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Okay, this column has been in business for over six months now. The sister page, the Bill Clinton Joke-of-the-Day Page, has been in business for over a year and a half. So I wondering -- where are the leaks?
I know that these two pages are read by Republicans all over the country. I've had Republican clubs send mail that they've enjoyed it so far and keep up the good work. And I've had one solitary elected official send me some jokes (and I've used almost all that he sent me).
Where were are you? I've got a mailbox. I've got a web page. You need to get your message out every way you can because the mainstream press either ignores or distorts it.
Yeah, I know, you're all over gawking at The Drudge Report. I don't begrudge Drudge his fame. He's worked hard for what he's made of himself and his daily report.
The time has finally come to test the power of this page.
The G.O.P. is the majority party in Congress. The problem is that the Democrats have forgotten that they're no longer in power and act as if they are. The bigger problem is that Republicans on the Hill seem to suffer from the same case of anmesia.
Maybe they're working too hard. Maybe they time so time away to relax, unwind and take in some golf or tennis. Here's where everyone of my readers can help. Purchase a can of tennis balls or some golf balls and package them up nicely. Then send them your local Republican representative or Senator with the following message:
Maybe they'll get the message. Somehow, I doubt it.
President Clinton's spiritual advisor has apparantly advised him that
God's Ten Commandments are, in fact, a multiple choice. Brought over
by a Chinese restauranteur, they only require that you choose two from
Tablet A and one from Tablet B.
But I can't help wondering how well Mr. Clinton keeps those other
nine Commandments. Thou shalt not steal? Well,
nothing's been proven, right? God doesn't have any evidence of
wrongdoing. Taking the Lord's name in vain? Ah, c'mon,
doesn't everbody once in a while? Coveting thy neighbor's
spouse? Let's pass on that one. Thou shalt not
kill? I am not even going to touch this one.
(Too bad the President didn't say that when that last skirt walked by.)
I don't need to rehash his spirituality. After all, we know that the
President is a fine upstanding Roman Catholic. He must be, considering
that he received Communion at Mass last week. Oh, no, wait, that was
just his way of showing respect for other people's beliefs, by
trampling all over them.
And speaking of showing respect, William Ginsburg showed how much
respect he has for the law of the country when he told Ken Starr not to
give him facts or the law but listen to "the will of the American
people." Apparantly, Mr. Ginsburg would like to replace our current
jury system with public opinion polls. Or mob rule.
I can see it now. Trials on television where the defendants receive
either a "Thumbs Up" or "Thumbs Down" from all the little Caesars tuning
in. Too bad that the viewing public probably knows more about Siskel &
Ebert than they do about Caesar.
You'll hear a lot of that lately. Four years wasted, thirty five
million dollars spent, and what do we have to show for it? "Nothing."
This is true, if you consider the following "nothing":
And keep in mind that everything that Kenneth Starr
has done has been by the book. If you have a problem with that, the
problem is that it's a "pretty big book" that he's working with. But as
four prior Attorneys General have noted, it is the law of the land and
Ken Starr should be allowed to carry out his job.
The President has asked Janet Reno to consider "very strong"
arguments made by Coretta Scott King to investigate the murder of Martin
Luther King. Putting aside the arguments of having the Justice Dept
looking into an FBI conspiracy to kill King, this whole matter begs
another question.
Why doesn't the President have Janet Reno investigate the death of
Commerce Secretary Ron Brown based on the "very strong" statements of
several medical examiners who believe he was shot before the plane
crashed?
Prediction: If, by some miracle, Brown's body is
exhumed to perform an autopsy (not a second autopsy, mind you),
I predict that the medical examiner's first entry will be: "Head
missing."
Remember, every time you purchase one of those imported assault
weapons, you're putting an American gun maker out of business.
"Sex is not the one string on the guitar.
There are nine more Commandments."
Rev. Jesse Jackson, in a column by Maureen Dowd
"Don't give me the law. Don't give me facts."
William Ginsburg, attorney for Monica Lewinsky