posted on September 28, 2004 07:49:44 PM newCrawford, Texas, Newspaper Endorses Kerry
Weekly Newspaper Published Near Bush's Ranch in Crawford, Texas, Endorses Kerry
CRAWFORD, Texas Sept. 28, 2004 — A tiny weekly newspaper that bills itself as President Bush's hometown paper has endorsed John Kerry for president, saying the Massachusetts senator will restore American dignity.
The Lone Star Iconoclast, which has a weekly 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 editorialized in support of the invasion of Iraq and publisher W. Leon Smith promoted Bush and the invasion in a BBC 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."
posted on September 28, 2004 08:56:16 PM new
duplicate post, rustygumbo beat you to it. Hey, hey Ho, ho Kerry - sign the 1-8-0
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The person who has nothing for which he is willing
to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
--John Stuart Mill
posted on September 28, 2004 09:11:25 PM new There is always a need to tell the truth about a loser, even if it's done more than once.
Didn't realize the post was about kerry
Hey, hey Ho, ho Kerry - sign the 1-8-0
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The person who has nothing for which he is willing
to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
--John Stuart Mill
posted on September 29, 2004 11:08:02 AM new
Bear1949, doesn't get any newspapers in his bunker so he is confused about what he is saying. Hey Bear come on out of your bunker and get informed about the failed leaders Bush/Cheney.
posted on September 29, 2004 11:11:30 AM new
And you think that the publisher of a small town rural newspaper in Texas is not a rabid Democrat!! The Republican strength in Texas is in the cities. We call them "Yellow Dog Democrats". As my grandfather used to say, "I'd vote for a yellow hound dog if he was on the Democratic ticket." That was back before Ben Barnes started the Democratic Party in Texas into their downward spiral and ruin.
posted on September 29, 2004 11:52:27 AM new
Obvious ploy by another liberal media outlet to increase its circulation. Hey, hey Ho, ho Kerry - sign the 1-8-0
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The person who has nothing for which he is willing
to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
--John Stuart Mill
posted on September 29, 2004 12:01:35 PM new
I think it's cute that yeager thinks because a small town newspaper, with a circulation of 425 makes any difference at alll in this election.
I'm sure not every single subscriber holds their party line. And then there's all those who are moving away from kerry. Like women voters who supported gore and aren't supporting kerry anywhere near how the did gore. The security moms who are going to President Bush...away from their democratic party...on and on it goes...more and more moderate dems turning away from kerry's election...but we should be oh-so-worried about an article from a small town newspaper
posted on September 29, 2004 12:30:10 PM new
reamond: I know exactly how the voting went in Texas:
Bush carried my city by 72%. Dallas is strongly Republican as well as Longview, Tyler, and most of East Texas.
Results in 2000:
Bush 3,799,639
Gore 2,433,746
Examples: Denton Bush 72%, Gore 26%
Amarillo: Bush 17,625 Gore 7,242 (that is absentee voting)
Dallas: Bush 59% Gore 38%
Houston: Bush 54% Gore 43%
posted on September 29, 2004 12:46:41 PM new
linda says,
I think it's cute that yeager thinks because a small town newspaper, with a circulation of 425 makes any difference at alll in this election.
Linda homey,
What makes a difference is when this small town newspaper MAKES NATIONAL NEWS. In their editorial it says, "he let us down". I saw this on ABC and CNN. That is the important part of this issue.
Bigots are miserable people. Prevent Bigotry through Education.
posted on September 29, 2004 01:54:01 PM new
Try to restrain yourself from calling me honey. Again, I'm NOT your honey. I would NEVER be interested in being your honey even if you were the last man on earth. Got that?
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Here's a very funny part of your article.
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."
Bet they couldn't name three things kerry could take credit for getting passed in his 20 years in the Senate. Few can....because there's so little to show for all those years. He was too busy posing for the nearest camera.
The paper is quoted as saying, "he let us down."
He let no one down....except those like kerry who changed his position from support for removing saddam....to slamming the President for doing exactly what he voted to allow him to do. kerry changed HIS position....President Bush hasn't.
As for the success of Kerry's anti-democracy protests and his leadership of the VVAW and association with Fonda's Winter Soldier Investigation, General Vo Nguyen Giap, Vietnam's most decorated military leader, wrote in retrospect that if not for the disunity created by such stateside protesters, Hanoi would have ultimately surrendered.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3, which states, "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President ... having previously taken an oath ... to support the Constitution of the United States, [who has] engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." --George Washington
posted on September 29, 2004 02:21:19 PM new
Linda: I have friends in the area. I just talked to them. They didn't even know that Crawford had a newspaper.
posted on September 29, 2004 06:08:38 PM new
reamond: instead of making up headlines, do you have an answer to the outcome of the voting in the Texas cities in 2000?
Back to your coloring books. Let's see, red, blue, red, blue.
posted on September 29, 2004 07:18:02 PM newTHE VILLAGE OF CRAWFORD WANTS ITS IDIOT BACK
A ticket has been reserved in your name Reamond. Crawford Tx is waiting for your return. Hey, hey Ho, ho Kerry - sign the 1-8-0
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The person who has nothing for which he is willing
to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
--John Stuart Mill
posted on September 30, 2004 09:06:25 AM new
Their endorsement of Kerry doesn't keep them from selling "Crawford Texas, Home of President George W. Bush" paper weights for $39.95 each at the top of their web page.
posted on September 30, 2004 09:57:24 AM newreamond: instead of making up headlines, do you have an answer to the outcome of the voting in the Texas cities in 2000?
What are you too lazy or stupid to look it up your self ? Typical Bushtard has nearly all the information in the world at her fingertips and can't find anything. The only red areas in Texas are near the border with Mexico, and Crawford is right in the middle of a Republican area.
posted on September 30, 2004 10:03:17 AM new
Thanks for posting the pic.
I seriously doubt that the newspaper is published in Crawford. With one store, a church, and a few houses, I don't know where they would put the printing press.
posted on September 30, 2004 10:07:34 AM new
Quote: "The Republican strength in Texas is in the cities.
You'd better take a look at the red/blue map from the last presidential election."
I don't give a rat's a** about your red and blue map. I proved with the facts and figures from the 2000 election that the republican strength lies in the cities, just like I stated in my post.
And it's him not her, as in Bill.
Course you are reading challenged also.
posted on September 30, 2004 11:16:49 AM new
okay...I'm confused on this map. All the areas who are in blue voted for Bush...not gore. This is a reversed color map. On all the other maps almost the whole state is in red. Not sure why this one is reversed and I can't read the print. Anyone what to help me on this?
posted on September 30, 2004 11:24:46 AM new
Thanks Linda_K.
I didn't even look at his "map". Had nothing to do with the fact that I stated the Republican power is located in the cities in Texas and proved it with facts and figures.
Then he comes along with his "map" which had absolutely nothing to do with my statement.
Prevent Bigotry through Education.
