Posted on 07/15/2005 2:10:43 PM PDT by Crackingham
Fiery Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean promised $1 million in campaign funds to state party candidates during a Denver fundraiser Thursday, saying recent takeovers of the state House and Senate showed that Colorado was primed for further Democrat victories. Speaking to a group of about 200 supporters inside a ballroom at the Oxford Hotel downtown, the former presidential candidate told the crowd that Democrats "need to make it clear to people that we're ready to fight."
Dean also took swings at immigration policies of Republican congressmen Bob Beauprez and Tom Tancredo, and directed a slap at Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family, saying that no party has the corner on morality in the United States.
Dean whipped the crowd up as he recounted Colorado's political shift last election. The $1 million pledge, he said, would be doled out over four years. State Democratic leaders said Thursday that they already are hiring staff to spread their message across Colorado.
"We're gonna turn Colorado from purple to blue," Dean said amid cheers and applause at the $100-per-person event. "You turned it from red to purple all by yourself."
The former Vermont governor said his party would "beat Republicans by having a positive message" in both Colorado and nationwide, though its focus on equal rights for gays, universal health care and working wages for families who are struggling to make ends meet.
"Focus on the Family?" Dean asked. "If you want to focus on the family, focus on minimum wage. If you want to focus on the family, focus on smaller class size."
He tells 'em to fight, then he tells them they're "pozzz oh tive".
The Leftist swine have the market cornered on abortion, porno, and gay sex. And most folks don't really think that amounts to much in the way of "morality."
The Democrat Party Plan for Social Security Reform : Raise the minimum wage and fire Karl Rove.
The Democrat Party Plan for a National Energy Policy: Raise the minimum wage and fire Karl Rove.
The Democrat Party Plan for Tax Reform: Raise the minimum wage and fire Karl Rove.
The Democrat Party Plan for Economic Development: Raise the minimum wage and fire Karl Rove.
The Democrat Party Plan for National Security and the War on Terror: Raise the minimum wage and fire Karl Rove.
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