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****************************************** Tube Tip Yours truly will be making his Maryland television debut this Friday. This will be my first TV gig since moving back East last fall. I'll be on Maryland Public Television's "State Circle" at 7:30 p.m. (with a rebroadcast Sunday at noon). Topic: legalizing slot machines in Maryland. Now, I wonder where I'll come down on THAT issue. Check the Maryland TV listings near you. ***************************************** Tuesday Night on "Always Right" Join us for a 60-minute interview with someone who REALLY knows the ins-and-outs of this prescription drug debate, especially the area of "re-importation." My guest this week is Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute and I'll ask her many of the questions that YOU all have forwarded me over the past week. Tune in Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. EST (or catch the re-run at 11:00 p.m. EST) for "Always Right with Chuck Muth." The link to listen in is... http://www.theotherradionetwork.com/srv1.asx ***************************************** Anchors Aweigh "The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) was commissioned on Saturday, the Navy's ninth Nimitz class aircraft carrier. Named for the 40th U.S. President, this nuclear-powered vessel, which can operate for 20 years without refueling, is expected to meet the needs of the Navy and our country for 50 years. . . . The ship's motto 'Peace Through Strength' is taken from a September 24, 1988 radio address to the nation on foreign policy, in which President Reagan uttered these words, 'If we have learned anything these last eight years, it's that peace through strength works.' . . . The ship's newsletter is titled 'The Gipper Gazette.'" - The Federalist, 7/14/03 ***************************************** America the Beautiful "Make no mistake of it: Where America goes, freedom thrives. Where America goes, women's rights expand. Where America goes, things get better. Naysayers will tell you that America is doing nothing but empire building. That is nothing more than a cynical lie. Just as we freed France, Germany and Japan, and gave them a right to abandon us when we needed them most, we are bringing the same freedom to Iraq, Afghanistan and the rest of the world. And we are doing it for all the right reasons. If that doesn't make you proud to be an American on this country's 227th birthday, I don't know what will. Let freedom ring, not only from sea to shining sea, but across the world as well." - MSNBC host and former congressman Joe Scarborough **************************************** Democrats United "The Democrats are now more united on the war than they've been at any time since that brief burst of bipartisanship immediately after Sept. 11. Trouble is, they're united behind the views of Howard Dean, and that puts the more mainstream candidates--John Kerry, Dick Gephardt and Joe Lieberman--in a logically untenable position. All are now arguing against a war they voted for." - James Taranto, Best of the Web, 7/14/03 ***************************************** Um, Isn't This Hate Speech? "Republicans appeal 'to the dark underside of American culture, to that minority of Americans who reject democracy and equality,' NAACP Chairman Julian Bond said yesterday at the civil rights group's 94th annual convention. 'They preach racial neutrality and practice racial division ... their idea of reparations is to give war criminal Jefferson Davis a pardon,' Mr. Bond said during his welcoming remarks. 'Their idea of equal rights is the American flag and Confederate swastika flying side by side.'" - Washington Times, 7/14/03 ***************************************** How Did Sandi O Miss This? "(T)he guarantee of equal protection (of the laws) cannot mean one thing when applied to one individual and something else when applied to a person of another color. If both are not accorded the same protection, then it is not equal." - Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell in the landmark 1978 *Bakke* reverse discrimination case ************************************ 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. ***************************************** Thunder on the Right "Conservative opposition to a prescription drug benefit within Medicare is deepening, creating what may be the biggest rift between President Bush and his political base since he took office. "...Some conservatives warn that passage of a Medicare drug benefit may leave grassroots conservatives unenthusiastic about Bush and Republican congressional candidates in the 2004 elections. 'The White House and Republican leadership have not accurately calculated the impact of this new federal entitlement on our conservative base,' Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., says. 'For us to even appear to become the party of entitlements ... could have a very negative impact on the enthusiasm of conservative voters in the 2004 election.'" - USA Today, 7/13/03 ***************************************** Above the Law "Both houses of Congress recently passed separate Medicare 'reform' bills designed to provide prescription drugs to all seniors. But if the bills are so good for the rest of us, why are lawmakers desperately trying to exempt federal retirees, including retired members of Congress?" - Columnists Robert Moffit and Derek Hunter ***************************************** Pandering for the "Old Geezer" Vote "The pre-election year push for a prescription drug benefit is nothing short of blatant pandering by both parties for retirees' votes -- because the elderly are the country's most powerful voting bloc. In the 2000 election, almost 70 percent of those 65 and over voted. In contrast, only 35 percent of those 21 to 24 voted. "The shameless competition for the 'old geezer' vote is all about perception and very little about substance. The politicians are preying on the retirees' fear over the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs. Despite the media hype of a so-called 'crisis' over the increased cost of drugs, only 5 percent of Medicare recipients in 2000 had out-of-pocket drug costs exceeding $2,000, according the Congressional Budget Office. Most retirees have private insurance and Medicaid covers the drug costs for poor retirees." - Columnist J.J. Blonien, GOPUSA.com, 7/14/03 ***************************************** CBS Tosses In a Ringer "An elderly political activist who was repeatedly portrayed by CBS News as a typical victim of the high cost of prescription drugs, now admits the network 'probably' should have disclosed her lobbying interests during her numerous on-air appearances. "Viola Quirion, who favors the Medicare reforms that would provide elderly Americans like herself with a federally subsidized prescription drug plan, might not be considered a typical senior citizen to many people - given her extensive political lobbying background, which includes advocating on behalf of the Alliance for Retired Persons." - CNSNews.com, 7/14/03 ***************************************** Fat Cats "It is the Democrats, the party of the trail lawyers and unions, who are dependent on 'fat cat' contributions." - Columnist Rich Lowry **************************************** Herding Cats "There is something harder than herding cats -- herding Republicans. As California GOP Chairman Duf Sundheim is about to learn. Sundheim announced Wednesday that the party will try to narrow the field of Republicans running to one candidate if there is a special recall election to replace Gov. Gray Davis. Give up." - Columnist Debra Saunders of the San Francisco Chronicle ***************************************** Gun Conference The 18th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC), which will be taking place September 26, 27 and 28, 2003 at the Houston Airport Marriott in Houston, Texas. Registration is available online, at http://www.saf.org/GRPCinfo.htm, or you can register over the phone at (425) 454-7012. *********************************** 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. 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