THE EUROPEAN DISEASE IS GROWING IN AMERICA

Yesterday I told you that one of the reasons the amazing French rejected the European Union Constitution was their fear of capitalism.  They were afraid of a free market economy.  They were frightened that the new EU Constitution might result in the loss of some of their precious "workplace protections."  To the French, and to all-too-many Europeans, a "workplace protection" is some government rule or regulations that protects them from actually having to work.  The hard-working French are still having a rough time getting over the loss of their 35-hour work week.  If a 40-hour work week in America is a work week for losers, what can you say about a 35 hour work week?

Well, let's not pick on the French too much.  American workers, sad to say, are not all that far behind.  An ever-growing number of our great American workers feel that they are owed a job, and that they are owed a high wage regardless of whether or not they are actually capable of earning it.  They want their health care, paid for by the employer, of course.  They want their vacations and whatever fringe benefits they might stack on top of their undeserved salaries.  Think about it --- when was the last time you saw a union work action designed to give the workers a chance to work longer hours and earn more pay? 

No.  I'm not trying to insult every Nuze reader or slam every American worker.  I'm just saying that the great American work ethic should be put on some sort of an endangered list, right along with the much-ballyhooed American love of freedom.  If you'll just open your eyes you'll see it.  Americans spend much more time trying to figure out ways to avoid work than they do trying to find ways to expand their work opportunities.

Oh .. one more thing, as long as I'm in the mood.  We're about one month away from celebrating the grand champion of phony and superficial American holidays; the Fourth of July.  In just about five weeks Americans will be on the streets waving flags to celebrate something called independence.  Many of these flag-wavers are among those who are opposing private Social Security accounts because they just don't want the responsibility of having to invest their own money for their own retirement.  They want the government to do it for them.  Independence?  What a joke. 

WHY AREN'T THERE MORE REALLY FAT PEOPLE IN TV COMMERCIALS.

Just wondering if you've noticed this .. but I was watching that nest egg commercial on TV this morning.  You know the one.  Some character is chasing his nest egg as it rolls down an escalator and across town.  The next time that commercial comes on the tube pay special attention to the folks in the background.  Every one of them is normal-sized.  You won't see a lard ass fat slob anywhere.  Watch that commercial and you get the idea that there is no such thing as an obesity problem in America.  Well .. you can't blame the advertiser, whoever that might be.  Nobody wants their product to be associated with slobs.  I think I'll skip my mid-morning snack today.

GOVERNMENT AFTER POLITICAL SITES?

This came up a few months ago, and now it's back.  Ever since The Poodle experienced a crushing defeat in the general election last November, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has been kicking around the idea of regulating political blogs.  That's right...political blogs...they could probably say the Nuze qualifies.  How on Earth could they do such a thing?

This is an offshoot of the anti-free speech "campaign finance reform."  Their logic goes that if a political blog endorses a candidate, then it's considered political advertising.  Since the government is now, thanks to our Supreme Court, firmly entrenched in the business of limiting political speech under the guise of fairness, they feel like they can step right in.

Allegedly, only sites that accept ads or take money from political groups will be regulated.  But will they stop there? Probably not.  Time will come when the government will seek to regulate all political coverage...to be sure each candidate is getting "equal time."  Congress can stop this outrage dead in its tracks, by passing legislation outlawing any regulation of political speech online.

The final version of the rules is expected later this year from the FEC.  We'll be watching.

AND WHAT ABOUT POLITICAL TALK SHOWS?

I predicted this before, and I was wrong.  Wrong so far.  I'm not ready to give up on this one.  It is now almost a certainty that Hillary Clinton is going to offer herself as a candidate for president in 2008.  I, for one, am certainly looking forward to that race.  The year 2008, with The Hildabeast as a candidate, will probably be my most enjoyable year as a radio talk show host .. and 2008 will be my 39th year, so that's saying something.   I am already busy collecting materials about Hillary Clinton.  I'm having special fun collecting stories and anecdotes which illustrate the absolute burning disdain that Hillary feels for the common American -- those of a lower political and social class than she. 

So .. the prediction?  There is going to be a move by the Democratic Party to shut down political talk radio in the months leading up to the 2008 election day.  The vehicle will be the hideous Campaign Finance Reform Act.  The Democrats will claim that talk shows, like mine, are nothing less than paid political advertisements; paid for by the corporate interests who advertise on the shows.  Five years ago I would have laughed at that idea.  Today it's not so funny; not so funny in an era where the Supreme Court has already ruled restrictions on political free speech to be constitutional.

The so-called "mainstream media" in America stands in awe of Hillary Clinton.  Entire newspaper newsrooms drool at the very mention of her name.  Network news anchors blush when her picture appears on the screen.  The Goddess Hillary, set to be anointed by the American media as the great savior of the American village.  The dominant voices in talk radio won't sit still for the spectacle of fawning, so a way must be found to shut these voices down.

Let's see if I'm right this time.

ANOTHER USELESS BOYCOTT

The Bible-thumpers on the extreme Christian right are embarrassing themselves again.  This bit of news comes to us courtesy of some group called the "American Family Association."  One need read only a little further to find out the group is headed up by none other than our good friend the Reverend Donald Wildmon. 

The company in his sights is The Ford Motor Company.  What for?  Ford has decided that it wants to sell more Jaguars and Land Rovers to gays and lesbians.  They see a market opportunity.  They way they're going to try and make those sales is by promising to donate $1,000 to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Discrimination (GLAAD) for each Jaguar and Land Rover sold. 

This is basic capitalism at work: gays and lesbians have money, and Ford wants a piece of the action (no pun intended.)  Since nutcases like Donald Wildmon can't bear to think what two consenting adults might be doing in the privacy of their own home that he doesn't agree with, we have ourselves a boycott.

Do I agree with the GLAAD donations?  Not particularly.  By my disagreement isn't based on who's getting the money.  It's based on the principal that I want to chose my charities.  I'm actually looking at buying a Jag.  Thinking about it, anyway.  The Vanden-Plas.  If they're going to donate $1000 of my money, I would like for the cash to go to an animal shelter.  For some reason I have much more sympathy for animals than I do for most humans. 

But ... like most boycotts, this one will fail.  Wasn't it this very same American Family Association that recently called off its 9-year boycott of Disney World?  What a success that was!  Attendance is at record levels at the Disney parks.  Wildmon's crowd surely does carry some clout, don't you think?  What's sad is that a lot of people will look at this and use it to paint a broad brush against all Christians or all religious conservatives.

SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM STILL POSSIBLE

We all know that the media, Democrats, the AARP and everybody else on the left is opposed to Social Security reform.  Don't touch the program they say....it's just fine!  It's not going broke...we shouldn't worry.  Remember..Social Security is only going broke when a Democrat is in the White House.  If it's a Republican, everything's fine.  The truth is, Social Security is already broke.

Anyway, there's a new poll that shows there may still be hope.  John Zogby did a poll for the Cato Institute that showed most likely voters still favor setting aside a portion of their Social Security taxes in a private account....to the tune of 52%.  This proves that when properly explained, people support the president's plan.

Zogby says you get a positive response when you use a positive approach on Social Security reform.  When you use the 'sky is falling' approach, like the administration is doing, you get the opposite.

Hopefully, the Bush White House is listening.

AND FINALLY ...

Enough about "Deep Throat" and Mark Felt already!  OK, so he was the infamous Deep Throat.  That's nice.  That was also almost 40 years ago.  Deep Throat is a historical footnote.  The revelation that Mark Felt was Deep Throat was worth some coverage yesterday, but it certainly didn't earn the spot it occupied as the dominant news story.  I don't think you'll be hearing much about it on The Neal Boortz Show today --- unless, that is, it turns out that Felt spilled the beans due to a personal grudge rather than an urge to just do what's right.

REDNECK SCRAP BOOK

Today we have the first of two redneck highrises we've received so far. I'm sure there are more out there. Previous redneck scrap book pictures.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Brent Bozell writes of the recent "National Conference for Media Reform."  And just who were the esteemed conferees?  A group of frightened leftists ... frightened that their grip on the nation's media may be weakening. 

The latest "CyberAlert" from the Media Research Center.  I'm going to try to make these CyberAlerts a regular part of the reading assignments.  It's one way to counter the left's attempts to portray America's mainstream media as anything other than liberal.

The Washington Post and Bob Woodward is confirming that Mark Felt was indeed Deep Throat.  How did a 91-year-old man in California keep that secret all this time?  Here's more.

Alexander Haig, who served in the Nixon White House, says it was more than Deep Throat that caused Richard Nixon to resign.  He says it all came down to the tapes.

A gunman in California holed up in a Wal-Mart and killed himself after a deadly rampage.  It's always mighty handy when pond scum like this takes care of things for us.  Imagine how much money will now be saved not having to warehouse this guy for the rest of his life.

The runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks is repaying the city of Duluth, Georgia $13,250 for  some of the cost of looking for her.  That's money she probably could have kept if she had just made a teary-eyed public apology in person.  Now it's time for the runaway groom...are you listening John Mason?  Get out, quick!

Bush Senior made some interesting comments yesterday.  He says he wants to see his other son, Florida Governor Jeb Bush be the president some day, but that running in 2008 was not the right time.  That's probably good advice, given his son's disastrous role in the Terri Schiavo case.

George Bush has joined in with Dick Cheney in condemning Amnesty International's report calling our prison in Cuba a Gulag.  Good.  However, to save America's honor, CBS thinks we should shut down the prison.  The Media Research Center reports.

Michelle Malkin weighs in with the truth about the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and paints a picture you're not going to read anywhere in the mainstream media.

Democrats are losing elections left and right because they lack conviction, but David Limbaugh says it's not the kind of conviction Democrats whine about.  He says the can't be honest about what they really believe.

Recently there was a march against terrorism in Washington, and naturally, several Muslim groups refused to attend.  Joel Mowbray tells us who they are.

The French vote against the EU Constitution is not only a repudiation of the EU, but outright humiliation of Jacques Chirac.  Cal Thomas says many Americans should be satisfied.

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