She was introduced by founder of Emily's List and took the stage to a rousing welcome. Clearly pleased by her reception (far different than the boos she received last year), her speech is cadenced and well-thought out. so far, it's very domestic, very Dem...health care for "our families," women's rights in the workplace, etc.
She is slighter than I imagined, perfectly groomed with a polished but relaxed look: Black pants, mustard poplin jacket, tan and black spectator l/2" pumps.
Now she is on to the Constitutions, wiretaps, US attorneys, secret jails, government scientists silenced, retaliation against people who stood up, Katrina a national disgrace...rising pitch now...
Special DVD to Prez to pay attention while bodies floated downstream.
Catastrophic war in Iraq that has taken such a human toll.
A stunning record of secrecy and corruption, cronyism run amok. Everything the constitution designed to prevent, everything founding fathers were afraid of.
Back to economic theme, falling real wages, people without health care and millions more underinsured. Insurance company control of medical decisions, 12 mil children in poverty, more people filed for bankruptcy than graduated from college.
75,000 people still living in trailers from Katrina...hard to believe people have lived there for more than 2 years. These people are invisible to this Prez.
The nat'l debt...a huge burden. And 6 years ago, we had a balanced budget and a surplus...
If you are a grandparent worried about that debt, you're invisible. If you're a single woman working, maybe school, looking for childcare that is unaffordable and unavailable...you're invisible. If you are a college student and seen tuition costs rise, scholarships not available, no assistance and you have to borrow and get ripped off by a student loan company..you're invisible too.
And most unbelievably of all, if you are a soldier and you've come home wounded or injured and you are hoping to get compensation and you are warehoused in some unacceptable facility, shuffled through the system, medical records lost -- you're invisible too.
I want every american to know that they are not invisible to this group, to me, or to the next prez of the U.S.