Monday, January 19, 2004

Donkey Race Coverage FEATURED ARTICLES - KUCINICH to Deliver "State of the Nation" - DEAN's Blogger Storm - EDWARDS Lays Out "Defense of Optimism" - GEPHARDT's Last Stand, by Doug Ireland LA Weekly - Manchester Union Leader: Carole King backs KERRY; sets concert - I'll Be Voting For Wesley CLARK/Good-Bye Mr. Bush, by Michael Moore - CLARK suggests questions remain unanswered about Bush's military service, AP - Facing questions, CLARK backs Army school, By Joanna Weiss, The Boston Globe - Dean's Fifty-State Strategy, By John Nichols, The Nation QUOTE OF THE DAY "The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - - Albert Einstein KNOW YOUR HISTORY - JANUARY 19th 1955 -- First presidential news conference (RealPlayer, 4:09 minutes) filmed for television, with permission from President Eisenhower. 1992 -- Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton drew fire from fellow Democratic presidential candidates during a debate in Manchester, N.H. 1998 -- During a ceremony in Atlanta commemorating the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Vice President Gore announced that the Clinton administration would propose increasing spending on civil rights by $86 million. RHINO HERE: Tryin' a new font. Lemme know what u think (email version only). With Tuesday's running of the first donkey race in Iowa, Rhino thought it appropriate to compile some notes & links on a few of the candidates comings & goings. First off the ever courageous Congressman Dennis Kucinich is set to upstage President Select shrub by delivering his own State Of The Union Address to a group of his New Hampshire Supporters, Live via Satellite Tuesday, January 20th, at 1:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.    KUCINICH to Deliver "State of the Nation" MORE INFO AT: http://www.KUCINICH.US/pressreleases/pr_011804.php Backers & bloggers for Governor Howard Dean continue create new ways of using the internet to rally their forces. If you haven't checked out their Blog For America website, you're missing the the ongoing birthing of a new political phenomenon. DEAN's Blogger Storm http://www.blogforamerica.com/bloggerstorm.html Senator John Edwards is reportedly making surprising gains in the Iowa race by refusing to say anything negative about his opponents (except shrub of course). In a keynote speech at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, Edwards said the Republican failures in the 1996 and 1998 elections show the price of running on anger. EDWARDS Lays Out "Defense of Optimism" Text of speech at Commonwealth Club http://www.johnedwards2004.com/page.asp?id=436 Last week's L.A. Weekly ran a piece, reprinted at Tom Paine.com, predicting that if Congressman Gephardt doesn't pull off an outright win in Iowa, not only his presidential run will be finished, but so will his political career. No Rhino tears will be shed. GEPHARDT's Last Stand by Doug Ireland LA Weekly, Jan. 15, 2004 http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/9780 Senator John Kerry last week collected endorsements from fellow Senator Edward Kennedy, The Concord Monitor, The Nashua Telegraph, The Manchester Union Leader & last but not least, Carole King. The legendary Singer/song writer will play a series of concerts, convinced that Kerry has the "integrity and dignity" needed in a President. No mention made of his Skull & Bones history. Manchester Union Leader: Carole King backs KERRY; sets concert http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/clips/news_2004_0117b.html General Wesley Clark gained another endorsement last week. Unlikely one might deduce, that former Nader supporter Michael Moore would line up behind the General. Mike sez,  "I believe that Wesley Clark will end this war. He will make the rich pay their fair share of taxes. He will stand up for the rights of women, African Americans, and the working people of this country. And he will cream George W. Bush." Below are a few links to pieces on Clark, including one reporting that he's a die hard supporter of the infamous School Of The Americas. I'll Be Voting For Wesley CLARK/Good-Bye Mr. Bush --by Michael Moore, January 14, 2004 http://www.clark04.com/moore CLARK suggests questions remain unanswered about Bush's military service by TOM RAUM, Associated Press, 1/17/04 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/01/17/politics1939EST0605.DTL Facing questions, CLARK backs Army school By Joanna Weiss, The Boston Globe, 1/17/2004 CONCORD, N.H. -- Retired General Wesley K. Clark sometimes downplays his Army background, and criticizes the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays. But there is one military institution he vigorously defends: the controversial academy once known as the US Army School of the Americas. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/primaries/new_hampshire/articles/2004/01/17/facing_questions_clark_backs_army_school?mode=PF Today's RHINO'S BOTTOM LINE is by The Nation's John Nichols who attempts to assess the dynamics of the current primary process & give his take on the different implications of a Dean win, 1 with a strong delegate support on the progressive side (Kucinich &/or Sharpton), or 1 with strong delegate support of the Democratic Leadership Council. One (Rhino) may not concur with his conclusions, yet he provides valuable insights. 8:14:36 AM    comment

RHINO'S BOTTOM LINE - Dean's Fifty-State Strategy Dean's Fifty-State Strategy By John Nichols, The Nation , January 16, 2004 ...Of course, Dean wants to win Iowa and New Hampshire - and if late polls are to be believed, he could take both. But he doesn't want to be the Hart or McCain of the 2004 race; he wants to head the Democratic ticket. To that end, he and his aides have developed a fifty-state strategy designed to beat the field early and prevail later against the one or two who survive to challenge him in the big-state primaries of late February and early March, when most of the 4,322 delegates will be selected. With just weeks to go before the first votes are cast, one Democratic National Committee insider summed things up by saying, "The assumption now is that Dean will come out of Iowa and New Hampshire strong. That's not the question anymore. The question is, Who will emerge as the anti-Dean, the candidate who becomes the alternative and then fights it out with Dean in the later primaries?" The search for an anti-Dean is not entirely motivated by ideological animus and political intrigue. It's true that much of the establishment, especially those tied to the corporate-funded Democratic Leadership Council, want to avert a Dean nomination to retain party influence. But it's also true that many who want to beat Bush sincerely doubt that Dean, a hotheaded candidate who is hardly consistent in his positions and who has a penchant for highly controversial statements and actions, is up to the task. This mix of concern for self-interest and national interest holds the promise of meaningful financial and strategic support for the candidate who emerges as the anti-Dean. All of Dean's major opponents are jockeying to be that man... READ IT ALL AT: http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=17578 "RHINO'S BLOG" is the responsibility of Gary Rhine. (rhino@kifaru.com) Feedback, and requests to be added or deleted from the list are encouraged. SEARCH BLOG ARCHIVES / SURF RHINO'S LINKS, AT: http://www.rhinosblog.info RHINO'S OTHER WEB SITES: http://www.dreamcatchers.org (INDIGENOUS ASSISTANCE & INTERCULTURAL DIALOG) http://www.kifaru.com (NATIVE AMERICAN RELATIONS VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES) Articles are reprinted under Fair Use Doctrine of international copyright law. http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html All copyrights belong to original publisher. Tell a friend about Rhino's Blog 6:31:09 AM    comment

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