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| Dave Marlett, Editor | theconservative@usa.net | Number 11 |
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| Dave Marlett, Editor | theconservative@usa.net | Number 11 |
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Yeah, you, the Bauer supporter! You were backing a one-issue candidate because he was so right on that one issue. Now he has not only dropped out of the race, he has endorsed the candidate that LEAST supports the issue you were backing Bauer for!
We also want to apologize for the one or two times that we listed Bauer among the conservative candidates in the race. We were wrong. It turns out that he is just another two-faced lying politician with no convictions or underlying moral code… and you can tell Jim Dobson we said so.
What reason does Bauer give for switching sides on the abortion issue to endorse the Republican candidate so dearly loved by the Democrats? He says he was promised "a front row seat" at McCain's inaugural. Sounds to us like he is talking about the one right behind the fantasized President McCain where the VP will be sitting.
If you sent any money to the Bauer campaign, you ought to write and ask for it back. While you are at it, you ought to also write to National Right to Life. They sold you down the river with their endorsement of Bush, too.
McCain was asked by an NBC reporter how he will respond tonight, if Bush accuses him of being soft on abortion: "I have a pro-life record," said McCain. "What I'd like for us to do really is get back on the issues: education, healthcare, foreign policy, defense.
TCN - Message for John McCain: Abortion is an issue… one where you have misrepresented your position to the American people.
Asked why his support in the Senate is so slim (only four of his Senate colleagues have endorsed McCain), he said, "Have no doubt the establishment is scared to death" because he's going to get rid of special interests and "give the government back to the people."
TCN - Message for John McCain: "Give the government back to the people" has a Bill Clinton copyright on it I think. In fact, a lot of your trick phrases come from the '92 Clinton campaign. Have you obtained permission to use them?
Washington Times columnist Mark Levin, a staffer in the Reagan administration observed "Mr. McCain has also rejected entirely Mr. Reagan's tax-cutting philosophy -- and adopted Bill Clinton's class warfare rhetoric - by characterizing George W. Bush's proposal for across the board tax rate reductions as benefiting the wealthy. "
TCN - Message to John McCain: You call your bus the "Straight Talk Express". Don't you think it is about time for some straight talk? You are not a Republican. You are a moderate Democrat. You use their campaign methods, you believe their platform and you are well supported by big labor and the other traditional Democratic support bases. You have no proper place in the Republican party, let alone as a candidate for the presidency.
According to the survey, Bush leads McCain by a two-to-one margin among Republicans in the Palmetto State while McCain enjoys a like margin among Independents and Democrats. Respondents identifying themselves as either Independent or Democratic told pollsters that they will cross over and vote in Saturday's Republican primary contest. (CNS 15 Feb)
Bush has also stepped up his attacks over McCain's support by Independents and Democrats. During an appearance in Saluda, SC, Bush said, "People are welcome to come into the party. I just don't want Democrats coming in to vote against me because they think my opponent will be easier to beat in November. We're trying to get rid of the Clinton era, not reinforce it."
For his part, McCain worked to defend his ability to attract new voters to the party, telling an audience, "I'll reach across the partisan aisle and extend a hand to Democrats. The American people are weary of us constantly, constantly fighting with one another and getting gridlock and never getting anything done."
TCN - Message to John McCain: They know a comrade when they see one.
After 43 years as a journalist in Washington, Bob Novak asks, "Why should voters support Clintonized Republicans, when the Democrats offer the real thing?"
What's most needed for Republicans, Mr. Novak suggests, is the simple courage to stand for something - whether or not it's something Mr. Clinton opposes or something the focus groups are unclear about. But the Republicans now in Congress seem unwilling to do that.
Why? It isn't because of political cowardice, Mr. Novak rather charitably suggests. Rather, he says, it's the equivalent of a good basketball team trying to sit on a lead, playing not to lose rather than playing to win. And as favored Duke learned in last year's NCAA final against the University of Connecticut, that can be fatal. Duke was "cautious, timid and spooked," notes Mr. Novak the lifelong basketball fan, and lost the game. Sound familiar?
(Washington Time 2-15)
Web surfers casting online ballots at a popular voting website again picked former Reagan administration official and WorldNetDaily columnist Alan Keyes as the victor in the televised South Carolina GOP debate.
By Wednesday, Keyes had pulled ahead of his two Republican rivals, Sen. John McCain and Texas Gov. George W. Bush, by a five percent margin. Keyes garnered over 44 percent of the nearly 18,000 votes cast by late afternoon, followed by Bush with 38 percent and McCain trailing with 18 percent.
Voters, who cast their ballots online at Vote.com, have regularly chosen Keyes over his GOP rivals for the party's nomination. Respondents frequently comment that they appreciate his direct approach to the issues and his unequivocal support of them, regardless of the prevailing political climate within the Republican Party.
In fact, at one point during Tuesday's debate, Keyes admonished his Republican colleagues to stop bickering about whose campaign ads were most negative and "return to a discussion of the issues."
Overall, however, out of nearly 232,000 respondents in Vote.com's overall "Presidential Primary" poll, Bush leads with 30 percent, followed by McCain at 23 percent and Keyes with 21 percent. Vice President Al Gore received 9 percent compared to former Sen. Bill Bradley's 8 percent.
In a separate Zogby International, poll Bush and McCain are in a virtual dead heat for South Carolina. Of 607 likely Republican primary voters polled Monday and Tuesday, Bush gets 43.4 percent compared to McCain's 39.6 percent, but the poll has a margin of error of +/- 4 points. Keyes followed with 4.3 percent, with nearly 13 percent undecided.
In other votes at Vote.com, 89 percent of nearly 57,000 voters believe President Clinton should be disbarred in Arkansas for lying in court. Ninety-four percent of respondents think English should be the official language in the U.S. Fully 91 percent of respondents favor New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani over Hillary Clinton in November's Senate race.
Political consultant and former Clinton confidant Dick Morris, along with Eileen McGann, developed the Vote.com site.
(World Net Daily 2/17)
NewsMax.com, a major news portal, announced today the results of a nationwide Internet primary poll. Just two days before the critical South Carolina primary, the poll numbers indicate that grass roots Internet support for Mr. McCain has slipped significantly.
Bush received 48% of all ballots; voters registered using their e-mail address. Bush handily beat McCain, who garnered 11% of the vote. Alan Keyes, who has a well-organized Internet presence and email list, received 41% of the vote.
NewsMax.com voters expressed strong dismay for Democratic front-runner Al Gore. He received only 9% of the vote, with Bill Bradley winning the lion share with 91% of the vote.
Deja.com recently rated NewsMax.com the #1 source for news on the Web. The news portal has been described by Talkers magazine as "the staple" for news by radio and TV talks show hosts around the country.
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