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____________________________________ CHUCK MUTH�S NEWS & VIEWS April 22, 2004 To view the HTML version of today�s News & Views, just go to: http://www.chuckmuth.com/newsandviews/nv.cfm _____________________________________ ITALIAN BRAVE HEART �American Enterprise Institute scholar Michael Ledeen recounted a fascinating story of media bias in Monday's National Review Online. After being taken hostage near Fallujah, Italian security guard Fabrizio Quattrocchi was forced to dig his own grave before his execution by terrorists. With his last breaths, he struggled to rip off the hood over his head and yelled defiantly to his captors, �Now I'll show you how an Italian dies.� Mr. Quattrocchi, a volunteer in Iraq, died without being submissive to terror, without cowering in the face of evil. �...What is equally interesting about Mr. Quattrocchi's powerful resistance is how few people know about it. The major network and cable news programs did not run tape of this act of bravery over and over again as it does with film that shows scared and submissive hostages. Exhibiting the Italian hero's resolve would help undergird the civilized world's resolve against terror. It's curious that the Western press largely spiked the story.� - Washington Times editorial, 4/21/04 DEPENDS ON YOUR DEFINITION OF �RICH� �When liberals say they only want to �tax the rich� what is sometimes lost in translation is that they define �rich� as anyone who has a job. Conservative author Ann Coulter said it best. When liberals promise to �only tax the rich, they are about as convincing as the alcoholic who says that 'I will only drink on the weekends.' � � - Steve Moore, president of the Club for Growth TOOMINATOR MOVING IN FOR THE KILL? �Rep. Patrick J. Toomey has moved to within 5 percentage points of Sen. Arlen Specter in the final week before the Pennsylvania Republican primary. . . . The much-watched primary between the conservative Mr. Toomey and the liberal Mr. Specter takes place Tuesday.� - Greg Pierce, �Inside Politics,� 4/21/04 ROAD TRIP! �What did Arlen Specter do after boosting your income, gas and Social Security taxes? Road trip! Merry old England. Romantic Paris. Historic Egypt. Dozens of trips all at taxpayer expense. He's rated the most wasteful spender in Congress, so he demands perks. Luxury hotels, gourmet meals, daily squash games. That's Arlen Specter: very liberal with your taxes." - Text of new TV ad being run in Pennsylvania by the Club for Growth KERRY SUPPORT: MILE WIDE, INCH THICK �Democratic turnout in the party's 2004 presidential primaries was low, the third-lowest on record. Low enough that only 5 percent of eligible Americans participated in the selection of Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry as presumptive nominee to face President Bush in November.� - John McCaslin�s �Inside the Beltway,� 4/21/04 THE O�NADER FACTOR �John Kerry�s supporters are kidding themselves if they think Ralph Nader won�t hurt their candidate. He might hurt Mr. Kerry in 2004 more than he hurt Al Gore in 2000.� - Columnist James Glassman THE QUEEN�S PREDICTION �Kerry will win.� - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, 4/20/04 SCRAPING UP A PURPLE HEART �(W)hy isn't (John Kerry) releasing all of his (medical) records? It doesn't take a Yale graduate to figure this one out.� Kerry's former commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Hibbard, is raising questions about the severity of the injury that Kerry was awarded the Purple Heart for.� Turns out it may have just been a very tiny injury, something along the lines of a fingernail scrape. This won't look good for the Kerry campaign.� - Talk show host Neal Boortz UNIONS TAKE ONE IN THE SHORTS �This morning the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition of the United Auto Workers to review a decision from the D.C. Circuit upholding President Bush�s Executive Order 13201. This order requires federal contractors to post notice that employees cannot be forced to financially support unions� political agendas and projects.� - Stop Union Political Abuse press release, 4/19/04 ILLEGALS RALLY FOR CHEAP TUITION �Hundreds of illegal immigrant high school students yesterday rallied on the Capitol Hill grounds for affordable tuition,� reported the Washington Times on Wednesday. �The students want Congress to pass the Dream Act, a bill sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah Republican...which would repeal a federal law that discourages states from offering the children of illegal immigrants in-state tuition rates.� A companion bill in the House is being pushed by Rep. Chris Cannon, also a Utah Republican (what�s up with Utah on this?). Sen. Jeff Session, Alabama Republican, responded, �I do not support the Dream Act. We should enforce the nation�s immigration laws. I am baffled why anyone would propose subsidies to illegal aliens that are not available to Americans. This legislation would provide an additional incentive for illegal immigration.� Amen, brother. WOW...THAT BAD, HUH? �While Santa Anna (Mexican general at the Alamo) was a uniquely awful leader in Mexico�s history - and that�s saying a lot - it�s important to note that Santa Anna�s career says something important about the difference between American and Mexican culture. He ruled Mexico five separate times. That�s like Dennis Kucinich being president five times.� - Columnist Steve Sailer BIRDS OF A FEATHER, REGISTER TOGETHER �A man arrested by Rapid City, South Dakota police two weeks ago following an incident at a homeless shelter turned out to be a convicted murderer and a voter registration worker for Democrats. Joseph Prentice was taken into custody when he refused to leave the Cornerstone Rescue Mission after a resident complained of being harassed.� - Talon News, 4/21/04 THE SPEECH POLICE �A healthy society needs censorship to survive, 1950s musical icon Pat Boone said yesterday. He added that he would welcome strong content restrictions governing movies and other artistic works. . . . �Censorship is healthy for any society and that goes for arts, entertainment, anything.� � - Washington Times, 4/21/04 THE O�MALLEY FACTOR Baltimore Mayor Marty O�Malley (D) - who had egg all over his face recently when he refused to give Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich (R) the names of firefighters involved in a life-saving rescue so the Guv couldn�t honor them - finds himself in the middle of a new controversy...over affirmative action. The Baltimore City Fire Department just hired an all-white class of 30 recruits. Seems all the black applicants either failed the entrance exam, the background checks or the drug screening. So, according to the Washington Times, �To help diversify the department, officials have bypassed some white recruits who scored higher than black candidates on entrance exams� for the latest class of recruits. Lovely. In a related story, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. dislocated a shoulder while turning over in his grave. GOOD GRIEF According to a wire service report, �Starting in July, Portland (Oregon) police officers will have to write a report each time they point a gun at someone.� In related news, Portland firefighters will soon be required to file a written report every time they flick a Bic. 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