| Yesterday I received another four-page direct-mail piece from the Boswell campaign. Like one I got last week, this was paid for by Boswell for Congress and not the U.S. treasury. Also like the last mailer, it casts Boswell as someone who stands up to George Bush--in this case, on the war in Iraq.
The front page features a large photo of a young child clutching an American flag and peeking over the shoulder of the man in uniform who is holding him. The text to the left of the photo reads:
In 5 years...
_____________
4,000 killed
30,000 wounded
$1 trillion spent
_____________
It's time to end
the war and
take care of
our veterans...
The top line of that text is in red--the rest is in large black type.
Page 2 of the mailer features a large photo of Boswell, with this text in large type:
Congressman Leonard Boswell
is working to:
Help our veterans.
End the war.
Page three has two smaller photos on the right side; one of Boswell speaking at a press conference, the other showing him talking with two veterans. The text on the left side of the page reads:
Standing Up to George Bush
Congressman Boswell voted five times to create a timetable for withdrawing our troops from Iraq. In five years of war, 4,000 soldiers have lost their lives and 30,000 have been wounded. A trillion dollars has been spent causing incalculable damage to our economy and creating an historic national debt for our children and our grandchildren. Leonard Boswell is working to end the war that George Bush started.
Standing Up for Our Veterans
A 20-year veteran who understands the true cost of war, Leonard Boswell has worked tirelessly on behalf of our veterans. He voted for the largest VA funding increase in history and fought to improve health care access for our wounded soldiers. He wrote a bill to provide better mental health care for our men and women in uniform and is working to bring the troops home every day. He authored and passed the Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Ac.
Leonard Boswell is Taking on
George Bush for the Changes We Need
For more information: www.boswellforcongress.com
Democratic Primary - June 3rd
The last page has a small photo of Boswell talking with a man and a woman, and a small photo of him with his wife Dody. Across the top in large print, it reads:
Congressman Leonard Boswell
Working to End the War and Help Our Veterans
In smaller type on the right-hand side are the following bullet points:
A 20-year veteran - served two tours in Vietnam
Voted five times for a timetable to withdraw the troops from Iraq *
Voted for the largest VA funding increase in history
Fighting to improve health care access for wounded soldiers
Working to provide better mental health care for our veterans
Authored the Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act
In very small print next to an asterisk below the photos are the numbers of the bills referred to in the bullet point on withdrawing troops from Iraq: H.R. 1591: RC 186, RC 265, RC 276; H.R. 2956: RC 624; H.R. 4156: RC 1108
At the bottom there's contact information for the campaign and "Paid for by Boswell for Congress." |
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