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Sat Feb-07-04 09:50 AM
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| I got this e-mail today... |
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..I'm not ncessarily a Clark supporter.. I'm an ABB man myself, but I do get media updates from the candidates. This is significant because Jones is a life long republican. The wheels are coming off the wagon. folks. Don't believe the spin.
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For Immediate Release
Date: February 6, 2004
Country Music Legend George Jones Endorses Wes Clark Little Rock - Country music legend George Jones announced his support for Wes Clark's presidential campaign today. He will record a radio ad that will begin airing in Tennessee this weekend.
"I have never done anything like this before, but I feel strongly about the direction this country is headed," said George Jones. "As a former Marine, I know that Wes Clark is the candidate that is best prepared to protect our country. Wes Clark is a plain talking leader, who comes from humble roots and shares the same values that we share here in Tennessee and across the South. Wes Clark will never forget where he's from, or who he's for."
"George Jones is a true American cultural icon and his life's work is part of the fabric of Tennessee and of this country," said Clark. "It is an honor to have George Jones take such a public role in supporting my campaign. He knows that I will stand up for the same folks that have been listening to his music for years."
Jones has recorded numerous legendary songs throughout his career and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Jones is a life-long Tennessean.
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| displacedtexan
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:15 AM
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| 1. I thought George Jones was dead. |
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hhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmm...
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| liberalpress
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:18 AM
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...but capable of bringing some top country names into the Democratic Party. See Ya, Dub-ya!
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| maddezmom
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:21 AM
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| 3. well he's got some gigs planned for 2/11 and on! |
| Renew Deal
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:45 AM
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| 4. People take music seriously in TN. |
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Especially in the Nashville and Memphis areas. I wonder how this will play. Is it a Barry Switzer moment?
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| King of New Orleans
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:51 AM
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Who has Dolly Parton thrown her, uh, support to?
You know the old adage, "As goes Dolly, so goes Tennessee"
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