Sounds like a winner. Free housing and child care, what will she think of next?

With her commitment to the community and that beautiful smile she has got my vote!

Ps

Where did it state "FREE" housing and child care, sir?

Just by showing up she will do a better job than her low-life predecessor.

Devin,

Her predecessor is truly a dirtbag I agree with that. He has a history of trouble, and the latest assualt on his girlfriend was disgusting.

They are dealing with the same problem of domestic violence against women in the Dominican Republic.
400 women lost their lives last year in the hands of their partners.
Almost 30 this year already.

Td, was "activist" the right title for Julissa Ferreras?, wasn't community leader a better word.

An activist is a challenger
A communiity leader is bargainer

We need people like her in the DR to fight for the human rights of all! Actually, if she were in the DR she would be labeled a trouble maker or even worst.

Gente, our struggle is for Human Rights for all!

Big understatement. This woman has been running progressive, real-results, local, city, state and nation-wide organizations beginning when she was a teen. She ran for the New York State Assembly some years back and continued to grind through the male-dominated New York, party-heavy political scene, becoming Chief of Staff of that NYC Council member, who sadly dampens this political mover's shine. Strongly recommend Dominican Today research a little more in cases such as this, where the coverage is so slight it borders on mis-information. You may want to start at WWW.JulissaFerreras.Com.

PS: Don't get me wrong. I do enjoy this news post. Refreshing.

By the way, as that NYC Councilm member's campaign manager, she was key in getting that guy elected. Rat or not, he became the first Latino elected official in Queens. A tremendous achievement. This young woman was also key in getting him elected to the New York State Senate recently.

She seems like a nice lady, possibly too nice to be in government.

I am a little disturbed with her platform, however. It seems general and simplistic; in fact, it could have been employed by any politician in DR. This is the land of opportunity and freedom, where a black man can rise to the position of president, and a black woman to secretary of state, so why not include similar goals for Latinos? Emphasizing housing and child care seems parochial and could serve to hold our position stagnant in this society.

Written by: anthonyC, 15 Jan 2009 12:30 AM
From: United States
Wow,

Just what NYC needs.
Another Racist, Sexist, entitlement providing, special interest sucking, politician.

anthony cuckoo,

Only 5 days left for the embargo, cubanito!

If you were living in Queens and were a single mother or father having to cover NY-level living expenses, you would understand the emphasis on (and essential nature of) (affordable) housing and child care.

cafepilon,

Pay no attention to el cubanito, he uses leaded gasoline, and smokes four packs of "Mamboros" a day.

There is serious oxygen deficiency to the brain, I mean to the raisin!

Written by: cafepilon, 15 Jan 2009 8:56 AM
From: Dominican Republic
If you were living in Queens and were a single mother or father having to cover NY-level living expenses, you would understand the emphasis on (and essential nature of) (affordable) housing and child care.

No you would be a promiscuous liability on the tax payers who should move to a place they can afford.

I say let's give her a chance she certainly has a better track record than her predecesser. She has my vote if I lived in her District.....

Carmen,

anthony cuckoo can "splain" to you how to vote without being in the district, they are experts in doing that in Florida you know!

Not that you would do that, but just for the curiosity.

BTW,

If you are Dominican and you vote for her because she is Dominican then you are a RACIST!!!

But cubanitos in Union City and Miami who only vote for cubanitos are not racists, eh gusanito!

Well just to clear up the record......I am an American with a Puerto Rican mother and a French father, josean honey what does that make me?

Most likey a beautiful candidate for Miss Universe and my sister!

Puerto Rican cooking and French wine it doesn't get much better than that!

Anthonyc, I appreciate your logic, and understand your position if you're one of those whose hope is the Republicans will some day bring capitalism to La Habana, but your perspective is limited to the point of ignorance--take no offense. Do you realizae how many Queens-based widows of fire and policemen became single parents on 9/11? No bleeding heart here, but, friend, your cynism, while it can be amusing, grows annoying. BTW, there's a difference between "nationality" and "race."

thanks honey, I seriously doubt candidate for Miss Universe, out the windows 10 years ago. As for your sister any day let me know! cafepilon great remarks hit it right on the nail..

I have never voted for anybody just because they were Cuban/Spanish/Portuguese/Italian

No that's RIGHT:

Just Nazi, fascist, Republican, xenophobic and must listen to right wing talk (actually yell) radio all day!

Written by: cafepilon, 15 Jan 2009 8:56 AM
From: Dominican Republic
If you were living in Queens ........, you would understand the emphasis on .... housing and child care.

Cafepilon, I feel your pain! My family lives in Corona, near 57th Ave and Junction Blvd. I know it can be pretty hard, especially with a disable child and a husband on dialysis. My female cousin works two jobs just to make ends meet, and I send her money to help her out occassionally.
I did not intend to diminish needs of many of our compatriots; I was simply trying to raise level of aspirations, so that maybe someday we could have a secretary of state of Dominican descent. I simply wanted us to aim high and reach for the sky, so to speak, to get out of that cycle that has held us back in many cases. That was all. No disrespect was intended.

Written by: josean, 15 Jan 2009 1:29 PM

Just Nazi, fascist, Republican, xenophobic and must listen to right wing talk (actually yell) radio all day!

NAZI? I am not a liberal Socialist.
Fascist? Hardly.
Republican? Card Carrying member.
Xenophobic? Then why am I hear?

Right wing talk Radio? HaHaHa. And you listen to Air-America.......Oh...I'm Sorry.....Air America is gone.

I knew you would take the bait. cubanito you are so predictable!

Written by: josean, 16 Jan 2009 12:53 PM
I knew you would take the bait. cubanito you are so predictable!

I play you like a fiddle.

I play you like a fiddle.

And a banjo, I saw you in Deliverance!

Latinos need jobs, so they can pay for their own housing and child care and most importantly make something of themselves. Those immigrants are "people" - who have plenty to offer. Maybe Julissa should work on a program to menor immigrants so they know it's ok to have a job and not depend on housing and child care. If no one educates them on job opportunites they will think its ok to never have a job.