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Friday, January 04, 2008

State senator reports from Iowa

Ohio state Sen. Gary Cates, R-West Chester, spent last night in a high school cafeteria in Bettendorf, Iowa, speaking in front of 200 voters on behalf of former Arkanas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a GOP presidential frontrunner.

"I was given three minutes and so I basically took the opportunity to explain the fact that I had driven over 400 miles to be there that night because I share a lot of values with Huckabee and I think he's the best qualified for the position," said Cates, who drove up to Iowa on Wednesday.

Cates was driving back to Ohio today when The Enquirer reached him via cell phone.

Cates said former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., was at the same meeting - speaking on behalf of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

"It was a very polite meeting. You had people come in there, some had stickers on for McCain, some for Huckabee, some for Romney. There was no confrontation," Cates said.

"It was very refreshing to see grassroots politics at its best."

Although Romney won both GOP precincts caucusing at the Bettendorf high school, Huckabee came out on top in the overall Iowa caucuses.


3 Comments:

at 6:53 PM, January 04, 2008 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Typical wRong wingnut whacko elephant dung propaganda against Bold Endeavors and other Gay Rights Groups across Ohio!

The G-rand O-ld P-pedophiles are in such disarray that they cancel non-press conferences, fight for their favored sweetie, and foot-tap around decisions regarding public support of Bold Endeavors and other Gay Rights Groups!

The pollster they are using must be the same gay that was running around telling us at Bold Endeavors and telling other Gay Rights Groups to kiss his 'finney fanny' !

The voters will, once again, tell the wRong wingnut whackos that they can blow their hindlick rhetoric someplace else while we at bold Endeavors and other Gay Rights Groups will fight on here in Ohio!

PATHETIC ' family values' !

HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 2008 & Gay Rights!

 
at 8:07 PM, January 04, 2008 Anonymous Anonymous said...

We need to ban the bold typist for a while. His idiocy is getting old.

 
at 1:56 PM, January 05, 2008 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Streicher fired Twitty (and others) for lying about a little fender bender.

Does he get fired for a more intentional act and lying about it afterwards to the Enquirer? What is the example to his men and women?

Time for him to go.

 
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