Cathy Cox gets two standing ovations at Democratic Party of Georgia meeting in Atlanta this past Saturday.
Cathy Cox had to feel good about the May 21 meeting of the Democratic Party of Georgia in Atlanta.
When invited to say a few words by Chairman Bobby Kahn, Cathy headed for the podium amidst a simultaneous standing ovation.
Her message was forcefully delivered; several points she made:
• Democrats are ready to take back Georgia.
• Georgia had to see what they -- the Republicans -- were like to appreciate what we had.
• What the Republicans did was give corporations a billion dollar tax cut and pass legislation calling on secrecy rather than open government.
• We must energize our constituencies.
• Dollars bills don't cast a vote; corporations don't cast a vote. People do, and we must take our message to the good people in Georgia in order to win in 2006.
• Cathy also took us back to the year 1962 when Birmingham and Atlanta were similar cities, and each was at a crossroads. That historic year Georgia elected Carl Sanders, a progressive governor at the same time that Alabama elected George Wallace, and since then Atlanta went on to become an important international city, leaving Birmingham far behind. Similarly, in 2006, Georgians will have a chance to elect a progressive governor or re-elect one who will turn the clock back on all our state has achieved in the past 40 years.
• In 2006 Democrats must reach a lot of Georgians who don't call themselves Democrats or Republicans.• What Democrats stand for is mainstream Georgia, and the GOP administration has fumbled things badly.
• Democrats must demonstrate to Georgians that we share common values – and that many of their Republican leaders are out of touch with local values.
• We must recruit candidates for every race at every level of government. When we don't have a candidate in a race, the Republicans get to say who we are rather than us define ourselves. And we need to be doing and deciding this now, not next April.
• We need to follow the blueprint of Colorado that in 2004 turned blue and took back the state house and senate, not to mention the U.S. Senate race.
• Our goal must be to elect Democrats one by one, district by district, and race by race on issues that impact the lives of all Georgians.
Cathy left to a cheering group who again all stood simultaneously to give her a second standing ovation.
The only other constitutional officer at the Saturday meeting was Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin who reminded us that he once again has competition and needs our support in setting up events for him around the state.
I had a good chat with Rep. Billy Mitchell and was sorry that I missed seeing my good friend Stephanie Stuckey Benfield. These two are ones that should be thinking about running for a state office. They each have much to offer.
Other legislators present were Rep. Pedro Marin, Rep. Winfred Dukes, Sen. Robert Brown and Sen. Gloria Butler. Former Rep. Lee Howell of Spalding County, who is exploring another run, and former Sen. Mary Squires of Gwinnett County were also present.
When invited to say a few words by Chairman Bobby Kahn, Cathy headed for the podium amidst a simultaneous standing ovation.
Her message was forcefully delivered; several points she made:
• Democrats are ready to take back Georgia.
• Georgia had to see what they -- the Republicans -- were like to appreciate what we had.
• What the Republicans did was give corporations a billion dollar tax cut and pass legislation calling on secrecy rather than open government.
• We must energize our constituencies.
• Dollars bills don't cast a vote; corporations don't cast a vote. People do, and we must take our message to the good people in Georgia in order to win in 2006.
• Cathy also took us back to the year 1962 when Birmingham and Atlanta were similar cities, and each was at a crossroads. That historic year Georgia elected Carl Sanders, a progressive governor at the same time that Alabama elected George Wallace, and since then Atlanta went on to become an important international city, leaving Birmingham far behind. Similarly, in 2006, Georgians will have a chance to elect a progressive governor or re-elect one who will turn the clock back on all our state has achieved in the past 40 years.
• In 2006 Democrats must reach a lot of Georgians who don't call themselves Democrats or Republicans.• What Democrats stand for is mainstream Georgia, and the GOP administration has fumbled things badly.
• Democrats must demonstrate to Georgians that we share common values – and that many of their Republican leaders are out of touch with local values.
• We must recruit candidates for every race at every level of government. When we don't have a candidate in a race, the Republicans get to say who we are rather than us define ourselves. And we need to be doing and deciding this now, not next April.
• We need to follow the blueprint of Colorado that in 2004 turned blue and took back the state house and senate, not to mention the U.S. Senate race.
• Our goal must be to elect Democrats one by one, district by district, and race by race on issues that impact the lives of all Georgians.
Cathy left to a cheering group who again all stood simultaneously to give her a second standing ovation.
The only other constitutional officer at the Saturday meeting was Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin who reminded us that he once again has competition and needs our support in setting up events for him around the state.
I had a good chat with Rep. Billy Mitchell and was sorry that I missed seeing my good friend Stephanie Stuckey Benfield. These two are ones that should be thinking about running for a state office. They each have much to offer.
Other legislators present were Rep. Pedro Marin, Rep. Winfred Dukes, Sen. Robert Brown and Sen. Gloria Butler. Former Rep. Lee Howell of Spalding County, who is exploring another run, and former Sen. Mary Squires of Gwinnett County were also present.
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