Re: [CTRL] GW.Bush, CIA the Manhattan Institute
-Caveat Lector- FYI...check this out! -- CNSNews.com E-Brief Thursday, November 23, 2000 Thanksgiving Day Delivery All the latest news and updates are available at http://www.cnsnews.com LEADING NEWS Gore Team Sues Miami-Dade County on Thanksgiving (CNSNews.com) - On this Thanksgiving Day, attorneys for Democrat Al Gore went to the Florida Supreme Court in an effort to force Miami-Dade County to resume its manual ballot recount. (See www.CNSNews.com ) Broward County Tallies Ballots on the Holiday (CNSNews.com) - While most people are counting calories on this Thanksgiving holiday, Broward County elections officials are counting ballots - dimpled chads and all. The manual recount resumed Thursday at 9 a.m. EST. (See www.CNSNews.com ) GOP Congressional Leaders Prepare to Deny Gore Presidency (CNSNews.com) - Republican leaders in Congress are mulling various strategies to deny Vice President Gore the presidency if the manual recounts and dimpled chads give him more votes in Florida than George W. Bush received. (See www.CNSNews.com ) OTHER HEADLINES * Cheney: Surgery Revealed No Pregnant Chads * Recount Looms in Washington Senate Race * Federal Judge Orders Ten Commandments Removed * U.S. Should 'Trust but Verify' Beijing's Missiles Promise "Looking for talk radio? Visit the Radio Uplink at CNSNews.com" http://www.cnsnews.com/radiouplinks/radiouplinks.asp - Original Message - From: Kris Millegan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 11:59 AM Subject: [CTRL] GW.Bush, CIA the Manhattan Institute -Caveat Lector- from: alt.conspiracy As always, Caveat Lector Om K - Click Here: A HREF="aol://5863:126/alt.conspiracy:655013"GW.Bush, CIA the Manhattan Institute/A - Subject: GW.Bush, CIA the Manhattan Institute From: Alex Constantine A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A Date: Tue, Nov 21, 2000 4:54 PM Message-id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GW.Bush, CIA the Manhattan Institute From: Dana Redding GW Bush, Jesus and the Manhattan Institute by Robert Lederman (718) 743-3722 [EMAIL PROTECTED] You have to admire the nerve of G.W. Bush. It takes a kind of goofy audacity to claim that Jesus' teachings and the CIA-derived ideas of the right-wing Manhattan Institute are your twin sources of inspiration. Bush publicly credits the Manhattan Institute with inventing his entire "compassionate conservative" platform and persona. NY Times June 12, 2000 Bush Culls Campaign Theme From Conservative Thinkers "Gov. George W. Bush has said his political views have been shaped by the work of Myron Magnet of the Manhattan Institute." The Dallas Morning Star 4/16/2000 The Godfathers of 'Compassionate Conservatism "In Austin that day in 1997, Mr. Bush told Mr. Magnet that his 1993 book The Dream and The Nightmare, had changed his life..." This past April, G.W. declared a new public holiday will be celebrated in Texas each June 10th-Jesus Day. [See: A HREF="http://www.governor.state.tx.us]"http://www.governor.state.tx.us] /A Even many Christians found this unprecedented crossing of the line between church and state to be troubling. It is however entirely in line with the teachings of the MI (Manhattan Institute), which advocates having religious institutions take over many of the present tasks of government. The Weekly Standard 8/23/2000 The Political Theory of Compassionate Conservatism by John J. Dilulio Jr. [A theorist for the Manhattan Institute] "In every instance where my administration sees a responsibility to help people," [G.W. Bush] promised, "we will look first to faith-based organizations, charities and community groups." While Jesus' teachings are well-known even to most non-Christians the ideas of the MI are much less familiar to the public. MI was started in 1978 by Ronald Reagan's CIA director, William Casey, and has become the nation's most influential, though not best known-as befits a CIA operation-right wing think tank. While I personally have great respect for the traditions of the world's religions, including Christianity, the CIA promoting religion may not exactly be what Jesus had in mind. NY Times Monday May 12, 1997 Turning Intellect Into Influence Promoting Its Ideas, the Manhattan Institute Has Nudged New York Rightward "Currently housed in an unprepossessing warren on the second floor of a building near Grand Central Terminal, the institute was founded as a free-market education and research organization by William Casey, who then went off to head the Central Intelligence Agency in the Reagan Administration." Casey was a top American intelligence operative who, among other endeavors, helped the CIA bring thousands of Nazi SS officials into the U.S. after WWII as part of Operation Paper Clip. These Nazi SS doctors, scientists and intelligence experts who were directly involved in the death camps, in
Re: [CTRL] Gore Attorneys Seek Emergency Hearing
-Caveat Lector- At last, the Florida Supreme Court reached a decision favorable to the Al Gore camp. And that makes Gore attorney Kendall Coffey and company very happy. Now we can recount to our heart's content and magically find more votes for Gore to push him over the top to the presidency. At least that's what Gore strategists are hoping will happen. Referring to the "respect of the rule of law" Coffey is clearly attempting to take the high road and hijack what the George W. Bush camp has been saying all along. While that may be smart public relations, it's pretty transparent. The only reason why the Gore camp has most recently discovered respect for the "rule of law" is because the state's Supreme Court ruled in their favor and allowed for the recount to continue. Bush and his advisors, while upholding the "rule of law," have argued that after two, and in some places three, recounts, it's time to pack it in. For Gore, that is. All throughout this Florida recount fiasco the public has been subjected to the likes of that charlatan Jesse Jackson and his misguided accusations of voter tampering, Gore trying to lure Bush into some strange meeting of the minds and sleazy Democratic operatives attempting to sway elector votes. None of that has worked, so now the Gore camp is jumping for joy after a mostly Democrat-filled court heard their cry for yet another recount. Still, what makes this all the worse is that these so-called "dimpled" ballots will now be counted, as ruled by Florida's highest court. People down in Florida will gingerly count those ballots where it's not clearly punched through. Naturally, the Bush camp objects to this highly subjective method for choosing the next President of the United States. After all, nearly 10 years ago a Democrat elections official stated that those kinds of ballots will not be counted. Yet, the Gore camp and its friendly sunshine state supreme court have chosen to re-write the rules in the middle of the game. In a statement after the court's ruling, Gore expressed relief and reaffirmed his belief in the "rule of law." But one wonders which "rule of law" the Vice President is referring to -- the Constitutional rule of law or the "litigate-till-we-get-our-way-rule-of-law." If anything, after several recounts, the fact that the Gore camp chose to attempt to win Florida's 25 electoral votes through the courts speaks volumes. They will do and say just about anything to get elected. Even if it means dragging the country through a lengthy litigation process, with a state supreme court made up mainly of Democratic-appointed judges. -- A.C. Szul http://www.erols.com/mack97 "There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." -- Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind" - Original Message - From: Bill Richer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 06:31 PM Subject: [CTRL] Gore Attorneys Seek Emergency Hearing -Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Gore Attorneys Seek Emergency Hearing By Roberto Suro Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, November 21, 2000; 11:05 AM WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 21 -- Lawyers for Vice President Gore are seeking an emergency court hearing this morning to argue that local election officials are failing to count hundreds of so-called "dimpled" ballots that should go in the Democratic column. So far, the laborious process of hand-counting votes in three South Florida counties has produced smaller gains for Gore than had been expected in his effort to erase Texas Gov. George W. Bush's 930-vote lead, and lawyers for the Democratic Party grew concerned late yesterday that the recount will fail to produce the trove of Democratic votes they have been counting on. In papers filed with Palm Beach Circuit Court Judge Jorge Labarga late yesterday the Democrats contended that the local canvassing board, a body of three local officials which is overseeing the recount, has failed to follow a previous finding by the judge allowing the counting of dimpled ballots â paper-punch ballots that show a clear indentation but were not perforated by the voter on election day. A hearing on the matter has been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. The Palm Beach canvassing board has completed a review of the hand recount in 103 of 531 precincts, producing a net gain of three votes for Gore. "I have not seen much of a vote shift," said County Judge Charles E. Burton, who heads the county canvassing board overseeing the Palm Beach recount. Democrats have challenged the board's findings on 276 ballots so far that they claim should be counted for Gore. The board concluded that in each of those cases the ballots lacked sufficient evidence of the voter's intent to be counted. In some cases, the ballot showed more than one dimple in the presidential vote, Burton said. Another example he noted were ballots that
Re: [CTRL] WP: Is the Press Helping Bush
-Caveat Lector- That's just Kurtz for you. Check out http://www.mrc.org and you'll see who the media has been helping. -A - Original Message - From: MICHAEL SPITZER [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 06:06 PM Subject: [CTRL] WP: Is the Press Helping Bush -Caveat Lector- http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20127-2000Nov5.html Is the Press Helping Bush? By Howard Kurtz Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, November 6, 2000; Page C01 If George W. Bush wins the White House tomorrow, some liberal pundits have already figured out whom to blame: the press. If only journalists had been as tough on Bush as on Al Gore, the argument goes, the governor's weaknesses would have been exposed for all the world to see, and the vice president wouldn't have been forced on the defensive over trivial exaggerations. One flaw in this theory is that the media are not as all-powerful as some of their practitioners like to think. While journalists play a crucial role in framing issues and fanning controversies, the voters also have been exposed to eight days of conventions, 41Z2 hours of candidate debates and thousands of hours of paid ads. Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer, not surprisingly, sees the coverage tilted the other way. "How many stories have we seen in the press about the Texas record, and how few about Gore's record?" he asks. "There has been ongoing scrutiny of every piece of news and data coming out of Texas, as if George W. Bush can be blamed for everything bad in Texas. The governor has been judged very harshly every time he flubs a word. The vice president has received no such scrutiny. He confused 'mammogram' and 'sonogram' and there was barely a peep." Here's the indictment delivered by three commentators on the left. Washington Monthly Editor Charlie Peters: "The media's approach to George Bush's misrepresentations, as opposed to those of Al Gore, has been notably sotto voce, even though it seems to me that Bush's have been a good deal more substantial than Gore's. . . . The unfortunate result of all this is that Gore's credibility rating in the polls has plummeted. If Bush wins this could be the first election decided by the press and the irony is that I'm sure most reporters will finally cast their own votes for Gore." Salon's Jake Tapper: "With the media curiously refusing to shine a light on the things Bush doesn't seem to know or understand . . . Bush's stylistic superiority during the debates furthered his momentum. Call it the 'soft bigotry of lowered expectations.' He faked his way through it. . . . Raising questions about his fundamental competence seems partisan in a way that tweaking his candlepower does not." The Nation's Eric Alterman: "The media have given George Bush a pass on pretty much everything that matters in a president. . . . Reporters have simply assumed the enormous policy differences between Gore and Bush . . . to be of trivial importance . . . For while [the media] was focusing on 'Bush the dummy' and 'Gore the liar,' reporters did not notice that Bush had a far more serious credibility problem than the vice president." To be sure, if Gore had said, as Bush did in the second debate, that the Europeans should put troops in the Balkans (they already provide most of the peacekeeping forces), it would have been a far bigger story. And hardly anyone focused on Bush holding just one news conference in two months, although Gore was chided for doing the same thing earlier. The media simply created different narratives for Gore (the exaggerator) and Bush (the lightweight); the governor was covered harshly in some respects but not in others. Still, as Tapper observes: "If he's so dumb, how come he's on the brink of becoming the next president of the United States?" Going Negative Those who believe the media were easier on Bush will find some support in a new Project for Excellence in Journalism study. Examining television, newspaper and Internet coverage from the last week in September through the third week in October, the report says Bush got nearly twice as many positive stories as Gore. The majority of all stories were negative, and in the period during the debates, fewer than one in 10 pieces considered the candidates' policy differences. Two thirds, by contrast, were about the candidates' performances, strategy and tactics. Not only were 24 percent of Bush stories positive, compared to 13 percent for Gore, but Bush stories were more likely to be related to issues, while Gore's coverage focused more on his campaign's internal politics. Television framed half its stories around political strategy, the project says, while newspapers were most likely to write about issues that affect readers (32 percent), in part because of editorials and columns. Regional newspapers, meanwhile, were three times less likely than national papers to write about
[CTRL] Watch Out For This Fella On Tuesday!
-Caveat Lector- http://www.mrc.org/news/cyberalert/2000/cyb20001103_extra.asp What for this fella come Election day: /snip/ABC's George Stephanopoulos asserted Bush's excuse that he didn't want his daughter to know "doesn't quite pass the smell test." Diane Sawyer contended Bush may be covering up more embarrassing stuff/snip/ What will he say when Bush wins? How will the media spin it? There's more at http://www.mrc.org/news/cyberalert/2000/cyb20001103_extra.asp -A A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] WT: Letter shows Gore made deal
-Caveat Lector- And to boot check out the treatment of W in the hands of Dave -- front page video online http://www.mrc.org -A - Original Message - From: MICHAEL SPITZER [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 09:26 PM Subject: [CTRL] WT: Letter shows Gore made deal -Caveat Lector- October 17, 2000 Letter shows Gore made deal By Bill Gertz THE WASHINGTON TIMES Visit our Election 2000 page for daily election news and analysis Vice President Al Gore, at the urging of Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, agreed to keep secret from Congress details of Russia's nuclear cooperation with Iran beginning in late 1995. In a classified "Dear Al" letter obtained by The Washington Times, Mr. Chernomyrdin told Mr. Gore about Moscow's confidential nuclear deal with Iran and stated that it was "not to be conveyed to third parties, including the U.S. Congress." But sources on Capitol Hill said Mr. Gore withheld the information from key senators who normally would be told of such high-level security matters. The Gore-Chernomyrdin deal, disclosed in a letter labeled "secret," appears to violate a provision of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Act, which requires the Clinton administration to keep congressional oversight committees fully informed of all issues related to nuclear weapons proliferation. The Chernomyrdin letter on nuclear cooperation with Iran follows a report in the New York Times last week showing that Mr. Gore reached a secret deal with Russia several months earlier that appears to circumvent U.S. laws requiring the imposition of sanctions on Russia for its conventional arms sales to Iran. That arrangement also was kept secret from Congress, raising concerns among some lawmakers that the administration may be hiding other secret deals. Gore spokesman Jim Kennedy said: "It's obvious that the motivation for this leak is political." The letter "simply appears to be part of the overall United States effort to encourage the Russians to break off or limit their nuclear relationship with Iran," Mr. Kennedy said in a statement last night. The Dec. 9, 1995, letter on Iranian nuclear cooperation states that the two leaders' discussions as part of a special commission had resulted in "clarity and mutual understanding" on the matter. The letter said there were "no new trends" in Moscow's sale of nuclear equipment to Iran since a 1992 agreement. It also states that Russia and the United States would seek to prevent the undermining of the nuclear arms non-proliferation program." Mr. Chernomyrdin said Moscow's program of building a nuclear reactor in Iran would be limited to training technicians in Russia, and the delivery of "nuclear fuel for the power plant for the years 2001 through 2011." "The information that we are passing on to you is not to be conveyed to third parties, including the U.S. Congress," Mr. Chernomyrdin said. "Open information concerning our cooperation with Iran is obviously a different matter, and we do no[t] object to the constructive use of such information. I am counting on your understanding." A classified analysis acompanying the letter stated that Russian assistance "if not terminated, can only lead to Iran's acquisition of a nuclear weapons capability." "Such a development would be destabilizing not only for the already volatile Middle East, but would pose a threat to Russian and Western security interests," the analysis stated. Russian promises to limit cooperation with Iran's nuclear program have been undermined by numerous U.S. intelligence reports showing Moscow is providing nuclear-weapons-related equipment to Tehran outside the scope of its declared limits, according to U.S. officials. A senior State Department official, Robert Einhorn, told a Senate subcommittee hearing earlier this month that Russian nuclear assistance is a "persistent problem" and that Russian companies linked to the government are providing Iran with "laser isotope separation technology" used to enrich uranium for weapons. Asked about the letter, congressional aides close to the issue said they knew nothing about the details that the Russian leader gave Mr. Gore. "All this nuclear cooperation is sanctionable," said a senior congressional aide. The secret Gore-Chernomyrdin dealings have become an issue in the presidential election campaign. Texas Gov. George W. Bush stated during a campaign stop in Michigan last week that the reported deal on Russian arms transfers to Iran was "a troubling piece of information." He demanded an explanation from the vice president. An earlier Gore-Chernomyrdin agreement, also obtained by The Washington Times, reveals that the United States would not impose sanctions on Russia required under U.S. law in exchange for Moscow's promise to end arms sales to Iran. That agreement, called an "aide memoire" and signed by Mr. Gore and Mr. Chernomyrdin on
[CTRL] Gore All Confused?
-Caveat Lector- FYI.from http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/responses.html?article_id=65000419 Yes, Gov. Bush did well in the most recent debate. As a matter of fact, he did very well. Some would even say that he surprised his opponent, Vice President Gore. But your suggestion that Mr. Bush did well on his own is only partly right. Mr. Bush did well not only because he's an intelligent and charismatic leader, but perhaps due to the fact that Mr. Gore has sadly, yet to decide who he wants to be. Mr. Gore is a confused soul, and that confusion only continues to help Mr. Bush. Big time! Instead of standing on his own two feet, and promote his own stands on issues, the vice president agreed with Mr. Bush on many points. That made Mr. Gore look weak and the Texas governor strong. Mr. Gore will not win this election unless he allows voters to see who he really is. Pretending to be someone he is not will lead him straight into the private sector and help catapult Mr. Bush into the presidency on Nov. 7, 2000. -A A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Media Strikes Post-Debate Spins for Algore
-Caveat Lector- The media is at it once again. One would think that after the lies told by Gore during yesterday's first Camp 2000 presidential debate, the national media would catch on. Nope. Instead, the media spins for Gore. Rush Limbaugh was right in wondering out load whether the national media will even bother. Just check out the most recent info at the MRC's Media Reality Check at http://www.mrc.org/news/reality/2000/Fax20001004pm.html Gore lied about being with FEMA guy Witt out in Texas. Did you see the interview with Charlie Gibson? The man actually looks to his right as he lies right thru the interview. [Shifty eyes, shrugging of the shoulders, etc. See link below.] Why does Gore tend to lie and the media continue to cover for him? Don't the reporters and copy boys and editors and everyone else over in media land care that one of the candidate lies just so that he can semm to be part of everything. [Maybe Gore did invent the calculator, as Bush wondered?] For example, in today's analysis, MRC's Tim Graham writes, "Gore looked away and mumbled: "Well, I was there in Texas. I think James Lee went to the same, went to the same, uh, fires, and I've made so many trips with James Lee to these disaster sites. I was there, in Texas, in Houston, with the head of the Texas Emergency Management folks, and with all of the Federal Emergency Management folks. If James Lee was there before, or after, then [shrugs shoulders], you know, I got that wrong then, but uh, it was basically a compliment to the way our FEMA team had handled things, and it was in the context of a compliment to the Governor for the way he handled it for the state of Texas." Huh? See for yourself and you tell me if Gore doesn't look shifty enough -- http://www.mrc.org/news/cyberalert/2000/cyb20001004_extra.html#1 And, in that same clip still, does Gibson actually look like he's believing anything Gore is telling him? Not from _that_ clip. Does anyone honestly believe that if it were Bush saying all these things the media wouldn't call him on it? Already, in today's post- debate "analysis" the media is calling Gore the winner. Winner? If anything, Bush had Gore running on the defensive for most of the debate. Gore didn't even answer the questions, instead choosing to go with soundbites and quips, most of which turned out clumsy anyway. And what about those deep breaths and sighs? Is that presidential? Gore says it's those mikes that'll pick up anything. Then why didn't those same mikes pick up sighs coming from Bush? Maybe that's because Bush was relaxed and composed on stage, even with liberal man Lehrer blasting away [see everything you wanted to know about this PBS fella -- http://www.mrc.org/news/reality/2000/Fax20001003.html. However, some in the media admitted that perhaps this pundit "analysis" wasn't really worth anything after all. See http://www.mrc.org/news/cyberalert/2000/cyb20001004_extra.html#5 Incidentally, talking about media influence, according to today's Washington Times, Bush is scheduled to appear on the Letterman show on Oct. 14. Will be interesting to see how he handles himself against Dave's "wit." -A A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fw: MRC Alert: Bush's Message Make-Over; Gore Flub Made Up Costs Skipped
-Caveat Lector- FYI -- subscription info below. What media is telling us about Gore's mess ups? It's Bush all the time... - Original Message - From: Media Research Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 10:43 AM Subject: MRC Alert: Bush's "Message Make-Over"; Gore Flub Made Up Costs Skipped ***Media Research Center CyberAlert*** Tuesday September 19, 2000 (Vol. Five; No. 170) Bush's "Message Make-Over"; Gore Flub Made Up Costs Skipped; Lynne Just Like Hillary; NY Times Found a Biased Network Distributed to more than 5,900 recipients by the Media Research Center, bringing political balance to the media. Visit the MRC on the Web: http://www.mediaresearch.org. Past CyberAlerts are available at: http://www.mediaresearch.org/news/cyberalert/ Subscribe/unsubscribe information at end of this message. When posted, this CyberAlert will be readable at: http://www.mrc.org/news/cyberalert/2000/cyb2919.html 1) Al Gore stumbled over words and a newspaper revealed he made up numbers in a speech, but ABC, CBS and NBC ignored that and instead focused on Bush "road-testing a new image and message make-over" aimed at the middle class. ABC checked Gore's appeal among women. NBC found a woman turned off by the "conservative Dick Cheney." 2) CNN and FNC showed Al Gore flailing as he could not remember the word "mammogram" and picked up on a Boston Globe story headlined: "Gore Misstates Facts in Drug-Cost Pitch." 3) Actor Alec Baldwin, in a clip played by FNC, claimed that "if Bush won it would be a good time to leave the United States," but he will not necessarily to leave. "I might go on a long vacation." 4) "In many ways," CNN's Bernard Shaw insisted, Lynne Cheney "is the Hillary Clinton model of a political spouse: outspoken, involved, active on the trail." 5) FNC "was the only news organization that we felt was biased against us," conceded Lanny Davis in inadvertently indicting the other networks as pro-Clinton. The New York Times discovered bias at a network, a "conservative cable channel." September 18 Notable Quotables, the MRC's "bi-weekly compilation of the latest outrageous, sometimes humorous, quotes in the liberal media," now online thanks to Kristina Sewell and Andy Szul. Amongst the quote headings: "From Frat Boy to Rat Boy"; "Dick Cheney, Bathroom Bigot"; "George Washington Crossed Line"; "Firestone Failures? Blame Reagan"; "One-Sided Take on Taxes" and "Oprah: I Wanted Tongue Too." To read this issue, go to: http://www.mediaresearch.org/news/nq/2000/nq2918.html To see it as a life-like Adobe Acrobat PDF file, go to: http://www.mediaresearch.org/news/nq/2000/pdf/sep182000nq.pdf 1) A bad day on the campaign trail for Al Gore as he flailed about trying to find the word "mammogram" at a campaign stop intended to demonstrate his concern for women's health while his aides had to react to a Boston Globe story about how he made up numbers in telling an anecdote about how the same arthritis drug supposedly costs more for his mother-in-law than for his dog. But unlike when George W. Bush makes a flub or gets a fact wrong, viewers of the three broadcast networks and MSNBC's The News with Brian Williams heard nothing about either event as only CNN and FNC bothered to report them. More on the two events in item #2 below. ABC, which did pick up on a Globe story about a glowing rabbit, CBS, MSNBC and NBC all ran full stories on the campaign Monday night focused on, as Dan Rather put it, how Bush spent the day "road-testing a new image and message make-over" aimed at the middle class. ABC also looked at why Al Gore has won over women and NBC examined the undecided swing voters in Pennsylvania, specifically a woman "lawyer who once favored Bush, now undecided. Why? She says Bush's choice of conservative Dick Cheney..." Here's a rundown of the campaign stories aired Monday night, September 18, on the three broadcast network evening shows: -- ABC's World News Tonight. After opening with the latest Olympic results, ABC went right to the campaign. Dean Reynolds, as transcribed by MRC analyst Brad Wilmouth, outlined Bush's new strategy: "The stop in Little Rock marked the start of an effort to reignite Bush's campaign by refocusing on his cradle to grave concerns for Americans and their familiesDuring a twelve-and- a-half minute speech, Bush used the word 'families' 41 times, as he explained his plan to double the child tax credit from $500 to $1,000 per child and referred to other plans outlined in a glossy new pamphlet called 'A Blueprint for the Middle Class,' a pamphlet with a woman pictured on every page. That too was no accident." Reynolds recalled that Bush "once enjoyed a majority of women voters' support" before the conventions, "but it's been all downhill since for Bush, whose latest
[CTRL] No Mention: Classified Material Gone?
Airbus with 143 on board crashes snipOne passenger was believed to be an American. A State Department official in Washington said Bahraini officials had informed them that a boarding pass indicated that a U.S. diplomatic courier was aboard. The courier's name was not immediately released.snip http://www.washtimes.com/world/default-20008242212.htm That's all? No mention of the classified material that "courier" was allegedly carrying? Why was he/she on that flight carrying supposedly classified material? Why can't divers find that material? What was that classified info all about? (Again, under a Clinton/Gore administration, more secrets are out?!) And, naturally, does the presence of that courier on the ill-fated Airbus flight possibly have anything to do with it "crashing"? -A A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fw: MRC Alert: Bush's Contrition for GOP; Greedy Drug Companies; Mayberrys Move
FYI - Original Message - From: Media Research Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 10:44 AM Subject: MRC Alert: Bush's "Contrition" for GOP; Greedy Drug Companies; Mayberrys Move ***Media Research Center CyberAlert*** Tuesday July 11, 2000 (Vol. Five; No. 113) Bush's "Contrition" for GOP; Greedy Drug Companies; Mayberrys Move; Jacoby Suspended Distributed to more than 5,800 recipients by the Media Research Center, bringing political balance to the media. Visit the MRC on the Web: http://www.mediaresearch.org. Past CyberAlerts are available at: http://www.mediaresearch.org/news/cyberalert/ Subscribe/unsubscribe information at end of this message. 1) ABC and NBC picked out this soundbite from George W. Bush to the NAACP: "There is no escaping the reality that the party of Lincoln has not always carried the mantle of Lincoln." ABC's Dean Reynolds added: "Bush is associated in this community with his proposed tax cut that many see as benefitting the rich." 2) ABC's Jack Ford condemned the pharmaceutical industry for "making enormous profits" while people die from AIDS: "The terms 'greedy,' 'insensitive,' 'uncaring,' 'inhumane' have all been used by critics to describe the pharmaceutical companies." 3) Jeff Greenfield's greatest worry in life: "We are the most wealthy country like ever in the history of the universe and we have, we don't have, we don't have a decent rail system." 4) The Mad Mayberrys. Friday night only the Fox News Channel bothered to update viewers on how the Mayberrys, the family renting the run-down house from Al Gore, gave up on him and moved to Ohio after he failed to fulfill his promised repairs. 5) Even Boston liberals agree with columnist Jeff Jacoby's reaction to his suspension by the Boston Globe: "This suspension is a brutal overreaction to something that even the Globe will not call plagiarism and doesn't characterize as a willful violation." Now online for your viewing pleasure or pain: A clip of the June 28 Dateline NBC piece by Keith Morrison in which he previewed the wonderful opportunities and benefits for Elian in Cuba. A few excerpts: "Cardenas boasts twice as many doctors as you'd expect to find in an American city the same size. Elian is more likely to become a healthy adult in Cuba than in any other Third World country. Housing? Even the government admits it's inadequate. Most apartments and houses are old and small and often crowded with whole extended families, but no one is homeless. Certainly not Elian, who will return to a house and bedroom considered swank by Cardenas standards "Elian will almost certainly rejoin the Pioneers as almost all Cuban children do. It's very much like the Cub Scouts, camping trips and all, but with a socialist flavor and a revolutionary spin. But besides politics, what will he learn? Cubans boast about their universal free education" To watch a portion of this story via RealPlayer, go to: http://www.mediaresearch.org/news/cyberalert/2000/cyb2630.html#3 Correction: The June 30 CyberAlert Extra twice quoted Bryant Gumbel, in an interview about the Supreme Court's partial-birth abortion decision, asking about "DNX and DNE procedures." That should have read DX and DE. 1) "Bush's speech here today was, in many ways, a political act of contrition," ABC's Dean Reynolds declared on Monday's World News Tonight in a piece on George W. Bush's speech before the NAACP convention in Baltimore. Like NBC Nightly News in a brief snippet shown by Tom Brokaw, ABC played a soundbite of Bush conceding, "For my party, there is no escaping the reality that the party of Lincoln has not always carried the mantle of Lincoln." Reynolds piled on: "Bush is associated in this community with his proposed tax cut that many see as benefitting the rich and with a death penalty that disproportionately punishes black people." The CBS Evening News also delivered a full story, but avoided using the soundbite of Bush bashing his own party. Anchor Peter Jennings introduced the July 10 report from Reynolds: "For many years, Republicans conceded that a majority of black Americans identify with Democrats, but Mr. Bush this week is promoting the notion that he's a 'compassionate conservative.' He's done so before." Reynolds began, as transcribed by MRC analyst Brad Wilmouth: "George W. Bush came to Baltimore to get black Americans to give his candidacy a chance, to underline his insistence that he's a different kind of Republican, and to show middle-of-the-road voters, both white and black, that he is more moderate than they may have suspected. Among blacks, Bush has his work cut out for him." Reverend Harold Carter, New Shiloh Baptist Church: "If he thought that we could turn the tide, he would more than want our votes. At this point, I think he wants to be
[CTRL] CBS' Gumbel Caught Spewing Vulgarities On Live TV!
Unbelievable that TV personality like Bryant Gumbel cursing in such a vulgar way at a guest?! -- check out the vid clip at http://www.mrc.org/news/cyberalert/2000/cyb2630extra.html Definately a keeper! -A A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Report: Media Justified Clinton Admin
FYI, see study at http://www.mrc.org/specialreports/news/sr2523b.html ...We would like to think that the Cold War is over. But for the people of communist Cuba and the people who've fled it, the Cold War remains. In all of the coverage and controversy over the arrival and seizure of six-year-old Elian Gonzalez, the media have taken the stark contrast between American liberty and Cuban tyranny and muddled it to the point that much of the American public thinks Cuba is no different than America, or worse, that Cuba is better than America. The Media Research Center has compiled a record showing how the national media built the public-relations rationale for Elian's eventual return to Cuba, and then justified the government raid on a private residence to insure a political victory for the Clinton administration and the communist regime of Cuba. Is it any wonder that the public told network pollsters that they approved of the seizure of Elian after being barraged with liberal arguments? Analysts identified four patterns of distinct liberal media bias: 1. The news media have deliberately undermined the moral legitimacy of Elian 's Miami relatives specifically and anti-communist Cuban-Americans in general. 2. The news media have consistently praised the actions and "achievements" of Fidel Castro's Cuba, claimed it was better for children than America, and played up the paradise Elian could dwell in among the Communist Party elite. 3. The news media have justified Attorney General Janet Reno's actions and arguments, and lamented any resistance or delay in returning Elian to Cuba. 4. The news media have dismissed congressional criticism of the INS raid and calls for investigation as unpopular and unnecessary. If the media were interested in a balanced presentation of the Elian controversy, they would have scrutinized the administration more than justified it; they would have explained the regimented reality of family life in Cuba; they would have balanced their questioning of the motivations of Elian's Miami relatives by questioning the motives of the reunification camp; and they would have encouraged more discussion and oversight instead of trying to cut it off. Entire Study Available At http://www.mrc.org/specialreports/news/sr2523b.html -A A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Media Spins, Then Spins Some More...
21 May 2000 Media Spins, Then Spins Some More... WASH., DC, 21 May -- On almost every Sunday morning talking head show, Newt Gingrich was the target. And none of these supposedly non-partisan, balanced media masters sounded like they missed him either. Whether it was ABC's Cokie Roberts or NBC's Tim Russert, questions flied about Rep. Rick Lazio's support of the former Speaker of the House. Why? Gingrich isn't running for office. As a matter of fact, he's retired. Yet, the media continues to harp on this non-issue. Like a dog with a bone, the media just won't let go. The questions ranged from Lazio's support of Gingrich to his support of the highly successful Contract with America. It went on and on and, flipping the TV channel, expecting to see Hillary Clinton being grilled, nothing of the sort was happening. Clinton was no where to be found. Instead, surrogate pit bulls like Harold Wolfson popped up here and there. Where's Hillary Clinton? Perhaps she's being interviewed by some upstate NY DJ who asks her nothing but puffball questions? Can anyone imagine the questions by these same media masters to the likes of Clinton? "Mrs. Clinton, you stood by your husband, Bill Clinton, even after he lied to the American people about his adulterous relationship with a White House intern. Why?" Or, "Mrs. Clinton, why did you try to install such a socialized health care system as the one you worked on back in 1933?" Or, "Mrs. Clinton, why are you running for a Senate seat in a state in which you never lived and never held office?" Or, "Mrs. Clinton, do you identify yourself with those in your party who are considered by some as the extreme left, Jesse Jackson, Ted Kennedy and Al Gore?" Would Russert or Roberts or Donaldson dare ask these kinds of questions of the First Lady or would they continue to bombard Lazio those silly non-issue barbs about Gingrich and those oh-so-terrible Republicans like Dick Armey? (Not likely since the media gets too easily intimidated by the title of "First Lady." And, that's exactly what Clinton is counting on.) Oh, when are the media spinmeisters going to ask about the extreme left, and the likes of Jesse Jackson, Bill Clinton, Tom Daschle, Teddy Kennedy and Al Gore, among others? Instead, the talking heads continue to pester about some kind of media exaggerated extreme right, asking Lazio about people who aren't even running in the NY Senate race. Is that fair? Or is that just dirty pool? The media needs to stop spinning and start asking questions that matter. Otherwise, the generation-old label of media bias will be get become tougher and tougher to shed. -- A.C. Szul http://www.erols.com/mack97 "There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." -- Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind" A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Alien Presence? Evidence. . . WAS:Re: [CTRL] EXOPOLITICS - Book Review by N Molloy
Yet Skinner finally saw the light on the season finale.will Mulder ever come back or was he abducted forever? - Original Message - From: tenebroust [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2000 09:51 PM Subject: [CTRL] Alien Presence? Evidence. . . WAS:Re: [CTRL] EXOPOLITICS - Book Review by N Molloy There is absolutely no "hard" evidence of extraterrestrial visitation of the Earth. There is quite a lot of anecdote, and supposition however. I would also venture to say that there is NO evidence of ANY kind, "hard" or otherwise, but I won't try to press that point. Interpretation and inherent beliefs cause one to see "aliens" everywhere, just like Van Daaniken (sp?). On Sat, 20 May 2000, nessie wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED],Internet writes: The Rare Earth authors overlook the hard evidence of extraterrestrial presence on Earth. Which is? A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance-not soap-boxing-please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'-with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds-is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om "Welcome to the desert of the real." Morpheus, in The Matrix "My God it's full of stars!" Dave Bowman, in 2001: A Space Odyssey ___ Why pay when you don't have to? Get AltaVista Free Internet Access now! http://jump.altavista.com/freeaccess4.go ___ A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance-not soap-boxing-please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'-with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds-is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A
[CTRL] Media Confession Scared of guns
Media Confession: "Scared of guns" WASH., D.C., 20 May 2000 -- Reporting live on MSNBC's "Morning Blend," host Soledad O'Brien confessed that she is indeed "scared of guns." O'Brien made this statement right before her interview of Bill Powers, NRA spokesperson, who was at the NRA's (see http://www.nraila.org/) hugely popular convention in Charlotte, N.C. Nearly 40,000 folks are expected to attend the event this weekend. Perhaps O'Brien's fear of guns is indicatory of the media's bias against guns (see http://www.mrc.org/specialreports/news/sr2105.html)? Or, maybe it's just Ms. O'Brien who has never fired a shot in her life and doesn't realize that a gun can be used in a safe and defensive manner? Statements like those by O'Brien lead casual observers to question whether she was the right person to interview the NRA's Powers? And, if she's scared of guns, is she scared of the NRA and Bill Powers too? If so, what kind of questions would one expect from such a reporter who's interviewing a NRA staffer? Those are not easy questions to answer based on a one-line statement, but it does indicate the level of discourse being promoted by today's media. How many other network or print reporters are "scared of guns?" Is it 20, 30 or 1,000? If it's more rather than less, what kind of media do U.S. readers and viewers get when they open their morning newspaper or flip on the TV news? Is it a media that knows nothing about guns other than what they're spoon fed by anti-gun fringe groups or is it a media made up of ignorant men and women who refuse to pick up a gun and engage in some fun target practice? Sadly, it may be a combination of both. Certainly, those who are familiar with guns know that these weapons are nothing to be scared of if used in a safe and defensive manner. For years the Eddie Eagle program, among others, have been promoted by the NRA folks as a educational tool against the ignorance that pervades our media and society. Yet, many discount these efforts as just another way to get guns out into the masses unchecked. It's time for those in the media who are "scared of guns" to visit a local gun sporting club and buy a gun. Any gun. They can then inquire about taking classes on how to shoot their newly purchased gun and then, perhaps, they'll realize that guns aren't the enemy but those who choose to use such a weapon in an unsafe and dangerous manner. -- A.C. Szul http://www.erols.com/mack97 "There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." -- Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind" A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] How the CIA Spied on Princess Diana
While some of this may be interesting to some, nothing here is new. Agencies track lots of folks, both famous and those not so famous. How else does one keep things in check and avoid catastrophe? -- A.C. Szul http://www.erols.com/mack97 "There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." -- Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind" - Original Message - From: Kris Millegan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 11:00 AM Subject: [CTRL] How the CIA Spied on Princess Diana" from:alt.politics.org.cia As, always, Caveat Lector Om K - Click Here: A HREF="aol://5863:126/alt.politics.org.cia:50875"How the CIA Spied on Princess Diana/A - Subject: How the CIA Spied on Princess Diana From: Alex Constantine A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"alexx12@mediaone. net/A Date: Sun, May 14, 2000 1:53 PM Message-id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] London Evening Standard 12/10/98 How the CIA spied on Diana America's three intelligence agencies spied on Princess Diana for years and learned some of her most intimate secrets, it has been claimed. Details of the monitoring operation - contained in a l,056-page dossier - are still classified as top secret a year after her death, according to reports in the U.S. yesterday. Much of the material was gathered as part of the security surrounding Diana on her numerous visits across the Atlantic. A spokesman for the National Security Agency admitted the existence of the files. 'The documents are currently and properly classified top-secret,' he said from the organisation's headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland. Sources say the top-secret classification was to keep the lid on how the U.S. spy agencies gathered the data. The NSA was aided in the shadowy operation by the CIA and the Defence Intelligence Agency, which is run by the Pentagon, according to reports in the New York Daily News and Star magazine. All three agencies are believed to have tracked Diana's every movement and conversations on her frequent visits to America and sometimes elsewhere, both before and after her marriage to Prince Charles had collapsed. The secret checking on her personal life is believed to have gone on until her death in Paris. Insiders say much of the material in the dossier came from eavesdropping on private telephone conversations between the Princess and her most trusted friend - Lucia Flecha de Lima, the wife of the Brazilian ambassador in Washington. Diana is said to have poured her heart out to Madame de Lima about her relationships with Pakistani doctor Hasnat Khan, Dodi Fayed and others. The CIA is believed to have turned over reports to the British intelligence community. Yesterday, the CIA would not comment on the dossier, while the Defence Intelligence Agency said it only deals in military matters - 'and she was obviously not military,' said a spokesman. The NSA, whose experts specialise in phone taps and intercepting faxes and emails, said it had nearly 300 pages of top-secret information on Diana that it had either originated or now controlled. This led to the disclo-sure that the CIA and DIA had more than 700 other classified documents. Sources say it was not just her romances that the agencies kept watch on - virtually every aspect of her troubled life was monitored. Even phone conversations about her plans for Prince William and Prince Harry were listened to and then reported back to London. 'The British and American intelligence services are joined at the hip,' a source told Star magazine. 'They share just about everything.' - Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance-not soap-boxing-please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'-with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds-is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research
[CTRL] OT: Fw: Global 100 Web Sites - Issue 108 - Edition 17 - 24 April 2000
FYI -- some good sites that rank in the Top 10. Worth a look.
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7 4 11 Enigma: Screen Behind The Mirror http://www.enigma-4.com/ MU
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18* 79 4 Parents Television Councilhttp://www.parentstv.org/ TV
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Re: [CTRL] *NEW* new Area 51 Images posted on new site. *A DIVERSION*
Title: Area 51 Images Said Posted on Web If anything, this is surely a diversion from the _real_ "Area 51" while the tests on the 'lil green men are being done at some completely different location. -A - Original Message - From: Bard To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 09:54 PM Subject: [CTRL] *NEW* new Area 51 Images posted on new site. *NEW* http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/2417/us/area_51_2.html--Click on "terraserver.com" mid-way in this article.BardThere's not a dime bit of difference between a DemoRat and a RepubRat,they're simply two wings of the same bird of prey.BUCHANAN-Reformhttp://gopatgo2000.com/default.htm Home - Yahoo! - My Yahoo! - News Alerts - Help Home | TopStories | Business | Tech | Politics | World | Local | Entertainment | Sports | Science | Health Top Stories Headlines Add to My Yahoo! Monday April 17 8:01 PM ET Area 51 Images Said Posted on Web By MARTHA WAGGONER, Associated Press Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The truth is out there - on the Web. Photos of Area 51, the super-secret Air Force test site in Nevada that has long tantalized UFO and conspiracy buffs and fans of ``The X-Files,'' are being posted on the Internet. ``This is the first glimpse into the most secret training and testing facility for the Air Force,'' said John Hoffman, president of Aerial Images Inc. of Raleigh. The company planned to post five images of the site, divided into four frames each, in collaboration with Microsoft, Kodak, Digital Equipment Corp., Autometric Inc. and the Russian agency Sovinformsputnik. Speak your mind Discuss this story with other people.[Start a Conversation](Requires Yahoo! Messenger) The partners launched a Russian satellite from Kazahkstan in 1998 to map Earth's surface and Area 51. An open-skies agreement signed in 1992 by 24 nations, including the United States and Russia, made the effort possible. The Air Force only recently acknowledged that Groom Dry Lake Air Force Base even exists. The 8,000-square-mile base is 75 miles northwest of Las Vegas, in the arid, rugged Nellis Range. Beginning with the U-2 spy plane in the 1950s, the base has been the testing ground for a host of top-secret aircraft, including the SR-71 Blackbird and, more recently, the F-117A stealth fighter and B-2 stealth bomber. The base's airspace is restricted; aircraft are not allowed to fly over it. But satellite overflights are allowed as part of an agreement to verify arms-control compliance. Among UFO aficionados, it has long been known simply as Area 51, the base's designation on old Nevada test site maps. They believe that unidentified flying objects from other worlds are hidden at the base, where their parts are copied for U.S. prototypes. The images, with resolution good enough to distinguish a car from a truck, are better than earlier telephoto shots from the nearby mountains. The only other known image purportedly was shot by a satellite in the 1960s. It is much fuzzier. ``There are runways, there are buildings, there are buses, there are test sites, but there aren't any little green men or super-secret aircraft to be seen,'' Hoffman said of the new photos. Several government agencies are aware of the images and haven't responded, said Hoffman, 52, a Vietnam veteran who recently retired from the National Guard after 23 years. ``I've had no feedback from anybody that indicates anybody gives a hoot,'' he said. An Air Force spokeswoman would not comment Monday on any security concerns about the images. ``We acknowledge having an operating site there, and the work is classified,'' spokeswoman Gloria Cales said. The work involves ``operations critical to the U.S. military and the country's security.'' Aerial Images, at www.terraserver.com, planned to offer a link to the Area 51 pages. Viewing the images is free;
[CTRL] Elian's Getting Same As Monica
Elian's Getting Same As Monica 4-18-00 Remember back to when Clinton Co. publicly demonized former intern extraordinaire Monica into something that she was not? Remember how they tried to paint a picture of a young woman who was sickly obsessed with Clinton? Of how she supposedly wouldn't stop calling him? Followed him, and perhaps, at times, even stalked him? Why do that? Why paint such a picture? Simple. So that Clinton can then say how this little girl --in comparison to his old age-- is chasing him and he has to let her down gently. Thus deflecting any possible accusations of him pursuing an intern at his taxpayer-funded office, the White House. Well, the same treatment is being thrown at the Cuban boy, Elian, who survived a daring escape from that island of tyranny south of Florida. Have you turned on the news this evening only to hear that a doctor is questioning little Elian's "state of mind?" It's starting. They failed to make their case, so they're turning to dirty pool. How many folks even know that the Doc making these conclusions is a big 'ole FOB? By spreading word that the boy may be going nutty in that house with his Miami relatives, the Clintonites are hoping to paint a picture of mental and emotional abuse of the boy by those same relatives. Make his Dad look like his savior. Build up his Dad, so that the people will support a forceful raid by DOJ hacks in the middle of the night. We did it for the good of the boy, they'll tell us. We did it to reunite a psychologically-troubled boy with his father, they'll announce. We did it for a boy that is being brainwashed into thinking that he will be better off here in the States than in Cuba! That's what Clinton Co. have resorted to, since they're losing the public battle. After recruiting fellow liberal pinko Dan Blather to interview Elian's loving Dad on 60 Minutes the other night, the Clintonites believe that they only way to get this sorry episode over with is to make the boy look psychologically and emotionally unstable so as to make their point that he ought to go back to Commie Cuba with his Dad. In the end, it's not the boy who's gonna look nuts, but the Clintonites who insist that little Elian will be better off in Cuba, under the watchful eye of Daddio Castro, rather than remain here in the U.S. where he's guaranteed a much better and happier life. -- A.C. Szul http://www.erols.com/mack97 "There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." -- Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind" A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fw: great campaign source/search engine
FYI - Original Message - Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 10:05 AM Subject: great campaign source/search engine Folks, Cool find! Great source for online Net Campaigns at http://www.netcampaigns.com/ Add your site or run a search on media, politics etc.
[CTRL] Media Covers for Candidate Gore
o. . . Elian should never have been forced to choose between freedom and his own father. Now we must take action, here on our own shores, to make sure that Elian's best interests are served.'" Nothing better sums up the problem of not reporting these kinds of Gore-isms than a quote from Mark Mellman, Democrat pollster and part-time adviser to the Gore 2000 campaign, as reported by the October 27, 1999, Wall Street Journal: "If you have a pattern of flip-flops such that it erodes a fundamental aspect of your character, then you have real trouble." The Post's Sunday story not only fails to quote any GOP officials, but it attempts to spin in favor of Gore. By failing to mention any Gore-isms, such as several mentioned above, the Post tries to spin Gore's appearance and wardrobe and "self-deprecating jokes" as being the single biggest negatives of presidential candidate Gore, while ignoring gaffes it would certainly mention had it been Quayle or Bush. While one can't definitively prove that was the intention of the reporters and their newspaper, it most certainly seems suspect to the causal reader. While not mentioning by name, the Post piece cites its sources as "many people," "many voters," "some Gore allies," "variety of people," and, my favorite, considering it gives such an impression of unbiased news reporting, "campaign officials." In a piece supposedly meant to be a "hard-hitting analysis" of Gore and the voters, no where is there any quotes from a Bush or GOP officials, campaign or other. Instead, the reader is subjected to the wisdom and unbiased scrutiny of Gore "campaign officials." Is the Post for real? Do they honestly believe they're offering a well-balanced, unbiased portrayal of the relationship between a presidential candidate and the views of the voters when it comes to his actions, behavior and record? Towards the end of the piece, in graph 32, media advisor Bob Shrum, is quoted as saying that Gore's inability to connect with voters is the "oldest and deadest chestnut in this election." Surely, Harris or Connolly could have found someone to counter that claim? Perhaps if this were a "hard-hitting analysis" of Quayle or Bush, the Post would have had more success? For example, think back to the Post's extensive coverage of the Bush and cocaine non-issue. The Post jumped all over that and continued until folks got sick of hearing about the unsubstantiated rumors. In addition, all throughout, the reader is fed phrases like "polls and dozens of voter interviews" without any specific reference to who actually did the polling, where these polls were held, who was questioned, as well as examples of the questions themselves. In its futile attempts at spinning, the Post refers to Gore's "playful side," "intellectual self-confidence" (even with all these gaffes?) and how he is supposedly a stronger candidate after "his very successful primary season" against fellow-liberal Bill Bradley Huh? Does anyone, including the Post, expect anyone to actually believe that two ideologically identical - and former Senate pals - really, truly engaged in battle? If anything, most of those so-called debates between Bradley and Gore were a big yawn. That said, it wouldn't be too far-fetched to suggest that perhaps Bradley was thrust into the spotlight - health problems and all - to simply make Gore look more credible and capable after his own campaign went into a tailspin and couldn't get off the ground. What about the argument, dreamed up and fueled by the establishment press, that Bush can't win without the independent votes? Perhaps the Democrats should be more worried about Gore, who, according to a poll mentioned in the same Post piece, seems like a strong leader to just only over half of independent voters, while Bush gets 66 percent. Rather than present a balanced analysis of presidential candidate Gore, the Post opted to offer its readers yet another press release, promoting its candidate and ignoring any serious, documented Gore gaffes that tell us much more about the candidate than simply his silly 'ole suit and tie makeover. -A.C. Szul Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] see http://www.egroups.com/group/cemb A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let u
[CTRL] Fw: The Latest Issue of MediaNomics
FYI... - Original Message - *MediaNomics, Friday April 7, 2000 The latest issue of the Free Market Project's regular newsletter, MediaNomics, is now available on the Media Research Center web site, www.mediaresearch.org, with three new stories: TV Reporters Aghast at Stock Slide, but Not At Government Prosecution of Microsoft After Tuesday's market turmoil, the network evening newscasts tried to explain thefrenzied selling by pointing to the usual suspects: inflated stock values, margin calls, uncertainty over the Federal Reserves next action. Only one correspondent CNBCs Ron Insana pointed to the governments pursuit of Microsoft as a cause for the plunge in prices, even though thesellinghad obviously accelerated after negotiations between the company and government lawyers failed over the weekend. http://www.mediaresearch.org/fmp/medianomics/2000/mn040700.html Media Mavens Are Mum on Potential IRA Changes If you listen to the media, its a "national calamity" that Americans dont save enough of their income for their retirement years. Last month, a bipartisan group of congressmen proposed boosting the amount individuals can set aside in tax-deductable retirement accounts but, in spite of their professed worry about national savings rates, the media have generally failed to report the story. http://www.mediaresearch.org/fmp/medianomics/2000/mn2407b.html Kudos... to CNNs Brooks Jackson Among the medias most enduring myths is the one about how Ronald Reagans 1981 across-the-board tax cuts shifted more of the burden of paying federal income taxes to the middle class. CNNs Brooks Jackson showed that the richpay a far greater share of the nations taxes now than they were when Reagan took office, even though the top tax ratesare far lower than they were 20 years ago. http://www.mediaresearch.org/fmp/medianomics/2000/mn040700k.html If you know someone elsewho'd like to read MediaNomics, please forward this e-mail. If you'dlike to receive notices when new MediaNomics articles are published (or to stop getting additional notices), send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[CTRL] FYI, Leonardo: ABC's Liberal Laughingstock
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- FYI Leonardo: ABC's Liberal Laughingstock (http://www.mediaresearch.org/news/reality/2000/Fax2406.html) ABC News President David Westin fired 21-year veteran Bob Zelnick because of the "appearance problem" caused by Zelnick writing a biography of Al Gore for Regnery, a conservative publisher. Last year, Westin strongly objected to the hiring of "reckless" Internet star Matt Drudge as an ABC Radio host. So Westin looks a little funny trying to deny ABC intended President Clinton to be interviewed by 25-year-old movie star Leonardo DiCaprio, now promoting a big liberal Earth Day rally in Washington. Does DiCaprio have the gravitas to be White House correspondent for a day? In the March 1995 issue of Details magazine, DiCaprio asked, "Who's Newt Gingrich? Oh, wait a minute, I've seen Newt on TV. He's that funny-looking guy. I haven't really been following politics lately." A look at DiCaprio's current talents on the official Earth Day Web site is not encouraging. In the kickoff press conference, DiCaprio interviewed Earth Day organizers with multiple insertions of "wow," "cool," and "scary stuff." (DiCaprio has endorsed Al Gore for President.) In a separate Yahoo! chat, DiCaprio's answers suggested he hasn't exactly hit the books to determine his political positions. "I watched a lot of television programs, documentaries, and movies on wild life[sic] and the environment and was shocked to find out what we were doing to Earth. Now I am in a position to make a difference, and I really want to." When asked to define global warming, he wrote, "What global warming is, is basically temperatures around the world are rising, becoming extremely dangerous for all living things around the world." When asked what is his first environmental concern, besides global warming, DiCaprio again underlined his video education: "Saving endangered species. I saw a program when I was very young about the wildlife that is now extinct." Even far-left Earth Day chief Denis Hayes noted DiCaprio wasn't exactly a Ph.D. in an interview with the Boston Globe: "'We're trying to reach a broader cross section of America, and sometimes you have to go out of the box,' Hayes says. Yes, he concedes, it is 'somewhat frustrating' that environmentalism has come to this. But there is no choice. 'Sure, it'd be preferable if policy issues could be discussed on a higher plane, but we live where we live.'" DiCaprio's Clinton interview is slated to appear in an hour-long ABC Earth Day special hosted by Chris Cuomo, son of Mario Cuomo. But ABC is not the only news outlet preparing a one-sided Earth Day special. The New York Daily News reported on March 24 that Di-Caprio is insisting on writing an essay for Time's Earth Day issue "all by himself." He'll be joined here, too, by Bill Clinton, marking the President's third bylined Time piece since December. Sources told the Daily News the issue would also feature green activists Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Stewart Brand, and liberal writers Mark Hertsgaard and Roger Rosenblatt. To make the next month perfect, perhaps ABC can hire as unpaid correspondents Rage Against the Machine to interview Clinton before the Washington protest against the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, followed by Ellen DeGeneres for the gay and lesbian left rally, and then Rosie O'Donnell for the "Million Mom March." After all, Westin told the New York Daily News he wasn't opposed to using "informed celebrities" for stories..snip see http://www.mediaresearch.org/news/reality/2000/Fax2406.html A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fw: Gore Flip-Flops
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- "If you have a pattern of flip-flops such that it erodes a fundamental aspect of your character, then you have real trouble." - Mark Mellman, Democrat pollster and part-time adviser to the Gore 2000 campaign, The Wall Street Journal, 10/27/99 AL GORE'S FLIP-FLOPPING CHARACTER Tobacco Flip * In 1988, Gore told tobacco farmers: "Throughout most of my life, I raised tobacco. I want you to know that with my own hands, all of my life, I put it in the plant beds and transferred it. I've hoed it, I've dug in it, I've sprayed it, I've chopped it, I've shredded it, spiked it, put it in the barn and stripped it and sold it." (Newsday, 2/26/88) (Gore made this statement almost four years after his sister's death from lung cancer, over six years before his anti-tobacco speech at the Democratic national convention.) * For the period 1979 through 1990, Gore accepted $16,440 from tobacco political action committees. (The Washington Post, 8/30/96) Flop * "Tomorrow morning another 13-year-old girl will start smoking. I love her, too. Three thousand young people in America will start smoking tomorrow. One thousand of them will die a death not unlike my sister's. And that is why, until I draw my last breath, I will pour my heart and soul into the cause of protecting our children from the dangers of smoking." (Albert Gore Jr., Democrat National Convention, 8/28/96) Guns Flip * Between 1985 and 1990, Sen. Al Gore voted with the NRA 75% of the time. (National Rifle Association, Key Vote Analyses, 1985-1992) Flop * "In this presidential race, there are some who believe the urgent matter related to guns is the need to extend new protections to the gun manufacturers. I believe it is time to have new protections for our children and our families. . . . Some want more concealed weapons, but they can't conceal the fact that they are doing the bidding of the NRA." (Albert Gore Jr., The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, 7/16/99) Abortion Flip * "It is my deep personal conviction that abortion is wrong. I hope that some day we will see the current outrageously large number of abortions drop sharply. . . . Let me assure you that I share your belief that innocent human life must be protected. . ." (Letter from Rep. Albert Gore Jr. to a Constituent, 7/18/84) * "As you know, I have strongly opposed federal funding of abortions. In my opinion, it is wrong to spend federal funds for what is arguably the taking of a human life." (Letter from Rep. Albert Gore Jr. to a Constituent, 7/18/84) * Gore Voted to Extend Civil Rights Protection to Unborn Children. Gore voted yes in 1984 to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1984 to state that unborn children are persons from the moment of conception. The complete text of Siljander's (R-MI) one sentence House Amendment 942 read: "An amendment to define 'person' as including unborn children from the moment of conception." (CQ Vote #242: Rejected 186-219: R 112-40; D 74-179, 6/26/84) Flop * "And know this, I will always, always defend a woman's right to choose. Every time Congress has tried to play politics with that fundamental personal right -- imposing gag rules, and attaching anti-choice language to any bill they can think of -- we have stood up to them and stopped them." (Albert Gore Jr., Remarks at Women For Gore event, 6/1/99) Test Ban Flip * During the 1988 primary season, in a televised debate with Dick Gephardt, Jesse Jackson, Michael Dukakis, Paul Simon and Bruce Babbitt, Gore laid out his objections to a comprehensive test ban treaty, stressing the need for verification and continued testing to assure the reliability of the U.S. nuclear arsenal: Q: If you're elected president, will you suspend all U.S. nuclear weapons tests, upon taking office, and then proceed to conclude a formal test ban treaty? GORE: Well, just as President John Kennedy made our world safer by getting a treaty banning atmospheric explosions, I would seek a treaty with the Soviet Union banning underground explosions as well. But before doing so, I would pin down the answers to two questions that are important to our national security: First of all, can we firmly verify whether or not the Soviet Union is exploding low-yield tests on its territory? The evidence now coming from the scientists indicates that there are ways to negotiate cooperative agreements with the Soviets to make that possible. But we need the answer before the test ban rather than after. Secondly, do we need continued tests in order to assure the reliability of our own nuclear devices? Again the initial evidence
[CTRL] Fwd: Gore's Lies -- Forward this to every person of voting age
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- FYI...some good stuff. Read on... You may have gotten an e-mail forwarded from Al Gore's Campaign telling you how rotten George W. Bush's record in Texas is. Thanks to the enterprising work of Jennifer Strong from the GREAT State of Texas and other great Americans, more Gore lies, exagerrations, and diversions have been uncovered. This is Gore's e-mail, followed by the facts. Subj: The great state of Texas The state of Texas, under the leadership of Governor George W. Bush, is ranked: 50th in spending for teachers' salaries FACT: Wrong, Prince Albert. Actually, Bush's Texas is *9th* in Teacher Pay, not 50th, factoring in cost-of-living and teacher experience. And thanks to George W. Bush, Texas teachers got a whopping 33% raise, lots more than the national average. 41st in per-capita spending on public education FACT: Bush's Texas is #1 in improving test scores, especially for Latinos and African American students. Thanks to George W. Bush, state education funding per pupil is up 37% since he took office. What happened under Gore and Clinton? While test scores skyrocketed in Texas, they remained stagnant nationally. Next time you see Gore, ask him, "You've had eight years. Where are the better schools you promised?" 49th in spending on the environment 1st in air and water pollution FACT: Only because of an antiquated pre-Bush law that exempted older factories from having to clean up their emissions. Bush was the FIRST Governor to make them clean up. As a result, TEXAS IS #1 in reducing toxic waste emissions under Bush. 48th in per-capita funding for public health 1st in percentage of poor working parents without insurance FACT: Under George W. Bush, Texas was the first in the nation to allow a patient to appeal HMO decisions to deny care. Bush's Texas also prohibited gag clauses that prevented doctors from discussing all treatment options with their patients. And Texas law insures that people with pre-existing conditions will not lose health insurance when they change jobs. What happened under Gore and Clinton? They promised to reform health care and have done nothing. They've had eight years, and eight million more Americans are uninsured. 47th in delivery of social services 5th in percentage of population living in poverty FACT: Take notice: Prince Albert apparently believes it is terrible if fewer people actually need welfare "delivered" to their doorstep. Unlike Al Gore, George W. Bush believes that freeing people from the chains of welfare and giving them independence is a GREAT thing. That's why Texas was one of the ten most successful states in implementing welfare reform. Texas was so successful that Gore's Administration tried to stop Bush from implementing innovative, faith-based solutions to radically reduce the welfare rolls even more, lest Bush get the credit. Also, under Governor Bush: - Texas is #4 in personal income (i.e. people are richer) - Texas has the lowest unemployment in 20 years. 1st in executions (avg. 1 every 2 weeks for Bush's 5 years) FACT: Uh... did someone forget to mention that Al Gore is for the death penalty too? Actually, Green Party candidate Ralph Nader is the only serious candidate who opposes the death penalty. Forward this to every person of voting age This part we agree with! For the full report of Gore lies exposed, http://people.ce.mediaone.net/ilrepublican/ilrepublican/gore.htm A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] **CNN's Shaw Explodes at Peggy Noonan Over Hillary Book** Watch Video
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- http://www.mrc.org/news/cyberalert/2000/cyb2329.html#4 FYI, there's a video of CNN's Bernard Shaw flipping at former Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan over her new expose on Hillary Clinton -- see http://www.mrc.org/news/cyberalert/2000/cyb2329.html#4 -A A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Vote for MRC site
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Go to http://www.mrc.org/ and vote for the MRC site today! Just click "Vote MRC" on the front page and cast your vote for the MRC site. -A A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] CIA Hiring Theatrical Special Effects Designers...Why?
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Sounds like an excellent employment opportunity. -- A.C. Szul http://www.erols.com/mack97 "There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." -- Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind" - Original Message - From: William Shannon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 04:07 PM Subject: [CTRL] CIA Hiring "Theatrical Special Effects" Designers...Why? -Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- http://www.cia.gov/cia/employment/jobpostings/theatrical.htm Theatrical Special Effects - Wardrobe/Production Design The Central Intelligence Agency is currently seeking a limited number of persons on a part-time basis (32 hours/week) qualified to design and construct clothing and accessories for use in creating necessary special effects. The position acts as an interface between the technical side of construction and the needs of the customer, providing product specifications, quality control, and customer feedback on products. Qualifications: A degree in wardrobe design and construction, plus a minimum of two years practical experience, or a minimum of four years of industry experience, is required. Candidates must possess experience in design, patterning, and construction of garments and accessories, as well as good judgment, initiative, and the ability to work independently within the operations based environment. The ideal candidate also has a familiarity with fabrics and textiles, as well as a background in fabric dying, tailoring and draping techniques. Strong written and oral communication skills, record management, and administrative skills are also needed. Benefits: Salaries range from $16.98 to $38.06 per hour. The Agency offers a comprehensive employee benefits program. Required: All applicants must be U.S. citizens and meet stringent security, medical, and personnel requirements, including a polygraph examination. To Apply: Applicants should submit a cover letter and current resume outlining their objectives and qualifications, and should be prepared to present a portfolio and a writing sample at the time of interview. Please send your resume to the address below. Recruitment Center Attn. Craig PO Box 12727, Dept. INTERNET Arlington, VA 22209-8727 An equal opportunity employer and drug-free work force. Return to CIA Web site at www.cia.gov A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance-not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'-with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds-is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] G.W. Bush Uses Drug Smuggler's Plane - II of II
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Isn't this stuff getting tiring? -- A.C. Szul http://www.erols.com/mack97 "There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." -- Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind" - Original Message - From: DIG alfred webre [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 04:48 PM Subject: [CTRL] G.W. Bush Uses Drug Smuggler's Plane - II of II -Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- The CIA Gets Busted --Yet Again The circle was completed with the discovery that "Zero-Eight-Foxtrot," as well as several other planes used by Barry Seal, was in reality owned by the same company revealed in 1998 bankruptcy proceedings to have owned the notorious CIA airline Southern Air Transport (SAT). Congressional and public records from the era establish Southern Air as a legendary CIA proprietary - second only to Air America - and as being connected to Secord, Singluab, Rodriguez, Casey and George H.W. Bush. Among its long list of dubious "achievements," Southern Air had owned the C123 used by Seal in the Nicaragua sting operation which made Barry Seal famous. That same aircraft was later shot down over Nicaragua in 1986 and the lone survivor Eugene Hasenfus was captured alive by Sandinista soldiers.. That is what started the Iran-Contra scandal to begin with. No one knew--or admitted knowing--just who owned Southern Air Transport back in 1986, although government officials all swore up and down that it wasn't the CIA. Southern Air's ownership by Greyhound Leasing, which became the entity called Finova, was only disclosed after no one was looking, when SAT went into bankruptcy in 1998. This is the first time the holding company, Finova, has been revealed for what it clearly is, an Agency front, set up in Arizona and headquartered in Canada to escape American financial disclosure requirements. Suddenly, on June 14, 1984, after passage of the second Boland Amendment and the consolidation of Contra operations under Oliver North the plane was sold twice in one day. According to journalist, producer and author Dan Hopsicker, "This was at a period in time when Barry knew he was on the way out." The plane went first to a mysterious Morgan B. Mitchell of Vale, Oregon, and then to Chevrolet Dealer Merrill Bean of Ogden Utah. Bean, curiously, gave the Dover, Delaware address of the "Prentis Hall [sic] Corporation" on his FAA registration. Students of the CIA have long been aware of the Agency's affinity for hiding its assets in Delaware shell corporations. But, to be fair, many other companies do so for reasons of convenience. In an interview Bean stated that he had incorporated in Delaware as a legal necessity because of the needs of his investors. "Delaware is a very convenient place for many kinds of corporations to incorporate and many large corporations and multi-nationals do so," Bean told FTW. "Because other companies I was in partnership with were incorporated there I chose to do so also. It was much easier that way and it was a requirement of the partners who were investing." However, Delaware officials in the Secretary of State's office said that Bean's company, Prentis Hall [not Prentice Hall], does not exist. And in the FAA records connected to Bean's ownership of "Zero-Eight-Foxtrot" we find yet another unexplained gap in FAA records. Whenever major mechanical repairs are made on an aircraft, the involved mechanic is required to complete an FAA Form 337. In December 1989, FAA certified mechanic Irvin Strayer installed some routine de-icing equipment on the plane. The mechanic, reviewing what should have been original ownership documents, listed the owner as United Insurance of Ogden Utah. Nowhere in FAA title paperwork does United Insurance appear as an owner. And a spokesman for the Utah State Department of Insurance told FTW that there had never been a United Insurance licensed to do business in the state. "It was an insurance company that a group of car dealers had formed to handle title and financing and other insurance for car sales," said Bean. "I bought the other guys out of the airplane and had some repairs done before I sold to Corporate Wings." Someone should have told the FAA. Or perhaps someone changed the FAA's records. Stranger things have happened. Bean does not recall if he changed the records to reflect this or not. A Likely Suspect In what will become a long litany of links between Barry Seal's activities and the financial fraud of the 1980's, Merrill Bean was also involved in what The Salt Lake City Tribune called "the worst financial disaster in Utah since the Great Depression." That disaster was the en masse 1980s failure of Utah thrifts -- hybrid financial institutions that offered high interest rates and consumer loans -- and the collapse of the insurance fund that was supposed to protect their
[CTRL] Grassroots Call to Action! Gun Rights Threatened Today....
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Adapted copy of the NRA's recent grassroots Fax Alert on the SW move, contact information of other gun makers and links at http://www.erols.com/mack97/call_to_action.html Pass on to friends, family, other grassroots websites, listserves, bulletin boards, Newsgroups etc today! -A A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fw: MediaNomics
Sign up info below. - Original Message - FYI, the MRC's 'Free Market Project' (FMP) now has a list for folks to receive info directly to their e-mail inbox. FMP tracks how both news and entertainment media portray various business and economic issues, and works to educate the media about the principles of free enterprise. FMP is currently featured in the March 20 issue of Fortune. To sign up go tohttp://www.mrc.org/fmp/fmpsub.html Or just send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Type "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" in the BODY of the message NOT in the subject line. The material is free and it's usually only 1 or 2 e-mails every couple weeks alerting you to newly posted information. Feel free to distribute this e-mail so others can sign up too!
[CTRL] Vote For MRC today!
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Visit http://www.global100.com/vote.asp?AddRequest=1013Chart=7 and submit your vote for the Media Research Center's web site (http://www.mrc.org). Just click "VOTE" icon or if you get the page with "SAVE NEW VOTES TO DATABASE" click that too. That's all there's to it! The more votes, the better. Feel free to forward to your friends and family. Cheers, -A A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fw: [aij] Russian IJ dies in air crash
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- What US papers, if any, reported on this? Are journalists targets in the Wild West Russia? Is this a conspiracy? Chechnya and USSR fighting over oil = death? US and Middle east fighting over oil = damn capitalism? -A --Original Message - From: Fran Casal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: IRE-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 08:42 AM Subject: RV: [aij] Russian IJ dies in air crash -Mensaje original- De: Tim Fuell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Enviado el: viernes, 10 de marzo de 2000 12:27 Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: [aij] Russian IJ dies in air crash From: Tim Fuell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Moscow air crash kills reporter --- A Russian investigative journalist and a Chechen oil baron were killed with seven other passengers when their plane crashed in Moscow yesterday. The Yak-40, scheduled to fly to Kiev, the Ukranian capital, rose briefly after take-off then crashed. There were suspicions that the crash was caused deliberately by someone wanting to silence Artyom Borovik, 38, an investigative journalist who was behind the Top Secret television programme. A colleague, Dmitri Dibov, said: ''This was a terrorist act.'' He said he had joked to Mr Borovik that it would only take the deaths of him and a couple of other journalists to wipe out the Russian opposition. The death of Ziya Bazheyev, Chechen president of the oil company Neftenoialians, also provoked speculation. The company is linked to an oil pipeline between the Caspian and Black Seas via Chechnya. The pro-Moscow Chechen had survived two previous air crashes. Source: http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/2000/03/10/x-timfgnrus01004.htm l - The Times A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Wear Lead Underwear
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- FYI NEWSMAX: At six major airports around the country the federal government is currently using highly sensitive X-ray machines that can view a person naked - including revealing private body parts. The Customs Service claims they are using the X-ray devices to help root out suspected drug smugglers. Customs Service officials said they use the "Peeping Tom" machines only with travelers they consider possible drug smugglers. Not all suspects are examined by the machine - only suspects who don't want to be frisked. Frisking typically includes a hands-on "pat down" of the person, a "strip search" - removal of a person's clothing for inspection - or a more intrusive body cavity search . . . "It's an electronic strip search, and its extremely graphic," Barry Steinhardt told the Wall Street Journal. Steinhardt is associate director of the American Civil Liberties Union . . . BodySearch creates a permanent image that can be transferred from the X-ray machine, prompting fears that some employees may save the images of naked people - including celebrities - and hawk them to magazines or publish them over the Internet. NEWSMAX http://www.newsmax.com/articles/?a=2000/3/8/175020 -- A.C. Szul http://www.erols.com/mack97 "There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." -- Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind" A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fw: MRC Alert: Gore A Bush Victim; Exploiting Tragedy for Gun Control; Sarandon's Pick
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- FYI sign up info below. -A - Original Message - From: Media Research Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 12:53 PM Subject: MRC Alert: Gore A Bush Victim; Exploiting Tragedy for Gun Control; Sarandon's Pick ***Media Research Center CyberAlert*** Thursday March 9, 2000 (Vol. Five; No. 42) Gore A Bush Victim; Exploiting Tragedy for Gun Control; Sarandon's Pick Distributed to more than 5,700 recipients by the Media Research Center, bringing political balance to the media. Visit the MRC on the Web: http://www.mediaresearch.org. Past CyberAlerts are available at: http://www.mediaresearch.org/news/cyberalert/ Subscribe/unsubscribe information at end of this message. 1) Dan Rather warned that Gore will soon be the victim of Bush's "negative attack ads and phone banks," but setting up a piece on Gore's day, Rather stressed how Gore was "reaching out" and saying that the Bush agenda "is outside the American mainstream." 2) The three morning shows on Wednesday all raised Gore's 1996 fundraising practices but none mentioned Maria Hsia's conviction. 3) Today demanded that Gore and Bush react to the claim that Bush is a "Pat Robertson Republican." NBC's David Bloom castigated Bush for his campaign's tone. Katie Couric admired how Gore managed to "craftily associate" Bush "with the extreme right-wing," but ABC's Charles Gibson amazingly noted that Gore "was pushed to the left." 4) The MRC's posting of video from MSNBC of John McCain telling NBC's Maria Shriver on Tuesday night, "please get out of here," was plugged by the Drudge Report and Shriver conceded she parachuted in for the event and had never previously seen McCain. 5) Dan Rather exploited tragedy in order to push a liberal goal: "There was a deadly ambush in Memphis today and fresh fuel for the hot campaign issue of gun control." 6) Tom Brokaw denied there is any liberal media bias, but conceded that John McCain's conservative views don't "square with a lot of the reporters who have become very infatuated with him." 7) Actress Susan Sarandon has picked Ralph Nader as her presidential candidate because he's identified "what's happening to our food and water" and "he can speak the truth." 1) Day One of the fall presidential campaign, which got under way Wednesday, presented CBS Evening News viewers with a case study in the biased framework through which network reporting will describe the Bush versus Gore battle. Introducing a story on the Bush campaign anchor Dan Rather focused on how Gore will soon be the victim of his "negative attack ads and phone banks." But setting up a piece on Gore's day, Rather stressed how Gore was "reaching out" to Bradley supporters and saying that the Bush agenda "is outside the American mainstream." ABC's Dean Reynolds insisted that "his primary race transformed Bush into a darling of arch-conservatives." ABC, CBS and NBC picked up on Gore's admission that fundraising "mistakes" were made in 1996, but allowed his attempt to blunt the issue succeed as neither network mentioned how it went beyond mistakes as a Gore fundraiser was convicted last week. Here are some notes and quotes from the broadcast network evening shows on Wednesday night, March 8, the day after Super Tuesday: -- ABC's World News Tonight. Linda Douglass summarized speculation about what McCain will do next and then Dean Reynolds looked at the Bush campaign. Reynolds asserted: "His primary race transformed Bush into a darling of arch- conservatives when he really needs the backing of moderates who supported John McCainHe'll try by emphasizing compassion over conservatism, overtures to African Americans and Hispanics, calls for improved public schools, tax relief for the working poor." Next, Terry Moran checked in from the Gore camp, beginning his upbeat piece: "With a victor's bounce in his step Vice President Gore boarded Air Force Two carrying a new message: He's the reform candidate. He is calling on the Republican to renounce television and radio ads and ban so-called soft money. That might be a tough sell given Gore's notorious 1996 appearance at a Buddhist temple where campaign funds were illegally raised. But the Vice President is trying to blunt that criticism by saying he's a changed man." Gore: "I've learned from my mistakes..." No mention of Maria Hsia's conviction which World News Tonight gave 19 seconds last week. -- CBS Evening News. Phil Jones handled the top story on McCain speculation, concluding that the burden is on Bush: "At the very least, all this independent talk is a signal to Governor Bush, if he wants McCain's support he going to have to deal with a maverick on reform issues." Now compare and contrast how Dan Rather introduced the next two stories. First, a piece on Bush: "As for George Bush the younger, there's every
Re: [CTRL] McCain Cartoon/McCain blew another gasket
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- The video of that ugly exchange is available at http://www.mrc.org -A -- A.C. Szul http://www.erols.com/mack97 "There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." -- Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind" - Original Message - Funny cartoon. Last night, on the way to conced many of yesterday's races, McCain was accosted in the hall by Maria Shriver: "Senator! Senator! Wh..." But, McCain interropted: "Would you please get out of here" As Rush is saying, fortunately for him, he was not just another Republican, else he would have been summarily barbecued. But, with their darling wounded, the media tried to apologize for him: "He must be having a lack of sleep from the campaign." "We see what kind of strain a campaign can put on you..." etc. What I see is one more demonstratin that McCain doesn't have both oars in the water. Perhaps it is his conscience that is putting a strain on him. Lots of others retire to Arizona when they hang up their spurs. In McCain's case, he only neds to go home. Do it. For God's sake, stop embarrassing yourself Warren Wetmore wrote: http://www.cartoonery.com/images/stilllife.gif Cheers, Warren A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Great cartoons worth checking out!
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Folks, several great cartoons worth checking out and bookmarking via http://www.cnsnews.com/cartoon/welcome.asp There's a handful to choose from.. --A A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] The Double-Talk Express
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- FYI... --Original Message-- This is a hoot!! http://www.cnsnews.com/cartoon/tuma.asp -- A A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Fw: Reagan / McCain Exchange
Kathleen makes a good point. Also, McCain doesn't seem to know how to listen. He just kept ranting and raving about those non-issues that he wanted to force down everyone's throat. Flashback, perhaps? -A -- Original Message - From: Foxter To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 09:20 AM Subject: Re: [CTRL] Fw: Reagan / McCain Exchange How was McCain rude to Reagan? Can you specify this? - Original Message - From: A.C. Szul Jr. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 12:09 AM Subject: [CTRL] Fw: Reagan / McCain Exchange -Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"/A -Cui Bono?-Fascinating how someone who's claimed to be the "Reagan Republican" can beso darn rude with Ronald Reagan's son. Go figure!-A- Original Message - TRANSCRIPT McCain on Michael Reagan Show Date: 2/29/2000 Michael Reagan: ...This is an interview I tried to do earlier today with John McCain...It would be choosing the judges. If John McCain becomes President of the United States and will they be liberal judges, or will they be conservative judges. That's an issue many people would like to get an answer to. Is Warren Rudman going to be the Attorney General? Thatwould be a good question to ask. Why don't we go now, Sen. John McCain. Senator, how are you? Sen. McCain: How are you? Michael Reagan: I am just fine, thank you very much. Where are you, areyou in Fresno? Sen. McCain: I'm on the bus, I'm on the way to Bakersfield, I'm headed through a lot of very beautiful fruit tree areas. It's very pretty here in the valley. Michael Reagan: Question I want to ask you, first of all, have you decided now to get into the debate that's going to be taking place on Thursdaynight? Sen. McCain: We're having the debate will be by satellite from, we'll have to stop on our trip back to New York and we had to cancel some, some ah of our New York schedule, but we'll be there by satellite. Michael Reagan: All right, let me ask you this, because I think it's an issue, just, isn't being played out within the campaign there's so many other things that are being talked about, but as President of the United States one of the legacy's you would leave would be the judges that you would appoint as President of the United States of America and there'ssome great concern if Warren Rudman, who is your overall campaign chair, would be in such a position in a McCain administration to appoint judges like Judge Souter to the bench as was done during the Bush administration back in the 1980's. Sen. McCain: Ah, Warren Rudman did not appoint Judge Souter, PresidentBush did, remember he was the President. Michael Reagan: Yes, but... Sen. McCain: Second of all, Warren Rudman is a fine, decent man who served his country in the Korean War, Attorney General of his state, and aSenator who was highly respected. It was, It was President Bush that appointed Justice Souter. Michael Reagan: Right, but Warren Rudman... Sen. McCain: Warren Rudman is seventy...let me finish, please, could I finish? Ja ah, ah, Warren Rudman is 70 years old, he's been, he had a serious illness. He's not interested in playing any active role in aMcCain administration and I resent enormously phone calls that were made by Pat Robertson saying that he was a vicious bigot. I think that one might be Michael Reagan: Senator, Senator, Senator, Senator, Senator, McCainTalking Over Michael Reagan: well worth talking about as well...Senator, I'm not, Senator Sen. McCain: I asked you, Michael, if I could finish, can I finish? Michael Reagan: But you did finish [McCain Interrupt] Sen. McCain: Can I finish? Can I finish? Yes or no? Michael Reagan: What else do you have to say? Sen. McCain: Can I finish, or not, I mean otherwise Michael Reagan: Go ahead Sen. McCain: OK. I don't appreciate him being called a vicious bigot byPat Robertson in personal phone calls to hundreds of thousands of Americans.He is a fine and decent man and he will play an advisory role to me becausehe is a fine and decent man who enjoyed a sterling reputation as UnitedStates Senator and Attorney General of the State of New Hampshire. Michael Reagan: So, Sen. McCain: Now I'm finished. Michael Reagan: Very good. And what I was trying to get to is the fact that, yes, Warren Rudman did not appoint him, Warren Rudman's the man who sold to John Sununu who sold him to President Bush at the time, and what (McCain Interrupt: In other words.) I want to find out. Sen. McCain: In other words, in other words, in other words President Bush and John Sununu did not have any min
[CTRL] Fw: Reagan / McCain Exchange
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Fascinating how someone who's claimed to be the "Reagan Republican" can be so darn rude with Ronald Reagan's son. Go figure! -A - Original Message - TRANSCRIPT McCain on Michael Reagan Show Date: 2/29/2000 Michael Reagan: ...This is an interview I tried to do earlier today with John McCain...It would be choosing the judges. If John McCain becomes President of the United States and will they be liberal judges, or will they be conservative judges. That's an issue many people would like to get an answer to. Is Warren Rudman going to be the Attorney General? That would be a good question to ask. Why don't we go now, Sen. John McCain. Senator, how are you? Sen. McCain: How are you? Michael Reagan: I am just fine, thank you very much. Where are you, are you in Fresno? Sen. McCain: I'm on the bus, I'm on the way to Bakersfield, I'm headed through a lot of very beautiful fruit tree areas. It's very pretty here in the valley. Michael Reagan: Question I want to ask you, first of all, have you decided now to get into the debate that's going to be taking place on Thursday night? Sen. McCain: We're having the debate will be by satellite from, we'll have to stop on our trip back to New York and we had to cancel some, some ah of our New York schedule, but we'll be there by satellite. Michael Reagan: All right, let me ask you this, because I think it's an issue, just, isn't being played out within the campaign there's so many other things that are being talked about, but as President of the United States one of the legacy's you would leave would be the judges that you would appoint as President of the United States of America and there's some great concern if Warren Rudman, who is your overall campaign chair, would be in such a position in a McCain administration to appoint judges like Judge Souter to the bench as was done during the Bush administration back in the 1980's. Sen. McCain: Ah, Warren Rudman did not appoint Judge Souter, President Bush did, remember he was the President. Michael Reagan: Yes, but... Sen. McCain: Second of all, Warren Rudman is a fine, decent man who served his country in the Korean War, Attorney General of his state, and a Senator who was highly respected. It was, It was President Bush that appointed Justice Souter. Michael Reagan: Right, but Warren Rudman... Sen. McCain: Warren Rudman is seventy...let me finish, please, could I finish? Ja ah, ah, Warren Rudman is 70 years old, he's been, he had a serious illness. He's not interested in playing any active role in a McCain administration and I resent enormously phone calls that were made by Pat Robertson saying that he was a vicious bigot. I think that one might be Michael Reagan: Senator, Senator, Senator, Senator, Senator, McCain Talking Over Michael Reagan: well worth talking about as well...Senator, I'm not, Senator Sen. McCain: I asked you, Michael, if I could finish, can I finish? Michael Reagan: But you did finish [McCain Interrupt] Sen. McCain: Can I finish? Can I finish? Yes or no? Michael Reagan: What else do you have to say? Sen. McCain: Can I finish, or not, I mean otherwise Michael Reagan: Go ahead Sen. McCain: OK. I don't appreciate him being called a vicious bigot by Pat Robertson in personal phone calls to hundreds of thousands of Americans. He is a fine and decent man and he will play an advisory role to me because he is a fine and decent man who enjoyed a sterling reputation as United States Senator and Attorney General of the State of New Hampshire. Michael Reagan: So, Sen. McCain: Now I'm finished. Michael Reagan: Very good. And what I was trying to get to is the fact that, yes, Warren Rudman did not appoint him, Warren Rudman's the man who sold to John Sununu who sold him to President Bush at the time, and what (McCain Interrupt: In other words.) I want to find out. Sen. McCain: In other words, in other words, in other words President Bush and John Sununu did not have any minds of their own. That's, I don't think that's the way it happened. Michael Reagan: That's - Senator let me ask you this. There are, there are.. Sen. McCain: I don't believe that's how it happened. Michael Reagan: Well Sen. McCain: John Sununu knew Souter just as well as Warren Rudman did, they're both from New Hampshire. (Reagan talking over ) Michael Reagan: The question is, the question is, what kind of judges would you appoint to the bench? Would they by Souter like? Would they be judges in the make of a Bork, a Thomas? What kind of judges could we see from a President McCain? Sen. McCain: My record is very clear as to who I have supported and my record is very clear in public statements that Justice Scalia is a Justice that I admire very much. I also happen to admire Justice Rehnquist, Chief Justice Rehnquist, who is from the state of Arizona. And, ah, but Scalia I
[CTRL] Fw: THIS WEEK
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- FYI... - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: undisclosed-recipients:; Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 01:27 AM Subject: THIS WEEK the Common Conservative March 1, 2000 To visit the Common Conservative website, A HREF="http://www.commonconservative.com/"the Common Conservative/A http://commonconservative.com -- --- This issue the Common Conservative brings you: Features From the Desk of Tom Adkins "Get The Knack!" A rock roll lesson for GW Tax Bytes by Charles E. Perry "Atheist Wins Suit Against Church" The court has spoken... The Bottom Line by Thomas Lindaman "Giving the Devil His Due" Your legacy awaits you... Citizen Kane by D. N. Kane "People of the Lie" The next generation... Too Sense Worth by Ray Patrick "The Gay Plight" Struggle or Strategy? Shelley's Sanctuary by Shelley Goodge "Pay and Pay and Pay at the Pump" And relief won't be coming soon... From Across the Pond by Christian DeFeo "Tears for the Beloved Country" On the edge of anarchy... Conservative Considerations by D. K. Zimmerman "The Hero Candidate" McCain is No Reagan The Rocky Mountain Way by John K. Bates "Is Conservatism Dead?" Part 2: How to Revive Modern Conservatism Special Contributor The Aldrich Alert by Gary Aldrich The Patrick Henry Center Weekly newsletter published by the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty! Specials Special Article by Bob Bob Bohacker "The First Cousin Speaks" At the Inaugural Ball Special Article by Thomas Lindaman "Through the Looking Glass" Mirror, mirror on the wall... On Review Kane on Film by D. N. Kane Cinema critique from a Conservative viewpoint... This issue: Kane on TV: "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?" Conservative Bookshelf with D. J. Olson Intellectual ammunition to blow liberalism out of the water... This issue: The Discovery of Freedom: Man's Struggle Against Authority by Rose Wilder Lane On The Lighter Side StrongArm Tactics by Mark Armstrong - Political Cartoonist The crayon is mightier than the sword! Limericks From Linnval by Shirley J. Bailey Shirley spanks those liberals in verse... Historical Trivia from Joshua Fletcher Posing questions from the past... The Right Frame of Mind with Dr. Genghis K. Perriman Advice for the terminally-Liberal... Guest Writers This issue the Common Conservative brings you 3 guest writers. "True Confessions" by Don Lynch My Life as a Leftist "Basketball is Life" by Cindy Sanford Life's lessons on the court... "Media Bias Against Business " by Andy Szul, Jr. It's here to stay A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fwd: MediaNomics -- Who's Running the U.S. Economy?
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- FYI... --Original Message-- The bad news is that the news media just can't shake the myth of the all-powerful central planner, whose decisions mean either boom or bust for the whole economy. But the good news is that Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan doesn't seem to buy it -- not even when the media are singling him out for credit for the long-running economic expansion. http://www.mrc.org/fmp/medianomics/2000/mn2228.html It's worth paying attention when the Washington Times praises a story published by its longtime nemesis, the Washington Post -- and even protests the fact that the story wasn't splashed on the Post's front page. http://www.mrc.org/fmp/medianomics/2000/mn2228b.html If you know someone else who'd like to read MediaNomics, please forward this e-mail. If you'd like to receive notices when new MediaNomics articles are published (or to stop getting additional notices), send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] A Hit On McCain
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- GOP Primaries Heat Up On Heels Of Bush S.C. Win WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 20 -- By staying on message and focusing on his record as a "reformer with results," Texas Governor George W. Bush won the South Carolina GOP primary, effectively restoring his lead as front-runner. While many in the media warned of the Democrat and Independent influence in the South Carolina GOP primary vote, and how it may help further boost Senator John McCain's candidacy, Bush trounced his opponent, 53% to 42%. Ambassador Alan Keyes, the only other GOP candidate remaining, received 5%. A breakdown of the South Carolina vote shows that McCain continues in an uphill battle in winning the GOP vote as his presidential campaign rolls on. Last night's results reflected that a stunning 3 out of 4 Republicans voted against McCain. Earlier today, appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press" with Tim Russert, McCain rejected the notion of moving to the Reform Party should he continue to lose against Bush. As seen in last night's concession speech, the agenda behind the real John McCain is slowly rearing its ugly head. No more was the supposed upbeat and positive 'Reaganesque' approach. Instead, as several Sunday morning news show talking heads pointed out, it was a frustrated, angry and temperamental McCain who continued to throw out a barrage of accusations at Bush of being a hypocrite, while predicting his opponent will take the "low road." "I will not take the low road to the highest office on the land," said McCain last night, implying that Bush will do so. "A choice between my optimistic choice for conservatism and the negative message of fear," he continued, suggesting that Bush's campaign will follow a negative route. "A choice between a record of reform and an empty slogan of reform. A choice between experience and pretense," McCain added, further implying that Bush's "reformer with results" is an empty slogan rather than a reflection of his record as Texas governor. Interestingly enough, according to ABC's Dean Reynolds, reporting from the Bush camp, Texas governor's aides believe that McCain's campaign is in "meltdown" based on comments made last night in his concession speech. McCain's web site, http://www.mccain2000.com, which the Senator, along with many others, hawk as playing a big role in his campaign, does not seem to include last night's concession speech, instead offering the candidate's speeches up through only February 9. Maybe that has something to do with the fact that many observers view McCain's concession speech as a mistake? On today's ABC's "This Week," Cokie Roberts and other pundits agreed that not only was the McCain speech a "mistake," but that his negative advertising comparing Bush to President Bill Clinton is also a "mistake." "He's going to spend the next 48 hours explaining that speech," commented ABC's George Stephanopoulos, referring to McCain. In contrast to McCain's campaign home page, Bush's site http://www.georgewbush.com/news/2000/february/pr021900_screm.asp included the Governor's remarks after the South Carolina win. Rather than attack McCain, Bush went after the Clinton-Gore administration, saying that "Clinton Gore have the unfortunate legacy of the highest taxes in America since World War II. In stark contrast, I know the surplus is not the government's money, it's the people's money." According to exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and the television networks, about 23% of the voters said Bush was the real reformer in the race. Instead, McCain, who has run as a "reformer" since he began his presidential bid, was chosen by only 17%. Apparently McCain's reference to the "Iron Triangle," which he says includes the special interests, lobbyists and legislators, has not resonated. Polls show that McCain's continued negative advertising is backfiring rather than hurting Bush's candidacy. Perhaps this has something to do, in part, to McCain's role as powerful chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee where he exclaimed on "Meet the Press" that he's "proud to rule over the special interests." Yet, according to various news reports, many of McCain's Washington, D.C. fundraisers are the same lobbyists who have business in front of his committeesnip see http://users.erols.com/mack97/022000.html - Original Message - From: William Shannon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 07:28 PM Subject: [CTRL] A "Hit" On McCain -Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Vol. 6, No. 1271 - The American Reporter - February 21, 2000 ARTICLE ON McCAIN IS 'SLEAZE,' SAFIRE CHARGES by James De Pietro American Reporter Correspondent Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON -- Early this week, every member of Congress and 130 members of the media received free copies of World magazine, a product of God's World Publications and its corporate parent, a South Carolina
[CTRL] Memo to W
snipMemo to Mr. Bush: Kill the "compassion" thing. It is analogous to the " kinder, gentler wimp" thing. Bury it quietly. If you possess leadership qualities like courage and strength -- and we have it on good authority you do -- show it! And as for your political tactics thus far, this is not your father's campaign ground snip...The Family Research Council, an excellent advocate of many conservative issues upon which Mr. McCain has equivocated, issued this bulletin following Bauer's endorsement: "Gary Bauer resigned as President and Chairman of the Board of Family Research Council in January 1999, and he is not an employee of Family Research Council." Firewall! snip...In other words, Mr. McCain, like many of his Potomac brethren, subscribe to the Reagan antithesis: Government is the solution, not the problem. His legislative agenda has been all over the board, for reasons known only to John McCain. He does not offer a clear perspective on the role of government.snip -- THE FEDERALIST(r) DIGEST, The Internet's Conservative Journal of Recordhttp://www.Federalist.com,18 February 2000 --A.C. Szulhttp://www.erols.com/mack97"There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." -- Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind"
[CTRL] Fw: The latest issue of MediaNomics
FYI... - Original Message - The latest MediaNomics is now on the Web, with two new stories: As Oil Prices Rise, Free Market Ideas Are Left Out in the Cold For a while this week, the nightly news could have been "That 70s Show," as consumers griped about skyrocketing oil and gasoline prices, and TV journalists wondered what the Democrat in the White House would do to fix the situation. But unmentioned by any network was the fact thatthe Clinton administration had welcomed OPECs decision to slash production last spring,the move which led to depleted inventories and higher prices this winter. http://www.mrc.org/fmp/medianomics/2000/mn2218.html The 1980s, According to Mort In this weeks issue, U.S. News owner and editor-in-chief Mort Zuckerman advises Republicans to drop their advocacy of tax cuts and embrace Clintonomics. Thats not an argument likely to persuade GOP tax-cutters to change their minds, nor is Zuckermans assertion that the Republican Party "is still hooked on nostalgia for Ronald Reagan and the sense that he won in 1980 by promising tax cuts." http://www.mrc.org/fmp/medianomics/2000/mn2218b.html If you know someone elsewho'd like to read MediaNomics, please forward this e-mail. If you'dlike to receive notices when new MediaNomics articles are published (or to stop getting additional notices), send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED].
[CTRL] Media/Clinton Hype Hits Home
snip...HACKER HYSTERIAWhile the White House and the media were going into full panic alert over what they called "denial of service attacks," i.e. a few hours interruption in the business of a few big cyber-corporations, the virus fighters at the McAfee company took things more in stride. In a message to subscribers, theyexplained how the attacks were accomplished using computers of the unsuspecting:"A hacker breaks into someone else's computer, and places a special program (called a "Zombie") on that computer. The hacker activates the Zombie program, which begins sending data to the computers of one or more major Web sites. These "packets" of data mimic the signals sent by a legitimate user requesting information from the Web site. The Zombie program sends out somany data packets so quickly that the Web site servers are overloaded, and are unable to respond to requests from legitimate users. At no time during this kind of attack does the hacker actually break into the data stored on the Web site's computers. Therefore, there is very little danger that any personal users' information is at risk of being stolen. The reason the hacker breaks into a third party's computer ~~ is to use it as a launching pad for their attack. If not for the fear of getting caught, they could just as well launch their attack from their own computer. The Zombie program, by itself, does no damage to its host computer.Unlike the political elite, however, McAfee did not call for new repressive legislation, retrofitting the Internet, or beefing up the police. Instead, pointing out that the hackers mainly used computers that have "always-on" connections such as DSL or cable modems, McAffee proposed that "the simplestpreventive measure in this case is to turn off the computer when not in use."These folks had better stick to computers. They'll never make it as politicians or journalistssnip -- UNDERNEWS, February 18, 2000, http://www.prorev.com/ --A.C. Szulhttp://www.erols.com/mack97"There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." -- Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind"
[CTRL] A Media Bribed?
AMedia Bribed? Commerce Committee Chairman McCain and hishandlers continue to bribe the media. How? Easy accessibility. Wherever the Chairman's "Straight Talk Express" goes, so do the media. The David Broders of this world, along with bands of other beat reporters, travel with the Chairman on his bus from state to state. Easy accessibility. In a Valentine's Day segment on the PBS McNeil Hour Newsweek's Evan Thomas admitted that the media has been "too forgiving" when it comestothe Chairman's many gaffes. Thomas went on tocomment that the press would have reporteda lot more about the Chairman'sCommerce Committee letters scandal had it not been for his "disarming 'Straight Talk Express' ". Easy accessibility. Yet, could this be the only reason whyChairman McCain has raisedmillions on his web site? Could "easy accessibility" be the sole reason for his rise in the polls? Possibly. After all, few have argued that themedia doesn't have overwhelming influence in people's thinking. [Remember, when last did the major mediaever quote Zogby's polls until they showed McCain's number's rising.] Recently, serious questions of hypocrisyon the part of Chairman McCain have hit, and some say even paralyzed, his campaign.Questions involve howthe Chairman couldrail against special interests and promise to bring "government back to the people" while raising large amounts of money with the help of Washington insiders/lobbyists. Others point to the fact thatmany Washington insiders/lobbyistswho have raised money for the Chairman's campaign have current business in front of the very same Chairman's powerful Senate Commerce Committee. While his campaign continues towrangle with these questionsand others, the Chairman and his handlers continue to bribe a media with "easy accessibility". Why bribe the media? Simple. An aggressive media is less likely to expose the Chairman campaign'songoing hypocrisy. Easy accessibility + perception of "Straight Talk" = bribery of the media. Unfortunately, while many wonder how much longer this bribery of the media lasts, no one is questioning what the Chairman's campaign may be trying to desperatelyhide from public scrutiny. Why did the Chairman and his handlers choose to take the media for a "ride"? Perhaps they were worried that an aggressive mediamight expose the real Chairman McCain. -A
[CTRL] Bruce Willis Is Our Guy
**Here'sseveral great reasons why N.J.-native Bruce Willis, successful actor, entertainer and businessman, is our guy: o Pro-Gun Rights "Everyone has a right to bear arms. If you take guns away from legal gun owners, then the only people who have guns are the bad guys." -- Bruce Willis o Doesn't Fall For Liberal Media BS "It's insulting to movie audiences. Anyone who goes to the movies knows that when you see someone killed on the screen, that actor gets up and dusts himself off after the take is over. In my heart, as a father, I think what causes violence -- violent children and violent young adults and violent adults -- is not having a good childhood, not having a father in the house, learning to become a sociopath instead of a good human being. It's as simple as that." -- Bruce Willis, whoresents remarksmade by government entities after the Columbine High shootings that onscreen violence influences people's behavior o Family First "His priority is his daughters. He's never available for films during the summers, because he wants to spend the time with his kids." -- Arnold Rifkin, Willis' former agent, longtime friend and producing partner o No Regrets "I don't play the regret game. Because how do you know the thing you're regretting isn't the thing that led you to something great?" -- Bruce Willis o Straight Shooter "He's outspoken. He's politically incorrect" -- Mary Roach, freelance writer o Enjoys Life, But Remains A Realist "I think about my death at least once a day. I say to myself, 'Am I living my life? Am I enjoying my life today?' Because this is not a rehearsal. This is it." -- Bruce Willis o Unselfish "When we were shooting, Bruce would go to a great French restaurant and buy it out. He'd have them come out 20 miles to where we were shooting and cook all day, whatever we wanted. On his dime." -- David Willis,brother and producer of upcoming Bruce Willis flick "Whole Nine Yards" And.. oOne Word: Demi Married to Demi Moore for many years. ** [Info Source: http://www.usaweekend.com/00_issues/000213/000213willis.html] -A
[CTRL] And Gov. Bush said.....
snip Asked how he squared his old ``compassionate conservatism'' with the new``Reformer With Results'' slogan, Bush tried to explain it this way: ``Areformer with results is a conservative who's had compassionate results in the state of Texas.'' snip --A.C. Szulhttp://www.erols.com/mack97"There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." -- Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind"
[CTRL] Chairman McCain, Lobbyists and Big $$
From the fella who brings you the "Straight Talk Express." From the fella who rails against "special interests." From the fella who wants to "bring the government back to the people:" snip Three-fourths of the 44 members of McCain's ``victory committee'' for Thursday's fund-raiser were lobbyists, most of them with interests before the Commerce Committee.The list includes lobbyists from CSX and Union Pacific, as well as the president of the Association of American Railroads. McCain has introduced legislation to renew the Surface Transportation Board, which regulates the railroad industry.The railroad association president, Edward Hamberger, has known McCain for 20 years, said Steve Hart, senior vice president for policy and communications.The victory committee also includes lobbyists from the Fox television network and the National Association of Broadcasters. McCain has introduced legislation to allow the networks to increase the number of TV stations they own so they can reach half of the national audience, up fromthe current 35 percent.McCain also is playing a leading role in negotiations with the House on legislation to renew the Federal Aviation Administration and on a bill that would privatize the world communications satellite network and end Comsat's monopoly in giving U.S. companies access to it.Three members of the lobbying firm of Higgins, McGovern Smith helped to raise money for the fund-raiser. The firm's clients include America West and PanAmSat. The Senate version of the FAA bill would make it possible for America West to offer service to Arizona from Reagan National Airport, while PanAmSat has lobbied to end Comsat's monopoly. snip - Nuff said. -A
[CTRL] Yet Another Reason Not To Vote McCain
snip Final question, in the middle of this campaign season. Senator McCain is running as an outsider -- in part, against you and your legacy. Yet, his economic platform looks surprisingly likeClinton-Gore economic policy. Does that make him a more formidable opponent for Al Gore? snip --Question asked by CNN MoneyLine reporter at the February 7 interviewofPresident Clinton Just one more reason _not_ to support Chairman McCain for POTUS. --A.C. Szulhttp://www.erols.com/mack97"There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." -- Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind"
[CTRL] Reagan2000.com !
FYI -- REAGAN2000.COMReagan 2000 is a campaign dedicated to individual, family andcommunity rights and responsibilities in acts of self-governance, asset forth by our Founders in the Declaration of Independence andcodified in its subordinate guidance, our Republic's Constitution. Inaddition to providing an exposition of President Reagan's leadershipof, and contributions to, the 20th century's conservative revolution,this site will soon contain the quintessential conservative platform,a template for citizens, for candidates from all levels of governmentand a touchstone for American conservatism in perpetuity.Visit -- http://www.Reagan2000.com --A.C. Szulhttp://www.erols.com/mack97"There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." -- Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind"
[CTRL] Fwd: Federer Making Second Try To Unseat Gephardt
FYI -- http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=\Politics\archive\22\POL2207a.html Federer Making Second Try To Unseat GephardtBy Jim BurnsCNS Senior Staff Writer07 February, 2000(CNSNews.com) - Republican Bill Federer, an Oakville, Missouri author and businessman is making a second try at knocking off House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt (D-MO) in this fall's election.Despite his 16-point defeat at the hands of Gephardt in the 1998 elections, Federer is optimistic about his chances this year given his improved fundraising efforts, electoral trends and Gephardt's congressional record and greater interest in the race from establishment Republicans.Missouri's third congressional district consists of the south side of the city of St. Louis, the city's southern suburbs and rural St. Genevieve County on the Mississippi River. Politically, the district has voted heavily Democratic since Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal of the 1930s, but Gephardt's popularity has been steadily slipping, according to declining vote tallies in recent campaigns.In 1976, Gephardt won his first term with 81 percent of the vote. By 1996, his reelection margin slipped to 59 percent. Just two years later his reelection margin slipped further to 56 percent after spending over $3million on the campaign. Federer links Gephardt's declining popularity with his straying from a more conservative agenda that reflects the values of his constituents. "When he first ran he was a conservative. It's a conservative district," said Federer. "He co-sponsored a pro-life bill with Henry Hyde, he voted for Reagan's tax cuts. But, then in the mid-80's, he decided he wanted to run for president and he totally abandoned his pro-life Democrats, the people that were supporting him."During Gephardt's early years in Congress, he was pro-life, opposed raising the minimum wage and voted in favor of Ronald Reagan's 1981 tax relief plan, according to National Journal's Almanac of American Politics. But by the 1990's, Gephardt's liberal shift became more apparent when in the 102nd Congress he voted in favor of funding abortions for women in the military overseas, though he did twice vote to override President Bill Clinton's veto of a ban on partial birth abortions. By the 104th Congress he was a supporter of a bill to raise the minimum wage.Gephardt's shift continued leftward, according to Federer, when "He began to vote for bigger taxes, cuts in defense, more federal control of education, federal funding for abortions and Title 10 where you can take a 12-year-old girl across the state border and get her an abortion without the parents knowing about it. These are the radical things that he has done," Federer told CNSNews.com.Gephardt's position on certain issues important to many labor unions could also work against the Democratic leader in his home district. According to Federer, union workers in the district, a strong force in the Democratic Party, have not been treated well by Gephardt."Gephardt is one of the chief promoters of the International Monetary Fund," said Federer. "He's basically taking our tax dollars and sending it to Third World countries and the result is they end up building factories to make stuff cheaper than we can."Repeated calls by CNSNews.com to Gephardt seeking comment on the upcoming race went unreturned.The financial aspects of Federer's campaign are also greatly improved compared with his candidacy of 1998, a year in which Gephardt outspent him by a 17-1 margin."We've raised over a quarter of a million dollars this time, which is more than we spent all of the last race," said Federer, who noted that two years ago Gephardt "spent the fourth largest amount," for a congressional race but "received the lowest re-election margin of his career."Federer also believes Gephardt is vulnerable because he has not lived in the Missouri district he's represented for almost 20 years. Gephardt has maintained a home in Sterling, Virginia, a Washington suburb, and Federer recalled that the Minority Leader's house was featured in an article in the December, 1999 issue of Washingtonian magazine.Federer claims Gephardt has been using his mother's one bedroom apartment in South St. Louis County as his Missouri address even though the house has been vacant since Gephardt's mother moved into a retirement home almost a year ago."You drive by there and its empty," Federer said. "It's his 92-year-old mother's one- bedroom apartment, yet, she's moved into a retirement home, so it's vacant. He has a vacant apartment that he uses. He cannot even fulfill residency requirements in the state."There is more to the race than just who wins Missouri's Third District congressional seat. Republicans have a five-seat razor thin majority in the House and if the GOP is unable to keeps its majority in the November elections, "Speaker Gephardt" may run the next Congress. Federer thinks the idea of a
Re: [CTRL] John McCain, Warmonger
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Frankly, I don't trust McCain, someone who's been part of the establishment for decades and now says he wants to "bring govt back to the people." Who's he fooling? The media and Dems _wants_ McCain as the GOP candidate. Why? Simple. Media and Dem pals are pumping up him and his presidential campaign because they know Gore can beat McCain but _not_ Gov. Bush. So, knock out Bush now by pumping up McCain and then simply "expose" all the crap against GOP candidate McCain and Gore/Dems/media get the White House. They can't do that to GWB since he's already been tested over and over, ran tough race in TX and has a proven track record as a conservative Republican. -- A.C. Szul http://www.erols.com/mack97 "There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." -- Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind" - Original Message - From: Bill Riggs [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 08:30 PM Subject: Re: John McCain, Warmonger Surely you don't buy this libertarian-fascist screed, do you, A.C. ? I'm all for McCain bashing, as long as it is directed in the right way. This was the man who broke ranks with the Congressional Republicans to support Bill Clinton's defense budget in 1998. John McCain, Scab !! Bill R. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] 'Brill's Content' March 2000 issue
FYI, at http://www.brillscontent.com/under "Current Issue" click the link "Letters to the Editor." The hardcopy copy, found in the March 2000 issue, was edited. -A So What?Give me a break! Has Brill's Content resorted to attacking op-ed writers? Your December/January 2000 Notebook questions the ethics of famous Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan, who penned a Wall Street Journal op-ed on the GOP involvement in the Clinton impeachment ["Working Both Sides Of The Street"]. Noonan may have had an existing relationship with some of those involved in that sad chapter of our nation's history, but so what if she or the paper didn't include specifics? What Brill's Content really ought to have reported in the same space is how some current journalists who are ex-employees of Democrat politicos "report" the newsGeorge Stephanopoulos, Bill Moyers, and Chris Matthews, just to name a few. At least with the Journal's op-eds, its readers know where they're coming from. Today's television news viewer may not. Andy Szul Jr., Alexandria, VA
Re: [CTRL] Bushies' Slippery Tongues
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"
/A -Cui Bono?-
Sure, if you have every word and action caught on tape you're bound to be
found by some as not as slick as the slickest of them all -- Bill Clinton.
Perhaps it's time to return dignity and honesty to the White House?
--
A.C. Szul
http://www.erols.com/mack97
"There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." --
Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind"
- Original Message -
From: Alamaine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 06:24 PM
Subject: [CTRL] Bushies' Slippery Tongues
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"
/A -Cui Bono?-
And all the while I thought Dannie Boie was reaching out on his lonesome
own
when he really got to talk like he did ... and be understood!
Unfortunately
for the article's writer, he ignores the difference between the "English"
(OKA
"Britlandese") and "American" (spoken by 5 or so times as many people as
speak
Britlandese) languages. Then there are the American dialecticalities, one
of
which emanates from Tejas. AER
From The Telegraph (UK)
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ISSUE 1715
Friday 4 February 2000
Bush image damaged by his slips of the tongue
By Ben Fenton in Washington
WITH nine months of public speaking left before the presidential election,
the
oratory of George W Bush is coming under increasing scrutiny as he
continues to
test the limits of the English language.
Like President George Bush, his father, the front runner in the Republican
presidential nomination race has already won a reputation for verbal
contortion, linguistic gymnastics and the accidental coining of words.
The governor of Texas can lay claim to having invented "tacular",
"mential" and
"bariffs" and has begun to explore new forms of eloquence. He told
children at
a New Hampshire school who were celebrating "Perseverance Month" that he
was
happy to be joining them for "Preservation Month".
Proving it was not just a slip of the tongue, he added: "I appreciate
preservation. It's what you do when you run for president. You gotta
preserve."
Having described himself in a Texas re-election campaign as "the education
governor" he recently told an audience: "Rarely is the question asked - is
our
children learning?"
Mr Bush, who was heavily defeated in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday,
has
demonstrated evidence that his malapropisms are hereditary.
President Bush was renowned for putting syntax, vocabulary and meaning,
not to
mention style, through a cerebral shredder before issuing his own
memorable
remarks. "I mean, I think there will be a lot of aftermaths in what
happened,
but we are going to go forward," he said after his candidate for a cabinet
post
was rejected by the Senate in 1989.
His ability to trivialise the tragic was demonstrated when, on being shown
around Auschwitz, the then President said: "Boy, they were big on
crematoriums
weren't they?"
He also showed the way for his son by combining two words in one. On live
national television he once refused to answer what he called a
"hyporhetorical
question" and later refused to "hypothecate", presumably a combination of
hypothesise and speculate, on another reporter's inquiry.
His 53-year-old eldest son forges neologisms wherever he goes. He told an
audience that they lived in a "world of madmen and uncertainty and
potential
mential loss". Last month, he risked the wrath of the animal rights lobby
when
he spoke of a desire to "rip down terriers and bariffs".
Governor Bush has worked hard to eradicate his father's habit of rambling
at
the podium during press conferences by using cue cards to answer even the
most
"hyporhetorical" of questions. But he has not eradicated the vagueness of
expression that led President Bush to refer in less than inspiring tones
to the
"vision thing". Both men are masters of not quite expressing thoughts.
Mr Bush Jnr told an interviewer: "When I was coming up, it was a dangerous
world and you knew exactly who they were. It was us versus them and it was
clear who them was. Today we are not so sure who the they are, but we know
they're there."
Father and son have recognised their shortcomings. "Some of the best of us
mispronounce words," George W told a classroom recently, echoing his
father's
famous observation that "fluency in English is something that I'm often
not
accused of".
But the difference between the two men is that President Bush was never
thought
of as an unintelligent man, merely one who could not express his thoughts
in a
way that made much sense to the rest of the English-speaking world. His
son is
facing increasing questions about whether he has the basic qualities
necessary
in a President, including intellect.
He has publicly called the East Timorese "East Timorians", the Kosovars
"Kosovians", the Slovenians "Slovakians" and the Greeks "Grecians".
In the light of growing doubts about his oratorical reliability, not
[CTRL] Fw: Latest Issue of MediaNomics
FYI -A -Original Message-From: Richard Noyes [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Rnoyes [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Monday, January 31, 2000 10:41 AMSubject: Latest Issue of MediaNomics The latest MediaNomics is now on the Web, with two new stories this week. First, two liberal public policy groups, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) and the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), got a lot of attention recently when they released a report alleging a sizeable and growing income gap between rich and poor workers. Their report received little critical media coverage, but perhaps none was as glowing as a pair of reports on CNNs Newsroom, a half-hour cable news program produced for use in classrooms all over the world. But both students and regular news viewers should have been told that there's more to the story than a flawed report by two liberal interest groups. http://www.mrc.org/fmp/medianomics/2000/mn2128.html And, all too often, it seems, the media fall into the trap of equating dollars with progress. But MRC news analyst Paul Smith caught CNNs Charles Feldman offering a contrarian position in a report that aired on The World Today on January 13. http://www.mrc.org/fmp/medianomics/2000/kd2128.html Also, last week's articles on CBS's unscientific take on global warming and the media'shostility to tax cuts are still available.Visit the MediaNomics archive: http://www.mrc.org/fmp/medianomics/archive2.html If you know someone elsewho'd like to read MediaNomics, please forward this e-mail. If you'dlike to receive notices when new MediaNomics articles are published (or to stop getting additional notices), send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. -- Rich Noyes
[CTRL] Bill Federer vs Gephardt
Based on numbers from the last race, Dick Gephardt seems pretty vulnerable to Bill Federer -- http://www.federer.org/ Federer is running against Gephardt, who many say is vulnerable more so than ever before, considering the district is becoming more Republican. Last time around, based on numbers in the Almanac, Federer did pretty well against a politician that many thought is invulnerable [I think that was the lowest % for Gephardt ever.] Any good stories --whether national or local-- on Federer? Thanks. -A
[CTRL] Internet Fundraising
Folks, Internet fundraising seems to be picking up speed. [Or is it?] As more folks areable to access the Net, there are more opportunities for them to contribute money to their favorite cause, non-profit, candidate or other. $25 here, $50 here, and so on. Would appreciate any links to sites that deal with Internet fundraising. Sites that have been successful [relatively, speaking] in this area. Contacts with whom I could follow-up -- especially those who have experience in this field. But they don't necessarily have to be experts either. News articles on Internet fundraising, etc. Reportedly, both McCain and Bradley have done quite well in this area. Maybe you know of someone who's dabbled in online fundraising? The advantages and/or disadvantages of this practice? Any leads, web sites, contacts, news articles, thoughts, suggestions and the like would be appreciated. Feel free to drop me an e-mail off-list, unless you think others might benefit. Thanks, -Andy
[CTRL] There Goes The Wash Post Again
"The Press, The White House, and a 'Lil NY Senate Race" Remember all those supposedly hyped, slanted, one-sided, right-winger stories about how the media is chock full of Clinton lovers who have protected the Clintons no matter what happened during the past 7 some odd years? Bunk, right? Just so happens that the new White House spokesperson for First Lady [and soon-to-be-official candidate for NY Senate] Hillary Rodham Clinton is a former colleague of the always honest and completely upfront Washington Post. Lissa Muscatine, who was a former speech writer for HRC, replaced Marsha Berry as spokesperson earlier this week. There's more. Turns out that Muscatine still has some pretty heavy connections with the Post, a paper that some say has been too soft on the carpetbagger soon-to-be candidate from Arkansas. Brad Graham, a Post national reporter, is Muscatine's hubby. Not that the Wash Post would report on HRC any different if she chose someone else to replace Berry Can anyone say, "Yah, right." -A PS: For those interested in some more on how horribly rotten the press has been to HRC [please, hold back your tears], check out a RealPlayer video of a Buffalo talk radio host being way too tough on the delicate HRC at http://www.mrc.org
Re: [CTRL] I Need Help w/ISP
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- I've always been and continue to be a proud fan of Erols. See http://www.erols.com -- A.C. Szul http://www.erols.com/mack97 "There is no truth, only fictions woven by power to justify itself." -- Bruce Thornton, "Plagues Of The Mind" - Original Message - From: Dolly Spahni [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 10:45 PM Subject: [CTRL] I Need Help w/ISP -Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- I hate to write to the CTRL group about this, but I don't know who else to ask, and I would think that some of ya'll would be in the know about ISP's. I am currently using AOL as my ISP, and I tried EarthLink, but both of them were very slow, and EarthLink was not very user friendly. I am looking for an ISP that is not more than $22.00 a month, but offers at least 3 email accounts and has a pretty fast connection and download speed, and is user friendly. I have gone to many sites that tell about the ISP's but none of them tell you what their customers think. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you e-mail me if you currently have an ISP that fits this. I would really appreciate it. Thank you so much for your time! Dolly A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance-not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'-with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds-is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] OT: Fwd: ATT Plans To End 1-800 Info!
-Caveat Lector- FYI -- Do you enjoy the convenience of dialing up 1-800 info? One may not always be by a computer. Or, not even have one hooked up to the Net. Let the FCC [http://www.fcc.gov/] know you oppose this move by ATT [http://www.att.com/]. And, feel free to forward this to your friends and family. -A On November 12, 1999, ATT announced plans to eliminate its toll-free 800-number directory assistance, effective March 31, 2000. This is the only service that allows customers to obtain 800 numbers, free of charge. ATT's plan to shift to an Internet directory will deny many consumers access and harm businesses that depend on their toll-free connection to their customers. Only one-quarter of all Americans are connected to the Internet; the rate drops to around 10 percent for low-income, African-American, Hispanic, and older Americans. The FCC is taking comments on this change through Dec. 8. Reference "NSD File Number W-P-D-443" and send comments to: Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th St S.W., Room TW-A325, Washington, D.C. 20554 (Also send 2 copies of your comments to: Network Services Division, FCC, same address, Room 6-A207.) [SOURCE: Communications Workers of America] (http://www.cwa-union.org/news/pr_dynam.asp?id=135) DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fwd: Billboard Company Refuses RNC Sign Near Gore HQ
-Caveat Lector- FYI. Today's NYTimes ran the photo mock-up of Gore hugging Clinton, after proclaiming that BC was the greatest president. See URL below. -A (CNSNews.com) - A Nashville billboard company is refusing to honor a contract with the Republican National Committee to let the GOP advertise a few hundred yards from Vice President Al Gore's campaign headquarters. . .snip See http://www.CNSNews.com/ DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fwd: BillBradley.com
-Caveat Lector- FYI -- see http://www.mrc.org/ Choose Nov. 15 "Notable Quotables" -a Bradley's Stellar Stock Offering "[Bill] Bradley could again call attention to the compelling narrative of his former life: a story of hoop dreams and hard work that resonates deeply with nostalgic boomers. Even Bradley's soft speaking style, at times a healthy alternative to Halcion, was now a sign of gravitas. The results have been staggering: when stock in BillBradley.com goes public on primary day in New Hampshire, the campaign will have easily collected all the money it can use." --Newsweek's Matt Bai, November 15 issue. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] EgyptAir Crash A Criminal Act?
-Caveat Lector- On 11/15, acording to the AP, "the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board questioned ...whether his agency would continue leading the investigation of the crash of EgyptAir Flight 990, raising the specter that the plane was downed by a criminal act. A "criminal act?" If so, by whom? The pilots or perhaps a passenger? No distress call, so it [whatever "it" was] must have caught the pilot(s) by surprise. [If one believes the gov't that claims no distress call was recv'd.] "...A federal law enforcement official told The Associated Press that the question of whether to open a criminal investigation was raised because 'one view is that a crew member is heard on the cockpit tape to say something religious in nature'.'' "One view??" "Religious in nature??" Either it was "religious" or not. Or is the gov't already attempting to confuse the "mystery" even more? How good are intel agency translators? The language is Arabic, considered difficult by some to translate. Was it more along the lines of, "Forgive me God but I must plunge into the ocean to cleanse me of my sins..." or "Oh my God, it's a bright light!!" The story gets more interesting, and troubling, by the day. What gives? -A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Media Shenanigans/Bias in Ukraine's Presidential Elections
-Caveat Lector- 11/14 While tomorrow's newspapers will announce the re-election of Ukrainian president Kuchma over his Communist opponent, Symonenko, it's interesting to note the media's [aka state-sponsored TV] role. Consider the following excerpts from the wires [see references to "bias"]: ...Symonenko complained earlier about official media being biased and stoking fears of a ``red menace.'' In recent days, state television has fed viewers a steady diet of films painting a grim picture of the Soviet era. An international observer also voiced concern about the media. Dick Thornburgh, head of the International Republican Institute delegation of observers, said Ukraine had still to make progress in guaranteeing a free and accessible press ``There is a continuing concern among all observers about the way media have been utilised on behalf of the incumbent president,'' the former U.S. attorney-general told Reuters.. Vera Nikolayevna, 70, said she had been swayed by massive election propaganda in favor of the president. ``Who is Symonenko? I hardly heard or read anything about him,'' she saidsnip --Yuri Kulikov, "Ukraine's Kuchma Wins Election Hands Down" Sun., Nov. 14 8:00 PM ET, http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/19991114/wl/ukraine_election_10.html == After all, what's really the difference between [media] "propaganda" and blatant [media] "bias"? DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fwd: 'ET's' Tower?
-Caveat Lector- Denver -- Cattle rancher and XF-tv series watcher Judy Messoline hopes that if she builds a 10-story UFO watch tower, aliens --and tourists-- will come to her spread near Hopper, Colo. She plans to charge tourists $2 each to climb the tower and watch the sky. For aliens, she's building "a landing pad for the UFOs." --The Washington Post, 10/10/99, from news services DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] [Fwd: [BIOWAR] Fwd: Is NYC being used for bio-warfare experiments? 9/22/99 NY Times]
Folks have been wondering the same thing--is it all for real or just a big 'ole experiment? Anyone from NY, NY on here care to comment? -A Original Message Follows From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: Is NYC being used for bio-warfare experiments? 9/22/99 NY Times Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 20:25:50 -0500 (CDT) Why does the Federal government want to expand an existing bio-warfare research lab right off the coast of NYC, the most populated area in the U.S.? Have 8 million New Yorkers been chosen as the lab rats in an ongoing bio-medical research project? Is Mayor Giulianiis bizarre mass daily spraying of toxic pesticides on NYC part of an experiment or a response to a virus that already escaped from the lab? Is the mosquito epidemic merely an excuse to get people used to being sprayed with chemicals from the air? Is the timing of todayis NY Times and yesterdayis Daily News articles on this lab setting us up for some bad news about what is really behind the encephalitis scare? Please note: birds are a major part of the experimenting that goes on at the lab right now. Birds are also exactly where mosquitoes get the encephalitis virus. While a mosquito may not easily fly from Plum Island to Queens a bird can do it without any problem. Do the people of NY deserve answers before any more spraying is undertaken? The NYC Dept. of Health, the Dept. of Environmental Protection and the Mayoris Emergency Management Services team are unable to explain their total lack of air sampling on the distribution of Malathion and the other two poison gasses being used. They claim they are using three ounces of Malathion per acre yet the planes make repeated passes over the same area meaning they have no idea how much of the chemical is being dropped per City block. Last Saturday my home in Park Slope was sprayed nine times by the same helicopter. Is Mayor Giuliani bravely trying to protect public health or is he the Mengele for the New World Order? -Robert Lederman NY Times 9/22/99 U.S. Would Use Long Island Lab to Study Food Terrorism Related Article i At Bleak Asian Site, Killer Germs Survive (June 2, 1999) By JUDITH MILLER PLUM ISLAND, N.Y. -- Alarmed at what the Clinton Administration views as the growing threat of biological terrorism to America's food supply, the Agriculture Department is seeking money to turn the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, one mile off Long Island, into a top security laboratory where some of the most dangerous diseases known to man or beast can be studied. The Agriculture Department already operates here at Plum Island, just across Gardiners Bay from the wealthy Hamptons, a laboratory where such dreaded foreign animal diseases as foot-and-mouth and African swine fever are examined. But the department is seeking $75 million this year and $140 million over the next two years to upgrade the center to handle even more dangerous animal diseases that can affect humans. While there are four civilian and military laboratories in America equipped to study such diseases -- technically known as Biosafety Level Four facilities -- their work is focused on germs that primarily affect humans, not domestic animals or plants. Officials say the proposed expansion and upgrading of Plum Island is part of a new effort by the Clinton Administration to deter terrorists who might spread germs to destroy American crops or livestock for political purposes or financial gain, a threat they now see as equal to that of terrorist attacks aimed at people. "Given the contribution of crop and animal exports to the nation's prosperity, we must do far more to protect our plant and animal resources," said Senator Richard G. Lugar, the Indiana Republican and co-author of legislation in 1991 and 1996 that provided money to bolster defenses against unconventional terrorism and stop the proliferation of such weapons. "This is not about food per se; Americans would not go hungry if we were attacked," said Floyd P. Horn, the administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, who helped persuade the Administration to include his agency in January in its counter-terrorism plans and programs. "But such an attack, or even a credible threat, would severely disrupt America's economic and social infrastructure for weeks, if not months or years." Plum Island, which was once operated by the United States Army Chemical Corps, was designated as an animal-disease research center and transferred to the Agriculture Department in the early 1950's. It is already what scientists call an agricultural "Biosafety Level Three" center, which means that its containment areas, which hold germs dangerous to animals, have filtered air, sealed doors and negative air pressure that prevents germs from leaking out of the labs. Liquid waste is decontaminated. All who enter the labs wear white lab coats and slippers. After leaving the containment
[CTRL] [Fwd: PLOT TO ASSASSINATE VICE PRESIDENT GORE?]
Home Page http://www.skolnicksreport.com/ Sherman H. Skolnick Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLOT TO ASSASSINATE VICE PRESIDENT GORE? http://www.skolnicksreport.com/goreassn.html PLEASE NOTE: the first sending of this story on Wednesday, July 14, 1999, WAS APPARENTLY BLOCKED BY THE E-MAIL COMPUTER OF AMERITECH.NET. WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT? CENSORSHIP. Apparently, the Establishment did not want this discussed on the same day as the Chicago Sun-Times Story, 7/14/99. Also please note: Admiral Engen, expert on Air Traffic Control, former head of FAA, was murdered just after the apparent assassination attempt on Gore. The press fakers said his glider somehow fell apart in the air, killing him. Some believe he was among the small group of admirals and generals that have since 1995 sought to arrest their Commander-in-Chief Clinton for treason. If Clinton arrested them for mutiny, they intended, if they survived and were not assassinted, to defend themselves at Courts Martial charging HIM with documented treason which they had. We are about the only ones writing about these very brave flag officers, and about certain murder plots. Savvy historians compare the current dark period of American history with that of Caligula in Roman times.POST THIS STORY FAR AND WIDE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. Sherman H. Skolnick 7/15/99.Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 14:26:50 -0700 From: Sherman Skolnickone X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en]C-AIT (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Plot to Assassinate Vice President Gore? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit PLOT TO ASSASSINATE VICE PRESIDENT GORE? by Sherman H.Skolnick, moderator/producer, public access Cable TV Program "Broadsides" in Chicago and chairman/founder, Citizen's Committee to Clean Up the Courts Two or more airplanes were all headed reportedly for a crash with Air Force Two carrying Vice President Albert Gore, Jr., as his plane flew over the Chicago area. The incident apparently occurred July 9, 1999, but was kept embargoed, that is, delayed or suppressed, until an eleven paragraph story ran in the Chicago Sun-Times, July 14, 1999. So far, others in the mass media have steered clear of the story? Why? Like the murder of President Kennedy, were the mass media either informed in advance or ordered how,if at all, to run the story? One of two major newspapers in Chicago, the Sun-Times is owned by British tough-nose financier Conrad Black jointly with reportedly mysterious Red Chinese and ethnic Chinese billionaires who have an unpublicized armlock on the Chicago markets. Their fortunes based reportedly on dope smuggling into the U.S. primarily through Chicago, of high purity heroin called "China White", clandestine weapons deals, and the harvesting of human body parts sold to U.S. hospitals. The body parts, sold as casually as auto pieces, are from political prisoners in mainland China arbitrarily condemned to death as the orders come in for hearts, livers, kidneys, and such. [So as not to damage the human body parts, the political prisoners are not shot but rather, beheaded.] The illicit funds are a massive river of loot reportedly laundered on the Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Although an open secret, major newspapers, such as the Sun-Times, and other financial papers like the Wall Street Journal, publish virtually nothing about the Chinese and the Chicago money laundries. The Chinese funds are disguised as soybeans and foreign currency trading. Are the Chinese through the Sun-Times story blackmailing Clinton into silence about nuclear secrets sold or given to the Chinese? Under a a headline "Quirk of radar jars VP's plane", the Sun-Times had details such as "Gore was in the government 747 traveling from Seattle back to Washington when the pilot received urgent instructions from air traffic controllers to make a jarring 60 degree turn to avoid a crash. Radar showed a second plane 25 miles away--only a couple of minutes apart--at the same 33,000-foot altitude and in conflict with the vice president's aircraft. Air Force Two was traveling about 600 m.p.h." According to other sources, the FAA and the Sun-Times are reportedly concealing that yet a third plane likewise almost crashed into Gore's plane. Aviation sources familiar with air traffic control say they never heard of a situation where two or more airplanes were all headed for a crash with another plane. Foul play, they contend, should rightfully be suspected when two OR MORE airplanes were all somehow steered into a possibe crash with the Vice President's plane. Here are some other factors that assassination researchers would consider: 1. Reportedly fronting for the Chinese in Chicago in the reputed clandestine deals as well as blackmail and extortion, is Rahm Emanuel, for many years Clinton White House Senior Advisor and now a heavy-hitter with Wasserstein Perrella, Chicago
[CTRL] [Fwd: sacbee Voices - William F. Buckley]
FYI. Interesting piece by Mr. Buckley. -A http://www.sacbee.com/voices/national/buckley/buckley_19990925.html Here is an opinion on Buchanan's historical revisionism by the dean of American conservative columnists. A footnote to Mykola's post.
[CTRL] FWD: CEMB - New Popular Discussion Group on Media Bias Presidential Politics 2000
-Caveat Lector- FYI -- http://www.egroups.com/group/cemb/ -A --- Is media bias a conspiracy or for real?.How does the "coke" rumor continue to impact Gov. Bush?What part did the media play?...Is there bias in today's news reporting?.How can you help make a difference?..Will national/state/local media bias help or hurt Gore or Bradley? These questions and others are explored at the "Coaltion to End Media Bias" [CEMB] discussion web site. Sign up today!! See http://www.egroups.com/group/cemb/ The "Coalition To End Media Bias" [CEMB], composed of various state field directors and volunteers, is a national grassroots effort formed to help end media bias using various communications tools, including Op-Eds, letters to the editor, and petitions, in conjunction with additional online grassroots/communications activations via web sites, discussion listserves and newsgroups. New members always welcome. Sign up at http://www.egroups.com/group/cemb/ Feel free to forward this inivitation to friends and family and anyone else who you think might be interested in getting involved and/or staying informed. Forward to other lists, post on web sites and newsgroups. CEMB is growing daily. Join today and tell a friend. CEMB is a volunteer organization. No paid positions. Current opportunities include PR associates, state field directors, writers, proofreaders and grassroots coordinators. E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more information on current openings and visit http://www.egroups.com/group/cemb/ DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fwd: Campaign to End Media Bias [CEMB]
FYI, the Campaign to End Media Bias [CEMB] has lifted off and needs your support. The media's blatant bias has gone on too far. See attachments and e-mail Sharon Caliendo, the coordinator, today at [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 15:40:17 EDT Subject: Campaign to End Media Bias To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Bush 2000 Egroup Member: We are now launching a Campaign to End Media Bias and would like to invite you to join this national effort. During the last several weeks, the hypocrisy of the press has become obvious in the media coverage of the "cocaine" rumor and Texas Governor Bush versus the media's blatant non-coverage of the continuing White House scandals. We have decided, as consumers, to take a stand against this continued media bias and ask your support in returning fairness, ethics, and unbiased reporting to the members of the media and their outlets. We have prepared two sample letters for you to use. The first is a letter to sponsors asking their help in the Campaign to End Media Bias. Included is a list of 65 of the top 130 companies. We recommend you fax or snail mail these companies. The remaining names of companies will be sent as the campaign progresses. The second letter is for media outlets advising them of what we are doing. A listing of their email addresses is also included as an attachment. This morning we received a resource for over 35,000 media sources which we will use in the future. Please take a few minutes to fax or email some of these letters. We need all the help we can get. If you have any questions, please contact any of the addressees of this email, and we will be glad to get back to you. Thank you for your continued support in electing George W. Bush the next President of the United States. Regards, Sharon Caliendo CEMB Coordinator FAX: 405.579.9405 sponso94.zip
[CTRL] FWD: BUSH, CLINTON AND DRUGS
-Caveat Lector- FYI. These grassroots letters are popping up everywhere. http://prorev.com/letters.htm See "BUSH, CLINTON AND DRUGS" DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] [Fwd: FW: MI6 the Media - Super Sleuts]
I vaguely recall a site that talks more about this same topic, but can't place the URL. Anyone? Original Message - From: Para [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 1:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI6 the Media MI6 the Media - SUPER SLEUTHS - The allegation that Sunday Telegraph editor Dominic Lawson is an MI6 spy has raised the spectre of links between the media and intelligence services. A former agent, who cannot be named, provides a compelling insight. "M16 has an entire highly secret department dedicated to manipulating media opinion" Journalism and spying have a long and intertwined history. Graham Greene and Somerset Maugham are just two of the better-known journalists who have crossed the blurred line into the intelligence world. Both professions have a great deal in common, benefit each other and compete with each other. Inevitably there always has been, and always will be, close contact between the two sides. Until the recent allegation in the House of Commons by the Labour M.P. Brian Sedgemore, that Dominic Lawson, editor of the Sunday Telegraph, is a paid agent of MI6, the extent of the co-operation between M16 and elements of the British media has been a keenly guarded secret, kept quiet even within MI6 itself. Lawson denies the allegation, but there is nothing particularly wrong with journalists mixing in the intelligence world and using spies as sources, as long as the information from such sources is treated with the same scepticism and impartiality as information from any other source. However, clearly there is everything wrong with a journalist or worse an editor, acting as an agent of a state intelligence service, particularly one as politically unaccountable as MI6. Most Western governments recognise the dangers of such collaboration and have strict rules and guidelines governing the degree of contact between their intelligence services and their media. Even the CIA, which wields more power in its country's policies than most other Western intelligence services, is prohibited from cultivating contacts in the American media. But no such strictures apply to MI6. Indeed, MI6 has an entire department, known as "Information Operations", or "I/Ops" for short, dedicated to manipulating media opinion. The existence and operations of I/Ops are kept secret even within MI6 itself, such is its obvious sensitivity. Normally, it is only when officers reach a relatively senior level and are posted overseas that they are briefed into its activities and key assets. The scope and objectives of information operations performed by the intelligence services are varied and often highly imaginative. The bread-and-butter work is in massaging public opinion into accepting controversial foreign policy decisions. The plethora of media stories about Saddam Hussein's chemical and biological weapons capability was no accident - the ante was upped so that there would be less of a public outcry when the bombs started to fall. Sometimes the objective may be to influence events in another country or organisation in a direction favourable to Britain. For example, MI6 made a determined (but unsuccessful) effort to plant discrediting stories in the American press about Boutros Boutros Ghali, whom they regarded as dangerously Francophile, in the run up to the 1992 elections for UN secretary-general. Often, the intelligence Services may use information operations simply to defend themselves against criticism or public hostility. They worry about their public image, not only because they need political support to justify their existence and budgets, but also because it affects staff morale. They therefore expend considerable energy behind the scenes to ridicule their critics and publish their successes. The results of these tactics can be seen in the ferocious attacks in certain newspapers on those who publicly criticise the intelligence services, such as former M15 officer David Shayler. It is no coincidence that the same newspapers carry an abundance of "scoop" stories on intelligence-related matters. So how exactly do intelligence services manipulate the media to their own ends? Three main tactics are used to get what the intelligence services want us to believe into the press or on to our TV screens. The first and most straightforward is simply to give off-the-record briefings to trusted journalists. We see the results of these briefings regularly in our media, referred to obliquely as "intelligence sources". Such sourcing is so omnipresent in the British press that we tend to accept the veracity of the information without challenge. However, the intelligence services cannot afford to lose the trust of their media contacts, or the public at large, so a basic rule is never, or at least rarely, spread false information using this method. This rule is only broken if the stakes are
[CTRL] [Fwd: Interesting quote]
"Clinton is campaigning for Al Gore who wants to be our next president and Clinton says that Al Gore was involved in everything this administration did. I'm no legal expert, but I believe the term for that is 'accessory.' " - "Late Show" host David Letterman
[CTRL] [Fwd: FWD: Why Bill Clinton Is Supporting Hillary for NY Senate seat]
FYI. Interesting view Word is that the only reason why Bill Clinton is supporting wife Hillary for NY Senate is because when she wins the first thing historians will refer to when mentioning Bill Clinton is _not_ that he was impeached but that he was the first President who's wife ran and won a Senate seat. ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
[CTRL] News You Can Use and Much More
-Caveat Lector- **FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY** Interested in tracking stories on presidential politics and other interesting articles? Psst, have you heard the latest about local, state and/or federal issues? Get the latest scoop and subscribe to the Campaigns and Elections List at http://campaigns.listbot.com Cheers, -A http://www.erols.com/mack97 **FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY** DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] [Fwd: The Operetta Clinton]
This libreto was sent to the UK journo's Fleetstreet list. I'm forwarding it here because I know there are music lovers among SPJ-L listers. Frank Nowikowski Buenos Aires Argentina [EMAIL PROTECTED] CLINTON TRAGEDIO AMERICANO (Program notes translated by Rodgers Wood) Cast of Characters Bill Clinton, tenor - philandering President of the United States Hilary Rodham Clinton, soprano - his long-suffering wife Monica Lewinsky, soprano - a conniving little White House intern Ken Starr, basso - puritanical special prosecutor Henry Hyde, basso - a true believer congressman Linda Tripp, contralto - double-crossing friend of Monica's Paula Jones, contralto - a wild woman from Arkansas Sam Donaldson, baritone - a television news reporter The Basso Cabal Richard Mellon Scaife - radical right-wing newspaper publisher Newt Gingrich - a foot-in-mouth specialist Pat Robertson - fundamentalist minister Bill McCollum - another true believer congressman Tom DeLay - a third true believer Congressman Trent Lott - Senate Majority leader The Media Chorus The Chorus of Lawyers Act I Bill Clinton has been elected President of the United States by an overwhelming margin. The Republicans are angry and are trying to regain power. As the curtain rises, the Basso Cabal is meeting with Ken Starr with the object of finding a way to remove Bill Clinton from the Presidency. The opening chorale "We Must Find a Way" (Creato Grandissimo Flooza Scandala) is sung as a sextet. In an impressive recitative, Scaife sings "Where Will We Find a Helper?" (Dredgi Uppa Un Grande Bimbo). The six exit. Paula Jones enters stage right, holding a mirror, and begins singing the plaintive, "Why Can't I Find a Man?" (Mi Schnozze Es Humongo). Tom Delay and Newt Gingrich enter from stage left. They see Paula and sing the duet, "Why Not Her?" (La Flooza Perfecto). They meet and invite Paula to a small cafe where they hatch their plot in hushed tones. Paula tells them of her meeting with Clinton in a hotel years earlier and how her fortunes have collapsed since then. Delay and Gingrich offer to help. They sing the aria "Your Luck Has Changed" (Nose Jobbo e Molto Rewardo). Act II The Cabal reconvenes with the news of Paula's revelations. They sing in jubilation, "We Must Tell the World" (Phono E Tabloido). The rear curtain raises to reveal the Chorus of Media who sing the chorale, "Tell Us More, But Only the Truth" (Sexua Scandala Hypo Per Sweepi). Gingrich enters with Pat Robertson. They sing the duet "He Must Go" (Hypocritti Pious Crappola). Robertson offers to donate time on his television program to expose the charges. At the Cabal's suggestion, Paula initiates a lawsuit. The Jones scandal becomes the topic of conversation throughout the country. The Chorus of Lawyers enters from the right to sing the jubilant grand chorale, "We Must Do Our Duty" (Multi, Multi Grande Moola). Ken Starr meets with the Basso Cabal to plan the next steps. They sing the aria, "We Will Save the Country" (Sleazi Connivo). Starr promises to convene a grand jury which will send charges to the Congress. He sings "The Truth Will Be Known" (Whitewater Non Starto, Probo La Flooza Epidemico). The Chorus of Lawyers sings a reprise of "We Must Do Our Duty" as the act ends. Act III Linda Tripp enters the stage arm in arm with Ken Starr. She is wearing a headset. She is singing "Monica Is My Dearest Friend" (Mi Es La WickedoWitchini Occidenta). She tells Starr about the secret tapes that she has made of conversations with Monica Lewinsky. Starr takes them from her and sings, "We've Got Him Now" (Presidente Droppo Pantalone). Starr hurries off to the Grand Jury to call Monica as a witness. Monica enters the grand jury room where the Chorus of Lawyers ask her questions. They sing the recitative, "How did it happen?" (Panti Thongo, La Flasha?). Monica replies in the long passionate aria, "We Were Meant For Each Other" (Non Smoko El Producto, Phalli Symbolo). In the third scene, Hilary and Bill are sitting in the Lincoln Bedroom discussing the revelations about Monica. Hilary sings, "I Will Stand By You" (Su Jerchino Estupido, Mi Removo Su Equipmento). Bill replies with "She Was the Only One" (Non Counti Gennifer, Paula, Plusi Multi Bimbo Forgetto). They embrace. Act IV Sam Donaldson is interviewing Henry Hyde in the Capitol Building. The Chorus of Lawyers hum in the background. Hyde sings the aria, "We Believe in Something" (Impeacho Hippi Bastardo). Donaldson sings a recitative in answer, "We Only Want the Truth" (Toupee Eslippo). The great trial begins in the Senate. Trent Lott reacts to public opinion polls showing that the president has 76% approval ratings. He sings the poignant aria, "What is Right is Not Popular" (Parta Republico Committi Suicidio). The Chorus of Lawyers sings the chorale, "Principles Come First" (Mi Adulteri Non Counto). With great flourish, Henry Hyde, Bill McCollum and Tom Delay stand before the Senate to present their case. They
[CTRL] Gore Blows 5K on Air Conditioning...First It's Millions Gallons of Water, Now More Tax $$ Wasted.....
-Caveat Lector- ** Candidates are to get bill for expenses state incurs, Shaheen says By JOHN TOOLE State House Bureau CONCORD Gov. Jeanne Shaheen has ordered state agencies to charge political campaigns for expenses from the use of state facilities. Shaheen issued the order Friday, after The Union Leader reported that New Hampshire Community Technical College in Stratham spent $4,848 on air conditioning during a visit by Vice President Al Gore last month. "When it came to our attention that someone in control of a state building had made a unilateral decision to incur a state expense, we thought it was appropriate to remind people what was appropriate in terms of political campaigns," Shaheen press secretary Brian Murphy said yesterday. -snip-- "Allowing Presidential candidates to use our public buildings to meet with New Hampshire voters is an appropriate way to promote citizen involvement in the Presidential primary," Shaheen wrote. snip "There is no question, though, that Al Gore is the vice president, and that left us in a gray area," Westover said. "It would be a different decision today, as he has emerged more clearly as a candidate." --snip--- "Obviously Gov. Shaheen agrees with the Republican Party and believes the New Hampshire Community Technical College expenses on behalf of the Gore campaign were inappropriate and should never have happened," state GOP executive director Jayne Marcucci said yesterday. "Certainly I hope this means Gov. Shaheen will pursue full reimbursement from the Gore campaign," Marcucci said. The Gore campaign has declined to comment on the issue. ** FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] [Fwd: FC: AOL removes link to Junta Homepage]
Here is an items that might be interesting for the Politech list-- it raises issues of de facto censorship of information (and certainly in this case, much of it lies, disinformation and propaganda) from an established regime. AOL removes link to Junta Homepage Free Burma Coalitionwww.freeburmacoalition.org Contact: Dr. Zarni, Free Burma Coalition, [EMAIL PROTECTED], 202-777-6009 For Immediate Release: America Online Chooses, Then Deletes Burma Junta Web Page Dulles, Virginia -- August 18, 1999 -- America Online, the leading internet Service provider in the United States, has made an abrupt about-face. On Friday August 13th, AOL chose the site www.myanmar.com to be linked to AOL's Asia Forum. The problem? The site is operated by the ruling military junta of Burma (also known as Myanmar), identified by Reporters Sans Frontieres as one of the world's "real enemies" of the internet. The Burmese junta jails citizens for "unauthorized" use of fax, photocopiers and computers with modems. Internet service, including AOL, is unavailable to all of Burma's 46 million citizens, save a few "authorized" friends of the regime. Ironically, an email message from Burma's Office of Strategic Services (the secret police) alerted exiled Burmese democrats to AOL's gaffe. The message copied AOL's announcement, which gushed "We think you'll notice dramatically increased usage because of this exposure." Though an international pariah, the junta makes extensive use of the internet to distribute its propaganda. The website in question, www.myanmar.com, is mostly used to lure hard-currency-carrying tourists. But elsewhere the page compiles vituperative articles from the junta-controlled press. Burmese democracy leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi comes in for particular scorn, often called a "sorceress" or a "lackey of colonialists." The more than 100,000 Burmese refugees huddled in Thailand are labelled "terrorists," though groups such as Amnesty International say they are vicitms of rape, torture, forced labor and murder. "We informed AOL of the fact that the junta operates this page, and gave them some information about pervasive human rights violations in Burma," says Dr. Zarni, Burmese founder of the Free Burma Coalition. "It looked bad for an 'information technology' company to be leading its users to the propaganda page of a regime that has closed the universities and restricted all kinds of information, including the internet. To their credit, AOL reacted quickly," he adds. AOL informed the Free Burma Coalition on Tuesday, August 17 that "we have removed the website in question from the International Country Pages." END ** Thomas R. Lansner Assistant Dean Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs 420 West 118th Street, New York, NY 10027 USA 212-854-8690 fax 212-854-1657 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** -- POLITECH -- the moderated mailing list of politics and technology To subscribe: send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this text: subscribe politech More information is at http://www.well.com/~declan/politech/ --
[CTRL] [Fwd: MOSSAD: How Why JFK Jr. Was Crashed]
snip...THAT is why Lauren Bessette's suitcase had been FLUNG out of the airplane, and was found miles away...snip From: John DiNardo [EMAIL PROTECTED] MOSSAD: How WHY JFK Jr. WAS CRASHED ~ Aug. 7, 1999 Texe Marrs, in his weekly shortwave radio show, tonight, Aug 7th, reports that a bomb exploded in the tail section of John F. Kennedy's airplane. The show, POWER OF PROPHECY, is broadcast over 5.070 megahertz shortwave at 8 PM EST. Here is an excerpt, transcribed from the tape recording that I made of the broadcast: TEXE MARRS [www.texemarrs.com]: I'm already getting reports. One comes from a retired U.S. Navy captain who has done an analysis of what really happened. Other reports are from my Air Force pilot friends. It appears that this is what happened: John F. Kennedy took off in his Piper, with the two ladies aboard. They flew first about 5,700 feet up. And then, as they approached Martha's Vineyard, he began to descend. When he got to an altitude of about 2,400 feet, there was an explosion in the back compartment, blowing off part of the airplane. He was unable to maintain control, and the airplane spiraled downward in a graveyard spin. Some people said that he made a pilot error. But, in fact, if the plane had been in good shape, all that would have been necessary would have been for him to push one switch, and the plane would have gone on automatic pilot. And the plane could even have LANDED ITSELF, with the computers and the engineering that it had onboard. ONE SWITCH is all that he needed to have taken care of. But he couldn't! The plane was uncontrollable. A bomb had gone off. THAT is why Lauren Bessette's suitcase had been FLUNG out of the airplane, and was found miles away. As a matter of fact, as I make this report today, it just came out that there was GOOD WEATHER! The bad weather was eight miles away. There was NO haze at the time! There was NO fog! There was NO reason why he couldn't see the approach landing as he was coming down, piloting that aircraft. As a matter of fact, they have now recovered the engine of that aircraft, and the FAA report -- my sources tell me -- stated that the engine was in GOOD condition, and running. There was a bomb. It was assassination. This is Texe Marrs. You've been listening to this exclusive report: "TRIPLE MURDER AT MARTHA'S VINEYARD". [END OF EXCERPT] Texe Marrs went on to say that John F. Kennedy Jr. had done a thirteen-page expos'e on the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Rabin, who wasn't moving fast enough to fulfill the New World Order's plans for so-called "peace in the Middle East". Now, according to an article in the Jerusalem Post, "Bill Clinton could start reaping the rewards for his work of putting Barak in place" as prime minister, and ousting Netanyahu. What I.O.U.'s could Bill and wife Hillary have wanted to cash in? Well, Hillary was obviously intending to run for the seat of retiring U.S. Senator Daniel Moynihan, of the State of New York. But, Texe Marrs reports, John F. Kennedy Jr. had been approached by the powerful men who run the New York State Democratic Party machine, and these men had offered to back John F. Kennedy Jr. in the campaign for that U.S. Senate seat. Additionally, JFK Jr. had strong support from the Orthodox Jewish faction in Israel, which was and is in fierce competition with the liberal Jewish faction, the latter being supported by President Bill and Co-President Hillary Clinton. Bill and Hillary were cashing in their I.O.U. by getting Prime Minister Barak, who was COINCIDENTALLY visiting the Clinton White House during the week that John F. Kennedy's plane had crashed (was it before or after; I don't know) ... by getting Barak and his faction of the Israeli spy agency, the Mossad, to create the accidental plane crash of the man who was a threat to the liberal faction in Israel. This liberal Israeli faction is and has been in a power struggle with the Orthodox Jewish faction who want no part of the Middle East Peace Plan. The Orthodox Jewish faction had, some few weeks before the plane crash, met with John F. Kennedy Jr. in Canada, and had agreed to finance his sagging GEORGE Magazine business. MOREOVER, Texe Marrs reports that, on Labor Day, a symbolically opportune holiday for the Democratic Party, John F. Kennedy was going to announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat from the State of New York. Again, he had solid backing from the Wagner clan and the other power brokers who control the state Democratic party. These people were offended that Hillary, on the outs with them, would dare to seize upon the Senate seat that they owned. This Hillary factor appears to be the major reason why the New York power clique wanted to launch JFK Jr. He was on their side all the way. His uncle, Robert F. Kennedy, had been a U.S. Senator from New York. And so, the wheels were set in motion to
[CTRL] [Fwd: [DW] Iowa Caucus Links]
FYI -A *** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** The Iowa E-Democracy web page contains links to up-to-date Iowa-specific presidential caucus information and sites for interaction. Below are the site names and URLs as of Monday, August 9, 1999 from http://www.e-democracy.org/ia. If you are aware of *Iowa-specific* web pages or e-mail lists from or about a presidential candidate, please submit the details to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To join the Iowan-to-Iowan discussion and information exchange on the IA-CAUCUS e-mail list, send a message to (please read the rules): [EMAIL PROTECTED] KEY LINKS TO IOWA CAUCUS SITES Iowa Political Hotline http://www.iowapoliticalhotline.com Iowa Pulse - Lee Newspapers http://www.iowapulse.com Iowa Caucus 2000 - Cedar Rapids Gazette http://www.gazetteonline.com/caucus/2000/index.htm Campaign 2000 - Des Moines Register http://www.dmregister.com/extras/politics/caucuses/index.html Countdown - Radio Iowa http://www.radioiowa.com/Countdown.htm Iowa Caucus Project 2000 - State Govt http://www.iowacaucus.org Iowa GOP Caucus 2000 http://www.iowagop.org/caucus2000/index.asp Iowa Democrats Caucus Page http://www.iowademocrats.org/iowa2000caucuspage.html Iowa Project 2000 http://www.iowa2000.com/ DISCUSSIONS IA-CAUCUS E-mail List (via Iowa E-Democracy at EGroups) http://www.egroups.com/group/ia-caucus/ Iowa Pulse - Talk Back http://www.iowapulse.com/index.php3 Des Moines Register Forums http://DesMoinesRegister.com/webx/cgi-bin/WebX?14@@.ee6b9ab IA.TALK.POLITCS Newgroup (via Remarq) http://www.remarq.com/threads.asp?group=ia%2Etalk%2Epolitics Compiled by Steven Clift [EMAIL PROTECTED], E-Democracy *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To unsubscribe instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE*** *** Please forward this post to others and encourage*** *** them to subscribe to the free DO-WIRE service. ***
[CTRL] FWD: Alert: Call CBS And Set The Record Straight On The Second Amendment
-Caveat Lector- Grassroots Fax Alert -- 8/3/99 Call CBS And Set The Record Straight On The Second Amendment Last night, CBS Evening News's "Reality Check" segment tried to recreate American history in its discussion of the Second Amendment. The piece totally ignored recent scholarly research and falsely claimed that the Second Amendment is not an individual right. To counter this revisionist history, the National Rifle Association has launched a campaign to provide CBS News with its own reality check. "Clearly, the reality of CBS is not in step with the reality of the view of the vast majority of law-abiding Americans, nor in line with the view of most constitutional scholars. The national media elite at CBS wouldn't know reality if it stepped in front of Dan Rather's limousine," said James J. Baker, Executive Director of NRA's Institute for Legislative Action. "This alleged news network completely ignored a mountain of recent research from constitutional scholars who agree that the Second Amendment refers to an individual right, just as the First and Fourth Amendments do." "Every American, every journalist, who values truth, accuracy and balanced reporting should call and express their outrage at CBS' effort to disguise their editorial bias as news," Baker said. "It is little wonder that their ratings continue to diminish." ACTION ITEM: Please call CBS News and your local CBS affiliate to express your outrage over last night's so-called "news" report that blatantly ignored the over- whelming majority of recent scholarly research. CBS Evening News's main phone number is (212) 975-3691, and the phone number for anchor Dan Rather is (212) 975-6677. Among its many "oversights," CBS failed to cite the 1990 Supreme Court reference to the Second Amendment in U.S. v. Verdugo-Urquidez that stated, "`the people' protected by the Fourth Amendment, and by the First and Second Amendments ... refers to a class of persons who are part of the national community." Each of these Amendments protects individual rights. The network also neglected to report this year's federal court ruling from the Northern District of Texas, U.S. v. Emerson, (see FAX Alert Vol.6, No. 12) in which the federal judge overturned a federal gun law on Second Amendment grounds and argued, "The rights of the Second Amendment should be as zealously guarded as the other individual liberties enshrined in the bill of rights." And the list goes on and on. Mr. Baker sums it up well, commenting, "The bottom line is that CBS failed as a news organization last night. They even completely ignored statements by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in clear and full support the Second Amendment as an individual right and in anticipation of ruling on a future case to that effect." While CBS works to dismember the Constitution, NRA-ILA will continue to work tirelessly to preserve the Second Amendment, and the entire Bill of Rights for future generations. The Bill of Rights, including the Second Amendment, and the NRA were here long before CBS was founded, and we'll be around long after they're gone! PLEASE CALL CBS FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING ENCOURAGE PRO-SECOND AMENDMENT ACTIVISTS TO DO SO AS WELL! Posted: 1999-08-03 VA-ALERT is a project of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL). VCDL is an all-volunteer, non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to defending the civil rights of all Virginians. The membership considers the right to keep and bear arms an essential civil right. VCDL web page: http://www.vcdl.org ___ VA-ALERT maillist http://mailman.pobox.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/va-alert DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] OT: Arnold on Letterman [8/4]
-Caveat Lector- "For goodness sakes, even OJ's got a girlfriend!!" -- Actor Tom Arnold on Dave Letterman, 8/4/99, after telling Letterman about his dating experiences DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] FWD: MRC's Bozell on Patients Bill of Rights
-Caveat Lector- FYI, interesting observations by Media Research Center's Chair, Brent Bozell, on TV/media coverage of PBR. No wonder there are folks out there complaining about HMOs, especially after they're fed such filth by the major news networks. [Isn't it something like 70% of folks who get their news from the evening news broadcasts?] MRC [http://www.mediaresearch.org/] is a media watchdog group. -A *Touting A "Patients' Bill Of Rights" By L. Brent Bozell III July 22, 1999 The first fight in any political debate is over semantics. Who could be against the "Clean Air Act"? Who could oppose controlling "assault weapons"? The "right to choose"? The 800-pound gorilla in the semantics debate is, of course, the "objective" press. The media have the power to make or break the slogans partisans use. It is common practice for the liberal press to attach the word "so-called" to GOP initiatives. When the Contract with America became the "so-called Contract with America" in news reports, its proponents were placed squarely on the defensive. So prevalent is the "so-called" curse that the media now attach it to organizations themselves, thus bringing doubt to bear not on the issues, but on the participants. When Dan Rather files a story about the "so-called Christian Coalition," it's a clear message to the viewer not to believe the group, period. The Democrats, on the other hand, have no such problem. Whatever they say, and however they put it, is accepted immediately. The latest semantic manipulation in the Democrats' favor is the "patients' bill of rights." The vast majority of press reports from the Senate debate on regulating health maintenance organizations refer without quotes to a "bill of rights," which offers "protections" for patients and doctors against mean, cost-cutting HMO bureaucrats. The Democrats are the champions of this wonderful-sounding idea and the Republicans who oppose it, are well, monsters. So the Republicans have (again) knuckled under with a watered-down version, since who would want to be against "rights" or "protections"? In USA Today, reporter William Welch began: "Senate Republicans, ending a week of bitter partisan debate late Thursday, approved a limited set of federal rights for patients in managed care health plans." Reporters ought to be dropping "so-called" into sentences like this. First, what are patients' rights? To hear the typical Democrat talk, a patient has the right to walk into a hospital and order whatever procedure he wants, and cost is no object. The "patients' bill of rights" is a completely perverse abuse of terminology, a direct opposite to our classic understanding of individual rights, specifically the right to property. What the Democrats are supporting here is their classic understanding of an "entitlement," something that everybody should have no matter how much everybody "else" pays. If Republicans weren't duck-and-cover types, they'd call this the "patients' bill of entitlements." And if the media weren't so blinded by their support of the Democrats, it might occur to them, too. The media also tell us that this "bill of rights" is being advocated by "consumer groups," while those who oppose it are simply bought and paid for by the insurance industry. Now consider these "consumer groups." Many of these groups, like Families USA, are strident left-wing advocacy groups who would love to see Canadian-style single-payer health care installed in the United States. Do they favor "consumers" or some hidden agenda? Question: If insurance groups are protecting their profits and "buying" politicians, then who's "buying" the Democrats? You'll never see the press investigate that one. Reporters are not explaining how the Democrats' push for a right to sue HMOs is a favor to one of their biggest donor groups, the trial lawyers. Somehow, the trial lawyers' push for expensive litigation puts them among the "consumer groups," too. By contrast, note how quickly CBS reporter Bob Schieffer puts the Republicans in someone's pocket: "Pushed by the big insurance companies, the Republican majority stuck together as expected and killed the Democrats' HMO reform plan, plank by plank. On near party line votes, Republicans killed the Democratic proposal to give doctors, not insurance companies, the final say on treatment." Schieffer also brought on the new president of the American Medical Association to express his outrage. But do you remember five years ago, when the AMA and those people complaining about choice for doctors were the cavemen who opposed the Clinton health plan? If the Clintons had their way then, those same doctors
[CTRL] [Fwd: Journalists' Guide to Gun Policy Scholars and Second Amendment Scholars]
If I might be so bold as to intrude, the recent discussion on Safire and gun control is a nice segue to a recent project of mine that I was hoping to pass along for your info. It's a new, entirely free, entirely nonprofit Web site that I have put together: http://www.gunscholar.org, The Journalists' Guide to Gun Policy Scholars and Second Amendment Scholars, featuring top experts -- liberals, moderates, and conservatives -- whose research has led them to be skeptical of gun control. In the very kind words of a few journalists who've had a look at it, "An invaluable resource for journalists and scholars, regardless of their views on the constitutional and policy issues raised by gun control." Jeffrey Rosen, The New Republic. "Whether you agree with them or not -- in fact, especially if you disagree with them -- intelligent gun-control skeptics deserve to be heard, and Prof. Volokh's directory makes an excellent starting point." Jonathan Rauch, National Journal. "Helpful and informative for any serious journalist." Cathy Young, Detroit News. "Great site -- very helpful for journalists, especially the indexing by specialty and the experts' c.v.s." Robyn Blumner, St. Petersburg Times. If you or your colleagues write about guns -- gun policy, lawsuits against gun makers, the Second Amendment, state constitutional questions -- I hope you'll find this site very useful. Visit it, bookmark it, tell your journalist friends and coworkers about it. * * * WHO ARE THE SCHOLARS LISTED ON THIS SITE? These are credible, articulate experts -- many of whom teach at top research universities such as Harvard, NYU, Duke, the University of Texas, and UCLA -- who can help you answer questions for your readers, listeners, and viewers. Most of them have made national names for themselves in other fields as well: Two, for instance, are among the leading liberal constitutional scholars in the nation (Profs. Sandy Levinson and William Van Alstyne). Three have clerked for Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court (Profs. Nelson Lund, Scot Powe, and Eugene Volokh). Some of them started out as gun control supporters but changed their views as their research progressed. * * * WHO CREATED THIS SITE? This site is entirely my own project. I'm on the faculty at UCLA Law School; I originally went into the academy as an expert in free speech law and cyberspace law, and most of my teaching and writing still relates to those areas. Several years ago, though, I became interested in the criminological and constitutional questions related to guns, and have since begun writing about this subject, and teaching one of the few firearms regulation seminars taught at U.S. law schools. Before going into teaching, I clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Alex Kozinski. In case it matters, I might mention that I make no money from this. Eugene Volokh UCLA Law School (310) 206-3926 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.law.ucla.edu/faculty/volokh
[CTRL] CRP: Lobbyists Gore, Perfect Together
-Caveat Lector- The DC-based Center for Responsive Poilitics has found that, during the period between 1/1/99 3/31/99 Al Gore [aka Father of the Internet] was treated best by lobbyists, out of all the presidential candidates, collecting a whopping total of $1.4 million!! That's twice as much as the lobbying industry gave to TX Gov. Bush. And, that's not even including "donations" from the Buddhist Temple visit. In addition, interestingly enough, even though Gore has tried repeatedly to get chummy with the high- tech industry, Bush still received more in computer industry contributions than Gore, 37 percent vs 33 percent, respectively. Never mind that Gore has tried to portray himself as a pro-silicon Internet expert. He's just no Bubba. Never had it, and may never will. Above information gathered via WashPost, 10 June 99 -- Regards, -A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] FWD: GAO - Medical Readiness: Safety and Efficacy of the Anthrax Vaccine
FYI - Medical Readiness: Safety and Efficacy of the Anthrax Vaccine. T-NSIAD-99-148. 7 pp. April 29, 1999. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/ns99148t.pdf -- -A June 8, 1999 The following items were added to GAO's World Wide Web site in Portable Document (PDF) format. - Climate Change: Observations on the April 1999 Report on Climate Change Programs. T-RCED-99-199. 7 pp. plus 1 appendix (1 pp.) May 20, 1999. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/rc99199t.pdf - Community Development: Weak Management Controls Compromise Integrity of Four HUD Grant Programs. T-RCED-99-175. 8 pp. April 29, 1999. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/rc99175t.pdf - Medical Readiness: Safety and Efficacy of the Anthrax Vaccine. T-NSIAD-99-148. 7 pp. April 29, 1999. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/ns99148t.pdf - Satellite Control Systems: Opportunity for DOD to Implement Space Policy and Integrate Capabilities. NSIAD-99-81. 21 pp. plus 2 appendices (7 pp.) May 17, 1999. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/ns99081.pdf - Social Security: Criteria for Evaluating Social Security Reform Proposals. T-HEHS-99-94. 21 pp. plus 1 appendix (1 pp.) March 25, 1999. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/he99094t.pdf - Superfund: Progress, Problems, and Future Outlook. T-RCED-99-128. 14 pp. March 23, 1999. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/rc99128t.pdf - Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Much Biomedical Equipment Status Information Available, Yet Concerns Remain. T-AIMD-99-197. 15 pp. May 25, 1999. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/ai99197t.pdf These reports and testimonies will also be added to our WAIS database in ASCII and PDF formats within the next 24 hours. This database can be searched from the World Wide Web from the search page at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces160.shtml If you are using speech synthesizer equipment or lack World Wide Web access you may search this database with GPO's public swais client by telnetting to: swais.access.gpo.gov Any individual report may be retrieved directly from that archive in text and PDF formats with the following URL: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?RPTNO replacing RPTNO with the report number (e.g., GAO/OCG-98-1). To UNSUBSCRIBE from the GAO Daybook mailing list, send an e-mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: unsubscribe daybook your_email_address in the message body. Please do not reply to this message to unsubscribe from the mailing list. Thank you.
[CTRL] FWD: DEA Agent's 5-yr old Son Killed in Caracas
-Caveat Lector- fyi 6/7/99 -- 11:20 PM Five-year-old son of U.S. drug agent killed in Caracas CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The 5-year-old son of a U.S. agent was killed when a large rock was thrown through the windshield of the family's automobile as it went under a highway bridge, U.S. embassy officials said Monday. Andrew Dodd, whose father, Brian, has worked in the Caracas Drug Enforcement Administration office for the last three years, was killed as the family was leaving Caracas early Sunday morning to go the beach. snip--- http://www.tampabayonline.net/news/news101q.htm DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Say NO To Socialized Health Care Today!
-Caveat Lector- FYI. Remember the Clinton's top-secret meetings on health care? Do you want long lines like what they experience in Canada, under a socialized health care system? The heavily-mandated heath care bills the White House supports, along with liberal lawmakers, will increase our health care costs!! Even CBO says so. As do other independent pollsters. See below for yourself. Check out the links below and make a difference today! Forward to your family and friends and let them know this important information that affects everyone. From: Health Benefits Coalition (HBC) Congress is currently debating the future of our health care system. Unfortunately, some members of Congress are promoting legislation, such as the costly Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1999, which will mandate a one-size-fits-all health care system that dictates to Americans the type of health care coverage they receive from their employers, health plans, and providers. This legislation also allows employers to be sued for medical malpractice. The Patients' Bill of Rights, and similarly onerous health care mandate legislation, will have a devastating impact on our health care system. The Congressional Budget office estimates that such legislation would increase health care costs by a whopping 6.1 percent. As a result, the Patients' Bill of Rights could raise the costs of a typical family health plan by an additional $350 per year, cause employers to reduce benefits, and dramatically increase the number of Americans without health insurance. For every 1 percent increase in health care costs, 300,000 people lose their health care coverage. That's nearly 2 million more uninsured Americans! To help stop more lawsuits, more uninsured and higher health care costs, visit HBC's website and urge your members of Congress to oppose the Patients' Bill of Rights and expanding lawsuits. To easily e-mail your members of Congress, please visit: http://www.democracydata.com/hbc/docs/actionalerts/actionalert.asp To sign a petition opposing the Patients' Bill of Rights and other harmful health care mandate legislation that expands medical malpractice lawsuits to employers, please visit: http://www.capitolconnect.com/hbc/petition/petition.asp Thanks for helping to make a difference. * The HBC represents more than three million employers who provide health care coverage to more than 100 million employees and their families. The HBC opposes federal intervention into the health care system. * Regards, -A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Klinton/Gore Hurt Military Readiness
-Caveat Lector- snipSince 1989, the Navy has been reduced by 36 percent, the Army and Air Force by 45 percent and the Marine Corps by 12 percent while the overall operational commitments have increased at a rate of 300 percent, according to the House Armed Services Committee. While defense spending as a percentage of the federal budget has been driven down from 25.8 percent in 1989 to 14.6 percent in 1999, the military services have had to cut back on funding for vital resources while upping their operations tempo, or OPTEMPO. In fact, since 1991 Clinton has ordered 14 contingency operations and the Army has been used in 29 substantial overseas deployments, compared with just 10 in the four previous decades. . . . . As Inhofe puts it: "We are in the most threatened position since the Revolutionary War. Through his veto power, he has starved the conventional forces Secondly, we would have had a defense against a limited ICBM [Intercontinental Ballistic Missile] in place in [fiscal] 1998 if it had not been for the president's vetoes."..snip http://www.insightmag.com/articles/story4.html Regards, -A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Safire Klein: HILLARY RUN MAY HURT GORE CHANCES MOST!
-Caveat Lector- 23 May 99 According to Klein [aka Anonymous] and [Bill] Safire, both appearing on Meet the Press, if Hillary [Klinton] runs for NY Senate, Gore has the most lose. Yup, Gore. Imagine the following scenario, in February, 2000: ACE REPORTER TO HILLARY, ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN ALBANY, NY: How do you [really] feel today, now that you're running for NY Senate, about health care reform? CANDIDATE HILLARY, IN ALBANY NY: I believe that the US needs serious HC reform, something like, maybe, what Canada has! [loses 20 points] TWO HOURS LATER, IN IOWA, ACE REPORTER #2, TO PREZ CANDIDATE GORE: Mr. Vice President, Hillary Clinton, who as you know is running for Senator in NY, said the US ought to have a Canadian-style health care system. What do you think about your former boss' wife's belief that we ought to have a socialized health care system? CANDIDATE Gore: Uh, I think she's a really swell person [loses 10 points here]. Uh, I think her ideas on HC reform are revolutionary [loses another 10 points here]. Uh, I think she will carry on the policies of Bill Klinton. [loses 20 points here]. And so on...I think you get the picture. Maybe, Hillary can get away with those kind of answers in liberalland NY, but Gore agreeing with that in dairyland Iowa? Nope. Prediction (23 May 99): WINNERS: Senator Guliani, elected 2000, wins against Hillary by 20 points President G.W. Bush Jr, elected 2000, wins against Gore/Bradley ticket by 40 points Add 'em up folks. Regards, -A http://www.erols.com/mack97 "The sharpest tool in the shed." --anonymous DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] FWD: MEDIA'S FUTILE ATTEMPTS TO FURTHER HARASS CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT FAILS
-Caveat Lector- MEDIA'S FUTILE ATTEMPTS TO FURTHER HARASS CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT FAILS CBS 60 Minutes, recognizing the US has moved to the middle ground, both politically and morally, tries to divide Conservative vote May 16, 1999, Washington, D.C. In another futile attempt to stifle and harass the conservative movement, CBS 60 Minutes airs interviews with several key influential political leaders and blatantly editorializes that the conservative movement has been "defeated." Attempting to capitalize on activist Paul Weyrichs recent defeatist letter outrageous comments, 60 Minutes seeks to convince viewers that conservative values are dead. With the crime rate in America lower more than ever, fewer teenagers and female adults choosing abortion, the Republican party remaining in power in both the Senate and House, and US President Bill Clinton desperately clinging to a middle-of-the ground agenda, conservative values have had more of an impact than ever. While some so-called conservative "activists" like Weyrich have chosen to play martyr and follow the path of defeatism, others, like true believers and leaders Gary Bauer and Pat Robertson, strongly believe that the good fight must go on. There is still much to do, comments Bauer. Much needs to get accomplished, says Robertson. And this can only be done with the help and support of folks who still believe in good-old fashioned values. Values that extend the beauty and joy of life, for both young and old. Values that agree with much of the courageous GOP agenda. And, most importantly, values that are still held by millions of Americans who know that this great nation was not built on defeatist attitudes but the confidence and belief that good will ultimately prevail. Theres no reason why the defining word "Christian" should be taken away from the popular groups title "Christian Coalition," as 60 Minutes would like to see happen. After all, the group is a coalition of Christians who collectively believe in similar values. They are Christians and it is a coalition. Does anyone dictate the title of any other groups who have done so much good for so many people? If it were up to shows like 60 Minutes, the media would simply dictate its own ideology across the board with no consideration of public will. While Weyrich believes that he has lost, there are millions of others who feel that the US and the world deserves an alternative to the lefts muddled view of they way things ought to be. Weyrich, personally, may have lost. Thats his business, and should not in any way detract attention from the widely-accepted conservative message, as the media would so much like to see happen. Whether its a letter to the editor, an opinion piece submission or contacting your local lawmaker, let the media know that you support prayer in schools, the life of an unborn child, and the right for every taxpaying US citizen to bear arms. Dont allow the media to pollute your life with its filthy and backward view of the world. Let the media know that it has failed. And failed miserably. -30- --snip FYI Regards, -A http://www.erols.com/mack97 "The sharpest tool in the shed." -- anonymous DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
