BS: Bush's hometown paper endorses...Kerry!

Subject: BS: Bush's hometown paper endorses...Kerry!
From: Nerd
Date: 29 Sep 04 - 06:22 PM

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - The newspaper in President Bush's adopted hometown of Crawford threw its support on Tuesday behind Bush's Democratic rival, Sen. John Kerry.

The weekly Lone Star Iconoclast criticized Bush's handling of the war in Iraq and for turning budget surpluses into record deficits. The editorial also criticized Bush's proposals on Social Security and Medicare.

"The publishers of The Iconoclast endorsed Bush four years ago, based on the things he promised, not on this smoke-screened agenda," the newspaper said in its editorial. "Today, we are endorsing his opponent, John Kerry."

It urged "Texans not to rate the candidate by his hometown or even his political party, but instead by where he intends to take the country."

Bush spends many of his weekends and holidays at his Crawford, Texas, ranch.

The Iconoclast's publisher and editor-in-chief, W. Leon Smith, said the newspaper is sent to Bush's ranch each week. "But I don't know if he reads it," Smith said.

The Kerry campaign welcomed the endorsement in an email to reporters

Subject: RE: BS: Bush's hometown paper endorses...Kerry!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 29 Sep 04 - 07:10 PM

Bearded Bruce will not like that one bit.

Subject: RE: BS: Bush's hometown paper endorses...Kerry!
From: kendall
Date: 29 Sep 04 - 07:31 PM

OH, DOUG??? where are you?

Subject: RE: BS: Bush's hometown paper endorses...Kerry!
From: artbrooks
Date: 29 Sep 04 - 07:32 PM

Weekly paper, circulation under 500, not exactly a media giant. I think Rupert Murdoch is safe from their competition. Lone Star Iconoclast

Subject: RE: BS: Bush's hometown paper endorses...Kerry!
From: pdq
Date: 29 Sep 04 - 09:36 PM

I don't care who they endorse, The Lone Star Iconoclast is one of the all-time great names for a newspaper.

Almost as good as my hometown's li'l paper The Buzzard's Roost Flux.

Subject: RE: BS: Bush's hometown paper endorses...Kerry!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 29 Sep 04 - 09:45 PM

Absolutely. Beats hell out of the Barrie Advance or the Orillia Packet & Times.

Subject: RE: BS: Bush's hometown paper endorses...Kerry!
From: Peace
Date: 29 Sep 04 - 09:48 PM

Weekly paper, circulation under 500, not exactly a media giant.

True, but they oughta know.

Subject: RE: BS: Bush's hometown paper endorses...Kerry!
From: Rapparee
Date: 30 Sep 04 - 08:47 AM

Ranks right up there with my idea to go out the house Skull & Bones owns in the Thousand Islands area of New York and cover it with Kerry stickers.

Subject: RE: BS: Bush's hometown paper endorses...Kerry!
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 30 Sep 04 - 11:48 PM

wahts a kerry sticker?

Subject: RE: BS: Bush's hometown paper endorses...Kerry!
From: Amos
Date: 01 Oct 04 - 11:04 AM

John:

It's a promotional ad with a sticky back for posting on bumpers, windows, etc. New technology. You'll get used to it in your part of the world next year.


A

Subject: RE: BS: Bush's hometown paper endorses...Kerry!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 01 Oct 04 - 11:57 AM

This just in: The Lone Star Iconoclast has decided to endorse jOhn from Hull.

Subject: RE: BS: Bush's hometown paper endorses...Kerry!
From: Peace
Date: 01 Oct 04 - 05:41 PM

See, told ya they oughta know.