Bill Clinton: “Well, ladies and gentlemen--you don't have to worry about me giving up. [Applause] Thank you. Garry Mauro promised me…”

“Well, ladies and gentlemen--you don't have to worry about me giving up. [Applause] Thank you. Garry Mauro promised me that if I came to Texas in the wake of all this controversy, I would get a warm welcome. And he nearly overdid it today. [Laughter] It's great to be back here. I want to thank Frank Herrera and his whole family for making us feel so welcome at their humble little homestead here. We ought to give him a hand. Thank you. [Applause] I want to thank all the people who provided our music and catered our food and made this such an enjoyable occasion. I want to thank the candidates who are here who are running for office--Jim Mattox, Charlie Gonzalez--Richard Raymond is not here--Joe Henderson. I want to thank Molly Beth Malcolm, your State chair, and all the members of the Texas House and Senate who are here. I want to say a special word of appreciation for the life and career of a man who has been my friend for more than 25 years, Henry B. Gonzalez. You can be really proud of what he has done. And I want to thank my friend Ann Richards for finding ways to say things no one else can say that make a point no one could misunderstand. [Laughter] She's unbelievable. I want to tell you why I wanted to come here today, for reasons other than the fact that Garry Mauro has been my friend since 1972. Audience member. Mango ice cream!”