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Title: THE FEDERALIST
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15 October 2003
Federalist No.
03-42
Wednesday Chronicle
CONTENTS:
The
Foundation
Insight
Upright
Editorial Exegesis
Dezinformatsia
Sociocrats
Village Idiots
Short Cuts
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THE FOUNDATION
"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and
religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
--John Adams
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INSIGHT
"Your money does not cause my poverty. Refusal to
believe this is at the bottom of most bad economic thinking." --P. J. O'Rourke
"Another plague upon the land, as devastating as the locusts God loosed
on the Egyptians, is 'Political Correctness.'" --Charlton Heston
"Two
things...have staggered me....The first has been the dangers that have so
swiftly come upon us in a few years, and have been transforming our
position and
the whole outlook of the world. Secondly, I have been staggered by the failure
of the House of Commons to react effectively against those dangers." --Winston
Churchill, 1936 ++ "All is over. Silent,
mournful, abandoned, broken, Czechoslovakia recedes into darkness....We have
sustained a defeat without a war." --Winston Churchill, 1938
"Every
noble crown is, and on earth will forever be, a crown of thorns." --Thomas
Carlyle
"Great men are the guide-posts and landmarks in the state."
--Edmund Burke
"I like to come to Washington, D.C., at least once a
year. Why should my tax money travel more than I do?" --Bob
Hope
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UPRIGHT
"If you gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite
number of typewriters, would they eventually write a speech for Howard Dean?"
--James Taranto **Yes, but apparently one monkey
with
one typewriter will do!
"There's something terribly wrong when an American soldier
overseas can't receive Scriptures in the mail, but a Muslim chaplain can preach
freely among al-Qa'ida and Taliban enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay."
--Michelle Malkin
"I'm hoping for
the best, but I have my doubts. The presence of so many movie stars and
Kennedys on his [Schwarzenegger's] victory podium is not a great portent."
--Jonah Goldberg ++ "[T]he firing of
Davis
is a completely reasonable instance of democracy, justified by the completely
natural desire people tend to have of wanting to keep some of their money."
--Paul Jacob
"America has an educational system worthy of David
Duke.... Most black leaders have simply sold out the future of black kids to
teachers unions." --Rich Lowry
"The French, it isn't a question that
they are not our friends anymore, they are leading the world against the United
States every time that we turn around. It just wasn't against us going to
war in
Iraq, every single time that they turn around they are subverting the efforts,
to try and make themselves more important in the world. France is insignificant
to the world." --Sen. John Ensign ++
"There is only one decent and humane reaction to the fall of Saddam
Hussein: good riddance." --President George W. Bush
"The good news is
that the White House got a highly credible and eminently qualified
individual --
veteran UN weapons inspector David Kay -- to head its investigation into Iraq's
weapons of mass destruction. The bad news is that no one seems to be paying the
least bit of attention to the facts reported by Mr. Kay to Congress on Oct. 2."
--Helle Dale
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EDITORIAL EXEGESIS
"There simply are no more excuses when it comes to
opposing school choice. The financial bottom line constantly changes, but the
academic bottom line remains unchanged -- the longer a child stays in DC Public
Schools, the worse off he becomes. [DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes] Norton and
[Sen. Ted] Kennedy seem to find it in their liberal hearts to advocate civil
rights and freedoms all the time. Yet, both lawmakers have vowed to do
anything
and everything possible to deny poor families the opportunity to send their
children to non-public schools on the taxpayers' dime. Both lawmakers insist
that pouring more money into DC Public Schools will 'fix the system'."
--Washington Times
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DEZINFORMATSIA
This week's "Hyper-Hypocrisy" Award: "[Clinton] was
charged with -- he was charged with those things by lunatics. He was never
legally charged... I mean the fact is -- the fact is, yes, I - I - I do think
she was an extremist." --Time's Joe Klein
on why Arnold's accusers are serious whereas Juanita Broaddrick was an
extremist
lunatic
This week's "Leftmedia Puffery" Award: "It's impolite to say
that Mr. Bush has damaged our national security with his military adventurism,
but it would be dishonest to pretend otherwise." --Paul Krugman
++ From the "Garbage in -- Garbage out"
Department, "[N]ow that it's over, does anyone see any reason for our having
invaded Iraq?....Good thing we won the war, because the peace sure looks like a
quagmire.....These are early days, certainly, to attempt a full historical
evaluation....Iraq is in chaos, and apparently the only way we'll be able to
stop it will be to kill a lot of Iraqis. Just what Saddam Hussein used to do."
--Molly Ivins ++ From CNN, the Commercial
Nuisance Network: "I think the press was muzzled, and I think the press
self-muzzled. I'm sorry to say, but certainly television and, perhaps, to a
certain extent, my station was intimidated by the administration and its foot
soldiers at Fox News. And it did, in fact, put a climate of fear and
self-censorship, in my view, in terms of the kind of broadcast work we
did....The entire body politic...did not ask enough questions, for instance,
about weapons of mass destruction. I mean, it looks like this was
disinformation
at the highest levels."– CNN's Christiane Amanpour
This week's
"Leftmedia Machiavellian" Award: "Attorney General John Ashcroft has earned
himself a remarkable distinction as the Torquemada of American law.
Tomás de Torquemada...was largely responsible for...[the] torture
and the
burning of heretics -- Muslims in particular. Now, of course, I am not
accusing
the Attorney General of pulling out anyone's fingernails or burning people at
the stake (at least I don't know of any such cases). But one does get the
sense
these days that the old Spaniard's spirit is comfortably at home in Ashcroft's
Department of Justice." --Walter Cronkite
This week's "Leftmedia
Buster" Award: "The falsely bleak picture [painted by the media] weakens our
national resolve, discourages Iraqi cooperation and emboldens our enemy."
--Demo
Rep. Jim Marshall
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SOCIOCRATS
From the "Thundering Herd of Jackasses": "This is
haphazard, shotgun, shoot-from-the-hip diplomacy.... [Bush and Cheney should
apologize] for having misled America, for not having kept his promises of
working adequately within the international community, not having built a
legitimate international coalition, not having exhausted the process of the
inspections. And, most importantly, not having gone to war as a matter of last
resort, which is what he promised to America." --John "Ketchup" Kerry
++ "Now I have a proposal that's supported
by 50 members of Congress to create a Cabinet-level department of peace which
seeks to make nonviolence an organizing principle in our society; to tap that
capacity we have to evolve; to be better than we are; ...to evolve to a point
where we can work with the world community to pursue that dream in a world
where
we can be the ones who work to make war itself archaic." --Dennis Kucinich
++ For the record... "I think [President
Bush's] tax cuts are a disaster, and I'd repeal all of them." --Howard Dean
Regarding the "Thundering Herd of Jackasses": "That is an absurd
feat of
imagination, I guess. We have been supportive to all of the candidates running
in any way that they have requested information...from either Bill or me,
advice
that they would solicit. We are not supporting or endorsing any candidate...I
think someone very formidable is going to come out of this process...."
--Hillary, on claims she and her husband are supporting the candidacy of Wesley
Clark to further their own political ambitions ++
"Bottom line: 'She's not running. She's not running.'" --HILLPAC's
Patti Solis Doyle ++ And then there were
nine: "The Democratic Party supports Sen. Bob Graham and his decision to
withdraw from the presidential race, in what was no doubt a tough decision for
him and his family." --DNC Chairman, Terry McAuliffe
This week's
"Gender Disorientation Disorder" Award: "On behalf of the DNC, I would like to
recognize Saturday, October 11, 2003 as the 16th Annual National Coming Out
Day.
Coming out as a gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (GLBT) American is a
tremendous act of courage....In 36 states, it is legal to fire someone who is
otherwise qualified simply because they identify as GLBT....While President
Bush
continues to use attacks on GLBT Americans as a political strategy, Democrats
continue to work toward creating an environment that makes it easier for all
GLBT Americans to come out." --Terry McAuliffe
This week's "Las
Clintonista Leftovers" Award: "It's of keen interest to me to see whether
or not
we can get Karl Rove frog-marched out of the White House in handcuffs."
--former
Clinton diplomat Joe Wilson who later recanted, "I freely admit I got carried
away. If I left the impression that Karl Rove was the leaker or approver
of the
leak, I didn't intend to."
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VILLAGE IDIOTS
This week's "Village Victimitis" Award: "One cannot
keep
these detainees in this pattern, this situation, indefinitely.... The
open-endedness of the situation and its impact on the mental health of the
population has become a major problem." --Christopher Girod, Red Cross senior
official in Washington on the terrorists held in military detainment camps
**Need we remind the Red Cross about the "mental
health" of the family of 9-11 victims?
This week's "Village
Ignorati" Award: "There's nothing wrong with responding [to terrorism].
It's how
do you respond...our government is incredibly violent and aggressive and
rapacious. And we want to control those regions. It's beyond a response."
--Actor Viggo Mortensen
Sometimes they get it right: "I don't care if
[Arnold Schwarzenegger] got just two more votes [than Cruz Bustamante], it's a
mandate. The only way to take [the California gubernatorial recall election
results] is that we lost. As far as I'm concerned, just own up to it. It's
over. We're done. We're dead." --Democrat political consultant Joe
Cerrell
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SHORT CUTS
"You know, really, if I had an opportunity to shoot
Britney Spears, I think I would." --Maryland First Lady Kendel Ehrlich
**We'll second that!
Hillary's book ("Living History")
is nowhere to be found. The [Barnes and Noble 'Year-to-Date Bestseller'] list
only goes to No. 100, so there's no telling where she ranks, but it is
below the
No. 95 book, which is called -- we kid you not -- 'Captain Underpants and the
Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1.'" --James Taranto
"2nd down and 2 from the 27 yard line. Pittman showing more change of
direction than Arianna Huffington, breaking a tackle and picking up a first
down." --Al Michaels calling an NFL game last week
"Schroeder and
Chirac are so contemptible they should be on the Internet or in Hollywood
raising money for Howard Dean." --Jeff Babbin, American Prowler
"The
Los Angeles Times became a journalistic Manhattan project, working late
into the
night on every possible calculation to nuke the Terminator." --Jonah Goldberg
"Perhaps every election day everywhere should be preceded by recalls of
current incumbents." --Paul Jacob
Jay
Leno.... As I'm sure you know, Arnold was declared the winner last
night just one minute after the polls closed. 8:01! So see that, Florida, at
least we can count! Yeah! .... President
Bush called Arnold to congratulate him today, and after he got off the phone
Arnold said, "I thought my English was bad." ....
And former Governor Gray Davis spent the day today revoking the
driver's licenses of all the illegal aliens that didn't vote for him.
.... You know, if you love the recall,
you're gonna love the recount, that's what I have to say. It's not over.
David Letterman.... Top Possible
California Newspaper Headlines For Tomorrow: "135-Way Tie Throws State Into
Confusion"; "Gray Davis Fails To Convince Self To Vote For Self"; "Governor
Gary
Coleman Names Lieutenant Governor Urkel"; "Recall Election Just Elaborate
'Punk'd' Prank"; "Screw The Recall, How Did The Cubs And The Red Sox Get In The
Playoffs?"; "Millions of Californians Move To Nevada"; "Confused Al Gore
Demands
Recount"; "Bush Reminds Nation 'You Can't Recall a
President'."
Argus Hamilton.... Rush
Limbaugh told his listeners Friday he is checking into a rehab to detox
from his
Oxycontin addiction. Just don't let him blame it on a back operation. He
needed massive quantities of painkillers after Bill Clinton survived
impeachment. .... Hillary Clinton agreed to
emcee a Democratic fundraising dinner in Iowa next month. She absolutely
refuses to run for president. It's the hardest decision she's had to make
since
three years ago when she was forced to select a home state.
.... Al Gore called the California recall a
Republican hijacking of democracy. He issued millions of recorded phone
messages on election day. The problem is, when everyone hears Al Gore's voice
on the line they think it's the dial tone and hang up.
.... Don Rumsfeld spoke at the Ronald
Reagan
Library in Simi Valley on Friday. He said he's very surprised that Saddam
Hussein's supporters are still fighting. Republicans can never understand why
the Democrats don't just roll over and play dead.
Lex et Libertas --
Semper Vigilo, Paratus, et Fidelis! Mark Alexander, Publisher, for the editors
and staff. (Please pray on this day, and every day, for our Patriot Armed
Forces standing in harm's way around the world in defense of our liberty, and
for the families awaiting their safe return.)
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