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newsguyatl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-04 10:23 PM
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Kucinich endorsing Kerry tomorrow


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrat Dennis Kucinich, who has remained in
the presidential race despite John Kerry's obvious lock on the
party's nomination, will formally throw his support to the
Massachusetts Democrat on Thursday.
The Ohio congressman, who has waged a long-shot bid for right to
challenge President Bush in November, will announce the endorsement
during a joint appearance with Kerry in Detroit, according to
spokesmen for both candidates.
Kerry returns to the campaign trail Thursday to address a
conference of the National Urban League after four days in
Nantucket, Mass., where he spent time preparing for next week's
Democratic National Convention in Boston.
Doug Gordon, a spokesman for Kucinich, said the congressman
looked forward to the endorsement.
"The congressman looks forward to appearing with John Kerry
tomorrow and unifying the Democratic Party in support of Senator
Kerry's winning bid for the White House," Gordon said Wednesday
night.
Earlier Wednesday, a spokesman for Bush's re-election campaign
chastised Kerry for saying in a CBS Evening News interview that his
vote for a congressional resolution authorizing the war in Iraq but
against $87 billion in supplemental funding for U.S. troops and the
reconstruction was not a reversal in position.
"That's not a flip flop. That's not a flip flop," Kerry said.
Pressed on whether he changed positions, Kerry said: "It's not
in the least. I think we have to be in Iraq. What have I flipped
on. I just think we ought to do it right."
Bush's campaign issued a news release with an excerpt of Kerry
telling an interviewer in September 2003 that voting against the
$87 billion funding request would be irresponsible and said the
American people "will not trust the presidency of someone who
wants to have it both ways on Iraq."
"John Kerry voted for the war, declared himself an anti-war
candidate, said voting against the troops he sent to war would be
'irresponsible' and then voted against the troops," said Bush
spokesman Steve Schmidt. "Even the most extreme makeover cannot
turn his tortured positions into a record of leadership."

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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-04 10:28 PM
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1. That must of been what he was talking about one Randi's show
:-)
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-04 10:34 PM
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2. Kucinich will work hard to help us win Ohio
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Ducks In A Row Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-04 10:46 PM
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3. I used Kucinich comment page to tell him not to endorse until...
Kerry reinvites Cho to Unity 04

Here is the link:

http://www.kucinich.us/contact.php


Let Dennis know we will not stand for the Republicans telling us how to run against them.
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-04 10:47 PM
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4. i really don't think of all issues Kucinich could use to hold back on
endorsement this one would be it. and it has nothing to do with republicans telling us anything. it has to do with winning in november and the fact that not everyone hates bush and that to win we need votes from people who don't hate bush also.
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