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What They Thought July 11, 2004 R.A.
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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 be able to share’ pretty much sums up the left these days though. Seldom is any thought given as to how something might be received by others until it’s damage control time. I’m sure there will be some type of comment made about the Republicans not having a sense of humor and it will be offered with a mumbled apology. These people don’t know how to simply say, “Hey, I blew it. I’m sorry.” The best they can do is to blame you or anyone else, preferably someone who isn’t there to defend himself. But the whole gala affair was for honoring and garnering more cash for the new leftwing Clown Prince of Hubris. Since that is what the gasbag was celebrating I thought this would be a good time to take a look at the (man?) she loves so dearly. Recently Drudge had a nice little set of pictures of Kerry with a guitar at a rock concert done to gather more money for Kerry. It brought back memories of Clinton with his Sexophone. There was another parallel I noticed immediately. Kerry doesn’t seem to have time for intelligence briefings on terrorism. He says he is too busy campaigning to do that right now. Clinton didn’t seem to have time for such things either. Those that still love him are as woefully ignorant of geopolitics as he is. I have a feeling that Kerry will make Clinton look like saint if he manages to get into office, even though he appears to be emulating the Clinton image in many ways. One thing he seems to have learned from watching Bill Clinton is that you don’t dip your pen in company ink. (i.e. don’t do anything with the interns that will get you in trouble.) He appears to have learned that lesson quite well. Maybe that is why he can’t keep his hands off of that kid he has chosen as his running mate. On Tuesday when I saw the Drudge article “Kerry chooses a mate” with a picture of Edwards and Kerry gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes, one of my co-workers saw it and exclaimed.“Only in Massachusetts.” The really amusing part is that there seem to be so many pictures of them ogling each other and touching each other. Ahh, the joys of focus groups. I have to wonder if the focus group that came up with this idea wasn’t based in San Francisco. Clinton said he didn’t inhale…I wonder what Kerry’s going to say he didn’t do? Both Kerry and Edwards are as lost as a goose in a hailstorm when it comes to geopolitics. I really think that’s why Kerry doesn’t want to go to any of those meetings. He is probably quite certain those people will leak how stupid he really is regarding the world situation. If he gets into office I suspect the first thing he will do is gut the intelligence community, State Department and a bunch of other departments. He, like Clinton, will undoubtedly view all of them as enemies. Speaking of which, isn’t it interesting that it turns out Tenet’s CIA might have been the problem regarding intel on Iraq? Hey! Didn’t Clinton put Tenet in there? Gosh! I think he did. How come nobody is pointing at Clinton anymore? The media must be smoking dope or something because this is actually short-term memory stuff here, not that forgetting has anything to do with it. Oh, by the way folks, Clinton helped to push Kerry and Edwards together. Could it be that Edwards is an easy target for political flak and only the Clintons know it? I really think I should cut Whoopi some slack. After all she’s just one of many decadent gasbags defending and supporting a bunch of other decadent gasbags. She is probably clueless that it was a Clinton appointee that was running the CIA and not somebody Bush put in there. I can’t help but wonder if she finished up her little show by floating something in the punch bowl after the party. If she did, it would have matched her performance, which was the same thing as floating something in the punch bowl. Kerry and Edwards will have to drink that punch now. This may be the first time that Edwards opts out for the milk and cookies everyone keeps offering him. R.A. Hawkins Web Site Contact Back to Top |
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The mainstream news media has finally figured out the reason Democrat nominee for President, John Kerry, picked Sen. Edwards to be his Vice Presidential running mate. It was so clever of the mainstream, too; I don’t know why the rest of us couldn’t see it. According to the New York Times writer, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, it must be Edwards' wife, Elizabeth. Stolberg gave away Kerry's secret weapon to win back the White House for the Democrats when she revealed that Elizabeth Edwards made her debut on television wearing a "solid taupe pantsuit and sensible heels." What in the world does a "solid taupe pantsuit and sensible heels" have to do with anything? Unbelievable that now in the world of politics we have political journalist becoming fashion gurus. Sensible heels aside, Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards is the answer to helping Kerry's flailing attempts to take over our government. Think back to the election year when Sen. Bob Dole and then Gov. Bill Clinton were in the race for the White House. Here was Bob Dole and his supportive wife, Elizabeth, who appeared to be the picture perfect family. Sen. Dole had been involved in politics for years as a conservative voice and his wife Elizabeth had been involved in the political arena, too. She served on various boards under Presidents Reagan and Bush, and was the President for the Red Cross. "Liddy" Dole has many diverse accomplishments. Mrs. Dole, like most Republican wives, came across as a supportive spouse who had cared and placed her family's needs above her own. Mrs. Dole would eventually leave her station as President of the Red Cross and work alongside her husband to help his campaign and try to get him elected to office. Mrs. Dole never spoke of being a "co-president." Contrast the Republican side to the Democrat side. In order to win the hearts of Middle America, Bill Clinton had to counterbalance his image. His wife Hillary was an outspoken talented lawyer who made no bones about the fact she desired a co-presidency. Mrs. Clinton was not seen as a nurturing wife and mother by moderates and conservatives; she was viewed as a power driven woman who was anti-tea and cookies. So who did Clinton pick as his running mate? Al Gore and his wife Tipper. Tipper was the opposite of Hillary. You couldn’t get more black and white if you tried. Tipper would be their secret weapon to help garner votes from Middle America. Mrs. Gore was petite, bubbly, cute and had fought for the protective rights of children against abusive language on music CDs. Surprise! All along
you thought the President's and Vice President's wives didn’t
matter. But they do matter, and America still isn't completely comfortable
with domineering women. This is why Kerry had to pick someone like the
Edwards. Elizabeth Edwards didn’t feel Axelrod was living up to the expectations she had for her husband's bid for the Presidential Democrat nomination. Mrs. Edwards understood, and was politically savvy enough to know, that projecting Sen. Edwards' sunny disposition of optimism was just what needed to be done. Evidently, someone put the buzz in Kerry's ear as well; that is what his campaign needs more than anything else, an optimistic Broadway production of "Annie." Kerry's negativism and Mrs. Heinz Kerry's disdain for America needed a good shot of optimism. For John Kerry, Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards are just what might make "the sun come out tomorrow" for the Democrats and their political chances of taking the White House back. The counter balance of husband and family first personified worked in the case of the Clinton/Gore ticket; why wouldn’t it work again? Politician's wives play a bigger role than most will give credit. It isn't what the politicians' wives wear; it isn't if they are fashionable; it isn't if they are chubby or svelte; it isn't even how many committees they have served on. It's all based upon how the general public views them. Let's face it: in America today, tea and cookies - along with nurturing and caring for our own families - still beats a sour, staunch fisted, self-seeking portrayal of womanhood for most voters. The Republican Party for the most part always has had women in supportive roles, and it is something I think the Democrats are quickly catching on to. Remember First Ladies: wear your sensible heels so you can help your mate run the best campaign possible. America isn't ready yet for a woman President or Vice President, but that in itself is a whole other topic. Kerry L. Marsala Contact Back to Top |
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To the untrained eye, it would appear Michael Moore's latest documentary, "Fahrenheit 9/11," is the cinematic equivalent of an ad for John Kerry. Indeed, as the film unfolds, Moore makes connections between the Bush and Bin Laden families, Big Oil, the Saudis, etc., explaining who stood to profit from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, while stopping just short of calling it a conspiracy. And it would seem, then, that the only thing missing here is a shot of the Massachusetts senator saying, "I'm John Kerry, and I approved this message," as the credits roll. But that's to the untrained eye. And the truth is that Moore - knowingly, or not - has put together an ad for Michael Badnarik. "Michael Badwhatnow?" you say. Michael Badnarik - the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate. Hold that thought, though. I'll get to him in a moment. Now, let's get back to Moore. First and foremost, let me just say that, yes, "Fahrenheit 9/11" hardly resembles a documentary in the traditional sense. Documentaries document, after all, but this one infuses opinion. If anything, it's sort of like reality TV. Moore uses incredible footage, though. That's the movie's best feature. When you see "Fahrenheit 9/11," you see people crying on the streets of Manhattan as World Trade Center workers jump to their deaths. You see soldiers without arms and legs bitching about medical benefits. You see dead Iraqi children tossed atop corpses in the back of a truck. And you see the charred bodies of American contractors hanging in the street while people beat them with sticks like piñatas - as if it's a game, a celebration, in good fun 'til someone loses an eye. Some people are willing to dismiss this on the grounds that Moore is a partisan hack. These people are called Republicans. Other people acknowledge Moore's liberal bias, but they applaud it, and they applaud him for showing this footage in his film. These people are called Democrats. There's little doubt Moore's on the Democrats' side. The honest truth, though? It's hard to take that stuff seriously when you're watching real scenes from real wars. These scenes would be awful even if Moore had never been born. His political leanings don't affect their impact in the least. And that's just the thing: If he makes a mistake in this movie, it's not that he's careless with the facts, as some allege. It's that he suggests Bush is the cause of our problems, when, in fact, Bush is just the result. Let me put it to you this way, since we're on the topic of movies: Ever notice how movie commercials nowadays always use the phrase, "Now, one man...," followed by an explanation of what one man "must" do in order to save the day, win the girl, and have a happy ending? Well, in much the same way, we like believing our president's the "one man" who can beat up the bad guys and/or beat back the tides of Mad Cow. We like believing he's a step down from God -- something no president is, was, or ever will be. If Moore knows this, it doesn't come off that way in the film. For example, in light of pre-9/11 intelligence, he takes a "Bush should've done more" attitude, bashing the president for vacationing in the weeks before the attacks. But as J.H. Huebert puts it, "How can that be a bad thing? Time spent on vacation is time not spent bombing the rest of the world." Indeed, and while it may be, in this instance, that the government could've "done more," let's remember one thing: The terrorists didn't go to war with a government that did too little; they went to war with a government that did too much. We're stationed in 130 countries now. Our enemies in the Middle East insist they hate us just for being there. We believe they want to kill us, but we stick our fingers in our ears whenever they tell us why. We'd rather "stay the course," or "finish the job," or whatever the latest feel-good catchphrase. If Moore thinks this'll change under Kerry, he's out of his documentary-making mind. As Mark Hand points out: "Kerry and his comrades in the progressive internationalist movement are as gung-ho about U.S. military action as their counterparts in the White House. The only noteworthy difference… [is] the progressive internationalists prefer to keep their imperial agenda hidden behind the cloak of multilateralism." And at home, it's more of the same. For instance, Moore makes a big fuss about the Patriot Act. The criticism is well deserved. Yet Kerry thinks the only problem with the Patriot Act is John Ashcroft. How is this an improvement? Moore fails to say. I, for one, don't believe the Patriot Act protects Americans at all. If you ask me, the best way to protect Americans is to keep America out of wars. That means keeping America out of other countries. Bush won't change that. Kerry won't change that. Either way, we're stuck with the status quo. Which brings us back to libertarianism. Now, I don't want to turn this into an endorsement for the Libertarian Party proper, or even the aforementioned Michael Badnarik, but it's hard to imagine our having the problems we have if libertarians were in charge. Why? Because, by definition, libertarians don't believe in taking charge to begin with. They believe in letting people take charge of themselves, and that's both at home and abroad. Someone once said, "That government is best which governs least." From prohibition to the war on drugs, to the war in Iraq and beyond, meddling politicians make matters worse -- as a rule. No "one man" will ever be able solve the world's problems. As we stumble into another World War, we should let the world know that we know this. Rest assured, though, that the current establishment will do no such thing. So here's the bottom line: With its focus on Bush, and its implied endorsement of Kerry, "Fahrenheit 9/11" misses its chance to pinpoint political power as the root cause for war. To its credit, however, it gives us an example. And so it ought to be seen. Jonathan David Morris Web Site Contact Back to Top |
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"What
we need now is not just a regime change in Saddam Hussein The Long Yawn The majority has succumbed to the "Big Sleep", now the rest of the public is delivered into the ‘long yawn’. If you were thrilled by the Iowa caucus, you are deprived of needed rest. The victory performance by Howard Dean for coming in a show position is a script worthy of Saturday Night Live. Whatever drugs he is on, Judy Steinberg Dean should prescribe a lower dose. Such a power couple is what nightmares are made of. Dick ‘Howdy Doody’ Gephardt showed he was a Clarabell and John Edwards demonstrated he would be a fine snake oil salesman. Soon New Hampshire will trash Wes Clark and send Joe Lieberman packing for home. Now the focus can spotlight the real player - John Kerry. The fortunate husband of Mrs Heinz lived up to his middle name - Forbes. Teresa Heinz Kerry proves that love can be shared between both parties, especially if it is with U.S. Senators and Yale bulldogs. Keeping "Bonesmen" in the family must have an appeal for true love, even if other one was a father-in-law . . . Now Terry is just the kind of first lady the country needs. She could balance the budget out of petty cash. No one can say she is shy, and compared to the last witch who couldn’t control her man, this woman knows first hand what relish is best to keep a president happy. No need to fear that this wife will lose to an intern. If for no other reason, this condiment you serve up, just might send that carpetbagger back to the wilderness. Another election decided by the favorite flavors, no matter who you vote for! That’s the best that can be said for the Kerry team. So the moment yearns for some other attractive hero, but yawns for the lack of finding one. If the Southern States could come into play, Edwards is your man. However, the prime rule for disqualification from the presidency is that no lawyers need apply. John Boy is even married to a barrister. Gee, remember what happened with the last couple who were both members of the bar. At least with Teresa we would get a dame that knows better then to trust her husband with her money. No need to worry about lost billing records, the cash is already in the bank. Are you getting excited yet? A Bush-Kerry race is like rooting for an NCAA championship for a Connecticut Yankee when the favorite son, Lieberman, is calling the game for a foreign press. The draw of Dubyea conceals the roots of Prescott working for the interests of Brown Brothers, Harriman. Blue blood runs in the veins of this contest. Or is this a race worth watching? You already know who will win! Lest you forget Kerry was a prosecuting attorney, so don’t be too surprised when another partnership is formed - Kerry, Edwards PLC. Pro bono service to the nation is just what we need. The handy union of a Boston Brahmin and a "Small Town" Piedmont Walter Mitty singing a Horatio Alger tune, while acting like the millionaire banker, Wellington McMillan. Let’s just be thankful we won’t need to hear about the hoeing and sowing of all that tobacco. Gore sucked up to the wrong horse, and has been put down for good. God save the nation from a second Bush term! Are you ecstatic yet? Gape and stare into the mirror. What a formula to correct the ills of society - more government . . . but this time just make it fairer and extend it to include more people. As the GOP rushes to spend the budget for the next century in the next four years, the Kerry/Edwards team will route the checks to different addresses. Or will they, just add to the existing list and send them by special delivery? One more win win situation. They prevail, you loose. Nothing new, just another chapter in the same fictional tale of an old story. John Kerry resurrected Bob Shrum from disgrace. "The Boston Globe reports that Jason Kinney, a former speechwriter for ousted Democratic governor Gray Davis, sent a letter to Kerry urging him to fire Shrum for his "betrayal" of the Democratic Party. A political opponent of Kerry's provided the letter to the Globe. Kerry, asked two weeks ago about Shrum's California role, said Shrum was not expected to clear his clients by the Kerry campaign and declined further comment. Yesterday, Kerry spokesman Michael Meehan said he had nothing to add to Kerry's earlier remarks. Shrum, an ally of the Kennedy family, of which Schwarzenegger is a member by marriage, could not be reached for comment." The Kerry message will finally be heard as the media recasts their itinerary. Their coverage will jump to the Shrum spin. No hard feelings when, "Mr Kerry won a significant battle before the primary race even began by luring the Democrats' most celebrated speechwriter and political manager, Robert Shrum, from the Edwards camp. The contest for Mr Shrum's services was seen as so vital among Democrats it became known as the "Shrum primary." Who else would be better suited to merge the Edwards down home factor with the pretend successor to the Camelot myth? Watch Shrum for clues during this silly season. During his opprobrious celebration, Howard Dean’s face turned red, even more so than normal for Gephardt. However, this time that red was really Heinz ketchup. The party is over for the crazies, the establishment is back in full control. Never bet against the casino, when the odds are set by the house. The Bush/Kerry ticket wins no matter how you vote. Who knows better than Teresa Heinz? She’ll keep the "John Boys" in line and focus on the program and off the wrong planes . . . Their role is to stay awake, yours is to doze off, it’s another presidential campaign cycle. SARTRE Web Site Contact Back to Top |
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