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

To: PROLIFE who wrote (417957)	6/23/2003 11:43:12 PM
From: calgal	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769669

URL:http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/garner.htm

To: PROLIFE who wrote (417957)	6/23/2003 11:50:27 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769669

Again, I see you need a tutor to help you read a post. Don't patronize me because I don't practice a bizarre moral code that calls for impeaching one president who lies about sex and idolizing another who lies about why we are going to war.

To: PROLIFE who wrote (417957)	6/24/2003 12:04:41 AM
From: calgal	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769669

Region of Fawners Europe dignifies trashy American celebs. BY BENJAMIN IVRY Tuesday, June 24, 2003 12:01 a.m. EDT URL:http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110003665 American rock star Iggy Pop is known as "The Rock Iguana" and "Grandfather of Punk." But as of last Saturday, to the French the 56-year-old is Officer of Arts and Letters. Officer Iggy was decorated over the weekend by the French Ministry of Culture, which formerly decorated such cultural notables as rocker Lou Reed, who wrote a hymn to "Heroin," Sylvester Stallone and Jackie Chan. As for Jerry Lewis, he outranks all of the above, of course, having been named a Commander of Arts and Letters by Socialist Culture Minister Jack Lang back in 1984. Time was when Mr. Lang enjoyed pinning decorations on celebs who seemed trendy in France if amazingly low-rent in America, but there is no sign that the current French culture minister, Jean-Jacques Aillagon, is a groupie of Iggy, whose greatest-hits album on Virgin is aptly titled "Nude & Rude: The Best of Iggy Pop." Among the Officer's best-remembered tunes are "Nazi Girlfriend" and the 1970s punk anthem "I Wanna Be Your Dog": So messed up I want you here In my room I want you here Now we're gonna be Face-to-face And I'll lay right down in my favorite place And now I wanna be your dog Now I wanna be your dog Now I wanna be your dog Well c'mon Born James Jewel Osterberg in Michigan, Iggy Pop is notorious for his onstage antics, in which nudity and occasional self-mutilation with razor blades have played a major role, all of which apparently play well in France, as well as his immodest statements, like "I'm better than a Pepsi, I'm cooler than MTV." A genuine hell-raiser, he is given credit as having inspired other pop stars, notably David Bowie. But is this contribution really enough to merit honors from the French Ministry of Culture? Even the left-tending newspaper Libération expressed some doubts, headlining the story, "Iggy Pop Has Been Chirac-ized. The Deviant Hard Rocker Is Decorated by Arts and Letters. Is It a Joke?" Still, the article expressed sneaking admiration for the rocker's reputation as a "sonic Nijinsky, escorted by groups of delinquents worthy of Jean Genet." Iggy's kudos appear to be utterly serious, as part of an attempt to seem as cool as possible. The further out of style a ministry is, the more it must stretch to "get game," and incongruous results are almost guaranteed. The problem is not uniquely French. Denmark is beginning to trumpet as a big tourist event for 2005 the bicentennial of fairytale author Hans Christian Andersen. Danish Crown Prince Frederik appointed "Hans Christian Andersen Ambassadors" whose duty, it appears, is to publicize the events. They include such contributors to Danish culture as rock singer Suzanne Vega, actor Harvey Keitel, actress Susan Sarandon, and the retired soccer star Pelé. Although it may be argued that Iggy Pop possibly has more to do with arts and letters than Pelé does with Hans Christian Andersen, the fact remains that celebrities are seen differently abroad than at home. A recent case in point is the French Ministry of Tourism's decision to have Woody Allen appear in commercials touting France for travelers, which grossed out some observers. As the New Orleans Times-Picayune asked, "Why him? Roman Polanski wasn't available?" To date, Mr. Allen seems to have escaped being decorated, but it seems only a matter of time. After all, Polanski, who pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl and is a fugitive from American justice, is not only a Commander of Arts and Letters but since 1998 a member of France's prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts, where he took the place of the legendary filmmaker Marcel Carné, who directed such masterpieces as "Les Enfants du Paradis." In addition to a certain tone-deafness about a creative personality's actual work, the French proudly ignore the private lives of their cultural personalities. The famed writer André Gide (1869-1950) has had dozens of lycées named after him in France, despite being a notorious pederast who was thrown out of his own lycée in Paris as a youngster for masturbating repeatedly in class. The even more debauched poet Paul Verlaine (1844-96) has the unusual honor of having a public swimming pool named after him in Paris. But Gide and Verlaine were both lastingly great writers, whereas when Iggy Pop's razor blades are rusty and his ligaments too creaky for him to be anyone's dog, one wonders how this latest gesture of the French ministry will look.

To: PROLIFE who wrote (417957)	6/24/2003 1:01:09 AM
From: calgal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769669

Terminator to Run for Governor: If State Needs Him URL: foxnews.com

To: PROLIFE who wrote (417957)	6/24/2003 1:02:12 AM
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Bush, Cheney Raise Nearly $5.7 Million Tuesday, June 24, 2003 NEW YORK — President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney gathered nearly $5.7 million Monday in an effort to raise funds for the 2004 election (search), Bush telling donors in this city scarred by Sept. 11 that "terrorists declared war on the United States of America, and war is what they got." OAS_AD('Middle'); Bush banked $4 million for his re-election campaign Monday, and Cheney added nearly $1.7 million. Bush was careful not to directly mention the Sept. 11 attacks or the demolished World Trade Center in his campaign speech here -- but the fight against terrorism that was prompted by Sept. 11 loomed large in his speech about 80 blocks from Ground Zero. Bush opened his address by saying that "We have captured or killed many key leaders of Al Qaeda, and the rest of them know we're hot on their trail." He reminded listeners that U.S.-led military operations had toppled governments in Afghanistan and Iraq -- two countries he charged were terror havens. "Fifty milion people in those two countries once lived under tyranny, and now they live in freedom," Bush said. Gov. George Pataki was explicit in citing Sept. 11 as a reason why Bush should be re-elected. "Thank God we have a president who, when our [country] was attacked in a way we never experienced before, understood it's not a time for national hand-wringing, it's a time for national leadership," Pataki said. "On Sept. 11 and thereafter we could have never had a stronger leader for our country or a better friend for our city and state than George W. Bush." The raucous crowd of New Yorkers, most wearing dark suits, responded to Bush with calls of "We love you, Mr. President!" and "Four more years!" Their cell phones rang sporadically throughout Bush's speech. About 1,000 supporters were in attendance. In addition, many people were contributing to the event in absentia. Contributors were giving $2,000 each — the maximum allowed under a new elections law. The contributions in New York City could represent a record for a single event in a presidential campaign (search), although campaign-finance experts cautioned that new fund-raising (search) rules made it difficult to compare with previous election cycles. The $4 million haul was all the more remarkable because New York City is strongly Democratic territory, although the mayor and the state's governor are Republicans. "There's a lot of energy and enthusiasm in New York" for Bush, campaign spokeswoman Nicolle Devenish said. Bush needs a strong fund-raising effort heading into the unchallenged primaries to help "communicate the president's message," she said. White House officials have said they need to counter what they expect will be a barrage of criticism from Democrats trying to win their party's nomination. Cheney also mentioned terrorism in his campaign speech. "This war on terror will continue until every enemy that plots against the American people is confronted and defeated," he told the Virginia donors, who gave $452,000. Contributors in Hopkinton, Mass., wrote checks for $1.2 million. In less than a week of fund-raising, the campaign has raked in nearly $12 million, a running start in its bid to raise $170 million for the 2004 primaries alone. This weekend, Bush will hit San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tampa and Miami. His wife planned two fund raisers Wednesday, in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Aides said Bush and Cheney do not plan to layer "official" events into their fund-raising travels this year, as they did last fall. Adding such events allowed the administration to bill taxpayers for half of every fund-raising trip. Earlier Monday, in Washington, Bush urged Congress to enact Medicare prescription drug legislation that gives seniors the same choices in health care as lawmakers themselves enjoy. A campaign-finance reform group said events like the one in New York would make Bush beholden to donors. Bush "has kicked off his special interest-fueled re-election campaign," said David Donnelly, director of the Reform Voter Project. "He is now sprinting around the country as if he's on a giant Monopoly board, scooping up checks as quick as the well-heeled can write them." "Unfortunately, the administration's past record teaches us that the money they raise today puts them more in debt to special interests tomorrow," Donnelly said. The Associated Press contributed to this report. URL:http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,90219,00.html