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_______________________________ >From a Grateful Nation We included a blurb from the London Sunday Telegraph yesterday which described the frustration that Norman and Arlene Walters are experiencing over the death of their son, Donald, in Iraq. "It was, fellow soldiers have told (Mrs. Walters), Sgt. Donald Walters who performed many of the heroics attributed to Pfc. (Jessica) Lynch by early news reports," said the Telegraph, "and Sgt. Walters who was killed after mounting a lone stand against the Iraqis who ambushed their convoy of maintenance vehicles near Nasiriyah." I spoke with Mrs. Walters yesterday afternoon. She explained that she has no hard feelings toward Jessica Lynch, but wants the truth about her own son 's heroic actions and death in the incident to be properly recognized. Seems the military is stonewalling the Walters family, if not covering up the details. Lots of questions; few answers. In the meantime, if anyone would like to send a card, note or letter of support and gratitude to Don Walters' parents, you may write them at: Norman & Arlene Walters 4921 Trails End Court, SE Salem, OR 97301 _______________________________ How to Subscribe If you know someone who might like to receive News & Views, you can sign 'em up at: http://www.chuckmuth.com. _______________________________ Touchy, Touchy Seems our whacked-out friends on the left over at MoveOn.org and the Democratic Underground aren't too happy with Citizen Outreach joining the battlefield...as you will have noticed reading some of the angry (if not unintelligible) posts on DU's website. Plus our web host informs us there were six separate attempts to "hack" our new site Monday night after our press release hit their wires. As "Agitator," our "Always Right" producer notes, you know you are over the target when you start catching flak. Well...bombs away! _______________________________ English As a Second Language "Dear Chuck: The postings on The Democratic Underground clearly demonstrate a need for a Democratic remedial re-education program. It was difficult to decipher some of the rants because of the poor grammar, punctuation, and general abuse of the English language. The vulgarities helped define the intent of the postings which were critical of your honest presentation of current events. English as a second language may be a course we could offer to Democrats." - News & Views reader Jim Wood of Bellflower, CA _______________________________ This Ain't Your Grand-Daddy's Post Office "Like the mythic postmen of yore who were delayed by 'neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow nor gloom of night,' Lance Armstrong couldn't be stopped from winning the Tour de France. On Sunday, he crossed the finish line first for his fifth straight victory. But while Lance may embody the spirit attributed to yesteryear's couriers, his competitive nature clashes sharply with that of his bloated, bureaucratic sponsor - the U.S. Postal Service." - Tallahassee Democrat, 7/29/03 _______________________________ Out of This World Bumper Sticker Get the HOTTEST bumper sticker in the country today: "Conservatives Are >From Mars, Liberals Are From Uranus!" $2.95 each. Buy 3...Get 1 FREE. No charge for shipping. Limited supply. Go to: http://chuckmuth.com/merchandise.htm _______________________________ Dispatches from the Front "Christopher Hitchens, a decidedly non-credulous international journalist, told Fox News, 'It's quite extraordinary to see the way American soldiers are welcomed. To see the work that they're doing - and not just rolling up these filthy networks of Ba'athists and jihadists - but building schools, opening soccer stadiums, helping connect to the Internet, there is a really intelligent political program as well as a very tough military one.' Because the daily lives of Iraqis are improving and political stability is increasing, Wall Street Journal editor Paul Gigot reports from Najaf that, 'The majority aren't worried we'll stay too long; they're petrified we'll leave too soon.'" - Washington Times, 7/29/03 _______________________________ Body Counts "For those 'chicken littles' who are screeching and whining about our losses in Iraq, here are the facts. When we failed to act in time, and had to fight for our very lives: World War I: 116,516 dead; World War II: 405,399 dead; Korean War: 36,516 dead Vietnam War: 58,152 dead When we acted in time to stop a dictator before he destroyed us: Gulf War: 293 dead Iraq War: 200 dead" - Forwarded by N&V reader John DeLasaux _______________________________ This Week on "Always Right" Don't miss this week's interview with Dr. Wade Horn of the Department of Health and Human Services touching on welfare reform, Head Start the president's marriage initiative and much more. Check the "Always Right Interviews" page at www.CitizenOutreach.com for a listing of re-broadcast times this week. _______________________________ French Arrogance or Ignorance? "The Associated Press reports that 'the number of American tourists visiting France has dropped dramatically this year, by as much as 80 percent in the first half of 2003.' The reason? France's Tourism Ministry attributes the decline 'mainly to the weak dollar.' Yeah, that must be it." - James Taranto, Best of the Web, 7/29/03 _______________________________ Put Your Quagmire On My Shoulders "Timing is everything. Last Tuesday - that would be Qusay and Uday Tuesday - Dick Gephardt made a speech in San Francisco and gave us the benefit of his take on President Bush's war: 'If you ask me, if he really wanted to show us the state of affairs in Iraq, he should have landed on a patch of quicksand. . . . This looming quagmire is on our shoulders alone.' "...Technically speaking, can a quagmire be on your shoulders? Isn't it usually at your feet, so you can sink into it? And, if the quagmire really appears to be looming at your shoulders, might that not be because you're looking at the world upside down?" - Columnist Mark Steyn _______________________________ Survey Says! Divorce and unwed motherhood are running neck-and-neck, with gay marriage bringing up the rear. Find out what it's all about and get the latest results on this week's question by visiting the "Survey Says!" page on Citizen Outreach's new web site. Just go to: www.CitizenOutreach.com _______________________________ Benny Hill Must Be Turnin' In His Grave "Friends of Hillary launched its Web site yesterday, complete with a Spanish version, voter-registration forms and interviews with the senator and her mother, Dorothy Rodham, the Associated Press reports. . . . The Web site also asks supporters to join 'Hill's Angels' to help fight off personal attacks from her political opponents." - Greg Pierce's "Inside Politics," 7/29/03 _______________________________ The Amazing, Shrinking Democrat Party "A top Democratic pollster warned yesterday that the party is losing ground among middle class voters and that the erosion will worsen if Democrats nominate a liberal, antiwar presidential candidate in 2004. . . . The Democratic Party 'is hurt by current perceptions that Democrats stand for big government, want to raise taxes too high, are too liberal, and are beholden to special interest groups,' (Mark) Penn said, detailing the results of his poll commissioned by the DLC (Democrat Leadership Council). "'Half a century ago, a near majority of voters identified themselves as a part of the Democratic Party. Today that number has declined to roughly one-third of all voters,' he said. Republicans held especially strong leads among white male voters, as well as married men and women with children. 'Democrats only lead among the lowest income category, voters who earn less than $20,000 per year,' he said." - Washington Times, 7/29/03 _______________________________ Do As I Say, Dammit! "Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards wants to require parents to buy health insurance for their children. . . . Parents would have to provide proof of their children's insurance when filing tax returns." - Greg Pierce's "Inside Politics," 7/29/03 _______________________________ NEW! Citizen Outreach Online Store Get your official Citizen Outreach apparel and merchandise today: http://www.cafeshops.com/citizenoutreach _______________________________ The Diversity Police "It's more than a little ironic," says Ward Connerly of the American Civil Rights Coalition, "that the very week of our press conference in Michigan announcing plans to petition to prohibit racial preferences there that the state's professional football team would be penalized by the league for hiring a new coach without sufficiently bowing and scraping for the 'diversity' police." Mr. Connerly, the civil rights activist who has already organized successful efforts to legally bar racial preferences in public employment, contracting and education in both California and Washington state, was referring to the $200,000 fine given Detroit Lions President Matt Millen for failing to meet the NFL diversity committee's guidelines when he recently hired head coach Steve Mariucci. "I haven't seen the Lions team roster," Mr. Connerly added, "but I would hazard to guess that minority players are actually OVER-represented there. I wonder," he concluded, "if the 'Diversity Police' are insisting on a program to actively recruit more white players." _______________________________ Affordable Campaign Websites! Inexperienced, underfunded campaigns MUST have a website, too. Don't screw around with that high school kid or co-workers friend of a friend. Get a PROFESSIONAL looking, easy to create/easy to maintain campaign website for peanuts. http://www.campaignsecrets.com/websites.asp _______________________________ NASCAR Gives Extortion Payments Red Light "The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing has cut off all funding for Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, USA Today reported. According to the newspaper, 'A person familiar with NASCAR's internal decisions confirmed that the racing organization has not paid Jackson's group any money in 2003 and doesn't plan to.' USA Today reported that NASCAR has given a total of $250,000 to the Rainbow/PUSH sports division, generating criticism from conservative groups and racing fans, who see the money as appeasement." - CNSNews.com, 7/29/03 _______________________________ 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. 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