Cristina Saralegui: Romney Would Put American Dream ‘Further Out Of Reach’

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Cristina Saralegui: Romney Would Put American Dream ‘Further Out Of Reach’

Cristina Saralegui, a Cuban-American journalist, actress and talk show host, said Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention that Mitt Romney as president would "put the American dream further out of reach."

"In order to cut taxes for those at the very top, he would raise taxes for middle class families, slash education, and cut student aid. Governor Romney would turn Medicare from a guarantee into una libreta de cupones—a book of coupons. He would repeal health care reform, forcing millions of Hispanics to lose insurance. Governor Romney's plan is really just one word:pa'trás—backward.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/cristina-saralegui-romney-would-put-american-dream-further

Transcript of Cristina Saralegui remarks as prepared for delivery, Democratic National Convention

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This election is about many things, but if you want to understand the values of the two candidates, all you have do is think about Benita, the lady who introduced me. Governor Romney calls young people like her "illegal aliens." President Obama calls them "dreamers." That is the difference in this election.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/05/1128228/-Transcript-of-Cristina-Saralegui-remarks-as-prepared-for-delivery-Democratic-National-Convention

[UTUSN]

1. R#3 (or whatever) & K for, *who* are you ProSense & WHY do you always post great things? nt/

[ProSense]

4. :) Sorry, I was busy

laughing at something unrelated:

If everyone Romney fired voted for Obama that's a good head start.

— @evale72 via HootSuite

[treestar]

2. She was amazing!

[blogslut]

3. I switched from MSNBC to CSPAN so I could hear her talk

She was awesome. I don't think the talky talks on MSNBC quite understand just who she is and how important her appearance at the convention was.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

5. Said she had 100 million viewers in 40 countries. Oprah's 2008 audience

had to have been much smaller when she likewise endorsed President Obama in her first foray into politics. And likely even many of Cristina's foreign viewers have relatives or friends who are eligible to vote in the USA in two months. What a coup for Democrats! She's even a Cuban immigrant, who could turn many Cuban Americans from red to blue. It'll be exciting to see the President's convention bounce among Hispanics in polls over the next couple of weeks.