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To: American Spirit who wrote (1514)	10/10/2004 2:00:48 AM
From: upanddown	Respond to of 1904

AS You have to stop treating longnshort like he was an actual human being. He called Teresa a COMMOMINER. Think of him as a pile of dogsh*t lying in the gutter. You go around it but don't actually give it a lot of your attention.

To: American Spirit who wrote (1514)	10/10/2004 3:22:18 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1904

Kerry Attends Two Church Services on the Campaign Trail washingtonpost.com By Nedra Pickler The Associated Press Sunday, October 10, 2004; 2:53 PM MIAMI -- With just three Sundays left before Election Day, Sen. John Kerry is asking for all the help he can get from black voters and the Almighty. The Democratic presidential nominee attended two church services Sunday, instead of his usual one, worshipping first with Haitian Catholics and then with black Baptists, where the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton tied his election to the civil rights struggle. "We have an unfinished march in this nation," Kerry said at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, as many congregants waved fans handed out by the campaign with his slogan, "Hope is on the way." "Never again will a million African Americans be denied the right to exercise their vote in the United States of America," Kerry promised, referring to the disputed Florida recount in the 2000 presidential race. As he often does before black audiences, Kerry said he has a legal team that will aggressively respond to any allegations of disenfranchisement. Black turnout is key to Kerry's plan for victory in Florida and elsewhere -- less than 10 percent of black voters nationally supported George W. Bush in 2000. But Kerry's campaign says there have been efforts to turn religious blacks against him based on his support for abortion rights and civil unions for same-sex couples. Jackson told worshippers their political concerns are issues that touch their everyday lives, not gay marriage. "I see disturbing signs today that some of our churches have been confused by wolves in sheep's' clothing," Jackson said. "How did someone else put their agenda in the front of the line?" "November 2, the power is in your hands, hands that once picked cotton," Jackson said. Added Sharpton: "Everything we have fought for, marched for, gone to jail for -- some died for -- could be reversed if the wrong people are put on the Supreme Court." Speakers avoided criticizing President Bush by name, since they were in church, but he was indirectly vilified. Former Rep. Carrie Meek said Kerry is "fighting against liars and demons. ... He challenges the man who walks with a jaunty step." She rocked her hips in an imitation of Bush's swagger as the congregation cheered and Kerry laughed from his high-backed seat behind the pulpit. Bush, who spent the day at his Texas ranch, and Vice President Dick Cheney did not campaign Sunday, while Kerry running mate John Edwards made the round of Sunday talk shows before heading to the Midwest. In Florida, Kerry, who is Catholic, also attended Mass at St. James Catholic Church. Aides said it was for his own personal worship rather than for any campaigning. Or, as Kerry told a teenager who asked him Saturday night if he can get rid of standardized tests, "You do a lot more praying during exams than any other time of the year." Kerry was heading to New Mexico late Sunday to prepare for the third and final presidential debate on Wednesday in Tempe, Ariz. -- -- -- On the Net: Kerry campaign: johnkerry.com Bush campaign: georgewbush.com AP-ES-10-10-04 1451EDT