[Seattle-editorial] FP: Jim Hightower receives Backbone Award

[BFGalbraith]

I read both Hightower AND Moyer as part of assigned
reading at the University this week, so I really have
to FP this item, under the title in the subject line
of this e-mail:

--- Amy Morrison <amym at seanet.com> wrote:
> For Immediate Release
> 
> March 2, 2004
> 
> Contact: Bill Moyer, Project Director
> 
> Phone: (206) 463-4784
> 
> Email: bill at backbonecampaign.org
> 
> www.backbonecampaign.org
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On February 20, 2004, Jim Hightower was awarded a
> Backbone Award for his
> decades of work in shaping the progressive populist
> movement.
> 
> 
> Bill Moyer, Project Director for the Backbone
> Campaign, presented Mr.
> Hightower the award, saying, ´For over 30 years you
> have helped to shape
> the lexicon of modern progressive populism. Your
> words resonate because
> you speak the truth about lies, you have
> prescriptions for change, and
> you do it with humor and wit that break down
> barriers and empower
> regular people.
> 
> 
> ´The Backbone Campaign has been focused on rewarding
> elected officials.
> As a former elected official who represented the
> best in courageous
> leadership and public service, and an early target
> of the Bush dynasty
> and Karl Rove, you qualify under those criteria. But
> perhaps more
> important is that your recent leadership has given
> people around the
> country strength, confidence and the backbone to
> stand up for their
> future.¡
> 
> 
> Mr. Hightower was elected twice as Texas Agriculture
> Commissioner on a
> visionary platform siding with small farmers against
> corporate
> agribusiness, defending farm workers and protecting
> consumers. Today he
> perseveres in promoting his populist viewpoint with
> his monthly
> newsletter, The Hightower Lowdown, and in radio
> commentaries, articles,
> speeches and his recent book ´Thieves in High
> Places.¡
> 
> 
> Created by the Backbone Campaign,
> www.backbonecampaign.org, the Backbone
> Award seeks to recognize and honor courageous
> elected officials and
> community leaders who take principled progressive
> stands at politically
> lonely moments. The award is a gold-painted
> sculpture of a backbone,
> similar in size to an Oscar. Hightower is the second
> recipient of the
> award. 
> 
> 
> 
> ##
> 
> 
> 
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-Benjamin 

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