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____________________________________ CHUCK MUTH�S NEWS & VIEWS April 20, 2004 To view the HTML version of today�s News & Views, just go to: http://www.chuckmuth.com/newsandviews/nv.cfm _____________________________________ THIS WEEK�S �MUTH�S TRUTHS� Politics vs. Principle. Republicans have chosen political expediency over philosophical consistency on a number of important issues since 2000...and it�s come back to bite �em in the rear end. Check out this week�s Muth�s Truth�s column on how the campaign finance reform chicken has come home to roost at www.citizenoutreach.com MAKE A WISH " �We will all die one day,� (Hamas leader) Abdel Aziz Rantissi said last month. �Nothing will change. If by Apache or by cardiac arrest, I prefer Apache.� He was referring to Israeli air force helicopters, and Saturday he got his wish.� - James Taranto, Best of the Web, 4/18/04 NO BIG LOSS �Well, the second consecutive leader of the terrorist group Hamas has been dispatched to the great desert sand nap by the Israeli military.� Abdel Aziz Rantisi, along with two of his bodyguards,�bought the farm on Saturday after missiles were fired at his car.� No big loss.� It should come as no surprise that Hamas is keeping the identity of their new leader a secret. It should also not come as a surprise to learn that Israel already knows the name of the new Hamas leader, and has posted it in newspapers.� - Talk show host Neal Boortz OF TERRORISTS AND COCKROACHES �As with before, there is an important lesson here for the United States in the war on terror.� The only effective response to Islamic terrorism is to destroy the terrorists, plain and simple.� These people see negotiations as a sign of weakness and an opportunity to fortify their positions.� Israel does this better than anybody.� They don't care as much about what the world thinks as they do about the security of their people. Their priority is to find the terrorists and kill them before they kill someone else. Terrorists are like cockroaches...anything less than their total destruction is unacceptable.� - Talk show host Neal Boortz I�M SORRY...IT WAS SOMEBODY ELSE�S FAULT �President Clinton was good at apologizing � but only for things others had done, not for his own wrongdoing. He apologized, on behalf of the United States, for having supported dictators during the Cold War, for slavery and for racism. He never expressed contrition for failing to handle the terrorist threat, being snookered by the North Koreans, coddling Yasser Arafat or his many other missteps.� - Columnist Mona Charen KERRY REGURGITATES CLINTON DOCTRINE... �Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry said yesterday that he will treat the war on terror �primarily� as law-enforcement action even as he pledged to remain committed to Iraq and to personally plead for international help in policing and rebuilding that nation. . . . Marc Racicot, chairman of President Bush's re-election campaign, said Mr. Kerry's formula won't work. �Serving terrorists with legal papers will not win this war. This is a pre-9/11 attitude that turns a blind eye to the threats that face our country,� he said.� - Washington Times, 4/19/04 ..WHILE CONDI REAFFIRMS THE BUSH DOCTRINE �I'm not going to get into speculation about what Rev. Jackson is proposing. The worst thing the United States of America can do is to give an idea to terrorists and to people who want to intimidate that somehow their intimidation techniques are going to be rewarded. The president of the United States doesn't negotiate with terrorists." - White House National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on Jesses Jackson�s offer to negotiate a prisoner swap with Iraqi terrorists holding American hostages, ABC's "This Week," 4/18,2004 GO, GO, GOR-EL-ICK �Jamie Gorelick should step down from the commission at once. If she fails to do so on her own, her fellow commissioners should ask her to step aside. Her role as architect of a policy that hampered federal agents in tracking down suspected terrorists makes her unfit to pass judgment on the alleged failures of others.� - Columnist Linda Chavez MILLER TIME �After watching the harsh acrimony generated by the September 11 Commission � which, let me say at the outset, is made up of good and able members � I�ve come to seriously question this panel�s usefulness. I believe it will ultimately play a role in doing great harm to this country, for its unintended consequences, I fear, will be to energize our enemies and demoralize our troops. �After being drowned in a tidal wave of all who didn�t do enough before 9/11, I have come to believe that the Commission should issue a report that says: �No one did enough in the past. No one did near enough.� Then thank everyone for serving, send them home and let�s get on with the job of protecting this country in the future.� - Sen. Zell Miller, Georgia Democrat, 3/30/04 KERRY�S SECOND �John Kerry�s approach to the Second Amendment has been to regulate, regulate and regulate some more.� - Vice President Dick Cheney MAKING CRIMINALS� DAY �(Kansas) Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoed a bill yesterday to allow Kansans to carry concealed handguns, saying the measure would have made law-enforcement officers� jobs more difficult,� reported the Associated Press on Saturday. BS. The Sebelius veto won�t make cops� jobs tougher...but it will make the crooks� jobs easier. Serves Kansas voters right for electing her. NUGENT NUKE�S �EM �Gun-control advocates are �against freedom� and not carrying a weapon is �irresponsible,� rock guitarist Ted Nugent said yesterday at the National Rifle Association's convention here. �Everyone who will be raped, murdered and carjacked in America will have one thing in common � they were unarmed,� Mr. Nugent told the Harrisburg Patriot-News. . . . Mr. Nugent described the position of gun-control advocates as �weird� and said: �They're against freedom.� Asked what he would say if he could say one thing to the protesters, Mr. Nugent told the newspaper: �I'd say, 'Drive safely.' ... They're retarded.� � - �American Scene,� Washington Times, 4/19/04 FLUSH THIS! �Take political correctness and flush it down the brain-dead toilet from which it came." - Rock star Ted Nugent at this weekend�s NRA meeting in Pittsburgh TEACHERS ON THE MARCH According to the Washington Times, the National Education Association is co-sponsoring the March for Freedom of Choice in Washington on Sunday. Now, who in the world would ever have thought they�d see the day when the teachers union would be rallying in support of a parent�s right to choose which school to send their kids to, public, private or home? Yeah, in your dreams. See, it�s not SCHOOL choice that teachers will be marching for this weekend, but the choice to terminate a pregnancy. Nice to see all that union dues going to a good cause which benefits �the children.� Well, except for those who �choose� not to be born. ILLEGALS LOSE ONE �A bill backed by (Florida) Gov. Jeb Bush that would have allowed illegal immigrants to obtain driver�s licenses has been abandoned by its sponsor after law enforcement officials raised security concerns.� - �Around the Nation,� Washington Times, 4/18/04 LET�S HERE IT FOR DISCRIMINATION! Big Ruby�s, a Florida hotel catering to the gay community in Key West, reportedly turned away three heterosexual couples recently because of their sexual orientation. And while a lot of folks are liable to deplore this action, we defend it. Frankly, we�d prefer that no hotel discriminate for any reason, but the right of a private proprietor to make such decisions should be constitutionally protected. GOVERNATOR ON A ROLL �California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today will fulfill yet another campaign promise when he signs a bill to reform the state's costly workers compensation program. The signing will mark the fourth major victory for the former action-movie star since he became governor barely five months ago. �...Since taking office, Mr. Schwarzenegger has rolled back Democratic predecessor Gray Davis' increase in the state's car tax, won approval for a cap on state spending and pushed through an initiative to keep taxes from skyrocketing by rolling much of the state's debt into huge bond issues.� - Washington Times, 4/19/04 THEY DON�T CALL IT THE BOOB TUBE FOR NOTHING �In a study of 2,600 children ages 1 to 3, researchers found that the more television the little people watch the more likely they are to suffer from attention-span deficit by the age of 7. They have trouble concentrating or paying attention to a toy or a doll for very long. . . . This radical theory � and it's only a theory � is that fast-paced visual images can alter normal brain development. �...Five years ago, the American Academy of Pediatrics warned parents that allowing children under 2 to watch television could adversely affect brain growth and social, emotional and cognitive skills. Many families have ignored the challenge. Children between 1 and 3 watch an average of two to three hours of television a day. Nearly one-third of all children have a television set in their bedrooms.� - Columnist Suzanne Fields HELP WANTED OK, here�s the low-down on that �killer� job opportunity I mentioned over the weekend. I stopped by to see my old friend John Nienstedt on my trip to California. He�s looking for someone to join his established, yet growing survey research firm. Here are the details John gave me� *** QUOTE *** Competitive Edge Research & Communication (CERC) - where we�ve been collecting, analyzing and reporting on public opinion since 1987 - seeks a talented Research Analyst for work in San Diego beginning immediately. As the firm�s name implies, we provide our clients with custom-designed, accurate and timely public opinion research (political, public policy and civic). This position requires close work with the principal and directors of a close-knit firm on survey research projects. Core responsibilities include: * Data analysis * Performing statistical tests using multiple and logistic regression, factor and other analyses * Writing reports * Contributing value-added benefit to clients * Acquiring new research business (responding to RFPs, etc.) Secondary responsibilities may include processing raw data for analysis, chart production and creating client presentations. Other responsibilities may be determined by the Director of Research. Qualified candidates will: * Possess excellent professional (not technical) writing skills * Possess, at minimum, a bachelor�s degree in a social science * Have at least one year of work experience in survey research and an understanding of the statistics and methods employed (political campaign, marketing and public policy experience are helpful) * Be keenly analytic and inquisitive and enjoy working on political and public policy issues * Be detail-oriented while handling multiple projects * Be capable with SPSS (or demonstrate the ability to master it) and Microsoft Word or WordPerfect * Possess high professional standards and ethics * Spanish a plus Salary: $35,000 to $70,000+ with healthcare and pension plans. CERC is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age, religion or nationality. If you want to work for a growing research firm where you can see the results of your research as well as the Pacific Ocean, Competitive Edge could be for you. Fax resume to (619) 702-2272. *** UNQUOTE *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Chuck Muth�s News & Views is published by Citizen Outreach, a non-partisan, 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. The opinions and views expressed in Chuck Muth's News & Views reflect those of the writers, editors and columnists therein and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Citizen Outreach, its officers, directors or employees. 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