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DEL.ICIO.USAn ex-POW from east Cobb to open the GOP convention with a prayer
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Attorney Craig Dowdy, who was the money man for Mike Huckabee in Georgia, says that the pastor of St. Peter and St. Paul Episcopal Church in east Cobb County will deliver the Tuesday night prayer to start the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.
The Rev. Robert Certain was formerly rector for Gerald Ford’s church in California, and was the presiding minister at the former president’s several funerals.
Certain is a retired Air Force colonel, and was a B-52 navigator when his plane was shot down over North Vietnam. He, like Republican presidential candidate John McCain, is a former POW and occupant of the Hanoi Hilton.
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By Copyleft
August 28, 2008 8:17 AM | Link to this
Good. They need all the help they can get.
By atlliberal
August 28, 2008 11:14 AM | Link to this
There’s no doubt both were good soldiers and we should honor their service. Their service aside, it says nothing about their ability to be effective and competent leaders. We need people who have a record of making correct choices. The last eight years indicate that the administration has failed us and their backers have also made poor choices that have hurt this country. The answer is clear! We won’t stand for the same old wrong choices. It’s time for a change and McCain is for staying the course.