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In reply to the discussion: Refusal to accept Clinton as the Nominee is Rooted in Misogyny and Racism [View all]Sancho
(9,067 posts)181. This was a pretty poor source, and more innuendo than factual.
Even cursory looks paints a different picture. He seems to be a popular and rising politician even though none of us knows if he will get the nod as VP. I think you can see his values if you read his speech to the DNC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Castro
San Antonio city council and mayor[edit]
Julian Castro and his twin brother Representative Joaquin Castro at the LBJ Presidential Library.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid meets with Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Nominee Julián Castro on July 7, 2014
In 2001, Castro was elected to the San Antonio City Council, winning 61 percent of the vote against five challengers. At age 26 he was the youngest city councilman in San Antonio history, surpassing Henry Cisneros, who won his council seat in 1975 at age 27. Coincidentally, Cisneros was also later elected San Antonio's mayor then appointed secretary of HUD. Castro represented District 7, a precinct on the citys west side with 115,000 residents. The population was 70 percent Hispanic and included a large number of senior citizens.[17] As a councilman from 2001 to 2005, he opposed a PGA-approved golf course and large-scale real estate development on the citys outer rim.[18]
Castro ran for Mayor of San Antonio again in 2009, announcing his candidacy on November 5, 2008. Castro hired Christian Archer, who had run Hardberger's campaign in 2005, to run his own 2009 campaign.[13] Castro won the election on May 9, 2009 with 56.23% of the vote, his closest opponent being Trish DeBerry-Mejia.[21] He became the fifth Latino mayor in the history of San Antonio. He was the youngest mayor of a top-50 American city.[22] Castro easily won re-election in 2011 and 2013, receiving 82.9% of the vote in 2011[23] and 67% of the vote in 2013.[24]
In 2010 Castro created SA2020, a community-wide visioning effort. It generated a list of goals created by the people of San Antonio based on their collective vision for San Antonio in the year 2020. SA2020 then became a nonprofit organization tasked with turning that vision into a reality.[25] Castro also established Cafe College in 2010, offering college guidance to San Antonio-area students. In 2012 he led a voter referendum to expand pre-kindergarten education.[22] Castro persuaded two of the most prominent businessmen in San Antonio, Charles Butt and Joe Robles, to lead an effort to pass a $30 million sales tax to fund the pre-kindergarten education program.[13]
Castro gained national attention in 2012 when he was the first Hispanic to deliver the keynote address at a Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.[26][27] Following the 2012 elections, Castro declined the position of United States Secretary of Transportation, partly with an eye on running for Governor of Texas after 2017.[13] However, in 2014, Castro accepted President Barack Obama's offer of the position of United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.[13] Castro resigned as mayor effective July 22, 2014, so that he could take up his duties in Washington. The San Antonio City Council elected councilmember Ivy Taylor to replace him.[28]
In 2001, Castro was elected to the San Antonio City Council, winning 61 percent of the vote against five challengers. At age 26 he was the youngest city councilman in San Antonio history, surpassing Henry Cisneros, who won his council seat in 1975 at age 27. Coincidentally, Cisneros was also later elected San Antonio's mayor then appointed secretary of HUD. Castro represented District 7, a precinct on the citys west side with 115,000 residents. The population was 70 percent Hispanic and included a large number of senior citizens.[17] As a councilman from 2001 to 2005, he opposed a PGA-approved golf course and large-scale real estate development on the citys outer rim.[18]
Castro ran for Mayor of San Antonio again in 2009, announcing his candidacy on November 5, 2008. Castro hired Christian Archer, who had run Hardberger's campaign in 2005, to run his own 2009 campaign.[13] Castro won the election on May 9, 2009 with 56.23% of the vote, his closest opponent being Trish DeBerry-Mejia.[21] He became the fifth Latino mayor in the history of San Antonio. He was the youngest mayor of a top-50 American city.[22] Castro easily won re-election in 2011 and 2013, receiving 82.9% of the vote in 2011[23] and 67% of the vote in 2013.[24]
In 2010 Castro created SA2020, a community-wide visioning effort. It generated a list of goals created by the people of San Antonio based on their collective vision for San Antonio in the year 2020. SA2020 then became a nonprofit organization tasked with turning that vision into a reality.[25] Castro also established Cafe College in 2010, offering college guidance to San Antonio-area students. In 2012 he led a voter referendum to expand pre-kindergarten education.[22] Castro persuaded two of the most prominent businessmen in San Antonio, Charles Butt and Joe Robles, to lead an effort to pass a $30 million sales tax to fund the pre-kindergarten education program.[13]
Castro gained national attention in 2012 when he was the first Hispanic to deliver the keynote address at a Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.[26][27] Following the 2012 elections, Castro declined the position of United States Secretary of Transportation, partly with an eye on running for Governor of Texas after 2017.[13] However, in 2014, Castro accepted President Barack Obama's offer of the position of United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.[13] Castro resigned as mayor effective July 22, 2014, so that he could take up his duties in Washington. The San Antonio City Council elected councilmember Ivy Taylor to replace him.[28]
You can get a hint of his positions here:
http://www.npr.org/2012/09/04/160574895/transcript-julian-castros-dnc-keynote-address
Transcript of San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro's keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention, as prepared for delivery (more at link):
America didn't become the land of opportunity by accident. My grandmother's generation and generations before always saw beyond the horizons of their own lives and their own circumstances. They believed that opportunity created today would lead to prosperity tomorrow. That's the country they envisioned, and that's the country they helped build. The roads and bridges they built, the schools and universities they created, the rights they fought for and wonthese opened the doors to a decent job, a secure retirement, the chance for your children to do better than you did.
And that's the middle classthe engine of our economic growth. With hard work, everybody ought to be able to get there. And with hard work, everybody ought to be able to stay thereand go beyond. The dream of raising a family in a place where hard work is rewarded is not unique to Americans. It's a human dream, one that calls across oceans and borders. The dream is universal, but America makes it possible. And our investment in opportunity makes it a reality.
And it starts with education. Twenty years ago, Joaquin and I left home for college and then for law school. In those classrooms, we met some of the brightest folks in the world. But at the end of our days there, I couldn't help but to think back to my classmates at Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio. They had the same talent, the same brains, the same dreams as the folks we sat with at Stanford and Harvard. I realized the difference wasn't one of intelligence or drive. The difference was opportunity.
In my city of San Antonio, we get that. So we're working to ensure that more four-year-olds have access to pre-K. We opened Cafe College, where students get help with everything from test prep to financial aid paperwork. We know that you can't be pro-business unless you're pro-education. We know that pre-K and student loans aren't charity. They're a smart investment in a workforce that can fill and create the jobs of tomorrow. We're investing in our young minds today to be competitive in the global economy tomorrow.
And that's the middle classthe engine of our economic growth. With hard work, everybody ought to be able to get there. And with hard work, everybody ought to be able to stay thereand go beyond. The dream of raising a family in a place where hard work is rewarded is not unique to Americans. It's a human dream, one that calls across oceans and borders. The dream is universal, but America makes it possible. And our investment in opportunity makes it a reality.
And it starts with education. Twenty years ago, Joaquin and I left home for college and then for law school. In those classrooms, we met some of the brightest folks in the world. But at the end of our days there, I couldn't help but to think back to my classmates at Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio. They had the same talent, the same brains, the same dreams as the folks we sat with at Stanford and Harvard. I realized the difference wasn't one of intelligence or drive. The difference was opportunity.
In my city of San Antonio, we get that. So we're working to ensure that more four-year-olds have access to pre-K. We opened Cafe College, where students get help with everything from test prep to financial aid paperwork. We know that you can't be pro-business unless you're pro-education. We know that pre-K and student loans aren't charity. They're a smart investment in a workforce that can fill and create the jobs of tomorrow. We're investing in our young minds today to be competitive in the global economy tomorrow.
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Refusal to accept Clinton as the Nominee is Rooted in Misogyny and Racism [View all]
bravenak
Jun 2016
OP
Bingo. I found that among my poker friends. One quietly admitted that HRC is not evil incarnate and
bettyellen
Jun 2016
#296
if you truly mean far hard right, you are delving into white nationalists who would NEVER support a
AntiBank
Jun 2016
#310
I did read it....But all that was really needed to know was the offensive headline
Armstead
Jun 2016
#243
I don't want Warren as the VP pick. I would prefer Sec Julian Castro. But I trust
underthematrix
Jun 2016
#12
Castro is about ready as Rubio would be. Propped up more by the media and institution than anything.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2016
#26
Yet, you love citing scores of their articles when it fits your narrative.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2016
#193
I am so glad you've explained how comparing women's hair color isn't sexist at all. Truly. nt
msanthrope
Jun 2016
#145
That you refer to women by their hair color is not something I would brag about, but you go right
msanthrope
Jun 2016
#144
you asked if anyone would refer to men in that manner I replied I didn't refer to any women
azurnoir
Jun 2016
#149
The article isn't about people who don't support Hillary, it's about people who DENY THAT SHE WON.
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#299
I'll accept that you have a link but call the claim absolute bullshit. But you have every right to
floriduck
Jun 2016
#5
Then I guess your call is bullshit too. Everyone makes mistakes at some point.
floriduck
Jun 2016
#8
Saying 'rooted' goes too far, but there is an element of that in the tone-deafness.
CrowCityDem
Jun 2016
#9
Reminds me of my first pass at grad school, where I began to have my doubts about ...
Hekate
Jun 2016
#125
That is a very broad generalization, which indicates a lack of critical thinking.
tabasco
Jun 2016
#13
Criticizing PoC who vote for her as having "Stockholm Syndrome" certainly is. nt
msanthrope
Jun 2016
#33
the racist part is about dismissing the fact that she won largely because of the margins
qdouble
Jun 2016
#41
Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Citigroup, UBS, and millions in cash have much more to do
think
Jun 2016
#15
"When people say that Clinton stole the election or that Sanders is the true winner,
sufrommich
Jun 2016
#19
Not in my case. I just don't like him period. But, I don't like angry white men.
leftofcool
Jun 2016
#63
I don't like angry men either, black or white. Interesting how you added race to it. nt
Autumn
Jun 2016
#74
I was thinking about the issues. But you are right, it doesn't really matter which site. nt
Live and Learn
Jun 2016
#71
It can be a bit difficult since she is constantly flipping but I assure you that I know where she
Live and Learn
Jun 2016
#91
Here here!! She has been calling me a racist for a year (?) and I am a mixed race.
jillan
Jun 2016
#103
As another poster said, this article is genius propaganda knowing liberals are terrified of...
MadDAsHell
Jun 2016
#136
IMO a rather lazy catch all appeals to the emotions no critical thinking required
azurnoir
Jun 2016
#142
People posting in ths very thread did not bother to 'read' it. Just complain.
bravenak
Jun 2016
#221
Funny how automatically you seem to think I wrote this or completely agree with anything
bravenak
Jun 2016
#161
I suppose just not agreeing with the candidate's positions is out of the question.
Vinca
Jun 2016
#159
Accepting that she won a rigged process is another necessary step in our evolution.
Orsino
Jun 2016
#177
So you just decided not to actually read the linked piece and instead let me know
bravenak
Jun 2016
#190
Yes, those refusers love her policies, love election irregularities, but hate her gender and race.
Scuba
Jun 2016
#182
Why do some hillary supporters continue to try to stir up shit? Like this OP? Why????? nt
Logical
Jun 2016
#194
So, in case you didn't know, here is the list of DEMOCRATIC Senators who voted yay.
MoonRiver
Jun 2016
#210
Have no idea why discussion of Hillary and US internal politics gets turned into anti Israel screed
bravenak
Jun 2016
#240
Not enough will leave and we will need to bring in moderates to make up for you guys who do leave
bravenak
Jun 2016
#235
I am pretty positive that many of the 'dead enders' are not really on our side anyway
bravenak
Jun 2016
#239
Agreed and that applies to many topics, a lot of us overlap somewhere in our progressive ideology.
Rex
Jun 2016
#269
So it's a sort of low simmering racism/misogyny, that will evaporate after the convention?
Marr
Jun 2016
#257
Exactly. If it's this bad among Sanders supporters, imagine what it's like among non-liberals. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Jun 2016
#295
Beg Sanders. The winner get on her knees and .... BEG Sanders. Ya. Pretty damn disrespectful
seabeyond
Jun 2016
#302
No it's not. In fact, if HRC were a man with the same resume and the same PROBLEMS, he never
jonno99
Jun 2016
#305
Hillary got more Votes. And, a huge majority of those votes come from POC and Women
Cha
Jun 2016
#321
Please stop dividing people by race, gender or whatever a narrow mind can possibly contrive ...
slipslidingaway
Jun 2016
#323
Please stop acting like the cause of racial division is black people discusding racial issues
bravenak
Jun 2016
#324
Never said that, just comparing the "History Made" of Clinton campaign, which many are promoting ...
slipslidingaway
Jun 2016
#330
Maybe some segments of the population have had too much power over others for too long and
bravenak
Jun 2016
#332
Can you imagine a 20 year old, poor Jewish man chaining himself to a black person ...
slipslidingaway
Jun 2016
#337
They who? here's my take what has deveeloped this campaign as I've already stated
azurnoir
Jun 2016
#338
You know what? Not everything is about you personally and I actually avoid getting into it with you
bravenak
Jun 2016
#340
No it quite obviously wasn't about me personally but I outlined how I was affected personally
azurnoir
Jun 2016
#341
Bull. It's rooted in a love of traditional FDR style Democratic values, which get little support
highprincipleswork
Jun 2016
#326
FDR who left the military segregated and left blacks and domestics (women) out of social security?
bravenak
Jun 2016
#327
Get ready for James Comey to be labeled the biggest sexist in the history of men. n/t
yodermon
Jun 2016
#348
Of course, it couldn't be her right-of-center politics that doesn't sell well
NorthCarolina
Jun 2016
#353
I agree with the author except for her claim that open primaries would be "fairer."
SunSeeker
Jun 2016
#366