DORIS MATSUI announces candidacy!!!: "Now it's personal!"

[Bluebear]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Doris Matsui announced Wednesday she will seek the congressional seat held for 26 years by her late husband. She immediately received the endorsement of Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi.

With her family by her side just four days after burying Rep. Robert T. Matsui, Doris Matsui said, "I am asking those who supported him to now support me." ...

In a speech at her family's Sacramento home, Matsui sounded campaign themes: opposing President Bush's plans to privatize Social Security, expanding health care coverage for children and increasing federal spending on stem cell research...

"Now I have joined the ranks of the hundreds of thousands of Americans nationwide for whom this is personal," she said, criticizing Bush's limited federal funding of stem cell experiments.


http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050113/ap_on_el_ho/matsui_congress

[Goldeneye]

1. Sounds good to me.

[rurallib]

2. Go Doris, Go!

[AlCzervik]

3. Also the rumor around town is that before Matsui was even waked

"Some" people were already getting ready to run for his seat. The area he repped would never vote in a repub in but Mrs Matsui must have been very unhappy with some of the names bandied about for a possible run.

[ronnykmarshall]

4. Good!

The repugs can screech all they want. Two words: "Mary Bono"

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

5. I had this feeling she might. Good for her! Fight!!! :)

[jobycom]

6. Wow. Powerful and impressive statement.

"Now I have joined the ranks of the hundreds of thousands of Americans nationwide for whom this is personal..."

[Merlot]

7. What an exceptional woman!

"Now I have joined the ranks of the hundreds of thousands of Americans nationwide for whom this is personal," she said, criticizing Bush's limited federal funding of stem cell experiments.

I don't know the story behind her husbands death. What did he die of?

[LeftyMom]

8. blood disorder

http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/12014235p-12884574c.html

ETA: aplastic anemia

[GregD]

9. A rare blood disorder.

I don't recall the specifics.

[ronnykmarshall]

10. Help me out.

Go to the yahoo message board in the link and roast them fuckers.

I pointed out Mary Bono and they repugs are talking about her like (Mary) was some politcal wizzard.

[Stinky The Clown]

15. No disrespect, really, but wasn't she an aerobics teacher or something?

I **do** recall her from the impeachment shit. She seemed to me a dullard.

[SoCalDem]

18. Mary Bonehead IS a dullard..

I thought she was gonna marry another rich guy and move to Colorado.;;

[PopSixSquish]

11. Damn Straight!

It sure is personal and I hope Mrs. Matsui gets the opportunity to let the Bushes, particularly Laura know exactly how personal it is.

I just tried to find a link to donate to her campaign. If anyone does have it, please post it.

This former CA resident would be proud to help her out.

[gumby]

12. That's an emotionally laden photo.

Sad and lovely at the same time.

[Bluebear]

14. Very poignant, isn't it?

It IS sad and lovely. I wish her the best.

[Rapcw]

13. I'd vote for her

[Stinky The Clown]

16. God Bless You, Doris Matsui

[UTUSN]

17. I'm in Personal/Political LOVE!!!!!!!!!! n/t