Crawford TX newspaper endorses Kerry (endorsed Bush in 2000)

[Cocoa]

http://blog.johnkerry.com/blog/archives/002965.html#002965

http://www.iconoclast-texas.com/Columns/Editorial/editorial39.htm

The publishers of The Iconoclast endorsed Bush four years ago, based on the things he promised, not on this smoke-screened agenda.

Today, we are endorsing his opponent, John Kerry, based not only on the things that Bush has delivered, but also on the vision of a return to normality that Kerry says our country needs.

Four items trouble us the most about the Bush administration: his initiatives to disable the Social Security system, the deteriorating state of the American economy, a dangerous shift away from the basic freedoms established by our founding fathers, and his continuous mistakes regarding terrorism and Iraq.

President Bush has announced plans to change the Social Security system as we know it by privatizing it, which when considering all the tangents related to such a change, would put the entire economy in a dramatic tailspin.


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[molly]

1. Whoa - are they brave or what

[skooooo]

7. hence "iconoclast"

[Cocoa]

11. dictionary definition

iconoclast

\I*con"o*clast\, n. 1. A breaker or destroyer of images or idols; a determined enemy of idol worship.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=iconoclast&r=67


they clasted him good. :bounce:

[roseBudd]

10. Is Crawford a 1 newspaper town?

[txindy]

25. Crawford is

a one everything town! So, yes, the Iconoclast is the only paper.

I get the feeling from this editorial that folks there feel kinda personally betrayed. I recognize that feeling.

[Glenda]

31. Maybe the village doesn't want its idiot back?

Crawford people should know if anybody does what * is like.

G.

[txindy]

44. Check out this Letter to the Editor

http://www.iconoclast-texas.com/Columns/Letters/letter38.htm

(Edited to add:) And this letter, too:
http://www.iconoclast-texas.com/Columns/Letters/letter36.htm

Sounds like more folks in Crawford have * pegged. Yeah, when he loses, he'll come back here. That's a painful sacrifice the state is willing to make for our country!
:pals:

[BootinUp]

46. Im gonna have to take some shit back

I said about Texas. Texas RAAWKS! This makes me very very hopeful that once more information gets out, people will make the right choice in November.

[SammyWinstonJack]

86. Texans should know if anybody does what * is like

Some prefer to stick their heads in the sand leaving their arse in the air to continually get kicked by the Village Idiot. :shrug:

[Dem2theMax]

90. lol. After reading what they wrote, I doubt the idiot will want to go

back there. :) Wonder who will take him? Maybe he can go live with Blair, somewhere in an old WWII fallout shelter? ;)

[krkaufman]

53. Not for long, if so.

Methinks they'll be bought-out and shutdown right soon.

[MsTryska]

54. Looks like there webpage is shutdown now.

at least i can't get it to launch. not even the main site.

[ihaveaquestion]

55. I can't connect to it either.

[krkaufman]

60. May be due to bandwidth overload...

... if everyone's pounding their website.

I'd already saved the article off and can repost it here, if it becomes necessary.

For now, I've put a copy up on my website, at:

http://home.comcast.net/~krkaufman

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

74. Thanks for posting it!

I couldn't get into the website either. That editorial is magnificent!

:kick:

[NV Whino]

2. Awright Crawford!

The town, if not the pig farm, has risen in my estimation. Go Crawford!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

3. The opening statement is the killer:

Few Americans would have voted for George W. Bush four years ago if he had promised that, as President, he would:
• Empty the Social Security trust fund by $507 billion to help offset fiscal irresponsibility and at the same time slash Social Security benefits.
• Cut Medicare by 17 percent and reduce veterans’ benefits and military pay.
• Eliminate overtime pay for millions of Americans and raise oil prices by 50 percent.
• Give tax cuts to businesses that sent American jobs overseas, and, in fact, by policy encourage their departure.
• Give away billions of tax dollars in government contracts without competitive bids.
• Involve this country in a deadly and highly questionable war, and
• Take a budget surplus and turn it into the worst deficit in the history of the United States, creating a debt in just four years that will take generations to repay.....

and didn't I say yesterday that newspapers would come out in droves for Kerry?

[LeinesRed]

4. that is cool!

wonder if the office is crawling with Secret Service agents right about now...

[durablend]

22. Do I smell SMOKE?

Hope they don't find the office up in flames!

[AntiCoup2K4]

95. How did a little newspaper become "Al Qaeda's" #1 terra-ist target?

Wouldn't surprise me.... :eyes:

[Clinton Crusader]

WHOA!!!!!!!! BIG KICK!!!

:kick:

[crispini]

5. SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!

Forwarding immediately, to everyone I know in Texas.

WE'RE LOOKING MORE PURPLE EVERY DAY!

[nickinSTL]

6. Is Bush toast?

If even his 'hometown' paper is endorsing his opponent...

[texastoast]

76. Well, let's just say

He never was Texas toast.

Sorry. Couldn't resist.

:7

[wicket]

8. AWESOME!!!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

9. Uh Oh...KKKRove

isn't going to like that. I wonder what he'll do to them?

WTG, Crawford!

[blue neen]

16. I wonder if people aren't as afraid of what Rove will do to them

as what Bush is doing to us all every day.

Go Crawford! Tell it like it is!

[legally blonde]

12. holy shit!

this is the best news i've heard all week! :bounce:

[Booster]

13. I am VERY impressed with the publishers of this paper.

That's a mighty brave thing for them to do, and they will most likely get death threats, etc. for this article. I hope not.

[calico1]

14. Ouch! n/t

[Wickerman]

15. Very nicely written piece

I liked this:

We don’t need a part-time President who does not show up for duty as Commander-In-Chief until he is forced to, and who is in a constant state of blameless denial when things don’t get done.

[ItsMyParty]

17. WAIT---ya' mean they don't wanna go have a beer with him???

Why ain't he one of dem good ole boys dat you want in your livin' room for the next 4.............and they live right next door to him. No one knows an asshole like the neighbors, I always say!!!! They know his cowboy act, his ranch, and his 'compassionate' conservatism is total pigshit.

[dubyaD40web]

18. Holy Chit!!

KICK

[Skinner]

19. Kick ass!

Nice!

[MARALE]

20. send this to CBS, CNN, NBC

They may run with this if they are not too afraid. They make a lot out of Gore not winning his state, but Bush not winning support in his small home town is very news worthy. I don't know exactly where to send it, someone who is email savvy please send it!

[girl gone mad]

32. It should be..

media blasted!

[kerry-is-my-prez]

21. Very cool! Great editorial also.

n/t

[txindy]

23. In the Texas Hill Country here and

I've got to say I'm not all that shocked. The "Western White House" has really put folks on the spot down here. The people in Crawford and the surrounding areas are hurting economically (as so many are) and they are even more aware then others just how much vacation time * takes down here. Can't hardly miss him. Not with all of the supporting cast.

I don't want to predict that Kerry will take Texas. I'd like to think he's got a chance to win here, but I do honestly believe that Texas voters will desert * in droves.

If I see one more "Texas is bigger'n France" bumper sticker, I'm gonna spontaneously combust, I mean it! :nuke: ;)

[SammyWinstonJack]

87. Something bush* might do if Kerry gets the better of him during

the debates...."spontaneously combust" that is. Welcome to DU :hi:

[HootieMcBoob]

24. Fucking A!

That is the best, most comprehensive expose that I have read of the Bush administration yet! And the fact that it comes from a paper that endorsed him four years ago and carried his water in the run-up to the war and is from HIS OWN HOME TOWN is even better. They are truly pissed at being made chumps by these bastards. My hat is off to them for seeing reality and calling it what it is. Let's pray we have many more endorsements like this one! SWEET
:toast:

[llywrch]

28. Even Better is this Part

"When he finally emerged from his hide-outs on remote military bases well after the first crucial hours following the attack, he gave sound-bytes instead of solutions."

For the last couple of years, I have felt that I'm the only person who remembers how Bush spent 9/11 flying from one hidey-hole to the next, while the rest of us wondered if & where these terrorists might strike next. When it was clear that there were no more attacks, Bush finally appeared for a speech or two, & started strutting around as if he were a leader.

A true leader would have done just as Giuliani did: show up at Ground Zero or the Pentagon immediately to provide needed support & a morale boost to those who had been attacked. He had no excuse for listening to the Secret Service or anyone else who was concerned for his safety; if this worked for Churchill during the London Blitz, it would have worked for Shrub.

Instead, it only supports the accusation that Bush sat bewildered for 7 minutes in front of a grade school classroom, either wondering who would pull his fat out of the fire -- or trying hard not to soil his shorts.

Geoff

[HootieMcBoob]

57. Hillary Clinton was there the next day

She made it to ground zero the day after the attack. The Chimp was still in his hidey-hole.

And the thing about the 7 minutes that I find most telling is not really that it didn't occur to Bush himself to actually get up and do anything, but that nobody else seemed to care! It wasn't important to the people who work for him to get him and get his advice or whatever because he isn't important. At the most important period of his Presidency, his own administration was telling the country that Bush is not in charge. He doesn't run the show.

[NightOwwl]

70. "When he finally emerged from his hide-outs"

Oh, yeah...my favorite line too.

You know what else really, really irks me? Not only did he hide out in Air Force One for hours, he didn't even show up at Ground Zero until September 14, THREE FULL FUCKING DAYS AFTER THE ATTACKS! My God, if that had been Gore he would have been burned at the stake. I think this is huge, but 3 years later I still have not heard one Democrat bring this up.

God, I would love to see Kerry hit him with this during the debate. "My opponent waited 3 days before appearing at the site of the horrendous attack. What took him so long? Maybe he was pre-occupied with other things, like making sure the wealthiest 2% received their tax cuts."

[Dem2theMax]

91. Amen. Every time I hear people saying '9-11 was *'s finest hour'

I want to GAG. OK, I want to :puke:

9-11 was Giuliani's finest hour, day, week, month, etc. HE and the citizens of NYC are the one's who pulled NYC up and took care of business. I'm not a fan of Giuliani's these days, but I sure was impressed with him then. * had absolutely NOTHING to do with this country getting through 9-11. It makes me sick when I hear those claims. Go shopping. Yeah right.

[Joe Turner]

26. And these editors know Shrub best

It's axiomatic that the more one knows Bubble Boy the less they like him. Bush and his Mafia family are nothing more than plunderers and opportunists that are consumed with building political power and wealth.

[goclark]

29. To know him is not to love him

[citizen]

27. Outstanding Editorial!

[RetroLounge]

30. Kick Ass!

Now get this out to the media...

RL

[BlueNomad]

33. I sent this to

Keith Olbermann--perfect for his show

[girl gone mad]

39. Yes..

I hope he invites the editor(s) onto his show.

[jbfam4]

51. Good idea....right up Olbermann's alley

Keith will do this article justice. I am sending it into my local papers. Just printed it out for my 86 year old mother.......What a big smile she gave me....

[dsewell]

34. PLEASE LINK to this editorial!

Besides mentioning it in blog posts and email to everyone you know, if you have a static website, please link to this editorial if you've got an appropriate place to do so. It needs to be disseminated far and wide.

[VOX]

35. Hometown boy **doesn't** make good!

Of course, * is about as Texan an New England clam chowder.

Good deal! :thumbsup:

[txindy]

38. Exactly

* got away with the cowboy act when he lived in the city, but when he moved out with country folks, they got a real good look at him. Doesn't sound like they've been impressed.

[newyawker99]

36. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!

[mark414]

37. god bless 'murica

no, seriously

[davidinalameda]

40. LOL

sorry--this is just way too funny!

where can I sign up for a subscrption

[WI_DEM]

41. they should run an ad on even Bush's "hometown newspaper"

endorsed Kerry.

[progressivebydesign]

42. WOW!!!! This IS a major blow to Bush's downhome image. LOVE IT n/t

[BootinUp]

43. Love it!! A hometown paper too.

I am not sure if it has large circulation, but they wrote a masterpiece there.

[krkaufman]

59. No question; they wrote an excellent piece.

Not just a rant. It's well-reasoned and factual.

[Cheswick2.0]

45. he's not getting his hometown paper endorsement?

That is perfect.

[seabeyond]

48. hometown since 2000

and does have a residence somewhere else. hm, the white house. lol lol

i dont think they probably see him as the hometown boy. bet a lot sided with cleland when he went down there. maybe even the local paper had a chat with him

[Marymarg]

47. Iconoclast is awesome!

I am e-mailing them my appreciation!

[Sparkly]

49. On Msnbc now -- BTW, is there really a Crawford Texas or is it merely

a backdrop? Why does it seem everybody who talks on-camera is in front of the same damn barn? ;)

[Bridget Burke]

56. Yes, Crawford is a small town....

I've never been there because it was not previously one of the tourist spots of the state.

The "barn" is, indeed, a backdrop. Apparently Bush's house is not visible from any road. It's a new, large & energy efficient. From what I've seen of the interior, the decor could pass for the reception area of a Ramada Inn. Bland.

[Bread and Circus]

50. Now that is a talking point !

[Jasper 91]

52. Don't forget to vote

On Yahoo , that is .
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040928/pl_nm/campaign_endorsement_dc_1

Let's give this story legs . :party:

[sundancekid]

68. 3.76 with 358 votes ... welcome to DU!

[acmavm]

89. Voted from work earlier today. This was THE highpoint of a very

stressful and ugly day. But after reading this endorsement, I just felt better about everything.

[BillZBubb]

58. Kick! This is great.

Hopefully a few Dem spokespeople will have fun with this one.

[bush equals idiot]

61. Farenheit.

Michae' Moore's movie on the garage door down there didn't hurt either. The New York Times should be anxious to publish this.

[Mister K]

62. Posted on the Drudge Report

I sent the info to the Drudge report when I saw it. Looks like they just liked to it through yahoo. That may also explain the bandwith problem.

Go Kerry!

[moondust]

63. Fails to carry his home newspaper!

That's almost as bad as failing to carry your home state.

[CornField]

64. If anyone can ever connects to the newspaper's site:

Please post the contact information. Not only do I want to write a personal letter of thanks, but I want to help this newspaper (which is going to take a major financial hit because of this) by gifting subscriptions to some of their local nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

[txindy]

67. This is all I can find for now

[e-mail]

As soon as the site comes back up, I'll post further contact info. Since the paper is small, though, the webmaster should be able to point you to the right people.

Great idea about the gift subscriptions!

[auntAgonist]

98. Site is still up and running

this is a real shot in the arm, just what Kerry needs too!

the site is still up

http://www.iconoclast-texas.com/default.htm

the email addy is [e-mail]

[AnIndependentTexan]

65. Keep in mind his hometown was hit hardest when Bush came to power

[K8-EEE]

66. They're Gonna Take Them Off The "Heartland" List!

Considering that "heartland" as used by GOP refers to any place where the majority of the people will fall for Bush's pathetic "I'm Saving The Universe" BULLSHIT!

Now just like IL & MN they won't be part of "America's Heartland" anymore. Bwaaa hahaha!

Oh, Right ON!! THANKS FOR POSTING THIS, MADE MY DAY!

[CitySky]

69. Wow!

Sounds like they don't like having him in town so much:

"We should expect that a sitting President would vacation less, if at all, and instead tend to the business of running the country, especially if he is, as he likes to boast, a 'wartime president.' America is in service 365 days a year. We don’t need a part-time President who does not show up for duty as Commander-In-Chief until he is forced to, and who is in a constant state of blameless denial when things don’t get done."

Thanks, krkaufman, for putting the article on your site! :)

http://home.comcast.net/~krkaufman/iconoclast_endorsement.htm

[ScreamingMeemie]

71. CBS has picked it up on their top of the hour radio broadcast.

:hi: Bush is a subscriber. How much would that suck?

[NightOwwl]

72. Keep kicked - Rate this story a 5!

:kick:

We've got to push this to the top.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040928/pl_nm/campaign_endorsement_dc_1

[indigo32]

73. That is perfect

just perfect.
What a loser.
LOLOLOLOL

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

75. Excellent editorial!

We need to keep this kicked and get a higher rating on the yahoo story!
Rate it a 5!

Editted for link repeat!

Rate it here





:kick:

[mvd]

77. Haha

Take that, Bush! :-)

[crispini]

78. 3.55 with 467 vote(s)

:kick:

[marlakay]

79. Just on Crossfire

I was worried they wouldn't even put it on the news.

[President Kerry]

83. God bless James Carville!!

or Begala, whoever it was

[marlakay]

84. It was James and at end of show so it stayed with you! n/t

[President Kerry]

85. yeah!!!! it doesn't get any more embarassing for the chimp..

i just wish he had the time to read off the whole damn piece

[SammyWinstonJack]

88. bush* doesn't read newspapers

someone would have to read it to Idiot boy. Welcome to DU...:hi:

[Killarney]

80. awesome!

[shivaji]

81. If this news does not boost Kerry in polls, dunno what will

but then again I am scared stiff the sheeple has been dumbed down.

[kodi]

82. nobody knows you like your neighbors do.

.

[Catherine Vincent]

92. LOL. This is DELICIOUS!

Are the pundits talking about it on cable? Ain't it something that the only paper in that small town is a liberal paper.

p.s. Congrats Cocoa. Isn't it nice starting a thread and having the privilege of Skinner (or Elad and EarlG) posting in it. Cool!:-)

[auntAgonist]

93. Amazing !!

this is a real shot in the arm, just what Kerry needs too!

the site is still up

http://www.iconoclast-texas.com/default.htm

the email addy is [e-mail]


I LOVE their header .. it says


CRAWFORD TEXAS, HOME OF GEORGE W. BUSH .... PAPERWEIGHT!!!!

[BlueNomad]

94. CNN picked this up

at the news hour last night. I was surprised. i just thought it would reached that legendary scroll status but alas that red headed anchor read it and even read the line about George Bush and smoke screens....

[AntiCoup2K4]

96. Question for any Kerry campaign operatives who may be lurking...

How can Kerry work this into the debate tomorrow? :evilgrin:

[NewYorkerfromMass]

97. Ha ha. Bush should have cleared THEIR brush! eom

[MsTryska]

99. finally got to see the link....in a word:

ouch.