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WHOOPI Goldberg is still mad at the Democrats. Goldberg, who was renounced last summer after making a lame double entendre about George W. Bush at a John Kerry fund-raiser, told Air America's "Politically Correct" host David Bender: "My party abandoned me. There's no other way to say it: they put their tails between their legs and they ran. I've closed my eyes to the party. I haven't turned my back on them, but I no longer feel comfortable saying that I feel like I'm represented by them. Until people can stand up for what's right in the face of whatever...

The Kerry campaign has repeatedly refused to release a transcript of a fundraiser it conducted among Hollywood stars in New York City last month, after attendees reportedly called President Bush a "cheap thug who sacrifices our young," "a liar" and "a killer." Michael Moore further fueled left-wing rage with Fahrenheit 9/11, and protests outside the Republican Convention later this month are expected to air a good deal of liberal dirty laundry.In the March 2001 issue of TAE, Balancing Act, Blake Hurst reflects on similar outbursts from the left during the 2000 election. Left-wing Trash Talk: A reply from America's hated...

I Showbot By Scott Galupo THE WASHINGTON TIMES One of my favorite sideshows of modern presidential politics is the celebrity herd, the Hollywood actors and the rock stars among whom conformity of opinion is as thick as San Fernando Valley smog.     Whoopi Goldberg gave that smog an extra layer of zing last week at a star-studded fund-raiser for presidential hopeful John Kerry at New York's Radio City Music Hall. She told a few sleazy one-liners that riffed on the president's last name. EXCERPT: LINK TO ARTICLE

MILWAUKEE, WI - The Kerry-Edwards campaign is touting a new theme - values. Until recently, they were unclear about just which values they were talking about. But recently, at a star-studded fund-raiser that raised $7.5 million for the Kerry-Edwards ticket, America learned a little too much about these so-called values. Actress Whoopi Goldberg made obscene references to the president's name. Cameras caught Mr. Kerry and Mr. Edwards laughing and cheering her on. According to actor Paul Newman, the president's tax cuts were "borderline criminal." Chevy Chase said that Mr. Bush's most recent read was "Leader of the Free World for...

Dear Fellow FReepers,Please join in the call for Senator Kerry to release the videotape of his July 8 "Hate Fest" at Radio City Music Hall by signing this petition.You can view and sign the petition by clicking here.Further, you can urge your friends and family to sign the petition by clicking here.  Please ask everyone you know to sign.  When we have collected enough signatures, we will mail hardcopies to the Kerry Campaign, the Bush Campaign, and the Media.The petition reads as follows: To:  Senator John F. KerrySenator Kerry, release the videotape of your July 8, 2004 fundraiser at Radio...

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) -- Outspoken actress Whoopi Goldberg lost her Slim-Fast gig for agreeing to speak at a Democratic fundraiser. Goldberg reportedly used the president's name as a sexual reference at a fundraiser for presumptive Democratic nominee John Kerry. Goldberg has endorsed Democrats many times in the past and is known for her political views in her comedy routines. The actress released a statement saying, "While I can appreciate what the Slim-Fast people need to do in order to protect their business, I must also do what I need to do as an artist, as a writer and as an...

Although they should have acted more quickly, Slim-Fast did the honorable thing by firing Whoopi Goldberg as spokesperson after her reported filthy rant against President Bush ("Shaking Whoopi — Slim-Fast dumps Bush-bash star," July 15). Should the career of this has-been "entertainer" ever be resuscitated, her second-rate performances should be boycotted by all of us with consciences. Maybe she'll get the message that candidate John Kerry's idea of "the heart and soul of our country" — and his idea of what passes for entertainment — is not our idea. Maureen Abato Brooklyn --SNIP-- Whoopi should be ashamed of herself. I...

The Washington Timeswww.washingtontimes.com Kerry's take on the left coastPublished July 16, 2004 The Kerry-Edwards campaign is trumpeting a new theme: values. They have been somewhat unclear about just which values they're talking about, but last week, at a star-studded fund-raiser that raised $7.5 million, we found out.     Actress Whoopi Goldberg, wine bottle in hand and stage underfoot, made obscene references to the president's name. When the audience didn't respond as she would have liked, Miss Goldberg asked plaintively: "Why are you asking me to come if you don't want me to be me?" Cameras caught Mr. Kerry and Mr. Edwards...

WASHINGTON - Whoopi Goldberg lashed out at Republicans again yesterday, branding them hypocrites for trying to "punish" her for joking about the President. Fired from her gig as SlimFast spokeswoman, the salty entertainer hit back at Republicans who threatened a SlimFast boycott over sexual puns she made about President Bush's name at a Democratic fund-raiser. "America's heart and soul is freedom of expression without fear of reprisal," she said in a statement. "I find all this feigned indignation about 'Bush bashing' quite disingenuous," she said, noting the Bush administration has savagely gone after critics like former Sen. Max Cleland, Iraq...

Goldberg's Response: ``While I can appreciate what the Slim-Fast people need to do in order to protect their business, I must also do what I need to do as an artist, as a writer and as an American, not to mention as a comic,'' Goldberg said in an e-mailed statement. ``I've done material on every president in the past 20 years, from Reagan to Carter, from Clinton to Bush,'' Goldberg said, adding that ``it seems now that people from the other side are using this to further their own agenda.''

Whoopi Cushion -- (When Oral Flatulence Passes For Humor Or Wisdom) R.A. Hawkins Recently Whoopi Goldberg, the leftwing brainchild, decided to entertain her minions of darkness with her benighted sense of humor. It is no surprise to me that Kerry was seen to be laughing his keester off at her decadent jokes. Poor Kerry didn’t have the sense to realize where this might leave him. Now he has the Republicans asking him to release a tape of the show so that everyone else can enjoy it. I rather doubt that will be happening anytime soon. ‘The moment we will not...

If you want to know why we will never see the likes of a Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, Eisenhower or Reagan again, consider the verbal assault perpetrated upon President Bush and Vice President Cheney by Whoopi Goldberg and the rest of the Hollywood upper crust at the Kerry fund-raiser at Radio City Music Hall ("Radio City Filth Fest," Editorial, July 12). If they want to criticize the administration's policies, fine. But, they debase themselves when they stoop to personal attacks. I am disappointed that Sens. Kerry and Edwards did not follow the example set by Howard Dean and object to the...

LOS ANGELES — The Slim-Fast diet drink company has dumped Whoopi Goldberg (search) from its advertising because its executives were unhappy with remarks the comedian made at a recent political rally that mocked President Bush (search).

SPIEGEL ONLINE - 15. Juli 2004, 7:48 URL: http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,308736,00.htmlUS-Campaign Whoopi Goldberg knocks on Bush Hollywood-Star Whoopi Goldberg made sexual insinuations about the name of the US-President. Conservative America reacted promptly. Now the actress has lost her contract with the company Slim Fast. AP Actress Goldberg: Target of Conservative Attacks Washington - John Kerry, der Democratic presidential candidate, enjoyed the event. He thanked everyone for an "extraordinary evening". But not everyone was enthusiastic over the appearances of the Kerry-supporters in New York. Only a week after actress Whoopi Goldberg appeared in an election campaign event for Kerry, the Hollywood biggie is no longer permitted to...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comedian Whoopi Goldberg (news) will no longer appear in ads for diet aid maker Slim-Fast following her lewd riff on President Bush (news - web sites)'s name at a fund-raiser last week, the company said on Wednesday. Florida-based Slim-Fast said it was "disappointed" in Goldberg's remarks at last Thursday's $7.5 million star-studded fund-raiser at Radio City Music Hall in New York. "Ads featuring Ms. Goldberg will no longer be on the air," Slim-Fast General Manager Terry Olson said in a statement, adding that the company regrets that Goldberg's remarks offended some customers. Republicans have expressed outrage...

Slim-Fast Dumps Goldberg Over Bush Jabs LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Slim-Fast diet drink company has dumped Whoopi Goldberg from its advertising because its executives were unhappy with remarks the comedian made at a recent political rally that mocked President Bush. "We are disappointed by the manner in which Ms. Goldberg chose to express herself and sincerely regret that her recent remarks offended some of our consumers. Ads featuring Ms. Goldberg will no longer be on the air," Slim-Fast general manager Terry Olson said in a press release Wednesday. Goldberg participated at a recent Democratic fund-raiser at Radio City Music...

<p>The White House has no intention of letting Sen. John Kerry off the hook for praising Whoopi Goldberg and other Hollywood celebs as the "heart and soul of America" after she compared President Bush to her private parts at a Radio City Music Hall fundraiser last week.</p>

Letter from Slim-Fast Just Sent To Me Kissimmee, FL 34744 Dear Douglas M.... , Thank you for contacting us recently about our use of Whoopi Goldberg, specifically regarding her remarks made at the recent fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall. The manner in which Ms. Goldberg chose to express her personal beliefs at this event do not reflect the views and values of Slim·Fast Foods Company. Slim·Fast selected Whoopi Goldberg as its spokesperson because of her commitment to losing weight, which we applaud. We are disappointed by the manner in which Ms. Goldberg chose to express herself and sincerely regret...

The pathological behaviour of Hollywood celebrities, particularly Whoopi Goldberg and Chevy Chase, at a Hollywood sponsored Bush-bashing fund raiser at Radio City Music Hall reminded me of a hate session from Orwell's 1984, with President George Bush in the role of the detested Emmanuel Goldstein. That Whoopi Goldberg acted as a cheerleader for this Hollywood anti-Bush hate team is not at all surprising. After all, this is the same Whoopi Goldberg who praised the vicious East German communist regime. "What a country!" she exclaimed. A barbed wire enclosed prison state that murdered those who tried to escape its clutches. What...

Slim-Fast Sheds Whoopi Goldberg After Bush Riff NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comedian Whoopi Goldberg will no longer appear in ads for diet aid maker Slim-Fast following her lewd riff on President Bush's name at a fund-raiser last week, the company said on Wednesday. Florida-based Slim-Fast said it was "disappointed" in Goldberg's remarks at last Thursday's $7.5 million star-studded fund-raiser at Radio City Music Hall in New York. "Ads featuring Ms. Goldberg will no longer be on the air," Slim-Fast General Manager Terry Olson said in a statement, adding that the company regrets that Goldberg's remarks offended some customers. Republicans have...

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said yesterday that conservative "activists" should organize protests over the Goldberg episode at Kerry-Edwards rallies. "We ought to have volunteer activists who start showing up around Kerry-Edwards events with signs demanding that they release the videotape of the entertainment last Thursday night," he told radio host Sean Hannity. Gingrich added, "Maybe the activists who are listening to this could help with this a bit" - a message apparently directed at members of FreeRepublic.com - the internet group that proved so effective during the 2000 election and Florida recount.Gingrich said the tape was important...

BOSTON — The campaign managers for President Bush (search) and Democratic rival John Kerry (search) exchanged dueling letters Tuesday demanding the release of potentially embarrassing material. Bush campaign manager Ken Mehlman repeated his request that the Kerry campaign release a tape of a concert fund-raiser last week in New York City. Some performers referred to the president as a thug and a liar, and Kerry later praised the celebrities who had appeared. Mehlman promised his campaign would not use the performance in campaign advertising. Kerry campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill responded with her own letter, saying the Bush campaign's "paparazzi-like...

July 14, 2004 -- DULUTH, Minn. — President Bush yesterday tagged rival John Kerry as an "out-of-the-mainstream" Hollywood liberal by pointing to last week's New York fund-raiser in which Whoopi Goldberg reeled off an X-rated Bush-bashing rant. "The other day my opponent said, when he was with some entertainers from Hollywood, that they were the heart and soul of America," Bush told crowds in the Democratic but socially conservative towns of Marquette, Mich., and Duluth. "I believe the heart and soul of America is found in places right here," Bush added to cheers from two giant crowds as he sought...

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The Bush-Cheney '04 campaign has been demanding the release of Kerry's Radio City "Hate Fest" since the dreadful event last Thursday. However, it appears that MTV already has a copy of the event. MTV has been using live footage of the event on its "MTV News" segments -- basically, they have used it to lionize Kerry, showing stars like Dave Matthews praising Kerry effusely. The Bush campaign is, apparently, unaware of this. We should make them aware: BUSH-CHENEY '04 Phone: 703.647.2700 Fax: 703.647.2993 Email: BushCheney04@GeorgeWBush.com Also, it wouldn't hurt to demand that MTV release the video it has: http://www.mtv.com/news/youtellus/ (Scroll...

Does anyone have the specific text of what Whoopie Goldberg said at the 'John John' fundraiser the other night? I know that Chevy Chase called President bush a liar. Jon Bon Jovi called him a thug. Whoopie compared President Bush to her anatomy. Despite the fact that the Friday New York Post and New York Times quoted the comments and how while holding a wine bottle Whoopi Goldberg made crude sexual references about the President’s last name and her “bush,” U.S. Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator John Kerry (news - web sites) (D-MA) (R) is joined onstage by singer Jackson...

On Friday, July 9th the Kerry-Edwards campaign held a fundraising concert at Radio City Music Hall. By general agreement – I was not there – several of the performers, Whoopi Goldberg in particular, engaged in unprintable sexual references to President Bush, combining the President’s family name with references to the female anatomy. They did the same with Vice President Dick Cheney’s first name, this time referring to the male anatomy. John Mellencamp sang a song, probably one he wrote, referring to the President as a “cheap thug” and a “Texas bandito.” We are told by reporters who were present that...

July 13, 2004 -- WASHINGTON — Some Republican activists are launching a boycott of SlimFast diet products to protest SlimFast spokeswoman Whoopi Goldberg's X-rated rant against President Bush at a New York fund-raiser for Democrat John Kerry last week. Chat pages on pro-Bush Web sites like FreeRepublic.com are posting links for complaints to SlimFast or parent company Unilever, along with reports from angry consumers about what they wrote in their complaints. A typical one: "Realize that when Goldberg insults our president, particularly in such a vulgar fashion, she alienates half the country . . . Can SlimFast really afford to...

I just received a phone call from a Slimfast rep. She said Unilever is referring all correspondence about Whoopi/Slimfast to them and they are then forwarding everything to the marketing dept. The marketing dept is deciding what to do but she wanted to let me know that they weren't ignoring my concerns. She added that she was appalled by Whoopi's "comedy" as well. While I thought they would eventually respond with a form letter and some coupons, I am stunned that they responded so quickly and it sounds like they're serious. I'm hopeful.

"Values is not part of a political slogan. Values are what's inside you." With that comment presidential hopeful John Kerry launched into another diatribe about what sets him and President Bush apart. Not that anyone has ever accused Kerry of being the brightest bulb in the box – one would think him politically savvy enough to think that statement through in the aftermath of his Radio City Music Hall fund-raiser with Whoopi Goldberg. But in his case, it is hubris before intelligence. When last seen before Kerry's fund-raiser, Whoopi Goldberg was on a street corner in Washington, D.C., brandishing a...

July 13, 2004 -- WASHINGTON — Some Republican activists are launching a boycott of SlimFast diet products to protest SlimFast spokeswoman Whoopi Goldberg's X-rated rant against President Bush at a New York fund-raiser for Democrat John Kerry last week. Chat pages on pro-Bush Web sites like FreeRepublic.com are posting links for complaints to SlimFast or parent company Unilever, along with reports from angry consumers about what they wrote in their complaints.

The lesson of Radio CityJuly 12th, 2004 Last week’s profanity-laden Democratic fundraiser in Radio City Music Hall has important consequences, far beyond its impact on voters’ understanding of candidates Kerry and Edwards, and their relationship with the Hollywood elites. The audience which is closely watching this domestic political imbroglio includes potential foes of the United States overseas. What have they learned about the way a future President Kerry would deal with them?Senator Kerry has demonstrated the worst kind of irresolution possible, sending a message of weakness, vacillation, and, yes, flip-flopping. At the conclusion of the performance itself, he spoke of the...

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., urged the Kerry-Edwards campaign on Sunday to release a controversial videotape of their Thursday night fund-raiser at Radio City Music Hall, where foul-mouthed comedienne Whoopi Goldberg compared President Bush to female genitalia. "I want the tape from New York," Graham told ABC's "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos. "I want to see the standing ovation they got in New York." Stephanopoulos, who hadn't planned to discuss the subject, asked the South Carolina Republican to explain. "There was this hatefest in New York, where people who don't mind being called liberal got up and ran President Bush into...

While the Kerry-Edwards campaign is guarding the videotape of Thursday night's Democratic Party hatefest with a level of security not seen since Teresa Heinz decided to hide away her tax returns - details continue to leak out. Fox News Channel commentator Monica Crowley just happened to get an invitation to the event, and shared some here-to-for unreported developments with her WABC Radio audience on Sunday. While the mainstream press has covered some of the antics of Whoopi Goldberg, Chevy Chase, Jessica Lange and others, actress Meryl Streep's outburst has gone completely unnoted elsewhere. But according to Crowley, Streep's attack on...

Real Democratic Values? Whoopi!Written by Doc FarmerMonday, July 12, 2004           There was a bit of a ''do'' last week.  You probably didn’t hear about it, though, if you are a slave to the alphabet news.  A party, a fundraiser in Radio City Music Hall, to raise some extra money for the Kerry/Edwards campaign.  Thursday was the night, and all the stars there just glittered for the paparazzi and the DNC hoi polloi.  At least, those with enough dosh to rub shoulders with the high-and-mighty of the lib/dem/soc/commie set.  Anti-capitalists at their finest, paying thousands (presumably with non-anti-capitalist earnings) to...

If it's an election year, it must be time for another foul-mouthed fund-raiser for a Democratic Party presidential candidate at Radio City Music Hall. Last week's Kerry/Edwards event at the storied New York venue raised $7.5 million — to say nothing of eyebrows from coast to coast. The dependably vulgar Whoopi Goldberg set the tone for the evening, rolling out a string of X-rated jokes playing off President Bush's name. This wasn't the first time that "entertainers" have felt the need to resort to obscene humor at a political event held at Radio City Music Hall. Four years ago, the...

As more and more details of Thursday night's X-rated Democratic Party fund-raiser at Radio City Music Hall leak out, it's becoming clear why the Kerry-Edwards campaign wants the video kept under lock and key. Though New York City tabloids were buzzing about the event Friday morning, information about exactly what went on was scarce. Noted top talker Rush Limbaugh just hours after the curtain came down, "When you read stories of what happened here last night, you can't even get a quote from what was said by Whoopi Goldberg." Limbaugh said he'd been "getting e-mails all morning" from listeners who...

We enjoyed your products. They have made a great contribution to health and a healthy lifestyle. However we cannot abide your TV spokesperson Whoopie Goldberg and her crude, vulgar, hate filled rhetoric against our President. As long as Whoopi is a spokesperson for your products we will elect to use products from other companies such as Carbsmart, etc.. Continue to support this lightning rod and her hatefilled rhetoric as you lose corporate profits. Goodbye!

MTV News, and I use that term loosely, is showing footage (yes folks, MTV appears to have access to the footage) of the Thursday Night Democrat Hate-Fest in New York. MTV is showing entertainers such as Dave Matthews praising Kerry and Edwards over and over again. The overt MTV Campaign for Kerry is nothing short of shameful. Further, MTV does not mention ANYTHING about the Hate-Fest Scandal "&%!@#-Gate" -- they just show all the glowing praise of Kerry. Disgusting. You can give MTV a piece of your mind HERE.Scroll down to "Share your Thoughts" -- then go ahead and share...

NEW YORK - Hollywood stars at a Democratic Party fund-raiser ripped President Bush as a liar, "another cheap thug" and a killer in a night of Bush bashing that put John F. Kerry, the party's presumed presidential candidate, and John Edwards, his running mate, on the defensive and provoked widespread criticism. Both senators were on stage late Thursday night in Radio City Music Hall as the stars uttered their remarks. Neither one rebuked them. Kerry, in fact, said that every performer "conveyed the heart and soul of America." On Friday, Republicans called on the Kerry campaign to repudiate the remarks...

Sunday, July 11, 2004 9:45 a.m. EDTMedia Deep-Sixing Liz Edwards' Whoopi Tape The Kerry-Edwards campaign won't release its videotape of Whoopi Goldberg's X-rated attack on President Bush during Thursday night's Democratic fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall. But the press has decided to deep-six another, perhaps even more damaging tape - a recording of would-be second lady Elizabeth Edwards enthusiastically endorsing Whoopi's ugly rant. Friday morning, Metro Network News reporter Glenn Schuck caught up with Mrs. Edwards on Manhattan's West Side. And when he asked about Goldberg's raunchy routine, she wasn't fazed a bit. "A lot of people are...

On Thursday night in New York City, the liberal left of Hollywood and the Kerry campaign got together for a star-studded hate fest the New York Times described as an "unsparing skewering of the Bush administration" that featured "actors and comedians denouncing the president as a liar, making off-color jokes about his name, and accusing him of risking soldiers' lives for political gain." Kerry said "every single performer" had "conveyed to you the heart and soul of our country." We disagree, and we're pretty sure you do too. The Heart and Soul of America may disagree with a President, but...

As the Democratic presidential ticket turned its focus to values, John Kerry and John Edwards' campaign spent Friday distancing itself from harsh and obscene remarks directed at President George W. Bush by performers during a Manhattan fund-raising concert. Several performers during the star-studded production at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday evening hurled insults and sexually crude remarks at Bush, Kerry's Republican rival, during the fund-raiser that brought in $7.5 million. Kerry and Edwards said nothing critical of the performers' tone or words when they joined performers on the stage. Instead, Kerry joined them in a rendition of "This Land...

July 9, 2004 -- Whoopi Goldberg delivered an X-rated rant full of sexual innuendoes against President Bush last night at a Radio City gala that raised $7.5 million for the newly minted Democratic ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards. Waving a bottle of wine, she fired off a stream of vulgar sexual wordplays on Bush's name in a riff about female genitalia, and boasted that she'd refused to let Team Kerry clear her material. "I Xeroxed my behind and I folded it up in an envelope and I sent it back with a big kiss mark on because we're...

Charlotte, NC/Arlington, VA—Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory today called on the Kerry-Edwards campaign to release the unedited tape of a controversial fundraiser Thursday in New York. "Last week, Senator Kerry told Mid-western voters that he shared their 'conservative values.' This week, when celebrities called the President a 'thug' and made sexual innuendos with the President's name, Kerry said they represented 'the heart and soul of our country.' This is just the latest example of Kerry telling different things to different crowds. The Kerry campaign should release the tape from his fundraiser to allow North Carolina voters to decide for themselves if...

Nobles: Iraqi Judge Raad Juhi, for risking his life to see that justice is served. He's the judge who audiences watched meticulously question Saddam Hussein last week during the former dictator's court hearing, facing down the man he once worked for as a Ba'athist jurist. Though recognized by many Iraqis, Judge Juhi's identity was withheld from the Western media until a British newspaper published his name last week amid much controversy. The judge still refuses to have his face publicized, which is why viewers saw only his profile during the Saddam arraignment. Married with three sons, Judge Juhi has a...

The Touchy-Feely Democrats John Kerry And John Edwards Continue To Show Public Affection Jul 10, 2004 8:40 am US/Eastern NEW YORK (AP) Bear hugs. Pats on the back. Shoulder squeezes. John Kerry and John Edwards are all over each other. The two Democrats and one-time rivals have shared so much public affection since becoming a team Tuesday that the presidential candidate even joked about it Friday in New York after Edwards introduced him at fund-raisers and rallies — and hugged him before turning over the podium. Kerry grinned and shook his head. "There's been a lot of hugging this week,"...

Just hours after demonstrating their idea of values by snickering at a disgusting fund-raiser staged by the Hollywood left, Sens. John Kerry and John Edwards hit the campaign trail today to sing another tune about "values." "I understand that President Bush is going to be out today as he does every day talking about values," Edwards said in New York. "Values is not a word on a piece of paper. Values is not part of a political slogan. Values are what's inside you." Indeed. The head of the ticket attempted to take back the spotlight by chiming in, "Values...

Last night at a Hollywood fundraiser in New York City, John Kerry said his "campaign will be a celebration of real American values" and that "every performer conveyed… the heart and soul of our country." According to media accounts, the performers took the stage to call the President of the United States a "liar," a "cheap thug who sacrifices our young," and "a killer." This morning Sen. Kerry said, “Values are not just something you throw out in politics and you say I got better values than this. ... [V]alues are something you live in the choices of your budget,...