06-24-2004 

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"It is disturbing that the voter mobilization arm of the Democratic Party (act) is proudly hiring felons convicted of sex offenses, assault and burglary to go house to house and handle sensitive personal information," said Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie.

"Democrat voters should be leery of opening their doors to political operatives until the Democrats can assure them that a convicted felon won't be on the other side," Gillespie said in a statement.

"I have learned that Bill Clinton has repeated his lies about me and I am sickened by his continued disregard for the truth," Gennifer Flowers said. "Bill Clinton pretends to be contrite but he continues to bear false witness against his neighbour. He is a national disgrace."

"Bill Clinton should not get his hopes up. Presidents are judged by their record, not their memoirs. At best, Clinton is Calvin Coolidge without the ethics and the self-restraint," writes Fred Barnes "Clinton is not a failed president, only an insignificant one."

"Mr. Chairman, I stand here amazed and disappointed in the self-righteous, politically motivated diatribes coming from the other side about Abu Ghraib," Rep Mark Foley said, in remarks on the floor of the House, "But, what I find especially appalling is the near-deafening silence from the other side following the savage beheadings of American civilians Nick Berg and Paul Johnson."

"We can learn from the experiences of other countries when it comes to a good program to prevent the spread of AIDS, like the nation of Uganda," President Bush said. "They've started what they call the A.B.C. approach to prevention of this deadly disease. That stands for: Abstain, Be faithful in marriage, and, when appropriate, use Condoms."

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A Very Kerry rant

After getting back on the campaign trail, Sen. John Kerry tried to use his failed and rare attempt at voting to attack the Republicans. Kerry offered the following statement at a union fund-raiser that netted $2 million:

"But oh, no," Kerry said. "Oh, no. Not in this Senate, not with these people. Once again, it's my way or the highway, shut the door, lock the people out, don't let them take part in the democracy, don't respect the institution. Don't show the common courtesies that actually bring people together to find the common ground. So they found a way all day to twiddle their thumbs, do very little, attend a reception at the White House, but not let John Kerry vote.

"That's the way they play," Kerry said. "That's what's at stake in this race. George Bush talked about being a uniter, not a divider. But he's been the greatest divider as a president in the modern history of this country. And we need to change."

Bob Stevenson, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., responded to Kerry's complaints:

"This isn't about courtesy. This is about commitment. We were here hoping to go to a vote on that amendment if we could get a commitment (from Democrats) for final passage" of the underlying defense bill, he said. "We were working on that when John Kerry left town."

The Bush campaign pointed out that Kerry has failed in his support and voting on many key issues including support for our troops that are in combat.

Kerry has also been trying to invoke Republican President Ronald Reagan’s memory for his benefit. Most of his rants encompass making the point that President Bush is no Ronald Reagan:

"Leadership is lacking that asks people to come to the White House and sit for hours, as we used to with a Ronald Reagan, with George Herbert Walker Bush, with Bill Clinton, working at trying to find real solutions," Kerry said. "But not with these folks (in the Bush administration). It's my way or the highway."

Kerry has even invoked the fact that President Reagan’s favorite metaphor of referring to America as a "bright shinny city on a hill" came from some of his relation, John Winthrop first Governor of Massachusetts.

Veep: Vilsack or Gephardt?

The recent edition of Newsweek reports that Sen. John Edwards is out for Vice President on the Kerry ticket and it is between Iowa’s Governor Tom Vilsack and Missouri Congressman Dick Gephardt. There is some question as to whether Newsweek knows what it is talking about.

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader has publicly urged Sen. John Kerry to chose Sen. John Edwards.

Dems love Fahrenheit 9-11

The Washington Post reported that the Washington, D.C. premier of “Fahrenheit 9-11” to about 800 leading Democrats found the faithful applauding the film and hoping it can capture the White House:

Michael Moore brought his movie "Fahrenheit 9/11,'' and his crusade to unseat President Bush, to a movie theater just a couple of miles from the White House on Wednesday night.

With full Hollywood trappings - a red carpet, klieg lights and dozens of photographers - nearly 800 members of the capital's Democratic leadership turned out for the official premiere of the film, which opened on Wednesday here and in New York.

Many Democrats referenced the bizarre movie as wonderfully accurate.

Dems blocking Nader

The Washington Post reports on how the Democrats are now suing to block independent candidate Ralph Nader from getting on the ballot in Arizona. Nader recently named a Hispanic as his V. P. choice:

Democrats attempted to put a roadblock in front of independent candidate Ralph Nader's efforts to gain access to the presidential ballot in Arizona, with the filing of a lawsuit by two Arizona residents challenging the validity of the petitions submitted by Nader's campaign.

The suit underscores the determination of the Democrats to try to frustrate Nader's efforts to qualify for state ballots. It is a shift from four years ago, when party officials and the campaign of Vice President Al Gore generally ignored Nader, who was running as the Green Party candidate, in the hope that his campaign would not attract support.

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More Trouble in Bubba Land?

Bill Clinton’s memoirs have some people buzzing and others fuming over facts and fiction. And Clinton’s former lover, Gennifer Flowers, is definitely fuming:

"I have not yet read Mr Clinton's book but you can bet that my Judicial Watch attorneys will," Flowers said in a statement issued by Judicial Watch - a Washington-based conservative court and government watchdog.

"I have learned that Bill Clinton has repeated his lies about me and I am sickened by his continued disregard for the truth," Gennifer Flowers said. "Bill Clinton pretends to be contrite but he continues to bear false witness against his neighbour. He is a national disgrace."

Flowers is talking about taking legal action for Clinton’s memoir, “My Life.”

News of  Clinton's affair with Flowers became public when he was running for president in 1992. Bill and Hillary Clinton, in a 1992 CBS interview, appeared before the American public and ‘categorically denied’ Bill’s affair with Flowers. Bill now admits he and Hillary were lying.