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William Jefferson Clinton's 1999 Christmas Message
“Love, peace, joy, hope — so many beautiful words are woven through our Christmas songs and prayers and traditions. As we celebrate this last Christmas of the 20th century, let us resolve to build a future where all people learn to love one another and to live together in harmony; where our children know true joy; and where our hopes for peace, freedom, and prosperity for all are finally realized.” — Bill Clinton's 1999 Christmas Message, December 21, 1999
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1944 Christmas Message
“But, in perhaps every home in the United States, sad and anxious thoughts will be continually with the millions of our loved ones who are suffering hardships and misery, and who are risking their very lives to preserve for us and for all mankind the fruits of His teachings and the foundations of civilization itself. The Christmas spirit lives tonight in the bitter cold of the front lines in Europe and in the heat of the jungles and swamps of Burma and the Pacific islands. Even the roar of our bombers and fighters in the air and the guns of our ships at sea will not drown out the messages of Christmas which come to the hearts of our fighting men.” — FDR Christmas message, December 24, 1944
President John F. Kennedy's Christmas message 1962
“It is the day when we remind ourselves that man can and must live in peace with his neighbors and that it is the peacemakers who are truly blessed. In this year of 1962 we greet each other at Christmas with some special sense of the blessings of peace. This has been a year of peril when the peace has been sorely threatened. But it has been a year when peril was faced and when reason ruled. As a result, we may talk, at this Christmas, just a little bit more confidently of peace on earth, good will to men. As a result, the hopes of the American people are perhaps a little higher.
8 Things Progressives Can Be Thankful For
Unemployment, foreclosures, lunatic elected officials and catastrophic climate change got you down this holiday season? Don't worry, there's ample reason for progressives to give thanks. Here's a few, and I'm sure you can come up with many, many more to add to this list.
- Rachel Maddow Exists
- Marijuana Bests Republicans
- Pittsburgh Gives the Finger to Corporate Control
- Health Care, Duh
- The Green Economy Comes Alive
- Grassroots Victories Driving Progressive Change
- It Gets Better and Then Some
- The Food on Our Table
Read Tara Lohan's full story on AlterNet
GOP tax plan would add billions to deficit
A Republican plan to extend tax cuts for the rich would add more than $36 billion to the federal deficit next year -- and transfer the bulk of that cash into the pockets of the nation's millionaires, according to a congressional analysis...
Bryan-College Station's 'The Eagle' Recommends a Vote for Bill White for Governor
Bryan-College Station's The Eagle Endorses Bill White for Governor:
Gov. Rick Perry, Republican vs. former Houston Mayor Bill White, Democrat
In the past 15 years or so, the election for governor hasn't been much of a race, but this year it is. Former Houston Mayor Bill is mounting the strongest Democratic challenge to Rick Perry since Perry became governor with the resignation of George W. Bush 10 years ago. Perry already has served longer as governor than anyone in Texas history, and it is time for his tenure to come to an end.
The Dallas Morning News: We recommend White for governor
The Dallas Morning News Endorses Bill White for Governor:
Rick Perry's campaign suggests that his cowboy swagger and his disdain for Washington, D.C. should be enough to convince voters that he's the leader Texas needs.
The state's longest-serving governor is so certain his tenure should be extended that Perry has glided through this re-election bid with an impervious air, shrugging off tough questions and offering few specifics. Trust me, Perry tells voters, I know what I'm doing.
Amarillo Globe-News: White earns governor’s nod
The Amarillo Globe-News Endorsed Bill White for Governor:
Change often doesn't come easily in a political system that usually rewards incumbency, seniority and a stubborn adherence to conventional wisdom.
Texas, however, is ripe for change at the top of its government ladder.
Bill White, thus, has earned the chance to govern a state in flux.
White, the Democratic nominee for governor, has more than earned his spurs as a public official.
