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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>I got an e-mail from Bob Turney saying the announcement wasn’t
supposed to come out UNTIL the PPC sent out some sort of announcement of the
RECOMMENDATION not an ENDORSEMENT. According to Bob, this recommendation is
politics at its finest. Bob felt that any TDP Chair could agree to the PPC
conditions, however, he felt Boyd was in a unique position to get the 2 PPC
Resolutions debated within the convention Rules Committee. I don’t know
if I like all of this, Brenda. Supposedly, Boyd had to agree to a list of
conditions, which weren’t unreasonable, before the PPC would recommend
him as permanent TDP chair for the 2006-08 term. You should have gotten another
“e” listing the conditions. If you got the “e” let me
know what you think of the PPC action. Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Brenda Fackler
[mailto:bfackler55@hotmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, May 31, 2006 5:17
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> discuss@paa-tx.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [PAA-Discuss] FW:
Progressive Populists Support Boyd</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hmmm....
This is interesting! I'm a member of the PPC and no one told me about this.....<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>~Brenda<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Tahoma'>From: <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>"Boyd Richie" <boydrichie@gmail.com></span></i><br>
To: <i><span style='font-style:italic'>bfackler55@hotmail.com</span></i><br>
Subject: <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Progressive Populists Support Boyd</span></i><br>
Date: <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Wed, 31 May 2006 13:38:29 -0700</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> <img width=300 height=166 id="_x0000_i1026"
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear Fellow
Democrat,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I'm honored to
announce that the Progressive Populist Caucus (PPC) Steering Committee has
recommended that all of their members endorse my candidacy for State Party
Chair.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The PPC is a group
of rural and urban grassroots activists committed to a more just society and
fostering an environment where democracy, equal opportunity and equality can
thrive. The PPC's work for the Party and our Democratic
candidates is invaluable to our efforts and I greatly appreciate the
support of their Steering Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Stan Merriman, PPC
Chair Emeritus, said "Boyd has demonstrated commitment to reforms of
our party that we have been advocating for the past five years, including some
specific reforms he has agreed to undertake immediately. We mutually agree that
rebuilding our party is our first vital task." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rebuilding our
Party requires the ideas and active participation of Texas
Democrats from every corner of the state whose diversity is strengthened by a
common bond - our commitment to a democracy that works for all the people.
Working together, we can...and we will win elections and change the
course of our state and nation. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Your friend &
fellow Democrat,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Boyd L. Richie<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Young</span></font></st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Democratic Attorney<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font><strong><b><font color=red
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>1307 Roanoake, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Graham</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State>
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Democratic Chair, 1307 Roanoake, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Graham</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">78450</st1:PostalCode></st1:place>
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