Tuesday, July 18, 2006
 FAIRTAX ON THE BALLOT TODAY
I know of at least two counties in
Georgia, Cobb and Gwinnett, where the FairTax is on the ballot in today's
primaries. The will appear on the ballots for the Republican primaries
only. Evidently the Democrats are perfectly happy with the current tax
system. We'll try to let you know how the voters reacted in tomorrow's Nuze. 
ORLANDO RALLY! In the meantime, we're about 11 days away from the
Orlando FairTax rally on the city hall steps in downtown Orlando! The
event starts at 10:00 which will leave plenty of time for those of you who
came in from out of town to enjoy some of the Orlando attractions! AIRTRAN OFFERING DISCOUNT TO RALLY ATTENDEES! If you're planning to fly to the FairTax rally in Orlando AirTran has a
special deal for you. You can save 10% off the lowest available fare to
Orlando by calling the AirTran EventSavers desk at 866-683-8368. When you
call mention the event code FAIRTAX 2006. So there. We just made it
easier for you to attend the rally ... so we'll see you there! WHAT REALLY HAPPENED ON THAT GAZA BEACH  Yesterday a caller to the show blamed the entire current situation in the
Middle East on .... (guess who?) ..... Israel! The caller, who's name is
now forgotten, said that the whole thing started when Israel lobbed a rocket
into the middle of a Gaza beach crowded with merry Palestinians celebrating
the Muslim Sabbath.
Well ... even though this story was originally reported in many U.S.
newspapers, complete with accompanying pictures of a bereaved little girl
who had just lost her family in the explosion, it turns out that the story
is false. Can you imagine that? A story about an alleged Israeli
"massacre" turns out to be false? Who would have thunk it? How far did the Palestinians go to try to blame this explosion on
Israel? Well, Palestinian Television showed footage of Israeli naval
vessels shelling Gaza. First they would show the shelling, then they would
show video of the victims on the beach. It turns out that there were no
Israeli ships off the coast of Gaza engaged in any shelling at the time of
the incident. Palestinian television simply edited some of their stock
footage of Israeli warships with pictures of the beach incident and
presented it as a news story, a story bought by those anxious to believe the
worst about Israel. So .. what caused the explosion?
Evidence now points to a Hamas mine.
It also turns out that the victims of this explosion were treated in
Israeli hospitals. There it was discovered that the shrapnel found in the
victims did not come from any known Israeli ordinance. But who is going to believe all this? After all, don't we know that
Muslims always tell the truth, and the Israelis always lie? Some of our callers apparently feel that way. BUSH SUPPOSED TO REIN IN ISRAEL?
In the meantime ... we're now just over a week into the Israeli-Hezbollah-Hamas-Iran-Syria
conflict and the usual is starting to happen. The media is referring to the
conflict as part of the 'cycle of violence,' as if the war just broke out
with no aggression on Hezbollah's part. In addition, the Islamic appeasers
of the world have sprung into action.
The
UN is trying to broker a cease-fire, as is Tony Blair. Why? Hezbollah
is a terrorist organization. Israel is doing the world a favor by
destroying them. We should be encouraging Israel and offering to assist,
not criticizing and trying to get them to pull back. The real tragedy in
this whole war would be if it ends up being for nothing. Only a full,
decisive and crushing victory over the Islamic radicals will make it
worthwhile.
But perhaps the most galling are the comments from some of the Arab
diplomats yesterday. They say the war is unlikely to end
until the Bush
Administration pressures Israel to stop fighting. One 'senior Arab
diplomat' actually said this: "Just like only Nixon could go to China, only
Bush can push Israel." It's the same story over and over. Muslims attack. Israel responds.
Muslims demand that the U.S. hold Israel back. Then Muslims attack again.
Israel responds again. Muslims start whining to the U.S. Look ... last year Israel withdrew from Gaza. Israel forcibly removed
7000 Israeli settlers from Gaza. Israel ended the occupation of Gaza with
no promise or reciprocity from Hamas or the Palestinians. How did the
Palestinians respond? After Israel left they spent next several months
lobbing over 1000 rockets across their border ... an international border
recognized by Israel .. into Israeli territory in an attempt to kill
Israeli civilians. While this shelling was going on no Muslim countries
were willing to step in and pressure Hamas to call off the attacks. Now
Israel responds and it is up to the U.S. to step in and hold Israel back. Bull%^*&!
So here's the template: Israel gets attacked, fights back and gets to the
point where they are about to start a massive ground offensive and get rid
of Hezbollah once and for all. Then, feeling pressure from oil-rich Arab
countries, the United States government steps in and starts making Israel
cave in. We are seeing that very thing unfold right before our eyes.
This is a golden opportunity to clean out Lebanon and Gaza. We shouldn't
criticize Israel, broker a cease-fire or any other such nonsense. We should
be offering assistance.
HEAD OF NAACP CALLS FOR BOYCOTT
 Speaking at their annual convention, the head of
the NAACP is calling on a
boycott of certain companies. He also made some other statements, some of
which make sense, but we'll stick with the boycott for now.
The NAACP, upset that large corporations only spend 5 percent of their
contracting dollars with minority-owned firms, sent out a survey. They
wanted to know what companies were doing about racial quotas in awarding
these contracts. Some companies, fearing the wrath of the NAACP,
responded. The extortion worked. Now these companies will presumably
contract with companies that cannot necessarily do the best work at the best
price, but who have the right colors in the ownership mix.
But some companies told the NAACP to get lost...to go play in the traffic.
The biggest one was Target, the retailer. A spokesman for the company said
they put the NAACP's survey in file 13 "because Target views diversity as
being inclusive of all people from all different backgrounds, not just one
group." Well NAACP Head Race Pimp Bruce Gordon didn't like their response.
So he's calling on his members to boycott Target stores. Same old NAACP.
Hire and grant contracts based on race, not based on capability.
However, his address wasn't all bad. He said people of color should end
their "victim-like thinking," be responsible and take advantage of
opportunities out there. In other words, stop relying on handouts. But
Gordon is talking out of both corners of his mouth. On the one hand, black
people should be self-reliant and be victims and ask for special treatment,
but at the same time he's pressuring big companies to fill quotas? That's
an interesting position.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. At least he got the
point in there about the victim-like thinking, so there may still be hope.
But I doubt it.
ANOTHER VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS
Democratic Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana is often reported to be a contender
for the 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination. It'll probably never
happen, because Bayh is a mainstream Democrat...a middle of the road
politician along the lines of Joe Lieberman. And just like Lieberman, the
leftist leadership in his party doesn't care one bit about what he has to
say.
But they should listen. Bayh came out yesterday in a speech yesterday and
gave his perspective on why the Democrats have been out of power so long.
Said the Senator: "We may consider ourselves the party of the middle class,
but too many middle-class Americans no longer consider us their party. They
have left the Democratic Party in droves - costing us the last two
presidential elections and the last six congressional elections. If we don't
learn some lessons, we'll lose in 2006 and 2008 as well, and we must not let
that happen." Right on.
But he will be ignored. What he thinks doesn't matter to the Democratic
Party of today. With leaders like Nancy Pelosi in the House and Harry Reid
in the Senate, there is absolutely zero tolerance for any thoughts on
pursuing a moderate strategy. The anti-war left has taken over the
Democratic Party and controls its primary process. Evan Bayh has about as
much chance of winning his party's nomination in 2008 as Joe Lieberman does.
The ultra-leftist Democratic primary voters would never vote for a candidate
that was the least bit conservative. So guys like Evan Bayh don't have a
chance nationally. And that's too bad, because he's right. AND SOME SAMPLINGS FROM YESTERDAY'S EMAIL With what is going on in the Middle East today, can you imagine what
would happen if Saddam was still in power. He would be joining Iran, Syria
and others. So, to those who have said it would have been better to have
left Saddam in power, it would be much worse! New vacation policy: Neal Boortz and James Taranto (WSJ Online's Best of
the Web) can simply no longer be allowed to take vacations the same week. I
can barely last a week without one. Take both away and I am completely
devastated. Much like the nuclear launch codes, someone has to be available
at all times. It is a national imperative. Mr.Bootz,as a sometime listener to your show I was already a fan of the
Fair Tax concept.However on a recent long car trip I read your book on the
subject.Never have I been so riveted by a book! I have become passionate on
the matter and am speaking to anyone who will listen about the possibility
of eliminating income tax.I finally feel that I can dicuss this important
issue with some actual knowledge.Thanks for the
enlightenment.Sincerely,Nancy Simms AVIATION TIP OF THE DAY "If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a
helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe." And here's today's story about anti-airport "activists" at work around
the country.
CRAAP. This anti-airport character is about as knowledgeable as our
local variety here in Atlanta. REDNECK SCRAP BOOK
Aww, they're so cute when they're young. More in the Redneck Scrap Book. READING ASSIGNMENTS
We now have some interesting insight into how President Bush communicates
with world leaders.
Here's a story that features the S--t comment and also 'Yo Blair' in
addressing British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Also, in case you haven't
seen it already,
here is a video of the exchange.
The former head of the CIA during the Clinton Administration has a solution
for the goings-on in the Middle East right now: he says it's time to bomb
Iran and Syria. He says those countries think we're cowards and its time to
update their perception of America.
'Bias' author Bernard Goldberg doesn't seem to be a fan of Ann Coulter's.
So much so that he considered adding an entry for her in the paperback
version of '100 People Who Are Screwing Up America.' He takes issue over
the 9/11 widow business.
Jack Kelly is worried that Israel won't drop the hammer in their war
with Hezbollah. He says Ehud Olmert should take advantage of the opportunity
to send in a ground assault to Hezbollah's territory and clean house.
Here is a transcript of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's address to the
Knesset (Israeli parliament, for those of you sweating out the summer in
government schools.)
Condoleezza Rice says what is happening with Israel has nothing to do with
Iraq.
George Will agrees, to a point, but as a critic of the war in Iraq, he
says the Bush Administration is learning a valuable lesson.
Dennis Prager says the Middle East conflict all comes down to one
explanation: other Muslim countries want Israel destroyed. Past that,
he says everything else is window dressing. Good reading, especially for
people looking for a quick explanation of the conflict.
The New York Times is downplaying the threat against Israel and is...what
else...blaming President Bush for it.
David Limbaugh tells us the Times editorial page is now so far to the left,
it's lacking common sense.
The media seems to be ignoring the fact that Israel is on the right side in
the Middle Eastern conflict and they weren't the ones that started it.
But as Thomas Sowell explains, that's not how it's being covered in the
press.
Jack Kemp is firing a warning shot inside the Republican Party. He says
it's time to address the issue of illegal immigration and soon. Otherwise,
voters will do it for them come November.
Here's the $1/pixel website Neal was talking about. | 
Neal Boortz's Latest Tweets