Tarrant County SUNDAY rally against Perry!

[crispini]

Let Gov. Perry, GOP Know They Got an 'F' This Session
The Tarrant County Democratic Party will stage a rally this Sunday, June 5, at Riverside Park in Fort Worth at 3:45 p.m. Participants will march to the Cavalry Cathedral Academy to greet Governor Rick Perry.
"Rick Perry left Texas children behind, but he will be in Fort Worth this Sunday for a rally and photo opportunity, pandering to his base and trying to scare off a primary challenge," says TCDP Executive Director Nile Fischer. "After all, when one can use a church as a film set and its people as props, who will ask him why 4.4 million Texas children remain shortchanged? WE WILL!"

Gov. Perry will be at the school to sign legislation making minor changes to existing abortion law and the upcoming constitutional election concerning gay marriage - an institution already illegal in Texas. In a widely distributed e-mail, Perry supporters sought to fill the audience with "pro-family Christian friends who can celebrate with us."

But Texas schoolchildren won't be celebrating, Fischer said.

"The Republican leadership has failed our children for the third time," Fischer said. "They called three special sessions to redraw congressional lines for Tom DeLay, but when it came time to finance our children's schools, they have failed in 2003, 2004, and 2005. And despite a court order to improve our schools, they even tried to pass a costly private school voucher plan that would have drained more money from our children's schools.

"Our kids get three attempts to pass the TAKS test - and if they fail, they cannot advance," Fischer said. "Perry, Craddick, and Dewhurst have failed Texas children three times. They should be held to the same accountability standard they demand of our school children. Three strikes, YOU'RE OUT!"

The TCDP rally will begin at 501 Oakhurst Scenic Dr (east of I-35N & Yucca Ave). ALL SIGNS WILL BE PROVIDED. For more information, contact TCDP at 817-335-8683.

[ananda]

1. Wahoo

You go Fort Worth!

[asjr]

2. I used to live in Ft. Worth--more power to them.

[johncoby2]

3. Someone please please dress up like a priest and hold a sign

that says "The GOP. Let Us Prey"

[sonias]

4. Go Tarrant Co. Dems!

Have fun out there. We're with you in spirit.

Love John's idea "Let us prey"

Of course many of them may not get it and just think it's a typo. Hopefully the media will get it.



Sonia

[DesEtoiles]

5. Let's make sure we encourage all chickenhawks to enlist

I suggest handing out Army recruting literature

[tammywammy]

6. I think I'll be able to make it Sunday.

Signing legislation in church, forgetting the schools, it's all just disgusting.

Hopefully nothing will come up, otherwise I'll be there.

[crispini]

7. TIME CHANGE!

Just got this via email. Please call the TCDP to confirm, ya'll.


Staging time: 2:45pm instead of 3:45pm
March time: 3:00pm instead of 4:00pm

The time change is due to the fact that the Governor's visit schedule
was
modified. I wonder why!!!! So, please expect some time change once
you get there, be early, I suppose the Governor's schedule may be
sooner
than they let out.

[TexasThoughtCriminal]

8. I just got off the phone with Tarrant Co. Dem Party Exec. Dir.

He would like us all to please stay on message with our signs. In other words, don't fall into the trap of the religious extremists. Don't come off as outwardly pro-gay or pro-abortion. (Besides, there will be gay pride parades this weekend, and we don't want to steal their thunder.) For the sake of our future candidates, we can't afford to be a left-wing mirror of their extremism. So make a point to emphasize the failures of Perry's leadership: school finance, child healthcare, property tax relief, etc.

So with that in mind, anyone else on the Dallas side of the Metroplex want to help me make signs for the rally?

:patriot:

[johncoby2]

9. I still like the priest costume and Let us Prey sign....

[TexasThoughtCriminal]

12. I like it too!

In my opinion it doesn't go off topic, it makes a mockery of repukes, and stays off the hot-button issues. (I might change it to a slick, shellac-haired, polyester-suited televangelist. Don't want to offend any progressive Catholics out there...)

[crispini]

11. Are you going?

I'm feeling kind of lazy. I'm not sure if I want to drag myself all the way over to the other side of the 'plex, esp. since I'm going to GP tomorrow night for the meetup.

[derby378]

10. I say we bypass the rally and walk straight into the church

Someone in the church needs to boo loudly when Perry signs the bill in law. Might as well be us.

[johncoby2]

13. It's a public event. Why not?

There is no reason to be outside. If the church was filled with anti perry people, they couldnt do a damn thing about it.

[Bouncy Ball]

14. Go for it.

If I weren't picking people up at the airport at that exact time, you bet your ass I'd be there. Damn, I wish I could.

I have passed on this information to some other locals, though. Hopefully they'll be there.