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**************************************** Another One Bites the Dust "You hear about this? Connie Chung got fired. CNN fired her. It was cruel how she found out. She was watching Fox News." - Tonight Show host Jay Leno *********************************** How to Subscribe 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. **************************************** Stop...Or I'll Say Stop Again "I am shocked that someone would make such statements," declared Columbia University President Lee Bollinger in response to comments made by Prof. Nicky "The Weasel" De Genova calling for "a million Mogadishus" leading to defeat of the U.S. in Iraq, as well as referring to all "patriots" as white supremacists. "Because of the University's tradition of academic freedom, I normally don't comment about statements made by faculty members," Bollinger continued in a prepared statement. "However, this one crosses the line and I really feel the need to say something. I am especially saddened for the families of those whose lives are at risk," he concluded. That's it? He was "shocked" (and awed?) and really felt the need to "say something" - but then didn't even say anything other than that he was "saddened"? Who's he think he is, Tom Daschle? Talk is cheap. President Bollinger needs to take this nutty professor to the proverbial woodshed and give him MUCH more than a little tongue lashing. If you have any suggestions (where'd I put that tar and feathers?), you can email them to President Bollinger at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] . **************************************** Bloody Friday in Halabja "Joy and happiness permeated the air in Halabja. Smiles never faded from the lips of the ever oppressed people of this town. "The Iraqi fighter planes carried out the chemical bombing of Halabja, and some hours later the news came that Khormal, too, had suffered chemical bombing. The sound of laughter died down. Children sought the shelter of their mothers' arms. "March 16, was the beginning of the great crime of history. On Thursday March 17, 1988, and on Friday March 18, there took place one of the most shameful and fearful inhumane crimes of history in Halabja. The town of Halabja was bombed with chemical and cluster bombs more than twenty times by Iraqi fighter planes. In every street and alley women and children rolled over one another. The sound of crying and groans rose from every house in the town." - Description of Saddam Hussein's chemical attack on Halabja in 1988 as described on a website maintained by the Kurdistan Democratic Party. A complete description, including photos of the attack, can be found at http://www.kdp.pp.se/chemical.html . But be WARNED. These photos are VERY disturbing and are not for the faint-of-heart. You might want to think twice before going to this web page. Then again, maybe it's time for some "Americans" (Hello, Prof. De Genova) and other anti-war protesters to have their eyes opened to this harsh reality. Sometimes, war IS the answer. **************************************** Self-Hate from the Left "In their hatred for the United States, today's anti-Americans even find themselves close to making excuses for the barbarity of Saddam Hussein, the cruelty of the Taliban, and the malevolence of al-Qaeda. There is something truly sickening in the sight of people who call themselves liberals finding more fault in America than in the dictatorships now pitted against the West." - Columnist Andrew Sullivan, The American Enterprise, April-May 2003 **************************************** Understanding That Free Speech Thingy "A Dixie Chick, or Martin Sheen, or anybody else has the ABSOLUTE RIGHT to say anything they want without fear of going to jail in America. However, the only reason anyone reports what they say is because of their celebrity. The only reason they are celebrities is because people pay to see them sing, or act, or whatever. "Those same people have the absolute right to CEASE paying them if the singers and actors, in the opinion of the people who are paying the bills, misuse that celebrity status to make a political point. Everyone has the Constitutional right to say stupid things. There is no Constitutional protection against suffering financially for having said them. "You wouldn't pay to hear me sing. You shouldn't pay to hear the Dixie Chicks deliver political commentary." - Rich Galen, Mullings.com, 3/28/03 **************************************** Peaceniks Tying Up Homeland Security "The (New York anti-war) demonstrators are costing the city millions of dollars in police overtime, drawing resources away from crime-fighting and anti-terrorism operations, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Wednesday. 'This is more than protest, more than free speech,' Mr. Kelly said. 'We're talking about violating the law.'" - "American Scene," Washington Times, 3/28/03 **************************************** It Ain't Easy Being Yellow "(The) loony antiwar protesters have a seemingly pathological need to be heard and acknowledged. Right. We hear you already. No blood for oil. War is not the answer. Give Hans Blix a chance. . . . They have held sit-ins, die-ins, lay-ins, smell-ins and bad-hair-ins. They care so deeply. They feel the world's pain. As tormented as they are, they probably pick at their meals and have trouble falling asleep at night." - Columnist Tom Knott ***************************************** Don't Mess with Military Wives "Had to laugh on the Susan Sarandon event cancellation in Florida. She should be glad for it, as Tampa is the home of McDill AFB, which is CENTCOM and SOCCENT (central command and special operations command) HQ. Susan thinks she's seen the world, but she's never seen ANYTHING until she's seen a bunch of military wives left behind. We're ornery, we're horny, and we have a huge appetite for eating anti-war (read 'anti-our-guys') protesters. She's LUCKY they cancelled on her." - News & Views reader L. Armstrong **************************************** The Enemy Within "As war unfolds, Iraqi sleeper cells and al Qaeda operatives aren't the only threats we face on the domestic front. Homegrown environmental radicals cast their own fatwah on America last week. And they're not just talking about lighting tea candles while they sing Bob Dylan tunes in their Birkenstocks. These anarchist menaces are deadly serious about undermining national security through physical and economic harm." - Columnist Michelle Malkin ************************************ 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. ************************************* Insulting Astronauts "On the Monday after the Columbia shuttle disaster, Katie Couric of the Today Show said of the seven astronauts that 'they were an airborne United Nations.' She meant it as a compliment; but as a friend of mine commented at the time, 'it's not nice to speak ill of the dead.' "Liberal enthusiasm for the United Nations is possible only because liberals are willing to pretend that the U.N. actually is what it ought to be. The Columbia's crew was a highly competent and principled collection of seven disparate individuals dedicated to a common goal-- and led by the United States. "The actual United Nations is most often a Babel of Jackassery, occasionally a kabuki theater for tyrants, and only extremely rarely does it resemble anything remotely as noble or dedicated as the crew of the Columbia." - Columnist Jonah Goldberg, The American Enterprise, April-May 2003 **************************************** Mother of All Entangling Alliances Tell Congress it's time to stop funding and appeasing the United Nations when it comes to American security interests. Sign this online petition telling asking your congressional representatives to get the US out of the UN. Just go to: <http://www.libertypetitions.com/petition.html?name=get_us_out_of_un> **************************************** The Great White RINOs "In a stunning reversal, the president's tax-cut proposal was chopped in half in a 51-to-48 Senate vote to reduce the 'cost' of the cut to $350 billion from $725 billion. . . . When (Republican senators) Olympia Snow of Maine, Ohio's George Voinovich, and Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island decided to turn their backs and walk away from their wartime commander-in-chief in the Tuesday vote, they performed a remarkable act of cowardice and ingratitude. "Cowardice because extraordinary times like these require a strong backbone to buck the chorus of liberal Beltway critics who always find a reason to oppose tax cuts. Ingratitude because these Republican senators would never have enjoyed control of the Senate were it not for the Herculean campaign efforts of President Bush last November." - Columnist Larry Kudlow ***************************************** Can't Have It Both Ways on Race "Either race tells us something significant about an individual, or it doesn 't. If law enforcement agencies can't use race to prevent crime or terrorism, than neither can universities use race to achieve racially proportionate student bodies. It's that simple." - Columnist Edward Blum & Roger Clegg **************************************** You Can't Fix Stupid "In the long run, the greatest weapon of mass destruction is stupidity. In an age of artificial intelligence, too many of our schools are producing artificial stupidity, in the sense of ideas and attitudes far more foolish than young people would have arrived at on their own. . . . Only Americans can destroy America. But too many of our schools have for years been quietly undermining the values and abilities that are needed to preserve any society -- and especially a free society." - Columnist Thomas Sowell *************************************** Liberal Talk Radio "In fact, liberal talk radio is alive, kicking and very, very good - on the taxpayer- and listener-subsidized National Public Radio network. . . . (C)onservative pundits are right: Liberal talk radio won't work on commercial frequencies. But that's not because there's no audience. It's because the liberal talk audience has plenty to listen to. They don't need any more." - Columnist Lawrence Henry, Spectator.com *************************************** Testing, Testing The Nevada legislature is considering a measure which would make it the first state in the nation to require periodic testing of physicians to determine their competency. This sounds like it might be a reasonable idea, even though the motivation behind the move is purely to punish the doctors for daring to challenge the trial lawyers over the issue of medical malpractice. So look for Democrats to widely support this notion. But this raises an interesting question and a dilemma for those Democrats: If periodic competency testing is a good idea for health care professionals, why isn't it a good idea for government school teachers? Hmmm? *************************************** Granny Bags a Burglar "Margaret Summey credits God -- and her .357 Magnum -- with protecting her from a burglar Thursday. Police say Summey, a 64-year-old widow, shot 43-year-old Timothy Doyle Huitt after he broke into her McGill Drive home. After being shot, Huitt fled through Summey's yard, leaving a trail of blood that led from her home to nearby Berry Shoals Road, where he collapsed. 'I did what I had to do. That's what the police told me. I protected myself,' Summey said. . . . "(Upon hearing the burglar) I went straight and got the .357 Magnum,' she said. 'I would have used a shotgun, but I had just had new countertops done and I didn't want to tear up the kitchen.'" - Spartanburg Herald-Journal, 3/21/03 ********************************* ********************************* 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. 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