Ravings of a Mad Tech

Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Update to Faux Draft Charges

The GOP finally stood up and with one voice told the American people the truth about who wants the draft brought back. Here's the link:

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041006/D85HK16O0.html

Remember the truth is out there.......

(UPDATE)

The Presidents remarks on this subject:

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ --

The following is a transcript of a

statement by President Bush:



	I applaud the House of Representatives

for soundly rejecting the "Reinstate the Draft"

bill, sponsored by Congressman Rangel in the

House and Senator Hollings in the Senate.

If this bill were presented to me, I would

veto it.  America's all-volunteer military

is the best in the world, and reinstating

the draft would be bad policy.  We have

increased pay and benefits to ensure that

our troops have the resources they need

to fight and win the war on terror. 

I want every American to understand

that, as long as I am President,

there will be no draft.

SOURCE White House Press Office
Web Site: http://www.whitehouse.gov

Democratic Misbehavior

I have now seen how low the democrats will sink to win this election. I have complied a few links that are worth checking out.

It seems that this "party of the people" is willing to say and do anything to win this election. tonight's vice-presidential debate is just another example. It seems that even a "great" lawyer like John Edwards can't defend John Kerry's record of 20 years in the senate, much less his own poor record of four years in the senate.

The following links show how misguided some of the democrats out there are. Oh and just for comic relief I have thrown in a link to Michael Moore's latest adventure, because after all he is fucking clown shoes.

Protestors Ransack Bush/Cheney Headquarters In Orlando

This link leads to a local news channel website about some folks rioting in a Bush/Cheney office in Orlando, Florida. P.S. The protestors were brought to you by those friendly folks over at the AFL-CIO. http://www.local6.com/politics/3785861/detail.html

Shots fired at Bush Tenn. Headquarters

This link leads to a UPI article published in the Washington Times about some folks shooting up the Bush/Cheney office in Knoxville, Tennessee. They must be some of those wonderful democrat gun rights advocates. Truth be told, I think it was a couple of drunk hillbillies.
http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20041005-024050-1855r.htm

Shot fired at GOP Headquarters in Huntington

This link is also about those great democrat gun owners, you know the ones, they do everything to trample the right to bear arms except when it comes to them. This is a MSNBC article about a Bush/Cheney Office getting shot up in Huntington, West Virgina on last Thursday night while people were in the office watched a speech by the President. Thankfully no one was hurt.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5901781/

3 computers stolen from Bush's Bellevue campaign office

This article describes the Democratic version of Watergate in Washington State. Notice the article speaks to the fact that only very specific computers were taken and not all of them. Seems kind of fishy to me.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002052153_breakin02m.html

Michigan GOP says Michael Moore tried to buy votes with underwear

This article is the comic relief one I spoke of above. I doubt anything will come of this but it does show that at least as far as the Michigan GOP concerned, Michael Moore needs to move out of Michigan and far far away.
http://www.freep.com/news/latestnews/pm628_20041005.htm

Enjoy the links and remember, your vote only counts if you cast it. Later troops.....

UPDATE

Here's yet another incident, this time in the "battleground" state of Wisconsin.

http://www.wisgop.org/view.phtml?func=ch&lg=&id=83

Tuesday, October 05, 2004

Bill Safire and a good point.

I have always liked William Safire and respected his opinion. Here is a link to another great column of his.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/04/opinion/04safire.html?oref=login&th

Enjoy folks.......

Monday, October 04, 2004

John Kerry's record as U.S. Senator

Well folks, I had seen this months ago and thought the libs buried it but a buddy of mine came across it and now I have it for you reading enjoyment.

The link goes to the AFL-CIO website and by now I am sure that they wished they would have never posted this. This information is a direct prediction of how little a Kerry administration could and would accomplish.

http://www.aflcio.org/issuespolitics/politics/kerry_bills.cfm

Remember to get out and vote on November 2nd.

Later Troops........

A website worth reading.

Here's a website worth reading on a regular basis, www.townhall.com

Here's a good column from today:

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuestColumns/Crespo20041004.shtml

A Blog worth reading

This is the blog of a buddy of mine, check it out.

http://drunkensamurai.blogspot.com/

Later folks........

Sunday, October 03, 2004

The Liberal Press Fails Again, anyone surprised?

If the liberal media in this country did their collective job I guess I may have found this information in our press rather than on the internet at a Spanish news site. Just to be fair, I did do a google search for the following: Bush, FOP. Guess what I found? The FOP actually endorsed President Bush on Sept. 10th at their meeting in New Mexico. Did I find any American newspaper articles or website postings reporting this news? The answer is a deafing NO. Here is a link to the Spanish article and a link to the google search I did.

Links:
http://www.noticias.info/Asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=34892&src=0

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=Bush,+FOP&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d

Or the article is below.

President Bush Accepts First-Ever Unanimous FOP Endorsement On Ohio Bus Tour, President Meets with Fraternal Order of Police Leadership CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH - During his Ohio bus tour today, President George W. Bush met with the Fraternal Order of Police leadership to accept their unanimous endorsement of his reelection. The FOP’s endorsement of the President is the organization’s first-ever unanimous endorsement of a presidential candidate.

In between his events in Mansfield and Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, President Bush met with National President of the Fraternal Order of Police Kenneth C. Canterbury, Executive Director James Pasco and FOP of Ohio President Nicholas DiMarco to thank them for their support and officially except their endorsement.

The FOP endorsed President Bush at their national board meeting in New Mexico on September 10th. In their endorsement, Canterbury said, “For the past four years, President George W. Bush has proved himself to be one of the very best friends that rank-and-file law enforcement officers have ever had…President Bush and his Administration have enacted some of the most beneficial changes to American law enforcement in the past five decades.”

President Bush has made combating crime a top priority of his administration. During his time in office, he has launched unprecedented efforts to crack down on gun crime, rein in corporate fraud, and reduce criminal recidivism. Thanks to President Bush's efforts, the violent crime rate is down 21 percent to a 30-year low. The President has also successfully sought historic funding levels to support the efforts of first responders and increased funding for first responders 680 percent from the previous administration.

The FOP is the largest law enforcement labor union in the nation with 318,000 members. It has state lodges in 43 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada, and is the largest professional police organization in the country. The FOP of Ohio is the state’s largest law enforcement organization representing officers at the local, county, state, and federal level.

Later Troops.......

Friday, October 01, 2004

More Kerry Lies Reveled

The following is text shows exactly how many times Senator Kerry lied last night in trying to slander the President before the American public. Now before you accuse me of taking my information just from the right, here's the link to the original news article.
http://www.noticias.info/Asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=34766&src=0
Enjoy.

The Raw Deal: John Kerry's Inaccurate Statements During Last Night's Debate "John Kerry's at least 16 inaccurate statements during last night's debate widened his credibility gap on the most important issues facing our nation. While President Bush spoke clearly and from the heart about the path toward victory in the War on Terror, Kerry relied on false attacks and demonstrated his continued willingness to play politics with the War on Terror."

- Steve Schmidt, Bush-Cheney '04 Spokesman

John Kerry Made At Least 16 Inaccurate Statements During Last Night's Debate

Kerry Inaccurately Claimed Cuts In Homeland Security Funding Caused NYC Subway To Be Closed During The RNC Convention. "In an early exchange about homeland security, Kerry got it wrong when he claimed President Bush's cuts in funding for infrastructure protection was 'why they had to close down the subway in New York when the Republican Convention was there.' The only problem is that no subway service beneath Madison Square Garden was suspended during the convention, even as buses were diverted and gridlock ruled the streets." ("Subway Flub Derails Challenger," The New York Post, 10/1/04)

Kerry Falsely Claimed He Had “Made A Mistake In How” He Talked About His Vote Against The $87 Billion, Despite Previously Saying It Would Be "Irresponsible" To Vote Against Funding For Our Troops. (CBS’ “Face The Nation,” 9/14/03)

Kerry Claimed He's "Never, Ever" Used Word "Lying" In Reference To President Bush On Iraq, But In December 2003 Kerry Told A New Hampshire Editorial Board Bush "Lied" About Reasons For Going To War In Iraq And In September 2003 Kerry Said Bush Administration "Lied" And "Misled." (Patrick Healy, "Kerry Camp Lowers N.H. Expectations Behind In Polls, Senator Now Seeks Spot In 'Top Two,'" The Boston Globe, 12/8/03; Sen. John Kerry, Campaign Event, Claremont, NH, 9/20/03)

According To FactCheck.Org, Kerry's "Cost" For The Iraq War Is Off By $80 Billion. ("Distortions And Misstatements At First Presidential Debate," FactCheck.org, 10/1/04, http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?docID=271, Accessed 10/1/04)

According To FactCheck.Org, Kerry "Overstated The Case" On Osama Bin Laden's Alleged Escape At Tora Bora. ("Distortions And Misstatements At First Presidential Debate," FactCheck.org, 10/1/04, http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?docID=271, Accessed 10/1/04)

Kerry Made Assumption The UN Was Willing To Continue Sanctions Against Iraq Despite The Fact They Were Becoming "Increasingly Unpopular With Key Nations." (Glenn Kessler And Walter Pincus, "Few Factual Errors, But Truth Got Stretched At Times," The Washington Post, 10/1/04)

Kerry Misspoke And Said Weapons Of Mass Destruction Were "Crossing The (Iraq) Border Every Single Day." "The AP noted that Kerry misspoke when he said 'we got weapons of mass destruction crossing the (Iraq) border every single day, and they're blowing people up.' Kerry meant terrorists were crossing the border, not nuclear weapons." ("Distortions And Misstatements At First Presidential Debate," FactCheck.org, 10/1/04, http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?docID=271, Accessed 10/1/04)

Kerry Claimed U.S. Soldiers Are "90 Percent Of The Casualties In Iraq," But The Wall Street Journal Puts U.S. Casualties Closer To 50% When You Include Iraqis Helping To Secure Their Own Country. (Editorial, "Our Kerry Iraq Guide," The Wall Street Journal, 9/30/04)

Kerry Falsely Claimed President Bush Diverted Forces From Afghanistan To Iraq; Gen. Tommy Franks Said It's "Absolutely Incorrect" That Resources Were Diverted From Afghanistan. (General Tommy Franks, ABC Radio's "The Sean Hannity Show," 9/21/04)

Kerry Falsely Claimed The Bush Administration Has Not Organized An International Summit To Discuss Iraq. "Reality Check: The administration has, in fact, organized just such a conference, in consultation with Iraqi and other Arab allies. It will be held in Cairo late in November, with the foreign ministers of the G8 countries (i.e. including antiwar countries such as France, Germany and Russia), China, the countries of the Arab League, Turkey and Iran invited to attend. If it goes ahead, it will mark the most significant attempt to forge a political consensus on Iraq since the war." (Tony Karon, "Reality Check: John Kerry," Time.com, http://www.time.com/time/election2004/article/0,18471,703913,00.html, 10/1/04)

Kerry Falsely Claimed The President Is "Cutting The COPS Program," When The Truth Is President Bush Has Already Met And Exceeded The COPS Program's 100,000 Officer Goal By 18 Percent. (http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=1056)

Kerry Claimed Gen. Shinseki Was Retired For Testimony On Iraq When In Fact Shinseki's Retirement Was Announced In April 2002, Long Before He Testified About Potential Conduct Of Iraq War. (Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough, "Inside The Ring," The Washington Times, 4/19/02)

Kerry Misleadingly Claimed He Can Bring More Allies Into Iraq. "Reality Check: It wasn't the President's credibility that kept most of the international community out of Iraq; it was, and is, the policies pursued by the U.S. in Iraq. But Kerry is broadly committed to the same policies. And if, as he says, other countries will participate because they have a stake in the outcome, the presumably they would do so no matter who was President of the United States." (Tony Karon, "Reality Check: John Kerry," Time.com, http://www.time.com/time/election2004/article/0,18471,703913,00.html, 10/1/04)

Kerry Claimed To Have His Own Four-Point Plan For Iraq, But It Mirrors The President's Plan. "Kerry's plan… is pretty much a checklist of recent initiatives adopted by the Bush Administration." (Tony Karon, "Reality Check: John Kerry," Time.com, http://www.time.com/time/election2004/article/0,18471,703913,00.html, 10/1/04)

Kerry Falsely Stated The Agreement With North Korea Broke Down Because The President Didn't Continue The Clinton Administration's Policy. "Reality Check: While the Yongbon facility was under scrutiny and the fuel rods were sealed, North Korea has since admitted to running a secret parallel uranium-enrichment program to create weapons-grade fissile material in the years following the agreement reached with the Clinton administration, in violation of that agreement." (Tony Karon, "Reality Check: John Kerry," Time.com, http://www.time.com/time/election2004/article/0,18471,703913,00.html, 10/1/04)

Kerry Falsely Claimed The "Reason For Going To War Was Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Not The Removal Of Saddam Hussein," But The 2002 Use Of Force Resolution Kerry Voted For Specifically Recognized Longstanding Regime Change Policy. (Public Law No. 107-243, Signed Into Law 10/16/02)

The Truth about a Military Draft

There has been a lot of talk about the possiblilty of the government bring back the draft. This is nothing more then a boldfaced lie. Below is the text of an email that was sent to me by a supposed non-partisan group, Rock the Vote. It warns of a coming draft and that I better vote to save myself.

From: "Hans Riemer, Rock the Vote" <action@action.rockthevote.org>
> Date: 2004/09/28 Tue PM 07:29:08 EDT
> To:
> Subject: You have been drafted!
>
>
> YOU HAVE BEEN DRAFTED!
>
> http://action.rockthevote.org/ctt.asp?u=1184036&l=4476
>
> This is not a real draft, but a real one may happen soon if the current situation doesn't improve.
>
> As it is, our military is stretched almost to the breaking point trying to maintain troop levels in Iraq and around the world. If Pakistan, North Korea or other nations begin to pose new military threats, how would we expect to meet the demand for troops?
>
> Did you know that:
>
> * It would only take two to three days for Congress and the President to authorize a draft and set the Selective Service System's plans in motion?
>
> * Twenty-year-olds would be the first to be inducted?
>
> * Women are very likely to be included in the next draft?
>
> It's up to us to educate ourselves. In the event of a draft, we won't have much time to form an opinion. And with just 34 days left until the election and only a few days left before many state registration deadlines, we need to take a stand now by registering to vote:
>
> http://action.rockthevote.org/ctt.asp?u=1184036&l=4476
>
> Copy this URL into your web browser to get the facts about a potential draft, and to find out what you can do:
>
> http://action.rockthevote.org/ctt.asp?u=1184036&l=4476
>
> Sincerely,
> Rock The Vote
> and
> Alliance For Security
>
> =========================
>
> Send this draft card to five others right now!
> http://action.rockthevote.org/ctt.asp?u=1184036&l=4484
>
> =========================
>
> Rock the Vote with your donation - Without your support, we can't rock the system.
> http://www.rockthevote.com/rtv_donate.php
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> You received this message because signed up to receive emails from Rock The Vote. To be removed from this list, send an email to action@action.rockthevote.org with "remove" in the subject line or go to http://action.RockTheVote.org/unsubscribe.

Now that seems a little far-fetched to believe. Here are some links to the real folks that are responsible for this draft talk, because they actually do want to bring back the draft, notice which party they belong to. I would also point out the date of last action on both this bills.

Bill Summary & Status for the 108th Congress

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S.89 Title: A bill to provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Hollings, Ernest F. [SC] (introduced 1/7/2003) Cosponsors (None) Related Bills: H.R.163 Latest Major Action: 1/7/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

All Bill Summary & Status Info (not bill text/subjects)

Titles

Bill Status (links to Cong. Record pages, votes)

Committees

The Spin Begins

First of all, President Bush did as well as he had in 2000 against Al "I am a piece of wood" Gore. He stuck to his vision for this country and expressed in terms that every American can understand.

Senator Kerry is by all accounts a great (master?) debater. Hence he did well on style, but I must stress that he did nothing to make sense of his ever-changing position on Iraq nor explain how he plans to patch up things with our allies that he insults on a daily basis.

I would have love for the President to hit Kerry a little harder on his vote against funding our troops and his changing description of how he feels about the war. Some timely quoting of Kerry would have gone a long way towards sealing the deal for the President.

I am still of the opinion that the President will win and it will be close in certain states. I firmly believe that everyone that goes into the voters booth on November 2nd must ask themselves one question.

"Will Kerry make the hard decisions that will need to be made to keep this country safe and prosecute the war on the Islamic terrorists, or will he draw American back from the war on terror and wait until we get hit again before he hunts the terrorists?"

I for one will not bet the lives of my wife and two children on the fact that a man who only spent 4 months in a terrible war 30 years ago has a "hero" complex. My Uncle fought as a US Marine in Vietnam for 18 months and can not talk about his experience. No sir, I will not support a man that can not decide on his core values until 40 days before an election.

As I have stated in the past there are social and economic issues that I strongly disagreed with the President on. But the bottom line is that I trust this man to do everything in his power to prevent another terrorist attack on our soil.

Living in Arizona, whether we like it or not, puts us on the frontline of the battle for the security of this nation. Think for a minute on how many people cross our southern border everyday illegally. Arizona has become the number one crossing point for illegals coming to our country. It would be very easy for a group of terrorists to cross the border in Arizona, conduct a strike anywhere in the southwest US and melt back across the border to Mexico. I doubt that in the event of such attack that we could count on our southern neighbors to help us hunt down those responsible. Well that is enough ranting for this evening.

Later True believers.......

Committee/Subcommittee:		Activity:
House Armed Services		Referral, In Committee
	Subcommittee on Total Force	Referral

Bill:	Relationship:
S.89	Identical bill identified by CRS