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madfloridian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-05-04 01:21 AM
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St. Pete Times endorses Betty Castor!
http://www.bettynet.com/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5806&JServSessionIdr006=uf5768ss21.app5a

SNIP..."Castor told Democrats that: The No Child Left Behind Act may have been well-intended, but has been miserably executed; the president made a serious miscalculation with Iraq, but that the nation has to finish the job; millionaires shouldn't get tax breaks when the country is facing record deficits; all families deserve decent health care and affordable prescription drugs; working wages must be living wages and the minimum wage should be increased; jobs and veterans benefits are priorities; scientific research on stem cells shouldn't be limited by political agendas.

Martinez told Republicans that: He thinks Bush has been right on virtually every action as president, and "I'll vote for George W. Bush's policies every chance I get!"; he will "defend the Constitution from liberal activist judges" and confirm only "conservative judges"; he "will always vote to protect our Second Amendment" and make gun laws less restrictive; he will "oppose any and all efforts" to increase tax rates, reduce tax deductions or credits, regardless of the impact on deficits; he is "no centrist" on social values. Martinez also branded former U.S. Rep. Bill McCollum as "antifamily" for supporting expanded stem cell research and ran commercials labeling McCollum "the new darling of homosexual extremists" for supporting hate crime laws...."

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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-05-04 01:29 AM
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1. I Like Betty Castor But That's Hardly A Suprise... If The Tribune Endorses
Her I'll Be Impressed...
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madfloridian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-05-04 01:33 AM
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2. The Trib had a strong editorial criticizing Martinez lately.
It was powerful. It surprised me. They said he was being outrageous in his attacks.

You should see the ugly ads he is putting out against her using the FBI. Her ad feature a police captain, and it is quite ok.
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-05-04 01:36 AM
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3. I Live In Central Florida...I've Seen It...
Edited on Tue Oct-05-04 01:36 AM by DemocratSinceBirth
Mel Martinez used to be a decent fella when he was an Orange County Commissioner....


Blind ambition has gotten the best of him...


He went over to the dark side...
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-05-04 08:31 AM
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4. I love St Pete and their Times!
I'm not surprised but glad they came through for Betty Castor!
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