VOTE FER ME ELSE I'M GONNA BUST AN F*IN CAP IN YOUR A$$
"I'm fascinated by Rap and Hip-Hop" said Democratic presidential candidate, John Kerry during an MTV Choose or Loose forum. Offering up a heavy dose of street credibility, Kerry defended gangsta rap, freedom of speech and the realities of street life.

THE FIRST SIGN THAT THE O'FRANKEN FACTOR (how original!) WILL FAIL: INSISTING THAT THERE'S BEEN SUCH AN 'OVERWHELMING' RESPONSE (before Liberal Radio even kicks off no less)
Thanks for visiting Air America Radio. Due to the overwhelmingly wonderful response to our website, you may experience some delays. We're working very hard to accommodate all of our listeners and supporters.

> The O'Franken Factor: Coming Soon (verbiage from www.ofrankenfactor.com 3/31/04)

THE MYTH OF BABS AS A FOREIGN POLICY EXPERT

ALWAYS KNOWN? WARNED ABOUT IT? REGRET TO SAY?
FROM BEST OF THE WEB (OPINIONJOURNAL.COM)
The Seattle Times has a Sunday section for kids called "Next," and the current edition features an online poll that asks "Who do you blame for 9/11?" Three choices are offered: "Bush," "Clinton" and "CIA." There isn't even a write-in category for those who blame the actual culprits, Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda. And people say it's crazy to think Saddam Hussein might have been involved?

There has of course been a lot of finger-pointing of late over which U.S. officials' failures to act were the most damaging. We'd just like to point out that John Kerry admitted that he had not done enough, in an appearance on CNN's "Larry King Live" on Sept. 11, 2001:

King: Senator Kerry did your . . . committee on international operations and terrorism ever actually fear something like this?

Kerry: Absolutely. Absolutely. . . . We have always known this could happen. We've warned about it. We've talked about it. I regret to say, as--I served on the Intelligence Committee up until last year. I can remember after the bombings of the embassies, after TWA 800, we went through this flurry of activity, talking about it, but not really doing hard work of responding.

This of course does not mean Kerry is to blame for Sept. 11. It merely underscores that until then, the vast majority of political leaders of both parties did not take the terrorist threat seriously enough.

PTD COMMENT > DICK...CLARK CAME OUT WITH ANOTHER BLOCKBUSTER ACCUSATION TODAY: PRESIDENT BUSH ISN'T DOING ENOUGH TO STOP THE NEXT TERRORIST ATTACK THAT WILL EVENTUALLY HAPPEN. DAMN COWBOY BUSH... SADDLE UP AND GRAB YOUR GUNS... STOP IGNORING TERROR!

BUSH'S PRESENTATION:
For those of you who missed the president's hilarious presentation at the Media Correspondent's annual dinner.
rtsp://video.c span.org/15days/e032404_dinner.rm
(Download Real Player here if needed)
rtsp:// Frequently Asked Questions (for the curious types)

Y'ALL NOT PAYING ENOUGH FOR GAS?

John Kerry has supported a 50-cent increase in the gas tax. Use the calculator at GeorgeWBush.com to find out how much Kerry's gas tax would cost you at the pump on a specific trip or each year.

Kerry's Gas Tax Increase

MUST SEE

LOL: ONLY 5% OFF? (see link)
Gays for Howard Dean For President 2004

DELEGATES: BE PREPARED TO BE TRADED TO THE BOSTON JFK'S
If you are a Dean delegate please email delegates@deanforamerica.com with your contact information(name, email, and full mailing address) to stay in touch with the campaign.

PTD COMMENT > Riiiiiiiiiight... stay in touch... that's the ticket...

JFK JR. TRIBUTE SITE... DO NOT PURCHASE... WHAT??!!
Jfk Jr tribute pictures photos and stories of John F Kennedy Jr.with memorabilia collectibles

Liberal bi-polar behavior
Reporters Laughed But Now Condemn Bush for WMD Jokes at Dinner
Typical liberals:
Laugh or vote when it's popular, denouce or protest later for political agenda. Let us hope the voters will see the pattern if they haven't already.

KERRY'S BLOSSOMING CATHOLICABILITY GAP...
TIME.com: A Test of Kerry's Faith

WHY DOES EVERY PICTURE OF CONDY RICE ON CNN LOOK LIKE IT'S A VINTAGE PROMO POSTER FOR THE EXORCIST?

Pat Toomey in the on-deck circle
Sen. Arlen Specter R-Penn:
"If the states cannot adequately protect the institution of marriage between a man and a woman, I'm prepared to consider a constitutional amendment, but if you talk about a U.S. constitutional amendment, you've got to get ratification from 38 states, and I think that Massachusetts may well solve the problem reasonably expeditiously."

Sure thing Mr. Specter, just stand there and wait until the states set off a domino effect of legal precedence before drawing your legislative sword. Then again, this is typical of you. A conservative tongue coupled with moderate/liberal action. May the real conservative in Pennsylvania (Toomey) oust you in the upcoming primary with the help of voters who will judge you on your actions, more specifically for your lack thereof.

BREAKING: BUSH TO OUTSOURCE KERRY'S JOB TO SOME FOREIGN COUNTRY

HE'S FRENCH? YOU'RE KIDDING ME!
A French lawyer who made his reputation defending some of the world's most notorious figures says he will take on Saddam Hussein as his latest client.
In his long career, Jacques Verges defended Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie, Carlos the Jackal and former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic.

PEOPLE ARE BORN GAY RIGHT BEFORE THEY AREN'T
John Kerry favors civil unions for gays

DIDN'T SADDAM HAVE A BUSH DOORMAT ALSO?

LAST LINE OF THIS USATODAY ARTICLE:

Entering McAuliffe's new corner office, which is equipped as a TV studio, visitors walk over a doormat bearing a likeness of President Bush and the words, "Give Bush the Boot."

FINGER-LICKIN' GOOD

Ladies and gentlemen, here is the news for which we have been waiting.

Top Doc Backs Picking Your Nose and Eating It

Bush's remark at correspondents' dinner ends on seroius note.

COULTER ON CLARK
ARE YOU sitting down? Another ex-government official who was fired or demoted by Bush has written a book that ... is critical of Bush! Eureka! The latest offering is Richard Clarke's new CBS-Viacom book, "Against All Enemies," which gets only a 35 on "rate a record" because the words don't make sense and you can't dance to it.

As long as we're investigating everything, how about investigating why some loser no one has ever heard of is getting so much press coverage for yet another "tell-all" book attacking the Bush administration?

When an FBI agent with close, regular contact with President Clinton wrote his book, he was virtually blacklisted from the mainstream media. Upon the release of Gary Aldrich's book "Unlimited Access" in 1996, White House adviser George Stephanopoulos immediately called TV producers demanding that they give Aldrich no airtime. In terms of TV exposure, Aldrich's book might well have been titled "No Access Whatsoever."

Read the article by Ann Coulter: Chair-Warmer On The Hot Seat

OH REALLY?
"Second, without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime. We all know the litany of his offenses. He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation. He miscalculated an eight-year war with Iran. He miscalculated the invasion of Kuwait. He miscalculated America's response to that act of naked aggression. He miscalculated the result of setting oil rigs on fire. He miscalculated the impact of sending scuds into Israel and trying to assassinate an American President. He miscalculated his own military strength. He miscalculated the Arab world's response to his misconduct. And now he is miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction. That is why the world, through the United Nations Security Council, has spoken with one voice, demanding that Iraq disclose its weapons programs and disarm.

So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real, but it is not new."

- John Flip-Flopper Kerry at Georgetown University on 23 January 2003

THE CLARK BRIEFING
The following transcript documents a background briefing in early August 2002 by President Bush's former counterterrorism coordinator Richard A. Clarke to a handful of reporters, including Fox News' Jim Angle. In the conversation, cleared by the White House on Wednesday for distribution, Clarke describes the handover of intelligence from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration and the latter's decision to revise the U.S. approach to Al Qaeda.

PTD COMMENT > Jim Angle wasn't the only reporter to be briefed. Where's the rest of them?

RICHARD SIMMONS: WARRIOR
PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- Exercise guru Richard Simmons allegedly slapped a man who made a sarcastic remark about one of his videos, police said.

Simmons, known for his "Sweatin' to the Oldies" series of exercise videos set to songs from the 1950s and '60s, was cited for misdemeanor assault.

A fellow passenger recognized Simmons on Wednesday night at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport as he was waiting for a flight to Los Angeles, police said.

IF CHIRAC SMOOCHES ON GEORGE LIKE HE DID LAURA, YOU'LL SEE ONE JEALOUS KERRY

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush and French President Jacques Chirac will meet on June 5 in Paris, the White House announced on Wednesday in a major step toward restoring relations strained by France's opposition to the U.S.-led Iraq war.

White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Bush would stop in Paris before attending ceremonies in Normandy on June 6 marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day landings.

Bush to Meet Chirac in Paris June 5

How Long Does Gates Have To Hold Our Hands?
EU screams "unfair practices" about Microsoft.
What did users end up doing a while back when Microsoft stopped shipping the latest Java Run Time environment with windows,,,, they DOWNLOADED IT from Sun Micro-Systems. What do users do when they want to use Netscape instead of Internet Explorer,,, they DOWNLOAD IT. How about Real Player or Quick Time instead of the Windows Media Player??? DOWNLOAD IT. So why is it that Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player are embedded within the operating system? Ummmm,,, let's see,,,,,, I'm going take a quick stab and say maybe,,,,,THEY OWN IT !!!!!

SURRENDER TIME
CNN.com - Bomb found on French rail line - Mar 24, 2004

BUSH BLOWOUT?
THE Bush ads are working: Two weeks ago, the Washington Post poll showed Sen. John Kerry ahead of President Bush by 11 points, and the Gallup Poll had him up by 8, while more recent polls reflect a dead heat between the two.
Zogby (March 21) has Kerry up by only 48-46, and Rasmussen (March 20) has it Bush 46, Kerry 45.

Interestingly, the new surveys don't show Bush gain ing so much as they show Kerry dropping. In the odd configurations of political strategy, that is good news for the Republicans...

New York Post Online Edition: postopinion

DICK CLARK COPIES WES CLARK'S DROOLING PRAISE OF BUSH...
The White House, seeking to cool criticism from a former top anti-terror adviser, said Tuesday that Richard Clarke's resignation letter praised President Bush's "courage, determination, calm and leadership" on Sept. 11, 2001.

"It has been an enormous privilege to serve you these last 24 months," said the Jan. 20, 2003, letter from Clarke to Bush. "I will always remember the courage, determination, calm, and leadership you demonstrated on September 11th."

ALMOST
Rumsfeld's predecessor, William Cohen, told the commission that the Clinton administration debated whether to launch airstrikes to kill bin Laden on three occasions in 1998 and 1999, but decided against them because of doubts about the intelligence and concerns about killing civilians.

"There were three occasions. Each time, the munitions and people were spun up," Cohen told the commission. "They were called off because the word came back, 'We're not sure.' "

CNN.com - Bush, Clinton figures defend terrorism policies - Mar 23, 2004

No Double Standards Please:
Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., defending Israel, said, "Just as the United States is justified in seeking out and targeting al-Qaida leaders such as Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Israeli government has a responsibility to do what it can to protect its citizens against these deadly terrorists."
As much as I hate to admit it, I would have to agree with congressman Engel's comment. Although politicized by design to go against the current administration, the words alone strike a cord that I've been playing for quite some time.
Who are we to tell Israel how and when to deal with their terrorists? That's like the Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom trying to organize a sit down with Osama and the U.S. to work out our differences.

THIS IS THE MOVIE THE MEDIA IS ALL GIDDY ABOUT BECAUSE ITS OPENING NUMBERS BEAT THE PASSION

THAT F-ING GUY AT YALE, GEORGE BUSH,... IT'S HIS FAULT THE FBI ATTACK MACHINE IS STALKING ME...THEY'RE A BUNCH OF CROOKS AND LIARS
NEW YORK (CNN) -- John Kerry's combat experience in Vietnam is central to his bid to become the next commander-in-chief, but Kerry's outspoken opposition to that war drew the personal attention of the president of the United States and FBI agents 33 years ago, documents reviewed by CNN reveal.

After Kerry became the national spokesman of Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) in 1971, he came under continued surveillance by the FBI, which filed thousands of pages of reports on the VVAW and Kerry himself.

"WHOEVER WINS ... WE LOSE"

No, I'm not talking about the 2004 presidential election. I'm talking about the long-awaited "Alien vs. Predator," which hits theaters in August. Yeah, yeah, I know it won't have the grandeur and emotional impact of "Lord of the Rings," or the filmmaking of, say, "Master and Commander," but this will be the perfect summer action flick. Two of science-fiction's most kick-butt villains smashing the junk out of each other. I'm all about this movie. Click here for the trailer.

EU blasts Israel for assassination of Yassin while at the same time calling for a comprehensive strategy for fighting terrorism. Sadly, the EU actually believes that economic sanctions stand a better chance of battling terrorism then singling out terrorist leaders and their command/spiritual element.

ON JIMMY CARTER ...

Does he have some sick need to be loved by tyrannical regimes, Bob, or what? It used to seem like a joke, but I find nothing funny about a former president who can look the other way while people suffer and die to avoid that pesky thing called war. I'll applaud his efforts with Habitat for Humanity, but when it comes to foreign policy, Carter is a BIG FAT ZERO.

ANY COMMENTS PAINTING THE CARTER PRESIDENCY AS ANYTHING OTHER THAN A DISMAL FAILURE ARE BASED ON LIES OR MISINTERPRETATIONS...
Jimmy Carter, the former US president, has strongly criticised George Bush and Tony Blair for waging an unnecessary war to oust Saddam Hussein based on "lies or misinterpretations". The 2002 Nobel peace prize winner said Mr Blair had allowed his better judgement to be swayed by Mr Bush's desire to finish a war that his father had started.

Independent News

CRONKITE TO KERRY: "WHAT ARE YOU ASHAMED OF?"

Dear Sen. Kerry:

In the interests of your campaign and your party's desire to unseat George W. Bush, you have some explaining to do. During the primary campaign, your Democratic opponents accused you of flip-flopping on several important issues, such as your vote in favor of the Iraq War resolution.

Certainly your sensitivity to nuance, your ability to see shades of gray where George Bush sees only black and white, explains some of your difficulty. Shades of gray don't do well in political campaigns, where primary colors are the rule. And your long and distinguished service in the Senate has no doubt led to genuine changes in some positions. But the denial that you are a liberal is almost impossible to reconcile.

When the National Journal said your Senate record makes you one of the most liberal members of the Senate, you called that "a laughable characterization" and "the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen in my life." Wow! Liberals, who make up a substantial portion of the Democratic Party and a significant portion of the independent vote, are entitled to ask, "What gives?" (more...)

Read Walter Cronkite's letter to Sen. Kerry

GOOD WORK, ISRAEL

Israel's killed a major Hamas leader. Good on Israel. Hamas, as predicted, is promising "death to every house of Israel." Sounds eerie, almost biblical in its phrasing.

Here's a list of fatal terrorist attacks in Israel since the PLO and Israel signed the Declaration of Principles in September 1993. Nearly 1,000 Israelis have been killed since the "intifada" began in September 2000.

MONDAY MORNING HUMOR

Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and Al Gore arrive in heaven and stand before God's great white throne.

God addresses Al first.

"Al, what do you believe in?" God asks.

"Well, I believe I won that election, but that it was your will that I did not serve. I've come to understand that now."

"Very good," God says. "Come and sit at my left."

God asks the same question of Bill, who replies, "I believe in forgiveness. I've sinned, but I've never held a grudge against my fellow man, and I hope no grudges are held against me."

"You are forgiven," God says. "Come and sit at my right."

God then addresses Hillary. "Hillary, what do you believe in?"

"I believe you're in my chair," she replies.

HOW LONG HAS PASSION BEEN OUT?
CNN.com - 'Dawn of the Dead' debuts with $27.3 million, dethroning 'Passion' - Mar 21, 2004

HOR attempts to raise Osama's worth to $50 million:
U.S. House members passes unanimously an Act that amends a 1956 law to raise the maximum amount of terrorist and narco-terrorist rewards from $5 million to $25 million. Rep Katherine Harris's motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended, was successful with the required two-thirds vote.
414-0 (19 not voting).

Media Admits Anti-Bush Bias:
ABC News political editor Mark Halperin admits Washington and political press corps take "liberal political positions", then backs out of scheduled appearance on O'Reilly to protect colleagues. Salutations to Mr. Halperin for his courage to come forward. Maybe a NO-SPIN-ZONE visit after all once he's scrutinized by the rest of the liberal media for blowing their cover.

CNN WHINES: KERRY WAS "MOCKED" AND "ATTACKED" TODAY

Bush launches campaign from Orlando, FL today: CNN titles the story: "Thousands cheer as Bush mocks Kerry"

PTD COMMENT >
PTD BLOGGER Michale Lawand and myself attended. The "mocking", as I saw it, was more like "revealing". Standing up and exposing Senator Kerry's weak record on defense and taxes is not mocking, it's explaining.

Bush did a great job today... the energy in Orlando's convention center was out of control - very, very positive vibe, the nicest people you'd want to meet... made me want to attend a Kerry event to juxtapose the nature of the energy from the crowd... Bush was positive, upbeat, resolute,... strong... American. None of the negative, pessimistic, French aristocrat crap you get from Kerry as he looks down his lengthy nose at the crowd.

I'll tell you something else: I'm not sure the Beatles were bestowed half the ovation that W. was this afternoon. My ears are still ringing.

A couple of other random notes:

Billy Ray Cyrus performed... very moving song re: Vietnam veteran - and a few other tunes... no Achey Breakey Heart (sp?) - crowd was thankful. Bill Ray has transformed into George Michael - by appearance, not political ideology. Thank God.

Footage of Bush landing at Orlando International Airport was followed 15 or so minutes later by him entering the convention center. It would take me 45 minutes on a good day.

Kudos to the Orange County Young Republicans who did an excellent job w/ volunteer work @ the event. It was excellent... I'm confident after this afternoon that Bush's campaign will be stronger than expected ... he dropped some bombs in this speech that I'm still waiting to see replayed on the major networks... sooner or later, one of them will trip up and allow Bush's message to get out...

FROM THE CNN STORY:
[Bush] also took shots at his likely Democratic opponent, Sen. John Kerry, whom he mocked for his claim that his bid for the U.S. presidency had the support of foreign leaders.

"The other day, here in Florida, he claimed some important endorsements," Bush said about the senator from Massachusetts. "He won't tell us the name of the foreign admirers. That's OK. Either way, I'm not too worried, because I'm going to keep my campaign right here in America."

Kerry has refused to identify them, saying the leaders don't want to put their relationships with the Bush administration in jeopardy.

The president also attacked his Democratic contender's stance on Iraq.

"My opponent admits Saddam Hussein was a threat, he just didn't support my decision to remove Saddam from power. Maybe he was hoping Saddam would lose the next Iraqi election."

Kerry voted in October 2002 for a resolution authorizing the war in Iraq, but a year later he voted against a plan to appropriate $87 billion to fund operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Whites-Only Scholarship stirs up debate @ R.I. College
RNC's Gillespie criticizes College Republicans and revokes use of the party symbol on grounds that message conveys "exclusion" that doesn't represent the party's value.

SON OF A MUTHA... THEY SAW ME TAKE SIX SPILLS
KERRY CALLED SECRET SERVICE AGENT 'SON OF A B*TCH' AFTER SLOPE SPILL

From Drudge...

Dem presidential candidate John Kerry called his secret service agent a "son of a bitch" after the agent inadvertently moved into his path during a ski mishap in Idaho, sending Kerry falling into the snow.

When asked a moment later about the incident by a reporter on the ski run, Kerry said sharply, "I don't fall down," the "son of a b*itch knocked me over."

The Secret Service agent in question has complained about Kerry's treatment, top sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.

LEGACY OF TERROR

USAID has released a report titled "Iraq's Legacy of Terror: Mass Graves." Not for the faint of heart. I'm proud I supported this war. Download, read and weep. Then rejoice that Saddam Hussein will never threaten anyone again.

DONALD TRUMP'S NEW SHOW THE VICTIM
After her “firing,” the 30-year-old [Omarosa] claimed former contestant Ereka Vetrini had called her the “n-word.” Vetrini has vigorously denied the
allegation, as have executive producers Mark Burnett and Trump.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Manigault-Stallworth, a former political consultant, said her experience showed the problems of racism in corporate America.

ThankYouTony.com
A site to thank Prime Minister Tony Blair for his support of the American actions in Iraq.



Semper Fi Mr. Prime Minister.

ABOLISH CONGRESS

John Derbyshire poses an interesting question today over at National Review Online: what the hell use is the U.S. Congress?

I dare say this is one of Derb's best columns. America is blessed to have him. Click here to read the entire article.

SPEAKING OF BUMPER STICKERS...

PTD COMMENT > Thanks for reminding me Matt... we're working on an online store... hope to have it up soon. Preview B/S @ link below...

PTD Bumper Stickers on eBay

BLAST FROM THE PAST
The 12 Year Fuse

I'M NOT A FAN OF BUMPER STICKERS ...

... but the ones the guys over at Right Nation have thought up are hysterically funny. Here are some of my favorites:

Thank Bill Clinton for 9/11

No Blood for Ketchup

We Gave Peace a Chance

Kerry, Kerry, Quite Contrary

Tired of Living in the World's Most Powerful Country? Vote Kerry '04

I Work, Therefore I am Conservative

Kerry's House of Pancakes: Guaranteed to Flip-Flop Every Time

POLITICAL BOMB GOES OFF IN TENNESSEE

Rhea County, Tenn., officials unanimously voted to ask state lawmakers to introduce legislation amending Tennessee's criminal code so the county can charge homosexuals with crimes against nature.

Expect the Most Righteous Rev. Jesse Jackson to be on the ground within days, screaming, "Selma! Selma!"

Interestingly, this same county has an annual festival commemorating the 1925 trial that convicted John Scopes of teaching evolution. Now that's conservative.

Expect this to be talked about for weeks.

EVEN ALPHABETICALLY, "C" COMES BEFORE "K"

TITLE AND SUBTITLE ON CNN.com STORY:

Kerry to outline 'bill of rights' for military families

Cheney cites 'clear choice' in November

CNN.com - Kerry to outline 'bill of rights' for military families - Mar 17, 2004

KERRYISM NO. 1

From The New York Times, courtesy Andrew Sullivan:

"I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it."

MICHAEL DUKAKIS THE HAWK
John Kerry is right about one thing: He's no Michael Dukakis. A look at the record shows that in his bid for the White House in 1988, Massachusetts' then-governor ran to Mr. Kerry's right on national defense. Mr. Kerry has not repudiated his opposition to the weapon systems Mr. Dukakis promised to support.

OpinionJournal - The Western Front

DEMOCRATS: AMERICA SUFFERS ANOTHER BLOW. DON'T GLOAT.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- -- A massive explosion shook the Karada district of Baghdad Wednesday night, and video from the scene showed a destroyed building on fire.

MY COUSIN, MY HERO

This week, my cousin Kevin Carmony (pictured below on the left) - serving in the Army Reserves - arrived at Camp Victory in Kuwait. In 45 days, he'll be going into Iraq with his unit. I'd ask you to remember him and the rest of our troops in your prayers. Kevin, you're da man.

GOOD NEWS FOR MY BUTT

A low-sugar Krispy Kreme donut.

"FIGHT THE RICH."

- MULTI-MILLIONAIRE JOHN F. KERRY

Dem candidate-in-waiting John Kerry is set for a 5-day luxury break at his Sun Valley, Idaho compound after a week riddled with gaffes, missteps and slippage in the polls.

Gorgeous, 19.5 rooms at 7,749 square-feet, with a market value of $4.9 million [property taxes of more than $30,000 annually], Kerry's Idaho vacation getaway will be the setting of a Spring Break regroup and unwind, sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.

Private. Kerry is looking forward to enjoying the property, including the grounds, which have been freshly landscaped with Canadian Bluegrass, Fescue and Brome Mixes at a cost of more than $200,000, records show.

Unique. The mansion's "Great Room" is a 500 year old Barn, imported from England and then reassembled in Idaho.

WHO'S CONFUSED?

KERRY SAID "MORE", BUT WAS REFERRING TO "FOREIGN LEADERS" IF YOU LOOK AT THE CONTEXT. IS THERE ANY DISPUTE HERE, OR IS THE MEDIA TRYING TO HANG US UP ON SEMANTICS?

"MORE FOREIGN LEADERS" MEANS EUROPEAN LEADERS. EUROPEAN LEADERS WANT THE EUROPEAN UNION TO BE STRENGTHENED ON THE GLOBAL STAGE. A STRONGER, MORE POWERFUL EU IS HAMPERED BY A SUPERPOWER UNITED STATES DOMINATING THAT STAGE (MILITARILY AND ECONOMICALLY). THERE'S NO DOUBT EUROPEAN LEADERS, WITH MAYBE FEW EXCEPTIONS, WOULD RATHER SEE A WEAKENED U.S. - IT WOULD GIVE THE EU AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME THE COLLECTIVE WORLD POWER THEY YEARN TO BE...

BUSH MAKES THE UNITED STATES STRONGER. THEY'D RATHER KERRY.

KERRY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAD THESE "TALKS" WITH THEM, BUT HE'S RIGHT.

WHO'S CONFUSED?

ANYBODY BUT BUSH? WHAT AN ASININE LINE. HOW ABOUT THIS GUY?

MISSING BIN LADEN... AGAIN
A senior intelligence official has confirmed the authenticity of video shot by an unmanned CIA Predator drone in August 2000 that was first aired Tuesday by NBC News.

The video shows a group of people that includes a tall man in a white robe, who analysts believe may have been Osama bin Laden.

The official confirmed it was filmed from a Predator at Tarnak Farm in Afghanistan.

CNN.com - Drone may have spotted�bin Laden in 2000 - Mar 17, 2004

AND HE'S GOING WILD FOR THEM
It could be the flawless French he learned while at boarding school in Switzerland. Or that he summered in his youth at a picturesque village on the rocky shores of Brittany. Or his pledge to take America’s allies more seriously and pursue an inclusive foreign policy.

Or maybe it’s the simple fact that he’s not President Bush.

Whatever the reason, the French are going wild for John Kerry.

THE "BUSH IS AN IDIOT" MANTRA WILL HEAT UP (CAN IT POSSIBLY GET ANY HOTTER?)
The film, which screened Saturday night, begins with the image of Bush confidently descending the stairs of Air Force One with "Hail to the Chief" signaling his arrival.

Then comes the punch line. On a black screen with simple white lettering, the question is posed: How did this happen?

(Laughter and applause erupted at this point among the crowd of 1,200.)

The answer the movie supplies: Rove.

PTD COMMENT > Are we to assume that Rove also puppet-mastered Bush's time at Yale and Harvard, his two-term governorship of Texas, and tremendous success as a businessman?

NEWLY SPLINTERED ENEMIES?
It is possible the U.S.-led war on terror has created new enemies of Western governments and societies by splintering al Qaeda, according to counterterrorism experts.

PTD COMMENT > One particular splinter group, the Democrats, is of particular concern here in America...

Patrick Healy from Boston Globe falls on sword gallantly for Kerry
According to Boston Globe, Kerry was mistranscribed.

KERRY: "I've been hearing it, I'll tell ya. The news, the coverage in other countries, the news in other places. I've met "MORE LEADERS" (Not foreign leaders) who can't go out and say it all publicly, but boy they look at you and say, you gotta win this, you gotta beat this guy, we need a new policy, things like that. So there is enormous energy out there. Tell them, whereever they can find an American abroad, they can contribute."

Geee ummmm,,,, "other countries", "other places", "American abroad",,,,
you are extremely loyal Mr. Healy.

THE OTHER 9/11 AD CAMPAIGN
Kerry uses ad with Osama earlier to ostracize Dean's foreign policy experience yet, we are still hearing the media firestorm on the latest Bush adds. The liberal media naturally will refrain from discussing this one.

PALESTINIANS APPLAUDED 9-11, AND OLD EUROPE PINES FOR KERRY
John Kerry refuses to reveal the identities of foreign leaders he says are hoping he beats George W. Bush, but the list of admirers may include "old Europe" leaders alienated by the U.S. president's policies.

http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37578

Here's some humorous reading. Back in 1997, John Kerry did not think the U.S. needed U.N. authorization to attack Iraq! Not surprisingly, he did not mind having a draft dodger as President back then either.

CNN BREAKING:
Al Sharpton says he will no longer campaign for Democratic presidential nomination but will continue to collect delegates. Details soon.

PTD COMMENT > Well, I guess it's just Kerry v. Kucinich now...

CNN.com

NPR's Juan Williams Claims Kerry Lacks Friendly Media, Brit Hume Chortles
Hmmm, lets see, ABC, NBC, CBS, NPR, MSNBC, CNN, BBC, ..........

The weak and weary:
I guess the new government to-soon-be feels that this attack would of been prevented if they would have never supported America's war on terror. According to the new socialists, fighting terrorism "home" not abroad is enough to solve the terrorist problem or at least "their" terrorist problem.

Crawling back into holes out of fear, leaving America to fight one's battles seems to be the way of thinking in the 20th and now 21st century. The problem some countries have dealing with terrorism in their own countries and abroad is similar to the problem parents have raising children. The need to appease to avoid conflict regardless of the level of threat or danger, like the need to be a child's friend first before being a parent.

Thank you Mr. Zapatero for supporting America and the war on terror by eventually pulling out troops and verbally being outspoken on your disapproval of America going to Iraq in the first place.

But hold on..... He said "Our government will maintain cordial relations with all the governments of the world, and of course with the United States,".

Geeee, thanks. This changes everything.

AGAIN SPAIN, THANKS.
Pulling a major ally from the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, Spain's prime minister-elect will withdraw Spanish troops from Iraq in the coming months, a Socialist Party spokesman said.

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UHHH... APPARENTLY NOT.
The son of a California man suspected of killing nine of his own children is defending his father in the news media, calling him "the best dad anybody could ever have."

YOU PROVED TO TERRORISTS THAT THEIR ATTACKS ARE NOT IN VAIN. THANKS SPAIN.

Terror-scarred Spain votes in Socialists

CNN.com - Spain: Poll triumph for Socialists - Mar 14, 2004

I'LL TAKE A STAB: KIM JONG IL, JAQUES CHIRAC, MULLAH OMAR, BASHIR ASSAD, FIDEL CASTRO...
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, under pressure to say which foreign leaders were rooting for him to beat President Bush, refused on Sunday to reveal any names.

"No leader would obviously share a conversation if I started listing them," Kerry told reporters after Secretary of State Colin Powell suggested he name some names or stop implying foreign leaders were encouraging him to beat Bush.

THE PASSION OF SACRILEGE

Stern claims his own blasphemous crown... from his official website

See Stern's Passion Poster

Toomey vrs Specter

The Senior Editor of the National Review writes an excellent cover story about the need for conservatives to vote more with their hearts. Using Pennsylvania's senate race as an example, most conservatives are aware that Pat Toomey is a better fit socially and fiscally however, out of fear of losing the Senate seat to a Democrat, some might feel the incumbent Republican Arlen Specter would have a better chance of winning reelection on the hopes that conventional wisdom follows through. Mr. Ponnuru's reasoning on voting for Toomey makes complete sense until he tries to sell us on the probability that the Republicans with only 51 seats in the senate would need to just win 2 of the 8 open races to maintain the current majority. As you'll see in my letter to the editor, it's not as gravy as it looks. Even know on principal alone, Toomey should receive the vote however, there is a calculated risk involved that deserves due process of weighing risk and reward prior to making a hasty decision.
Letter to the Editor------>http://home.earthlink.net/~mikeyslices/Blog/toomey.htm

HOWARD STERN'S ALL-OUT WAR ON BUSH BEGINS...

PTD COMMENT > Again, don't underestimate the expanse of his influence...

See for yourself...