President Bush said at the fundraiser the U.S. could face worse attacks than Sept. 11 if he is not re-elected, reports the Rocky Mountain News
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_2931642,00.htmlNation has 'choice'
Bush says re-election key to maintaining a strong America
By David Montero, Rocky Mountain News
June 2, 2004
President Bush warned at a fund- raising speech Tuesday evening in Denver that if he isn't re-elected in November, the nation could suffer through calamities greater than the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.
"It's a choice between an America that leads the world through strength and confidence and an America that is uncertain in the face of danger," he said. "I know exactly what we need to do to win the war on terror and to bring freedom and peace to the world."
Bush spoke before about 200 people who paid anywhere from $5,000 to $50,000 - the latter getting a photo and some personal time with the president. The event held at the Lawrence C. Phipps Memorial Conference Center in the Belcaro neighborhood raised $2.2 million for the Republican National Committee's Victory Fund 2004.<snip>
Chris Gates, chairman of the Colorado Democratic Party, said Bush's comments didn't make sense."It's like he got the speaking points mixed up with Texas," he said, when he heard the president talking about the need for more oil drilling.<snip>