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Bush-Cheney '04 Morning Reads, May 24th -- 162 Days until Election! In today’s Reads – the Boston papers flood the zone on Kerry’s plan use the Democrats’ nominating convention to do anything but accept the nomination. Plus, a must-read Michael Barone piece on the growing gap between media spin and the reality on the ground on Iraq. Morning Reads: Will the Real John Kerry Please Stand Up? Reading John Kerry's hometown newspapers this morning, one gets a clear sense that Boston residents are less than appreciative of their junior Senator's latest ploy to delay his nomination several weeks beyond...

CANNES, France (Reuters) - Michael Moore (news)'s controversial anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" won the Palme d'Or best film award at the Cannes film festival (news - web sites) on Saturday.

Thursday, May 13, 2004Kerry’s Hindsight Is Badly Flawed KERRY’S HINDSIGHT IS BADLY FLAWED _______________________________________________________________KERRY’S OPINION: “‘When Bill Clinton left office, not one young American was dying in war anywhere in this world,’ Kerry said.”  (David Hammer, “Kerry Invokes Clinton's Name, Says Arkansas Can Be Won,” The Associated Press, 5/13/04)RNC CHAIRMAN ED GILLESPIE: “Even with the benefit of hindsight, John Kerry does not recognize the attack on the World Trade Center in 1993, the Khobar Towers bombing, the bombings of our Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the attack on the USS Cole as acts of war waged against us.  He...

"Tillman chose to go to Afghanistan. He's partially reponsible for the deaths of hundreds, maybe thousands of Afghan civilians. No need to feel sorry for him, other than feeling bad that he was brainwashed into serving as a grunt." "it's amazing the kind of attention this insignificant incident is going to cause. well, he was rich, white, and an american. 10,000 (brown) iraqis get killed, and it barely merits a mention in the american news. how utterly f---ing sad."

Tuesday, March 30, 2004   STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE Kerry Actually Spoke Against It Before He Announced He Was For It _____________________________________________________KERRY FOUR YEARS AGO SAID SPR WOULDN’T AFFECT GAS PRICES In February 2000, Kerry Said Release Of Oil From Strategic Petroleum Reserve Would Not Be “Relevant.” “Without being specific, Kerry, a key member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, suggested the US could retaliate economically in other trade areas. He also said he does not want a release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. A release ‘is not relevant. It would take months for the oil to get...

Wednesday, March 24, 2004 Kerry Did, In Fact, Vote Over 350 Times For Higher Taxes KERRY DID, IN FACT, VOTE OVER 350 TIMES FOR HIGHER TAXES Liberal Pundits Can’t Escape Kerry’s Higher Tax History ___________________________________________________________________Michael Kinsley And Brooks Jackson Buy Kerry Spin, But RNC Methodology Solid As A Rock Washington Post’s Kinsley Says Shouldn’t Count Votes For Tax Increases. “Counting tax increases is an absurd way to measure a candidate’s general propensity on taxes.” (Michael Kinsley, Op-Ed, ‘Kerry’s ‘350 Tax Increases,’” The Washington Post, 3/24/04) ü      But Kinsley Contradicts Himself: “If What Matters To You Above All Else Is...

Sunday, March 21, 2004 Kennedy Stands By International Man Of Mystery   KENNEDY STANDS BY INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY Massachusetts' No. 2 Says CIA Knows Of Kerry's Foreign Leader Endorsements__________________________________________________________KENNEDY: FOREIGN LEADERS WHO ENDORSED KERRY NOT "BIG MYSTERY" Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) Says CIA Knows Which Foreign Leaders Have Endorsed Kerry. KENNEDY: "The fact is, he's obviously met leaders over a period of time. And everyone – the CIA knows who they – the White House is really interested in those leaders? They control the CIA – the CIA gives them those lists. Everyone knows at the United Nations...

New Kerry Campaign Poster! Depicts VVAW "Takeover" of the Statue of Liberty Visiting the website of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, I came across this picture. It's of the group's "second takeover" of the Statue of Liberty. Hanoi John's group defaced Lady Liberty by hanging banners over her face. One of them reads, "We've carried the rich for 200 years. Let's get them off our backs." And now John Kerry wants to take over the White House. President Bush said it perfectly yesterday: We're not going to let him.

What's Kerry saying now about those foreign leaders? On the blog, we recount John Kerry’s quotes on his foreign leader endorsements – and what they’re saying now: What's Kerry Saying Now About Those Foreign Leaders? More "nuance" from the Massachusetts Senator: "I've met with foreign leaders who can't go out and say this publicly. But, boy, they look at you and say: 'You've got to win this. You've got to beat this guy. We need a new policy.' Things like that." -- John Kerry, March 8, 2004 "I have heard from people, foreign leaders elsewhere in the world who...

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 Why John Kerry Opposed Funding Our Troops  WHY JOHN KERRY OPPOSED FUNDING OUR TROOPSOne Question, Five Months, Many Answers, Including One Really Confusing One_______________________________________________________________Sen. Kerry, You Voted Against $87 Billion To Provide Body Armor For Troops In Combat, Higher Combat Pay, And Better Health Care For Reservists And Their Families.  Why?March 16, 2004 “I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it.” (Richard W. Stevenson and Adam Nagourney, “Bush’s Campaign Emphasizes Role Of Leader In War,” The New York Times, 3/17/04)March 6, 2004“‘That $87 billion has nothing to do with the preparatory money’...

Kerry Tries to Have It Both Ways on Issue After Issue In October, John Kerry was one of only twelve Senators to vote against funding for our troops in Iraq, including money for body armor, higher combat pay and better health care for reservists and their families. Here's Kerry yesterday, backpedaling furiously from that vote: Mr. Kerry added, "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it," referring to an amendment he supported that would have rescinded some tax cuts to finance the war. Kerry's tortured explanation of his vote is problematic on a number of...

Everyone needs to go listen to this ad that has Kerry's testimony to Congress on Vietnam War atrocities. He was lying under oath and it really hits home when you hear it live! Disgusting is all I can say! http://www.kerrycore.com/

<p>From child care for the toddler set to tuition credits for college students and better medical benefits for veterans, John Kerry has plans to distribute new federal dollars far and wide and still cut the deficit in half within four years.</p>

Friday, March 12, 2004  POST POST MORTEM A Decade After His Proposed Intel Cuts, Kerry Is Revising And Extending His Remarks ________________________________________________________IN 1994, PROPOSED ACROSS THE BOARDINTELLIGENCE CUT OF $6 BILLIONProposed Immediate $1 Billion Cut And Five Year Freeze In Spending LevelIn 1994, Kerry Proposed Amendment To Gut Intelligence Budget By $6 Billion Across The Board.  The amendment cut $1 billion from FY 1994 and $5 billion for FY 1995 through 1998.  75 Senators, including Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) voted against Kerry’s amendment.  (Amdt. To H.R. 3759, CQ Vote #39: Rejected 20-75: R 3-37; D 17-38, 2/10/94, Kerry Voted Yea;...

This is an update from the Bush-Cheney ’04 blog on the scope of John Kerry’s plans to raise taxes. For additional documentation, be sure to check out the ad fact sheet accompanying the “100 Days” spot: http://www.georgewbush.com/news/Read.aspx?ID=2314 Kerry's $900 Billion Tax Increase John Kerry has promised at least $900 billion in spending in his first one hundred days -- and that's just his health care plan. He's also promising middle class tax cuts. And he claims he can cut the deficit in half in five years. His numbers don't add up. To pay for these promises, Kerry has already said...

Kerry Previews His General Election Attacks On the day that Senator Kerry emerged as the Democrats’ presumptive nominee, President Bush called to congratulate him. That goodwill gesture has been met by attacks and false statements. John Kerry yesterday, on President Bush: "Let me tell you, we've just begun to fight," Kerry said. "We're going to keep pounding. These guys are the most crooked, you know, lying group I've ever seen. It's scary." Note to Senator Kerry: We don't think you're a crook, but we do think that raising taxes and refusing to acknowledge that the war on terror is actually...

Thursday, March 11, 2004    SMEAR FACTOR Kerry Election Strategy Clear: Smear _________________________________________________________“‘We’re going to keep pounding, let me tell you. We’re just beginning to fight here,’ Kerry said. ‘These guys are the most crooked, you know, lying group I’ve ever seen. It’s scary.’”  (Jill Zuckman and Jeff Zeleny, “Unscripted Kerry Calls GOP Liars,” Chicago Tribune, 3/11/04)JOHN KERRY HAS BEEN SMEARING PRESIDENT FOR MONTHS February 2004: Kerry Campaign Advisor Stated “[E]verything Is On The Table. Everything.”  (Robin Toner, “G.O.P. Revives Line Of Attack Against Kerry,” The New York Times, 2/5/04)December 2003: Kerry Uses F-Word To Attack Bush Iraq Policy. “I...

Leading Democrat Warned Kerry on Intelligence Cuts Writing on his blog, Citizen Smash brings to light the transcript of a 1994 Senate floor speech by Hawaii Democrat Daniel Inouye, a forty-year member of the Senate and World War II veteran. Senator Inouye offers pointed criticism of an amendment to slash funding for defense and intelligence programs -- an amendment authored by John Kerry: Madam President, if I may, I would like to say a few words about amendment No. 1452, an amendment submitted by the distinguished Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. Kerry]. The amendment offered by Senator Kerry would reduce the...

Monday, March 08, 2004  JOHN KERRY: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY III Communist North Korea Is Only Government On Record Supporting John Kerry _______________________________________________________________“You don’t want to risk the reputation that you don’t just push the envelope, but you tear it here or there. If you do that, you get the Al Gore problem . . .” (Stuart Rothenberg On John Kerry As Quoted In Glen Johnson, “Doubt Cast On Kerry’s ‘PAC-Free’ Claim,” The Boston Globe, 6/12/03)KERRY SPOKE TO “FOREIGN LEADERS” WHO WANT HIM TO WIN ELECTION Kerry Claims Foreign Leaders Support Him.  “‘I’ve met foreign leaders who can’t go out...

Kerry Blasts Bush's Daytona 'Photo Op' By NEDRA PICKLER .c The Associated Press WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) - A confident John Kerry launched a full-throttle attack on President Bush's economic policies, mostly ignoring his Democratic rivals on the eve of the Wisconsin primary. Howard Dean's campaign shed another top manager and John Edwards vowed to press on no matter how he fares Tuesday. Kerry, who has a commanding lead in the race to oppose Bush this fall, chided the president for taking time out Sunday to attend the Daytona 500, saying the country was bleeding jobs while he posed for a...

<p>Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake have been invited back to Sunday’s Grammy telecast on CBS.</p> <p>The only proviso: each of them must issue a one-sentence apology on screen about their actions at the Super Bowl half time show last Sunday.</p>

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Beanie Sigel's clothing line boasts hidden pockets and gun holsters designed, he says, to withstand a police chase. ``You know how you put your gun in your waistline and you gotta worry about it slipping? With these clothes, you don't got to worry about that,'' the rapper told allhiphop.com last year. ``Don't worry about having to run from the police neither, because State Property (clothing) can stand the search.'' But run he did, authorities say, ditching his 2002 Cadillac Escalade when police tried to make a traffic stop on April 20. Sigel also opted against the hidden-pocket...

Lowlife Rappers Get Some Love Exclusive commentary by Patrick Rooney Director of Special Projects BOND June 10, 2003 “Hip-hop” record mogul Russell Simmons was running around New York last week meeting with Gov. Pataki and other top Empire State politicos in an ignoble effort to relax drug sentencing laws in the state. Following the success of Detroit’s recent Rap Summit, the genre has been gaining long-coveted respect. Meanwhile at the “Summer Jam” in East Rutherford, New Jersey, 50,000 fans cheered as rap’s biggest names cussed, threatened rivals, and displayed the kind of parenting skills that would embarrass Ozzie Osbourne. We...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor Sean Penn published a 4,000-word open letter in the front section of the New York Times on Friday defending his December trip to Baghdad and criticizing the U.S.-led war on Iraq.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton accused President Bush of spending more time fighting the war on terrorism than on domestic issues during a commencement speech at Tougaloo College. "I supported the president when he asked for authority to stand up against weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but we can't be forever strong abroad if we don't keep getting better at home," Clinton said Sunday to a crowd of about 8,000. Clinton also criticized Bush's position on affirmative action and tax cuts just two days after the President formally kicked off his re-election campaign. Clinton stayed for...

An Open Letter to President Jacques Chiraq Dear Jack, I'm an American. And as an American, there are some things I want to get off my chest. Colin Powell would probably make this sound all nice and fancy, but I'm not a diplomat, as the next few paragraphs will make painfully clear to you. I don't like you very much, Jack. I don't like you, your government or your country. I think as allies go you make a passable enemy. You sure as shootin' could never be mistaken as a friend. Not to put a fine point on it, you...

Charley Rangel, a senior member of Congress and, Lord help us, a committee chairman if the RATS ever get back into power, has made it clear that he "supports the troops" but not the president. The greatest anger and hatred for our president comes from Rangel's fellow members of the American-hating Black Caucus. Defenders of Rangel will cite that Trent Lott, our weak-kneed former Senate Leader, was critical of Bill Clinton when he was dropping missiles on Iraq in 1998. For those who forgot, the missiles were dropped on the eve of impeachment. Lott opposed the air assault on suspected...

Democrats rally behind U.S. troops (comments on Sen Daschle's despicable comments) The Democratic leaders of the House and Senate say they retain their right to criticize President Bush and his foreign policy during a war with Iraq, even as other Democrats promise to rally behind the president once war begins. "In a democracy, you have to express yourself and be honest with how you see the war unfold, and, as we've seen in other times in history, wars can be controversial," said Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, South Dakota Democrat. "We support strongly the troops, but there's a difference between...

Speaker's Press Office United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement of Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert Regarding Senator Daschle's Comments on the War "I'm saddened that the president failed so miserably at diplomacy that we are now forced into war," Senate Minority Leader Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.) told union workers yesterday. (Washington D.C.) Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert responded to the above comments of Senator Daschle today: "I was disappointed to see Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle's comments regarding the upcoming military action in Iraq. Those comments may not undermine the...

RNC Research -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLAME AMERICA FIRST? ON THE EVE OF WAR, DASCHLE TRIES TO GAIN PARTISAN ADVANTAGE With American Troops Poised To Fight, Daschle Blames Potential War Casualties On President Bush __________________________________________________________________________________________________ SENATOR TOM DASCHLE: “I’m Saddened, Saddened That This President Failed So Miserably At Diplomacy That We’re Now Forced To War. Saddened That We Have To Give Up One Life Because This President Couldn’t Create The Kind Of Diplomatic Effort That Was So Critical For Our Country.” (Senator Tom Daschle, Remarks At International Association Of Firefighters Conference, 3/17/03) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ BEFORE LAST NOVEMBER’S ELECTION, DASCHLE SUPPORTED USE OF FORCE IN...

Jeffords soaked Simon and Schuster on a 2 book deal about leaving the GOP. The second book "An independent Man" was released in February. What I wonder is why would it take 2 books to tell what is essentially a 1 sentence story? The local Barnes and Noble's has a huge pile of Jeffords books that looked as though they were going untouched. An excerpt in the local paper had Jeffords saying that he never liked the GOP but that was teh only way to get elected in Vermont at the start of his carreer. Yes indeed a real man...

MIDI - BOBBY'S GIRL Soon I will be number one…..soon I will be number one I'm seen on CBS…I'll prove I am the best I've got to get that big interview Ramsey put in a word…..swore I am not a turd I'll be a hero when it's all through I wanna be Saddam's *itch…I wanna be Saddam's bitch That's the most important thing to me And when I am Saddam's *itch…when I am Saddam's *itch I'll be back on top, you're gonna see Hey, Brokaw, in your face……Jennings, you can't keep pace I know that I will make history...

WASHINGTON -- Former congressman Gary Condit paid his children $209,500 last year with funds originally meant to advance his own career, newly released records show. The most recent payments to Chad and Cadee Condit all but emptied the treasury Condit established when his statewide prospects appeared bright. They also illuminate the sometimes controversial liberties politicians can take with political action committees. "I would consider it unusual and downright misleading for a candidate to use PAC funds to pay his children," David Schecter, assistant professor of political science at California State University, Fresno, said Monday. But Schecter added, "If the payments...

MATTHEWS: Tom DeLay of Texas. Thanks for joining us. Right now, let me go over to one of our panelists who hasn’t had a chance yet. You yielded to Pat Caddell a moment ago. Let me ask you what you think. How does the president-I will go back to the main point of tonight’s discussion. How does president convince you and other people who think, of like mind, that this is going to be a good-a good war? In other words, a necessary war. I think they’re the same. How does he make that case to you? BRAZILE: I think...

MIDI - TEDDY BEARS PICNIC It's January the 20th…a sunny, warm day in L.A. The Reverend Jesse Lee Petersen will be there and he'll lead the way Today's the day that we've waited for To nail a scum political whore Today we all repudiate Jesse Jackson He's been playing the race-bait game…he knows how to run a shakedown With all the scams in which he's involved, it's time for a Jackson takedown Today's the day that we've waited for To nail a scum political whore Today we all repudiate Jesse Jackson It is really so wonderful…because Jackson's been spreading...

Hillary Clinton is stashing away money, publicly confronting the president, banking favors, and getting ready for a run for the presidency. I have always believed that when a majority of Americans finally recognize that a serial sexual predator and his co-rapist wife occupied our White House, it will be the end of the legacy and the end of Hillary's dreams, and, of course, our worse nightmare. I believe that the rape issue is important for the following reasons: 1. It will absolutely silence the NOW cows, some of Clinton's most vociferous supporters. 2. It will shock every decent American who...

From the archives, it is time to bring this back from 4 years ago. MIDI - YELLOW BRICK ROAD - check Wizard of Oz Race-baiting poverty pimp…race-baiting poverty pimp Reverend Jesse Jackson is a race-baiting poverty pimp Where cameras roll, he's there to be found His pearly whites seems are always around It is time we say to him his message is gonna go down Let's tell him we're rejecting those people dividing by race Don't be afraid, we're stepping right up and slapping them in the face His message has always been crystal clear He's filling his people's heads...

Imagine this scene on national television in the United States Senate: Prosecutor: And so, Mrs. Broaddrick, you have read the transcript of Bill Clinton's testimony, have you not? JB: Yes, I have. Prosecutor: According to his testimony, Mr. Clinton said that he has never sexually harassed a woman. Do you see that part? JB: Yes, I do. Prosecutor: Do you have any information that would contradict Mr. Clinton's testimony. JB (crying into a handkerchief): Yes, I do. Approximately 20 years ago, while I was working as a volunteer for Mr. Clinton's first campaign for governor of Arkansas, he appeared at...

The woman at the center of a voter registration investigation in South Dakota says her work to recruit new voters "became a game." That's just part of what is revealed in court documents filed Friday morning regarding Becky Red Earth. The papers are included in the charges filed against Red Earth in Minnehaha County. The Democratic Party also knew as early as August 15th there might be a problem with applications Red Earth was turning in. In October Red Earth told KSFY she'd been the target of a politically motivate witch hunt, "I'm not guilty. I didn't do anything criminal."...

DON KING BIO At age 70, King has no plans to slow down. He gives full credit for his rise from the Cleveland projects to his mother, Hattie, who taught him the difference between right and wrong. Don and his lovely wife, Henrietta, spend time at their homes in Ohio and South Florida. Their family includes sons, Carl and Eric; a daughter, Debbie; and five grandchildren.

Mondale says: "We're going to tax their ass off" Mondale Quote from DemocRAT Convention: "Dan Rostenkowski, standing next to the candidate in front of the cameras and the cheering crowd at the convention after the fateful speech, whispered to Mondale, "You've got a lot of balls, pal." According to Rostenkowski, Mondale whispered back, "Look at 'em, we're going to tax their ass off." -- ("Showdown At Gucci Gulch," Jeffrey H. Birnbaum And Alan S. Murray, page 35) Please visit the Norm Coleman website to offer your support at: Coleman for Senate Thanks!

MIDI - SAW HER STANDING THERE Well, she was there on my screen…you guys know just what I mean I knew that I must get some of that for me Oh, what a great day for porn surfing…whooo…when I clicked on Tiffany There was no delay…she arrived right away And I said to her, "Yes, I like what I see" Oh, what a great day for porn surfing…whooo…when I clicked on Tiffany When she crossed the room…little Bob went boom And I thought that I would explo-o-o-o-de It's two hours of fun…but I'd only just begun And I asked...

(From the archives, here is Part 2 in a series about the Sinkmaster, who is trying to place the blame on Somalia at the feet of Bush 41. Here are the words of Lt. Col. Tom McKenney (Ret). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ATTITUDES MATTER: SOME REVEALING GLIMPSES During Bill Clinton's first year in office a minor incident occurred, one buried by the news media, but common knowledge inside the Beltway (even though it's denied by the White House). It was in one sense trivial, a fleeting vignette on the First Family portrait; but in another sense, it was powerfully revealing and terribly significant....

MIDI - HAVANAGILA -- scroll down to Miscell. section Adam Shapiro…Adam Shapiro…Adam Shapiro…our Taliban Jew Adam Shapiro…Adam Shapiro…Adam Shapiro…we'll catch up with you Adam Shapiro…Adam Shapiro…Adam Shapiro…here's a rope and tree Adam Shapiro…Adam Shapiro…Adam Shapiro…who'll be joining me Breakfast with Arafat…breakfast with Arafat…breakfast with Arafat That must have been fun Did he smell like a goat…did he smell like a goat…did he smell like a goat Or a pile of dung Adam, you're a traitor…Adam, you lowlife traitor…you are a Jew self-hater Adam, you lowlife traitor…you are a Jew self-hater Mom and daddy must be so proud…they are praising...