Bush-CheneyÊAdvanceÊTeamÊonÊSiteÊforÊOfficialÊAFB Visit

(didn't see this elsewhere, PR from the Kerry camp, sorry if a dupe)

ForÊImmediateÊRelease
AugustÊ2,Ê2004

Bush-CheneyÊAdvanceÊTeamÊonÊSiteÊforÊTodaysÊOfficialÊVisitÊat
PetersonÊAFB

ColoradoÊSprings,ÊCOÊÊThoughÊbilledÊasÊanÊofficialÊvisitÊtoÊrally
theÊtroopsÊatÊPetersonÊAirÊForceÊBase,ÊtheÊBush-CheneyÊ04ÊadvanceÊteam wasÊonÊsiteÊtoÊorchestrateÊthisÊmorning'sÊ"official"ÊvisitÊbyÊtheÊvice
ÊpresidentÊofÊtheÊUnitedÊStatesÊtoÊthisÊbattlegroundÊstate.

ToÊuseÊourÊmilitaryÊasÊaÊpoliticalÊbackdropÊduringÊaÊtimeÊofÊwarÊin
thisÊwayÊisÊshameful,ÊBillÊHolen,ÊaÊVietnamÊveteranÊandÊstate
ÊdirectorÊofÊtheÊColoradoÊVeteransÊforÊKerryÊorganization,Êsaid.
Obviously,ÊtheÊviceÊpresidentÊÊwhoÊwentÊtoÊextremeÊmeasuresÊandÊfive
defermentsÊtoÊavoidÊserviceÊÊdoesntÊunderstandÊtheÊneedsÊofÊtheÊmen
ÊandÊwomenÊwhoÊdefendÊthisÊcountry.ÊIfÊheÊdid,ÊheÊwouldntÊputÊthe
ÊburdenÊofÊhostingÊaÊpoliticalÊeventÊonÊourÊalreadyÊover-stretched
military.
WhenÊKerryÊcampaignÊofficialsÊattemptedÊtoÊgainÊaccessÊtoÊtheÊrally
atÊPeterson,ÊtheÊAirÊForceÊofficerÊonÊsiteÊreferredÊthemÊtoÊa
Bush-CheneyÊadvanceÊrepresentative.ÊUltimately,ÊtheÊKerryÊcampaign
officialsÊwereÊnotÊallowedÊintoÊtheÊbase.

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