Colorado 7th Congressional district candidate Dave Chandler's press release from Thursday, September 28, was noted in today's Rocky Mountain News.
That press release was in response to Republican candidate Rick O'Donnell's call for sending more U.S troops to Iraq. Dave observed that Rick could practice what he preaches and enlist.
But the main topic of the Rocky's report today is not about O'Donnell's or Perlmutter's postion on how to end the Bush-ordered occupation of Iraq. It is about the controversy arising from the attack by Perlmutter on O'Donnell's 'national service' idea with the Democrat attempting to scare voters by using the word "draft" to conjure up images of military conscription for young people.
Chandler sent out a press release directly addressing this issue last Friday. You can read it in the post immediately preceding this one.
Dave said that more important right now is the negative tone of Perlmutter's campaign.
"Rick O'Donnell is wrong, in my opinion, in the very substance of his proposals. So, I don't understand why the Perlmutter campaign has to fearmonger."
"This is the kind of 'politics as usual' that demonstrates -- no, the Perlmutter message is not one that you can trust. And it shows that we need real change, not just a slogan about change."
"I'm an independent thinker who -- because of my refusal to play the big money, special interest campaign contributions game -- will put first the best interests of all the residents of the 7th district."
Dave Chandler has, in fact, a 'message you can trust' because he does 'practice what he preaches'.
Voters have a real opportunity this election to decide for change in action, and cast their ballot for Dave Chandler for U.S. Congress.
Link: Service-Year Squabble | Rocky Mountain News
... Meanwhile, 7th Congressional District Green Party candidate Dave Chandler criticized O'Donnell for issuing a recent press release that called for putting more troops in Iraq.
Chandler, an advocate for quick withdrawal of troops from Iraq, said O'Donnell should practice what he preaches and enlist in the U.S. Army.
"It is typical Republican hypocrisy coming from Rick O'Donnell that he is willing for other people to go risk their lives for the war he heartily supports," Chandler said.
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