NRA endorses Bush
The National Rifle Association endorsed President Bush for reelection
yesterday, promising millions of dollars for ads, phone banks, and
other get-out-the-vote efforts. "The Supreme Court is going to be
crucial to the future of the Second Amendment, and President Bush will
appoint justices that respect the Bill of Rights," NRA chief executive
Wayne LaPierre said.
Bush success in terrorism
The Washington Times reports [LINK]
that President Bush’s strategy of a multi-front war on terrorism is
paying off according to military analysis:
"The terrorists are being used up, and they're losing hundreds a day
in many cases," said retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney, a
military analyst. "The administration has a low profile on that. But
[the terrorists] are suffering severe casualties. That's why there was
success in Afghanistan, Samara, and now you have negotiations in
Fallujah and Ramadi." The Iraqi cities of Fallujah and Ramadi are run,
in part, by militants.
"The fact is the summer offensive we conducted that has been going on
for the last six months has had a significant impact on terrorists
trying to organize attacks that could have come about during the
election," Gen. McInerney said. "There's just no question about it."
Transcript
of the debate: (Link)
Bush debate spin email:
President Bush won a clear victory on substance, style and credibility
in the final debate tonight - showing that he's the candidate who
"finishes strong." The President spoke with clarity, conviction and
compassion about the most important issues facing our country.
On issue after issue, he showed Americans that he shares their values
and priorities. He revealed just how far out of the mainstream Kerry's
record lies on abortion, gay marriage, immigration, taxes, health care
and fiscal discipline.
John Kerry showed how far he's willing to go to deceive the American
people about this record when he said "I've actually passed 56
individual bills that I've personally written." The fact is that he
has only been the lead sponsor of 5 bills and 4 resolutions that have
become law.
The most revealing moments:
·
Kerry believes education is unrelated to the economy -
this is a fundamental misunderstanding of how individuals achieve the
American Dream.
·
President Bush believes that no child should be left
behind when it comes to the quality of education she or he can get.
·
A good education is the foundation for opportunity,
prosperity and success.
·
On immigration, John Kerry said, "we need an earned
legalization program for people who have been here a long time." This
amnesty proposal stands in contrast to the President's temporary
worker program.
President Bush revealed John Kerry's tendency to confuse a litany of
complaints with a plan. John Kerry demonstrated that he didn't have a
plan and he resorted to foreign policy attacks, because he does not
have an agenda for America.
Now that the debates are over, we must concentrate on our efforts to
turn out the vote. You can help turn out the vote by completing these
tasks:
·
Join us for Walk the Vote Weekend - Tens
of thousands of volunteers at thousands of parties around the country
will go door-to-door in their neighborhoods to turn out the vote. The
President will kick off the event with a live Internet rally webcast
Saturday, October 16 from 12:45 - 2:00 pm EDT. We'll provide the
maps, handouts, and everything you'll need to Walk the Vote in your
neighborhood. Create your Walk at
www.GeorgeWBush.com/Walk.
·
Volunteer to help in the last 72 hours -
Volunteers are needed to work shifts in campaign offices from coast to
coast. Sign up at
www.GeorgeWBush.com/72Hour - if you're not yet a
Volunteer, you'll need to sign up first at
www.GeorgeWBush.com/SignUp.
Need your password? You can
find it
here.
·
Spread the President's message - Use
your
Virtual
Precinct to send a message to your friends and
family. During the debate, the President mentioned
Kerry's
Liberal Record, send an e-mail to the undecided
voters you know and share that record.
·
Call Talk Radio and Write Letters to the
Editor - By
making
your voice heard on talk radio and the
letters
page of your local paper, you can have a
tremendous impact on those voters who are still trying to decide.
Hearing from their neighbors the reasons President Bush is right for
your community moves many voters in the final days.
·
Vote! - Many states allow you to cast your vote
early or by absentee ballot. If you qualify to vote by absentee or
vote early in-person, you can cast your ballot now. Our website will
tell you if you are eligible. Visit
www.GeorgeWBush.com/VoteEarly to determine if, and
where, you can vote now in your area. Please follow your local
election guidelines.
By taking action now, you can guarantee our victory in November. In
the remaining days of this campaign, our efforts to get the
President's supporters to the polls will make the difference. Your
help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for all you do.
Sincerely,
Marc Racicot, Chairman
Kerry debate spin email:
A few minutes ago, the third and final presidential debate came to a
close. Once again, I am about to head over to the "spin room," and
once again I am going to have the chance to talk about a victory for
John Kerry.
During these debates, John Kerry has left no doubt that he has the
strength and character we need in a commander-in-chief. He has shown
the American people his command of the facts, steady demeanor, and
well-reasoned arguments. He offered hope and optimism, and showed that
he will fight for middle-class families.
The Bush campaign has tried to lower the bar for each debate. But the
bar can only go so low.
The bottom line is, when it comes to the concerns of the middle class,
George Bush just doesn't get it -- doesn't know how to talk about it
-- and has no way to fix it. While he offered nothing but more of the
same tired rhetoric -- John Kerry presented real solutions to real
problems. That's the reason why John Kerry won and George Bush lost,
and lowered expectations and spin from the Bush campaign will not
change this.
Tonight George Bush's denials further damaged his credibility. He
denied we have problems with immigration, No Child Left Behind, equal
pay for women and the minimum wage. Bush pretends our problems don't
exist, and he won't level with the American people.
Again, we need your help to keep the Republican spin machine in check.
After three debates you know what you need to do -- let's go out there
and do it.
http://www.democrats.org/debates/
Sincerely,
Joe Lockhart, Senior Advisor
Swifities and P.O.W.’s
The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and the P.O.W. for Truth are joining
together to mount a final push against Sen. John Kerry. One of the
aspects is to put up a new TV ad.
In the ad, POW Bud Day -- who shared a cell in the Hanoi Hilton with
Sen. John McCain -- states, "How can you expect our sons and daughters
to follow you when you condemned their fathers and grandfathers?"
Kerry’s religious difficulties
Sen. John Kerry is finding it difficult to weave his way through the
politics of religion. Recently, Kerry was with the Rev. Al Sharpton
and Jessie Jackson in church trying to win votes. Now, liberal
religious groups are calling for an investigation against Kerry and
the church.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State is asking the
Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether the Friendship
Missionary Baptist Church in Miami violated federal tax law during an
Oct. 10 service featuring speeches by Mr. Kerry, former presidential
candidate the Rev. Al Sharpton and other prominent Democrats.
Nader off ballot
A judge in Pennsylvania has kicked Ralph Nader off the ballot.
"I am compelled to emphasize that this signature-gathering process was
the most deceitful and fraudulent exercise ever perpetrated upon this
court," Judge Colins said.
"The conduct of the candidates, through their representatives (not
their attorneys), shocks the conscience of the court," he said. "In
reviewing signatures, it became apparent that, in addition to signing
names such as 'Mickey Mouse,' 'Fred Flintstone,' 'John Kerry' and the
ubiquitous 'Ralph Nader,' there were thousands of names that were
created at random and then randomly assigned either existent or
nonexistent addresses by the circulators."
The battleground
The battle ground states are shrinking and coming down to the
following states: The most ads are running in Florida, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia. However, 10 other states — Colorado,
Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico,
Oregon and Wisconsin remain critical to winning the presidency.
The Kerry campaign is targeting the key upper Midwest states of Iowa,
Minnesota, and Wisconsin. In addition Kerry is adding the following
four to his strategy of victory: Nevada, Pennsylvania, Florida and
Ohio. This gives Kerry the position of defending four blue states and
trying to win in the three red states of Ohio, Florida and Nevada.
The Bush camp views the battleground as the Midwestern states of Iowa,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Ohio .
The Kerry strategy leaves blue states Michigan, Maine, New Mexico,
Oregon and red states Colorado, West Virginia and New Hampshire to a
Bush advantage of money and incumbency.
We can expect the remaining days of this presidential campaign to be
fought out on these lines.
"Stolen Honor" list of stations
The following is a list of stations that are a part of Sinclair
stations that will be airing the Kerry Vietnam War documentary "Stolen
Honor:"
Alabama: Birmingham, two WB stations; Tuscaloosa, UPN.
California: Sacramento, CBS.
Florida: Pensacola and Mobile, Ala., ABC and an independent;
Tallahassee, ABC and NBC; Tampa, WB.
Illinois: Champaign/Springfield, NBC; Peoria/Bloomington, Fox.
Iowa: Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, CBS; Des Moines, Fox.
Kentucky: Lexington, Fox.
Maine: Portland, CBS.
Maryland: Baltimore, Fox and WB.
Massachusetts: Springfield, ABC.
Michigan: Flint/Saginaw, Fox.
Minnesota: Minneapolis, WB.
Missouri: Cape Girardeau/Paducah, Ky., Fox and WB; Kansas City,
WB; St. Louis, ABC.
North Carolina: Asheville/Greenville, S.C., ABC and WB;
Greensboro/Winston-Salem, ABC and UPN; Raleigh/Durham, UPN and WB.
Nevada: Las Vegas, WB and an independent.
New York: Buffalo, Fox and WB; Rochester, Fox; Syracuse,
Fox and WB.
Ohio: Cincinnati, WB; Columbus, ABC and Fox; Dayton, Fox and
NBC.
Oklahoma: Oklahoma City, Fox and WB.
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh, Fox and WB.
South Carolina: Charleston, Fox and UPN.
Tennessee: Nashville, Fox and UPN and WB;
Kingsport/Bristol/Johnson City, Fox.
Texas: San Antonio, Fox and WB.
Virginia: Norfolk, WB; Richmond, Fox.
West Virginia: Charleston/Huntington, ABC and Fox.
Wisconsin: Madison, Fox; Milwaukee, UPN and WB.
The Boston Globe reports [LINK]
that the FCC will not stop the anti-Kerry Vietnam War documentary
“Stolen Honor” from being run on the airwaves by televisions stations:
The Federal Communications Commission won't intervene to stop a
broadcast company's plans to air a critical documentary about John
Kerry's anti-Vietnam War activities on dozens of TV stations, the
agency's chairman said Thursday.
''Don't look to us to block the airing of a program,'' Michael Powell
told reporters. ''I don't know of any precedent in which the
commission could do that.''
Eighteen senators, all Democrats, wrote to Powell this week and asked
him to investigate Sinclair Broadcast Group's plan to run the program,
''Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal,'' two weeks before the Nov. 2
election.
Powell said there are no federal rules that would allow the agency to
prevent the program. ''I think that would be an absolute disservice to
the First Amendment and I think it would be unconstitutional if we
attempted to do so,'' he said.
He said he would consider the senators' concerns but added that they
may not amount to a formal complaint, which could trigger an
investigation. FCC rules require that a program air before a formal
complaint can be considered.
Carter campaign manager Jodi Powell created the matrix model for the
expenditure of candidate resources for winning the Presidency in the
1976 election of Jimmy Carter. Every strategist who has read Jules
Witcover’s book, "Marathon: The Pursuit of the Presidency 1972-1976"
-- page 519, knows that the number of days that the candidates, their
running mates, their wives and their children have spent in Iowa make
that state the highest expenditure of the most precious commodity the
campaigns have: time. In short, Iowa is the highest-priority state in
America.
It is really the triangle. The triangle is Iowa, Minnesota and
Wisconsin. Others might argue that the issue is the Big Ten. The Big
Ten states are made up of 12 colleges that comprise the Big Ten.
However, it is the blue states of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin that
comprise the center of the battle to become president despite Ohio and
Pennsylvania and Michigan being a part of the Big Ten. Iowa is the
pivot of the three states. Wisconsin is likely to go for Bush and
Minnesota is the least likely to wind up in the red column.
However if Iowa and Wisconsin go for Bush, the math of electoral votes
shows that Bush only needs to win one of the following: Florida, Ohio,
Pennsylvania or New Jersey - two red states and two blue states. This
is why winning Iowa and Wisconsin is so important. If Bush were to win
the trifecta, Bush could win the nomination without winning any of
those four states but by winning New Mexico and Oregon instead.
Otherwise, Bush would need to win two of the four states of Florida,
Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to win the presidency. This is why
Iowa is the lynch-pin to winning the presidency. Currently, the edge
goes to Bush in Iowa.
The reason that these Midwestern states are critical to the
realignment is a matter of geography and ethnic makeup. Or, as
political science demographic expert Ben Wattenberg would say, "Values
matter."
These states are principally made up of Northern European ancestry.
Norwegians, Swedes, Danes and Germans are the predominant ethnic
groups despite the early Anglo-Scotch-Irish settlements.
The key aspect of those settlers was the Protestant Reformation, which
left Catholics out of the defining beginning aspect of the Civil War
(or War Between the States). At the time of their settlement, the
Civil War (or War Between the States) was just beginning. The
Protestants supported the Northern cause and the Catholics did not.
As Sen. Lindsey Graham of North Carolina recently stated in Iowa, "The
South went Republican from the top down. Here [in Iowa] you are
changing to Republican at the precinct level one person at a time."
Actually, it is by one religious community at a time. When the
Dougherty Catholics in Cerro Gordo County in Iowa know that the
Democrat Party no longer represents them, Iowa will then be
Republican. This will be the realignment of America into entrenched
red and blue states with the red states being the ruling majority.
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