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From today's Christian Science Monitor.
Oct. 14th, 2004 09:13 amhttp://www.csmonitor.com/earlyed/early_usa1014.htm
"Both candidates’ most eloquent moments may have come when asked about how religion informs policy decisions. Bush responded in simple language about how he prays. "I pray a lot," he said. "I pray for strength. I pray for wisdom. I pray for our troops in harm's way. I pray for my family." But he also edged into territory that might make some voters uncomfortable – linking his religion explicitly to his foreign policy, saying he believes God wants everyone to be free.
"Kerry responded to a question about Catholic archbishops telling church members not to vote for him because of his position on abortion by saying: "I grew up a Catholic. I was an altar boy. I know that throughout my life this has made a difference to me." But, he added, "everything you do in public life has to be guided by your faith, affected by your faith, but without transferring it in any official way to other people.""
I'm definitely one of those voters made uncomfortable.
Also, from CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/13/nader.pennsylvania.ap/index.html
Court throws Nader off Pennsylvania ballot
Petition signatures include 'Mickey Mouse, Fred Flintstone'
Thursday, October 14, 2004 Posted: 12:44 AM EDT (0444 GMT)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A state court knocked Ralph Nader off Pennsylvania's presidential ballot on Wednesday, citing thousands of fradulent petition signatures including "Mickey Mouse" and "Fred Flintstone."
Describing the petitions as "rife with forgeries," Commonwealth Court President Judge James Gardner Colins said that fewer than 19,000 of the more than 51,000 signatures that Nader's supporters submitted were valid. Nader needed at least 25,697 to be listed on the ballot as an independent candidate.
"I am compelled to emphasize that this signature-gathering process was the most deceitful and fraudulent exercise ever perpetrated upon this court," Colins said in a 15-page ruling that followed a two-week review in multiple courtrooms across the state.
"Both candidates’ most eloquent moments may have come when asked about how religion informs policy decisions. Bush responded in simple language about how he prays. "I pray a lot," he said. "I pray for strength. I pray for wisdom. I pray for our troops in harm's way. I pray for my family." But he also edged into territory that might make some voters uncomfortable – linking his religion explicitly to his foreign policy, saying he believes God wants everyone to be free.
"Kerry responded to a question about Catholic archbishops telling church members not to vote for him because of his position on abortion by saying: "I grew up a Catholic. I was an altar boy. I know that throughout my life this has made a difference to me." But, he added, "everything you do in public life has to be guided by your faith, affected by your faith, but without transferring it in any official way to other people.""
I'm definitely one of those voters made uncomfortable.
Also, from CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/13/nader.pennsylvania.ap/index.html
Court throws Nader off Pennsylvania ballot
Petition signatures include 'Mickey Mouse, Fred Flintstone'
Thursday, October 14, 2004 Posted: 12:44 AM EDT (0444 GMT)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A state court knocked Ralph Nader off Pennsylvania's presidential ballot on Wednesday, citing thousands of fradulent petition signatures including "Mickey Mouse" and "Fred Flintstone."
Describing the petitions as "rife with forgeries," Commonwealth Court President Judge James Gardner Colins said that fewer than 19,000 of the more than 51,000 signatures that Nader's supporters submitted were valid. Nader needed at least 25,697 to be listed on the ballot as an independent candidate.
"I am compelled to emphasize that this signature-gathering process was the most deceitful and fraudulent exercise ever perpetrated upon this court," Colins said in a 15-page ruling that followed a two-week review in multiple courtrooms across the state.