Bush's Hometown Paper Endorses Kerry

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Bush's Hometown Paper Endorses Kerry
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Tue, 09-28-2004 - 9:26pm
CRAWFORD, Texas - A weekly newspaper that bills itself as President Bush's hometown paper endorsed John Kerry for president, saying the Massachusetts senator will restore American dignity.

The Lone Star Iconoclast, which has a circulation of 425, said in an editorial dated Sept. 29 that Texans should rate the candidates not by hometown or political party, but by where they intend to take the country.

"Four items trouble us the most about the Bush administration: his initiatives to disable the Social Security system, the deteriorating state of the American economy, a dangerous shift away from the basic freedoms established by our founding fathers, and his continuous mistakes regarding Iraq" the editorial said.

The Iconoclast, established in 2000, said it endorsed Bush that year. It also said it editorialized in support of the invasion of Iraq, and publisher W. Leon Smith promoted Bush and the invasion in a British Broadcasting Corp. interview, believing Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction.

"Instead we were duped into following yet another privileged agenda," the editorial said.

The newspaper praised Kerry for "30 years of experience looking out for the American people" and lauded his background as "a highly decorated Vietnam veteran."


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Fri, 10-01-2004 - 1:41pm
Ahh!

Miffy - Co-CL For The Politics Today Board

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Fri, 10-01-2004 - 1:45pm
I thought that if you live in one place more than any other it's considered your hometown? *shrug* Like I was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and then in 1987 (was born in '82) we moved here to Chattanooga, Tennessee and I've been living here since. *shrug* XOXO.
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Fri, 10-01-2004 - 2:09pm

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Right.

Miffy - Co-CL For The Politics Today Board

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Fri, 10-01-2004 - 2:12pm

Hey debateguy!


What do you think of this?

Miffy - Co-CL For The Politics Today Board

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Registered: 07-20-2003
Fri, 10-01-2004 - 4:44pm
I realize Bush is essentially a rich Connecticut Yankee in a ten-gallon hat.

I meant hometown as in the town where he has his home.
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Registered: 05-27-2003
Fri, 10-01-2004 - 10:08pm
How mature.

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