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... There is now renewed confidence in our country and our convictions. For this country is moving and it must not stop. It cannot stop. For this is a time for courage and a time for challenge. Neither conformity nor complacency will do. Neither the fanatics nor the faint-hearted are needed. And our duty as a party is not to our party alone, but to the Nation, and, indeed., to all mankind. Our duty is not merely the preservation of political power but the preservation of peace and freedom. - John F. Kennedy (from an advance copy of a speech to be delivered to the Texas State Democratic Executive Committee, 11-22-63)

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." -- President Theodore Roosevelt.

"My brain is like a chicken pot pie." - Rick Perry, 7-25-94.

Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at Math.

Florida: $35,000,000.00 to teach people to play the lottery. $7,000 for voter education. - Danny Schechter, 2002

The year 2000 will see men still arguing about the President's death. - Harrison Salisbury, 1964

The VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston Strangler is to a woman home alone. - Jack Valenti, 1984

I think there is a lingering vestigial desire for literacy and I pride myself on being literate to the point of pretentiousness. - Tom Lehrer

Don't eat anything you can't lift. - Miss Piggy

What a waste it is to lose one's mind or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. - Dan Quayle

When I was a kid I got no respect. I worked in a pet store. People kept askin' how big I get. - Rodney Dangerfield

The early bird gets the worm. But look what happens to the early worm. - Alfred E. Neuman

But nobody reads. Don't believe people read in this country. There will be a few professors that will read the record... the public will read very little. - Allen Dulles, 7-9-64.

If I were running against George Bush, there might not be enough Secret Service guys to protect his jaw. - Bob Slagle (CBS Evening News, November, 1988)

We need this forum to exchange ideas without the necessity of having to defend ourselves in public. The various Klingons and Romulans will eventually pick up the gist of what is said - but by the time they do, the information will either be out of date, discarded, or agreed upon - so that their observations will not carry much weight. - Dick Isley

We all know what "good operating practice" is, don't we? It's whatever we want it to be at the time. - Stephen A. Mendelsohn

"Who cares what you think?" - President George W. Bush, July 4, 2001

"The opposition stands for a redistribution of wealth - - from the mainstream economy and the 'middle class' - - to persons who receive the very largest corporate bonuses." The opposition loves regressive taxes. The public observes the impact in the form of price increases for the necessities of life, and with increased government fees, tolls and taxes at the State and Local levels. Democrats offer a different view of the public interest than the opposition, and a vision of progressive, responsible government.

Tom Blackwell is the Senior member of the Platform Committee of the 2008 Democratic National Convention from Texas, and its Standing Committee on Platform, and served as a member of the 2004 and 2000 Democratic National Convention Platform Committees. Contributions adopted in the 2004 Platform include the Convention's policy positions on the Federal Communications Commission, The All Volunteer Military / opposition to the draft, The policy on Iraq / Where we go from here in Iraq, Voting practices in the United States and their impact on Foreign Policy, Teaching Citizenship in the public schools, Competitive bidding for government contracts, and the re-write of the policy on Stem Cell Research. Contributions adopted in the 2000 National Convention Platform include Internet policy, FCC policy and 'Investing in Innovation.'

Contributions at the State level include service on the State Convention Platform Committees, 2006 and 2002, the Chairman's Advisory Committee on Platform, 2008, 2006 and 2004, and as Co-Chair of the Platform and Resolutions Committee of the 16th Senate District Conventions (Dallas County), 2008, 2006 and 2004.

This site was the first to publish a Texas Platform of either political party on the Internet.

This is a World Wide Web site of the 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998 and 1996 Platforms of the Texas Democratic Party. The 2008 Platform was adopted at our State Convention in Austin, June 5-7, 2008. The 2006 Platform was adopted at our State Convention in Fort Worth, June 8-10, 2006. The 2004 Platform was adopted at our State Convention in Houston, June 18-19, 2004. The 2002 Platform was adopted at our State Convention in El Paso, June 14-15, 2002. The 2000 Platform was adopted at our State Convention in Fort Worth, June 9-10, 2000. The 1998 Platform was adopted at our State Convention in San Antonio, June 26-27, 1998. The 1996 Platform was adopted at our State Convention in Dallas, June 7-8, 1996.

Information on the Democratic Caucus on Computers and Communications (Texas) - - the Technology Caucus - - and Tom Blackwell's private EMail list are also included. Tom Blackwell is responsible for events for this caucus at Texas Conventions in 2008, 2006, 2004 and 2002.

John F. Kerry 200,854

George W. Bush 146,952

Source: Data published by Election Administrators in Dallas, Collin and Denton Counties

In addition to the precincts in Dallas County, the City of Dallas includes 6 precincts in Denton County, and 13 precincts in Collin County. Kerry/Edwards won in the City of Dallas with a margin of 53,902 votes.

Albert Gore, Jr. 50,996,064

George W. Bush 50,456,167

Source: www.potus.com

... and in the City of Dallas, "home" of the opposition, Al Gore and Joe Lieberman won by 31,427 votes. The results: Gore/Lieberman - 167,777. Bush/Cheney - 136,350.

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I have collected comedy music for a number of years. It is an effective diversion from some of the heavier things in life... such as those I found while growing up in Dallas, Texas in the 1960's. Artists like Allan Sherman, Tom Lehrer, Peter Schickele, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Stan Freberg, Spike Jones, Benny Bell, The Capitol Steps, Kip Adotta, Ray Stevens, Elvira, Cheech & Chong, Ogden Edsel, Frank Zappa, Julie Brown, Steve Martin, Shel Silverstein, Tom "T Bone" Stankus, Napoleon XIV, Freddie Blassie, Benny Hill and Big Daddy are important parts of my collection. In addition to records and CDs, I have a number of recordings of the "Doctor Demento Show." This weekly radio program, from Los Angeles, is a focus point for those of us who enjoy the entertainment diversion that comedy music uniquely provides. If you are a radio advertiser, this kind of program provides a special opportunity to address people who actively listen to the radio - and to every word that is broadcast. If you make decisions for a radio station, it is a special opportunity for your bottom line, and for your advertisers to connect with motivations of the public to purchase products and services. Click on the box below to go

Some of my fellow Texans have posted complaints on the Internet about being 'stuck with a Lemon.' Yet we have a solution. The Texas "Lemon Law." I worked over a period of three Sessions of the Texas Legislature to plug loopholes in this Law (the 1991 amendments signed into law by Governor Ann Richards), and feel this needs a little promotion. It's a shame that some manufacturers of motor vehicles have more experience 'sticking people with Lemons,' than simply fixing the problems and leaving customers (and their local franchised dealers) happy. And guess which out-of-state manufacturer has been required to buy back more Lemons than any other? It's the very one that went out of their way to get my attention to this problem, and to the loopholes in the old Law. Having an effective Lemon Law gives citizens and auto makers the opportunity to settle these cases without going to court.

And for that former Governor of a certain adjoining state that did not have a Lemon Law - who told me he "got in trouble" proposing one: The people of your state are welcome to copy ours. (The fact that you and your wife were elected to higher offices is no excuse.)

The Texas "Lemon Law" is found in Vernon's Revised Texas Civil Statutes, Article 4413(36), Section 6.07.

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