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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: gao seng who wrote (191348)	10/12/2001 9:52:52 AM
From: gao seng	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769669

Excerpts from boortz.com MORE FROM OUR WONDERFUL OMNIPOTENT, ALL-WISE COLLEGE STUDENTS And this time it’s from Brown University. This is a campus where the annual tuition is around $32,000. That’s right … Mommy and Daddy have to spend upwards of $125,000 to send their precious little babies to Brown for four years. Well, they had a little peace rally at Brown. At the end of this bit I’ve included a link to an article about the rally in the Brown Daily Herald --- I particularly want you to read some of the responses to the article. But first --- a few points of interest. The article says the students were chanting “1,2,3,4, we don’t want a racist war.” Racist? Where the hell does this “racist” thing come from. It comes from the leftist idea that any action taken by a white person against a person who is not white is a “racist” action if there are negative consequences involved. I think we all know that there probably wasn’t one student in the crowd who could have defined racism. Not, also, the comments made by one Peter Zedrin. Zedrin says that he is a freelance writer in Providence. Then, this gem: “I was cheering when the Pentagon got hit because I know about the brutality of the military. The American flag is nothing but a symbol of hate and should be used for toilet paper for all I care.” Ignorant piece of crap. If you’ll look into the comments following the article you will see that one person identifies Zedrin as “ .. the guy with dreadlocks who hangs out on Thayer Street selling incense to students.” Freelance writer my left cheek. Anyway … here’s your link. Read the article .. then be sure to read the responses. You’ll see these protestors called everything but a child of God. browndailyherald.com GUN GRABBERS MISLEAD THE MEDIA—AGAIN You might recall that, earlier this week, the Supreme Court refused to revive a lawsuit filed by New Orleans against gun manufacturers. Almost immediately the gun grabbers were out there whining. One such whiner was Dennis Henigan, the director of the Brady Center to Prevent Handgun Violence. When he commented about the status of nearly 30 lawsuits filed against the firearms industry, Henigan said, "You have cases going both ways. It's pretty much split down the middle." Wow! That means the gun manufacturers and the anti-gunners have been at a stalemate for years, right? Wrong. Robert Delfay is president and CEO of the National Shooting Sports Foundation. He says a total of 18 municipal lawsuits have been decided so far. 17 of them have been either fully or partially dismissed in favor of gun makers. Every appellate court decision so far has been in favor of the firearms industry. The high courts of New York and California recently ruled in favor of firearms manufacturers in private lawsuits, too! That's hardly "split down the middle." The judicial consensus is that gun makers cannot be held liable for the misuse of their products--and still Dennis Henigan lies to the media by saying the decisions have been a 50-50 split. Do you need any more proof that gun control groups have to lie to advance their cause? usnewswire.com TED TURNER OPENS HIS MOUTH AGAIN So Ted Turner thinks the U.S. should be more "humble." In a speech Wednesday in Washington (which, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, was rambling and a little profane), Turner said, "If you're rich and powerful, you better be nice and humble...You can get a lot more cooperation out of people if they like you." Hey, Ted. I have news for you. We're not the "land of the nice and home of the humble." The global scene isn't a popularity contest. Our goal is not to make everyone happy. Our current goal is to ensure that Americans everywhere are free to live their lives in peace without the threat of terrorism. If that means stepping on some sandals, then so be it. newsmax.com

To: gao seng who wrote (191348)	10/12/2001 9:54:45 AM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769669

Noonan has a new book coming out, it distinguishes the greatness of Reagan from the vulgarity we saw personified in Clinton: Ms. Noonan is a contributing editor of The Wall Street Journal. Her new book, "When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan," will be published by Viking Penguin this fall. Book Description From the bestselling author of What I Saw at the Revolution comes an elegiac tribute to one of America's most beloved leaders. It is twenty years—a full generation—since Ronald Reagan first walked into the White House and ignited a revolution. From the beginning, he enjoyed the American people's affection but now, as he approaches the end of his life, he has received what he deserved even more: their deep respect. What was the wellspring of his greatness? Peggy Noonan, bestselling author of the classic Reagan-era memoir What I Saw at the Revolution, former speechwriter, and now a columnist and contributing editor for The Wall Street Journal, argues that the secret of Reagan's success was no secret at all. It was his character—his courage, his kindness, his persistence, his honesty, and his almost heroic patience in the face of setbacks—that was the most important element of his success. The one thing a man must bring into the White House with him if he is to succeed, Noonan contends, is a character that people come to recognize as high, sturdy, and reliable. Noonan, renowned for her special insight into Ronald Reagan's history and personality, brings her own reflections to Reagan to bear in When Character Was King and discloses never-before-told stories from the former president's family, friends, and White House colleagues to reveal the true nature of a man even his opponents now view as a maker of big history. Marked by incisive wit and elegant prose, When Character Was King will enlighten and move readers. amazon.com As noted above, Noonan also wrote that previous best-seller about Reagan, What I Saw at the Revolution.