Two weeks and counting. The 2004 Presidential Election is just two weeks away. Polls are now swaying toward the President and it appears that New Jersey, a state that has not voted for a Republican in years, is now in play. It looks like it will be rough and tumble to the end.
While this blog has been mostly political in the past few weeks, it is a blog for media commentary as well. Later today I will be posting a commentary on reality television.
Here are some interesting items.
+There is a move to have John Kerry excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church. An attorney who specializes in Canon Law now has the ammunition to move forward. Marc Balestrieri of Los Angeles now has a letter from Vatican officials that will, essentially, excommunicate Kerry from the Church.
The letter states that public officals who openly violate Canon Law by supporting, in this case, abortion rights is "automatically excommunicated" from the Church.
Balestrieri is also seeking the excommunication of other Senators, inclduing Ted Kennedy, for similar rasons.
How will thi affect Kerry? Not much, I do not believe he had much iof the Catholic vote to begin with. So, it will neither help or hurt his faltering campaign.
The New York Times > Washington > Campaign 2004 > Religion: Letter Supports Anti-Kerry Bid Over Abortion
+Here's an update on yesterday's story about an Ohio man who faked over 100 voter registrations in exchange for crack cocaine. At the time, Chad Stanton was supposed to be gathering voter registration for the NAACP National Voter Fund.
An operative of the fund gave Stanton the crack in exchange for the registrations.
toledoblade.com
+Although there is absolutely no truth to it, MoveOn.org continues to tell college students and anyone who will listen that a second Bush Administration will institute a military draft.
They hinge their rumor on a bill, recently defeated, that was proposed by House DEMOCRATS.
Liberal Group Still Spreading Draft Rumors to College Students -- 10/19/2004
More later
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