Kerry in North Carolina Continues Focus on Plan to Build Stronger Economy

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Kerry Outlines Plan to Create and Keep Jobs in America during NC Campaign Stop; Continues Focus on Plan to Build Stronger Economy

8/20/2004 9:10:00 AM

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ --

While President Bush has stood by as American jobs, particularly in manufacturing, have been shipped overseas in record numbers over the last four years, Kerry pledged today to fight to keep and create jobs in the United States by helping businesses compete here in America, enforcing our trade agreements and investing in the jobs of the future.

The economic plan Kerry detailed in Charlotte is found in the new Kerry-Edwards book, "Our Plan for America: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World," and has been the focus of Kerry, Edwards and supporters across the country for the past week. In events in over 20 states, the running mates and their supporters have showcased how Kerry and Edwards will create high-quality jobs, cut taxes for middle-class families and businesses, strengthen the economy of rural and small town America and bring down crippling health care costs for families and businesses.

This focus on the Kerry-Edwards plan to build a stronger economy will continue over the weekend and through the coming week. On Saturday, John Edwards will talk about their plan to build an economy that helps workers and families get ahead during the Democratic Radio address to the nation before he and Kerry hit the trail for separate campaign swings early next week to continue taking their plan to strengthen the economy and create jobs to voters across America.

"Right now, we've got a choice," Kerry said. "We can keep on subsidizing companies who send jobs overseas, or we can reward companies who keep them here in America, where they belong. We can keep on letting other countries break the rules, or we can lay down the law and tell them: if you don't play by the rules, you'll pay for it, end of story. John Edwards and I believe the choice is simple. We believe that if you give the American worker a fair playing field, there's no one in the world that worker can't compete against."

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[Lex]

1. Bless his heart, he's at least TRYING to stay on the real issues facing us

and I respect him for that.

He's still going to have to quickly respond to the bullshit flung by the Bush campaign, even as he tries to stay on the real topics.

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2. There were five lines of attack yeaterday including the smearvet response

There are the responses to the swiftliars
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then there were statements on:

-prescriptions- "Americans Could Have Discount Prescription Prices From Canada Tomorrow if George W. Bush Would Give the Word; Bush Should Stop Tap Dancing and Support the Bipartisan Legislation"
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-Zell Miller Keynoting the GOP Convention
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-Cheney and Bush Were For A Strong Presence on the Korean Peninsula Before They Were Against It, Says Kerry Campaign
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-Kerry Outlines Health Care Plan to Bring Down Costs for Families, Strengthen the Economy, Create Jobs; Report Shows Skyrocketing Health Costs Have Led to Job Loss
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