Yep, we were right. Heston came to Texas to campaign for Cornyn, while Kirk went to New York and other places outside of Texas and the Dallas Morning News considers BOTH of those raising money from out-of-state ! I oughta write the DMN a scathing letter for their obvious bias and smear. Sheesh ! I wish the the clintoons HAD come to Texas to campaign for Kirk. Then he'd be 30 points or more behind in the polls instead of only 10 !Mr. Cornyn has recruited radio commentator Rush Limbaugh and actor Charlton Heston to headline events in Texas to boost his campaign treasury.
I think the Heston event was in the DFW area but not sure of the location. I think Cornyn held one event at Southfork.
Cornyn supports more checks at gun shows
Charlton Heston campaigns for John Cornyn
Kirk favors enforcing existing laws rather than making new ones
09/22/2002
Excerpt:
In the race to elect Texas' next senator, it's the moderate Democrat who says unlicensed sellers at gun shows don't need to run background checks on buyers, and the conservative Republican who says a law should be passed to give them more scrutiny.
Republican John Cornyn supports more precautions for dealers at shows, and Democrat Ron Kirk opposes them.
"I believe we need to enforce our current gun laws rather than create new ones," Mr. Kirk said.
Mr. Cornyn, the state attorney general, thinks the checks are necessary.
"They should allow it to be done without delay," he responded.
The candidates were asked their views on guns after appearances Saturday by Charlton Heston at Southfork Ranch and in Longview, where he campaigned for Mr. Cornyn.