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_______________________________ How to Subscribe If you know someone who might like to receive News & Views, you can sign 'em up at: http://www.chuckmuth.com/newsletter/ _____________________________ Zero Casualties Not Reasonable Expectation "As a Vietnam Vet, I don't agree with the Leftist scare mongering of 'daily body counts' in Iraq, and I am well pleased that our casualty figures are so incredibly low. While the loss of even a single soldier is regrettable, it is not reasonable to believe in 'zero casualties' as a governing principle when dealing with thugs. Every year, there are many law enforcement officers killed right here in America by our own thug citizens! Should we then send all police officers home to prevent them from being killed by criminals?" - News & Views reader Douglas G. Harrison of New Hope, MN _____________________________ Mystery Solved "Michael Moore is an entertainer? I didn't know that. To the best of my knowledge he's never said or done anything that might be considered entertaining. I have noted, however, that Michael Moore and Al Franken have never appeared together, side by side, which leads me to believe that Al Franken is actually Michael Moore in drag." News & Views reader Paul R. Hollrah of Locust Grove, Oklahoma _____________________________ No Confidence in Nine Dwarfs "The problem for the current field of Democratic candidates is: Many Democrats want the current field of Democratic candidates to be expanded." - Rich Galen, Mullings.com, 8/1/03 _____________________________ Fedeyeen Fever Hits Democrats "Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and his upstart 'Straight Talk Jihad' presidential campaign completed the third day of a campaign swing across the Hawkeye State Friday, buoyed by a new Des Moines Register poll showing growing support among core Democratic voters. "The latest Register Iowa Poll of likely Democratic caucus voters, conducted between July 27 and July 29, shows Saddam leading the field with 23% support, followed by former Vermont Governor Howard Dean with 17%, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry with 16%, and write-in candidate Pol Pot with 8%. "Saddam showed even higher positives on specific key Democratic issue items, such as 'the candidate who cares most about people like me' (46%), 'most likely to stop the war' (59%), and 'most likely to feed Donald Rumsfeld into an industrial shredder' (71%). "...Such enthusiasm is far from universal, however. Some party members privately express concern that a Democratic ticket headed by a ruthless foreign dictator with genocidal tendencies may have unforeseen negative consequences for the party, a fear that Democratic National Committee chief Terry McAuliffe dismisses as 'nonsense.' " 'Look, Saddam has a solid record of governance with over 25 years of leadership experience,' said McAuliffe. 'And how can you call someone 'unelectable' when they won over 99.7% in their last race? Bush is the guy who was never elected.' - David Burge, CNSNews.com Political Satire, 8/1/03 http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCommentary.asp?Page=/Commentary/archive/200308/COM20030801e.html _____________________________ True Embarrassment "You know the two places in the world where a citizen has to have a gun owner's ID card? Illinois and Cuba. That's embarrassing." - Rock star and gun rights champion Ted Nugent _____________________________ Proper Role of Government 101 "In a free society, government has the responsibility of protecting us from others, but not from ourselves." - Columnist Walter Williams _____________________________ When They're Right, They're Right It's no secret that I think the Libertarian Party is a complete failure as a political party because it fails miserably at the one thing a political party is supposed to do: elect its candidates. Nevertheless, the common sense libertarian philosophy when it comes to limited government and individual liberty is indeed right out of the playbook of our Founding Fathers. It's a darn shame more Republicans don't embrace it. For an excellent example of what I'm talking about, surf over to the LP's website and read Bill Winter's column on victimless crime laws. It's a terrific, thoughtful piece. You can get to it by going to: http://www.lp.org/lpnews/0308/libsolutions.html If we can put peanut butter and chocolate together to come up with a great candy, why, oh why can't somebody figure out a way to marry libertarian thought to a political party that can actually get their candidates elected? I'd join in a heartbeat. _______________________________ 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.NewsandViewsLongDistance.com> today. _____________________________ Waaahhhh!!! Texas Republicans have generously decided to send "care packages" to Democrat state senators who are holed up in New Mexico after fleeing Texas rather than participate in a special session of the state legislature. The packages include: * Pamper's Brand "Custom Fit Cruiser" Diapers, because Democrats need underwear that reflects their childish behavior * Baby rattles, so the Democrats have something to hold as they shake their fists in the air * Child leashes to keep them firmly attached to the national Democrat Party leaders who ordered and are controlling the walkout * Pacifiers to curb the incessant Democrat whining "We hope that these behavior-appropriate items make the Democrats a little more comfortable while they are AWOL from their elected duties," said Texas GOP Chairman Susan Weddington. "The Democrats may be enjoying their out-of-state vacation now, but when they get back to Texas the people are going to send these rebellious senators straight to their rooms." _____________________________ What I Hate About Unions In Beaver County, Pa., a particular state park was overflowing with illegally dumped used tires. A bunch of teenagers from the local Blackhawk High School finally got so tired (so to speak) of the mess that they voluntarily did something about it: they went in and cleaned it up. Didn't get paid a nickel for their efforts. Bravo. Now the unbelievable part...and the latest reason for despising today's union movement. After the kids finished cleaning up the eyesore, 15 members of the SEIU filed a complaint. They said that cleaning up the filthy park was contractually a union task and demanded $958 in back pay for work they never did 'cause the kids did it for them. Beaver County officials, to their credit, told the no-good lazy union non-workers to pound dirt, with one commissioner calling the unionists "a bunch of crybabies." Got that right. The greedy crybabies have appealed the commission's decision not to pay the non-workers for work they never did and the matter is now headed for arbitration. Have these people no shame or any sense of personal pride? Can anybody with a sound mind defend such chutzpah? Come on all you union defenders and apologists...defend THIS! _____________________________ Heads Should Roll for Cuban Decision "Miami's Cuban community already is fuming that 12 asylum seekers were shipped back to Cuba last week after being picked up about halfway to Florida. U.S. law grants asylum only if refugees reach American soil. What makes the case particularly outrageous is that U.S. bureaucrats negotiated with Cuban communist officials to sentence the freedom seekers to 10-year prison terms. It is not clear how high up the administration ladder this decision was made, but somebody's head should roll." - Washington Times editorial, 8/2/03 _____________________________ Brother Bush Scolds Brother Bush "Florida Gov. Jeb Bush criticized his brother's administration for sending 12 Cuban hijack suspects back to certain punishment in Fidel Castro's prisons and faulted the president for lacking a 'coherent policy' toward the Caribbean island. . . . The fact that the president's own brother has rebuked the administration's decision is an indication of the kind of political damage that has been inflicted on President Bush since the incident." - Washington Times, 8/2/03 _____________________________ The Mean Dean Tax-Hike Machine "Consistent with his punch-in-the-gut campaign style, (Howard) Dean wants the full monty. In the name of his Vermont 'fiscal conservatism,' the Democrats' new Presidential front-runner proposes to repeal all three of the Bush tax cuts, right down to the last penny for every taxpayer. In addition, as he recently told NBC's Tim Russert, he'd raise the income threshold on the payroll tax, another huge tax increase on anyone making more than $87,000 a year. "...In pursuit of Mr. Dean, every Democratic Presidential candidate is now proposing some kind of tax increase, from the humongous (in Mr. Dean's case, $2 trillion over 10 years) to merely the huge. Not being masochists, they must believe this will help them retake the White House. - Review & Outlook, OpinionJournal.com, 8/1/03 _______________________________ NEW! Citizen Outreach Online Store Get your official Citizen Outreach apparel and merchandise today: http://www.cafeshops.com/citizenoutreach _____________________________ Dem's Launch New Weapon of Mass Obstruction On Thursday, Democrats in the Senate launched their third filibuster against one of President Bush's judicial nominees, Bill Pryor. Sen. Ted Kennedy declared, "Mr. Pryor is simply too ideological to serve as a federal judge." We wonder if Uncle Ted has ever voted for a nominee who was "simply too ideological" from the liberal side? We suspect he has, which suggests Sen. Kennedy's statement was intentionally misleading. He should have been honest and said, "Mr. Pryor is simply too CONSERVATIVE to serve as a federal judge." But honesty in debate and Ted Kennedy have rarely, if ever, crossed paths. _______________________________ Kennedy's Nose Under the Tent "Give the devil his due, Sen. Ted Kennedy is one helluva good politician - one of the best. Mr. Kennedy practices his craft in the same manner and style as the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan. He lures his philosophical opponents with his bonhomie into believing they can 'work together.' He seals the deal by making what appear to be strategic concessions to his opponents that in fact turn out to be decoys baiting a carefully laid trap. "Mr. Kennedy first played this trick on President George W. Bush back in 2001 when the president was seeking to increase parental choice in education. Mr. Kennedy convinced the president his compromise bill would lead to greater parental choice in education but instead it produced a greater federal role in education and vastly diminished choice for parents. "Now, he's doing it again on Medicare." - Lawrence Hunter of Empower America _______________________________ TSA Jeopardizing Safety in the Sky "At the same time the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is cutting federal air marshal flights, because it doesn't want to pay for hotel accommodations for tired lawmen, the agency is continuing to drag its feet on the program for training pilots to fly armed. "This isn't just another example of bureaucratic stupidity; it is a textbook case of criminal negligence. If TSA Chief James Loy and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge cannot grasp the importance of both programs to national security, then it's time for them to clean out their desks, go home and write their memoirs. The nation cannot afford this kind of empty leadership. "...TSA spokesman Bruce Turmail insisted to MSNBC that his agency 'remains committed to aviation security.' That's like an abortion activist proclaiming a commitment to motherhood." - Joe Waldron and Dave Workman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Washington Times, 7/31/03 _______________________________ Whitey Need Not Apply "In Oberlin, Ohio, local school board president Tony Marshall argues that only black high school teachers should teach 'black history.' Non-black educators may be able to teach black students to write well, conduct research, and digest accurate facts and information. But arming black students with the same fundamentals that every other student needs to succeed is apparently not what Mr. Marshall wants for his kids: 'A black teacher brings an experience and understanding of being black that no else can bring.' "If Mr. Marshall had to choose between hiring white historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and black rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, in other words, he would rather have the pot-smoking, profanity-spewing, gang-banging convicted felon in the classroom because of Snoop's skin-deep 'experience and understanding. '" - Columnist Michelle Malkin _______________________________ 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. (available ONLY to Republican candidates): * Free Hosting * Unique Domain Name * Personal Email Accounts * Credit Card Processing * Unlimited Edits * Event Calendar * Volunteer Sign-up Page * Built-in Bulk Emailer Campaign Site Builder can be used for political organizations and non-profits, as well. 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