"Eager to avoid pregnancy and hold on to virginity, an increasing number of teenagers are engaging in" a form of sexual intimacy popularized by the President. "When some parents tried to speak to their daughters, the girls shrugged off the significance of what they had done. 'What's the big deal? President Clinton did it,' one said." -- From the Washington Post, as reported in Human Events, July 16,, 1999, page 2. Address: 1 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Phone: 202-216-0600. Posted here 7-29-99. The U.S. government is trying to teach honeybees to detect the scent of landmines, but the Animal Protection Institute objects, saying it's "inhumane." According to the institute, bees used for such a purpose are being drafted against their will; they "shouldn't be forced into military service" because they "aren't U.S. citizens." -- "The Right Answers," The New American, August 2, 1999, page 29. Published by American Opinion Publishing Incorporated, 770 Westhill Boulevard, Appleton, Wisconsin 54914. Phone: 920-749-3784. Fax: 920-749-3785. E-mail. Website. Posted here 7-29-99. Related material: YDS, pages 81-84. Order book. Business Week rated countries on a corruption scale and decided the most corrupt are Nigeria (1.9), Indonesia (2.0), Russia (2.4), and Kenya (2.5). Least corrupt: Denmark (10.0), Canada (9.2), Singapore (9.1), Germany (7.9), and Hong Kong (7.8). The U.S. was measured at 7.5. -- "The Right Answers," The New American, August 2, 1999, page 29. Published by American Opinion Publishing Incorporated, 770 Westhill Boulevard, Appleton, Wisconsin 54914. Phone: 920-749-3784. Fax: 920-749-3785. E-mail. Website. Posted here 7-29-99. "David Ross, a journalist and science fiction writer, has collaborated with a specialist in [George] Orwell's writings to compile a list of 137 predictions or indicators of the 'total surveillance future' depicted in [the book] 1984. Of that number, more than 100 have been fulfilled, Ross claims." -- "Our Orwellian Age," The New American, July 19, 1999, page 7. Published by American Opinion Publishing Incorporated, 770 Westhill Boulevard, Appleton, Wisconsin 54914. Phone: 920-749-3784. Fax: 920-749-3785. E-mail. Website. Posted here 7-24-99. "Clinton has bombed six sovereign countries during the past year: Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Albania. None of those countries attacked or threatened us or our allies. For the first time in history, the United States was the aggressor in war, thus forfeiting our reputation as a peace-loving nation. For the first time in history, a President took us into war when we were not attacked or threatened, and where we have no discernable national interest. . . ." "Clinton and NATO have done over $50 billion worth of damage to Yugoslavia without achieving any strategic or humanitarian objective. . . . Before the bombing started, 2,000 had been killed and 20,000 were refugees. After the bombing, 12,000 had been killed and the refugees numbered one million. Clinton's bombing didn't prove that bombing could win the war -- our bombers never engaged in combat; they were just flying over an undefended country and dropping bombs like shooting ducks in a pond." -- From "Clinton's War Is a Tragic Failure," The Phyllis Schlafly Report, July 1999, page 1. Address: PO Box 618, Alton, Illinois 62002. E-mail. Website. Posted here: 7-24-99. (For those worried about how O.J. Simpson is getting along after his trial:) "[He] draws $25,000 a month from a pension plan, rents a Pacific Palisades home for $6,000 a month, and keeps a housekeeper and a secretary." -- From American Renaissance, August 1999, page 12. Address: PO Box 527, Oakton, Virginia 22124. Phone: 703-716-0900. Fax: 703-716-0932. E-mail. Website. Posted here 7-24-99. (On the tragedy at Columbine High School:) "Trench-coat Mafia? Heavy eye makeup? Black hats and knee boots? What on earth did we expect when we started allowing kids [to] come to school permanently decked out in Halloween costumes? When we stopped giving youngsters more to do than primp, preen, strut, intimidate, and spout filthy song lyrics, what we reaped was swastikas and vampire cults." -- From "The Roots of School Violence," by B. K. Eakman, Insider's Report, July 1999, page 3. Address: American Policy Center, 13873 Park Center Road, #316, Herndon, Virginia 20171. Phone: 703-925-0881. Website. Posted here 7-24-99. "The world today has more soldiers shooting at each other in more countries than at any time in world history (with the possible exception of World War II)." "[T]he United States has spent $12-$15 billion on peacekeeping operations since 1992." -- From "Rep. Chris Smith Refuses to Hold Hearings on Ron Paul's U.N.-Withdrawal Bill," by Tom DeWeese, Insider's Report, July 1999, page 1. Address: American Policy Center, 13873 Park Center Road, #316, Herndon, Virginia 20171. Phone: 703-925-0881. Website. Posted here 7-24-99. "A new propaganda ploy has been developed to sell the world on socialism. It is being referred to as the Third Way, a bridge between democracy and communism, but is nothing but a warmed over brand of socialism. . ." [Emphasis added.] -- From Freedom Alert, July/August 1999, page 7. Address: Citizens for Constitutional Property Rights, Incorporated, PO Box 757, Crestview, Florida 32536. Phone: 850-682-6156. Posted here 7-19-99. On May 16th Florida newspapers revealed Vice-President Al Gore's announcement that the federal government is preparing to take over half of all the land in the State of Florida. Gore said it is the largest single land grab, 26,000 square miles, ever attempted. The area will be designated "Multiple Species Habitat Protection Area." It's not clear if humans will be allowed to visit there. -- From Freedom Alert, July/August 1999, page 1. Address: Citizens for Constitutional Property Rights, Incorporated, PO Box 757, Crestview, Florida 32536. Phone: 850-682-6156. Posted here 7-19-99. Related material: YDS, pages 123-128, 161-162, 169-180. Order book. The Christian Science Monitor reports that a Florida lawsuit has established that truckers don't have to understand English. A Cuban-born truck driver won $15,000 in fees when the court decision was made in his favor. His argument: the law requiring an understanding of English was not enforceable because Florida offers driver's licensing exams in Spanish. -- From FAIR [Federation for American Immigration Reform] Immigration Report, June 1999, page 4. Address: 1666 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20009. E-mail. Website. Posted here 7-19-99. "Metaphorically, Mr. Clinton made the devil this offer: If you will make me president -- and a popular one at that -- I'll give you my soul. Of course the devil is nobody's fool. He knew a bad deal when he saw one. So he demanded something more: the nation's soul. Mr. Clinton readily complied." -- From "The Devil and Bill Clinton," by David Limbaugh, The Washington Times National Weekly Edition, July 12-18, 1999, page 31. Address: 3600 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002. E-mail. Website. Posted here 7-19-99. On July 1st the Food and Drug Administration announced it wants a warning on every carton of eggs: "For your protection: Keep eggs refrigerated; cook eggs until yolks are firm; and cook foods containing eggs thoroughly." Will the egg police be watching when you celebrate the holidays with a little eggnog? -- From "Eggs-cuse Me: FDA Cracks Down on Risky Eating Habits," by Laura R. Vanderkam, The Washington Times National Weekly Edition, July 5-11, 1999, page 17. Address: 3600 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002. E-mail. Website. Posted here 7-15-99. The national debt in 1998 at the end of September was $5.478 trillion. Over the next five years the national debt will grow to $6.298 trillion. But wait, haven't we been told we'll have a surplus from now to eternity? Yes. We've been lied to. Does this come as any surprise? -- From "Inside the Beltway," by John McCaslin, The Washington Times National Weekly Edition, July 5-11, 1999, page 6. Address: 3600 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002. E-mail. Website. Posted here 7-15-99. ". . .[F]or children under 10 there were 44 accidental gun deaths in the U.S. in 1996. . . . [but] about twice as many children under 10 die from drowning in bath tubs." I suppose we may thus anticipate government legislation requiring background checks before purchasing tubs, and probably laws mandating drain locks as well. It's "for the children," don't you know. -- From "Bathtubs Kill More Babies Than Guns Do," by John R. Lott, Jr., Human Events, July 2,, 1999, page 6. Address: 1 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Phone: 202-216-0600. Posted here 7-15-99. Related material: YDS, pages 101-112. Order book. A group of men in wetsuits with flippers and snorkels is following Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy around and appearing at some of the senator's speaking engagements. What the? It's the Ted Kennedy Memorial Swim Team! -- From Register of Opinion, an official publication of Public Advocate of the United States, March 1999, page 6. Address: 5613 Leesburg Pike, #17, Falls Church, Virginia 22041. Phone: 703-845-1808. E-mail. Posted here: 7-12-99. "For 95 years Buick made automobiles in its Flint, Michigan plant -- until June 29th. On that day the last Buick rolled off the assembly line. Today GM has 17 operating plants within the People's Republic of China. . . ." -- From Center for Action, Bo Gritz newsletter, July 1999, page 14. Address: HCR 37 Box 472, Sandy Valley, Nevada 89019. Phone: 702-723-5266. Fax: 702-723-1356. E-mail. Posted here: 7-12-99. A 1997 survey asked what groups of people were considered to have high or very high honesty and ethical standards. The results: Druggists--64%, Clergy--59%, Journalists--22%, TV reporters--21%, Republican officeholders--19%, Democratic officeholders--17%, Real estate agents--16%, Lawyers--14%, Insurrance salesmen--11%, Car salesmen--5%. -- From The American Enterprise, March/April 1999, page 90. Address: 1150 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036. Phone: 202-862-5886. Fax: 202-862-5867. E-mail. Website. Posted here: 7-12-99. "Did you know almost $500 MILLION in our tax money has been used to fund abortions through the United Nations Population Fund?" -- Opening line in a letter from the American Life League, Incorporated. Address: PO Box 1350, Stafford, Virginia 22555. Phone: 540-659-4171. Website. Posted here: 7-12-99. Values Clarification is a religion taught throughout the public schools in America today. Its theology: Good and bad are not absolutes. Instead, you personally decide what constitutes good and bad for you, without interfering influences from such corrupting sources as your family, friends, community, church, or synagogue. Two notable individuals are poster kids for the success Values Clarification is having on this country's students: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who decided it was perfectly okay to shoot up their classmates at Columbine High School. Harris posted this on the Internet: "My belief is that if I say something, it goes. I am the law, and if you don't like it, you die." -- Based on information in the June 1999 The Phyllis Schlafly Report, page 1. Address: PO Box 618, Alton, Illinois 62002. E-mail. Website. Posted here: 7-7-99. For related material see You Don't Say pages 65-68, 95-100, 198. New York City councilman Morton Povman says left-handed people should be allowed to file lawsuits for left-handed discrimination. He says, "Society still discriminates against left-handed persons by such actions as placing banisters on the right side of a stairwell, solely producing doors that open in favor of right-handed users, [etc.]." Excuse me, councilman, but when you come downstairs, on what side is the banister? When you go out the door, on what side is the door knob or push plate? -- The Limbaugh Letter, Rush Limbaugh, editor-in-chief, May 1999, page 9. Address: 2 Penn Plaza, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10121. Show line: 800-282-2882. Fax: 212-536-9166. Posted here: 7-7-99. "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda and the manipulation of the truth and the revision of history." Quick, who do you think said that? And about whom? Answer: That's Hillary Clinton talking about Slobodan Milosevic. -- The Limbaugh Letter, Rush Limbaugh, editor-in-chief, May 1999, page 13. Address: 2 Penn Plaza, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10121. Show line: 800-282-2882. Fax: 212-536-9166. Posted here: 7-7-99 For related material see You Don't Say pages 139-142. ". . .[W]e have now undertaken foreign commitments no empire has ever sustained. We have assumed the role of the German empire in keeping Russia out of Europe, of the Austrian empire in policing the Balkans, of the Ottoman empire in keeping peace in the Middle East, of the Japanese empire in containing China, of the British empire in patrolling the Gulf and maintaining freedom of the seas. How long can America continue to defend scores of countries on a defense budget that has fallen to the smallest share of the economy since Pearl Harbor?" -- Patrick J. Buchanan, speaking at the May 8 Commencement of The Citadel, as quoted in The American Enterprise, July/August 1999, pages 13-14. Address: 23 Hurd Street, Cazenovia, New York 13035. E-mail. Website. Posted here: 7-7-99. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott's comment to reporters concerning the recently passed emergency spending bill: "It sucks, but let's pass it anyway." -- As quoted in The American Enterprise, July/August 1999, page 17. Address: 23 Hurd Street, Cazenovia, New York 13035. E-mail. Website. Posted here: 7-7-99. Values Clarification is a religion taught throughout the public schools in America today. Its theology: Good and bad are not absolutes. Instead, you personally decide what constitutes good and bad for you, without interfering influences from such corrupting sources as your family, friends, community, church, or synagogue. Two notable individuals are poster kids for the success Values Clarification is having on this country's students: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who decided it was perfectly okay to shoot up their classmates at Columbine High School. Harris posted this on the Internet: "My belief is that if I say something, it goes. I am the law, and if you don't like it, you die." -- Based on information in the June 1999 The Phyllis Schlafly Report, page 1. Address: PO Box 618, Alton, Illinois 62002. E-mail. Website. Posted here: 7-7-99. For related material see You Don't Say pages 65-68, 95-100, 198.  Quickies for Apr/99. Quickies for May/99. Quickies for Jun/99. The way back home. |