To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.chuckmuth.com/remove X-ListMember: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
*********************************** The Flat-On-Your-Back Tax "The manager of one of Nevada's finest brothels proudly walks the 297 acres that surround The Resort at Sheri's Ranch, pointing to the $7 million expansion that opened last year. She glows when talking about the sports bar, the themed bungalows, the Jacuzzi rooms. 'Business is good,' says Laraine Harper. "So good that several influential Nevada lawmakers think the industry should do more than fulfill sexual fantasies. With the state facing a deficit of up to $704 million, some legislators want to tax the fees of Nevada prostitutes in what could be the ultimate sin tax. "...The brothel owners are not particularly enthusiastic, either. 'What are the girls going to do?' asked Geoff Arnold, president of the Nevada Brothel Association. 'Have a calculator in the room? The girls aren't the best at math.'" - Chicago Sun-Times, 2/27/03 *********************************** 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. ************************************ They Don't Call Him "Butcher" for Nothing "Does anyone still think that Saddam Hussein - who once promised an Iraqi wife the return of her husband and the next day sent him home, cut into filets as if they were steaks from Omaha, in a black body bag - is not the evil monster of the Arabian nights?" - Wesley Pruden, "Pruden On Politics," 2/28/03 ************************************ Do It to Him Before He Does It To Us "(W)hen people ask, 'What has Saddam done to us?' I ask, what had the September 11 hijackers done to us before September 11?" - Former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee in a TV commercial countering the anti-war drivel from another TV ad featuring actor/limousine liberal Martin Sheen ************************************ Rules for Peaceniks "Two rules of thumb for protest rallies: Always claim a crowd is 200,000 or so larger than any reasonable estimate, and always insist your demonstrators are all ordinary, stable middle-class folks." - Columnist John Leo ************************************ Maine Ed Chief Calls for "Sensitivity" Stories that some Maine teachers and other education "professionals" have been taunting the children of Reserve and National Guard heroes caused the state's Education Commissioner, J. Duke Albanese, to issue a memo to superintendents and principals calling for greater "sensitivity" in dealing with the pending military action in Iraq and the call-up of reservists. How nice. What he should have done was call for the heads of the lame-brained "educators" who are telling these kids that their mommies and daddies are war-mongering monsters. You can read Mr. Albanese's pabulum at: http://www.state.me.us/education/edletrs/2003/ilet/ilet45.htm or email him at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************ 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. *********************************** Homeland Insecurity "The Immigration and Naturalization Service last year removed only 13 percent of the illegal aliens not in custody but facing deportation orders, and only 6 percent of those non-detained aliens from the seven nations listed by the State Department as sponsors of international terrorism. According to a report by the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General, more than 350,000 non-detained aliens with deportation orders were in the United States as of June." - Washington Times, 2/28/03 *********************************** Airport Insecurity - I "My name is Andy Hays and I am a pilot with American Airlines. We recently had a female pilot - in uniform - passing through airport security where she was slated to fly the airplane on her regular three-day trip. As she was having her carry-on bag searched, she inquired, 'What are you looking for?' The response she received from the security [person]: 'Anything that you could use to break into the cockpit.' Not only was she working the flight but in her pocket, as is the case with all of us, was a cockpit key." - John McCaslin's "Inside the Beltway," 2/28/03 *********************************** Airport Insecurity - II "While going through St. Louis airport security, I was pulled out for the 'full search' procedure. As I sat down to remove my shoes, I noticed that the man sitting next to me was about 90 years old, had two hearing aids, an oxygen bottle and mask, and a walker. Since he was too frail to remove his own shoes, the security guard had to help him." - Buck Evinger of Omaha, Nebraska, John McCaslin's "Inside the Beltway," 2/28/03 *********************************** Weapon of Mass Obstruction Labeling President Bush's budget proposal "dead on arrival," Senate Minority Leader Tom "Stonewall" Daschle (D-S.D.) said, "The president's so-called stimulus package is nothing more than a sham, wrapped in spin, shrouded in deception." Ah, ain't bipartisanship grand? *********************************** Pale Imitation "(North Carolina Sen. John) Edwards (D) is boyishly handsome and reminds some of a young John F. Kennedy without JFK's style and polish." - Columnist Donald Lambro ************************************** Voters Show Huge Support for Tort Reform "The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) today released the results of a national poll that found eighty-three percent of Americans think there are too many lawsuits filed in the U.S. and that greedy personal injury lawyers are to blame. Tort reform enjoys broad bipartisan support as a way to curb frivolous lawsuits. . . . The survey of 800 likely voters was conducted by Mercury Public Affairs from February 15-17, 2003 and has a margin of error of +/- 3.46 percent." - ATRA news release, 2/27/03 [www.atra.org] *********************************** 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/ *********************************** Small Gun Rights Victory in Texas "On Tuesday, the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee voted 6-1 to approve Rep. Suzanna Hupp's (R-Lampasas) HB 878, a bill clarifying that cities and counties cannot use the state's criminal trespass law to post signs prohibiting concealed handgun license holders (CHLs) from entering public buildings. "The Texas Municipal League was present in full-force at Tuesday's hearing to oppose the bill. But thanks to our terrific witnesses who traveled long distances in terrible weather to deliver excellent testimony to the committee, our position prevailed in the first of many hurdles the bill must overcome toward passage." - NRA-ILA Update, 2/28/03 *********************************** Black, White, Left, Right "Better than watching the finale of 'The Bachelorette' - in which Trista selected her stud - was the affirmative action debate between Andrew Hacker and Ward Connerly at Amherst College last week. In this case, the pair showcased brain, not brawn. "Hacker is a scholar from New York, and Connerly is a member of the University of California Board of Regents. They were at Amherst to discuss affirmative action's impact upon public institutions, especially in college admissions. "Although a passionate opponent of racial preferences, Connerly came across like a cordial dinner host. In his (sensible, compassionate, praiseworthy) vision, all Americans should enjoy a good seat at the table. 'Civil rights aren't just for black people,' Connerly explained. 'They're for all of us. And the day that I laugh because some ... white person says, 'Look I've been discriminated against,' is the day that I expect you to demean the discrimination against me.' "Conversely, Hacker opined that affirmative action is 'as American as apple pie,' but the way he framed his argument made me want to skip dessert. Holding true to his belief, he made his point by bad-mouthing a white man (Antonin Scalia), a black man (Clarence Thomas), and a woman (Barbara Grutter)." - Gazettenet.com, 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. 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] # # #
