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Month: October 2004

The Nerve

Despite repeated statements by various administration officials denying a future military draft, John Kerry STILL insists that their “might” be one if Bush is re-elected. Outrageous.

“International” Polls

I’m confounded by the purpose of polls like this. Sure, this one is driven by the ASSociated Press, and is designed by them to amplify the liberal view of how Bush has screwed up our reputation throughout the world. Beyond the fact that these polls mean nothing (the polled can’t vote for heaven’s sake!), I am frustrated with stories like these because I know that the people being surveyed no NOTHING about America. They see us through the eyes of their media. Lets take the European media for example. Most of the press in France, Germany, the UK and The Netherlands are extremely left-wing. They paint the US as being led by a bully, a cowboy who listens to no one. On a daily basis, the public is pounded by stories focusing on the American government (BushWorld) being evil, misguided, stubborn and misleading. So naturally, the citizenry reflect that bias. Meanwhile, the same leftist media promote American Democrats as intelligent, even-minded people who are led by a charismatic war hero named John Kerry. The same John Kerry who had the guts to protest the Viet Nam war and sacrifice himself as a martyr when he returned from the conflict.

It is very simple actually. Conservatives = bad, liberals = good. That’s what the European people hear, that’s what they believe. It’s also what makes polls like this worthless 18 days before the US election. Responsible editors of the MSM should see these for what they are – leftist propaganda.

National Peoples Republic Radio

On NPR this morning, Scott Horsley reported that President Bush made a “rare” visit with members of the media while on Air Force One yesterday. The president commented on his outlook for the remaining weeks of the campaign and spoke positively about his experiences on the trail. Unfortunately, Bush’s upbeat remarks were diminished by Horsley’s focus on the “rare” part of the visit. He commented that Bush’s impromptu meeting with the press could be a sign of “concern” amongst the campaign that Bush has suffered irreparable harm due to his debate performance and that he now had some spinning of his own to do.

When was the last time John Kerry had an interview with the press corp? And if he did so today, would it be “spun” by the media as an act of desperation? The simple answer is NO.

Need I remind everyone that the taxes we pay go to fund a huge portion of NPR’s budget? We might want to send them an email suggesting they allow Horsley to attend a “fair and balanced” reporting seminar. He could even study online.

UPDATE: The folks at the LA Times push the same crap. (reg required)

Some Spam is Good

I received this unsolicited email today and actually read it. Not bad…

    I’m trying to get all this political stuff straightened out in my head so I’ll know how to vote come November. Right now, we have one guy saying one thing. Then the other guy says something else. Who to believe? Lemme see if I have got this straight?

    Clinton awards Halliburton no-bid contract in Yugoslavia – Good
    Bush awards Halliburton no-bid contract in Iraq – Bad

    Clinton spends 77 billion on war in Serbia – Good
    Bush spends 87 billion in Iraq – Bad

    Clinton imposes regime change in Serbia – Good
    Bush imposes regime change in Iraq – Bad

    Clinton bombs Christian Serbs on behalf of Muslim Albanian terrorists – Good
    Bush liberates 25 million from a genocidal dictator – Bad

    Clinton bombs Chinese embassy – Good
    Bush bombs terrorist camps – Bad

    Clinton commits felonies while in office – Good
    Bush lands on aircraft carrier in jumpsuit – Bad

    No mass graves found in Serbia – Good
    No WMD found Iraq – Bad

    Stock market crashes in 2000 under Clinton – Good
    Economy on upswing under Bush – Bad

    Clinton refuses to take custody of Bin Laden – Good
    World Trade Centers fall under Bush – Bad

    Clinton says Saddam has nukes – Good
    Bush says Saddam has nukes – Bad

    Clinton calls for regime change in Iraq – Good
    Bush imposes regime change in Iraq – Bad

    Terrorist training in Afghanistan under Clinton – Good
    Bush destroys training camps in Afghanistan – Bad

    Milosevic not yet convicted – Good
    Saddam turned over for trial – Bad

Ahh, it’s so confusing!