GOP Mailing Claims Democratic Candidate, An Iraq Vet, Of...

[WillyT]

'Weakening' Terror War - AP

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NORFOLK, Va. -- A state Republican Party mailing accuses Democratic congressional candidate David Ashe--a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq--of "weakening the war on terror" by supporting John Kerry.

A flier sent on behalf of his Republican opponent, Thelma Drake, says Ashe and the Democratic presidential candidate are "two peas in a pod" on "issues like higher taxes, abortion on demand and the war on terror."

Drake, a five-term House of Delegates member from Norfolk, and Ashe, a political newcomer, are seeking to succeed Rep. Ed Schrock in the 2nd Congressional District. Schrock dropped his bid for a third term after a Web site reported that he had used a gay telephone dating service to solicit men for sex.

The Republican mailing depicts the faces of Kerry and Ashe sticking out of a pea pod. Under the heading "weakening the war on terror," the flier says "Democrat David Ashe is working hard to make John Kerry the commander in chief of our armed forces." Then it accuses Kerry of wavering in his positions on Iraq, of opposing money to pay for the war and of opposing better pay for troops.

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Link: http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va--2nddistrictrace1004oct04,0,556733.story?coll=dp-headlines-virginia

Um... uh... um... wha???

:wtf:

[givemebackmycountry]

1. Let's face it

They have no shame.
None.
And there is NO ONE in this country that has the balls to stand in front of the American people and say that.

Like during the McCarthy hearings.

It needs to be said.

Liberals will ban the bible.
Liberals want gays terrorizing your sons and innocent virginal daughters.
Liberals want to open the borders and let everyone in.
Liberals want the troops to get killed so Bush will look bad.
McCain had an out of wedlock BLACK baby, and he's crazy and weak from being in that Viet Nam prison all those years where he GAVE them information, how else did he get to live for five years?

They have no shame.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

14. "Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?

Have you left no sense of decency?"

[DrBB]

2. They are scum

Pure and simple. Scum.

[Steelangel]

3. and liars too! eom

[0007]

7. Have 'ya checked your wallet lately?

[smiley_glad_hands]

4. I like this--turn the argument back on them.

"When I was walking around Iraq wearing 25 pounds of body armor, I thought I was pretty good on the war in Iraq," Ashe said.

[w4rma]

11. It costs money to buy or use that microphone to respond with. (nt)

[virgdem]

5. I got this "flyer" in the mail...

and promptly threw it in the garbage where it belonged. I just wish Ashe would start sending out flyers and getting commercials on TV. All I ever see are ads from that cow, Drake. Sick to death of seeing her and getting those damned flyers. I think this calls for an email to the Ashe campaign.

[LynnTheDem]

6. But when the war is under a DEMOCRAT President, it's OK to "aid the enemy"

As the Rethuglicans did during Kosovo and Bosnia. And Korea. And WW2.

It's only when the president is a rethuglican that free speech suddenly becomes treason.

So to all the dear rightwingnuts; go cheney yourselves you ignorant little fools

[Zero Division]

8. The so-called Conservative/Republican respect for military service

is a crock of shit. Once you disagree with them, nothing you've done will earn their respect. The public needs more exposure to the fact that the "party of moral clarity" is bereft of the values it claims to uphold, the same values it declares its opponents to be lacking. As Garrison Keillor said of the modern day Republican Party, "Hypocrisies shine like cat turds in the moonlight."

[wasp in a wig]

9. Sounds like fascism to me

There is only one choice - vote for Bush and the Republican junta or get ready for more terra.

Nevermind that they wish to stay in power by keeping citizens terrified .. but hey, Kerry's the one with the negative campaign, right ?

[MADem]

10. WAIT ONE MINUTE!!!!!!!!

Is not this the guy who was running against the outed "Blond, buff, only like cut white guys for BJs" ED SCHROCK????? (a liar on so many levels--ever get a look at that ugly guy?!!!)

Ed Schrock, who RESIGNED effective the end of the Congressional session?

Have the GOP fielded another candidate? Or do they want people to write in Howdy Doody????

WTF?

ON EDIT--AH HA!! Yes--see, the GOP candidate has no NAME RECOGNITION, so the only way they can score a win is to tear down a smart guy who served honorably in the USMC. They do have NO SHAME. Slimebuckets!!

This seat is in the Tidewater area, yea? I think they'll go with the Marine. Here's hoping, anyway.

[progdonkey]

13. yep, they really are desperate

This makes me feel confident in Ashe's campaign. I can't wait; imagine a Democrat as Pat Robertson's respresentative!

[DeepModem Mom]

12. kick

[Soth]

15. That hits home.

Quite literally. This is almost RIGHT where I live. The Daily Press is my hometown newspaper.

This is disgusting. You know how something is always worse when it happens right near where you live? Yeah, that's this.

To quote a favorite movie of mine...

"You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well I'm not licked and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause. Even if this room gets filled with lies like these."

I do hope every DUer has seen this movie. It's truly one of the greats.

[WillyT]

16. Pssst... What's The Movie Called, LOL ???

:hi: