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MRC analyst Jessica Anderson took down Ingraham's session on the November 4 The View. Star Jones: "Now, first of all, the title of the book is 'Shut Up and Sing.' Now, it's an explanation of how the 'elites' -- which I can't stand that word -- from Hollywood, Washington and the United Nations are subverting America. What exactly do you mean, Laura?" Ingraham: "We're supposed to have government of the people, by the people and for the people, and there are elites in this country who are Republicans and Democrats -- Hollywood just comprises one small section of that. The...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use.WASHINGTON - (KRT) - The star of the 2004 presidential campaign may not be a Vermont peacenik or a four-star general. It could turn out to be a small-town, blue-collar guy who loves family, God, country and very fast cars. Meet the NASCAR Dad, the successor to the Soccer Mom, the well-off suburban woman whom politicians chased in 2000. Political strategists think he's holding the key to victory next year, although many people who know both politics and NASCAR find the concept a bit daft. The term NASCAR Dad was coined last...

If you've got to have a gimmick in politics, Senator Bob Graham may have found the next big thing. Mr. Graham, one of a slew of Democrats running for president this year, has spent as much as $500,000 to help underwrite a souped-up Jack Roush pickup truck that has been screaming around some of Nascar's racetracks. After the Bob Graham Ford won a race in Kansas City, his campaign got thousands of dollars in free publicity as TV cameras followed the machine for a full victory lap. Politicians nowadays are setting their sights on "Nascar dads," as opposed to the...

These are all in PDF Format. I'll list the endorsements by district. There are all ASD(Anti Self-Defense) candidates. State Senate William Gormley(R) - 2nd District Joseph L Manganello(D) - 4th Maryann T Callahan (R) - 5th John H Adler(D) or Jane A Greenfogel(R) - 6th, dual endorsement Diane Allen(R) or Lou Gallagher(D) - 7th(dual) Peter Terranova(D) - 9th Andrew R Ciesna(R) - 10th Joseph A Palaia(R) - 11th John Bennett(R) - 12th Peter Inversio(R) or Sam Plumeri(D) - Dual - 14th Shirley Turner(D) - 15th Daniel Wartenberg(D) - 16th Bob Smith(D) - 17th Barbara Buono(D) - 18th Joseph Vitale(D) - ...

Sodomy in the Age of Oprah By George Neumayr Published 6/27/2003 Supreme Court decisions increasingly read like transcripts from the Oprah Winfrey show. Justice Antonin Scalia notes the court's "famed sweet-mystery-of-life" howler: "At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe and the mystery of human life." Thursday's Supreme Court decision announcing a recently discovered inalienable right to sodomy contained a few more: "When sexuality finds overt expression in intimate conduct with another person, the conduct can be but one element in a personal bond that is more enduring."...

The ladies of "The View" apparently were highly displeased yesterday morning when guest co-host Ann Coulter brought her pal Matt Drudge into the dressing room before the show. The aggrieved television personalities -- who later gave Coulter a hard time on the air for everything from her right-wing political views to her micro-miniskirt -- were "View" regulars Meredith Vieira, Star Jones and Joy Behar.

The MRC's Jessica Anderson took down a hunk of the gabfest at the beginning of the June 25 The View, ABC's daytime show created by Barbara Walters, for whom Coulter was filling in. Meredith Vieira explained: “In your last book you said liberals have been wrong about everything in last half century. You ticked us off over that one, alright. And now in this new bok you say that liberals hate freedom...I want to talk about your politics because in Treason you say, yes, that liberals hate America." Ann Coulter: "Right." Vieira: "Well, it's stupid. What do you mean liberals...

Bush Scoring Soccer Moms, Dems Making Fools of Themselves May 13, 2003 One of the reasons Democrats are angry about this aircraft carrier landing is that the soccer moms have fled the Democrats and they're all a-tizzy over the way Bush looks in a flight suit. Lisa Schiffren, a conservative columnist, wrote a whole piece in the Wall Street Journal the other day, where she basically comes right out and says she wanted to rip that flight suit right off Dubya. Yet, here are the Democrats making a big to-do over the carrier landing. Meanwhile, Patrick Leahy proudly displays himself...

Game Warden Drags, Kills Alligator Katy Residents Angry Over Gator's Death POSTED: 8:47 a.m. CDT April 29, 2003 UPDATED: 11:04 a.m. CDT April 29, 2003 KATY, Texas -- Some Houston-area residents said they were upset Monday at the way a Texas Parks & Wildlife Department game warden got rid of 9-foot alligator in their neighborhood. Residents told News2Houston that they called authorities after discovering the gator Thursday in the middle of a road in the 22000 block of Lodgestone Court in a Cinco Ranch neighborhood in Katy. Witnesses recorded the gator's capture on videotape, in which the game warden was...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov 25 (AFP) - Jamaican Football Federation officials, whose money woes have led to layoffs and resignations, denied reports they received 200,000 dollars (US) for playing a friendly last week in Nigeria. The Federation claimed only 70,000 dollars was received for the trip, while paying players either 500 or 1,000 dollars for last Wednesday's match at Lagos, which ended in a goal-less draw. After media reports in Nigeria said the federation received nearly three times the money they claimed, match organizer Rotimi Ogunjobi offered a denial. "As a matter...

Okay, celebration's over. Now it's time to get serious. Republicans did good. That's true. But they had help from some very unexpected quarters. Any victory message from the Republican National Committee should certainly attribute at least part of the GOP's success to the Clintons. After all, Hillary's wicked divisiveness raised many eyebrows these past few weeks. Still, she's just a bit player in this. One very interesting part of the story is quite subtle to most of us: Democrats actually allowed the disgraced Bill Clinton to go out and campaign for candidates. But, the soccer moms who once supported Clinton...

<p>The unchallenged reign of the "soccer mom" -- the darling of Democratic pollsters and candidates just two years ago -- is officially over.</p> <p>The women whose concern for education, environment and health care drove the 2000 presidential election now must share their demographic throne with their husbands, the "office park dads" whose brows are furrowed over the economy, national security and defense.</p>

<p>According to the Duke of Wellington, the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton, the famous English boys' school. The duke might not have been talking specifically about rugby, but he knew the value of hard, physical games in building courage, teamwork and character. Fortunately for the British cause, those Eton boys did not have anxious mothers.</p>

The Bush administration expressed at least limited support yesterday for the federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in college sports, asking a federal court in Washington to dismiss a lawsuit by coaches of men's college teams who said enforcement of the law was hurting opportunities for male athletes. The National Wrestling Coaches Association filed suit against the Department of Education in January, saying the guidelines for a federal law known as Title IX discriminated against low-profile men's sports. Since then, alumni and student groups from Marquette University, Bucknell and Yale have joined the suit, charging that the Education Department's enforcement of...

The Bush administration looks to broaden gun rights. What happened to winning over the soccer momsMay 10 — George W. Bush ran on education, compassion and a strong military. He implied he was a centrist on the major social issues of our time, namely guns and abortion.HE DIDN’T SAY anything about expanding gun rights, which would have cost him support among soccer moms. But this week in an abrupt shift, the Bush administration is advocating a new interpretation of the Constitution that would significantly broaden gun rights and overturn decades of established law. What galls Democrats is that Bush is...