[AGL] Fwd: It's time to support a great Texas Democrat, the Honorable Chris Bell

[Harry Edwards]

Yes, but have you checked the documentation cited in the previous post? 
The Houston Chronicle in several instances; the League of Women Voters. 
Bell has a record for which "Republican Lite" is neither simplistic nor 
a distortion.

I don't care who wins the primary, but I too hope there's not a runoff, 
thus giving Kinky more time to collect signatures.       twisty

On Feb 22, 2006, at 10:22 PM, Frances Morey wrote:

> Terming Chris Bell "Republican Lite" is a simplistic distortion. I've 
> heard him speak on issues that matter to me and he sounded progressive 
> and ernest. I started supporting him early on after he wowed a group 
> of 200 Howard Deaniac Democrats to their feet in an enthusiastic 
> standing ovation. I believe him when he says he wants things to change 
> for the better in Texas. Chris was a Democratic congressmen savaged 
> out of his constituent Harris County district by DeLay. I think he 
> has enough animus against Republicans to not emulate them. I want to 
> see him in the governor's office. I hope Kinky and Strayhorn keep 
> enough conservatives and crazies out of the primary election to elect 
> Bell without a runoff.
> Frances
>
> Ron Kirk <info at chrisbell.com> wrote:
>> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:42:26 -0500 (EST)
>> F rom: Ron Kirk <info at chrisbell.com>
>> To: frances_morey at yahoo.com
>> Subject: It's time to support a great Texas Democrat
>>
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>> Dear Friends,
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>> A lot of you have worked with me over the years in my campaigns for 
>> Dallas Mayor and United States Senate, and I value your support and 
>> your allegiance. So when I was initially asked to give my support to 
>> a candidate in the Democratic Primary for Governor, I held off 
>> because I wanted to ensure that the candidate I picked would have 
>> what it takes not only to defeat Rick Perry in  November, but to be a 
>> great Texas Governor as well.
>> And today I am endorsing Chris Bell and asking you to support him too.
>> Chris Bell knows that it is not enough to be right about Rick Perry 
>> being wrong. Chris has taken bold stands on public education and 
>> ethics reform that speak to a broad cross-section of Texans that he 
>> calls the New Mainstream. And Sunday's Dallas Morning News poll--not 
>> to mention the editorial endorsement from that newspaper and others 
>> as well--show that Chris is the only candidate in this race building 
>> a broad base of support that will sustain him in a general election.
>> Chris Bell's path to victory in November is a lot simpler than the 
>> one that I faced in 2002. This is a plurality election, meaning Chris 
>> only has to finish first in a 4-way race to win. Put more simply, if 
>> we turn out our Democratic base, we win!
>> Texas needs and deserves strong, competent and visionary leadership. 
>> I sincerely believe th  at  leader is Chris Bell. I choose to go into 
>> the future with Chris Bell, and I am asking all of you who have 
>> backed me in the past to help me carry Chris to victory in the Texas 
>> Democratic Primary on March 7! It is time to come together and 
>> support a great Texas Democrat and a new leader who can guide our 
>> state to greater heights.
>> Yours,
>> Ron Kirk
>>
>> Ron Kirk was the Dallas Mayor from 1995 until 2001, and in 1994 Gov. 
>> Ann Richards made him Texas Secretary of State. He is a former Dallas 
>> Assistant City Attorney and served as aide to U.S. Senator Lloyd 
>> Bentsen. Now he serves on the Board of Directors for Brinker 
>> International, Dean Foods Company and PetsMart, Inc., is a National 
>> Trustee for the March of Dimes, and is a partner at Vinson & Elkins 
>> LLP in Dallas.
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