Tuesday, April 27, 2004

THE PATHETIC POODLE

Come on, give the man a break here!  He's caught ... red handed!  There just is no way out of this one.  Either he lied when he said he threw away his medals, or he lied when he said he didn't throw away his medals.  Which is it, John?  Either he lied when he told the Washington Post in 1985 that he didn't really throw his medals away because he wanted to keep them, or he lied when he told the Boston Globe in 1996 that he didn't throw them away because he didn't have time to go home and get them before the demonstration.  He's already tried that "I threw away my ribbons, and they're the same thing" nonsense .. and it didn't work.

So ... what now for sKerry?  Why, criticize George Bush's military record, that's what!  Make the false claim that George Bush has never shown that he completed his obligation to the National Guard! 

And what did Kerry have to say about Bill Clinton when people started questioning his draft-dodging?  Kerry said:  "We do not need to divide America over who served and how. I have personally always believed that many served in many different ways."

Different strokes for different parties, I guess.

THE POODLE TRIES TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT

When confronted with irrefutable contradictory evidence that he lied about throwing away his medals, John Kerry has responded not with an explanation, but with the charge that the evil Republicans are attacking him.  Poor baby...don't have the facts on your side?  Then just throw a temper tantrum start screaming about how it's not fair.

When asked about it yesterday on ABC's Good Morning America, The Poodle accused Republicans of attacking him.  He did have a lame, weasel answer to the question: Kerry says he threw his ribbons over the fence, and that those were often referred to as "medals."  Uh-huh....whatever.  All he did was keep trying to change the subject and call it a "phony controversy."  Of course, all day yesterday the media dutifully repeated the charge in headlines such as "Kerry calls flap over medals 'phony controversy.'  The Bush-hating liberals in the press sure do serve their master well, don't they?

The Poodle is also trotting out the Bush National Guard service again.  "This comes from a president who can't even show or prove that  he showed up for duty in the National Guard."  The only problem with that is Bush has released all of his military records, and also records showing that he was paid for the guard duty in question.  Kerry hasn't released all of his military records....where is the media on this?  Typical liberal response...when accused of doing something, don't explain yourself, just attack the accuser.

Kerry is a liar.  Now he's using the Clinton strategy of deflect and deny, and except for ABC, he's being allowed to get away with it.

MIDDLE EAST GETS A TASTE OF ITS OWN MEDICINE

Government officials in Jordan say they thwarted an Al-Qaeda plan to set off a chemical bomb and attack the U.S. Embassy and other targets there.  Had they been successful, officials say as many as 20,000 people would have died.  The suspects, in a confession aired on Jordanian television, said their aim was to kill 80,000 people.  They also said they were taking orders from Al-Qaeda.  Maybe now the Arab world will confront their problem of Islamic terrorism ... but probably not. It's the United States' fault, you know.

The brutal fact of the matter is that it is basically up to the United States and Great Britain, with the help of Italy, Australia and a too-small cadre of allies, to fight and to destroy the threat of Islamic terrorism.  Euro-weenie countries like France and Germany, with their large Arab populations, don't have the courage to play a role.  Once again they're relying on the United States to keep them safe, all the while seeking cover from their Muslim inhabitants by criticizing our every move. 

Every American, especially those who think our invasion of Iraq is wrong, should take a few minutes today to consider the implications of a chemical terrorist attack in America ... one like the attack planned in Jordan.  What happens to our economy when 100,000 people are killed in Manhattan?  Which presidential candidate is most feared by the Arab world?  Important questions.

The fact of the matter is something like that could very easily happen here. That's why the war on terror is so important and why terrorists must be defeated. The Poodle wants to end the war on terror and treat it like a law enforcement problem.  Which would you rather have? A president willing to track these people down and kill them, or a president willing to track them down and serve them with a subpoena?

There's no way to protect against an attack like this...except to take pre-emptive action and eliminate the terrorist cells. 

ISRAEL: IRAQ HAD CHEMICAL WEAPONS AT START OF WAR

The weapons of mass destruction issue has faded a bit, but don't worry, it will come back.  The media, Democrats and some so-called "Republicans" have expressed dismay that no weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq since the war began.  Of course, we know that Saddam had them, used them and was hiding them.  But what about at the time of the U.S.-led invasion?

Israeli Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Moshe Ya'alon said that before the war, Iraq had developed the ability to fit planes with chemical weapons that could have been used in a chemical attack against Israel. He also says Iraq either buried their banned weapons or transferred them to another country, such as Syria.  He says, in fact, that the Iraqis were seen transferring something to Syria.

So the question is this: once the weapons of mass destruction are found, and they will be found, will everyone apologize to George Bush and Tony Blair?  Of course not.

FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE OUTRAGE

Print this out ... go warm up a cup of coffee .. then come back and read this.  I'm furious.  Frightened and furious.  So mad, in fact, that I could literally spin around on my eyebrows and spit wooden nickels.  You heard me talk about it yesterday.  Hell ... you heard me rant about it yesterday, then finish with a promise that I would put my thoughts in the Nuze for you to do with as you please.

The issue?  Two bills, essentially identical; one making its way through the Florida House, the other in the Florida Senate.  The House bill is HB 1513, sponsored by Rep. Gayle Harrell, a Republican from the Stuart area.  She's a former government school teacher. Her House office number is 850-488-8749.  The Senate Bill is SB 2548, sponsored by Sen. Mike Bennett, another Republican.  Bennett is from the Bradenton area.  His Senate phone number is 850-487-5078.   

OK .. so what's the big deal?  Both HB1513 and SB2548 would give to local Florida governments the power to take property away from an individual landowner and sell it to a private developer for a shopping center, office development, or virtually any other private purpose.  This legislation would allow any local government in Florida to seize private property and hand it over to a private developer for no other reason than to increase the amount of money the local government could get from that piece of property by way of real estate taxes.  The government's responsibility to the land owner?  To pay the owner a "fair" price.  Fair .. as determined by the government.  Isn't this just great?  Two Republicans showing us all that the Republican Party is the party of freedom and property rights. And you wonder why I'm a Libertarian?

Back to your history books.  Not the nonsensical dog dung they force on our government school students today, but the the straightforward world histories written by great men and women who weren't bound by the dictates of multi-culturalism and political correctness that pollutes virtually all of modern education.  Look into a comprehensive history of this world and I will guarantee you that you will not find one society, one culture, one country based on economic and social freedom that did not guarantee the property rights of its citizens.  Not one.

What good is the freedom to use your talents and your willingness to work hard to acquire wealth in the form of property if the government, on a whim, can simply seize that property from you with compensation that only a government bureaucrat would consider fair.

How many times have you looked at a piece of real property and thought to yourself, "Man, if I bought that property right now, and then sat on it for a few years, it could really be worth something!"  Throughout our history many millions of Americans have taken that very thought and put it into action.  First they dedicated their savings and no small amount of their future work effort to the purchase a piece of property.  Then they sat back and waited to see just how much they can get for it five, ten, fifteen or twenty years hence. 

Here's how it used to work.  Here's how it's supposed to work.  Let's say you're a developer.  There's nothing wrong with being a developer.  You probably bought your home from one.  They're good for the economy, though they have to be watched like hawks.  OK, you're a developer.  You're driving through town and you see a few pieces of property that you think would make a dandy strip shopping center.  You search the real estate records and get the names of the owners of each individual parcel of real estate in that block.  You have an agent pay these people a visit.  You make an offer to buy their property.  The property owner can then do one of three things.  He can sell at the price you offered.  He can negotiate for a higher price, or he can simply tell you that he doesn't want to sell.  If the owner doesn't want to sell you certainly can keep upping the offer .. so high, if you wish, that the owner's eyes are bugging out like a stomped-on bullfrog.  But ... if the owner doesn't want to sell, at any price and under any circumstances, that's used to be the end of it.  You, Mr. Developer, simply go out there and find another location for your strip mall.  Maybe a location where people might be more eager to sell.

That's the way it used to be.  That's not the way it is now.  If this anti-property rights legislation becomes law in Florida the scenario will be quite different.  The developer will discover a piece of property that he thinks would be a great site for a shopping center, an office development ... whatever.  But, the developer does not go to the individual property owners to strike a deal.  He knows that if he goes to the individual property owners they might drive the price way, way beyond what he is willing to pay.  After all, what if the owner of that property has been hanging onto it for years so that he could make a big profit?  What if that person bought that property 20 years ago just for this day?  Just for the day that some developer would want it for a Wall-Mart, a McDonalds, or a big office park?  Good grief!  That greedy property owner is going to want a profit!  A big one!  The developer, certainly doesn't want to deal with him!  No!  Why deal with him when all the developer has to do is go visit his friendly local county commissioner or city councilmember instead!  He knows that the politician remembers his generous campaign contributions during past elections, so he expects nothing less than open arms and full cooperation. 

So the developer spins a yarn to the politician.  Its a wonderful story ... a story about an expanded tax base and hundreds of jobs for his constituents.  It's a story about additional property tax money that the politician can use to buy votes with various projects around town.  It's a story about the politician's need for more money to spend versus a greedy private property owner who dared to actually believe that owning real estate actually meant something.  It's a story the politician likes.

So ... the machinery of government is brought to bear.  The property owner will soon come to a full understanding of the vital difference between himself and government.  Government can use force to accomplish its goals, while he cannot.  The developer has now managed to harness the government's unique asset, the ability to use force, to be used for his personal gain.  The private property owner is helpless against the onslaught ... especially after the Harrell-Bennett Elimination of Individual Property Rights Act of 2004.  The property is taken.  It doesn't matter whether the property was just being held as an investment, or if it was a family home for generations past ... it's gone.  All the property owner has left to do is to wait to find out what the government considers a "fair price" for his property to be.  One thing is certain.  The government will find that that property was worth far less to its original owner than the value placed on it by the developer.

How do politicians justify this?  How can so many Republicans, who are supposed, after all, to be opposed to big government and always poised to rush to the defense of individuals threatened by government.  Just listen to the statements of some of Florida's finest:

Senator Mike Bennett, the Senate sponsor, says that the bill is absolutely essential for some communities where thousands of individuals own small residential lots.  Well isn't that a shame.  All of those individuals actually buying residential lots, and then being stupid enough to believe that those lots would belong to them until they decided they wanted to sell ... so long as they paid their taxes, of course.  The good Senator Bennett doesn't believe that an individual's property rights should be able to get in the way of some good local commercial development, now does he? 

Then we have Terry Stewart.  Stewart is the City Manager for Cape Coral.  He's been in Tallahassee lobbying for the bill.  He says that Cape Coral needs more commercial development, and the bill would help the city to accumulate the property it needs.  The trouble, Mr. Stewart, is that the property already belongs to someone else.  Damned inconvenient, isn't it, when property rights get in the way of your city management.

The Mayor of Cape Coral is Arnold Kempe.  He says that eminent domain is the only way to assemble land.  Hey, Mayor Kempe.  Try buying it.  Try giving the owners a good profit on their wise investment ... instead of trying to steal it from them.

These bills deserve to die.  At a time when other states are actually acting to preserve the property rights of their citizens, these Florida legislators are acting to eviscerate property rights at every level.  I'm led to understand that the Senate will be voting on SB 2548 today. 

Tomorrow the politicians may be after a piece of property across town or down the street.  The day after tomorrow it may be your property.  Do you care enough about your property rights to make a call? 

THE TIMING OF THE CLINTON MEMOIRS

Now it seems that the release date for Bill Clinton's much-anticipated memoirs will be late June.  That's the story today.  Maybe it will be a week or so later ... who knows?  At any rate, the timing of the release is sure to overshadow John Kerry's coronation at the Democratic National Convention during the last week in July.  The Kerry Klan is none-too-happy about the release date.

Question:  Is the release date of Clinton's book mere happenstance?  If Clinton were truly supportive of Kerry's candidacy would he not delay the release of the book for a more opportune time ... say after the election?  Surely delaying the book wouldn't mean that he would sell less copies, would it?

Just remember ... the Clintons do not want Kerry to win.  They want the field to be wide open in 2008 for The Hildabeast.  They're treacherous and dishonest.  Kerry had better watch his back.

YOU, TOO, CAN HELP FIGHT TERRORISM

Solely as a public service Nealz Nuze has agreed to share a plan with you ... a plan to eliminate possible Islamic terrorist cells in many of America's larger cities.

As you may know, it is a sin for a devout Muslim to see any woman other than his wife naked.  If he does happen to see another naked women, he must commit suicide to purge his soul.  So, understanding this about devout Muslims, at 4:00 p.m. this coming Saturday, May 1st, women in major American cities with large Muslim populations are going to strip naked and walk about their neighborhoods.  The plan is to walk about the neighborhood for one hour in an effort to cause any lurking Al Qaeda sleepers to end their own miserable lives.  Good luck ladies!  And thanks for the effort!

READING ASSIGNMENTS

It's about damned time.  Marines in Fallujah were taking sniper fire from a mosque ... more specifically from a minaret.  The minaret is no more.  As I said in yesterday's Nuze ... worship there, it's a mosque.  Fire on Marines from there, it's a military target.

In case you missed it, here's the transcript of The Poodle's interview yesterday morning on Good Morning America.  It looks as dumb in print as it sounded on TV.

U.N. Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, supposedly in charge of determining who we will hand power over to in Iraq on June 30th, is actually an idiot. William Safire explains.

Why does there seem to be a bipartisan consensus in Washington to avoid crushing the insurgency with overwhelming military force?  Frederick W. Kagan takes a look.

The Oil-for-food scam seems to have spread corruption at all levels of the U.N. Claudia Rosett asks: what did Kofi Annan know and when did he know it?

The Hildabeast is back...and surprise...she wants to talk about health care.  Thomas Sowell breaks it down.

Pat Tillman is a hero in this country, but just how would he be regarded by various countries around the world? Dennis Prager has the answer, and it may surprise you.

In a culture obsessed with celebrity, Pat Tillman even enlisted in another state so he would not stand out. Jack Kemp tells us more.

Do most people agree or disagree that Iraq is becoming another Vietnam?  Matt Towery looks at the numbers.

Since the Democrats and the media seem to be drilling President Bush over blame for 9/11, Joel Mowbray wonders why Clinton is getting off the hook.

Since John Kerry would end the war on terror, Mark Alexander says The Poodle is the Islamic Jihadist's great white hope.

No matter what the Democrats and the media throw at him, President Bush is riding a wave of popularity.  Armstrong Williams says people are willing to stick it out in Iraq.

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