REMEMBERING

This is the fourth anniversary of what John Kerry would describe as the "nuisance bombing" of the USS Cole.  Seventeen Americans lost their lives in this nuisance attack.  Bill Clinton did virtually nothing; and you would expect more out of John Kerry?

THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE "GLOBAL TEST"

I'm going to have much more to say on this in just a few days, but to what extent do you think those who decided to fight for independence from England, or our forefathers who wrote the Declaration of Independence worried about passing some sort of a "global test" before they acted?

But ... we did have a completely different class of people in 1776.  When this country was formed you couldn't find 10 people on the continent who thought that it was the responsibility of the federal government to provide them with a job or a health care. 

Know this ... transport today's average American back to 1776 and the Revolutionary War would never have happened.

LET'S TELL THE WHOLE STORY

In the coming three weeks you're going to hear plenty about the economic failures of the Bush administration.  You'll hear about lost jobs and a poorly performing stock market.  As you read, listen to and watch these stories look for this:  See how many of these "reporters" remind you that:

Bush inherited a recession from Bill Clinton

The bust of the dot-com revolution

The terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001.

Those events are part of the story ... but they're a part that helps to absolve Bush from complete responsibility for our economic situation.  Let's see if they get mentioned.

... AND I'M GIVING YOU HEALTH CARE

Those were the words of John Kerry at the debate on Friday night.  He told the American people that he was was going to "give" them health care.  People who are more likely to vote Democrat will appreciate Kerry's promise.  "Yippee!  All we have to do is vote for Kerry and he's going to give us health care!"  Those not likely to vote Democrat, otherwise known as "taxpayers" may be a bit less enthusiastic about Kerry's promise.  They know that health care isn't Kerry's to give.  It has to be paid for .. and don't we all know who is going to be hit with the tab?

FREEDOM OF SPEECH, UNLESS....

Sinclair Broadcasting Group, a broadcasting company that owns 62 television stations, has decided to broadcast a television movie before the election called "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never  Heal."  This is a 42-minute movie about The Poodle's anti-war activities when he came back from Vietnam.  It will be shown on all of their stations, many of which are in battleground states.

As expected, the Democrats are up in arms over this.   They're outraged that a company would choose the programming it wants to run on its own stations.  At least 18 senators have come out against it.   The film includes interviews with Vietnam war POWs, their wives, and others that were affected by Kerry's testimony about atrocities.  The company has invited John Kerry to be a guest on the program.  That's not enough for the DNC. 

What say the Democrats?  Since they don't like the content of the broadcast, they are trying to get it banned from the airwaves.  We call that "censorship."  The Democratic National Committee is going to file a complaint with the Federal Election Commission today, complaining that the broadcast amounts to an illegal contribution to President Bush's campaign.  To state it in the plainest possible terms, the Democrats are asking the Imperial Federal Government to use its monopoly on the use of force to prevent a private corporation from airing programming Democrats don't like.  Censorship is the only word that really applies.

If the DNC can prevent these television stations from running this programming, why can't they similarly move to stop talk radio hosts from talking about their trick Poodle? 

The left is interested in freedom of speech...until they don't agree with it.  At that point, they want to use the power of the Imperial Federal Government to crush any dissenting views.

THE PEACEFUL, TOLERANT RELIGION

Neal's guest today, Richard Miniter, author of Shadow War

In the spirit of openness, tolerance and equal rights, Saudi Arabia has decided to hold their first national elections.  Not bad...considering the Kingdom's status as an Islamic dictatorship.  Elections would be progress, right?  Well, not exactly.

You see, women are not allowed to run for election, nor are they allowed to vote in this election.  Add this to the other laws in Saudi Arabia, where women need their husband's permission to study, travel or work.  Simply put, in Saudi Arabia women are treated like property.  How nice, but the Saudis will probably get a pass from the media and the U.N. on this one.

Now, contrast that with the elections just held in Afghanistan.  These elections, made possible by the United States, not only allowed all women to vote, but encouraged them to run.  So what thanks do we get in this world?  Absolutely none, except some whining about how people may have been allowed to vote more than once. 

According to the left, that's only allowed in Chicago, New York and Florida.

WHAT WORKING POOR??

According to a recently-released study by something called the "Working Poor Families Project," which claims to be a nonpartisan group (have you noticed how "nonpartisan" almost always means left-leaning) one in every five U.S. jobs pays less than a poverty-level wage for a family of four.  They also claim that there are now 39 million people that are considered "the working poor."

First of all, aside from the partisan, Bush-bashing intent of this organization, let's look at their figures.  Let's assume one in five U.S. jobs pays less than the poverty-level wage for a family of four.  So what?  That would mean one in five jobs were paying minimum wage or slightly more.  These are entry-level jobs that are not meant for anyone except students, housewives, retirees and people looking for a second job.  If you are trying to raise a family on a minimum-wage job, you are not part of the working poor; you are a loser who has made pathetic decisions.  Time to pay the price.

But the reality is, the story is simply based on a falsehood.  Did this organization find 39 million Americans that are in four-children households that make only that much money?  Of course not.  They just looked at the income data and decided that to further their agenda, they would invent the lie that people actually try to live on that salary.

They don't....and if they do, the answer to their problems is not with the government, it's in the mirror.

YOU WANT DIGNITY?  OBEY THE LAW!

We're going to experience something in Atlanta today called the "March for Dignity."  About 2,500 Latinos are going to march for expanded rights for illegal immigrants.  Though the news article this morning doesn't say,  (you have to experience our newspaper to believe it), I would guess they're talking about driver's licenses and possibilities of amnesty.  In a few years they'll be marching for the right to vote. 

Dignity?  That's good, isn't it?  They break the law to get into this country.  They break the law by staying here.  And then they march down the street demanding dignity. 

I'm glad I ate light this morning.

Mmmmm....Earwax Candy. We know you'll want to put this in Halloween goodie bags.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld says that John Kerry's style won't overcome George Bush's substance.  Weld was governor of Massachusetts for six years while Kerry was representing the state in the US Senate ... so perhaps he knows of which he speaks. 

Now this is the kind of stuff that would make me vote Libertarian ... if it were not for the threat of Islamic terrorism.  Brandan Miniter, an excellent writer and analyst, says that Bush's big-government conservatism may be a political winner. Yikes.

Here's an interesting take on the case currently before the Supreme Court regarding eminent domain. 

The latest CNN/USA Today/ Gallup poll has The Poodle up slightly, but the latest Washington Post poll says otherwise...Bush is leading by 6 points.

Retired General Tommy Franks has come out swinging against The Poodle. Franks is holding him to account over his Senate voting record and his remarks about soldiers in Vietnam.

Bill Cosby is once again saying what needs to be said...delivering tough talk to teens.  The message?  The answer to all your problems is in the mirror.  The race warlords can not be pleased.

The United Nations is looking the other way while government-funded genocide is being committed in the Sudan, and Newt Gingrich says it's time to call them out on it.

According to the media and the Democrats, fearmongering in the presidential election is a bad thing.  But Charles Krauthammer argues otherwise, because he says the threats are real.  Excellent column.

George Bush won round 2 of the debates, and William Safire tells us how he did it.  By the way, the media seems to think Kerry won...but he didn't.

Prime Minister John Howard's reelection in Australia means big things for the war on terror and President Bush, yet the media elites are largely ignoring the story.  John O' Sullivan has more.

The Poodle can't live down his liberalism, which Robert Novak calls his 'Scarlet L.'  He does have a very liberal 20-year Senate voting record, after all.

sKerry is claiming President Bush would politicize the courts, when in reality, The Poodle is the one that's been doing it for years.  David Limbaugh says it's more smoke and mirrors Kerry style.

Kerry likes to say that Iraq has become a haven for terrorists...but Dennis Prager raises an interesting point:  what would Islamic butcher Abu Musab al-Zarqawi be doing if he weren't in Iraq?

Thomas Sowell takes a look at media bias in the 2004 presidential campaign, and as you  might expect, there is plenty of it.

What's the #1 issue in this year's presidential election?  Voter turnout...and Michael Barone says it's more important than ever.

The economy is booming...and growing at a rapid pace.  President Bush needs to talk about the good numbers more, says Larry Kudlow.

The State of California owes Jesus Christ $28.

Staphylococcus bacteria growing in an ice cream machine at a restaurant have been linked to the illnesses of more than 120 people.

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