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Subject: Chuck Muth's News & Views - July 20, 2004
“YOU’RE NO GOOD” SINGER GETS THE BOOT
As you’ve probably read by now, Aladdin Hotel & Casino President Bill Timmins
kicked singer Linda Ronstadt’s sorry butt to the curb Saturday night after she
infuriated a concert audience by calling Bush-whacking crock-umentary filmmaker
Michael Moore a “great American patriot” and urged them to go see his Fahrenheit
9/11 movie. According to the Associated Press, “Timmins said he didn't allow
Rondstadt back in her luxury suite and she was escorted off the property.”
Timmins also said Ronstadt was being 86’ed permanently. “As long as I'm here,
she's not going to play," he told AP.
In our book, it’s Timmins who’s the great American patriot!
BRUSHFIRE ALERT: Now...you just KNOW the “beautiful” people of Hollywood and
their liberal cohorts in Washington are going to come after Timmins with
everything they’ve got. They’ll demand an apology, sensitivity training,
boycotts and Lord knows what else. He’s going to come under ENORMOUS pressure
and criticism from the left...so he could probably use some words of
encouragement and support.
I called the hotel this morning and they advised that any comments you may have
regarding the decision to toss Ronstadt out on her ear should be directed to:
reservations@aladdincasino.com
BTW: The Aladdin was completely rebuilt a couple years ago and is one of the
newest hotel/casinos on the Strip. It’s also, to the best of my knowledge, one
of only two major resorts on the Strip which is NON-UNION. So if you were
thinking of making a trip out to Vegas in the near future, you just might want
to check ‘em out. Their website can be found at: http://www.aladdincasino.com/
THE GIRLIE MEN OF CALIFORNIA
“This is one for the ages. California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, delivering
a speech at a shopping mall in Ontario, California on Saturday, lashed out at
the Democrats who are delaying the state budget by catering to special
interests. Here's what he said: ‘If they don't have the guts to come up in front
of you and say 'I don't want to represent you, I want to represent those special
interests , the unions, the trial lawyers...if they don't have the guts, I call
them girlie men.’
“Girlie men! Can there be anything worse?
“Immediately, liberals in California were up in arms, accusing the Governator of
being blatantly homophobic, and insulting to women and gays. Poor
babies...they're offended. Too bad. Schwarzenegger's spokesman said that if
people are complaining about this, they're making his point. Somehow I don't
think Arnold gives a rip. Come to think abut it...neither do I.”
- Talk show host Neal Boortz
ARNOLD AIN’T BACKING DOWN
“California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking some heat this week for
mockingly calling Democratic lawmakers ‘girlie men’ in a speech, but a
spokeswoman for the governor said he wouldn't apologize. The zinger was tossed
out at a rally on Saturday, where the Republican governor blamed state Democrats
for delaying the state budget by catering to special interests. . . . ‘The
governor used it as an effective way to convey wimpiness,’ said spokeswoman
Margita Thompson. ‘Politicians are wimps because they are letting the special
interests push them around.’ When asked whether he would apologize, Ms. Thompson
said, ‘It was meant to convey a point. He conveyed it, and it's over.’"
- Washington Times, 7/20/04
BRUSHFIRE ALERT: Alright, you know the drill. Here’s Gov. Schwarzenegger’s
website address where you can go to send him an email message: http://www.govmail.ca.gov
HIGH COST OF LIBERALISM & COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATISM
“Everybody complains about pork, but members of Congress keep spending because
voters do not throw them out of office for doing so. The rotten system in
Congress will change only when the American people change their beliefs about
the proper role of government in our society. Too many members of Congress
believe they can solve all economic problems, cure all social ills, and bring
about worldwide peace and prosperity simply by creating new federal programs. We
must reject unlimited government and reassert the constitutional rule of law if
we hope to halt the spending orgy.”
- Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas)
VALUING VALUES
“I know John Kerry shares my values. I know that John Kerry shares your values.
I know that John Kerry shares John Edwards' values, who also, by the way, shares
my values. I know they both share your accountant's values, your butcher's
values, your mechanic's values. If a Martian showed up from outer space, they'd
share its values, too. They're just really into value sharing.
"I know that because they say so. In speeches, in rapid responses, in
interviews. Kerry and Edwards remind us these days how darn tootin' chock full
of values they really are. They've got heartland values, middle-class values and
even conservative values, according to themselves. They are to values what
Donald Trump is to gilt: they've got it; you're gonna see it.
"Of course, if Kerry really shared our values, he probably wouldn't have to tell
us so every minute, and once, just once, he might actually say what the values
we share actually are.”
- New York Times columnist David Brooks
GEE, YA THINK THIS MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH GLOBAL WARMING?
“The sun is burning hotter than usual, offering a possible explanation for
global warming that needs to be weighed when proceeding with expensive efforts
to cut emissions of greenhouse gases, Swiss and German scientists say. ‘The sun
has been at its strongest over the past 60 years and may now be affecting global
temperatures,’ said Sami Solanki, the director of the renowned Max Planck
Institute for Solar System Research in Gottingen, Germany, who led the
research.”
- Washington Times, 7/19/04
HOW TO FIND A SENATORIAL CANDIDATE IN ILLINOIS
“Our proposed solution of the Illinois GOP. Draft Ted Nugent? Pick primary loser
Jim Oberweis? Go with kaleidoscope fondler Andrea Grubb Barthwell? Run Coach
Ditka's pet dog? No! We've got a much better idea for the Illinois Republican
Party leaders in their ongoing -- and embarrassing -- effort to find a
replacement nominee for US Senate.
“Hey, when life gives us lemons ... sell 'em on eBay! They should simply auction
off the (U.S. senatorial nomination) on eBay to the highest bidder. At least,
that way, the state party's coffer would be full and they could spend the money
on other races that actually mattered. There is some precedent for this, as
billionaire oil heir David Koch gave over $1 million to the Libertarian Party in
1980 in a deal that made him their VP nominee.”
- Ron Gunzburger, Politics1, 7/19/04
KIDS & THE SANCTITY OF HETEROSEXUAL MARRIAGE
“Veteran rocker Phil Collins will become a dad for the fifth time. His wife is
expecting their second child together next spring. The Grammy and Oscar winner,
53, has a 3-year-old son Nicholas with his current spouse, Orianne Cevey, 30,
and is the father of three other children from two previous marriages.”
- San Francisco Chronicle
THE AMERICAN WAY
“Driving out west these past two weeks I noticed literally thousands of
motorcycles. The only time people would put on their helmets was during
rainstorms. Hey .. I'm with them. They shouldn't have to wear helmets if they
don't want to. By the same token ... if they suffer serious injuries because of
their not wearing helmets then the taxpayers shouldn't have to shoulder the
responsibility for their medical care. Treat them, heal them, and then hold them
responsible for the cost ... even if it means getting a judgment against them
and seizing every asset they have to reimburse the taxpayers. They made the
decision not to wear a helmet ... they suffer the consequences.”
- Talk show host Neal Boortz
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
A monthlong investigation by The Washington Times, which included interviews
with immigration-enforcement officers from Washington state, California,
Arizona, Texas and Florida, found that the vast majority of illegal aliens
flooding into America — an estimated 1 million a year — draw little attention
once they pass through the "border region," which extends about 60 miles into
the United States.
“A total of 2,300 federal agents are assigned the task of detecting, detaining
and deporting the millions of foreign nationals illegally in this country, who —
besides draining billions of taxpayer dollars a year — pose a potential
terrorist risk in the post-September 11 world.
“Nearly half of the 48 al Qaeda terrorists tied to violent acts in the United
States between 1993 and 2001 committed significant immigration-law violations
prior to those events but were never detained or deported, federal records show.
“...Taxpayers each year spend more than $7 billion to educate the children of
illegal aliens, $1 billion for health care and emergency treatment, and nearly
$3 billion to detain illegal aliens in state and local jails, according to
congressional reports and studies by immigration groups and several
universities. . . . But thousands of illegals enter the country every day, aided
by a growing political movement that has guaranteed them not only a
deportation-free environment but voting rights, driver's licenses, social
services, housing assistance and in-state college-tuition breaks.”
- Washington Times, 7/19/04 (NOTE: You can read the full Part One of this three
part series at: http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040719-124724-2248r.htm)
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