OH2: SCHMIDT’S TURKISH SUPPORT EXAMINED
The Frontrunner
September 18, 2008 Thursday
Under the headline, "Why Turks Love Jean Schmidt," The Cincinnati
Enquirer (9/18, Rulon, 222K) reports, "G. Lincoln McCurdy, who is
treasurer of the Turkish Coalition USA PAC, said [Rep. Jean] Schmidt
first appeared on the PAC’s radar after she was criticized by Armenian
groups for opposing a House resolution that recognizes the Armenian
genocide." Her opponent, an Armenian-American, David Krikorian,
"says he’s not running against Schmidt because she believes the
Armenian genocide did not happen. But, when asked, he has a lot to
say on the topic." First, he asks how Schmidt can "deny a historical
fact," then he calls her a "scary lady." A Schmidt campaign spokesman
said she believes there were atrocities committed on both sides and
she doesn’t believe that it was a state-sponsored act.
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