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20 September 2004
Federalist Patriot No. 04-38
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CONTENTS:
THE FOUNDATION
INSIGHT
IChThUS IMPRIMIS
FAMILY
CULTURE
LIBERTY
THE GIPPER
OPINION IN BRIEF
GOVERNMENT
BUSH CAMPAIGN JOURNAL
JFK DEMO-LITION DERBY
RE: THE LEFT
POLITICAL FUTURES
FOR THE RECORD
SELECT READER COMMENTS
THE LAST WORD
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THE FOUNDATION
"Newspapers...serve as chimnies to carry off noxious vapors and smoke." =
--Thomas Jefferson=20
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INSIGHT
"The hero is the one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up =
blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint =
is the man who walks through the dark paths of the world, himself a =
light." --Felix Adler=20
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IChThUS IMPRIMIS
"We confront a dangerous enemy and it is one which would count the loss =
of our own freedom as one of its most prized victims. Once more we as a =
country are called to rise to the challenge in the same way our =
forefathers were at Lexington, Gettysburg and Normandy Beach, fighting =
for freedom and liberty -- no doubt most were fortified by a belief in a =
God who is demanding yet just and merciful. Only time will tell if we =
are truly prepared to grapple with an enemy driven by the fervently held =
view of a vengeful, unmerciful Allah, who demands total submission of =
'unbelievers,' particularly Christians and Jews." --Paul Weyrich=20
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FAMILY
"[T]he radical 'pro-choice' crowd is always in attendance at such events =
[the RNC]. One afternoon, my 12-year-old daughter, Kristin, and I passed =
a group of protestors that included a boy of about 5-years-old and his =
mother, both of whom were wearing T-shirts emblazoned with pro-choice =
messages. Kristin looked up at me in horror and said, 'Gosh, I can't =
believe that boy's mother is making him wear a shirt that says it would =
have been OK for her to kill him if she wanted to.' At unexpected =
moments over the next several days Kristin would bring up the subject =
again: 'How can we allow such evil, in the United States? How can =
mothers want to have the right to kill their own children?' These are =
questions I cannot answer, because I do not understand myself. ... Yet, =
during the week of the RNC -- with all the forces on both sides of the =
ideological aisle armed with their most powerful messages and with their =
most important values on display, my little girl clearly saw the =
differences between conservative and liberal ideals, and saw her own way =
through to what is right and just. Would be that others could see it so =
clearly, too." --Rebecca Hagelin=20
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CULTURE
"[T]he blogosphere isn't just a challenge to journalism in its currently =
stagnant state, but a potential boon to problem-solving of a higher =
order. The beauty of the blogosphere is that it is self-igniting, =
self-propelling and self-selecting, a sort of intellectual ecosystem =
wherein the best specimens from various disciplines descend from the =
ethers, converge on an issue and apply their unique talents. Though =
virtually newborn, the blogosphere has blossomed exponentially in a =
matter of Earth-time seconds, from a few random voices to a mighty and =
diverse chorus of sometimes spectacular talent. Bloggers are the Big =
Bang of the Information Age." --Kathleen Parker=20
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LIBERTY
"As I have said time and again, 9/11 changed everything. Everything, =
that is, except the national Democrats' shameful, manic obsession with =
bringing down a commander-in-chief. John Kerry has been wrong many =
times, but he's never been more wrong than in his failure to support our =
troops and our commander in chief in this war on terror. So, my critics =
can call me a psychopath and fire spitballs at me and froth at the mouth =
when an ex-president sends me a nasty letter. That's the freedom of =
speech they all enjoy, courtesy of the American soldier." --Zell Miller=20
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THE GIPPER
"This great turn from left to right was not just a case of the pendulum =
swinging -- first, the left holds sway and then the right, and here =
comes the left again. The truth is, Conservative thought is no longer =
over here on the right; it's the mainstream now. And the tide of history =
is moving irresistibly in our direction." --Ronald Reagan=20
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OPINION IN BRIEF
"Like swallows heading for Capistrano, liberals are drawn toward those =
institutions where they have the power to impose their beliefs and =
ignore any knowledge that says otherwise. Such institutions are usually =
dominated by the Left. Only belatedly have people with other ideas begun =
to challenge the liberal dominance in these institutions. Among the =
fiercest battlegrounds are the courts. Here anyone who challenges the =
liberal dominance is certain to be not merely criticized but targeted =
for a whole campaign of smears, a process that put a new verb in our =
language, 'to Bork.' The Left understands that power trumps knowledge. =
The question is whether the rest of us will realize that too -- and try =
to keep such power from becoming or remaining a monopoly of the Left. We =
don't need limousine liberals telling farmers how to farm, builders how =
to build, and everybody else how to live their lives. That power is too =
dangerous to let it trump knowledge." --Thomas Sowell=20
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GOVERNMENT
"Do you know Congress reported that the deficit for this year is going =
to hit a record high $443 billion? Now, that pile of red ink is going to =
be dumped on top of a record $7.5 trillion national debt. And that is a =
debt that's built on backstabbing, political lies, and Enron-style =
accounting. You know, 10 years ago, my friends and I ran for Congress to =
change the way Washington worked. And for a few years, we were the =
barbarians at the gates of an imperial Congress and we threatened to =
change that culture forever. But you know what, friends? The sad truth =
is that Washington won. Washington always wins. And those same =
barbarians turned into the palace guards, drunk with power and =
indistinguishable from those people they hoped to replace. And you know =
what? In the process, the party of Reagan became the party of big =
government, as it became harder to tell any difference between Capitol =
Hill Republicans and Capitol Hill Democrats. Why? Because, in the end, =
most seem more interested in keeping power there than in saving =
America." --Joe Scarborough=20
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BUSH CAMPAIGN JOURNAL
"As George W. Bush mounts a strong comeback in the polls, stock market =
averages are mounting their own stealth recovery. There's a clear link =
here. Should the president be reelected, tax-rates on capital will stay =
low and may even drop some more. Wall Street likes this. Bush's concept =
of tax reform is focused on reducing the multiple taxation of saving and =
investment. Under current law the same dollar of income is taxed once as =
work effort, a second time as corporate earnings, a third time as =
dividends, a fourth time as capital gains, and a fifth time as =
inheritance. This is a capital killer. Without capital there is no =
investment funding for the very businesses -- large, small, old, or new =
-- that create jobs. Levying tax penalties on capital, as Sen. John =
Kerry would do if elected, would curtail the supply of the very seed =
corn necessary to grow the American economy. Capital is labor's best =
friend. JFK understood this, but his Democrat party has long since =
forgotten." --Larry Kudlow=20
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JFK DEMO-LITION DERBY
"Kerry also is a casualty of nuance-itis, which is a kind of house mold =
prevalent in the north wing of the Capitol. Senators -- unlike =
governors, who often sharpen issues -- are forever blurring things to =
manufacture legislative majorities. Partly for that reason, senators =
rarely become presidents. Regarding Kerry's reticence about his Senate =
years, Grover Norquist, head of Americans for Tax Reform and a colonel =
in conservatism's infantry, has a theory. It is that Kerry is crippled =
by having spent his Senate years as a moon orbiting Ted Kennedy's sun." =
--George Will=20
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RE: THE LEFT
"If the election were held today, John Kerry would lose by between 58 =
and 100 electoral votes. The reason is simple: the central vulnerability =
of this president -- the central issue of this campaign -- is the Iraq =
War. And Kerry has nothing left to say. Why? Because, until now, he has =
said everything conceivable regarding Iraq. Having taken every possible =
position on the war, there is nothing he can now say that is even =
remotely credible. If he had simply admitted that he had made a mistake =
in supporting the war, he might have become an antiwar candidate. But =
having taken a dozen positions, he has nowhere to go." --Charles =
Krauthammer=20
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POLITICAL FUTURES
"Ever since the first cries of 'quagmire' back in the early days of the =
2001 Afghan liberation, the left has been trying to Vietnamize the war =
on terror. They failed on terror, but they did Vietnamize the election =
campaign, and that's turned out just swell, hasn't it? Remember that =
formulation a lot of Democrats used last year? They oppose the war but =
'of course' they support our troops. John Kerry's campaign is a walking =
illustration of that straddle's deficiencies: When you divorce the =
heroism of soldiering from the justice of the cause, what's left but a =
hollow braggart?" --Mark Steyn=20
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FOR THE RECORD
"Terrorists don't care who you are, or where you come from, with whom =
you're aligned, or not aligned. Terrorists have killed rich and poor, =
those who represent countries fighting terrorists and many more who want =
nothing to do with terrorists. It doesn't matter. Neutrality doesn't =
protect them. Wealth doesn't save them. They are all targets. We are all =
targets. It's hard to think about making money when you're burying a son =
or a daughter, a mom or a dad. No, saying 'it's the economy, stupid' is =
like shouting to the world that you really are stupid. I'm happy more of =
the jobless are finding jobs. I'd just be a lot happier if more of the =
terrorists were losing theirs." --Neil Cavuto=20
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aegis of 'polls.' Thanks for reducing this type of bias to words which =
fully expose this insidious form of propaganda." --Dover, Delaware=20
"I just returned from Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Love =
the newsletter. I was able to read it when I had access to my e-mail =
account. Keep up the good work. Semper Fi!" --San Diego, California=20
"Come November 2, America will hear more and more moderate Democrats =
saying:'I actually did vote for John Kerry in the Primary Election =
before I votedagainst him in the General Election'." --Nashville, =
Tennessee=20
"I hear that Rather & Co. will soon report the discovery of new pages =
from the minutes of the Roman Senate, all double-spaced using Microsoft =
Word. These pages will prove that the Bush family conspired with Julius =
Caesar to ban embryonic stem cell research, thereby preventing the =
discovery of a cure for AIDS, Alzheimers, cancer, and hundreds of other =
diseases. The pages were faxed to Rather from the Kremlin in 1955, but =
he has been waiting for the right moment to release them." --Oklahoma =
City, Oklahoma=20
"What happens when a news producer spends five years on one story? What =
happens when there's no story? What does that say about that producer's =
incentives?" --Naples, Florida Editor's Reply: Stay tuned for the =
upcoming "victim" announcement from See-BS.=20
"Now that the sun has set on the so-called 'Assault Weapon' ban, it is =
time to reconsider how we look at 'Homeland Security'! If all =
law-abiding citizens were encouraged to train in the use of, and carry =
firearms, as guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment, we would experience a =
higher degree of security against foreign enemies, and as a bonus, have =
domestic criminals seriously considering another line of work!" --Black =
Hawk, South Dakota=20
"Nobody has yet commented on the consistency of John Kerry's life with =
his positions. He bicycles, he windsurfs, he snowboards -- everything he =
does consists of leaning this way, then leaning that way. And we are =
surprised that he does that politically?" --Portland, Oregon Editor's =
Reply: Nobody here was surprised!=20
"Your discussion of a 'forward-deployed presence in the Middle East' =
comes closest to saying what I have always thought is the most =
significant connection between the war in Iraq and the war on =
'terrorism.' That is, the U. S. Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines are =
now on the borders of Syria and Iran with established lines of supply =
(and with allies Israel and Turkey on other borders). That strategic =
position alone justifies the war in Iraq. No war on terrorism will ever =
be 'won' until the governments of Syria and Iran are crushed." --Signal =
Mountain, Tennessee=20
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THE LAST WORD
Some insight into the Rather scandalous documents on "60 Minutes": "In =
Dan Rather's defense, it must be confessed, he is simply a newsreader. =
Now that Walter Cronkite is retired, Rather is TV's real-life Ted Baxter =
without Baxter's quiet dignity. No one would ever suggest that he has =
any role in the content of his broadcast." --Ann Coulter ++ "CBS's Andy =
Rooney once called Dan Rather 'transparently liberal' and advised him to =
'be more careful.' It appears Rather should have listened." --Larry =
Elder ++ "The CBS story is a hoax and a fraud, and a cheap and sloppy =
one at that. It boggles the mind that Dan Rather and CBS continue to =
defend it. ... The ultimate excuse came from Rather himself, insisting =
his critics have to prove him wrong: 'Until someone shows me definitive =
proof that they are not, I don't see any reason to carry on a =
conversation with the professional rumor mill.' Mr. Rather, you have it =
completely backward. The responsibility is yours to get it right in the =
first place." --Brent Bozell ++ "End-of-life issues are always difficult =
for any family, and the once-great news division of a once-great network =
is critically ill and possibly beyond resuscitation." --Cal Thomas ++ =
"Dan Rather, Professional Journalist, and CBS News, Professional News =
Network, want us to keep believing that they are the ordained purveyors =
of truth. ... They are the information gatekeepers with unparalleled =
judgment, dedicated to the high principles of The Craft of Journalism, =
unwavering in their crusade for the public interest. As the saying goes =
in the blogosphere: Bwah-hah-hah." --Michelle Malkin ++ "How long before =
they start including a laugh track in the 'CBS Evening News'? Each night =
anchor Dan Rather appears to offer an increasingly hilarious defense of =
his reliance on fraudulent documents for last week's abortive hit piece =
against President Bush." --James Taranto ++ "A CBS spokeswoman told the =
[Washington] Post: 'In the end, the gist is that it's inconclusive. =
People are coming down on both sides, which is to be expected when =
you're dealing with copies of documents.' Translation: We can't prove =
the source is true, but you can't prove it's not. Well, since this is =
the new standard, I would like to announce my next column topic right =
now: Dan Rather has eaten fifteen German Shepherds in the last year =
alone and he considers himself the Warrior King of the planet Blarnack. =
I have just printed out documents that back up my story. It is for CBS =
to prove me wrong." --Jonah Goldberg=20
Lex et Libertas -- Semper Vigilo, Paratus, et Fidelis! Mark Alexander, =
Publisher, for the editors and staff. (Please pray on this day, and =
every day, for our Patriot Armed Forces standing in harm's way around =
the world in defense of our liberty, and for the families awaiting their =
safe return.)=20
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