Neal Boortz
Thursday, July 5, 2001

The New York Post is reporting that the feds are considering obstruction of justice charges against Democrat Gary Condit. Now just how in the world are they going to do that? After all, what did Condit do? Well, if the press reports are right, he might have lied, and he might have asked someone else to lie in order to derail an investigation into possible criminal wrongdoing.

How in the world can they do this? Hey, it might be true that he lied. It might be true that he asked someone else to lie. It might be true that he tampered with witnesses in a criminal investigation But all of the lies were about SEX!

Anyone who has read a newspaper in the last four years knows full well that there is an exception to all laws regarding perjury, false swearing, witness tampering and obstruction. That exception, known as the Clinton Rule, says that you cannot be prosecuted for any of these crimes if the subject matter being lied about is sex!

Let's just drop the investigation now and save the taxpayers some money.

NAACP Shakedown in the Works?

Remember the vote Mississippians held in April to decide whether to change the state flag? They voted, 64 percent to 36 percent, to keep the state flag and its Confederate emblem.

Now we're about to see what happens when the NAACP gets involved. The NAACP's president, Kweisi Mfume, will travel to Mississippi today to talk to state officials about the flag. Two days from now, the NAACP's annual convention begins in New Orleans.

What's Mfume's mission? Why, to try to force state officials to change the flag, of course. The public vote didn't go their way ... so the next best thing is to strong-arm Mississippi's politicos into thwarting the will of the people. Mfume has been considering a boycott of the state ever since the April vote.

Mississippi's governor has said that a new flag would help the state's image. But then again, by "raising" the state's image against the will of his constituents, he and his legislators might have problems getting re-elected.

Let's think about this for a minute. What will changing the flag accomplish? Will it instantly raise the standard of living for Mississippi's black residents? Will it wipe away the anti-achievement, entitlement-oriented, blame-everyone-else culture?

Of course not. But changing a symbol makes people feel good – and it's far easier to make folks feel good about nothing than it is to invest hard work dealing with the real problems.

Most Revered Documents? Not Any More

USA Today carries a headline today which reads "USA's Most-revered Documents go off Display."

OK – so the Declaration of Independence and some other historic documents went off display in D.C. last night. About $100 million is going to be spent to restore them and their historical surroundings. But, "most-revered?"

Look, there might have been a time in this country when the Declaration of Independence was truly revered – maybe even most revered. But judging from the current state of affairs in this country today – and fear most Americans have of freedom – I would think that the Declaration is way down the "revered" list.

You want some revered documents? Well, here's a few.

Social Security cards
EBT Cards
Medicare and Medicaid ID cards
Title IX of the Civil Rights Laws
The Americans with Disabilities Act
Court rulings upholding racial discrimination in the form of affirmative action
Sports trading cards
The NFL schedule
Any pro wrestling magazine
Section 8 housing applications
Driver's licenses showing one to be old enough to drink
Soap opera magazines

Americans would be far more disturbed over the disappearance of any of the above documents than they would be over the disappearance of the Declaration of Independence. Sad – but you know I'm tellin' it like it be.

Need a Copy of NEA Resolutions

The leftist National Education Association – the most powerful union in America – is meeting in Los Angeles. We're going to try to keep a watch on what they're doing, but news is hard to find.

Goodness knows how many resolutions are going to be offered for consideration by this propagandist group. One thing is sure, though. Very few of those resolutions will have anything meaningful to do with the actual quality of education. For instance, don't look for a resolution condemning the Los Angeles Unified School District for blackballing the Saxon math program. Most of the resolutions will deal with politically correct subjects such as fighting school choice, more money in teachers' pockets, and diversity.

Does anyone know where I can get a copy of all resolutions to be considered at this leftist conclave?

How to Blow an Electon …

… and look completely ridiculous in the process.

Now, maybe the TV reporter was misrepresenting things a bit, but somehow I don't think so. It was just a small feature on the Marietta, Georgia, Fourth of July parade. There they were, the Cobb County Republicans carrying their little sign and marching behind the Georgia flag. The OLD Georgia flag. The Georgia flag with the Confederate battle emblem on it.

The reporter then told us of the GOP plans to unseat Georgia Democratic Governor Roy Barnes next year – and that the Republicans are going to use Barnes' support for changing the Georgia flag as their central issue.

What idiots. The Georgia Republican Party thinks that the people of this state are going to elect hoards of Republicans on the flag issue? The Democrats must be laughing their asses off.

Look – the vast majority of people registered to vote in the State of Georgia don't give a flying damn about this state flag controversy. They DO care about traffic congestion, high taxes, the hideous state of government education and crime. They DO care about the hoards of semi-literate self-important elected officials who pollute various boards and councils across the state who maintain their precious political power by transferring wealth from high-income communities to their home districts with useless vote-buying schemes.

But the Confederate flag? Who gives a damn! The Republicans think they're going to ride to victory in Georgia on symbolism? What a prime example of rhetoric over substance.

There are not more than 18 people in the state of Georgia who obsess to any degree over the change in the Georgia flag, and most of these people are too busy learning the latest bondo application techniques to register to vote anyway.

Hey, Governor Barnes. Breathe easy. The Republicans pose no threat to you next year. Too bad the Libertarians aren't just a bit stronger.

Neal Boortz is the hugely popular nationally syndicated radio host.

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