Que Linda!
Netroots Nation — the nation’s top progressive blogger conference — has just wrapped up its 2010 Convention in Las Vegas. The Keynote Speaker to close it out was none other than Texas’ own Linda Chavez-Thompson, Democratic Party candidate for Lt. Governor.
And she gave one hell of a speech. (dKos, BOR)
Linda tells her story of growing up around Lubbock, having to drop out in the 9th grade to help support her family pick cotton. Through hard work she became the first woman of color to serve as an Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO. She also discusses what sparked her desire to run for office. (Hint: it involves a bookstore, which is one reason I find her a fascinating candidate…) She lays it all out too: Republican hypocrisy in “balancing” the state budget with Federal money while refusing Federal aid for extended unemployment insurance, Texas’ declining rankings in just about every measure of success while Republicans have been in charge, and a Texas Republican Party Platform opposed to improving public education through such obvious and necessary steps as universal pre-K.
Watch the speech to learn what Que Linda! is all about.
Mark your calendars, because Linda Chavez-Thompson will be speaking to a Democratic Party rally here in Lubbock on the evening of August 15th. More details to follow as the event draws near.
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