Saturday, July 10, 2004
SO MANY THINGS TO NOTE...
So, I guess I'll just get started.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM IS DRAFTED
The Democratic Party's 2004 Platform was written and drafted in Hollywood, Florida over the weekend. For those of you who missed the fun (it was broadcast live on C-SPAN), here's a story on it from Reuters/Yahoo.
Texas was extremely well represented on the Platform Committee, although at times I was sent into a minor panic. Our dear friend Tom Blackwell from Dallas was called to explain his first amendment. And then he was called again. Still no Tom. Then he came in from the hall, where he was still working on negotiations with the Chairwoman of the Drafting Committee, Cong. Rosa DeLauro. This happened several times during the Hearings. If you see him at the National Convention in Boston, wink and call him "AWOL Tom."
Tom does report, incidentally, that he thinks Texas Democrats got more into the DNC Platform this year than ever before. Way to go Tom and our other Texas Democrats!
If you check C-SPAN's website periodically, they will usually upload their archives of previous programs. It's very possible that you will be able to see the Platform Hearings online within a day or two, in case you missed all the action. BTW, you'll also be able to tune in to C-SPAN live on either your cable TV or the internet for live gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Democratic National Convention.
I LOVE C-SPAN!
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HYPOCRITICAL DOUBLE TAKE
I blew cola out my nose the first time I heard the reporter ask Shrub "what's the difference between Cheney and Edwards and he replied "Cheney can be President." HA! You idiot, Cheney IS President! We're not fooled.
My personal favorite of the day was on one of the CNN afternoon programs. The topic was Edwards' lack of foreign policy experience. The Democratic spinmeister (someone I didn't know) came back with my favorite line of the day - "Before Bush became President, the closest he'd ever come to foreign policy was when the Toronto Blue Jays played his Texas Rangers." I'm still giggling at THAT one!
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UN-PATRIOT-ICK!
The Slimy Repuglicans did it again, using their common blunt force tactics to defeat an amended version of the so-called Patriot Act. The methods utlized for defeating the amended version have the easily identifiable stench of Tom DeLay. The amendmended Patriot Act, a much better version (if there is such a thing) actually passed during the standard 15 minute vote period, but GOP leaders (yeah, that would be the Hammer) extended the voting period by an additional 20 minutes while they strong-armed/blackmailed/threatened about 10 members of the GOP to change their votes.
I want them ALL outta there NOW! VOTE RICHARD MORRISON FOR CONGRESS IN TEXAS' 22ND!
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SARGENT SAYS...
The latest from my favorite political cartoonist, Ben Sargent of the Austin American-Statesman. It would be funny if it weren't true...
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DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM IS DRAFTED
The Democratic Party's 2004 Platform was written and drafted in Hollywood, Florida over the weekend. For those of you who missed the fun (it was broadcast live on C-SPAN), here's a story on it from Reuters/Yahoo.
Texas was extremely well represented on the Platform Committee, although at times I was sent into a minor panic. Our dear friend Tom Blackwell from Dallas was called to explain his first amendment. And then he was called again. Still no Tom. Then he came in from the hall, where he was still working on negotiations with the Chairwoman of the Drafting Committee, Cong. Rosa DeLauro. This happened several times during the Hearings. If you see him at the National Convention in Boston, wink and call him "AWOL Tom."
Tom does report, incidentally, that he thinks Texas Democrats got more into the DNC Platform this year than ever before. Way to go Tom and our other Texas Democrats!
If you check C-SPAN's website periodically, they will usually upload their archives of previous programs. It's very possible that you will be able to see the Platform Hearings online within a day or two, in case you missed all the action. BTW, you'll also be able to tune in to C-SPAN live on either your cable TV or the internet for live gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Democratic National Convention.
I LOVE C-SPAN!
_________________________________________________________________
HYPOCRITICAL DOUBLE TAKE
I blew cola out my nose the first time I heard the reporter ask Shrub "what's the difference between Cheney and Edwards and he replied "Cheney can be President." HA! You idiot, Cheney IS President! We're not fooled.
My personal favorite of the day was on one of the CNN afternoon programs. The topic was Edwards' lack of foreign policy experience. The Democratic spinmeister (someone I didn't know) came back with my favorite line of the day - "Before Bush became President, the closest he'd ever come to foreign policy was when the Toronto Blue Jays played his Texas Rangers." I'm still giggling at THAT one!
_________________________________________________________________
UN-PATRIOT-ICK!
The Slimy Repuglicans did it again, using their common blunt force tactics to defeat an amended version of the so-called Patriot Act. The methods utlized for defeating the amended version have the easily identifiable stench of Tom DeLay. The amendmended Patriot Act, a much better version (if there is such a thing) actually passed during the standard 15 minute vote period, but GOP leaders (yeah, that would be the Hammer) extended the voting period by an additional 20 minutes while they strong-armed/blackmailed/threatened about 10 members of the GOP to change their votes.
I want them ALL outta there NOW! VOTE RICHARD MORRISON FOR CONGRESS IN TEXAS' 22ND!
_________________________________________________________________
SARGENT SAYS...
The latest from my favorite political cartoonist, Ben Sargent of the Austin American-Statesman. It would be funny if it weren't true...
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