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****************************************** Political Arson "It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds." - Founding Father Samuel Adams *************************************** Liar, Liar...Pants on Fire "The assertion that Mr. Bush and Mr. Blair lied about Iraq's weapons of mass obstruction is as preposterous as it is malicious. . . . When you have to lie in order to accuse your opponents of lying, your own credibility becomes the issue." - Columnist Jack Kelly *************************************** Clinton vs. Bennett "You know the difference between William Bennett and Bill Clinton? If William Bennett hits on 17, it's not someone's daughter." - Forwarded by a News & Views reader *************************************** Avoiding History "What Mrs. Clinton leaves out (in her book 'Living History') is more telling than what she leaves in. Maybe we should call the book 'Avoiding History' instead." - Larry Klayman of Judicial Watch ***************************************** "Always Right" Now Archived You can now tune in to past interviews of "Always Right with Chuck Muth" at your time and leisure by visiting our archives at: http://www.theotherradionetwork.com/pgs/archives-fr.htm *************************************** Our "Allies" in Old Europe "The societies of 'Old Europe' remind Americans of the Arab Street. Preferring comforting delusions to challenging realities, Europeans talk a great deal, do very little, and blame the United States for home-grown ills." - Retired U.S. Army officer Ralph Peters *************************************** Baby Onboard "A Marine gave birth aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Persian Gulf last month, marking what Pentagon officials believe is the first time an active-duty woman delivered a baby on a combat ship in a war zone. . . . A Pentagon official said the Marine in this case told superiors that she did not know she was pregnant. . . . Elaine Donnelly, director of the Center for Military Readiness, said the birth should spur the Pentagon to review its policies. 'I know the Marines are good at 'multiplying' the force, but this is ridiculous,' Mrs. Donnelly said." - Washington Times, 6/11/03 *************************************** Point. "Sir: We do not need a constitutional amendment regarding flag burning. Let them burn all the flags they want. It's their right. What we need is a federal law granting immunity from civil or criminal prosecution for anyone who takes an axe handle to someone who burns a flag in front of them and is offended by that act. - News & Views reader Ed Grantham (USMC 1964-1967, Viet Nam 1966-1967) *************************************** Counter-Point... "Enough of these so called 'veterans' in your newsletter saying that it is alright to burn the flag. I call them traitors, they are either traitors or just plain ignorant. Burning the flag is a declaration of war. Only the enemies of the republic would do it. Those that hate the republic so much that they burn our flag deserve jail time. Or better yet the lash or stocks. - News & Views reader James Hartley ************************************ 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. *************************************** Losing The "Other" War "Whether they approve of it or not, the vast majority of Americans-74 percent-say we are losing the drug war." - Columnist Pamela Paul, American Demographics, June 2003 *************************************** Revolving Door Crime Wave "Every day, the nation's prisons release a walking crime wave: 70 percent of state convicts are re-arrested for a felony or serious misdemeanor within three years of their release. A Justice Department study found that convicts let out from the prisons of 15 states in 1994 had been charged by 1997 with 2,900 homicides, 2,400 kidnappings, 2,400 rapes, 3,200 other sexual assaults, 21,200 robberies, 54,600 assaults and 13,900 other violent crimes, not to mention over 200,000 car thefts, burglaries and drugs and weapons offenses. Add in crimes they didn't get caught for, and the total is undoubtedly far higher." - Heather Mac Donald, New York Post, 6/8/03 *************************************** An Idea Whose Time Has Come "Ward Connerly has an idea. It is simple yet revolutionary. And it needs to be debated seriously. It is this: The government has no business asking individuals to report their race or ethnicity on official forms. . . . The only way to prevent the government from using racial preferences, he figures, is to prevent the state from recording the race of the people with whom it deals. This idea has the added lure of fulfilling an original dream of the civil rights movement, to create a color-blind society, or at least a color-blind government. "...But this idea runs counter to a major tenet of the Democratic Party, which has divided itself into ethnic caucuses and promoted an ethno-centrist view of the world. It's also a threat to a civil rights establishment that, ironically, has a vested interest in society's focus on racial and ethnic differences rather than the elimination of those distinctions. "Those powerful forces are now aligning against Connerly's initiative, and rather than debating it on its merits, they are beginning a campaign to mislead Californians about its provisions. Several of the state's highest Democratic officeholders gathered at the Capitol last week to condemn the measure, suggesting that it would wreak death and destruction across the land. - Sacramento Bee columnist Daniel Weintraub *************************************** Campaign Hot Tips New to campaigns and grassroots activism? Seasoned veteran who recognizes there's always something new to learn? Then sign up for Mark Montini's FREE "Campaign Hot Tips" e-newsletter at: http://www.campaignsecrets.com/hot_tips.asp ***************************************** Winning Combination: Technology & Grassroots "When the Democratic nominee for president in 2004 courts Iowa voters, he will have at his disposal the most extensive and detailed profiles of voters ever assembled in the state's history. The Iowa Democratic Party's massive computer database of 1.8 million voters is so detailed that it allows candidates to target people based on their specific voting history and pet issues, such as abortion or the environment. "...The foundation of Iowa's database is the basic voter rolls compiled by the Secretary of State's office. The additional - and most valuable - information was compiled through interviews with mostly independent voters conducted by more than 160 staffers around the state during the past three years. "The canvassers went door-to-door interviewing people and tapping the information into specially-programmed Palm Pilots. Each night, the information was uploaded from the Palm Pilots to a central database available to anyone with a password and access to the Internet. "Still in its early stages, the database proved crucial in last November's election, Mr. Daley said. In a year when Republicans dominated nationally, Democrats won seven of Iowa's eight statewide elections. ".'It's about knowing as much as we can about the voter,' said Mark Sullivan, the Democratic strategist credited as one of the primary developers of Iowa's database. 'We're starting to use marketing tools that corporations have used for years.' The database has been particularly effective for capturing Democratic-leaning voters who often skip elections - the very swing voters who often determine the outcome of an election. "Using the database, Democrats went to the homes of these voters and signed them up for absentee ballots. They then monitored the voter to make sure he filled out his ballot and sent it in. If he didn't, Mr. Daley said, the party sent 'ballot-chasers' back to his house until the ballot was put into the mail. "...Mr. Sullivan said: 'It's still ultimately about personal contact. It's about someone knocking on your door and feeling obligated to go vote. It's not enough to spend a gazillion dollars sending junk mail to people who don't want it,' he said. 'It's not enough to blast their living rooms with TV ads. We have to be more personal.'" - Charles Hurt, Washington Times, 6/9/03 ****************************************** Affordable Campaign Websites! Now you can get professional-looking campaign web sites for as little as $10 a month. That's right...just ten smackeroos a month. Here's what's included in this fantastic new program from Campaign Secrets, Inc. 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