On Sunday, October 10 The Pakistani American Democratic Club of NY, Inc hosted a GOTV rally in Elmont for the Democratic Candidates with Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy as the guest of honor. The PADCNY was established in 1995 by Ali Mirza, Jawaid Mushtaq and Rizwan Kazmi to bring Pakistani Americans into the mainstream of American politics. The Club has approximately 530 paid members on Long Island. While introducing Representative McCarthy at this occasion Ali Mirza said "it is unrealistic to expect President Obama to have cleaned up the Republican mess in just 20 months."
The remarks were received a great round of applause. Representative McCarthy spoke eloquently on the subject of immigration recalling he own immigrant roots as part of her narrative. Pressed by questions from the audience on local Economic Development, the Democratic representative promised to continue working to bring federal attention to her District. "We must come out in great numbers to vote for the Democratic candidates on Tuesday, Nov. 2 to prevent the Tea Party/Republican extremists for turning back the clock on Health Care Reform" said several attendees. Mirza said "This is not the time to abandon President Obama's effort to "keep the car out of the ditch it was left in by the Bush/Cheney/Carl Rove era". This is a time to help the president restore "America's leadership role in the worldRead more in our EoL Politics Post
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