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15-10-2004, 17:15
Humorous story....
by
Jason Miles
"It's absolutely one of the worst things I've ever seen." That's how Democratic State Representative Craig Fitzhugh describes a flier currently floating around Lauderdale and Dyer counties.
It reads "voting for Bush is like running in the Special Olympics, even if you win, you're still retarded."
The flier also features Bush's head superimposed onto the body of a special olympian. Fitzhugh's rival, Republican Dave Dahl, is equally outraged.
"I mean, they can portray the President any way in caricature and that's fine," says Dahl.
"However, picking on a mentally challenged boy and the Special Olympics, that's just not good," he adds.
Dahl believes local Democrats are to blame, but Representative Fitzhugh points the finger right back at Republicans.
"I want to tell you unequivocally that I had nothing to do with it, I abhor it," says Fitzhugh.
The fliers first went up at the Lauderdale County Democratic Party HQ. Volunteers say a man walked in and placed the fliers on a table. After getting a closer look, one of them says he picked up the fliers and threw them into the trash. Dave Dahl doesn't buy it and says the burden of proof lies with his opponent.
"He needs to say that they were in my headquarters, don't know how they got there, but I'm sorry for anyone they offended," says Dahl. Fitzhugh says the fliers were planted there and this time dirty politics have gone too far.
"There have been threats to my family and I'm awfully upset about it," says Fitzhugh.
We may never know who's really responsible for these fliers, and the real issues may continue to take a backseat. We're told several copies of the flier have been sent to different groups including Special Olympics International.
by
Jason Miles
"It's absolutely one of the worst things I've ever seen." That's how Democratic State Representative Craig Fitzhugh describes a flier currently floating around Lauderdale and Dyer counties.
It reads "voting for Bush is like running in the Special Olympics, even if you win, you're still retarded."
The flier also features Bush's head superimposed onto the body of a special olympian. Fitzhugh's rival, Republican Dave Dahl, is equally outraged.
"I mean, they can portray the President any way in caricature and that's fine," says Dahl.
"However, picking on a mentally challenged boy and the Special Olympics, that's just not good," he adds.
Dahl believes local Democrats are to blame, but Representative Fitzhugh points the finger right back at Republicans.
"I want to tell you unequivocally that I had nothing to do with it, I abhor it," says Fitzhugh.
The fliers first went up at the Lauderdale County Democratic Party HQ. Volunteers say a man walked in and placed the fliers on a table. After getting a closer look, one of them says he picked up the fliers and threw them into the trash. Dave Dahl doesn't buy it and says the burden of proof lies with his opponent.
"He needs to say that they were in my headquarters, don't know how they got there, but I'm sorry for anyone they offended," says Dahl. Fitzhugh says the fliers were planted there and this time dirty politics have gone too far.
"There have been threats to my family and I'm awfully upset about it," says Fitzhugh.
We may never know who's really responsible for these fliers, and the real issues may continue to take a backseat. We're told several copies of the flier have been sent to different groups including Special Olympics International.