Friday -- February 18, 2005
CHANGES Neal's operation was successful and he'll be back on the air Monday. You should call her Wanda from now on though. Bryan, Belinda, Royal and Laura will keep you in Nuze until then.  DEMOCRATIC VOTE-HUNTING
The Poodle and The Hildabeast held a press conference in Washington yesterday to advance their proposals for "election reform." Of course, it's important to remember that liberals only want election reform when they lose. If they win, the system worked fine. Remember the media template: liberals are victorious, conservatives take power.
So naturally, since Democrats are having problems at the polls, it's time to rig the game a little further in their favor. Senators Clinton and Kerry went to the podium in Washington D.C. and proceeded to propose the following nonsense: 1.) That Election Day be made a federal holiday to encourage voting and 2.) Allow ex-felons to vote. It's called the "Count Every Vote Act" so named in honor of the liberal myth that not all votes were counted in the 2000 election.
It's hard to know where to even begin with this legislative pant load. First, John Kerry lied outright at the press conference when he said "This has nothing to do with me. It is not partisan, or shouldn't be." Riiiight. If it has nothing to do with him, then what was he doing at the press conference? The Poodle wants to further cement his victim status as somebody that was somehow ripped off in the 2004 election.
Then there's the whole question of making Election Day a federal holiday. We don't need any more holidays. If it were made a federal holiday, millions and millions of dollars would be lost because we would have to pay federal employees not to work that day. That would be a nice little payout to the Democratic government employee unions. And letting convicted felons vote? Boy, the Democrats are really getting desperate.
Since the left can't get votes at the ballot box the old-fashioned way, they're resorting to trying to rig the game. This whole plan will probably go nowhere, and for good reason.
CURTAINS FOR RATHER
 CBS is planning a prime-time sendoff for Dan Rather next month. It will reportedly focus on his career at CBS, beginning with his coverage of the Kennedy assassination and even covering his forged documents fiasco. The one-hour special will air on his last night anchoring, March 9th. It will probably be a very warm and fuzzy look over the years at the accomplishments of The Dan.
But will it cover the real Dan Rather? Will we hear about his relentless, over-the-top, leftist bias? His now twenty-year career bashing the Bushes? And what about last fall's forged documents case. That Dan Rather smeared a sitting president with what he had to know were fake and forged documents, then tried to get away with it, is inexcusable. But in reality, he did get away with it. Sure, he's being booted from the anchor chair, but that was going to happen anyway.
Dan Rather should've been fired outright a long time ago. Instead, he'll be celebrated. At least he's leaving.
THEY ALWAYS COME BACK
Leftist liberals always announce that if a Republican is elected president of the United States, they're leaving the country. Then when said Republican is elected or re-elected, they always manage to stay. The reason? The United States is the best damn country in the world, and they know it. Where else will people pay them millions of dollars to entertain us, in spite of their extreme political views?
So anyway, news of a different sort out of the entertainment world yesterday. This time coming from rock singer Alanis Morissette. First though, a little background. In April of 2004, speaking at the Canadian Juno awards. Morissette had this to say about the United States: "We live in a land (Canada) where we still think the human body is beautiful and we're not afraid of the female breast." (Take a gander at her outfit. Warning for those at work: it's a nude suit) She was, of course, criticizing all of the uproar over Janet Jackson's Super Bowl flash. She also complained about a US radio station that made her change some of the naughty lyrics in one of her songs, saying: "They're in an era when they're scared, when there's lots of fear." Sounds like Ms. Morissette doesn't like the United States very much.
Now flash-forward back to today. Last week, she took the oath of citizenship in Los Angeles and is now an American citizen. Speaking of the honor, she said "There was a turning point during the ceremony where I felt connected to this country in a way that I didn't quite expect. America has been really great to me and I have felt welcomed since the day I came here."
They always come back.
IRAQI CHILDREN NEED SHOES Belinda pulled this note from a soldier in Iraq out of the email. Here's a little thing you can do to make a difference. Dear Mr. Boortz,
My name is Sgt. Lamar Price I am currently with the 278th. Regemental Combat Team at Camp Caldwell Iraq. I am writting to ask you for help with a project I am trying to start here. A few weeks ago the 278th. opened a school in the area near here. I became aware that a lot of the children did not have shoes and were going to school barefoot in 50 degree weather. I am asking people to mail one pair of children's shoes to my address in Iraq. They can be any size boys or girls. They do not have to be new just servicable. I will then collect them and give to our patrols and convoys to pass out. My address is Sgt. Lamar Price RHHT278RCT PLT7 Camp Caldwell Iraq APO AEO 09374 As you know the United States does more good for the people of Iraq than ever gets reported in the media. Mr. Boortz, any advice or help you can give to get the word out will be deeply appreciated.
Thank you
Sgt. Lamar Price
READING ASSIGNMENTS
Hollywood bigwig and Democratic contributor David Geffen says Hillary can't win the presidency. That doesn't mean she won't try.
If President Bush's Social Security reform does not pass, Charles Krauthammer has an interesting explanation of why. He says it was a mistake for Bush to mention the program's bankruptcy date of 2042.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was a bit testy during his testimony before Congress this week, and David Limbaugh says you can't blame him. How would you feel if you were blamed for every little thing?
Media bias has less to do with conservative or liberal views than whether or not the media is doing its job. Thomas Sowell wonders, for instance, why John Kerry's discharge papers are dated during the Carter administration?
Lean? Tight? Austere? These are words being used to describe President Bush's budget, but George Will reminds us that it is nothing of the sort. $2.57 trillion is far from being a lean budget.
Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's testimony in front of Congress in support of President Bush's Social Security accounts was ignored by some of those in the media. I wonder why? The Media Research Center has a report.
Is John Negroponte a good choice to be the first National Intelligence Director? Ralph Peters says the choice is very promising.
Fox News' Susan Estrich and the LA Times' (and former Crossfire host) Michael Kinsley are battling it out in public over the lack of women writers on the editorial page. This one is fun to watch.
Vladimir Putin seems to be running off the democracy rails in Russia, so what is the United States to do? James M. Goldgeier & Michael McFaul have some advice for President Bush.
Good news for "progressive thinkers" (leftist windbags.) Clear Channel is adopting liberal programming. They're going to have to be careful....falling asleep while driving is not considered safe.
A school district in Ohio is being sued by some parents because a teacher made their kid spray himself with Lysol in front of the class. The reason? Because the kid smelled...as in...BO. Perhaps the Lysol treatment is a bit extreme, but what is the teacher supposed to do? Hose him down? Still adding a few of your embarrassing hot air stories here. Our friends the flaggots show just how badly they suck at the PhotoShop. Ladies, worried that your wardrobe isn't pleasing to God? Exorcise Satan from your closet and fill it with Modest Apparel. | 
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