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Posted by WildEyedLiberal in John Kerry Group
Wed Sep 13th 2006, 11:33 PM
The silver-haired, silver-tongued Richards said she entered politics to help others — especially women and minorities who were often ignored by Texas' male-dominated establishment.

"I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me by saying, 'She opened government to everyone,'" Richards said shortly before leaving office in January 1995.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060914/ap_on_...


Ann Richards is an inspiration to fiery, contrarian women everywhere. Thanks for paving the way for us, Ann. You will not be forgotten.
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Why I support John Kerry
Kerry's Ten Point Plan for America in his own words:

1): Obey the law, and protect civil rights in this country.

2): Tell the truth, and tell it to Americans all the time.

3): Fire the incompetents.

4): Chase the money lenders and changers from the temple of democracy and reclaim it for the grassroots of this nation.

5): Bring our troops home from a stable Iraq - which we can do – as fast as possible.

6): Find Osama Bin Laden and protect the ports and other facilities of the United States of America.

7): Stop stabilizing big oil, and stop blaming the American people for being addicted to oil when it’s this administration that is addicted to oil. And we need to commit ourselves to alternative and renewable fuels.

8): Make access to healthcare affordable for all Americans, not as a matter of privilege and ability to pay, but as a matter of right for being an American citizen.

9): Reduce the deficit, which is, after all, a conservative thing to do, and rather the difference from this radical group that are doubling it, tripling it, adding to the deficit in trade and adding to our children’s debt while they make irresponsible choices about the future and we must define and respect work over wealth. That’s an important principle for this country.

10): And finally, fight for American jobs, jobs here in America that are high value-added jobs that will open up the doors to the future.



Also...


- Kerry led the filibuster of dangerous right-wing extremist SC nominee Samuel Alito.



- John Kerry has exposed more government corruption than any man alive, blew the lid off the Iran-Contra and BCCI terrorist money-laundering scandals, and earned himself lifelong enemies on both sides of the aisle for his relentless courage in fighting the Bush family crime syndicate. All you have to do is Follow the Money.



- Kerry lights into the incompetent, callous, dishonest, lawbreaking, warmongering "Katrina Administration"



- And if all that weren't enough, he's found time to do a few other things besides!


So who are you waiting for? There is no bigger advocate for the American people than John Kerry.

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