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Josh Trevino (a la Tacitus) wrote this account of uber-celebrity Ashley Judd on a trip to Africa. Someone's lawyers didn't like it - so it was removed from its initial page. Luckily for the world at large - I saved a copy. Whom the Gods Would Destroy....They first make jaw-droppingly attractive and immensely famous. Exhibit A: Ashley Judd, world-renowned actress, would-be leftist political agitator, and self-regarded humanitarian. I see in the latest issue of Glamour -- because someone showed me -- that Ms Judd has had some troubles. Deeply personal troubles. Inner, psychological troubles, including Ò[c]odependence in my relationships; depression;...

Well, stay tuned today, folks. The Swifties will have another ad, probably tonight - and this one features POW wives talking about John Kerry's testimony and actions when he returned from Vietnam - while their husbands were being held and tortured in North Vietnamese prisons. (We wrote about these women before. Click here to see our first take on their potential impact) Not only will this surpass the last ad buy ($1.4 million), it will also include a "satellite tour" of these brave women. Radio, TV, press conferences - ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. A serious and well-funded grassroots effort. Frankly,...

This is outstanding news. Not a few miles from Rather's hometown, a radio affiliate has kicked him to the proverbial curb. Story here

Courtesy of RedState.org and Rathergate.com (where we'll send a fax for you if you like), here are contact points for major CBS/Viacom shareholders. In order of holdings" FMR Corp. 82 Devonshire St. Boston, MA 02109 (Map) Phone: 617-563-7000 Fax: 617-476-6150 http://www.fidelity.com Barclays Global Investors 45 Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 USA http://www.barclays.co.uk/ AXA Financial, Inc. 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 (Map) Phone: 212-554-1234 http://www.axa-financial.com State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) 225 Franklin St. Boston, MA 02110 (Map) Phone: 617-786-3000 Fax: 617-664-4299 http://www.statestreet.com The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) 85 Broad St. New York, NY 10004...

It's clear that the only way CBS will ever regain even a fraction of its credibility is for Dan Rather to resign, immediately. Since CBS executives have, to date, refused to even acknowledge the possibility that they've not been taken by a fraud, but then perpetuated this fraud on the American people - it's time to take action. So, welcome to RatherGate.com This site is about action. So many websites have done so much good work debunking the forgeries and compiling the evidence - we'll leave that in their capable hands. There are just a few of them listed there...

Another court in Washington struck down the state's marriage laws yesterday in a decision that called traditional marriage proponents' views "Lilliputian" while scoffing at the notion that marriage is designed as a union of man and woman for any non-arbitrary reason. The court ignored federal DOMA altogether, even though two of the plaintiffs in this case are gay individuals who received an Oregon marriage license and are demanding that Washington recognize that marriage. This is unsurprising: after all, nothing in federal DOMA prevents state courts such as this one from ignoring it and importing out-of-state same-sex marriages. The decision is...

A very simple petition that you can sign, asking Kerry to turn over those records and put this behind us. Click here to do so------- Dear Senator Kerry Please, for the sake of all Americans release all records relating to the allegations made by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SBV) so that this election - and our country - can focus on the other important national and international issues at this critical time. Only you can put an end to this distraction. It is apparent that this story won?t go away no matter how you choose to fight it...

WonderboyI spent considerable time documenting Senator John Kerry's multiple failings as a would-be representative of America abroad. I don't merely speak of his past freelance coddling of communist autocrats: there is, in more recent memory, his aversion to democratization as a major foreign policy goal; his failure to meaningfully support democracy's cause in its times of crisis; and his active denigration of heroic democratizers in foreign lands. Although that last bit, we're meant to believe, was something of a clever ruse to support Cuban freedom by kicking it in the shins. Or something like that. (The pro-Castro far left, it...

Republican Senators with "egg on their faces" March 2, 2004 In the middle of the contentious fight over judicial nominations, we accused Republicans of surrendering to Democrats over what has been termed "Memogate" by some journalists. We said it was wrong for GOP senators to fire and scapegoat one of their most effective staffers, Manuel Miranda. It appears we were right. New information has surfaced showing that not only did Republicans act hastily, but the real blame does lie with the Democrats. Click here for Manuel Miranda's full statement, only released a few hours ago.

There will be a protest at the French Embassy in Washington today (Wednesday, March 5th, 2003. In honor of that occasion, I put up a little webpage. There will be photo evidence from the protests as soon as it's over.

Gotta love it. Great political website. Very funny.Egray.org

Attention Freepers in the DC Area - You're invited to the 31st Annual National Conservative 4th of July Soiree. Free Food Patriotic Speech Free Beverages, courtesy of Coors Brewing Company July 4th 12-5 PM - Ft. Hunt Park in Alexandria (just north of Mt. Vernon) Joining us - DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson and U.S. Senator George Allen

someone should beat chuck schumer about the head and shouldersLast week, the Senate Judiciary Commmittee sunk the nomination of Charlies Pickering. We should all take a moment to reflect on the blatant dishonesty and unscrupulous conduct of the Democrats on that Committee. First, they employ a delightful tactic of attack politics whereby you repeat, over and over, that your opponent is not a racist. Every Democrat said it. Interesting effect that has: people who hear it enough begin to wonder what those guys in suits are talking about. Is he a racist? Sen. Dick Durbin said, "I agree completely with...