Tuesday, September 21, 2004
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/elections/sns-ap-kerry-letterman,1,769731.story
Kerry Does 'Top Ten' on Letterman Show
Kerry's "Top 10 Bush Tax Proposals" are:
10. No estate tax for families with at least two U.S. presidents.
9. W-2 Form is now Dubya-2 Form.
8. Under the simplified tax code, your refund check goes directly to Halliburton.
7. The reduced earned income tax credit is so unfair, it just makes me want to tear out my lustrous, finely groomed hair.
6. Attorney General (John) Ashcroft gets to write off the entire U.S. Constitution.
5. Texas Rangers can take a business loss for trading Sammy Sosa.
4. Eliminate all income taxes; just ask Teresa (Heinz Kerry) to cover the whole damn thing.
3. Cheney can claim Bush as a dependent.
2. Hundred-dollar penalty if you pronounce it "nuclear" instead of "nucular."
1. George W. Bush gets a deduction for mortgaging our entire future.
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Kerry Does 'Top Ten' on Letterman Show
Kerry's "Top 10 Bush Tax Proposals" are:
10. No estate tax for families with at least two U.S. presidents.
9. W-2 Form is now Dubya-2 Form.
8. Under the simplified tax code, your refund check goes directly to Halliburton.
7. The reduced earned income tax credit is so unfair, it just makes me want to tear out my lustrous, finely groomed hair.
6. Attorney General (John) Ashcroft gets to write off the entire U.S. Constitution.
5. Texas Rangers can take a business loss for trading Sammy Sosa.
4. Eliminate all income taxes; just ask Teresa (Heinz Kerry) to cover the whole damn thing.
3. Cheney can claim Bush as a dependent.
2. Hundred-dollar penalty if you pronounce it "nuclear" instead of "nucular."
1. George W. Bush gets a deduction for mortgaging our entire future.
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Tuesday, September 07, 2004
Here's a good example of a letter that's short, to the point, like editors prefer. Understatement in the last line has punch:
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Letters from readers
September 7, 2004
Millions of kids left behind
In each of the last three years, the number of people living in poverty in the United States has increased (Star Tribune, Aug. 27). In each of the last three years, the number of people with health insurance in the United States has decreased. The biggest increase in poverty was among children.
I guess that the Bush administration's policy of leaving no child behind hasn't worked out.
David Garland, Minneapolis.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/563/4964134.html
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Letters from readers
September 7, 2004
Millions of kids left behind
In each of the last three years, the number of people living in poverty in the United States has increased (Star Tribune, Aug. 27). In each of the last three years, the number of people with health insurance in the United States has decreased. The biggest increase in poverty was among children.
I guess that the Bush administration's policy of leaving no child behind hasn't worked out.
David Garland, Minneapolis.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/563/4964134.html
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Wednesday, September 01, 2004
The conservative Seattle Times, which endorsed Bush in 2000, has endorsed John Kerry.
Editorial, Friday, August 27, 2004
Kerry for President
Four years ago, this page endorsed George W. Bush for president. We cannot do so again — because of an ill-conceived war and its aftermath, undisciplined spending, a shrinkage of constitutional rights and an intrusive social agenda.
The Bush presidency is not what we had in mind. Our endorsement of John Kerry is not without reservations, but he is head and shoulders above the incumbent.
The first issue is the war. When the Bush administration began beating the drums for war on Iraq, this page said repeatedly that he had not justified it. When war came, this page closed ranks, wanting to support our troops and give the president the benefit of the doubt. The troops deserved it. In hindsight, their commander in chief did not....
Read the whole editorial at our Ammo Dump or Seattle Times Online:
http://ammodump.blogspot.com/
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2002016659_kerryed27.html
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Editorial, Friday, August 27, 2004
Kerry for President
Four years ago, this page endorsed George W. Bush for president. We cannot do so again — because of an ill-conceived war and its aftermath, undisciplined spending, a shrinkage of constitutional rights and an intrusive social agenda.
The Bush presidency is not what we had in mind. Our endorsement of John Kerry is not without reservations, but he is head and shoulders above the incumbent.
The first issue is the war. When the Bush administration began beating the drums for war on Iraq, this page said repeatedly that he had not justified it. When war came, this page closed ranks, wanting to support our troops and give the president the benefit of the doubt. The troops deserved it. In hindsight, their commander in chief did not....
Read the whole editorial at our Ammo Dump or Seattle Times Online:
http://ammodump.blogspot.com/
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2002016659_kerryed27.html
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