By Marc KaufmanWashington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 26, 2004; Page A05
POTTSVILLE, Pa., Aug. 25 -- Vice President Cheney spent Wednesday campaigning in eastern Pennsylvania, taking a bus tour from Wilkes-Barre to Hazleton, Pottsville and Bloomsburg. In his speeches, Cheney stayed almost entirely on message: the threat of terrorism and how the Bush administration is best able to control it.
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The tour went through hardscrabble coal towns with boarded-up shops and empty houses in what is traditionally Democratic territory. Although many people waved American flags and applauded the motorcade, a fair number of others made obscene gestures and booed or held Kerry signs.
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In a lighter moment, the Cheney tour stopped at a farm stand owned by Ray Levan, 65, in the small town of Catawissa. Cheney and his wife went to buy fruit and vegetables, while daughters Mary and Elizabeth went with the Cheney grandchildren to watch cows being fed.
The Cheneys purchased nine apples, five large tomatoes, three green peppers and a dozen ears of corn. Cheney pulled a $10 bill from his pocket and gave it to Levan.Asked by a reporter whether the $10 covered the cost of the produce, Levan indicated that it did not. But he said it was an "honor" to sell the fruits and vegetables to the vice president, even if at a discount.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34097-2004Aug25.htmlGet this fcukin' petty thief out of the White House!
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