Rep. Joaquin Castro: Hillary Clinton’s Vision for America Is About Inclusion

[Beacool]

I'll be casting my vote with my grandmother, mother and daughter in mind

When I go to the polls on Tuesday, I’ll be thinking about my grandmother. Around 1914 she left Mexico to live with family in the U.S. She was 6-years-old, her sister was 4, and both were orphaned. My grandmother never had a formal education, so she took what jobs she could as a maid, a babysitter and a cook. She worked hard to take care of her only daughter, my mother Rosie.

I’ll be thinking about my mother, too—the first in her family to graduate high school and attend college. She went on to fight for voting rights in Texas and even ran for office herself. Her early activism inspired my own path to public service, and my brother, Julián’s, too. Our mother supported us so we in turn could get a college education, attend law school and follow our dreams.

With these two women in mind, I’ll be casting my vote on March 1 for Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton. Of all the candidates, she can best ensure that a third woman (to-be), my 2-year-old daughter, grows up knowing she can accomplish anything, even becoming President of the United States.

http://time.com/4241115/joaquin-castro-hillary-clinton/?xid=homepage

Thank you for your support, Rep. Castro.

[daleanime]

1. Does that include the rope?

[angrychair]

2. Yep

The inclusion of millionaires, billionaires and corporations, their voices must be heard too!!!

[BlueStater]

3. He so badly wants his empty suit brother to be VP.

[sharp_stick]

17. An empty suit?

holy shit that's some dumb blather right there. Well done...I think.

[BlueStater]

19. He's basically the Democratic version of Marco Rubio.

He's being pushed by the DNC because he can give nice speeches and he's Hispanic rather than because of any real accomplishments. Nobody with his laughably thin resume should ever be seriously considered as the running mate to anyone.

And I couldn't care less if you think my opinion is "dumb blather". I've been observing him for years and he's an empty suit to me.

[Broward]

4. She'll be very inclusive of all the big Wall Street banks.

[Buzz cook]

5. Thanks for the post. Not much for endorsements but

this one was nice.

[Beacool]

11. Yes, it was a nice statement.

[sufrommich]

6. Very nice endorsement statement. nt

[giftedgirl77]

13. You're late to the party.

[Bluenorthwest]

8. Then why was she all about excluding LGBT from marriage rights until 2013 Joaquin?

'Inclusion, just not for you'.

[silenttigersong]

9. I am sorry but

A class system cannot be inclusive just saying.

[NBachers]

10. When does the bus arrive?

[Beacool]

12. I think that he already has tire marks on his suit.

[sharp_stick]

18. That's OK someone here told us it's empty

It doesn't hurt as much when they get chucked under like that.

[Herman4747]

14. Mr. Castro's hoping his brother can become VP. n/t

[Hortensis]

15. Very nice endorsement. And those who don't understand,

perhaps these popular vote totals so far will help explain. Hillary is America's choice.

Hillary 3,534,665 votes
Sanders 2,264,165 votes
Trump 2,923,184 votes
Cruz 2,483,553 votes
Rubio 1,867,264 votes
Kasich 538,996 votes
Carson 489,588 votes

[oasis]

16. Hillary's ability to inspire is often underestimated. Castro's touching

story brings a new perspective to the HRC candidacy.