adjective
Of or concerned with charity: altruistic, benevolent, charitable, philanthropic, philanthropically. See give/take/reciprocity, kind/cruel.
r u SURE?
Without The Education "District" Code, would not have an election code to fight over.
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n Nueces County and throughout South Texas, Mary Leyendecker and Allen Fiszman organized so well. Thanks to county chairs who helped. And, as with good Democrats throughout the country, even folks with differences set them aside to help. The names of people who don't ordinarily come together came together for this campaign, and I thank each and every one of you.
Special thanks to Ami Sanchez and Garreth Broesche for undertaking event and finance efforts on an increasingly large scale. And, to Belinda Castro and Linda George Smith for extraordinary volunteer work.
In Nacogdoches County, thanks to Brenda Willett whose wise counsel and hard work got out the flyers we needed.
In North Texas, we've had so many people to thank, and wanted to make sure we include Paul and Carolyn Hood in Plano, Donna Turman, Trudy Hess, Tom Marking, Liz Wally, Grace Morrison, Jackie Fleschman, Terry Taylor, and Larry Shulman.
Thank you to Deborah Landis for the hundreds of calls, making a huge difference into East Texas, and the same for wonderful folks too numerous to name, but including Louise Chandler, and Sharon McMahon and Resa Harrison and Diane Podorsky and Janie Beltran and Alison Dieter and Anne Sigler of Huntsville and Barbara and Calvin Simper. And of course to Shirley Walston for her Smith County calls.
I will be mentioning my friends in Harris County, but the huge percentage improvements in Harris didn't just happen and the thousands of people who found their yet-changed-again polling places across the state thanks to hard work are to be congratulated.
Thanks to BAND and John Cobarruvias for poll dressing and GOTV, once again. The NASA funding cuts have hit the community and our scientific future. The hurricane damage along the Texas Coast and in East Texas doesn't receive the attention or the dollars that other states have received, yet those Texas communities which have been devastated know the struggles caused by federal inattention and incompetence. The voters in East Texas who got to the polls are very much appreciated. Recent visits to East Texas still show the story of devasation and loss, not limited to the disasters other states suffered. The difference: other states' leaders fought hard and successfully for their federal dollars, while Texas received a pittance. It's a pattern which has left Texas ranked 47th in bacon brought home by our state-wide elected officials who wrongly claim success and popularity.
BAR
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April 13, Note from the BlackDems
Congratulations! We are proud to have supported you Barbara and we plan to continue to do so in the general election as well. You earned your victory as well as the respect of our membership with your sincerity and competency.
James E. Robertson, Jr.
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April 11 Election Day Blog
I won the runoff with 60 percent of the vote, and the papers now voice a recognition of the potential strength of the grass roots. Thousands of indivduals were responsible for this decisive statewide win. It's early on April 12. I'm getting ready to head out to Austin after my morning run for meetings and a news conference for the statewide Democratic candidates. We are enjoying so many well-wishers' e mails and status reports. Mary Leyendecker organized Nueces County and worked tirelessly, and reports from Corpus Christi, where grass roots efforts turned around the primary results.
"Nueces Co. Courthouse was filled with supporters for the local races. Many people shook my hand - pals from the campaign trail - they voted for you and are so happy for your success statewide and in Nueces Co. Mike Creacy, his wife, their son William and numerous others are due a world of thanks for their support, expertise, excellent ideas, and hands-on efforts... never mind that today was election day, and another might have said enough's enough, Mike and his team copied and distributed stacks of campaign flyers to make that extra effort to get out the vote. We got signs up at all the sites. Ms. Josie Suarez said she and her family campaigned so effectively they believe they can attribute 800 votes in Robstown to their efforts."
One person can make a huge difference. Johnny Shelton came to the Victory Party sunburned from tremendous blockwalking for us, yet again. Lloyd Criss, Galveston County Chair, organized Galveston beautifully, bought ads, sent out cards. Lloyd was one of the first county chairs to endorse me and his in-kind help was immeasurable, as were so many of the county chairs, who personally donated and created a network of grass roots support. Galveston County's efforts in the runoff increased my vote from 42% in the first primary to 65.95% in the runoff. Their mailings, newspaper ads, calls, door-to-door, and polling place work was brilliant. Lubbock field was extraordinarily well organized, and county chair Johnnie Jones, Sue Wexler and our next Congressman Robert Ricketts have been with me from the beginning.
And from Burnet County, the extraordinarily hard working Democratic Chair Shirley Schmidt sent a great e mail as a status report. Guy Stuart and his family have done more than we can list, as well. Shirley wrote:
"....Burnet County, 157 votes for Radnofsky to 14 for Kelly. We hope that is the story throughout Texas. I was on the phone all day today. When I saw the last Democratic voters in all 4 Precincts, there were voters I'd called today. The last voters in two precincts were individuals who hadn't voted in the primary but promised to vote today, and they showed up. As many of 1/3 of the voters in at least one Precinct were individuals I'd called today."
I hope this small selection of the reports gives an idea across the state, every region, every area, of the grass roots efforts in small towns, rural Texas, which must not be forgotten, as well as our cities, which face such tremendous burdens. We've updated the issues chart on the issues section, and will be adding a sobering figure which answers my opponent's boast that she has brought home the bacon: Texas ranks 47th out of our 50 states in such funding brought home.
As the issues we've been highlighting hit Texans hard, we will continue to thank the grass roots folks who have educated me, helped me with financial and moral support and who made this win possible, but it would take thousands and thousands of blog entries to do so. The numbers paint an extraordinary picture of help across the state, as does a nearly twenty point improvement in five weeks.
My family and I voted together today, after I took my mother to the polls. We enjoyed the day thoroughly and really liked the news at the end of the day as AP was the first to call the race at an early hour. Maria Selma's was packed, and it was exciting to go from staffer phone to staffer phone as calls of support and congratulations came in.
We also hit the one million dollars raised mark on April 11. A Republican friend donated 4200 dollars to get us to the edge. The online donation from Carol Lewis (the olympic track star and broadcaster), sister to Radnofsky supporter and Olympian Carl Lewis appears to have hit the one millionth mark, and several others hit about the same time, including ones from my law firm partners to whom who I bid farewell this past Monday as I announced my departure from Vinson and Elkins.
The office is running smoothly with volunteer personnel and staff staying busy and our donated furniture and electronics beautifully cobbled together.
We were able to thank some but not all our well wishers and hard workers on the webcast last night, and to see the great band's performance and hear about others who helped, please view and listen to the webcast on-line. Jet Set, the phenomenal band, also recorded the campaign song: http://radnofsky.com/press/Barbara%20Ann.mp3
We know Senator Hutchison and her staff study my blog, so we want them to know I'll be in Austin, San Antonio, Houston, and DFW in the next week, then on to DC where the Democratic Senate Leadership co-hosts a fundraiser for me on April 25. We await Sen. Hutchison's dates for a series of debates, as she has finally responded in the press to my call for debates that she's looking forward to discussing the issues in public. Let's hope she makes good on what her spokesmen say, as this race has been correctly characterized by commentators as a referendum on the direction in which this state and country are headed. The downfall of DeLay emphasizes this race, and that's good, as is life. Thanks. BAR
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
WAKE~UP~CALL ...caught you in the ACT~Cornyn and Keller two rotten peons in a pod............
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Of or concerned with charity: altruistic, benevolent, charitable, philanthropic, philanthropically. See give/take/reciprocity, kind/cruel.
r u SURE?
Without The Education "District" Code, would not have an election code to fight over.
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COMMENTARY: W. GARDNER SELBY
Cornyn vote on kids' health insurance might not hurt him
Do voters overlook health care as a priority issue?
Listen to this article or download audio file.Click-2-Listen
By W. Gardner Selby
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Thursday, October 11, 2007
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, assured himself of being peppered when he voted against bolstering the Children's Health Insurance Plan serving children of the working poor.
Even so, two political consultants insist that his position — rating a Democrat-steered approach too expensive and too expansive — won't hurt him.
Alicia Mireles
AMERICAN-STATESMAN
(enlarge photo)
W. Gardner Selby
MORE W. GARDNER SELBY
W. GARDNER SELBY
* Cornyn vote on kids' health insurance might not hurt him
* Two governors handled mansion renovation differently
* Unless he confesses, it's not Dewhurst's fault Texas has no early primary
* Hutchison may leave early, won't seek re-electio
What's this?
Todd Smith of Austin and Craig Murphy of Arlington should know. They coached then-state Rep. Arlene Wohlgemuth in her unsuccessful 2004 challenge to U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Texas.
Wohlgemuth snagged the GOP nomination after stressing her role whittling the Texas CHIP to help the state plug a shortfall without higher taxes. Edwards then launched a TV ad painting her as slashing health care for children.
"Very well crafted," Smith said. "Extremely effective."
But no Republican will make cutting CHIP a campaign centerpiece next year, he said, unless they tumble into a trap.
Wohlgemuth scrambled, Murphy suggested, because she wasn't widely known before Edwards popped her. Cornyn shouldn't have an identity problem, nor will he lack resources to deliver his message.
The other Texas senator, Kay Bailey Hutchison, voted for the CHIP proposal, though she conceded that she had valid concerns about the measure and said President Bush should sit down with Congress to ensure CHIP's continuation.
After vetoing the proposal opposed by Cornyn, Bush said he's open to negotiations. And Cornyn has said he supports a lesser expenditure.
Political fallout will ultimately turn on whether voters choose candidates based on health care. Other topics — perhaps war, immigration, education or taxes — are likely to rule.
In last year's Senate race, for instance, the Iraq war proved to be the major issue. Meanwhile, Hutchison said in a debate that a Republican-ushered ban on the government negotiating lower prescription drug prices for senior citizens should be looked at. Her comment drew scant attention. She and Cornyn later voted against bringing up a House-approved measure permitting negotiations, saying the current system works well.
Health care debates certainly fuel suspicions. Cornyn has said the sought CHIP changes amount to a taxpayer-funded benefit for the middle class that is likely to hurt private insurance providers. Scott McCown of the Austin-based Center for Public Policy Priorities said Cornyn may have misunderstood or misrepresented the proposal.
Opponents of the plan, McCown said, are upset at CHIP because it works: "They don't want to provide health care to the American people, and they don't want to pay for it. It's that simple."
I have doubts; simplicity out of Washington would be too much of a miracle.
wgselby@statesman.com; 445-3644 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\
Cornyn must be stupid, I am sorry, Lo siento, he is just clueless.
Why should taxpayers pay his AND for his entourage AND his family "taxpayer funded health care"?
They're SPESHHHal.....like "the church lady" says it on SNL.
What a freeloading carpetbagger! He and his Patriot group familia should move to Iraq along with their "OPM" funded JOB.
Healthcare we pay for.........but he is special?
Yeah , so slow to show his patriotism when it is not BENEFICIAL to his so called "Patriot group".
Since he does not care anymore.... and, it is obvious,"I don't feel so bad".......What a dud, maybe if the GOP was serious about backing him he would have more money than Mikal Watts.
But according to Stopcornyn.com's interview "Rick Perry Noriega" said he looks forward to "helping Cornyn enjoy"........that Noriega has informed and acted like he was one of those desperados, claiming dire straits, and in financial need..... they are no doubt stupid,since it was BS in his own words Noreiga states: "As it turns out, I have the necessary resources as well."
What was that warning Eisenhower warned us about?
Of or concerned with charity: altruistic, benevolent, charitable, philanthropic, philanthropically. See give/take/reciprocity, kind/cruel.
r u SURE?
Without The Education "District" Code, would not have an election code to fight over.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COMMENTARY: W. GARDNER SELBY
Cornyn vote on kids' health insurance might not hurt him
Do voters overlook health care as a priority issue?
Listen to this article or download audio file.Click-2-Listen
By W. Gardner Selby
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Thursday, October 11, 2007
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, assured himself of being peppered when he voted against bolstering the Children's Health Insurance Plan serving children of the working poor.
Even so, two political consultants insist that his position — rating a Democrat-steered approach too expensive and too expansive — won't hurt him.
Alicia Mireles
AMERICAN-STATESMAN
(enlarge photo)
W. Gardner Selby
MORE W. GARDNER SELBY
W. GARDNER SELBY
* Cornyn vote on kids' health insurance might not hurt him
* Two governors handled mansion renovation differently
* Unless he confesses, it's not Dewhurst's fault Texas has no early primary
* Hutchison may leave early, won't seek re-electio
What's this?
Todd Smith of Austin and Craig Murphy of Arlington should know. They coached then-state Rep. Arlene Wohlgemuth in her unsuccessful 2004 challenge to U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Texas.
Wohlgemuth snagged the GOP nomination after stressing her role whittling the Texas CHIP to help the state plug a shortfall without higher taxes. Edwards then launched a TV ad painting her as slashing health care for children.
"Very well crafted," Smith said. "Extremely effective."
But no Republican will make cutting CHIP a campaign centerpiece next year, he said, unless they tumble into a trap.
Wohlgemuth scrambled, Murphy suggested, because she wasn't widely known before Edwards popped her. Cornyn shouldn't have an identity problem, nor will he lack resources to deliver his message.
The other Texas senator, Kay Bailey Hutchison, voted for the CHIP proposal, though she conceded that she had valid concerns about the measure and said President Bush should sit down with Congress to ensure CHIP's continuation.
After vetoing the proposal opposed by Cornyn, Bush said he's open to negotiations. And Cornyn has said he supports a lesser expenditure.
Political fallout will ultimately turn on whether voters choose candidates based on health care. Other topics — perhaps war, immigration, education or taxes — are likely to rule.
In last year's Senate race, for instance, the Iraq war proved to be the major issue. Meanwhile, Hutchison said in a debate that a Republican-ushered ban on the government negotiating lower prescription drug prices for senior citizens should be looked at. Her comment drew scant attention. She and Cornyn later voted against bringing up a House-approved measure permitting negotiations, saying the current system works well.
Health care debates certainly fuel suspicions. Cornyn has said the sought CHIP changes amount to a taxpayer-funded benefit for the middle class that is likely to hurt private insurance providers. Scott McCown of the Austin-based Center for Public Policy Priorities said Cornyn may have misunderstood or misrepresented the proposal.
Opponents of the plan, McCown said, are upset at CHIP because it works: "They don't want to provide health care to the American people, and they don't want to pay for it. It's that simple."
I have doubts; simplicity out of Washington would be too much of a miracle.
wgselby@statesman.com; 445-3644 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\
Cornyn must be stupid, I am sorry, Lo siento, he is just clueless.
Why should taxpayers pay his AND for his entourage AND his family "taxpayer funded health care"?
They're SPESHHHal.....like "the church lady" says it on SNL.
What a freeloading carpetbagger! He and his Patriot group familia should move to Iraq along with their "OPM" funded JOB.
Healthcare we pay for.........but he is special?
Yeah , so slow to show his patriotism when it is not BENEFICIAL to his so called "Patriot group".
Since he does not care anymore.... and, it is obvious,"I don't feel so bad".......What a dud, maybe if the GOP was serious about backing him he would have more money than Mikal Watts.
But according to Stopcornyn.com's interview "Rick Perry Noriega" said he looks forward to "helping Cornyn enjoy"........that Noriega has informed and acted like he was one of those desperados, claiming dire straits, and in financial need..... they are no doubt stupid,since it was BS in his own words Noreiga states: "As it turns out, I have the necessary resources as well."
What was that warning Eisenhower warned us about?
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