To unsubscribe send "leave chuckmuth" in body of message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or hit
reply with "remove" in subject or go to http://www.incor.com/l10003/newsletter.htm to
remove
X-ListMember: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
***************************
A Word from Our Sponsors
Increasingly, more success stories are being told about close elections that
are won with the help of AUTOMATED TELEPHONE TECHNOLOGY. To find out more
about this powerful, inexpensive campaign tool, contact Jerry Dorchuck:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or Ted Hilliard: [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Automated
TeleSystems, Inc. Ted- 916-804-3966 or Jerry 215-370-5509.
***************************
Paradise Lost
"Nevada and seven other Western states outperformed the rest of the country
in economic growth during much of the 1990s -- while Hawaii and Alaska
suffered the most pathetic growth rates, according to a Commerce Department
report released in Washington June 4. . In attempting to explain Hawaii's
worst-in-the-nation economic performance during the period (the Aloha
State's economy actually shrank by 0.3 percent), government analysts 'said
that the state ... was hard hit by the 1997-98 Asian currency crisis, which
cut into the state's tourism business,' reports The Associated Press.
"What 'government analysts' apparently failed to note or mention is that,
among the 50 American commonwealths, Hawaii is the most nearly perfect model
of a high-tax, single-party welfare state, where Democratic Party pork and
make-work public sector jobs proliferate unchecked by any substantial
conservative or libertarian opposition, and where the now-standard run of
'environmental' restrictions on business activity not only proliferate like
Kudzu (you can't even put up a billboard in Hawaii, any more), but are then
geometrically multiplied by restrictions on virtually any productive new
land use which might somehow offend aboriginal sensibilities."
- Columnist Vin Suprynowicz, Las Vegas Review Journal, 6/17/01
****************************
Harsh Reality Hits Family Farm
"Look, part of the wisdom you get from experience is knowing when to quit,
knowing when something has run its course and is finished. Failure to
recognize this can be very costly. Think about the so-called 'farm problem'
in the U.S. You know what the 'farm problem' really is? It's simply we don
't need so many farmers anymore. The big farms are so productive and so
efficient the little farms aren't needed.
"'But we want to preserve our way of life,' cry the small farm owners. 'We'
ve got our pride,' they say. Pride? What kind of human being takes pride
in insisting we pay him for NOT producing? Preserve a way of life? One
that's not viable anymore? Well hey, what about all those buggy whip
manufacturers driven out of business by the automobile? Should we have
subsidized THEM? What about all those typewriter repairmen who, because of
PCs and word processors, don't have any typewriters to repair anymore?
Should we subsidize them, too? So they can 'preserve their way of life'?
"To put a twist on what philosopher Yogi Berra used to say, Guru Gary says:
When it's over, it's over!"
- Gary Halbert, "The Gary Halbert Letter," 5/31/01
***************************
Spare the Textbooks, Jail the Mom
"In Maryland, local prosecutors are moving forward with a little-noticed
case against a dedicated mother. Mary Simmons faces criminal charges for
refusing to let government officials dictate how, what, and where her child
is taught. . Ms. Simmons and her husband, John Stafford, wanted to direct
the education of their youngest child, 6-year-old Mary Sharon, in their
Laurel, Md., home using a nationally respected Catholic curriculum. . But
the Howard County, Md., school system decided that Ms. Simmons' educational
choices for her daughter weren't good enough. . After Ms. Simmons...told
school officials her daughter's curriculum was 'none of their business,' the
county slapped her with 72 counts of criminal truancy."
- Columnist Michelle Malkin
*******************************
If You Outlaw High School Football...
"Welcome to the brave new world of 'zero-tolerance' schooling, where young
minds are molded to abhor aggression. Schools are banning dodge ball and
tag because the games encourage 'violent behavior.' Some schools are
removing any references to the military from their libraries, and some high
schools are banning military recruiters.
"Elementary students in Texas and Louisiana have been suspended for pointing
pencils and saying 'pow' and drawing pictures of soldiers. Students in
Mississippi were held in jail for trivial infractions, such as throwing
peanuts at one another. A fifth-grader in St. Petersburg, Fla., was arrested
for drawing pictures of 'weapons.'
"Recent victims of this witch hunt include an exemplary high-school student,
a National Merit Scholar, jailed in Fort Myers, Fla., because school
authorities found a kitchen knife under her car seat. The knife had
accidentally fallen there during a move between apartments. 'Terrorist
threat' criminal charges were filed against two 8-year-olds in Irvington,
N.J., for 'playing cops and robbers with a paper gun.' Second-graders have
been arrested for bringing toy guns to school. And while juvenile records
can be expunged, in some cases, such as for Brady law background checks,
they last a lifetime.
"Fear over school shootings is legitimate, but common sense is needed.
Since the most recent school shootings started in the fall of 1997, 32
students and three teachers have been shot to death at U.S. elementary or
secondary schools, an annual rate of less than one death per 4 million
students. This includes deaths from gang fights, robberies and accidents as
well as from incidents such as at Columbine High School in Colorado. By
contrast, during that same period, 53 students died playing high school
football."
- Columnist John Lott, Los Angeles Times
*****************************
Guns Don't Kill People.
"Whether the president's (crime) initiatives become law or not is not nearly
as important as the knowledge that his priorities are in order. This may
well be the result of the fact that Mr. Bush, a veteran, is familiar with,
as a wag has aptly put it, 'which end of the tube the round comes out of.'
As such, he knows that guns are not the problem. People are, at least,
those people who misuse guns and obtain them unlawfully. They are the
proper object of government's attention, and Mr. Bush's policy choices
reflect this admirably."
- Washington Times editorial
***************************
Tales From the Left Side
If you know someone who does not receive our FREE GOP News & Views
briefings, send their e-mail address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can also now
read GOP News & Views daily on the Republican Liberty Caucus web site at:
http://www.RepublicanLibertyCaucus.com .
***************************
You Have to Be Active To Be An Activist
Contact your senator or congressman by calling toll-free: (877) 762-8762
Contact the White House by calling: (202) 456-1414
***************************
Learn Before You Get Burned
Don't play politics blind. Learn what to do, how to do it and when to do it
BEFORE throwing your hat into the ring. Visit www.CampaignTraining.org
today and sign up for the FREE weekly e-newsletter, Campaign Hot Tips. You'
ll also find a complete 2001 calendar of training seminars scheduled for
around the country ... including programs conducted by GOPAC and the
Leadership Institute.
**********************************
SPONSOR INFORMATION
**********************************
* Patriot Campaign Consulting specializes in web design, on-line
fundraising, mulit-media presentations and affordable polling for
conservativeRepublican candidates. We will help deliver your campaign
message in a way that turns visitors into contributors. We use the latest
technology to help save your campaign money and build a faster and more
efficient campaign organization. Contact us today toll free at
1-877-722-7717. Or visit our web site atwww.patriotcampaign.com. We also
provide a FREE weekly newsletter, so visit today and sign up for The
Almanack: An Internet Journal.
* Competitive Edge Research & Communication has been handling polling,
voter contact and grassroots lobbying for across the nation since 1987.
Candidates, organizations and independent expenditures have won at the
federal, state and local levels using Competitive Edge. Call firm President
John Nienstedt today at 800-576-CERC to learn how you can get the
Competitive Edge.
* Picture Perfect Campaigns. The nation's leading provider of voter
contact mail for Republican candidates. Picture Perfect is a turnkey direct
mail provider for all levels of campaigns offering full creative, printing
and mailhouse services for political mail. http://www.ppc2win.com or call
(800) 730-3116.
* Increasingly, more success stories are being told about close elections
that are won with the help of AUTOMATED TELEPHONE TECHNOLOGY. To find out
more about this powerful, inexpensive campaign tool, contact Jerry Dorchuck:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or Ted Hilliard: [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Automated
TeleSystems, Inc. Ted- 916-804-3966 or Jerry 215-370-5509.
**********************************
COMING EVENTS
***********************************
* 2001 College Republican National Convention. June 29 - July 1, 2001.
Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. $125 before June 1 ... $200 after June
1. To register, call 888-765-3564. For agenda and additional information,
go to: http://www.crnc.org/Convention/convention.htm
* RNC Summer Meeting: July 19-21 at the Boston Park Plaza in
Massachusetts. Special room rate of $169 per night. For reservations, call
(800) 225-2008. For additional details, contact the Republican National
Committee at (202) 863-8630.
* 2001 Midwest Republican Leadership Conference: July 27-29 at the
Minneapolis Convention Center in Minnesota. Registration fee: $199 per
person. For additional information, contact (651) 222-0416 or
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Or visit the conference web site at:
http://www.midwestleadership.org.
* Education Leaders Council's 6th annual conference Sept. 28-29 in Atlanta,
GA. Speakers include Education Secretary Rod Paige, House Education
Committee Chairman John Boehner (R-OH), Rep. Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Florida
Lt. Gov. Frank T. Brogan, nationally-known reformers Howard Fuller, Jeanne
Allen and Checker Finn. Go to www.educationleaders.org or call
1-800-521-2118.
* 2001 Western States Republican Leadership Conference: October 4-7 at the
Resort at the Mountain in the Mt. Hood National Forest. $250 per person
($350 after August 1). For details, contact the Oregon Republican Party at
(503) 587-9233 or go to their web site at: www.orgop.com.
******************************
e-CLASSIFIEDS
******************************
* HOW DOES YOUR STATE RANK FOR TAXING WEALTHY RETIREES? Except for teenie
weenie Rhode Island, WI places the heaviest tax burden on wealthy retirees.
Find out how the 50 states & DC rank for taxing wealthy retirees. Send $4
(our cost) and I will send you the May 2001 edition of Bloomberg Personal
Finance magazine which contains this six page study. Put this in your
reference library. Send $4 to: Taxpayers Network Inc., W67 N222 Evergreen
Blvd #202s, Cedarburg, WI 53012. Visit our website at
www.TaxpayersNetwork.org
* Heritage Signs, wholesale yard signs, Lowest prices for the conservative,
check out our $1 yard sign special at http://www.yardsigns.org . All types
of T-Shirts also at wholesale prices. 1-888-601-2345
****************************
****************************
Published by:
Chuck Muth, Editor
3659 Scotwood Street
Las Vegas, NV 89121
Phone: (702) 454-0350
Fax: (702) 454-7798
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The opinions and views expressed in GOP News & Views reflect those of the
writers, editors and columnists therein and do not necessarily reflect the
opinions of the sponsors, advertisers heck, even some of our readers. To
be REMOVED from this mailing list, just hit Reply with the word Remove in
the subject line.
# # #
