Words to Live By Since 1993 A SPIFF Publication Vol. 2, No. 33 Work harder. Millions on welfare depend on you! We're One One year ago this week, a brave new dawn broke over the Spiff Executive Plaza, towering over beautiful downtown Donelson, Tennessee. On that day, the first issue of Words To Live By rolled off the presses, (well, fax machines) bringing joy to the truth-starved masses and relighting the flame of hope in a dark and painful time. Let us take you back to that day. President Clinton and Bill were in the process of forcing their dream of higher taxes and more government onto the backs of average Americans. The prospects of fighting the coming Clinton Comprehensive Care Plan (CCCP) seemed weak at best and, the forces of doom and gloom were running amok on the land. In this time of dread, a small band of determined freedom fighters forged an alliance and formed a group that has come to be known as Spiff, Socially and Politically Incorrect Freedom Fighters. Armed with only a computer, a fax and their wits at their disposal, they set forth on a mission to restore intelligence to government (which means we want less of it). The anniversary has prompted us to look through the archives to find some of our favorite WTLB moments from the past year. We have reprinted some of them for you. Who can forget the Hot Somali attack on the Spiff Executive Plaza following our negative article on the Warlord, Mohammed Farrah Fawcett Aidid? President Clinton, Bill, and their assorted cast of characters have provided us with a year's worth of laughs. Some of the faces have changed, but one thing has stayed constant, unchanging, and downright immobile: Vice Vice President Owl Gore. Yes, Owl Gore, the man who believes the internal combustion engine is a worse threat to our survival than the atomic bomb, who flies his ozone-depleting Air Force Two to the Nashville airport while thousands of commuters are stranded on nearby streets and interstates, idling their ozone-depleting engines until he is safely in his ozone-depleting limo on his way to a Democrat fundraiser or his family's toxic waste dump in Carthage. Continuing in the tradition that they started even before the inauguration, President Clinton and Bill continue to break promises (and in most cases, by the grace of God) and lie about it. They were going to have an administration that would not accept even the appearance of impropriety. Just ask Mike Espy, Ron Brown, and President Clinton herself. They were going to have a cabinet that looks like America. And they said President Bush was out of touch! Actually, we learned just how in-touch Bill is. Just ask Paula Jones. Naturally, when he heard about the charges, Bill denied that he had ever been to the hotel in question. Soon we learned (no surprise) he lied. More recently, our readership was thrilled with our in-depth commentary on that man who played football who is charged with murder. There are so many great moments, we can't pick one or two as our favorites. Since that new day dawned a year ago, the editors of Spiff have (happily) had our views assailed by medialib members of the press, and had nasty letters pour over our fax machine. But, most of all, we have had tremendous support and encouragement from you, our loyal readers. We thank you. Now, we have a favor to ask of you. We want to know who you are. We have completely lost count of how many people receive WTLB. We know where many of you are, because we fax it directly to you. But what we don't know is how many of you get WTLB second-hand. We don't mind! In fact, we encourage you to send it to your friends. We just want to know how many friends of Spiff are out there. We are serious about this. No matter where in this great land you may happen to be, we want to hear from you. Thank you for your time and attention. Quote of the weak: "Take out of your mind the things in the bill that you don't like." Richard Gephardt Quote of the strong: "Your president is just not that important to us." Rep. Dick Armey Words to Live By is published every week at about this time by Spiff. You can send a fax to us here in the Spiff Executive Plaza, towering over beautiful downtown Donelson, Tennessee at 615-883-0435.