The Top 10 ‘Berniecrats’— Tulsi Gabbard
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When Tulsi Gabbard, in order to support Bernie Sanders in his bid for President, resigned as vice-chair of the DNC (despite ‘warnings’) it was a full display of her unique courage, principle, and dedication. Of course, these characteristics have become well associated with Gabbard.
At only 15 years old, she co-founded Healthy Hawaii Coalition, a nonprofit environmental organization. At 21, she became the youngest State Representative in Hawaii’s history and the youngest female State Rep. in the country. Shortly thereafter, channeling her inner Teddy Roosevelt, she postponed a promising political career to voluntarily serve in active military duty. After two tours of the Middle East, she returned home and became the first American-Samoan, first Hindu, and first female combat veteran elected to Congress.
And in the game of political ring-kissing, where toeing the line can make or break careers, it is Gabbard’s outspoken nature and impregnable integrity which make her truly Rooseveltian. In leaving the DNC, which WikiLeaks has since proven to be a festering cesspool of corruption, and recently starting a petition to end superdelegates, she has made herself an enemy of the Clinton power structure and a hero to progressives.
At 35, Tulsi Gabbard is a leadership figure for Americans rejecting a rotting status quo. She is a rocket ship.
Tulsi Gabbard is part of ‘The Top 10 Berniecrats of 2016’. Click below to view the full list via Huffington Post.
