A Grain Of Sand
A Grain of SandA Grain Of Sand
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This episode is called Tim Kaine A Man For All Seasons. The interviews were conducted in the City Diner.Tim talks about his personal beliefs (he is a Catholic and does not believe in abortion or capital punishment). On the other hand, he believes in a woman's absolute right to make her own moral choices and is a firm support of Roe vs. Wade. He is appalled by the tactics of the General Assembly and Cuccinelli and McDonneil in their attempt to
strip women of their reproductive rights. He talks about how the opposition continues to use wedge issues like abortion to take people's minds off the economic challenges that continue to face us as a nation. He talks about how the economy in Virginia under him and his predecessor boomed economically, and how he will be committed to economic stability for both the country and the Commonwealth when elected.
He talks about his early years before law school when he worked in a vocational school with people in Honduras through a Jesuit ministry. The people there had nothing, materially, at any rate. And this experience was critical in shaping Tim's thinking about what is fair.
He talks about his wife Anne who was also committed as an attorney to helping those who did not have financial means find justice.
He talks about the Tea Party.
He talks about Obama and disagreements he has had with the president on some of his policies.
More than anything else, the piece is about a man who votes conscience instead of party. About a man who is more statesman than politician, About a statesman who chooses to represent all of his constituents, not just the one percent. And a politician who understands the need for crossing the aisle and making informed and compassionate decisions.
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