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Posted: 1:00 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3, 2004

Today's Nuze: December 03, 2004 

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By Neal Boortz

Today's Nuze: December 03, 2004
Friday, December 3, 2004

I'M CRUSHED

I note that there's an Internet poll for the best media/journalist blog.  Nealz Nuze isn't even mentioned. Voter disenfranchisement!  I want a hand recount!  Alas .. the rules say that nobody can be added, and you know I'm a "rule of law" kind of guy.  You can click here to see the poll and cast your vote.  Me?  I voted for "Best of the Web Today."  Next year I expect a nomination.

 

INTEMPERATE AND POLITICALLY INCORRECT THOUGHTS

For those who care, and I appreciate those who do, the arthroscopic surgery on my right knee went just fine yesterday afternoon.  I'm actually walking today without crutches and pain free.  Belinda tells me that when the painkillers they injected into my knee wear off it might be a different story.  Thanks, Sweetie, that gives me something to look forward to!  At any rate, thanks to Dr. Guerra and his wonderful staff for a tremendous effort.  I'll tee one up for you the next time I get on the golf course.  I'll be on the air for the syndicated portion of the show today ... so you be there too!

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It looks like Barry Bonds' home run records are going to be accompanied by that pesky little asterisk for eternity.  Bonds is finally admitting that he used steroidal applications while chasing that home run record in 2003.  Everybody who is surprised just stay home and hide in a closet today.

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Here's your big groan of the day.  This morning on CNN Soledad O'Brien asked Democratic operative Doug Hadaway what he thought about suggestions that Kofi Annan should resign.  Hadaway, you will recall, was one of Al Gore's closest advisors during the 2000 elections.  Well ... did Hadaway actually address whether or not Annan should resign at the UN?  Of course not!  He said that George Bush should resign because of all the controversies over Halliburton!  Yup ... you got it!  The question is about Kofi Annan and the oil-for-food scandal, and this Democrat hack answers with Halliburton!  Gets old after a while, doesn't it?

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I'm featuring this Ann Coulter column here instead of the reading assignments because I want to make extra special sure that you actually read it.  Coulter makes a comparison of Madeline Albright to Condi Rice.  Absolutely priceless.  

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KOFI GETTING IN DEEPER

Allegations continue to surface and questions continue to be asked about Kofi Annan's involvement in the Oil-for-Food rip-off. First you had the revelation that Kofi's son Kojo took money from a company involved in the scam. As if that weren't bad enough, now it gets worse.

Those at the UN and around the world that are rallying to Kofi's defense have bought his line that his son's finances are separate from his, and he had no idea what was going on. Possible, if not rather convenient. But here comes the other bombshell.

It turns out Kofi has a UN-provided residence in Manhattan. This residence is no doubt paid for by the contributions of the members of the United Nations, of which the US government is the major contributor. Translation: American taxpayers are providing Kofi with a place to live. And it's a nice place too....a three-story townhouse.

Anyway, it turns out there have been numerous times when Kojo has used Kofi's place for private parties. This one stinks to high heaven, and makes Annan's denials look like what they are: a joke.

Not lost in all of this is Kofi's Bush-bashing, and his defacto campaigning for The Poodle in the last election cycle. Remember when Kofi said the war in Iraq was illegal? You can bet the White House hasn't forgotten that one.

Looks like Kofi Annan will go down over this one....hopefully he'll take the rest of the UN with him.

NORMAL CABINET TURNOVER

Now that Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge has resigned, the media and the left are in complete hysterics about all of the upheaval in the Bush cabinet. They act like it has never happened before and that there must be some sort of problem involved with it all.

You know the media spin: Bush is firing his detractors...he is not encouraging healthy debate...he's just employing a bunch of 'yes' men. Well what do people think every president since George Washington has done? It's his cabinet. The people serving in his cabinet do so at the pleasure of the president. He hires and he fires. The Senate confirms. That's the way it works.

A lot of the people who served the first four years have decided to go back to their families. Colin Powell only ever intended to serve one term anyway. UN Ambassador John Danforth decided he wanted to spend more time with his wife. None of this is new.

Only the left could turn something as bland as normal cabinet turnover into some sort of national emergency.  Just ponder this question.  Do you remember Carter or Clinton every appointing a cabinet member who disagreed with him on important policy matters?  Yeah ... I thought so.

LOOKING FOR SUICIDE BOMBERS

'Tis the holiday shopping season, and people no doubt are flocking to the shopping malls. After all, they're not at Wal-Mart, right? To hear the media report it, nobody is ever shopping at Wal-Mart again. Anyway, back to the malls.

One of the terrorist security threats that has yet to be realized in the United States has been that of suicide bombers. We haven't had any here (thank God.) Yet you know it is a matter of time before one goes off, simply because of the relentless desire of Islamic terrorists to murder as many innocent people as possible.

So now comes a story out of Manchester, Connecticut that shopping mall security guards are being trained to look for suicide bombers. They're being taught behavior profiles, blast patterns and about how a bomb is packaged. They also say to watch out for people wearing oversized clothes, or people that are gripping a bag too tightly. This training is also being conducted at other places around the country.

So what's missing? What's always missing when people are looking for Islamic terrorists: the actual description of the suspect. Think about it.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

The media seems to think the United States lost the battle in Fallujah.  Max Boot says that's not the case, and explains just what we won there.

Animal rights activists have completely lost their minds and are now totally out of control, writes Miranda Devine.  She says they've lost their respect for humanity. Interesting read.

They may not like his policies in Iraq, but David Francis says there's no question the rest of the world really likes George Bush when it comes to free trade.

Ever wonder just who these "settlers" are in the disputed territories in Israel?  Now you get to hear from one, as Ashley Perry writes in "I am a settler."  Interesting perspective you are unlikely to hear anywhere else.

All these changes in President Bush's cabinet mean that life is over as we know it.  At least if you listen to the mainstream media, as The Media Research Center reports.

The situation in the Ukraine continues to boil over, and there is a battle emerging between the United States and Russia.  Charles Krauthammer tried to make sense of it all.

The Democrats are still trying to figure out why they lost the election and what it's going to take to rebound.  David Limbaugh offers some tips to shell-shocked liberals, and says the left needs to stop the fear-mongering.

Tom DeLay is under the microscope over ethics issues, but Mona Charen gives a little background on the Congressman that you are unlikely to read anywhere else.

September 11, 2001 was the worst attack on American soil since the attack on Pearl Harbor.  Oliver North explains how history is being revised by the politically correct crowd.

The problem with the Democratic party is that the threat of terrorism is having no effect on them, making them out of touch with the mainstream.  Jonah Goldberg has more.

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