HERE'S YOUR "RIGHT CHOICE --- WRONG CHOICE"  PICTURES OF THE DAY.

Both Bush and Kerry have very colorful friends.

FLORIDA ... YOU'RE BEING SET UP

This is really about the sad status of Jimmy Carter.  Carter made quite a new splash yesterday when he said that the State of Florida didn't even meet minimal international standards for holding a fair election.  Carter's main points of contention seem to be that the Governor of Florida is the president's brother, and the Secretary of State was a Bush elector in the 2000 election.  The presence of these two partisan individuals portends a rigged or unfair election. 

A few points about Florida and about Carter.

First:  You won't find the press hammering this, but the problems with the Florida vote virtually all happened in election districts where Democrats were in charge.  Funny, isn't it.  You have problems in Democrat-run election districts in one election and that translates into dire threats of further problems in the next election because the Governor and the Secretary of State are Republicans.  Does everybody get that?

Secondly:  The real cause of the problems with the Florida vote last time was stupid voters!  If you can't figure out a butterfly ballot, or if you can't read the simple instructions on how to use a punch-card ballot, then you probably shouldn't be voting anyway.  If this is what cost Gore the election, so be it.  That would mean that stupid voters are more likely to vote Democrat.  Imagine my surprise.

Now ... about Carter.

Simply put ... Carter is being driven by bias.  What he is really saying is that unless a liberal Democrat wins the election, the results will not be legitimate.  After all, nobody in their right mind votes for Republicans, right?

The media likes to project this image of Jimmy Carter as a bipartisan figure, who is above the fray of electoral politics.  That couldn't be any further from the truth.  You need look no further than Carter's speech to the Democratic National Convention to confirm his Bush-Bashing credentials.

We could also look at Venezuela.  The recall election for Hugo Chavez was going badly.  Chavez was losing in the polls by about 58% to 41%.  Strangely enough, that was the same ration that showed up in exit polling on the very day of the election.  But Chavez wins with about 58% of the vote!!  That's almost a 20% swing from exit polling. 

Carter was "observing" this election.  What did he have to say?  He said that the exit polls were "erroneous information" and that the election was fairly conducted.  The whole world knows Chavez rigged the election ... but Carter sticks to his claim that it was fairly conducted.

Many think that Carter validated the Chavez recall election due to humanitarian concerns; he didn't want to see any more violence and killing.  If that is the case then we now know that Carter will fudge on his reports as to the fairness of an election in order to pursue some political or humanitarian goal.  Now that we know this, how can we be sure that Carter's warnings about Florida aren't driven by politics?  Answer:  We can't. 

Not taking any of this laying down are the Florida state officials, including Governor Jeb Bush.  They say that Carter is actually trying to sow the seeds of doubt prior to the election in order to undermine confidence in the state.  They also say that Carter made no attempt to contact the governor's office down there, nor did he try to call the Secretary of State, whom he accuses of putting Ralph Nader on the ballot to siphon votes away from Kerry.  Never mind that the people who want to vote for Ralph Nader will actually make that choice.  People are too stupid to know who they want to vote for...perhaps we should stop giving them a choice!

They're already looking for a way to explain a Kerry loss.  It must've been the machines...the ballots...the polling place...there has to be some reason as to why Kerry lost.  Oh yeah...it was Ralph Nader's fault.  Or Jeb Bush's.

In their minds, it can't be because voters prefer Bush...it just can't.

So ... how is Florida being set up?  Florida has 27 electoral votes.  If Bush wins by less than 27 electoral votes, and if the vote in Florida is close, the lawsuits will be filed almost immediately.  Democrats have spent the past four years softening up Florida for just such a legal assault.  We've been listening to the "selected, not elected" lines for years, and lately we've been hearing a lot about the huge number of blacks who were kept from the polls.  Never mind that our entire lineup of civil rights "leaders" and Democratic politicians couldn't show one single black voter to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights that had been denied the opportunity to cast a legal vote.  Scream the lie often enough and people come to believe it.

Bush had better win Florida by 5% or more ... or it's lawsuit city and another media circus.

THE PRICE OF OIL

The main culprit?  The basic laws of supply and demand.  World demand for oil has risen by 24%, driven largely by China.  Drilling in ANWAR anyone?  Let's get on with it.

FRANCE, GERMANY SAY NO TO KERRY

One of The Poodle's biggest talking points on Iraq is this notion that once he gets elected president (God I hope not,) he will be able to pick up the telephone and somehow "bring the world together" over Iraq, so that other countries will send troops to Iraq.  At that point in sKerry's fairy tale, he can then bring the troops home.  A real miracle worker, that John Kerry is, isn't he?  Well not really.

First. let's take a look at Germany.  "I cannot imagine that there will be any change in our decision not to send troops, whoever becomes president," said Gert Weisskirchen, foreign policy expert for Germany's ruling party.  Well that's not nice, is it?  What about the Kerry magic?  Can't we get a deal...from one appeaser to another?  Guess not.  According to reports, German officials actually hope Bush is reelected, because it would be easier to turn him down on Iraq than it would be The Poodle.

France shot the idea down even more harshly.  French foreign minister Michel Barnier said no troops will be sent, "either now or later."  An unnamed French official put it this way:  "People don't expect that much would change under a Kerry administration, even if things can only get better. We do not anticipate a sudden honeymoon in the event Kerry replaces Bush."  In other words, The Poodle is out of luck.  What about the mythical "foreign leaders" that supported him?  Where are those troops?

If France, Germany (or Russia for that matter,) were ever going to send troops to Iraq, they would have done it already.  The Axis of Weasels isn't going to help America just because The Souffle is parked in the Oval Office.

BUSH'S LEAD WIDENS IN NEW POLL

READING ASSIGNMENTS

How hard is this to see through.  The Kerry folks are spinning tall tales about hideous and horrible things that happened to blacks in the 2000 election ... all to get a huge black turnout on November 2nd.

Things are going much better for the military than wannabe Poodle in Chief let's on.

Rosie O'Donnell is trying talk radio.  Look at it this way: at least you won't have to see her anymore.

Is privatizing Social Security a good idea?  You bet, says Thomas Sowell, who explains why the current system is a disaster, and also looks at The Poodle's position.

President Bush says The Poodle has so many positions on Iraq, he could debate himself.  Does that mean we'll get 3 podiums?

Dan Rather has been booted off another station.  Poor Dan....wouldn't retiring be a bit more dignified?

The terrorist network in Iraq has developed a powerful new weapon, that requires very little effort and is extremely effective.  William Safire explains.

We can never give into terrorists nor let them believe their videotaped murders have changed any policies, says Stanley Crouch.

In the new book Intellectual Morons, Daniel Flynn talks about intellectual elites that follow idiotic ideas and theories.  Chris Banescu has an interview with the author.

Dennis Prager looks at the many ways trial lawyers have ruined things in society because of the constant threat of lawsuits.

The Poodle's campaign is putting all of its eggs in the Iraq basket, and Matt Towery says that is a risky strategy.  He also explains the polling behind the decision.

So who will be the loser in Thursday's foreign policy debate (joint press conference) in Florida?  If you ask Larry Kudlow, it's John Kerry.  The reason? Because he's a pessimist and a defeatist.

Taxpayers are being asked over and over again to publicly finance sports stadiums.  Doug Bandow says government-funded stadiums are not worth the price of admission.

President Bush dismissed a pessimistic CIA report about Iraq and now Robert Novak says the administration is now at war with the CIA.

With the first debate getting underway Thursday night, Cal Thomas has some unsolicited advice for both candidates.

Dick Morris gives his insider insight into the real motivations behind the making of Fahrenheit 911 with Fahrenhype 911.

Zell Miller's speech transcript from the Ronald Reagan Award Gala 9/23/04.

WHAT THE HECK ARE THOSE POINTY HAND THINGS?
These are links to each individual story on the Nuze, p-links for the geeks out there. Plus, they work today and they'll work tomorrow. Now you can easily discuss/debate/rip apart the Nuze without worrying about the links going bad. Enjoy!

BOORTZ BLAST NEWSLETTER
Everyone is talking about the Boortz Blast newsletter. Do you want yours? Sign up here and we'll deliver it directly to your inbox every 2 weeks. If you signed up but aren't receiving it, either your company or your spam filter could be keeping it from you. Try using a personal email address and check your spam filter's junk folder for wayward newsletters.

NEAL'S FANS GET TOGETHER
If you like Neal and are looking for like minded people to hang out with online or off, check out these places:

• Talkmaster Yahoo Group
• Meet Boortz fans in your area
• alt.fan.neal.boortz newsgroup (note, you're going to have to figure out newsgroups all on your own)

Belinda Skelton, Ken Rogers, Laura Nunemaker and Brian Ganey assist in the daily preparation of Nealz Nuze!