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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (280431)	3/16/2006 1:03:36 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571707

Jessica Simpson Snubs Bush Singer-Actress Fears Visit Would Hurt Her Favorite Charity By Steve Gorman, Reuters LOS ANGELES (March 16) - Concerned about politicizing her favorite charity, singer-actress Jessica Simpson on Wednesday turned down a invitation to meet with President Bush, a snub that left Republicans dismayed. The apparent final word that Simpson would be a no-show at a major Republican fund-raiser with Bush and congressional leaders on Thursday night came after a day of conflicting reports from her camp and organizers of the event. The blond star of the film "The Dukes of Hazzard" still plans to visit Washington on Thursday to lobby members of Congress on behalf of Operation Smile, a non-profit venture offering free plastic surgery for disadvantaged children overseas with facial deformities. People close to Simpson said she declined a request to appear that same evening at the gala fund-raiser of the National Republican Congressional Committee -- even after she was offered some private face time with Bush -- because Operation Smile is a non-partisan group. "It just feels wrong," one Simpson insider told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that the actress keeps her political views private. "She would love to meet the president and talk about Operation Smile ... but she can't do it at a fund-raiser for the Republican Party." NRCC spokesman Carl Forti said he was surprised at Simpson's position. "It's never been a problem for Bono," he said, referring to the U2 rock star who has met regularly with political leaders of all stripes to promote various causes, including Third World debt relief. "I find it hard to believe she would pass up an opportunity to lobby the president on behalf of Operation Smile." Jessica flirted with meeting President Bush, but in the end, decided she didn't want to tarnish her charity's image. Although Simpson's publicists insisted she never had planned to attend the fund-raiser, Forti said the actress initially accepted the NRCC invitation when it was extended on Tuesday night, only to change her mind the next evening. Forti said the Republican group had even arranged for Simpson to dine at one of the head tables with U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader John Boehner, an Ohio Republican. The NRCC hopes the $2,500-per-plate dinner event will raise $7.5 million for Republican candidates in the congressional midterm elections in November. Simpson, 25, a Texas native who started out singing in her church choir, became a star on the Christian music circuit as a teenager and crossed over to the pop mainstream with her major-label debut album "Sweet Kisses" in 1999. She became an overnight MTV sensation in 2003 as co-star of a reality show chronicling her first year of wedlock with fellow pop vocalist Nick Lachey, but she filed for divorce in December after three stormy years of marriage. Simpson is currently featured wearing cowboy boots and hot pants in a TV pizza ad. 03/16/06 08:54 ET Copyright 2006 Reuters Limited.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (280431)	3/17/2006 1:21:25 AM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 1571707

Bush conducted a showy raid on video today to help his poll numbers with his far rightwing base. Made for TV. But no one's buying it. The troops we hope will kick some ass and come home intact, but this is just like Nixon in 1969. Sending in more firepower against an enemy we can't even see. Lying to pretend we're winning and the war needs to go on and on and on and on. Even though things get worse not better and we're caught in the midst of a civil war. And of course Bushies have the entire PR spin room working overtime today. Spin or bust. Fox News had four military experts on, every one of them a rightwinger praising Bush, despite the fact he's the worst commander in chief in US history. Hanity had on nothing but rightwingers praising Bush. Frist said no problemo in Iraq. Stay the course. Even if it costs 2 trillion dollars in new debt. Frist admitted he's not doing anything about the spending, but they'll probably find some poor babies and old people to shove off social problems. That's save 1/100th of what Exxon is making in a quarter thanks to their gas gouging. Inept liars, thieves and transparent con artists all.