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Meet Julian Castro, who has big plans
americanthinker.com ^ | 5/9/2016 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 05/09/2016 6:40:53 AM PDT by rktman

You may not have heard of Julian Castro, currently Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, but you will. Hillary Clinton has him very near the top of her list for the veep slot on her ticket. It makes sense: he’s Hispanic, hard left, and the product of an elite education (Stanford, Harvard Law). So serious is the possibility that Page Six reports of him (and his brother Joaquin):

“Surprisingly, they don’t speak Spanish,” one insider told me. “They are cramming with Rosetta Stone.” (A spokesman for Julián denies he is studying Spanish.)

Julian was Mayor of San Antonio before he became Secretary of HUD, which makes him a highly experienced chief executive, adding to his veep luster, especially since Hillary is not exactly in the prime of health. His presence on the Dem ticket could really drive Hispanic turnout.

Be afraid. Be very afraid. Castro has big plans already. Paul Sperry reports in the New York Post:

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016veep; bhohud; hillary2016; hillaryvp; hillaryvplist; hispanics; hud; juliancastro; laraza; latinovote; mecha; pos
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To: stanne
San Antonio is not so much leftist as it is la raza

Julian Castro's goal, like that of his La Raza allies, is to see that every city in the southwest is run (into the ground) by Chicanos and Mexican nationals rather than by Anglo-Americans.

41 posted on 05/09/2016 12:18:38 PM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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