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CARE-A-THON Today and tomorrow, The Neal Boortz Show is broadcasting live from the AFLAC
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News/Talk 750 WSB's annual Care-A-Thon.  NUMBER ONE ---- AGAIN!
The word came in yesterday afternoon. The FairTax Book
will remain
No. 1 on the New York Times Bestseller's List for the second week in
a row. Our editor at Regan Books told us yesterday afternoon that it is much
harder to make this list the second week than it is the first. Needless to say,
we're excited and gratified. Interview requests for Congressman Linder and
myself are pouring in, and the crowds at the book signings remain strong. Our greatest hope is that the book generates a buzz and
momentum of its own. Across the country people who have never heard of The
FairTax before are learning that it is possible to get rid of all income and
payroll taxes and replace those taxes with a one-time tax on consumption at the
retail level. These people are learning that: - They can say goodbye to the death tax, the gift tax,
Social Security taxes, Medicare taxes, the Alternative Minimum Tax, capital
gains taxes and the trouble of filling out tax forms;
- That they can just go enjoy themselves on April 15th,
just as they do on every other spring day;
- That American corporations who have fled overseas to
escape our crushing tax system can be brought home again;
- That they can invest and save with no federal tax
consequences whatsoever;
- That the trillions of dollars that are working in
offshore financial centers, again to escape our crushing taxes, can be brought
back to work in the American economy again;
- That we don't need to spend $500 billion a year to
comply with an obscene tax code;
- And that all of this can be accomplished while
eliminating the federal tax burden on the poor, and without increasing the
cost of living for everyone else.
I was discussing the book with some friends last night. I
told them that over the past ten or so days I think that I have signed about
8,000 copies of the book at various book signings. Since many people buy
multiple copies of the book, I would guess that I've seen about 6,500 people
during that time. So .. how many people had something negative to say?
Two. That's it. Just two. One man at Ft. Bragg came through
the line twice to have two books signed (he went and bought an extra copy) all
the while grumbling that we didn't include enough of the research in the book.
Well, there's a reason for that. You can find the research at the
FairTax website. Knock yourself out,
pal. One other man stood in front of the table and demanded an opportunity
to point out all of the typos he had found. We politely declined his
incredible offer. But that's it. Two complaints. On the other
hand, we've received hundreds of comments from people who doubted whether or not
this idea could work ... until they read the book. Well, that's what we
were after. Again ... thanks so much for another week at No. 1!
The FairTax is becoming an idea that can't be ignored.
DOES EVERYONE NOW UNDERSTAND THAT CINDY SHEEHAN IS A
CRACKPOT? So, Cindy Sheehan wanted to take her 15 minutes of fame for
everything it's worth. That's fine. The trouble is that the louder you become,
the more people start paying attention to you ... and the more they start looking
in to other things you've said. Now we're starting to learn a bit more about Jihad Cindy.
Wait a minute. "Jihad Cindy?" Sorry, but yes. This woman has become one of
the best friends the Islamic Jihadists have out there. Anyway ... we now know a
bit more about Cindy's past utterances. She was
speaking at an anti-war rally
at San Francisco State University earlier this year. At that rally she said
that George W. Bush was "the biggest terrorist in the world." She also said
that Bush was "waging a nuclear war in Iraq," and that Iraq "is contaminated,
and will be contaminated for practically eternity now." Then came the potty mouth. Try this from Cindy Sheehan:
"They're a bunch of f-ing hypocrites, and we need to, we just need to rise up."
Want more from Cindy? Well the Drudge Report has more ...
here you go: "If George Bush believes
his rhetoric and his bulls__t, that this is a war for freedom and democracy,
that he is spreading freedom and democracy, does he think every person he
kills makes Iraq more free?"
"The whole world is damaged. Our
humanity is damaged. If he thinks that it's so important for Iraq to have a
U.S.-imposed sense of freedom and democracy, then he needs to sign up his two
little party-animal girls. They need to go to this war."
"We want our country back and, if we
have to impeach everybody from George Bush down to the person who picks up dog
s__t in Washington, we will impeach all those people."
It is becoming increasingly clear that Cindy Sheehan is
deranged. The fact that she lost her son in Iraq may have been a contributing
factor, but it does not mitigate the fact that she is a certified lunatic. She
has now become a tool of not just one, but several movements. Among them the "I
hate Bush because of 2000" crowd, both anti-war crowds, that connected with
tired old socialists and communists, and that associated with people who lack
the understanding that it is sometimes necessary to fight to preserve freedom
and your way of life; the America haters who want to see this country weakened;
and those who openly support the goals of the Islamic jihadists. I
wonder if NBC will cover the previous utterances of this whack-job. Probably
not. As screwed up as she is, she fits the template. Cindy Sheehan
is a story that can be hammered to embarrass and harass Bush. That makes
it eminently newsworthy. 
The Camp Casey media circus
ABLE DANGER BACK AGAIN
Here comes this Able Danger thing again. The latest information revolves around
Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer. Who is he? Well, he was part of this "Able Danger"
group who says they identified some of the 9/11 hijackers more than a year
before the attacks. This story seems to be going back and forth...is this the
real deal, or not? Read on.
Shaffer says that in January of 2004,
he offered to get together with the 9/11
Commission and tell them what he knew. He was rejected. He just figured somebody
else who knew more about it than he did had already testified. Looks like they
hadn't. The Pentagon is investigating. So why is this important? Well, for a few
reasons.
One, if we knew about some of the 9/11 hijackers more than a year before the
attacks, it would be nice to know why that information wasn't shared. Probably
because of "The Wall" put up by the Clinton Justice Department. No surprise
there. But second, just what exactly was the already pointless 9/11 Commission
doing ignoring such explosive evidence? What was the agenda there?
Oh, and here's one more outrage about the Able Danger folks trying to keep an
eye on 9/11 ringleader Mohammed Atta and a few of the hijackers. He claims he
was told: "The lawyers' view was to leave them alone, they had the same basic
rights as a U.S. citizen, a U.S. person and therefore the data was kind of left
alone."
If that's true, it's going to be an interesting few months. Could the 9/11
attacks have been stopped? Did someone try to stop them? We'll see.
THE MEXICAN INVASION
 Wonder why we have such a problem with illegal aliens streaming across the
border? Here's why: a new poll shows that more than
40% of Mexican adults say
they would like to come to the United States. That's almost half, folks. 1 in 5
said they would do it illegally. And what are their reasons?
To make more money and join their other friends here. Why are their other
friends here? Because we have turned a blind eye to illegal immigration. I'm not
talking about those here legally and I'm sure there are plenty. I'm talking
about those who have broken our laws and snuck across the border. But really,
why wouldn't they? There's nothing stopping them.
We've got any number of politicians in both parties read to accommodate the
illegals. After all, there's plenty of work to do...driver's licenses...welfare
benefits...all without having to bother with the hassle of working the proper
channels for getting a green card.
How can you stop terrorism when you can't even control the borders? Hint: you
can't. MOMS STRIKING BACK AGAINST CINDY SHEEHAN
Finally, other Moms whose sons have paid the ultimate price in the War On Terror
have had it up to here with the antics of the insane Cindy Sheehan. It's about
time....and it's good to know that there are those out there that would stand up
to such a radical lunatic.
One family that discovered their son's name was on a cross at the Crawford
protest got so upset, they drove down there and removed it. Good. Another mom,
while honoring her son at a memorial service in Ohio, had this to say. She says
her son would have said: "It has been with the greatest pride I have served ...
fighting to preserve freedom." She told those in attendance not to turn against
the war.
Will you hear about any of this from the mainstream media? Absolutely not. The
cause of Cindy Sheehan fits in with their little agenda quite nicely. And what
is that agenda? It is the agenda of appeasement, bashing George Bush and the
United States Military.
And people say there's no such thing as media bias. REDNECK SCRAP BOOK Rednecks are pioneers in recycling. How often have we had examples of
reusing something that might
otherwise have been thrown away? The
Redneck Scrap Book shows no signs of letting up. I'm so sorry. READING ASSIGNMENTS
Ann Coulter calls out Cindy Sheehan, and it isn't pretty. She says the
president should not step aside and let Cindy Sheehan make foreign policy.
Documents show that the
State Department warned Bill Clinton in 1996 that letting Osama Bin Laden
move to Afghanistan would be a bad idea. Would stopping him have prevented
9/11? Maybe.
Trent Lott is striking back at everybody who sold him out in 2002 over his
supposedly racist comments that got him booted from the Senate leadership, and
he's pulling no punches.
No matter how many times he says no, some still won't give up the idea of
Dick Cheney running for president in 2008.
Supreme Court nominee John Roberts cleared another hurdle to confirmation...he's
been given the highest rating by the American Bar Association. Will anyone
vote against him? Sure...Leahy, Durbin, Schumer and Kennedy.
Is the Gaza pullout a good idea? Will giving it back to the "Palestinians"
bring peace?
Surprisingly, Max Boot says it's worth a shot. Very interesting.
The media is now poring over hundreds of documents written by John Roberts
looking for the next gotcha.
The Media Research Center reports.
Democrats are quickly tiring of Howard Dean....but
Robert Novak says they believe they're stuck with him. Interesting inside
information from Washington.
More on the Gaza withdrawal...this
time Emmett Tyrell weighs in. The verdict: he's skeptical, but it might
work. Or not. Read on.
We're all very familiar with the race pimps in the black community: Jesse
Jackson and Al Sharpton come to mind.
But Michael Fumento reminds us that there are some race warlords on the
Hispanic side as well.
Intern Heather's Reading Assignments: The next plausible way to avoid being screened:
Fly nude. It sure makes hiding those box openers harder. Some more
sarin and
mustard gas info. Yes,
it is being found in Iraq. But is it considered a
weapon of mass destruction? Tell me what you think. 10K on 'simple' clothes for him is excessive enough, don't you think.
All I can say is: THANK GOD it's not a girl. Don't blame the beer:
Irritable Male Syndrome.
I think I would flip out
if an elephant trampled through my back yard, but that's just me. From the 'One That Got Away' (
and took the fisherman with him) files. | 
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