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May 22, 2008 |
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Story #1: Pelosi May Have Violated Campaign Finance Laws
RUSH: It appears Nancy Pelosi may have violated McCain-Feingold laws by appearing in that global warming commercial with Mr. Newt for Algore's scam. Interesting.
Story #2: Democrats Reimbursed Kid for Video Games, Bike
RUSH: You remember that kid, Dalton Hatfield, the 11-year-old from Kentucky who sold his video games and his bike for $422 to give to Mrs. Clinton for her campaign? She kept the money, but it turns out West Virginia Democrats raised funds and reimbursed him with a brand-new bike, better than the one he sold and replaced his video games. So the kid is out nothing after garnering lots of media attention.
Story #3: Fatalities from Terrorism Down 40% Since 2001
 RUSH: "A group of researchers from Simon Fraser University says global terrorism is on the decline, despite previous data and public perceptions that suggest otherwise. The university's Human Security Report Project says fatalities from terrorist attacks around the world have, in fact, decreased by 40 percent since 2001." Snerdley, what year did the war on terror begin? The war on terror began in 2001, that's right, and since 2001, fatalities from terrorist attacks around the world have decreased by 40%. This is huge news! You can contrast this with what's on Obama's web page: "America not safer since 9/11. Senator Obama believes and asserted in the debate that America is less safe since 9/11, largely because the war in Iraq has fueled terrorism around the world."
So, the war on terror has actually succeeded, and Obama says it has made things worse. It's a tiny little story here, folks, from the Canadian Press, tiny little story, but it packs a powerful punch. This would be great news for McCain to use -- dovetail right with his message. Oh, sorry. Sorry. Everybody is distancing themselves from President Bush. You can't use this. Never mind, Senator McCain campaign, don't use this good news about terrorism deaths worldwide down 40% because you're distancing yourself from the Bush campaign here. Forget it.
Story #4: Drive-Bys Ignore Resounding Success in Sadr City
RUSH: You know, a lot of people think that the president has not provided conservative leadership, and I would agree with that. He's not a conservative, but in terms of providing leadership, let me tell you, have you seen the latest news out of Sadr City in Basra? I'm just telling you, the media is not talking about it. There is overwhelming, resounding success to report coming out of Iraq, and we even have a news report today that worldwide terrorism deaths are down 40% since 2001. Now, somebody's provided leadership on that.
Story #5: Missouri Car Dealership Offers Free Guns, Gas
RUSH: Get this. Out of Butler, Missouri -- this is from our old buddy, Joe Farah's WorldNetDaily.com: "A Missouri car dealership is triggering interest by offering customers free guns or gasoline with any purchase, and despite the skyrocketing price of fuel, patrons are going for the guns. 'We are aware of the gasoline and crime problem in America,' states an ad on the website of Max Motors. It goes on to note it 'wants to be part of the solution and not part of the problem.'" So from now until May 31st you can get a free handgun or a gas card with every purchase at this dealership. Mark Muller is the dealership's owner: "What we're doing is giving everyone who buys a new or used vehicle a free handgun. We have guns to display, but we can't actually give them a gun, so what we do is give them a coupon for a local gun dealer here in town so they can pick out any gun they want. We recommend a semi-automatic."
This is a bitter clinger sale! For the bitter clingers in those "states in the middle." Ha! "The promotion, which goes through the end of this month, has caused a stir" -- really? -- "among anti-gun-rights activists who turned up at the dealership to protest. 'Six people came by -- a bunch of long hairs who think the '60s are still going on, and who obviously don't have jobs. We all went out there with our cowboy hats on and told them we'd stomp 'em, and they left.'" Hee, hee!
"John Alton, owner of Alton Arms, doesn't see any problem with the campaign. 'I'm a federal firearms dealer and we're registered with the federal government. Any gun I sell requires the customer to fill out the standard forms, and I do a background check on them,' he said... [T]he dealership has received threatening phone calls. 'Someone who said they were with the ATF called and said "You need to shut down this promotion right now or we're shutting you down." I told them to bring their attorneys, I don't know if [the call] was real or fake. I don't see what the problem is, we have a right to bear arms. It's in the Constitution and the reason we have [Amendment] No. 2 is to protect No. 1.' When asked if Sen. Barack Obama's recent comments about people clinging to guns and religion inspired the promotion, Muller said yes. 'My next promotion is to give away a free King James Bible to any Muslim that converts to Christianity.'"
Story #6: Warming: Five States with Winter Storm Warnings
RUSH: There's more proof of global warming out there, ladies and gentlemen. There are five states in the country with winter storm warnings heading into the Memorial Day weekend. They are Idaho, Montana, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming. Yes, more proof of global warming! Hell, people going hiking in Vermont over the weekend are going to run into snow as well -- not just a winter storm warning up there, but snow.
Story #7: New Levee in New Orleans Springs Leak
RUSH: By the way, I just saw on Fox that the levee that they've built in New Orleans after Katrina -- they spent $22 million on it -- has sprung a leak.
Story #8: Green Vermont Leads Nation in Nuclear Power
RUSH: Just wondering -- do you know which state in this country derives the vast majority of its power, the greatest percentage of its power, from nuclear sources than any other state? Which state is it, Mr. Snerdley? It's Vermont! Yes, green Vermont; environmentalist wacko Vermont leads the nation in nuclear-generated electricity. Over 73 percent of Vermont's electricity is generated by nuclear plants. Next is South Carolina, 51.2. New Jersey at 50.7. Connecticut, 48.9. Illinois, 47.8. New Hampshire, 46.0. All these northeastern states -- except for Illinois and South Carolina -- with a lot of nuclear plants providing their electricity, and that section of the country is the home of all these leftist anti-capitalist people.
Story #9: McCain Crosses Aisle to Talk to Romney, Jindal
RUSH: I see that McCain is having a big barbecue this weekend at his ranch in Sedona to get to know some potential vice presidential running mates, and I see he's crossing the aisle to talk with a couple of them, like Mitt Romney and Bobby Jindal -- well known conservative Republicans. Yup; McCain's going to go cross the aisle and talk to those guys along with Charlie Crist, the governor of Florida.
Story #10: Legacy Rehab: Why Sheets Byrd Endorsed Obama
RUSH: Why is Robert Byrd going against is own state and pledging for Obama? Well, you know, in his case, if the sheet fits, you wear it. He's a superdelegate. He's not bound by what the voters in his state do; he can do whatever he wants. And you can see it from Sheets Byrd's angle here. I mean, he's a former Grand Kleagle or whatever in the Ku Klux Klan, so now he's actively endorsing a black guy. This is just good for his legacy and history and all that. Superdelegates are in this as much for themselves as they are for any other reason. Don't forget that.
Story #11: Court: No Right to Take Texas Polygamists' Kids
RUSH: Breaking news: "An appeals court has ruled that Texas had no right to seize hundreds of children from [a] polygamous sect" that was holed up in that compound down there -- no right to seize hundreds of children. It's now being discussed on the cable networks. What is there to say but this? There's nothing else to say. This will probably be appealed at some point.
Story #12: Tennessee Gov't Refuses Homeschool Diplomas
RUSH: Here is a story. This is from StoptheACLU.com by Warner Todd Huston. "The State of Tennessee has officially declared that from this point forward it will accept only less educated student applicants for state, county and city jobs in the Volunteer State. Why would the kindly folks in Nashville make such a stupid rule? Well, it's all about control, you see. The state controls the less educated kids and they don't control the ones that show higher academic aptitude. It really is just that simple. It has come to pass that the State of Tennessee has officially invalidated the high school diplomas of thousands of homeschooled Tennessee kids, at least where it concerns their eligibility to apply for the positions of fireman, police officer, state government employee, even daycare worker -- any government job or government controlled position that the state regulates is covered." So if you have a degree but you're homeschooled, the State of Tennessee says: "Doesn't count if you want to come work for us."
"The reasoning the Board of Education used to justify this obscene act is almost a sensible sounding one. Since religious schools and homeschools each have their own curriculum that is designed by people not working for the state government (i.e., the state Board of Education), then the state has no real control or input in those curricula. Therefore, the state cannot make the assumption that kids educated in institutions or via home programs meet the standards of an officially recognized state education. Like I said, this almost seems logical until one does a tiny bit of research. Fortunately Tennessean Rob Shearer has done just that. Rob points out that while the State of Tennessee is claiming that homeschooled kids have a diploma that the state cannot insure what it represents, the same can be said of the state-approved diplomas. It turns out that the State of Tennessee does not require a minimum GPA for graduation from government indoctrination schools. So, did these kids get an A, a B, or a D? We don't really know just looking at a diploma. The state only requires 'credits' for passing the 20 some required courses, the final determination only being that the student be 'proficient' in the classwork."
Look, why are we so concerned? Why are we so surprised? This is exactly what the whole purpose of a government-run education system is all about: you dumb 'em down! You teach 'em certain things, you don't teach 'em other things, and then you graduate them and bring them into state government, city government, federal government, what have you. This is why they're not going to give it up, and this is why they don't care to improve it. Mr. Warner Todd Huston here is correct in his assessment that the State of Tennessee has basically said: "We only want the lesser educated. We only want people who are not as well educated to come work for us in the state."
Story #13: Tornadoes in Denver and Fires in California
RUSH: Look at that, folks: Two tornadoes now have touched down near Denver, Colorado today, and we have this huge fire going on out in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California. You know, it sickens me to watch this, because I know that, if we had just invested in reducing the planet's CO2, this wouldn't be happening today. The fire wouldn't be happening, people wouldn't be leaving their homes, and there wouldn't have been any tornadoes in Denver. I mean, there are hailstones the size of golf balls falling in Greeley, Colorado -- that wouldn't be happening! When are we going to learn? If we would have just invested, like Algore said, in reducing our carbon footprints and just stopped breathing, none of this would be happening.
Story #14: Hurricane Forecast Predicts Disaster -- Again
RUSH: I saw that the National Hurricane Center came out with their annual forecast, and it's just disaster, folks. What is it -- we're going to have between 12 and 16 named storms and two to five that might be major? I mean, they're just guessing anyway, but it's the usual guess: an above average active season for hurricanes.
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