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Here's an e-mail I received yesterday from Betsy DeVos, (Amway), who's a big Republican voice here in Michigan. Delusional? You decide.
WE'LL DO LUNCH. First Lady Laura Bush was in town last week for a lunch and fundraiser hosted by Terry and John Rakolta, and the Vice President of the United States of America had lunch at Finley's in Lansing. The Democrat's response - send hate monger Michael Moore, a self-described 'slacker', for a week. No telling how many lunches he'll have. Since we're trying to win Michigan.I'd say it's a fair trade.
THEY'RE NOT INDEPENDENT - THEY'RE WAITING TO TALK TO YOU. The Tri-Cities (Flint, Saginaw, Bay City) are on the hot seat - and the whole state is watching. Our research indicates that the largest number of undecided voters are in the Tri-City area. It was "on fire" to be with 250 people gathered on a weeknight in Genesee County - now you know what to do.
HE SHOULD BE DEBATING HIMSELF. The first of the presidential debates is tonight. The President will do great. He has a luxury that Kerry doesn't have - he knows what he believes. On the other hand, it will have been much harder for the President to prepare - who knows which John Kerry will show up on any given issue?
"ASK ANYONE WHO TRAVELS" I caught a little bit of a recent speech in which Senator Kerry informed us that America is not well thought of abroad. He said that if we don't believe him, we can simply "ask anyone who travels". Well, well, .how sophisticated of him. Most folks in Michigan "travel" every day -- to work, to the kid's soccer games, to the grocery store, and maybe even to a lake on the weekends. These folks seem to think quite well of America, just ask `em. I'm not sure they are in the market for a president, but maybe Kerry should put in for President of the EU.
FIRST TIME ON A MOTORCYCLE? If you saw Leno the other night you got to see Senator Kerry ride a motorcycle on stage.with a helmet of course.you never know when you could have an accident on stage at the Tonight Show. (Yes, that is not PC, but please don't waste your time sending me an e-mail on that :-) ) Anyway, the Senator needed Jay's help to find the kickstand, and he seemed to be in a mighty big hurry to get his hair back in place once he peeled the helmet off.
FRIDAY'S IN ANN ARBOR. Regardless of how you feel about Saturdays in Ann Arbor, you had to love the cookout at Ouimet's last Friday night. Our "tailgate" fundraiser was a great success. It set the bar for the rest of the state. Who's up next?
KNOCK, KNOCK. My soles had a little less traction, but then, what would I expect after knocking on doors Saturday morning. I walked the neighborhood in my home precinct, dodging an occasional raindrop and a few "excited" canines. I got a few confused looks from Kerry supporters when I showed up at their doors; but for the most part it was a great morning. Lots of smiling faces.
VICTORY CENTERS ARE NAMED FOR A REASON. I've visited the Victory Centers in Flint, Kalamazoo, Kent, and Jackson the past few days. The energy is electric! And with Super Saturday coming up this weekend, October 2, the places are hoppin'. Have you signed up yet?
"MISLEADISMENT." John Kerry has made up parts of his Senate Record. but, now he's started making up words too. Scary! One of them, "misleadisment," came out as he tried to describe a new television ad being run by Bush supporters. There are many words I could come up with to describe ads being run by his supporters. but I will leave that to others.
Courage all.
I'm out.
- Betsy
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