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BUSH BEAT

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CBS: Busted with Kinko connection

The WashingtonPost (via Drudge.com) reports that the Bush National Guard memo documents used in by Dan Rather and CBS have markings that show they’ve been faxed to CBS News from a Kinko’s copy shop in Abilene, Texas. (There’s only one Kinko’s in Abilene.) And guess who lives just 21 miles away in Baird, Texas? Retired Texas National Guard officer Bill Burkett, who is suspicioned by many as a possible source of the memos.

And though CBS has refused to identify their source for these documents, and how they amazingly came to light after 30 years, this Kinko connection in Abilene is substantial evidence.

According to the Post article:

Robert Strong, who was one of three people interviewed by "60 Minutes," said he was shown copies of the documents by CBS anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes on Sept. 5, three days before the broadcast. He said at least one of the documents bore the faxed header "Kinko's Abilene."

Burkett is the disgruntled former National Guard officer who has tried in the past to smear President Bush and has been called ‘a discredited witness.’

Dan Rather admits to doubts now

The WashingtonPost (via Drudge.com) says that CBS anchor Dan Rather is finally admitting there are serious questions about the authenticity of the Bush National Guard memo documents he used to question President Bush's National Guard record last week on "60 Minutes II." :

"If the documents are not what we were led to believe, I'd like to break that story," Rather said in an interview last night. "Any time I'm wrong, I want to be right out front and say, 'Folks, this is what went wrong and how it went wrong.' "

And in typical Dan Rather fashion the aged anchor dodged:

"This is not about me," Rather said before anchoring last night's newscast. "I recognize that those who didn't want the information out and tried to discredit the story are trying to make it about me, and I accept that."

The Post article describes Rather as being “on the final leg of a career launched by a Texas hurricane,” and that he is “trying to weather his biggest storm.” It is no secret that those close to Rather and those who work with him are worried:

 "I think this is very, very serious," said Bob Schieffer, CBS's chief Washington correspondent... Some friends of Rather, whose contract runs until the end of 2006, are discussing whether he might be forced to make an early exit from CBS.

Economic wars

Sen. John Kerry continued his assault on American free enterprise with calls for further government intervention in the U.S. economy. Kerry continued to call President Bush the excuse President for citing the fact that he inherited a recession from Clinton, a corporate scandal, and the first time for America to be struck by war since 1812.

Kerry charged, "Of course, the president would have us believe that his record is the result of bad luck, not bad decisions. His is the Excuse Presidency: never wrong, never responsible, never to blame."

"George Bush’s failures are the result of misplaced values and wrong choices that always give more and more to those with the most and tell the middle-class, 'you are not the priority," Kerry said.

Kerry’s continued confusion

Sen. John Kerry tried to make clear in an Imus radio interview that there was no reason to go to war in Iraq and that his vote to go to war was the right vote. However, after Kerry hung up with Imus this is what Imus said, "I asked him a number of questions about Iraq, and I can't tell you what he said."

Imus is a Kerry supporter.

Kerry was critical of President Bush for failing to properly plan the war. At this point, Imus questioned Kerry: "They can't get this equipment for these troops if people like you won't vote for the funding though."

"We did vote for the funding. We voted for the funding," Kerry responded. "I voted for the largest defense budgets in the history of our country. And I voted — this is long after the war, that $87 billion vote. The war had started. These people were sent over there without the equipment, and they still don't have the equipment."

Kerry was one of 77 senators who voted on Oct. 11, 2002, for the resolution titled "Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002," which, in addition to weapons of mass destruction, cited Iraq's breach of the 1991 cease-fire and U.N. resolutions as justification for force.

Kerry and his running mate, Sen. John Edwards, are two of only 12 senators to vote not to fund the war in Iraq.

Is Edwards helping?

Poll numbers show that rural voters are going overwhelmingly for President Bush, though the star of rural voter appeal was supposed to be Sen. John Edwards.

The NY Times has a story covering whether Edwards is being all that he can be for the Democrat ticket. The griping centers around the fact that Vice President Dick Cheney is having great effect in taking Sen. John Kerry apart.

The Times article quotes Edwards:

"When George Bush or Dick Cheney have said something that is outrageous - and they've done that a number of times - I responded strongly and quickly," he said. "When they've lied about John Kerry, I've responded strongly and quickly."

However, not everyone agrees that he is hitting it as strong as he should:

"He needs to put a little Tabasco in his message," said Donna Brazile, who managed Al Gore's campaign for president in 2000. "He needs to go out, and he needs to do the attack. There needs to be some sharper contrasts, and John Edwards can make that case."

Billionaire wins

The Washington Post reports that efforts to curb what the administration and Sen. John McCain believe are illegal campaign expenditures by Democrats hit a major road block yesterday. A U.S. District Judge refused action by the two to invoke an injunction against the Federal Election Commission to act:

A federal judge here yesterday rejected a request from President Bush's campaign for an injunction against the Federal Election Commission that Bush attorneys hoped would ultimately halt the efforts of independent Democratic organizations working to defeat the president.

U.S. District Judge James Robertson said he agreed with Bush's attorneys that the FEC is "notoriously slow" in investigating and acting on complaints of political campaign violations, including the one the Bush camp lodged with the commission in March. But, the judge said, the law does not give him the power to act quickly against alleged violations of campaign law or demand that the FEC move more speedily.

Billionaire George Soros has given tens of millions of dollars to liberal groups to defeat President Bush, thereby bypassing the McCain-Fiengold Campaign Finance Law. This assures that Soros’ money will have an effect on the elections.

Soros has characterized President Bush as a Hitler.

Celsius 41.11

An anti Michael Moore movie is about to premier according to the LA Times:

Made over several weeks on a $900,000 budget, "Celsius 41.11" is scheduled to premiere Sept. 28 at a Washington theater. The title of the movie alludes to the temperature at which the brain deteriorates from heat — in this case, from Moore's left-wing rhetoric, said writer-producer Lionel Chetwynd, one of Hollywood's most vocal Republicans.

The Times reports the movie is about:

In the film, footage that contrasts the positions of President Bush and Democratic challenger John F. Kerry on various issues is interspersed with interviews with Republican actor-politician Fred Thompson, journalists Fred Barnes and Charles Krauthammer, film critic Michael Medved and terrorism expert Mansoor Ijaz, among others. No contact was made with the White House, the filmmakers said.

Financial backing for "Celsius 41.11" comes from Citizens United, a Washington-based activist group that claims more than 100,000 politically conservative members nationwide. Negotiations are underway to line up a distributor, said the group's president, Dave Bossie, with hopes for a national theatrical run.

Poll Watching, 9/16

Florida: Florida has President Bush up now by six percentage points, 51 percent to 45 percent, in a Survey USA poll of 607 likely voters taken Saturday through Tuesday. In July, Sen. John Kerry was ahead by three points in the same poll. Back then, the senator from Massachusetts led by 12 points among women and by three points among military households; Mr. Bush now leads by three points in each group.

Wisconsin: Blue state, Wisconsin, is now for Bush by 8 percent in the most recent CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll. Bush is at 52 percent and Kerry is at 44 percent. The Strategic Vision (R). Sept. 11-13 has Bush at 49 percent and Kerry at 43 percent.

Ohio: The Zogby poll is ready to make Ohio a sure win in the red column for Bush.

New York: New York of all states may be coming into play. Bush is now trailing by six percentage points in the Quinnipac University poll, which last month had Kerry leading by 18 points. A Marist poll has Kerry falling to an eight-point lead from a 14-point advantage in April.

Minnesota: Minnesota is in the Kerry column with Kerry 50 percent and Bush at 41 percent.

Michigan: CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll has Kerry losing ground but still ahead in Michigan with Kerry now at 50 percent and Bush at 44 percent.

Overall: Bush now holds a commanding 55 percent to 37 percent advantage among veterans. The two were even among veterans in July. Kerry is now seen unfavorably by a record 44 percent of the voters (his personal worst), giving him a slightly higher unfavorable ratio than Bush — whom 43 percent dislike. Bush's lead comes from the fact that he gets 51 percent to rate him favorably, while Kerry has only a 46 percent favorable rating. sKerry votes continue to be motivated by hatred for Bush as opposed to support for Kerry. "The Fox News poll revealed that Kerry has 41 percent for him as opposed to 51 percent against Bush. By contrast, Bush voters emphatically say, by 82-13, that they are voting for the president rather than against the challenger.  

CBS News ratings go in the dumper

Drudge.com is reporting a substantial drop in viewership of CBS News since the Dan Rather forgery piece last week. According to Drudge:

CBS executives on both coasts have become concerned in recent days that Dan Rather's EVENING NEWS broadcast has plunged in the ratings since the anchor presented questionable documents about Bush's National Guard service.

NIELSEN numbers released this week show Rather fading and trailing his rivals in every Top 10 city, other than San Francisco, with audience margins in some cities running more than 6 to 1 against CBS!

Executives fear many voters inclined to vote for Bush are now switching off Rather.

"The audience appears to [be] polarized," a top CBS source said from LOS ANGELES on Thursday. "Rightly or wrongly, we're being perceived as 'anti-Bush,' which I do not think is fair to Dan, who is a fine journalist... of course we do not like to see the ratings coming back the way they are this week."

IPW’s cartoons now on RightMarch.com!

Iowa Presidential Watch’s political cartoons are gaining exposure! Already seen on numerous other websites, forums and blogs, IPW is pleased to announce we will now be seen daily on the homepage of the venerable Right March.com. IPW cartoons and graphics are done by Linda Eddy.

“Right March.com is one of the original mainstays of the conservative movement on the World Wide Web,” said Iowa Presidential Watch PAC Chairman Roger Hughes. “It is a great honor for Iowa Presidential Watch to be a part of such a mainstay of the conservative movement in America.”

Here is a partial list of websites where IPW cartoons can be seen: FreeRepublic.com, ChronWatch.com, TheRant.us, MensNewsDaily.com, KerryLied.com,  ScaryJohnKerry.com, SenatorFlipFlop.com, BushCountry.org, LittleGreenFootballs.com, GW4More.com, RightWingStuff.com, Righties.com, NoJohnKerry.org, PoliSat.com, Moms4Bush.com, and numerous blogs.