ANOTHER MANUFACTURED "SCANDAL"

But ... anytime they can portray the Bush Administration in a negative light, the press is going to be on board with gusto. And to think some people believe there's no such thing as media bias.

So what is all the fuss about? It goes like this: the White House had heard some complaints about certain U.S. Attorneys. Many of the complaints had to do with the failure of these U.S. Attorneys to pursue some voter fraud cases. Eight U.S. Attorneys were fired, and Democrats are whining about how it was handled...saying they were "misled." This is a favorite word of the left when it comes to inventing scandals...just say you were misled.

But when you have a Democratic Party devoid of any real political ideas or solutions and a willing media in need of programming for their 24-hour cable networks, this "scandal" will live on. Perhaps the real scandal here is the question of why some of these now-fired U.S. Attorneys had refused to investigate Democrat voter fraud in their jurisdictions.

ALL HAGEL .. NO PAUL

The media was abuzz yesterday over a press conference to be held by Nebraska Republican Senator Chuck Hagel. The general expectation was that he was going to announce that he was running for president. The general expectation was wrong. The press conference was really called to say that he wasn't really sure whether he was going to run or not. Hagel says he'll have another news conference sometime in the future to bring the media up to speed again.

Meanwhile .. Libertarian Congressman Ron Paul of Texas (serving as a Republican) announces that he is, in fact, going to run for the presidency. The media ignores him.

Oh well.

AMERICANS THINK WE'RE NOT WINNING

According to a new poll, a majority of Americans say we're not capable of winning the war in Iraq. This proves is that the media's campaign to portray the entire effort as a failure is working. But really...how could the public possibly have that opinion? Do people really know what's going on in Iraq? Could the average American actually give a reasonable explanation as to why they think we're failing in Iraq? I bet not.

Fifty-four percent say we won't win in Iraq...only 37 percent think we even could. Of course the U.S. could win in Iraq. If you put enough troops in that country and proceed in a no-holds-barred manner to route out those who oppose the formation of a democratically elected government .. victory would be certain. The problem is not that we can't win. It's that we don't want to do what we need to in order to win.

MEXICO LECTURING THE U.S. AGAIN

George Bush is in Mexico...and this Mexican president down there is about to get on everybody's last nerve. He actually had the gall yesterday to blame the problem of illegal immigration on the United States. He also whined about the border fence and said Americans shouldn't do so many drugs. Perhaps we need more of what he's smoking.

So this character, whose name is Felipe Calderon, is upset about our 700-mile border fence. If that makes him upset...I wonder how mad he'd get if we put up a real border fence...you know, one that is 2,000 miles long. He also complained that he couldn't reduce drug production in Mexico with demand so high in the States. The truth probably is that he doesn't want to reduce illicit drug production ... or can't.

In the face of all of this rhetoric Bush was intent on doing all he could to appease those who enable and promote the Mexican invasion of the U.S.

Addressing El Presidente directly, Bush said: "In the debate on migration, I remind my fellow citizens that family values do not stop at the Rio Grande River, that there are decent, hardworking honorable citizens of Mexico who want to make a living for their families. And so, Mr. President, my pledge to you and your government, but, more importantly, the people of Mexico, is I will work as hard as I possibly can to pass comprehensive immigration reform."

Translation: OK, here you go: "I will do all I can to secure amnesty for the Mexicans who have already illegally crossed the border into the United States, and we'll try to make it easier for more of you to follow."

So once again the Mexican government takes no blame for their weak border security and the 12 million criminal immigrants invading our country. Thanks guys. And oh, by the way, when is somebody going to ask the president of Mexico why so many of its citizens want to leave their country? Oh, and the Mexican president compared our border fence to the Berlin Wall. Wrong...the Berlin Wall was to keep people in....we're' trying to keep people out. Big difference.

GIVE BIGOTS A CHANCE

Well ... I sure gave the hate crowd a good excuse to crawl out from under their rocks yesterday. I knew that I was stepping into it when I opened my mouth, but proceeded to express my thoughts anyway. Thoughts on what? Thoughts on the comments made by the Chairman of the Joint Chief's of Staff about homosexuals. General Pace thinks homosexual is immoral. I think that homosexual sex is normal ... for homosexuals ... and thus is not by definition immoral. It is my firm belief that sexual orientation is a matter of genetics, not choice .. and that homosexuals are born that way. In other words ... God created them as homosexuals.

Actually, I didn't get as many "I'm never going to listen to you again" emails as I thought I would. Maybe all the Pharisees, homophobes and bigots have already fled. Here, though, are a few for you to enjoy:

"I am a long time listener who is jumping ship after today's program. When an intelligent person such as you makes the statement that homosexuality is not immoral, then it makes me wonder whether it is worthwhile to buy any of your books. At any rate you have lost this listener and I will try to influence my friends to stop listening or buying books as well. (Jack Williams)"

Ohhhhhhhhh .... Jack is going to tell his friends not to buy my book or listen to my program! Hey, Jack! You're a great American! (Oh, wait. That's another show.)

Then there was this email from Randy Morrison:

"As a Christian, I can no longer listen to your show or support you in any way. You will not even consider that you could be wrong on your views about homosexuality. You defend homosexuality and tell listeners that if they do not accept it as being OK, then they are bigots. You can have your own view, but you should not resort to name calling and insult me for having my view; that God says it is detestable."

Oh well .. there's two listeners gone. Just a few more shows where I refuse to join in the hatred of those with different sexual orientations than myself and I'll be able to retire!

THE "CHEMTRAILS" PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE AGAIN

I received this email yesterday from Jim:

"Since you are into flying and planes, suppose you explain to the listening audience the difference between contrails and chemtrails,what is in the chemtrails and why the military is spraying us down with this stuff. It is happening all over Jacksonville,FL lately and people are getting coughs, scratchy throats and flu like symptoms. Please explain."

OK, Jim. I'll explain. You're a nutcase. Those "chemicals" you think the military is spraying on citizens are nothing more than ice crystals formed by the condensation created by high-flying aircraft. Somewhere along the line some lonely demented hysteric decided that the military was crop dusting people with all sorts of chemicals designed to make us sick, change our behavior or neuter us. I have no idea in the world what went wrong in your education, upbringing or mental health history that caused you to actually believe this insane nonsense ... I can only hope that you don't vote.

JUST A FEW EMAILS

Web Guy had 67 pages of emails to go through yesterday. At 25 per page, that gave him over 1,600 emails to look through. Here are a few he forwarded to my attention. Self-serving! You bet! Hey .. I printed the "I'm never going to listen to you again" nonsense, so I've earned these:

Thanks, folks, for the positive comments.

REDNECK SCRAP BOOK

Check out this three-wheeler...and don't miss the counter balance. More in the Redneck Scrap Book.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Let's all stop for a moment and think some soft and pleasant thoughts about Hollywood celeb Jennifer Garner. Global warming makes her cry. Poor baby.

An entertaining rant from Salon.com and Camille Paglia, especially the part dealing with Hillary vs. Obama!

You've heard that Halliburton is moving much of its operations to Dubai, right? Tony Blankley can explain it all to you.

Check out FairTax Jack, a flash cartoon supporting the FairTax.

Hillary Clinton says the vast, right-wing conspiracy is back. What is her evidence? Something about Election Day phone jamming in 2002 by Republican operatives. Really...is this the best she can do? Doesn't she have some other proof to offer?

Al Gore is trying to pull some strings in Congress and reserve the National Mall for his global warming rock concert this summer. It turns out two other events already have the area reserved..but that's not stopping Gore from calling Harry Reid. Isn't this what they call special treatment? Guess not.

Russia continues to be just a wee bit upset about Iran's lack of payment for their services. In fact, Moscow is warning of "irreversible consequences" if the Mullahs don't pay up. They'd better watch out, too...enemies of Mother Russia tend to wind up dead or poisoned.

Congress is considering renewing the "No Child Left Behind Act." People are now debating whether or not the goals in the legislation are even attainable. Here's an idea....how about the federal government gets out of the education business. Just a thought.

Ed Koch, Bush supporter and enemy of Islamic terrorists, has some harsh words for certain members of the Bush Administration. The former New York mayor says Alberto Gonzales, FBI Director Robert Mueller and the VA Secretary should all resign immediately.

Tony Blankley doesn't blame Halliburton for moving its corporate headquarters to Dubai. After all, if you didn't have to pay taxes, wouldn't you move? Still, Democrats in Congress want to have hearings on the issue.

The New York Times is held up as some sort of master of journalistic ethics....but it turns out all is not what it seems at the Times. Michelle Malkin chronicles the scandal that saw one reporter paying another source thousands of dollars. Oops.

Dr. Walter E. Williams has long taken exception to the anti-smoking movement. Today in his column the good professor takes a look at the economics of banning smoking. Should bars and restaurants be forced to ban smoking? Always a good read that should not be missed.

If his popularity among conservatives is any measure, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is back in a big way...and just may run for president of the United States. Thomas Sowell looks at the chances of a man who has been out of politics for quite some time.

Army Corp of Engineers knowingly installed faulty pumps in New Orleans. Good thing we had a mild hurricane season last year...

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