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To: tsigprofit who wrote (4599)	11/21/2003 9:00:55 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

I wasn't commenting on the charges against Jackson, I just think he parted ways with reality on the plane we know it a while back. I would consider Jackson one of the top performers and showmen of the century, but not a musical force on a par with the great jazz, rock and blues writers who shaped the last several decades. JMHO - music is even more subjective than politics, of course.

To: tsigprofit who wrote (4599)	11/21/2003 9:29:58 AM
From: Ron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 — After months of sustained attacks against President Bush in Democratic primary debates and commercials, the Republican Party is responding this week with its first advertisement of the presidential race, portraying Mr. Bush as fighting terrorism while his potential challengers try to undermine him with their sniping. The new commercial gives the first hint of the themes Mr. Bush's campaign is likely to press in its early days. It shows Mr. Bush, during the last State of the Union address, warning of continued threats to the nation: "Our war against terror is a contest of will, in which perseverance is power," he says after the screen flashes the words, "Some are now attacking the president for attacking the terrorists." By indirectly invoking the Sept. 11 attacks, the commercial plays to what White House officials have long contended is Mr. Bush's biggest political advantage: his initial handling of the aftermath of the attacks. nytimes.com This is going to be interesting. What ever happened to Osama Bin Laden, anyway? Wasn't he the head terrorist? Iraq? Doesn't that have something to do with an old Bush family grudge? Plus the Husseins of Iraq apparently didn't have the business ties with Bush and Company, like the Bin Ladens did... do?