction. . . . Further, if Iraq proves to have such weapons, this demonstrates only the need for more inspections and should not be a case for war. . . . Containment. Inspections. No war." - Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), The Hill, 2/26/03 ************************************ Peacenik Teachers Taunt Military Kids "Bloggers Joe Katzman and Trent Telenko pick up on a disturbing report from WABI-TV in Bangor, Maine, that children of Maine National Guardsmen who've been deployed to the Gulf have found themselves facing schoolyard taunts--not from fellow students but from 'antiwar' teachers. Here's a quote from the WABI report: "'Alan Grover, WABI-TV: 'What the kids are facing is hearing that their mother or father is a bad person for taking part in the confrontation with Iraq; comments that are coming from teachers. That's according to officers with the Guard's Family Assistance Program who've been traveling throughout the state this week. The officers report that such incidents are relatively few in number but that they've occurred in practically every region of the state.' "'Maj. Andrew Gibson: 'Some kids have even reported that . . . teachers have said things to them, specifically, about the . . . unethical nature of their parent going off to fight.' "Most of the children involved, WABI reports, are between seven and nine years old." - James Taranto, Best of the Web, 2/25/03 *********************************** Thompson vs. Sheen "It's the former senator from Tennessee vs. the former honorary mayor of Malibu. It's NBC's LAW AND ORDER vs. NBC's WEST WING. "Starting this weekend, two peacock stars will be at media and political odds when actor Fred Thompson launches an advertising campaign which supports President Bush's position on Iraq, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. . . . The move comes just days after WEST WING actor Martin Sheen cut a TV spot in which he implores fans and viewers: 'Don't invade Iraq. Inspections work; war won't.' "...In an interview with a local Memphis newspaper, Thompson did not hide his disdain for what he considers WEST WING's preachy liberalism. 'I've been thinking about the possibility of having my character run against Martin Sheen (Bartlet) for president,' Thompson declared." - Drudge Report, 2/26/03 ********************************* OK, Everybody Got That? "There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know." - Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at a recent Pentagon briefing ************************************ 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. ******************************** Liberal Hate Speech Julia Gorin, writing in FrontPageMag.com, tells about an episode of some show called "Becker," which we've never seen and stars one of those looney-left limousine-liberal actors, Ted Danson. "Danson's title character, a doctor, reprimands a sexually active teenager who refuses to wear condoms," Gorin reports. "Upon hearing the teen's reasoning, Becker answers, 'You just stooped to a level of stupidity reserved for Republicans and other lower primates.'" What a schmuck. ******************************* Help On the Way for Colorado Students "Colorado lawmakers are marching toward approving a sweeping statewide voucher program that would allow low-income students to attend private schools, even religious ones. . . . Colorado would join Florida as the only states offering a statewide voucher program." - Washington Times, 2/27/03 ******************************* Death to the Death Tax "The Death Tax continues to be one of the most hated avenues for government revenue in America today. . . . The American people simply oppose on principle the concept of anyone - even children of wealthy parents - being taxed on the death of their parents. "...Even in times of economic distress and budget deficits, the Death Tax is simply one of the most hated forms of federal taxation. No matter what you call the tax - death, estate or inheritance - people hate it when they first hear about it. They hate it when they learn more about it. And they oppose those politicians who want to maintain it." - Pollster Frank Luntz ********************************** Gray Skies Ain't Clearin' Up "An effort in California to recall Democratic Gov. Gray Davis has reached a critical stage, as the secretary of state prepares to review the official recall petition. Past California governors have been subject to unsuccessful recall efforts, but this time may be different. Three-quarters of Californians say Davis is doing a lousy job." - CNSNews.com, 2/27/03 *********************************** Cutting Taxes, Not Principles "It's hard to cut principles in half and have anything left. The principle is that you should tax income once. It's hard for me to see, since we are fighting for the broad principle here, that there's anything to do but stick to principles." - Treasury Secretary John Snow on Democrat calls to water down the President 's plan to eliminate the double taxation of dividends, The Hill, 2/26/03 *********************************** NASCAR Families "Forget about two-income couples, angry white men and soccer moms. The next big voting block will be NASCAR families. That prediction comes from John Warner IV, the filmmaking son of Sen. John Warner (R-Va.). 'NASCAR is huge, ' said young Warner, whose new documentary on the life of Wendell Scott, the first black stock driver, premiered this week on the History Channel." - "Open Secrets," The Hill, 2/26/03 *********************************** 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 Project by going to: http://chuckmuth.com/goldwater.htm ********************************* ********************************* Published by Citizen Outreach Chuck Muth Editor/Publisher 611 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, #439 Washington, DC 20003-4303 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Citizen Outreach is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public policy organization and does not endorse candidates or lobby for 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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