State Controller, Torrance resident, and Clinton supporter John Chiang is on the list of speakers for Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention. Here's John at a rally for Clinton in San Francisco in February:
There are about 30 speakers on the schedule on Tuesday, among them Hillary Clinton and keynoter Mark Warner. So naturally, Chiang's moment in the sun may not get wall-to-wall coverage in the major media. But that's what this blog is for. I'll try to get over to the Pepsi Center for Chiang's remarks.
If you are unfamiliar with Chiang, here's an appetizer:
Two points about that video:
1. Though it may seem like a dry subject to you and me, Ready Return is what prompted Intuit to pump a million dollars into trying to defeat Chiang in 2006. Intuit sells TurboTax software, which a lot of people use. By making tax preparation essentially free for many filers, Ready Return posed a threat to Intuit's business model.
2. Andrew has probably been laid off by now.
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