APPLETON, Wis. - Presidential challenger John Kerry (news - web sites) urged voters on Saturday not to allow the videotaped message from Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) to stir up partisan feelings.
"As Americans we are absolutely united, all of us. There are no Democrats, there are no Republicans," Kerry said. "As Americans we are united in our determination to destroy, capture, kill Osama bin Laden and all of the terrorists. They are barbarians, and we are going to hunt them down and we will make America safe."
Kerry did not dwell on the new message from the al-Qaida leader, other than to repeat his charge that President Bush allowed bin Laden to escape in the Afghan mountains in late 2001. He concentrated his final weekend appeal on voters who have suffered under Bush's economic and military leadership.
"In three days, a woman or a husband is going to walk into that polling booth and they're going to think about their spouse that left to go to Iraq months ago, maybe close to a year ago," Kerry said. "And they're going to wonder how long that spouse is going to have to stay in Iraq, and the kids are going to be wondering, 'Daddy, Mommy, when are you coming home? Are you coming home?'"
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