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~From the desk of the Candidate~
Press Release
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
There
is a Vietnamese proverb that speaks to yesterday's primary - " When eating
a fruit, think of the person who planted the tree."
I
wanted to drop a note of thanks to the many people who laid their special touch
on yesterday's success. I know that there were many thoughts, prayers,
and actions that went unnoticed - all mattered in the outcome.
We
won with limited dollars and a willingness to hold hard to principles as we
pushed away from the political power structure. It worked - sometimes in
spite of my best efforts. That means something, because we not only won,
but we also won right. Therein is a foundation for independent public
service with opportunities to shake things up and redefine the model.
With
your help we have cleared the first hurdle. We have a strong foundation
for the next steps. In short order we will begin an aggressive campaign
that will take full advantage of the time, challenges and opportunities between
now and November. Your help will be no less important tomorrow that it
was yesterday.
A
good place to start? We need to hold as many "meet and greets"
throughout WNC as possible over the next few months. If you can get a
group together, I will bring my stool and portable microphone and we will have
a face to face real world question and answer session that I promise will have
your friends, church members, neighbors, and others saying, "This man is
approaching public service in a new way - he is genuine in his commitment to
principle over politics, party, power, or popularity - I want to
help".
Again,
please accept my thanks. We did not win a prize last night - we assumed a
responsibility - a responsibility that I intend, with your good help, to
embrace with a full heart. I am reminded of words of wisdom from
Shakespeare on gratitude that seem very real today, "How far that little
candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary
world."
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