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Barack Obama calls for Cesar Chavez holiday
Los Angeles Times ^
| March 31, 2008
| Mark Silva and Don Frederick
Posted on 03/31/2008 6:53:25 PM PDT by george76
Obama, who has struggled to overcome Clinton's significant advantage among Latino voters in state after state, sought to one-up his rival for the Democratic presidential nod by joining the call for creating a national holiday to commemorate the father of the United Farm Workers.
"That's why I support the call to make Cesar Chavez's birthday a national holiday. It's time to recognize the contributions of this American icon to the ongoing efforts to perfect our union."
Eight states commemorate Chavez' birthday in some fashion. In California, all state offices are closed, but local government facilities and public schools are open.
The other states that officially honor Chavez are Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: California; US: Illinois; US: Michigan; US: New Mexico; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: 2008; affirmativeaction; barackhusseinobama; barackobama; bho; cesarchavez; cesarchavezday; chavez; clinton; democrat; democratparty; democrats; doloreshuerta; election; electionpresident; elections; hillary; hillaryclinton; holiday; latino; latinos; latinovoters; nationalholiday; nobama; obama; obamatruthfile; typicallatinoperson; ufw; unitedfarmworkers
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posted on
03/31/2008 6:53:26 PM PDT
by
george76
To: george76
No, no, no, no, no........
To: hispanarepublicana
More proof that Obambi is a commie.
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posted on
03/31/2008 6:55:25 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: george76
No thanks, you pandering POS
4
posted on
03/31/2008 6:55:46 PM PDT
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
Comment #5 Removed by Moderator
To: george76
Pedro Rodriquez Day! My gardener, did more for me then CC.
6
posted on
03/31/2008 6:56:36 PM PDT
by
edcoil
(Go Great in 08 ... Slide into 09)
To: george76
Let’s see, we already got rid of Abraham Lincoln’s day, let’s get rid of George Washington’s birthday or possibly the 4th of July or Memorial Day.
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posted on
03/31/2008 6:57:21 PM PDT
by
ladyjane
To: george76
Obama and Chavez are followers of Saul Alinsky. Hitlery is also.
8
posted on
03/31/2008 6:57:59 PM PDT
by
golfisnr1
(Democrats are like roaches - hard to get rid of.)
Comment #9 Removed by Moderator
To: george76
Washington & Lincoln are
out, MLK & Chavez are
in.
Like it or not, its the way things are in the new America.
10
posted on
03/31/2008 6:58:31 PM PDT
by
skeeter
To: george76
What a blunder! More than half of Americans are still fuming over illegals protesting our streets with Mexican flags and this IDIOT wants to get them a holiday?? GOODDDDDDDD! KEEP TALKING BARAK HUSSEIN OSAMA your election days are numbered!!
To: george76
I am sure that Obama, Clinton and McCain all favor a Cesar Chavez Holiday.
12
posted on
03/31/2008 6:59:08 PM PDT
by
trumandogz
("He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and it worries me." Sen Cochran on McCain)
To: george76
Obama....by joining the call for creating a national holiday to commemorate the father of the United Farm Workers. 
To: george76
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posted on
03/31/2008 7:00:05 PM PDT
by
Vision
("If God so clothes the grass of the field...will He not much more clothe you...?" -Matthew 6:30)
To: george76
This dude is a Mt. Vesuvius of stupid and he erupts nearly every day.
15
posted on
03/31/2008 7:00:54 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: george76
Yeah, we could call it “Pander Day.”
16
posted on
03/31/2008 7:02:35 PM PDT
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: F15Eagle
I think that your post is more appropriate.
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posted on
03/31/2008 7:02:48 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: george76
Since I'm a Garlic Nose, I want a Tony Soprano holiday.
We'll call it Goomba Day for short.
18
posted on
03/31/2008 7:02:54 PM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
(Guns don't kill people, gun free zones kill people)
To: RoseofTexas
More than half of Americans are still fuming over illegals protesting our streets with Mexican flags and this IDIOT wants to get them a holiday?? No, he wants to give a holiday to an American Citizen by the name of Cesar Chavez.
And McCain will also support such a holiday.
19
posted on
03/31/2008 7:03:05 PM PDT
by
trumandogz
("He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and it worries me." Sen Cochran on McCain)
To: RoseofTexas; All
What nobody seems to know is that Cesar Chavez was actually against illegal immigration. He was a union man whose primary concern was keeping wages high, and since illegals drive down wages, he didn’t want them around.
Maybe Obama can call for a Hugo Chavez Day, once he finds this out.
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posted on
03/31/2008 7:03:21 PM PDT
by
JillValentine
(Being a feminist is all about being a victim. Being an armed woman is all about not being a victim.)
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