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I was sitting on the commuter rail when I nearly laughed myself out of my seat while reading a discarded copy of Friday's Boston Herald. What was so funny? Not the comics, but this article on John Kerry criticizing Governor Mitt Romney's hunting trip at the "Sportsmen’s Challenge" at this week’s Republican Governor’s Conference.

Kerry Blasts Romney On Hunting? Who's He Kidding? I was sitting on the commuter rail when I nearly laughed myself out of my seat while reading a discarded copy of Friday's Boston Herald What was so funny? Not the comics, but on John Kerry criticizing Governor Mitt Romney's hunting trip at the "Sportsmen’s Challenge" at this week’s Republican Governor’s Conference. Gov. Mitt Romney admitted he shot at quail in a fenced-in preserve during a GOP outing this week while his possible 2008 presidential opponent — and fellow hunter — Sen. John Kerry slammed the so-called “canned” hunting excursions. “I’ve never...

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Bob Dole pitched Viagra. Al Gore grew a goofy goatee and taught college. So what's Sen. John Kerry to do to shake off his loosing White House bid? Well, the folks at L.L. Bean, Timberland, or Woolrich would probably love to have him pitching their coats. That's because Kerry's campaign fashion trademark, his wheat-colored Timberland barn coat, has caused a spike in sales of the jackets. "It does seem to be getting a big lift," says Woolrich marketing director Tim Joseph. Barn coat sales typically drop off when winter arrives, but not this year. "We are somewhat inclined to attribute...

John Kerry spoke of his love for guns and hunting last night as he fought jibes of being a liberal. "I've hunted. I own guns. I go out and hunt. That's who I am," the Democrats' presidential candidate said in a TV interview shown today. His comments followed a campaign by the powerful pro-shooting lobby to highlight his voting record in favour of gun control. Last week Mr Kerry staged a photo-opportunity in camouflage hunting gear and shot a duck for the cameras. He said he was a lifelong hunter and accused Republicans of a smear campaign. "They can't stand...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Sen. John Kerry went goose hunting this morning, no doubt hoping to bag more votes than geese.But sportsmen's groups are already seeing through Kerry's posturing. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), among others, points out that Kerry's continuing efforts to cast himself as an avid hunter do not square with his record as a U.S. senator."The senator's rhetoric and play-acting aren't fooling anyone. Kerry the 'hunter' is endorsed by radical anti-hunting organizations like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Fund for Animals," said Lawrence G. Keane, senior vice president and general...

Kerry Goes Hunting for Conservative Votes Thursday October 21, 2004 2:46 PM By NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press Writer BOARDMAN, Ohio (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said he bagged a goose on his swing-state hunting trip Thursday, but his real target was the voters who may harbor doubts about him. Kerry returned after a two-hour hunting trip wearing a camouflage jacket and carrying a 12-gauge shotgun, but someone else carried the bird he said he shot. ``I'm too lazy,'' Kerry joked. ``I'm still giddy over the Red Sox. It was hard to focus.''

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BOARDMAN, Ohio (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said he bagged a goose on his swing-state hunting trip Thursday, but his real target was the voters who may harbor doubts about him. Kerry returned after a two-hour hunting trip wearing a camouflage jacket and carrying a 12-gauge shotgun, but someone else carried the bird he said he shot."I'm too lazy," Kerry joked. "I'm still giddy over the Red Sox. It was hard to focus."The Massachusetts senator was referring to Boston's American League championship Wednesday night. He stayed up late cheering his hometown team onto victory, then got up for...

XENIA, Ohio — Sen. John hunted for votes yesterday in the nook and crannies of the Buckeye State, telling crowds in farm country and jobstrapped southern Ohio that President Bush is deceiving them about the economy and the Iraq war. Joking that he will be in Ohio so often before Nov. 2 that "I’m about to have my mail forwarded here," Kerry beseeched voters to believe their eyes, and not Bush, when assessing whether they are better off now than four years ago. "George Bush has a very simple strategy when it comes to reality: Ignore it, deny it and...

Shotgun JohnWith deer and waterfowl hunting seasons opening up around the nation, the Kerry/Edwards campaign is dangling some bait to hook the Cabelas vote.Whispers learns it will announce a 'Sportsman's Bill of Rights' as early as this week.Topping the six point plan is the 'right to own firearms.'A draft reads, 'Gun rights are fundemental for the sport of hunting.'Kerry will also propose paying landowners to give access to the hook and bullet crowd.