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Statement by State Rep. Charlie McDonald (D-LA), Louisiana Democrats for Bush Chairman
George W. Bush ^ | August 17, 2004

Posted on 08/17/2004 1:28:32 PM PDT by RWR8189

ARLINGTON, VA – Today, State Rep. Charlie McDonald (D-LA), Louisiana Democrats for Bush Chairman, issued the following statement on John Edwards' visit to Louisiana:

"John Kerry says Democrats make a 'mistake' in looking to the South for votes, but Southern Democrats aren't going to make the mistake of looking to John Kerry. Kerry doesn't have much credibility in the South after telling rural voters that he represents their 'conservative values' despite being ranked the Senate's most out-of-the-mainstream member, and Kerry isn't taking us seriously considering his decision to stop competing in Louisiana.

"Kerry and his running mate both voted for the Iraq War and they both voted against $87 billion in funding to send equipment like body armor and ammunition to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Kerry previously said it would be 'irresponsible' not to fund our troops, but now boasts of being 'proud' of his vote and says it was a 'complicated' decision. Louisianans know there is nothing 'complicated' about supporting our troops, and we're not going to trust someone who barely showed up for a crucial part of his job. Kerry was absent for 76 percent of public Senate Intelligence Committee hearings during his time on the panel, and he even proposed $6 billion in intelligence funding cuts in the year after the first World Trade Center attack."


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Louisiana; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 87billion; bushdemocrats; charliemcdonald; democratsforbush; edwards; intelligence; kerry; kerryedwards; louisiana; south; southerndemocrats; southernvote; troopfunding

1 posted on 08/17/2004 1:28:45 PM PDT by RWR8189
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To: RWR8189

Good find!


2 posted on 08/17/2004 1:31:23 PM PDT by alwaysconservative (If the guys in VietNam knew Kerry was a screw-up after 4 months, how can we give him 4 years?)
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To: RWR8189

Looks like Old MacDonald has a forum.


3 posted on 08/17/2004 1:31:25 PM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

who knew.. Dims for Truth.


4 posted on 08/17/2004 1:37:45 PM PDT by JFC
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

who knew.. Dims for Truth.


5 posted on 08/17/2004 1:37:45 PM PDT by JFC
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To: JFC

hick-up


6 posted on 08/17/2004 1:38:04 PM PDT by JFC
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To: RWR8189

http://www.kerrycountry.org


7 posted on 08/17/2004 1:50:35 PM PDT by pabianice
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To: RWR8189

A bump for the great State of Louisiana.


8 posted on 08/17/2004 6:04:31 PM PDT by T. Buzzard Trueblood ("You bet we might have." John Kerry on whether he would have gone to war in Iraq)
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To: T. Buzzard Trueblood

LSU football and GWBush: Winning it all (again) in 2004!


9 posted on 08/17/2004 6:18:45 PM PDT by LincolnLover (LSU Tigers: GEAUXING for Another National Title in 2004!)
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To: RWR8189

bump


10 posted on 08/17/2004 7:23:41 PM PDT by righthand man (WE'RE SOUTHERN AND PROUD OF IT)
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