Posted on 07/14/2003 9:09:21 AM PDT by PhiKapMom
Countdown to Victory '04 is Free Republic's daily action center for the grassroots campaign to re-elect Bush-Cheney in 2004 -- the place to visit to find out the latest from the campaign and how you can help right now!
One way is to post on this Daily Thread the local articles and/or pictures you have from the President's visit to your area in order to give the rest of us a local perspective on his visit instead of what the national media tells us.
When your paper has an editorial or article about the President or one of his opponents, post it here. This will help provide everyone one place to go to see the latest daily campaign news about the President from around the Country.
Please check these threads daily as we tweak and add features in the months ahead as the Grassroots become active in the Reelecton Campaign of President Bush.
Today, we are asking all of you to put your thinking caps on for Today's Action Item. Please give us your feedback and your ideas for activitism in support of President Bush on today's thread.
My own example would be that all 50 States need bumperstrips and yard signs! That is a selfish request for Texas and Oklahoma as we had few yard signs or bumperstrips in 2000. We need to blanket yards even in safe states like Oklahoma and Texas! It would help the rest of our Republican candidates down the line with visible signs for support in the neighborhood for President Bush and Republicans! Volunteer to put up yard signs in your community and pass out a bumperstrip at the same time!
If you haven't visited the Republican National Committee recently, please do so today to get the latest in news about the President and the upcoming campaign. The Republican National Committee organized by Governor Racicot and now headed by the incoming Chairman, Ed Gillespie has improved dramatically from the days of the 2000 campaign where information was lacking! Today's RNC with their Research Team are on top of the latest happenings in the world of Presidential politics and are doing a great job in providing the information we need as Republican activist.
On the website you will also be able to get information on the DemocRAT candidates including their background, voting records and their poll numbers! Click on the link below to see an example of new Republican National Committee's own activism in getting the truth out:
Gillespie Comments on Democrats’ Lack of Policy on Iraq
July 10, 2003
WASHINGTON - Ed Gillespie, Senior Advisor to the Republican National Committee (RNC), today issued the following statement:
“Democrats are tripping over themselves to get to the left of Howard Dean when it comes to Iraq in order to appeal to the anti-war activists in their party, but nothing changes the fact that the international community was in universal agreement that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction and he was willing to use them before. What is their policy when it comes to handling evidence that a dictator with a history of using weapons of mass destruction against his own people is developing more? Their politics may appeal to their anti-war base, but their lack of policy won't make our country more secure.”
President Bush Concludes Week Long Trip to Africa
Congress Hall
Abuja, Nigeria
1:35 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Thank you very much. Thanks a lot. Please be seated. Please. J.C., thank you for that warm introduction. I thought you might have lost your touch -- (laughter) -- as a retired member of Congress, but you didn't. I'm proud to be introduced by my friend. And I want to thank you all very much for such a warm welcome.
This the last day of our journey through Africa. And each of us is drawn to this summit by the vision of the late Leon Sullivan. And I'm so honored to be in the presence of Mrs. Grace Sullivan. It's great to see you again, Mrs. Sullivan. (Applause.)
We believe that the relationship between America and Africa will benefit both our people. Work of the summit to promote commerce and understanding across the Atlantic is important work. And I'm determined that the American government will do its part. We will help nations on this continent to achieve greater health and education and trade with the world. Working together, we can help make this a decade of rising prosperity and expanding peace across Africa. (Applause.)
We've had a great visit here, thanks to the hospitality of the President, my friend. Mr. President, thank you for your friendship, thank you for your leadership. (Applause.)
I appreciate the President's leadership on crucial issues. I particularly appreciate the fact that he's willing to confront the HIV/AIDS epidemic head on, with an honest approach. (Applause.)
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Public wants patriotic but unbiased reporters
By Jennifer Harper
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Americans want their journalists to show some patriotism, respect the public, increase accuracy and lessen bias, according to a poll from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press released yesterday. Seventy percent of the respondents said news organizations should embrace "a decidedly 'pro-American' viewpoint," the poll stated; among conservative Republicans, that figure stood at 85 percent. In comparison, 51 percent said the organizations "stand up for America."
Forty-six percent feel the press have become too critical of the United States — and the public.
In the survey, 56 percent said "journalists do not care about the people they report on" and 58 percent said that news organizations "do not pay attention" when the public complains about their inaccuracies.
And a majority believe bias still plagues the press.
"Most Americans (53 percent) believe that news organizations are politically biased, while just 29 percent say they are careful to remove bias from their reports," the poll said.
More than half — 51 percent — say that the bias is "liberal," while 26 percent discerned a "conservative" leaning. Fourteen percent felt neither phrase applied. Two-thirds of Republicans thought the bias is liberal, with 41 percent of Democrats agreeing. A third of Democrats said there was a conservative slant in the news media, the poll found.
The respondents had definite opinions on specific topics: Two-thirds felt that "war coverage" should be neutral, though 47 percent said having TV "hosts with strong opinions about politics" was desirable.
Two-thirds of the respondents also felt the press was preoccupied with bad news, and 70 percent said the press was "influenced by powerful people and organizations," up from 53 percent in a poll taken in 1985.
Thirty-six percent said the press "usually gets facts straight," and 62 percent said it tried to "cover up mistakes." Fifty-eight percent said reporters either "frequently" or "occasionally" make up their stories.
While the public is mostly satisfied with the amount of news coverage of Iraq and the Middle East, Hillary fatigue has set in. Fifty-five percent said there was too much coverage of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's new memoirs. Sixty-eight percent of Republicans felt the New York Democrat had gotten too much attention; 40 percent of Democrats agreed.
One in five Americans turns to Fox News Channel for their news, the poll found, with 41 percent calling themselves Republicans and 47 percent seeing themselves as conservatives. Two-thirds of Fox viewers consider the press liberal, 65 percent said it was too critical of America, 74 percent approve of President Bush's job performance and 40 percent think the press has been too critical of Mr. Bush. Sixty percent say that press criticism of the military weakens the nation's defenses.
In comparison, 40 percent of CNN viewers felt the criticism weakened the nation, 48 percent said the press was overly critical of America, 47 percent felt it was liberal and 21 percent felt the press was too critical of Mr. Bush. Twenty-four percent felt it was not critical enough of the president. Among CNN viewers, 29 percent said they were Republicans and 36 percent called themselves conservatives.
The poll of 1,201 adults was conducted June 19-July 2.
Note: My bold in the article
Thanks,
PKM
Over 20,000 showed up.
Ballot initiative targets undocumented migrants
A Phoenix businessman and a local activist will pursue a 2004 ballot measure aimed at banning Arizona from spending state or local tax money on undocumented immigrants.
The main architects, Rusty Childress, owner of Childress Automall in Phoenix, and West Valley activist Kathy McKee, filed the ballot initiative application Monday with the secretary of state.
The proposed initiative, Protect Arizona Now, calls for state and local governments to verify the legal status of anyone seeking public services and to turn over undocumented immigrants to immigration officials. Federally mandated services, such as kindergarten through 12th-grade public education, would be exempted.
The measure also seeks stricter voter registration guidelines by requiring proof of U.S. citizenship.
Childress and McKee declined to discuss their ballot proposal Monday, but today will outline their plans to collect the 122,612 signatures required to place the issue on the 2004 ballot.
They are also behind a recall targeting Phoenix Councilwoman Peggy Neely for her support for a day labor center.
Democratic state lawmakers and other leaders criticized the proposal as anti-immigrant, saying there is no evidence that undocumented immigrants are voting and getting social services they are not entitled to receive.
"It's a scare tactic," said Sen. Linda Aguirre, a Phoenix Democrat. She and others said proponents want to move their anti-immigration agenda forward by playing on people's fears.
The proposed initiative comes two weeks after Gov. Janet Napolitano vetoed a bill that would have required residents to show identification to vote cast a ballot.
The governor's refusal to sign the voter ID bill left McKee and Childress with no other alternative but to take the matters directly to residents, they said in a prepared statement.
Under the initiative, government-issued identifications like driver's licenses would not be enough to get public services unless it could be verified the applicant is living in the country legally.
To register to vote, a person would need to show a copy of a birth certificate, U.S. passport or other documents proving citizenship.
Sen. Pete Rios, D-Hayden, and Rep. Steve Gallardo, D-Phoenix, who fought the voter ID legislation, are leading the effort against the ballot proposal.
Gallardo said he is still analyzing the possible statewide repercussions of the initiative.
McKee and Childress said undocumented immigrants are draining state and local governments, and officials turn a blind eye to the problem of illegal immigration.
"These traitorous bureaucrats thumb their noses at their legal constituents and blatantly violate laws," Childress said in the statement.
Arizona Republic
Elvia Diaz- July 8th, 2003
If this gets on the ballot, there's gonna be a political war in Arizona with national ramifications. Don't you love that "undocumented migrants/immigrants" flim-flam?
This is a . . .
NO DISRUPTOR ZONE !!
I believe we should consider saying a resounding "no!" What America doesn't need is more leftist liberal anti-US hatred.
Prairie
Picture the American political spectrum as a horizontal line drawn from left to right. It has a scale of 0 to 100 with 50 being the center line.
The left most quarter is from 0 to 25 and the right most quarter is 75 to 100. What this is saying is the group of people that fall in the range of 49 to 100 think the media is biased for the left. The group that is in the 0 to 26 range think it is biased to the right. That means the media must fall between 27 and 48. If that is the case then the people from 0 to 26 will see the media as being to the right of them. The people in the 49 to 100 group will see the media as being to the left of them.
Those between 27 and 48 will see the media as neutral or just a little bit to the right or left of them.
According to this analysis the media center point is 12 points to the left of center. On a scale where the left is 0 to 50 then the media scores a 38. Remember we are going from far left to far right. 38 is a mainstream leftist position. For example a the group from 1 to 43 voted for Dukakis in 88 and 1 to 42 voted for Mondale in 84. A 38 is a reliable mainstream Democrat.
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