Manan Trivedi responds to comments by Jim Gerlach's campaign today
MEDIA RELEASE
5.19.2010
Ed Niles, Campaign Manager
610-370-9489
The following is a statement by Manan Trivedi, Democratic nominee in the 6th Congressional District in response to comments made by Congressman Jim Gerlach's campaign earlier today:
"I think voters across this district made a clear choice for a change in the type of Representation they want in Washington. People are tired of career politicians and Washington insiders, it's clear that they are looking for a new breed of civil servant. Someone who has the real world experience to tackle the problems we face and the courage to state their beliefs clearly regardless of which way the political winds are blowing.
"As we move forward with this campaign, I expect to experience an energetic debate with Representative Jim Gerlach and I hope he will be willing to have those debates with me.
"I also hope he doesn't decide to only express his positions and the differences he has with me through a spokesperson, press releases or truth distorted television ads. Especially if Jim Gerlach is planning to use the same Washington GOP talking points they used in the thumping they received in last night's PA 12th special election. If Gerlach's folks keep taking their talking points and marching orders from the Republican insiders, we're going to have a very successful November. However, if Gerlach does decide to go down that route, let me be very clear.
"Jim, on March 20, 2003, while you were comfortably sitting at home after you supported the lies George W. Bush told about why we needed to take our eye off the ball in our fight against Al Qaeda, my boots were some of the first on the ground in Iraq. I was working to save the lives of the Marines you sent into a needless war.
"Well I didn't back away then and I am not going to back down now in my commitment to improving the lives of the people I grew up with. This is my home. This is where my family lives. And this is going to be an election about changing our future and building a better Pennsylvania."
Manan Trivedi is the Democratic nominee for Congress in Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District. He is a primary care physician, a former Lt. Commander in the U.S. Navy, and an Iraq War veteran from Berks County.
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"I think voters across this district made a clear choice for a change in the type of Representation they want in Washington. People are tired of career politicians and Washington insiders, it's clear that they are looking for a new breed of civil servant. Someone who has the real world experience to tackle the problems we face and the courage to state their beliefs clearly regardless of which way the political winds are blowing.
"As we move forward with this campaign, I expect to experience an energetic debate with Representative Jim Gerlach and I hope he will be willing to have those debates with me.
"I also hope he doesn't decide to only express his positions and the differences he has with me through a spokesperson, press releases or truth distorted television ads. Especially if Jim Gerlach is planning to use the same Washington GOP talking points they used in the thumping they received in last night's PA 12th special election. If Gerlach's folks keep taking their talking points and marching orders from the Republican insiders, we're going to have a very successful November. However, if Gerlach does decide to go down that route, let me be very clear.
"Jim, on March 20, 2003, while you were comfortably sitting at home after you supported the lies George W. Bush told about why we needed to take our eye off the ball in our fight against Al Qaeda, my boots were some of the first on the ground in Iraq. I was working to save the lives of the Marines you sent into a needless war.
"Well I didn't back away then and I am not going to back down now in my commitment to improving the lives of the people I grew up with. This is my home. This is where my family lives. And this is going to be an election about changing our future and building a better Pennsylvania."
Manan Trivedi is the Democratic nominee for Congress in Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District. He is a primary care physician, a former Lt. Commander in the U.S. Navy, and an Iraq War veteran from Berks County.
