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*********************************** OK, THIS Would Be Worth Watching With regard to the new CBS "60 Minutes" version of Point/CounterPoint featuring Bill Clinton and Bob Dole, News & Views reader Brad Mont jokes, "I understand that Dole's first line on the show will be: 'Bill, you ignorant slut.'" How appropriate. *********************************** Stand By Your Man "I will stand by Miguel Estrada's side until he is sworn in as a judge." - President George W. Bush, calling the Democrat filibuster of the nominee a "disgrace" *********************************** 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. *********************************** That Crazy Aunt in the Basement Syndicated columnist Helen Thomas, who's been covering the White House since at least Kennedy's days - if not Lincoln's - got a well-earned presidential snub during George Bush's Thursday evening press conference. The aging columnist often appears to be a few fries short of a Happy Meal with her goofy questions and pronouncements. Plus her remark a few months ago about George W. being "the worst president in all of American history" probably hasn't ingratiated her to this White House. All of which led to relegating Thomas to the back row of the press conference and a refusal to call on her. Or, as Best of the Web columnist James Taranto explains, "It's part of the president's project of restoring dignity to the office." *********************************** Bush-Backers "House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) warned Friday that a war against Iraq will not be successful unless President Bush has the backing of Congress and the support of a broad coalition of allies," reported CNSNews.com yesterday. Well, in the immortal words of Col. Sherman T. Potter: "Horse-hockey." The only backing the President needs to successfully defeat Saddam Hussein is his Oath of Office, the American people and the highly-trained, highly-skilled, highly-motivated and highly-patriotic men and women of the U.S. military. And he has them all...in spades. ********************************** With Friends Like These. "Adding another sticking point to strained relations with the United States, Germany says its troops will not come to the rescue of American soldiers if they invade Iraq and face a chemical or biological attack there. German defense minister Peter Struck said Friday that his forces will only defend and assist American soldiers and civilians based in Kuwait, where some German troops are currently stationed. "German soldiers in Kuwait possess equipment to detect contamination by biological and chemical weapons. But if the attack takes place in Iraq, German troops will not go forward to assist U.S. soldiers or their allies." - CNSNews.com, 3/7/03 ********************************** Let's Not Forget. "Neither Germany, nor France, nor Russia, nor China was attacked on September 11, 2001. The United States was." - Rich Galen, "Mullings," 3/7/03 ********************************** The Devil Went Down to Baghdad "I was surfing the other day and saw the face of none other than Baghdad Sean Penn, the traitorous little Hollywood hotshot who went to Iraq to try to make America look bad. . . . I got so mad I had to change channels. . . . How dare you blame Iraq's problems on the U.S.A. and have the nerve to come back to this country. You should have stayed and used some of the millions of dollars you've made in this evil nation to help the Iraqi citizens." - Musician Charlie Daniels (If you liked this little blurb, you're gonna LOVE his latest rant against the "pitiful, hypocritical, idiotic, spoiled (Hollywood) mugwumps." Catch it at: <http://www.charliedaniels.com/soapbox/03/242.html> ************************************ NEW! 4.75 cents-per-minute Long Distance * All state-to-state calls in the continental U.S. * Residential or commercial * 6-second billing increments * 24 hours/day * 7 days/week * No access codes * No minimums * No activation fees * Calling Card Rate is 10 cents per minute * No monthly service charge unless your bill is less than $20.00 a month (then a $1.99 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. Just go to: <http://www.GOPLongDistance.com> today. *********************************** Idiots "People who argue that war with Iraq would be a distraction from the war on terrorism are idiots, or think ordinary Americans are. The hunt for individual terrorists is chiefly an intelligence and law-enforcement activity. Producing regime change in terrorists states is chiefly a military activity. There is little overlap between them." - Columnist, former Marine and Green Beret Jack Kelly ********************************** Send In the Clowns "Iraq ordered five human shields out of the country yesterday after a dispute over where the Western peace activists should deploy to deter any U.S. military strikes. . . . It was the latest setback to the high-profile mission to Iraq by peace activists whose visit has been plagued by infighting, illness and a broken-down red London bus." - "World Scene," Washington Times, 3/7/03 ********************************** Wahhhhhhh! "Showing the cowardice of their deluded convictions, dozens of Americans, Brits, Canadians and Australians who went to Iraq to protect Saddam Hussein's regime with their unshaven, Eddie Bauer-clothed bodies are now fleeing. "When Iraqi Republican Guards tried to move their pampered Western pawns in front of nuclear plants and electricity stations in preparation for impending war, the human shields buckled. Daniel Pepper, a 22-year-old Pennsylvania student, told the London Sunday Telegraph that he was appalled when Saddam's soldiers dispatched him to a yucky oil refinery. "...Oh, dear, and they were having such a blast, these human shields, what with all the free cigarettes and PlayStations that those nice Iraqi soldiers had been handing out. How could Saddam have turned so, so inconsiderate? Why couldn't he just position them somewhere less smoky and more secure -- like on top of a sofa in a Baghdad hospital lounge or behind the toy chest in a day-care playroom? Somebody call a wahmbulance. The pathetic peace-mongers want to come 'home.'" - Columnist Michele Malkin ********************************** Depends on Your Definition of "15 Days" "Remember that in 1991, Iraq was originally told to disarm completely 'within 15 days.' Yet, 12 years later, this demand is still being stretched into infinity." - Columnist Andrew Sullivan ********************************** Selective Outrage "The new 'peace' movement has already attracted some 30 million people in 600 cities in 25 countries. Interestingly enough, there were no 'peace' demonstrations when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990." - Columnist Arnaud de Borchgrave ********************************** The World Will Be a Safer Place "Use of weapons of mass destruction by Saddam loyalists remains the biggest concern, not only to U.S. forces but Iraq's neighbors and the Iraqi people. Such weapons, however, are an existing threat that eliminating Saddam diminishes." - Columnist Austin Bay ********************************** Hawks of Convenience "Having lost the Congressional vote and public debate on Iraq, some Democrats figure that North Korea is their opening to assail Mr. Bush's foreign policy. Thus we have the spectacle of Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd, who worry not at all about Saddam getting nuclear weapons, now thundering that North Korea is the 'more immediate threat.' These are doves wearing press-on hawk talons for the TV cameras." - OpinionJournal.com, 3/7/03 ********************************** The Main Event "The coming battle with Iraq is Stalingrad for the terrorist chieftains. If they lose it, they're toast, and they know it. If Saddam Hussein is ousted, the terrorists will lose arguably their No. 1 state sponsor; land communication between Iran and Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon will be broken; Iran will be surrounded by secular, pro-Western Muslim states and be ripe for regime change from within. Syria and Libya will become more nervous about sheltering terrorists. "The fight against Saddam Hussein isn't a distraction from the war on terror. It is the main event." - Columnist, former Marine and Green Beret Jack Kelly ********************************** Time to Pull the Trigger "Every day the president delays (launching the attack on Saddam Hussein) is a day enabling the 'peace' protests to expand." - Wesley Pruden, "Pruden On Politics," 3/7/03 ********************************* Hello, Knoxville! I've just been added to the faculty roster for the Leadership Institute training seminar in Knoxville on March 29, in addition to Munster and Houston. If you're in the neighborhood, I hope you'll join us. * March 15-16 - Montgomery, AL * March 15-16 - Munster, IN * March 22-23 - Houston, TX * March 22-23 - Olympia, WA * March 29 - Communications Workshop, San Diego, CA * March 29-30 - Knoxville, TN * March 29-30 - Baton Rouge, LA * April 12-13 - Jackson, MS For additional information, contact Matt Lewis at the Leadership Institute: (800) 827-LEAD ********************************* ********************************* 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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