August 22, 2004
Dean in Austin Again
By Byron LaMasters
I've been busy moving in to my apartment and getting ready for school, so I'll be catching up on blogging over the few days here, so I wasn't able to make it to the Dean event, but here's what happened earlier today:
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean made a stop in Austin Sunday to motivate Texas Democrats to take back the White House.
Hundreds of supporters showed up at Huston-Tillotson College in East Austin to hear Dean's message. They call themselves Deaniacs for Kerry - supporters who believe Dean is making an impact on Texas Democrats.
"Howard Dean got us energized, and I think we are tired of what's going on and we're finally saying enough's enough. We're gonna' take it back," Austin Democrat Joene Grissom said.
The crux of Dean's message is that Democrats need to take back Texas by relying on grassroots organizing.
"We've been away from that too long, and I'm pretty optimistic. I don't want to give up on places like Texas," Dean said.
Dean showed his support for candidates on the Dean's Dozen list - people like Richard Morrison, who is running against House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and David Van Os, who is running for Texas Supreme Court Judge.
The rest here.
Meanwhile, Dean stumped in Houston yesterday for Richard Morrison.
Posted by Byron LaMasters at August 22, 2004 11:29 PM
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I was there. You know, everytime I hear Dean speak, not only is it motivating, but what he talks about is just common sense. Plain talk, common sense message. Health insurance, funding education, jobs. Really, its not so hard...
photos from the event:
http://www.redpeg.com/blogimages/dfagrassrootstrainingandrally/default.html
I didn't support him in the primary, but he did a great job in Cleveland a couple of weeks ago. He did his scream speech, and folks were going crazy in applause.
Very good speech. He talked about the successes of Ralph Reed and Karl Rove and how it took 20 years to get to the top. Hopefully at 45, I'll see the Democratic dominance all over the country.
Wished I could have gone but I am also moving and I couldn't justify the time of the drive down there. Good guy. Love 'im!
By the way, since this is as good a place as any to reach Dallas County Democrats...
Lorraine Raggio (a Deaniac from Way Back) is running for Judge in the 162nd Civil District Court in Dallas County. If you live in Dallas County, you can - and you should - vote for her. She'll be further down the ballot from the top of the ticket, but she and all of the other great Democrats running this fall deserve our support.
Find out why, in her own words, she is uncommonly qualified to serve on the bench. Click: http://www.raggioforjudge.com/video_site.htm
After viewing it, spread the word and forward the link around to your friends and family. It is not enough to vote for the top of the ticket this year. We need to sweep the whole county with good Democrats like Lorraine. And with email, blogs and web sites, the grassroots has already proven it can stir up new support and dollars for these good candidates.
Please check out her campaign video at http://www.raggioforjudge.com/video_site.htm
Thanks!
Tony
