Write Your Newspaper - Smith Has Broken Oregon's Trust
Don’t let Gordon Smith fool the public.
Despite his more than 20 votes to fund and authorize the Iraq War, Smith is trying to convince Oregonians he’s leading the charge to get us out of Iraq.
Despite voting to fund the war less than six months after he said he could no longer support it, Smith wants Oregonians to trust him.
Even though U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and all four of Oregon’s Democratic Congressional representatives have battled to end this war, Smith tells Oregon he’s the one to get us out of Iraq.
It’s too late for Smith to earn Oregonians’ trust, and we have to let The Oregonian and The Register-Guard know it.
Both papers have written editorials about Smith’s newest claim that he’s the leader to get us out of Iraq.
“Smith cosponsored an amendment to a defense appropriations bill that would force Bush to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq in 120 days. That's a lonely stand for a Republican.” (The Register-Guard Editorial, 7-20-07)
“Smith earnestly believes he has been consistent since his Dec. 7 bombshell, and he says he is receiving ‘overwhelming appreciation’ back home from ‘the common-sense center of Oregon.’ Whatever the case, he has done much this month to demonstrate the sincerity of his views on getting out of what he declared on July 11 to be a ‘low-grade civil war that we cannot win, and which is not ours to win.’" (The Oregonian Editorial, 7-22-07)
Do you believe Smith’s claims?
I certainly don’t.
We can’t let Smith fool the public.
Use these talking points to write a letter to the editor of The Register Guard, The Oregonian, or your local newspaper. Click here to find a newspaper near you.
Talking Points:
-As Gordon Smith discusses the war, who does he think is going to trust him?
-Voters should understand Smith’s true Iraq War voting record, not his latest, poll driven incarnation.
-We all know Smith has voted more than 20 times to fund and authorize the Iraq War.
-We all know Smith voted to fund the war in May 2007, less than six months after he said he could no longer support it.
-He has consistently voted for the war even though U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden has opposed it from the start.
-Gordon Smith uses the Iraq War to earn favor with the public, and we’re supposed to thank him?
-Smith is more concerned with TV coverage and polls than our men and women in Iraq.
-No thanks Gordon Smith.
-You’ve already broken Oregonians’ trust.
-I can’t believe a word you say now.
Posted July 23, 2007 Iraq 0 comments
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