Aloha Friend —
I don’t write these often but I wanted to let you know today about
how much your support — especially right now ahead of Saturday’s
critical FEC deadline — means to my sister, to me, and to peace-loving
Americans all across the country.
Ever since we were young, we all knew Tulsi was different. She wasn’t
interested in “normal teenage” things. Her purpose and joy always
stemmed directly from being of service to God, our community and our
country.
From going school to school dressed as “Water Woman” and educating
our community about environmental issues when she was 16, to being the
youngest female member ever elected to the Hawai’i State House at the
age of 21, to enlisting in the Army National Guard — deploying twice to
the Middle East — becoming a Major, serving on the Honolulu City
Council, being elected as the first Hindu and American Samoan Member of
Congress in 2012… to becoming the first female combat veteran to ever run for president.
I’m incredibly proud of the tough — and unprecedented — trail Tulsi
has been blazing to help make our country more safe, secure, prosperous
and equal for all. It hasn’t been easy.
She’s faced religious bigotry, accusations of being a Russian asset,
and worse. She’s been blocked from participating in nationally televised
town halls and shut out of mainstream media coverage since Day One.
But the thing about Tulsi is, these long odds don’t deter her. She’s faced them before, and prevailed.
MANY people — top advisors from the DC consultant class, well
intentioned colleagues, friends, family — have told her what she should
say and do if all she cared about was her personal ambitions or career
as a politician. But that’s not why she’s in this.
My sister is running for president because she believes we deserve a
commander in chief who knows the cost of war, and has the foreign policy
experience necessary to usher in a new era of peace, human dignity and
true equality for all.
She’s running because she’s tired of the party elite corrupting our
democratic processes, looking out only for each other and not for the
people. She’s running to restore integrity, honor and a soldier’s spirit of service above self to the highest office in the land.
She’s running to reach across deeply entrenched partisan divides that
no longer serve us — and heal our wounded national spirit.
If
this sounds like something you’re also proud to be part of, I’m asking
if you will donate $10 — or any amount you can afford today — to help
make sure Tulsi’s vision for our country and message for people
continues to be heard at this critical juncture in the campaign.
Mahalo,
Vrindavan Bellord (Tulsi’s little sister)
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