"It's very dangerous when we have people in positions of leadership who use their power to try to quiet those who disagree with them” (Chasmar). Tulsi Gabbard, the Representative for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District and former Vice Chair of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), refers to the DNC’s actions earlier this year that favored Secretary Hillary Clinton in her primary campaign. Gabbard, a hero veteran, resigned from her position as vice chair of the DNC after witnessing injustice in the heart of the Democratic Party. The head of the DNC, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, held only six debates during the primary season, a small number compared to other election years when there were 15, or even 26, debates between candidates. Some commentators connect Wasserman’s position as the co-chair of …show more content…
Her staff received a message from Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who uninvited Gabbard to the Las Vegas debate quickly after Gabbard publicly expressed her opinions against Schultz. Gabbard took this as a personal offense, saying “when I signed up to be vice chair of the DNC, no one told me I would be relinquishing my freedom of speech and checking it at the door” (Sainato). Gabbard speaking her mind in the midst of this clear favoritism and corruption is truly patriotic. After being a witness to the outrageous behavior of the DNC, Tulsi Gabbard resigned from her position as vice chair and immediately endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders. This was a pivotal moment in the primary election because Gabbard weighed her values as more important than her prestigious political position. If she stayed with her post as vice-chair of the DNC, she would have been forced to stay neutral, but instead she “left the establishment to join the opposition” (Phillips), showing that she cares more about her personal truth than maintaining a comfortable status
On January 25, 1972, Chisholm announced her candidacy for president. She stood before the cameras and in the beginning off her speech she said, “I stand before you today as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency of the United States. I am not the candidate of black America, although I am black and proud. I am not the candidate of the women’s of this country, although I am a woman, and I am equally proud of that. I am not the candidate of any political bosses or special interest. I am the candidate of the people.” Though Shirley did not win a single primary during the 1972 presidential election, she captured over 150 votes on the first ballot and later said her campaign had been a necessary “catalyst for change.” Shirley went on to serve for ten more years in the House and retired in 1982 after seven terms in congress.
...being one of the most powerful women in politics and represented Denver in 1997. People looked up to her as she represented women’s positions in politics, child care programs, and fought to decrease the spending limits that were set for defense installations (Abbott, Leonard, Noel, pp. 480, 2013).
I am choosing to write my essay focusing on Nancy Pelosi, arguably one of the most influential politicians of her time, and certainly one of the outstanding ladies of the political world. Not only was she the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House, she also was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame at Seneca Falls. She ranks with the most consequential speakers, certainly in the last 75 years.”(Burstyn) Nancy Pelosi was born on March 26th in 1940 and she has represented San Francisco for approximately 29 years. This however is not by far her most notable achievement, speaker of the house aside, under her guidance the 111th US Congress was said to be the most productive in the history of its conception. This means that she was able to oversee the 111th Congress in a manner that minimized the terrible three, collective action problems, commitment problems, and coordination problems. These problems all come down to the inability to make decisions, and are extremely ponderous to efficiency. She ran it as famously, even though the house was so divided when she took the pos...
Tan includes a direct quote from her mother in paragraph six of the reading, and she does not shorten it for an important reason. Tan decides to keep the entire quote instead of paraphrasing to add an effect that a reader can only understand with the full quote. It shows that even though some people speak the language of English it is hard for others to understand based on the person’s full understanding and comprehension of the language. In Tan’s case she is used to the way her mother speaks and uses the language, but to others it is almost impossible to understand. If it were not for Tan summarizing what the quote meant before putting it in the text, few readers would have understood what the mother was trying to convey with her use of the language. Tan’s strategy in including this direct quotation is to show that language differs from person to person even if they all speak the same language. She is implying that the whole world could speak English; however, it would not be the same type of English because of how everyone learns and how others around
The Democratic Primaries were more competitive than the Republican Primaries. There were five strong candidates heading into the primaries; Senator Gary Hart (D-CO), Congressman Richard Gephardt (D-MO), Senator Al Gore (D-TN), Jesse Jackson, and Governor Michael Dukakis (D-MA). Senator Gary Hart started the primary season as the favorite of many of the party leaders and the Democratic public as a whole. Suspicions of extramarital affairs dogged the Hart camp to the point in which Hart had to address the rumors. Hart challenged the media to investigate him, thinking that they would not pick up t...
The goal of Hillary’s speech is to persuade her audience that her ideas are valid, by using ethos, pathos, and logos. Hillary is the First Lady and Senator, she shows credibility as an influential activist for woman rights. “Over the past 25 years, I have worked persistently on issues relating to women, children, and families. Over the past two and a half years, I’ve had the opportunity to learn more about the challenges facing women in my country and around the world” (Clinton 2).
“The Candidate” is a prime example of the inside of a campaign and the inside of an election. Elections do not only include the candidate themselves, but the campaign manager, the supporters, the nominee’s family and the media crew. During “The Candidate” Democratic nominee John McKay uses many strategies in order to “not” win his election for California Senator. Going into this campaign McKay was in hopes that he would not win the election, as time passed his view of the election changed as did his strategies. Many of the campaign strategies used by John McKay include saying what he wants, doing what he wants, and going where he wants.
...onsibilities were never ending and she approached them with the same grace and drive as she does everything in her life. Although the book end its documentation in 2002, shortly after 9/11, Condi’s duties have become no less urgent. Since that time she has had to defend her Administration against suggestions that the attacks could have been prevented and has done so quite well. The 2004 elections have just been completed and George W. Bush is returning to the White House for another term. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has submitted his resignation and Condoleezza Rice has been nominated as a predictable replacement. If she survives the Senate approval hearings she will become the first black female and second female to fill the role. While I have full faith in her abilities I am concerned with the fact that without Powell in the National Security Council there will be no dissenting opinions. The proposed administration is politically homogenous. Surely Dr. Rice would understand this concern as she herself is quoted in the opening lines of chapter 8 of her biography as saying “If you find yourself in the company of people who agree with you, you’re in the wrong company.”
In 2010 Republicans had an unusual opportunity to win the deep-blue Delaware Senate seat once held by Joe Biden. The vessel: GOP Rep. Mike Castle, a popular former governor and the front-runner. Enter Ms. O’Donnell. Fueled by tea-party enthusiasm and money, she trashed Mr. Castle as a liberal and beat him in the primary. After a general election that devolved into debates over gay service members, religion, creationism (and even witchcraft), Democrat Chris Coons blew out Ms. O’Donnell by 17 points.
...y was an ambassador for global women’s issues, calling for them to take a larger political and economic role and condeming human right’s violations such as sex-trafficking and abuse. (Kamp 2013). ‘The Hillary Effect’ allowed for female empowerment, and has been expected to ‘achieve 50% female political representaion by 2050’. (Horansky 2012). Hillary also launched the Global Hunger and Food Security Programme and worked with the United Nations to fight world hunger and poverty, ‘a threat to the stability of governments and societies.’ (Clinton 2009). Overall Hillary ensured $832 million for global development projects. (Lemmon 2011). As a former First Lady and Senator, Hillary’s fame allowed her ‘raise issues on a global agenda that no one before her has been able to do’, and ended her tenure with respect and postive regard by the international community.* 281
What defines the perfect dish? Trick question. Does “perfect” truly exist? By creating an oversimplified definition of a subject, individuals fail to consider the various nuances and thus substantiate how perfection is a mere fallacy. Even though it is our natural tendency to aim for perfection, what truly makes a dish remarkable is its balance and blend of diverse ingredients.
As ironic as it seems the 2000 Florida recount was a scandal that many people who were *not in to political did not knew of. Teressa Mejia Lopez, a waitress of a government official populated restaurant did not know about much of the scandal. She did not know anything regarding the recount for the reason that she was not into politics and simply did not care but was open to questions. When explained what had happened, Teresa was first in shock as to how such situation can come about. "Are you sure this happen… This seems like something from movie." She was left in a state of Awe and dis believe then questioned "How can such errors be made when dealing with the most powerful man in the country." Like Teressa, Yosajandi Valiente Del Rio, a 20-year-old
While also standing up for what she believes in. She seems to have wasted no time on her rapid
He explained that the DNC’s commitment to not discriminate against things like sexual orientation makes Ellison unfit to lead
Hillary Clinton felt that it was unnecessary to take drastic measures when it came to immigration; When it came to border security she claimed that she would “ protect U.S. borders and national security but did not give any specific plans”. Then came her plans for deportations; she had plans to defend DACA and DAPA (President Obama’s plans). DACA, which stood for deferred action for childhood arrivals,