As a precursor to “The Ray Charles Project,” who will perform at Auburn State Theatre (AST) Friday, Sept. 23, AST presents the film “Ray” tonight at 7 p.m., sponsored by Dean Prigmore and Patrice Taylor.
democratic platform drafting committee met in minneapolis for several days in july. the committee is responsible for preparing an initial draft that will be considered by the full platform committee this weekend. this part of the first day is two hours. now, before we begin, let us rise and say the pledge of allegiance to our flag. please join me. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which a sense, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. please be seated. i want to thank each of you for joining us today. i know we are excited to be here and to tackle this important task that we have before us. as you may know, every four years the democratic party assembles a platform that outlines our party s final positions on a host of different issues. this document also highlights the administration s accomplishments and the president s agenda to keep our country moving in a forward direction.
let s return to basics. let s hold our officials accountable. act responsibly and for the common good. treat people with dignity and demonstrate good behavior. people notice if we offer a good example and walk the talk, we enter policy discussions with credibility and competence. we tend every day business with principled action. policies should follow a description of fairness and collective good and freedom of choice. we don t turn our backs on friends. the principle preference. engaging on the three big issues. bad news with the festering israeli conflict does not get better with time. iran is not just going to melt away in the desert heat. the revolutionary wave of self-expression will continue. we can help, by example, and by assisting with the tools of institutional government. this is not easy. it is going to require planning and patience and go full employment of all aspects of american national power. keeping in mind that changes ever present, technology advances wit