Talk:Somoza family

Ivan Bright

The grand daughter of Ivan Bright, who recently died at the age of 92, is Melissa Curtis Somoza. If her mother's name was Somoza, and her father was a Curtis, it piques the imagination as to how the record setting water melon grower became linked to the Somoza family.(Robert McKenna 20:27, 25 January 2007 (UTC))

Politicized reference hidden

I hid the one reference (in html code) that was on this page. The reference was attached to the external link for "The Deaths of Somoza," which did not refer to the attached reference. Actually, it couldn't, as "The Deaths of Somoza" was written in 2007, and the included reference was written in 2016.

It appears that including the reference to the July 2016 article on the website of the Telesur TV station was done so that the extended headline of the article would appear on this page: "Grandaughter [sic] of Former Nicaragua Dictator Speaks at Clinton DNC: The great granddaughter of the U.S.-backed dictator supported Hillary Clinton's nomination for president." It is a fact that Anastasia Somoza spoke at the DNC, but this referenced article includes no information as to what she spoke about, or why. The Telesur article is very short, and almost entirely about the Somoza family in the 1960s and '70s. (Only the 1st sentence mentions the DNC, and is basically a repetition of the extended headline.)

If others deem this recent activity of a current member of the Somoza family to be relevant to this article, I suggest both writing a short bit about it on this page (rather than simply attaching a reference to an unrelated sentence), and using a more detailed and specific reference. Here's some possibilities that actually discuss Anastasia's history of advocating for the disabled, struggling with her own 'disability,' and what she spoke about at the convention:

• "For Twin Sisters, a Road to Progress That Began by Bending a President’s Ear" July 2016 - covers the reasons for her speech, and her life-long advocacy for those with disabilities
  

"On Monday night, Anastasia Somoza, now 33, wheeled herself onto the stage at the convention center in Philadelphia and spoke at the Democratic National Convention with the same clarity and seriousness of purpose seen in public more than two decades earlier. A graduate of Georgetown University and the London School of Economics, Ms. Somoza was there as a delegate for Hillary Clinton. She is working on a project with the Clinton Global Initiative to bring an end to the abandonment of babies with disabilities in China. "The sister for whom she advocated watched at home in New York with their father. 'I was really proud of her for being so brave,' Alba Somoza said." https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/nyregion/anastasia-somoza-dnc-disability-rights.html

• "Anastasia Somoza Takes Center Stage" Aug. 2016 - covers her speech, and her personal history, including her advocacy work for the disabled
  

"But one of Philadelphia’s most poignant speeches didn’t come from a rising star legislator or party politics veteran. On Monday night, the first of the convention, New York-based disability rights advocate Anastasia Somoza maneuvered her motorized chair to center stage and delivered a powerful five-minute endorsement of Clinton to a roaring crowd. "Judging by the reaction pieces that night, the political press received the speech as well as the arena had. But for Somoza, it was only the latest big moment in a life of public service and activism that began with a childhood passion for equal rights and was shaped here at Georgetown College. "Somoza (C’07) was born with cerebral palsy with spastic quadriplegia, which confined her to a wheelchair from childhood. Her parents — both immigrants, of Irish and Nicaraguan descent — worked hard to ensure she got the same educational opportunities as other children." https://college.georgetown.edu/collegenews/anastasia-somoza-takes-center-stage.html

• "Disability advocate steals spotlight at DNC" July 2016 - includes direct quotes from Somoza's speech, and covers her history with the Clintons
  

"Anastasia Somoza stole the spotlight at the first night of the Democratic National Convention with a moving speech on Americans with disabilities. "Somoza was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and spastic quadriplegia when she was born and uses a wheelchair. She responded to Donald Trump's apparent mocking of a New York Times reporter in November 2015. "'I fear the day we elect a president who defines being an American in the narrowest possible of terms, who shouts, bullies and profits off of the vulnerable Americans,' she said. "'Donald Trump has shown us who he really he is. I honestly feel bad for anyone with that much hate in their heart.' "Somoza has been an advocate for people with disabilities since the 1990s. She appeared at a town hall meeting for kids in 1993 and asked President Bill Clinton a question. "She interned for Hillary Clinton in her U.S. Senate office and previously worked on Clinton's 2000 campaign for Senate. "'Over the past 23 years, she has continued to serve as a friend and mentor, championing my inclusion and access to classrooms, higher eduction and the workforce,' she said. "'She has never lost touch with people like me. She has invested in me. She believes in me. And in a country where 56 million Americans with disabilities so often fill invisible, Hillary Clinton sees me.'" http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/25/politics/anastasia-somoza-democratic-national-convention-speech/index.htmlColbey84 (talk) 23:05, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

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