Today's Nuze: February 20, 2004

Friday, February 20, 2004

COME ON FOLKS .... LET'S REMEMBER WHAT'S IMPORTANT THIS YEAR

The Washington Times reports today that evangelical Christians are mightily upset with George Bush and could very well sit on their hands on November 2nd --- meaning they will just sit home and hold their breath and not vote. Well, isn't that special.

The source of their discontent is the absence of action and blue-steam rhetoric from George Bush over this gay marriage controversy in California. The evangelicals want Bush to do something .. and now, not later.

So many different comments .... so let's go.

First: I realize that most people do not understand the concept of federalism, nor do they understand just how our local and federal governments were originally supposed to interact with one another. OK .. here's a quick lesson. These are State marriage licenses. They're not federal marriage licenses. Arnold Schwartzenegger is the governor of California .. not George Bush. It's state law that's being flouted in California, not federal law. President Bush has enough on his plate without getting involved in local and state matters.

Second: Most of us would be far better off if we would concentrate on our own relationships and marriages and spend less time worrying about what others are doing. There is no imaginable way that the issuance of a marriage license to a gay or lesbian couple in California is going to affect your marriage, or your relationship with your spouse or children. You are just as married now as you were before the mayor of San Francisco went over the edge. All of us would be well advised to worry more about how we are living our lives and less about how others are living theirs.

Third: I seem to remember a bit of controversy over rampant promiscuity in the gay community. Weren't public health officials telling us just a few years ago that homosexual promiscuity was contributing to the advancement of AIDS? I seem to remember ordinances closing down bath houses in San Francisco and other measures being taken to slow down the spread of this deadly disease. So ... now gay couples are participating in ceremonies in which they pledge loyalty and exclusivity and dedication to one another ... and this is a bad thing?

Fourth: Gay marriage could not possibly do as much damage to the institution as has been done by Hollywood and the entertainment industry. That little 48-hour marriage stunt that Britney Spears pulled off last month in Las Vegas is a good example. Across this country teenaged girls saw marriage as something akin to a weekend lark. One New York radio station ran a contest in which a couple would rush off to Vegas, get married at a chapel, spend the night drinking and God knows what else, and then get a quick annulment ... just like Britney and Jason! Hardly a week goes by that you don't hear that Hollywood actress so-and-so is pregnant by her boyfriend du jour ... and no, they don't know if they're going to get married. If they do the union would be lucky to last 24 months. Then the makers of Barbie make a big deal of a breakup between Barbie and Ken! Wow! Even dolls are ending relationships ... so it must be a good thing! (Now never mind that Barbie and Ken were originally marketed as brother and sister.) So many of the very same people who say that they are not going to vote for Bush because he isn't doing something about this gay marriage situation will spend endless hours every week reading their entertainment magazines and fawning over these very same libertine Hollywood celebrities.

I have not one ounce of doubt in my soul that there are Al Qaeda and other Islamic terrorists in place in this country right now .. .just waiting for more Islamic terrorist colleagues to arrive with more equipment so that they can unleash another bloody attack on innocent Americans.

The choices we face at the ballot box this year are clear; clearer than they have ever been. On the one hand we're going to have a Democratic candidate who has voted against virtually every new weapons program the United States military has developed over the last 20 years. We have a Democrat who voted against shoving Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait. We have a Democratic candidate who voted against continued funding for our troops and efforts in Iraq. That vote was a vote for Saddam's return to power. We have a Democratic candidate who is rated as being more liberal ... if you can believe that ... than Ted Kennedy! And ... possibly most important of all ... we have a Democratic candidate who wants to treat Islamic terrorism as a law enforcement problem. Now war on terror ... just stepped-up law enforcement. That was the approach Bill Clinton used after the first attack on the World Trade Towers in 1993. We all know where that got us.

On the other hand we have a Republican incumbent who has declared war on Islamic terrorism, and who has taken the fight to the terrorist base overseas instead of waiting to send the FBI after them on our own soil. We have a president who told the United Nations that the United States did not need its permission to act in its own self defense.

Am I for gay marriage? No ... not really. I think that marriage is an institution recognized by both the church and the state in order to create a specific and protected environment in which a man and a woman can raise children. Do I think that the law ought to recognize a committed relationship between two adults of the same gender? Sure! Why not .. what's it going to hurt?

And you're going to sit on your hands because of gay marriage?

Yeah ... makes perfect sense to me.

AND AS FOR YOU GAY-RIGHTS ADVOCATES.

You might have a variety of reasons for wanting to push this gay marriage concept, but equal protection under the law certainly isn't one of them. I, as a straight male, do not have one single right under the law that you don't also enjoy. Not one.

You say that you aren't free to marry your gay lover? Well, guess what. I'm not free to marry another man either. Same rights. Equal protection. All single men are free to marry single women. All single women are free to marry single men. Men are not free to marry men .. ditto for women. Same rights. Equal protection.

The gay community has spent years and frankly gone through a bit of hell trying to gain a measure of acceptance in American society. It's a shame to see this good will being expended on this ridiculous gay marriage controversy. You're not doing yourselves any favors here.

MORE CONFIRMATION .... HOWARD DEAN IS STILL NUTS

Not to pile on the Deanie Babies, but an interesting interview in today's New York Times confirms what everyone should have known by now: Howard Dean is nuts. Still kind of sad that he was not chosen as the nominee. Think of how much fun we could of had.

Gerald W. McEntee, the the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal employees (AFSCME,) said that he paid Dean a visit to urge him to drop out of the race. "I think he's nuts," said the union president. "I go to Burlington, and I meet with him. I'm telling you, I threw more ice water on his head in 25 minutes than probably he has ever had. And I said 'Don't do Wisconsin, O.K.? Don't go in.' I told him to get out. I said 'You can't win.' " So much for sticking by your candidate.

McEntee went on. "He said he's still going to Wisconsin (where he finished a distant third before dropping out of the race.) "I said: 'We're not. We're off the train. If you think I'm going to spend $1 million to get you another point after this election is over, you're crazy.' " Of course, anybody with a brain knew Dean was off his rocker. The best line of the interview? When asked what candidate they were going to endorse next, he said "At this point, there's no way we're going to endorse anybody. I think we need a rest. Maybe in an asylum."

What a sad end to a sorry episode...and an interesting look behind the scenes.

SURPRISE, SURPRISE....MORE ILLEGALS COME LOOKING FOR BUSH AMNESTY

This should surprise exactly no one. The number of illegal aliens crossing the border into the United States has increased dramatically since the Bush administration announced their worker amnesty program. Oh wait, it's not really amnesty. This was sold to us as a plan to allow the millions of illegal aliens already working here to "emerge from the shadows." Uh-huh.

The National Border Patrol Council says that apprehensions of illegals has increased threefold in the San Diego area. Thankfully, most of those arrested were deported. It's about time. Law enforcement authorities had predicted that the Bush plan announced January 7th would lead to this very thing, and it has. Unfortunately, a plan to ask the illegal immigrants if the Bush plan was their reason for coming here was scrubbed after it was made public. Why? If the administration says the plan won't increase illegal immigration, then what's wrong with finding out for sure?

The government estimates that between 8 and 12 million illegal aliens are in the United States. Politicians seem to be wringing their hands about what to do with those that break the laws of America and come here illegally. The solution is simple: instead of rewarding those that ignore our laws, we should be sending them back from where they came.

But that's not politically correct. Too bad.

LIMOUSINE LIBERALS: THEY'RE NOT JUST LIKE YOU

Senators Kerry and Edwards are both going around trumpeting phony populism and claiming to be for the working man...and be just like you...the average everyday American. Only they can know your pain. But lets look at the facts here. This normally wouldn't matter, but since liberals are eating it up, here's a reality check.

Both John Kerry and John Edwards own mansions in the exclusive Georgetown area of Washington D.C. On one street lives Edwards, whose 13-room home is worth $3.8 million. About a block away is where Kerry lives..in a four story home with 23 rooms that is estimated to be worth $4.3 million. Oh...well, Kerry is roughing it a bit. His home is owned by his wife, Teresa Heinz.

The point? The next time you hear a Democrat bring up that "Republicans are for the wealthy" and that President Bush comes from a privileged background, you can take them to school.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Evangelical Christians will simply stay home and not vote this November if Bush doesn't take strong action against homosexual marriages. Islamic terrorists couldn't be more thrilled. You know things are going your way when you can get evangelical Christians to do your work for you.

Finally ... a cogent statement from the leader of the nation's largest government-employee union. Gerald McEntee thinks that Howard Dean is "nuts."

Let's say you're a candidate for the presidency. Let's also say that you know that you have flip-flopped on every major issue since you went into elective office, and that you have a lousy record when it comes to defense. What do you do? You try to short-circuit the issue by screaming that the opposition is going to go negative on you!

Did Republicans ever challenge Max Cleland's patriotism? Hardly ... but that's the John Kerry line.

John Kerry says that if the White House wants to make this election about national security, they should "bring it on." Jonah Goldberg explains the Bush administration's advantage here and how they should use it. Just think...who would Osama want to be president?

David Limbaugh takes a look at the John Edwards surge. Will it be enough to overtake John Kerry? Maybe....especially if Edwards pulls out all the stops.

Tired of social security confiscating more of your paycheck that you'll never see again? Here's an excellent plan to reform "the third rail" of American politics. It's from the libertarian Cato Institute.

Here's a story from California where kindergarteners are trading in their toy guns for "nonviolent" toys. Isn't that special. And this is supposed to serve what purpose? People have been playing with toy guns for decades and the rest of us turned out fine. Looks like the adults are the real bedwetters here.

Mel Gibson's movie 'The Passion of the Christ' is adding 800 more screens ahead of its release next week. Looks like his father's comments haven't dampened the enthusiasm over this movie about the death of Jesus Christ. Oops..didn't mean to give away the ending.

This should make you feel better about flying commercially in the United States. What would happen if Osama Bin Laden, using his real name, tried to buy a ticket and board an airplane at the airport? Absolutely nothing....he's not on the FBI's secret "no-fly-list." How comforting.

Those that believe George Bush avoided service in Vietnam while John Kerry served may want to take note. Turns out President Bush actually volunteered for duty in Vietnam. Will the Bush-haters let this one go? Of course not, the facts don't matter.

Officials in Botswana are urging people that want to kill themselves to use trees instead of throwing themselves in front of trains. Apparently cleaning body parts out of engines is a bit tedious, not to mention a big mess.

It's hard to believe someone could be this stupid. A man went to the police station to pick up an accident report, and pulled cocaine out of his pocket. He was arrested on the spot. Not the sharpest tool in the shed. I guess that's why they're called criminals. Send him to jail just for being stupid.

Ever wonder what happens to people who don't wear their seatbelts, then get into an accident? This should give you an idea of why it's a good idea to buckle up.

Just don't go here. Trust me. Just don't. I'm not responsible. Belinda made me do this.

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