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support to A1 Qaeda, 75 percent of Bush supporters mistakenly believe the opposite and 20 percent actually believe Iraq had a role in 9/11.
There are many other similar examples, across every aspect of politics and policy. You can look it over yourself online at www.pipa.org/OnlineReports/ ForeignPolicy/Reportl0_01_04. pdfe or just do a Google search.
Unlike Mr. Marocchi’s personal attacks on Kerry, these are actual facts. In my opinion, though, it looks a lot like ardent Bush supporters only pay attention to media sources that say what they want to hear. It’s too bad those sources are often wrong and misleading.
Other studies have shown that viewers who rely on Fox News are much more likely to be misinformed than those who check a variety of other sources. If you support Bush, check it out and ask yourself if you are really supporting the right man for the right reasons.
Whoever wins the election, we should say a prayer for the more than 1,100 dead and 10,000 badly wounded American soldiers overseas, and get ready to pull together across party lines to make the best of this Iraq mess.
I say vote Kerry. He has real military combat leadership experience, he is smarter and more articulate, better informed, more realistic, reasonable and less ideological than Bush. As we saw in the debates, Bush speaks in soundbites while Kerry actually thinks. Kerry is the better man for the job.
Bill Kossler
Sperryville
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