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10-21-2004

QUOTABLES:

"John Kerry is not a Clinton-Lieberman Democrat. His near obsession with gaining the approval of the U.N., and for that matter of France and Germany, for the conduct of U.S. foreign policy would make him the riskiest commander in chief of any presidential candidate since George McGovern — and surely makes Kerry unsuitable to govern in a post-9/11 world," writes William Kristol. (10/21/2004)

"I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective," news anchor Peter Jennings said.

"You cannot lead our nation to decisive victory, on which the security of every American family depends, if you do not see the true dangers of a post-September 11th world," President Bush said in Iowa. (10/21/2004)

"The president's failures in Iraq have made us weaker, not stronger, in the war on terrorism," John Kerry said in Iowa. "That is the hard truth. The president fails to acknowledge it." (10/21/2004)

"He is brain dead," said Sen. Joe Biden of President Bush’s prescription drug policy. (10/21/2004)

“Her time would be far better spent tracking down Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda terrorists -- the people who killed our husbands," was offered in a statement the Kerry campaign engineered with five widows of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to criticize Condoleezza Rice’s speeches ion battleground states. (10/21/2004)

"George Bush will go to any length to cling to power, even if it means diverting his national security adviser from doing her job," said John Edwards who has missed most of his Senate votes for over a year. (10/21/2004)

"Stolen Honor," the controversial documentary in which former prisoners of war in Vietnam speak out about John Kerry's antiwar activities, was to have been screened at a theater in Jenkintown, Pa., [Tuesday] night. But 'management of the Baederwood Theater cancelled the showing after threats of civil disturbances,' reports Philadelphia's WPVI-TV. Imagine the outcry we would have heard if Republicans had threatened 'civil disturbances' at theaters showing Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11,"-- writes James Taranto in the "Best of the Web." (10/21/2004)

James Wilkinson, deputy national security adviser, noted: "Only those who think nothing worthwhile happens outside of Washington would attack the national security adviser for accepting invitations to discuss national security policy with nonpartisan audiences in America's heartland." (10/21/2004)

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BUSH BEAT

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Connecticut Vets holding
Bush Rally Sat., Oct. 23!

Connecticut Veterans for Bush will hold a statewide Rally for the President on Saturday, October 23 in Norwalk. Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik and U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays will be the featured speakers. The rally will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the First District Green on Park Street in Norwalk.

“It’s an honor to have Police Commissioner Kerik come to Norwalk and keynote our rally, where veterans from all over Connecticut are going to show their total support for President Bush and Vice President Cheney,” said Veterans Coalition Chair Richard Moccia of Norwalk. “President Bush has done so much to lead this country in the war on terror, keeping us safe here at home since 9/11 as he prosecutes the war against terrorists around the globe,” continued Moccia. “As veterans we know how important the work is that our soldiers are doing in Iraq and Afghanistan, and we want everyone in Connecticut to know how proud we are of our President and the job he is doing for all of us as Commander-in-Chief.”

Connecticut Victory ’04 co-Chair Tom Foley noted that the support of veterans for Bush is indicative of the support he is seeing from other coalition groups across the state. “The people of Connecticut know leadership when they see it, and in President Bush they are confident they have a leader who will keep all of us safe in the years ahead,” said Foley.

The rally is open to the public and press.

A hunting we will go

Sen. John Kerry is making a play this morning for those who would fear his anti-gun positions. Kerry will try to do this by stalking wild ducks and geese. The photo opportunity will be of him wearing a camouflage jacket and carrying a 12-gauge shotgun in the early morning on a farm south of Youngstown Ohio.

The Associated Press reports that the NRA are not letting the event pass without a response:

The National Rifle Association said it bought a full-page ad in Thursday's Youngstown newspaper that says Kerry is posing as a sportsman while opposing gun-owners' rights. Kerry has denied NRA claims that he wants to "take away" guns, but he supported the ban on assault-type weapons and requiring background checks at gun shows.

"If John Kerry thinks the Second Amendment is about photo ops, he's Daffy," says the ad the NRA said would run in The Vindicator. It features a large photo of Kerry with his finger on a shotgun trigger but looking in another direction.

It is reported that labor unions have been circulating fliers among workers that say Kerry won't take away guns. The argument is that "he likes his own gun too much."

Star power on the trail

Gov. Schwarzenegger has volunteered to campaign in Ohio, where he owns a shopping mall and campaigned for the president's father, George H.W. Bush, in 1988 and 1992.

Former president Bill Clinton, who has been recovering from heart bypass surgery on Sept. 6, will campaign with Sen. John Kerry on Monday in Philadelphia.

Christopher Reeve's widow, Dana, plans to join Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Thursday for a campaign speech about the importance of science, research and innovation.

Job outside the home/real job

Teresa Heinz Kerry is taken to task in the Washington Post for her failure to know the politically correct term. Teresa was quoted in an interview saying about Laura Bush, "But I don't know that she's ever had a real job -- I mean, since she's been grown up."

The Post points out that for a very long time now the politically correct term is "job outside the home." However, with many women working out of their home that may have to change soon.

Teresa has of course offered an apology for her lapse of remembering about Marion the Librarian role of the First Lady.

"I had forgotten that Mrs. Bush had worked as a school teacher and librarian," she wrote in a statement, "and there couldn't be a more important job than teaching our children. As someone who has been both a full-time mom and full-time in workforce, I know we all have valuable experiences that shape who we are. I appreciate and honor Mrs. Bush's service to the country as first lady, and am sincerely sorry I had not remembered her important work in the past," Teresa said.

Catholic stem cell ads

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) this week launches a nationwide two-week ad campaign highlighting the issue of stem cell research. The ads draw a clear distinction between embryonic stem cell research, which requires the destruction of human life at the embryonic stage, and adult stem cell research.

"Despite exaggerated recent claims about the benefits of embryonic stem cell research, Americans strongly prefer funding research that does not require destroying human embryos," Ruse said. "According to a national survey conducted by International Communications Research, when given the choice to fund embryo-destructive research or alternatives such as adult stem cell research, Americans prefer funding adult stem cell research 61 to 23 percent."

"All human life deserves respect, and the lives of some must never be destroyed for the potential benefit of others," said Ruse. "Adult stem cell research shows that this science can proceed along ethical lines. Science does not have to kill in order to cure," said Cathy Cleaver Ruse, Director of Planning and Information for the USCCB's Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities.

Christopher Reeve's widow, Dana, plans to join Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry for a campaign speech on Thursday about the importance of science, research and innovation.

Ohio voter fraud

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that thousands of cards mailed by county election boards to newly registered voters in Hamilton County, Ohio and throughout the state are being returned because the people can't be found.

State GOP records, confirmed by Williams, show that through Oct. 4, Hamilton County mailed 63,403 cards to new registrants, and 4,152 were returned - a rate of 6.6 percent.

The number was third-highest in the state behind Cuyahoga County's 14,461 and Franklin's 6,917, according to GOP records.

Bush v Kerry: campaign expenditures

Bush spent approximately $44 million in September. More than two-thirds, about $32 million, went to Maverick Media. He spent an additional $14 million in the first half of this month.

Bush held his August spending to about $10 million, Kerry used about $26 million last month, bringing his general-election spending total to roughly $40 million. Kerry's September spending including $20 million on ads, an analysis of his monthly report by the Political Money Line campaign finance tracking service found.

Both campaigns are limited to the $75 million in public funds. The outside groups and the political parties are unlimited in what they can spend.

Poll watching

Zogby (1212 LV) Bush Kerry Nader
10/18 - 10/20
46% 45% 1% Bush +1

ABC/Wash Post* (1248 LV)
10/17 - 10/19
50% 47% 1% Bush +3

TIPP (796 LV)
10/16 - 10/19
47% 46% 1% Bush +1

FOX News (1000 LV)
10/17 - 10/18
49% 42% 2% Bush +7

Pew Research (1070 LV)
10/15 - 10/19
47% 47% 1% TIE

NBC/WSJ (LV w/leaners)
10/16 - 10/18
48% 48% 1% TIE

Harris (820 LV)
10/14 - 10/17
49.5% 44.5% 1% Bush +5

CBS News (678 LV)
10/14 - 10/17
47% 45% 2% Bush +2

New Jersey
The latest poll shows a large discrepancy with the previous Star Ledger poll of Oct. 14-17. It looks from this that New Jersey is still in play and that is very bad news for Kerry.
New Jersey
Strategic Vision (R). Oct. 16-18, 2004. N=801 likely voters statewide. MoE ± 3:
Bush 43%
Kerry 44%
Nader 1%
Unsure 12%

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Connecticut Vets holding Bush Rally Sat., Oct. 23!