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<DIV>Greetings,</DIV>
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<DIV>I'm going to paste the Governor's Thanksgiving message below. For those who
may get nauseous reading his press secretaries' ramblings, I encourage you to
arrow down toward the end, where he addresses the plight of the poor,
handicapped citizens of Connecticut. I also encourage you to write to his office
and your local newspapers to share your feelings about his
condescending feelings. </DIV>
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<DIV>chris</DIV>
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<DIV align=right> November 23, 2011</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=4><STRONG>GOV. MALLOY ISSUES THANKSGIVING
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<DIV align=left>(HARTFORD, CT) – On the eve of Thanksgiving, Governor Dannel P.
Malloy today shared the following message with Connecticut residents.</DIV>
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<DIV>“As people across Connecticut gather around their Thanksgiving tables
this year to celebrate with family and friends, it seems an appropriate
time to reflect on where we are and where we aspire to be in our
state. </DIV>
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<DIV>“This past year has been a challenging one. We have sent brave
men and women to other countries to defend our freedoms. While we’re
grateful to welcome some men and women who rejoin their families back home
this year, many are still overseas this Thanksgiving, away from their
loved ones. Still others have made that ultimate sacrifice, and we
honor them and their memories today. </DIV>
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<DIV>“We have endured snow storms of historic proportions and a tropical
storm that brought devastation to many communities along our shoreline and
river beds. </DIV>
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<DIV>“We continue to struggle with a persistent economic downturn.
Too many of our fellow residents are unemployed or underemployed.
Too many of our fellow residents feel an economic insecurity not felt in
more than eighty years. Too many of our young people are worried
that their future will not be as bright as that of their parents and
grandparents. Many of these young people, sometimes joined by
adults, have taken to the streets to express their frustration. It
is a frustration that, at some level, we all share.</DIV>
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<DIV>“Despite all of this, or maybe because of it, we have much for which
to be thankful.</DIV>
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<DIV>“We are thankful that so many brave men and women proudly wear the
uniforms of our armed services, and nobly go to faraway places and
dangerous lands to fight for what we hold so dear: life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness.</DIV>
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<DIV>“We are thankful for the Connecticut residents who, without bidding
or fanfare, took food to elderly neighbors or invited acquaintances to
take shelter in their warm homes in the aftermath of destruction caused by
snow, wind, and rain.</DIV>
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<DIV>“We are thankful that at a time when leaders at a national level have
not found common ground to address many of our nation’s challenges, we in
Connecticut have been able to come together, and across the aisle, in a
genuine effort to address our most pressing economic, fiscal and social
problems. </DIV>
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<DIV>“Mostly, we are thankful because we live in a state populated by good
and decent people. Our cities and towns brim with kind, hardworking,
compassionate people, nurtured by our 375-year history, and rooted in the
political and military founding of this great nation. All around us
we see industrial, political and artistic innovation that has become the
signature of our people over time. </DIV>
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<DIV>“We come from good stock; we are the beneficiaries of our state’s
historical commitment to face our challenges forthrightly, and to work
hard at improving the circumstances of all our fellow citizens. It
is wrong that even in this great state, children go to bed hungry.
But it is good that we are addressing this social injustice, and it is
right that we are committed to seeing the day when we alleviate child
hunger.</DIV>
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<DIV>“It is wrong that some of our fellow residents are, through no fault
of their own, unable to find employment that allows them to climb their
way into the middle class and to bring the next generation of their
families with them. But it is good that we recognize this economic
injustice, and it is right that we have implemented policies to give the
working poor a hand up.</DIV>
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<DIV>“It is bad that some of our fellow residents are afflicted with
handicaps that make their lives immeasurably difficult, and leave them
hovering on the edges of our society. But it is good that we have
service providers who work tirelessly and selflessly to care for and
comfort them. To bring them hope where maybe they have only felt
hopelessness. </DIV>
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<DIV>“So at a time when we face great challenges, let us not forget who we
are and the principles that define us, because we have what it takes to
solve what’s wrong without losing sight of the good that surrounds us
every day.</DIV>
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<DIV>“And so we give thanks.”</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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<DIV align=left>For Immediate Release: November 23, 2011</DIV>
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<DIV align=left>Contact: David Bednarz<BR><A
href="mhtml:{C43C8E67-1894-4A1D-9042-9B9CF951087F}mid://00000710/!x-usc:mailto:David.Bednarz@ct.gov">David.Bednarz@ct.gov</A><BR>860-524-7315
(office)<BR>860-770-9792 (cell)</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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