Bill White
Bill White
From 2004 until 2010, this Democratic Party politician served as Mayor of Houston, Texas. Previously, during the presidential administration of Bill Clinton, White had held the position of United States Deputy Secretary of Energy.
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 June 1954
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It was kind of watered down. We perceived him as being racist. I rooted for Kentucky while I was in college, but I'm a black person. I'd imagine every black person in America was rooting for Texas Western.
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Everybody is focusing on those who are in shelters,
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The best thing for Tom Delay would be if Ronnie Earle tries the case himself.
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It was just totally unacceptable that there was not adequate fuel supplies stashed around the state, ... That's a part of the state plan that's going to need improvement.
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Socially isolating them is the worst thing you could do. Our belief is that children belong in neighborhood schools. Children belong with their friends.
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They can't win that to save their lives. They have to know that.
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They want to blame us for disagreeing with them, ... It's a typical ploy. ... The police were the ones who turned this into a mistake. They thought they would embarrass us.
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We will not forget that there are dislocated Americans with us,
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We feel they are trying to intimidate and insult people who are going to our demonstration. We don't feel government should be allowed to do that.
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T.M.O. has been a great source of grass-roots wisdom on a variety of issues, ... It was natural to look to them to be part of overall community efforts.
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Those people at risk should not get on the highways to evacuate. People should prepare to shelter in place if they have not evacuated.
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We see the tragedy which is ongoing in New Orleans, and we are doing the best we can to make sure when people get to Houston they have a decent place to stay,
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Between the local people and the top seem to be about seven or eight layers of people who need to get a life,
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You indict the majority leader on a conspiracy charge and you're now just looking at his phone records? This should have been taken care of three years ago,