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 Anthony Canales is the President of the San Fernando Valley NRA Member’s Council. He works as a Quality Control Manager in Glendale, California. He is married with one son. The opinions expressed in 'News Briefs' belong soley to the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Rifle Association of America or the NRA Members' Councils of California. |
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November 10, 2004
"...I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me.
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be.
Although I laugh and I act like a clown
Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown.
My tears are falling like rain from the
sky
Is it for her or myself that I cry?
I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me.
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be.
What have I done to deserve such a fate?
I realize I have left it too late.
And so it's true, pride comes before a
fall.
I'm telling you so that you won't lose
all.
I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me.
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be..."
-Partial lyrics from the song
"I'm a Loser",
by John Lennon and Paul
McCartney of
the Beatles
To All,
It is hard to say who is more hung over from
the Presidential Elections last week- those of us who have been celebrating
the salvation of the Republic or those who were apparently hornswoggled at
first by their own propaganda into believing their "guy" was way ahead in the
exit polls. But it is surely not the supporters of President Bush who have
been making fools of themselves of late:
Say It Ain't So!:
It seems that
another new low in Democrat attempts at voter fraud during the recent
Presidential Election has been re-discovered, through the continued efforts of
the Blogosphere.
In this case, it has to do with a certain
porcine propagandist, whose recent works include a spurious attack on the
Second Amendment and a less-than-creative (not to say unappreciated) use of
one of the most famous book titles ever written by Ray Bradbury.
It seems that Michael Moore, he of the Great
Lakes-size waistline, was registered to vote both in New York and in Michigan
for the 2004 cycle. As reported by the smokinggun.com back in June, it seems
that Moore has been registered to vote in New York City since 1992. Yet
smokinggun.com also reports that he registered to vote last April in Antrim
County, Michigan, where Moore apparently owns lakefront property.
Smokinggun.com notes that Moore "...splits his
time between the two addresses...". At the time of the writing of the article
(June 28, 2004), it was "unclear" whether Moore had notified New York
authorities as to the switch in his "primary residence".
Now, it would be most interesting to determine
a couple of things related to the true location of Moore's primary address, as
well as to whether Moore might have voted twice in the 2004 cycle. After all,
a move from New York City to rural Michigan might have relieved Moore from
paying New York tax rates on the gains realized from "Fahrenheit 9/11",
especially since New York City rates add a sizeable amount to New York
resident's total tax bill (City income tax rates are one of the reasons why El
Rushbo has relocated to the Southern Command in Sunny South Florida). Is it
possible that the Guy who told Bill O'Reilly to his face that O'Reilly should
be willing to pay more taxes was, himself, looking to minimize his own tax
liability? Or was Moore's "re-location" a single-handed attempt at offsetting
the Upper Peninsula vote, where there are more whitetail hunters per square
inch than just about any other blue-state location in the Lower 48? (Hmmm,
perhaps Ted Nugent can do some "recon" on Moore's Adlersnest for us).
Only Terry McAuliffe, or perhaps Jimmy Carter, may know for sure.
Now, it may require patience and persistence
to resolve the above questions. Moore has not been seen in public since before
Kerry "prairie-dogged" himself into his Beacon Hill burrow of a townhome. And
efforts to locate Moore have been hampered by a lack of the kind of 5 gallon
milk cartons that are suitable enough to fit Moore's entire profile on.
Suffice it to say that Moore might simply be hitting the road once more,
joining the rest of the Left-wing lemmings headed for more socialist environs
(Sort of brings new meaning to the words of "Oh, Canada", doesn't
it?). It also remains to be seen whether the mass exportation of American
Lefties may constitute a form of dumping normally prohibited by WTO
regulations. If it turns out that France takes such one-way trade unkindly,
the Bush Administration may have to once again "go to the mattresses" in the
defense of a guiding principle of free trade. Stay tuned.
Story reference may be found at:
Faith Alone:
It has been a truism that the arrogance of
American liberalism is providing for it's continuing downfall. Whether one
refers to Walter Mondale's past statements on taxing the voter's derrieres, or
ABC New's Carole Simpson's more recent statements (as covered by Rush
Limbaugh) noting that efforts by people like Simpson media to change the world
where being offset by young listeners favoring Limbaugh over the mainstream
press, American Liberals are showing the entire palette of their true colors
to the American people.
Not surprisingly, what the American People are
being shown more resembles Edvard Munch's "The Scream" than Picasso's "Petit
Fleurs". Also not surprising was that Candidate Kerry revealed much of the
same arrogance and cluelessness during the recent campaign.
For example, gun owners and hunters were
presented with the imagery of a Senator Kerry as hunter, gunowner, and Second
Amendment acolyte. Fortunately, the revelation of a 20 year record favoring
the antigun position, including votes in favor of banning certain
semiautomatic shotguns, expanding the assault weapons ban, and banning most
common deer/big game ammunition was enough to convince gunowners that a vote
for Kerry was not in their interests.
Likewise, moral values and religious issue
voters were confronted with a Kerry (along with an elitist media) totally
without a clue on the great theological principles of the day. For example,
Kerry revealed a certain ignorance on the issues of abortion as related to
Catholic teaching. More fundamentally, Kerry and his media cohorts were unable
to distinguish between the two primary branches of traditional Christianity,
that of Catholicism and Protestantism, as related to the most fundamental
premise (as well as distinction) between these two great faiths.
For example, CNN quoted Kerry in an October
24, 2004 article regarding the Book of James, where Kerry was apparently
trying to demonstrate his familiarity with things religious. Kerry said:
"...In
the Book of James we are taught: ' It is not enough, my
brother to say you have faith when
there are no deeds...
faith without works is dead...".
Of course, CNN used this as example of Kerry's
religiosity, in an attempt to counter President Bush's more evident adherence
to a life governed by Christian principles. Unfortunately for Kerry, American
Liberals, and a Lamestream Media who was collectively desperate to put one
over on the "Bible-belt", Kerry had stepped onto a theological IED out of what
appears to be pure ignorance.
In essence, a premiere distinction between
Catholicism and Protestant Christianity revolves around the principles of
election and salvation, and whether works are needed to obtain salvation.
To Catholics, works of charity are part and
parcel of gaining salvation and Ever-lasting life.
But to those of a more traditional Protestant
belief, faith alone in God the Almighty is the one true way to salvation. To
Protestants, such a statement about works is contradictory to basic
Reformation teaching going back to Luther (though modern "Progressive"
theology, if it can be called that, currently has trouble even recognizing
that there is a God, a Son Jesus, and basic premises to traditional Christian
beliefs).
In essence, Kerry could not have insulted
traditional Protestants more than if he had walked onto a stage carrying a
copy of the King James Bible in a jar of his own urine. Given Kerry's normal
aversion towards overt alienation of voters, one can only attribute such a
statement to a complete ignorance of Christian tenets, coupled with a total
confidence that he could "bamboozle" religious voters enough to get past
November 2nd. Lucky for the Republic, voters who are religious (as evidenced
by weekly church attendance) went almost 8 to 1 for President Bush. It would
thus seem that, among others, Red State Bible Belters are a tad more
conversant with Reformation apologetics than the Junior Senator of
Massachusetts.
Now, such observations as these are
purposefully being made after Election Day. It would not have done to
help the Not-So-Loyal-Opposition out of a predicament of it's own making,
especially when the stakes were so high. But it is also illustrative of the
continuing problem for the Left as it tries to maintain it's position of
dominance within the Democrat Party. Any continuation of the current
philosophical trend will ultimately mean extinction for the Party of Andrew
Jackson as anything more than a coffee klatch in Greenwich Village and/or
Berkeley (Maybe not even Berkeley- There the Greens held their collective
noses when they voted the Donkey Brand this time around). As long as
they continue to show more sensitivity to French Secularists, Islamo-fascists,
and even Tarahumaran peyote gatherers moreso than the large numbers of
registered voters who are traditional Protestants means that their overall
campaign to remake America will go the way of the Wobblies, the Edsel, and New
Coke. Since that means that their belief in firearms confiscation would be
sent to History's Great Circular File as well, it would seem that the American
Left itself is going to be a key and integral part of maintaining an
Individual Right To Keep and Bear Arms (Their efforts to the contrary
notwithstanding.). If there was any a time to thank Providence for having the
kinds of enemies one has, firearms owners should offer up silent thanks
forthwith.
Story basis may be found at:
Give "Em Hell:
Albert Eisele and
Jeff Dufour are reporting over at thehill.com that there is a "wee chance"
that Senator John Kerry and Senator Zell Miller might "run into each other" on
the Senate floor in next week's Lame Duck Session.
Eisele and Dufour even have a comment from one
Senate Staffer that "...We may witness the tallest cold shoulder the Senate
has
ever seen..." when the two gentlemen eventually
meet.
Privately, however, Vegas oddsmakers are
giving it to Miller by knockout in the first round of any physical
altercation. As such, Miller fans may end up being disappointed once more
(Chris Mathews chickened out before, despite having about 20 years advantage
in youth as well as having about 20 pounds of spare tire on the Georgia
Icon.).
Now, there is such a thing as justice in the
world, and principled positions such as those taken by Senator Miller should
not go unrecognized nor unrewarded. Perhaps Vice President Cheney could
relinquish his presiding over the Senate, in favor of Senator Miller, for that
time it takes for the Lame Duck Democrats to re-acquaint themselves with
manners. Surely the Republican Majority could offer up this simple courtesy,
in honor of yet another Marine who has served his country in a time of need.
Story basis may be found at:
Respectfully,
Anthony Canales
SFVMC-NRA
Copyright 2004 Anthony Canales
All rights reserved.
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