They Can Run, But You Can’t Hide
D. Geller - August 22, 2000

Event Summary

It's quite possible that one of your friends, or some organization that has your e-mail address, sent you a notice about Governor George W. Bush of Texas, currently the Republican nominee for President of the United States, having established a 'Jesus Day' in Texas. Depending on your political and religious choices you might have felt this to be interesting. TEC of course has no comment one way or the other about the propriety of the announcement, except to note that Texas, like many other states, issues all sorts of proclamations about all sorts of topics. In general, these puff pieces are proclaimed at the behest of a particular organization and are not expected by anyone to represent the policy of the issuing state. Despite the e-mail flurry, the story has not captured many headlines (even on the third page) in American newspapers...