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Vulnerable House Republican Touts Vote Against Iraq War
October 30, 2006 1:42 AM
ABC News' Teddy Davis reports: Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN), the vulnerable House Republican running against Sheriff Brad Ellsworth in Indiana's 8th congressional district, has launched a new ad reminding voters of his 2002 vote against the Iraq war.
In the new television ad, Hostettler explains that he voted against the war because the intelligence did not support the claim that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
"My parents taught me that you don't restore trust by doing the popular thing. You restore trust by doing the right thing," Hostettler says in the ad.
In 2002, Hostettler explained his opposition to the war by articulating the principle of "don't fire unless fired upon," which he said is "a notion that is at least as old as St. Augustine's 'Just War' thesis."
Last week, during a meeting with editors of the Courier & Press newspaper, Hostettler "said 'he has turned down many offers of help' from the Bush administration 'primarily because of differences over the Iraq war.'"
"'We just decided,' Hostettler told the newspaper, "just said, 'Just stay in Washington.' Said, 'Thank you, but no thank you, we're going to run our election.'"
Despite his opposition to a war that many of them consider unjust, don't expect liberals to rally to the Hoosier Republican's side.
Hostettler is the same socially conservative Republican who is airing a radio that ad that warns that a vote for Ellsworth would allow "Speaker Pelosi" to "put in motion her radical plan to advance the homosexual agenda, led by Barney Frank, reprimanded by the House after paying for sex with a man who ran a gay brothel out of Congressman Frank’s home."
October 30, 2006 in Political Radar | Permalink | Share | User Comments (4)
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How can anyone vote for this clown. He is too stupid to even acknowledge that lies (about WMD) was the only reason we entered this illegal war. Send Bush a message. Vote Democratic.
Posted by: Greg | Oct 30, 2006 6:30:22 AM
Did you even read the article? The guy voted against the war.
Posted by: Tommy | Oct 30, 2006 9:01:28 AM
Obviously he didn't read the article. Just name calling b/c he saw an 'R' by a name. Typical.
Posted by: Kate | Oct 31, 2006 10:15:52 AM
Representative Hostettler is obviously working hand-in-hand with the Democrats to "cut and run". He is clearly giving aid-and-comfort to the enemy. I expect that the terrorist masterminds behind all evil in the world (no, Karl, not you!) are secretly delighted in having such an individual assisting them in their nefarious plans. Sarcasm aside...Republicans acting like Democrats, Democrats acting like Republicans, Cats and Dogs living together...it's too much to bear.
Posted by: Dirik Lolkus | Oct 31, 2006 10:40:11 AM
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