I just got scolded by David Van Os.
It was at a fundraiser at the River Briggs Ranch for the Democratic nominee for the Texas Supreme Court. Mr. Van Os was making the rounds through the chili line, and when he got to us, I mentioned the crowd, which was larger than anyone could remember at a Democratic event in Amarillo, Texas. "We're going to turn Texas purple," I foolishly babbled. That's when David Van Os scolded me.
He pointed at me repeatedly with his index finger, while pointing out that Republican turnout has been twice that of Democratic turnout in the past several elections. "They have to get twice their people to vote to beat us," he said.
Don't sell us short, don't buy into the notion that maybe if we work hard we can come close to beating Republicans in a few elections. Texas, like everywhere else populated by normal human beings, is a blue state, David Van Os proudly shouted.
And you better believe we gave him his hell-yeahs.
And, yeah, that crowd was fantastic. Democrats are coming out like no one ever believed we could. Even Will Rogers would have to admit that we're lining up together this year, when it matters most.
Yep.
A huge crowd for a state Supreme Court nominee at an isolated ranch we had to drove over miles of dirt road to get to? Even Texas a blue state? George Bush was the best thing that ever happened to our party.
SPACEDARK
Ah yes, David Van Os, the attorney for Lt. Col. Bill Burkett, the CBS source of Dan Rather's infamous memos. I wonder if he was retained by the colonel before or after the phone call from Joe Lockhart, requested by Mary Mapes. I really hope the press (or the bloggers, or Dick Thornburgh, or somebody) gets to the bottom of all this before November 2.
ReplyDeleteFrom www.vanosforsupremecourt.com:
ReplyDeleteDallas Morning News: "Democrat David Van Os, 54, has been in the news as the former attorney for the Abilene-area Democratic activist who admits providing CBS with inauthentic documents about President Bush's National Guard service."
David's Response: The Dallas Morning News is saying that I should have abandoned my client, that my client is not entitled to due process of law, and that my client does not have a right to legal counsel. This attitude merely proves how desperately we need on our courts individuals who understand and appreciate the Constitutional rights and liberties of all the people."