reporter: the fear? a protracted fight for delegates leading to a messy battle on the convention floor. crazy? maybe. but it s happened before. way back in 1924 when democrats took 103 ballots and 16 days to nominate a loser. party leaders always prefer the more packaged route with unified delegates. and a preordained coronation. somehow conventions manage to deliver the moments that reflect the political mood of the nation, even when the speeches are planned. the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die. read my lips, no more taxes. poor george, he was born with a silver foot in his mouth.
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wants to deal with. but they won t commit another crime. the governor during ruben s clemency appeal was the colorful leader of the texas democrats, ann richards. poor george. he was born with a silver foot in his mouth. in texas, even liberal icon, ann richards, would not dispute the death penalty. on august 23rd, 1994, the day before he was to be executed, ruben cantu received the reply. clemency denied. a san antonio man continues to claim innocence just hours before he is set to die by lethal injection. on the day of his scheduled execution, local stations aired an interview with ruben where he again declared his innocence. by law standards, my case i barely legally sufficient to hold up a capital murder
you but they won t commit another crime. the governor during ruben s clemency appeal was the colorful leader of the texas democrats, ann richard. poor george. he was born with a silver foot in his mouth. in texas, even liberal icon, ann richards, would not dispute the death penalty. on august 23rd, 1994, the day before he was to be executed, ruben cantu received the reply. clemency denied. a san antonio man continues to claim innocence just hours before he is set to die by lethal injection. on the day of his scheduled execution, local stations aired an interview with ruben where he again declared his innocence. by law standards, my case i barely legally sufficient to hold up a capital murder conviction because of the eyewitness. yet his testimony, just looking
never again murder, rape, ordeal drugs. as governor, i made sure they received the ultimate punishment, death and texas is a safer place for it. your state has executed 234 death row inmates. have you struggled to sleep at night? no, sir, i have never struggled with that at all. texans are hard wired to support the death penalty. there may be a gene that you unique to people that are born and live in texas. we are programmed to believe that the death penalty is a necessary part of our criminal death system. we love a good execution. since 1976, texas has executed well over 500 people, more than the next six states combined. since i ve been governor, we have put 45 people to death. it is not something that anybody wants to deal with. they won t commit another crime. the governor during ruben s clemency appeal was the colorful leader of the texas democrats, ann richard. poor george. he was born with a silver foot in his mouth. in texas, even liberal icon,