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Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Genesis 1:2

Kustoff not conservati­ve enough

What kind of Republican do you want representi­ng West Tennessee? An establishe­d Washington insider or a conservati­ve outsider? There’s a clear choice in this Republican primary for U.S. Congress in District 8.

U.S. Rep. David Kustoff, a so-called “conservati­ve” who pledged to protect our West Tennessee values, instead voted with U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi to give $500 million to Planned Parenthood. He sold us out.

Kustoff has yet to explain why he teamed up with Democrats and prochoice liberals to fund a private organizati­on that aborts an estimated 320,000 babies per year, according to The Federalist.

How can you claim to be pro-life after choosing to give half a billion dollars to the biggest administra­tor of abortions in the United States? How can you claim to be a conservati­ve? It’s

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Giving hard-earned tax dollars to Planned Parenthood proves that Kustoff is out of touch with West Tennessee. He is not a real conservati­ve. He does whatever the establishm­ent tells him to do.

I’m running for Congress because I love West Tennessee and I’m tired of the same old entitled establishm­ent politician­s telling us one thing and then doing another. West Tennessee, there is a clear choice in this election. A vote for me is a vote to protect our unborn.

George Flinn, Memphis

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