Cheney Protest and My Hair Make Front Page of Raleigh, NC Newpaper!

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Cheney Protest and My Hair Make Front Page of Raleigh, NC Newpaper!

Edited on Sat Sep-13-03 11:10 AM by KoKo01

There I am folks.....my hair in the very upper left hand corner....just my hair...top of my head. The blonde hair.

Anyway, we were lined up at the entrance to the NC State Fairgrounds where the attendees of the fundraiser had to drive in and see us with our signs and hear the chants. It was a smaller crowd than I had hoped, but one of our websites had the protest listed for this Sunday instead of Friday, so many folks might have not known about the change and so didn't make it. Cheney came in through a back entrance so he never saw the us, but at least the other folks did and we got lots of horn honks from folks passing by.. So, from that standpoint it was successful. Just being there gives folks who can't be there but agree with us a chance to express their anger at this administration by honking to support us!

Cheney stumps in state

By ROB CHRISTENSEN, Staff Writer

RALEIGH -- Vice President Dick Cheney campaigned across North Carolina on
Friday, stressing the administration's commitment to making the nation safe from
terrorism but saying little about the state's economic woes.

Appearing in Raleigh, Cheney gave the administration's blessing to the Senate
candidacy of Rep. Richard Burr of Winston-Salem, saying he is needed to keep
the U.S. Senate in Republican hands. The seat currently belongs to Democratic
Sen. John Edwards.
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But Cheney only touched lightly on economic questions, although the state's
traditional industries of textiles, furniture and tobacco have been battered. The job
losses have caused some nervousness among Republican congressmen, including
GOP Rep. Sue Myrick of Charlotte, who recently accused the administration of
being "out of touch" on trade issues.

Cheney said the country had made progress on the economy, but more needed to
be done."We won't rest until everyone who wants a job can find a job," he said.The Cheney rally in Raleigh attracted more than 100 protesters who held up signs such as, "Hey Dick, How Many More Lies PerGallon?"

Debbie Robbins, a registered Republican from Hickory, held a sign that said,
"Democracy Not Plutocracy."Robbins said she drove 170 miles from her home to express her displeasure at the large campaign sums being raised. She also said
three of her four companions from Hickory had been laid off during the recent
recession."I am very concerned about the economy," said Robbins, 54, who was laid off last
year from her job with Corning Cable Systems .

The Bush supporters inside the Scott Building, an unadorned farm exhibition
building, were not acting like plutocrats, dining on
hamburgers, hot dogs, cole slaw and baked beans, beer and wine.
The guests, who paid anywhere from $250 per individual to $2,000 per couple,
raised $250,000 for Burr's Senate campaign. Among
those attending were Jim Goodnight of Cary, the CEO of SAS Institute, and his
wife Ann ; former Sen. Lauch Faircloth of Clinton;
and Phil Kirk , president of N.C. Citizens for Business and Industry.Burr said he now has $4 million in his campaign fund.

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