Obama to honor iconic Latino activist with new monument

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President Obama will make modern history when he announces the creation of a monument to honor the late labor and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez.



The Cesar E. Chavez National Monument will become the 398th park in the National Park Service system, and the first since the 1700s to honor a Latino, the park service told CNN.




The president will speak at a ceremony in Keene, California, on land known as Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz, where, from the 1970s until the early '90s, Chavez lived and led his farm worker movement.




"Cesar Chavez gave a voice to poor and disenfranchised workers everywhere," Obama said in a statement. "La Paz was at the center of some of the most significant civil rights moments in our nation's history, and by designating it a national monument, Chavez's legacy will be preserved and shared to inspire generations to come."




The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, a coalition of 30 Latino organizations, lauded the move.





http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/08/us/obama-chavez-monument/index.html

 

[blackascoal]

Why now?

It will be viewed as pandering.

Obama has never shown any affinity for revolutionary thought.

That being said, I applaud this move regardless of his intent.

 

[Cancel 2016.2]

Why now?

It will be viewed as pandering.

Obama has never shown any affinity for revolutionary thought.

That being said, I applaud this move regardless of his intent.

A very deserving person to be honored. But as you said, due to the timing it is most certainly going to be seen as pandering by Obama.

Chavez was an inspirational leader who knew how to push hard without crossing that line into violence or violent rhetoric. His work for the workers was one of the true examples of where unions can help the worker. In today's world I don't see any even remotely of that caliber.

 

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we have a holiday for him here in california.

BAC is right. total pandering, but many will lap it up.

 

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we have a holiday for him here in california.

BAC is right. total pandering, but many will lap it up.

 

[zappasguitar]

Why now?

It will be viewed as pandering.

Obama has never shown any affinity for revolutionary thought.

That being said, I applaud this move regardless of his intent.

You do realize what you're opening yourself up to with your "Obama has never shown any affinity for revolutionary thought" comment, don't you?

You're going to be surrounded by crazy Righties claiming that it was "revolutionary thought" from the likes of Bill Ayers and Reverend Wright that molded Obama to the socialist he is today.

 

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You do realize what you're opening yourself up to with your "Obama has never shown any affinity for revolutionary thought" comment, don't you?

You're going to be surrounded by crazy Righties claiming that it was "revolutionary thought" from the likes of Bill Ayers and Reverend Wright that molded Obama to the socialist he is today.

more derision from the whiny hypocrite

 

[zappasguitar]

more derision from the whiny hypocrite

Another attempted thread hijacking from the board crybabYurt.

He just WILL NOT discuss the topic of any thread with me despite his bullshit claim to want open, honest debate.

 

[blackascoal]

You do realize what you're opening yourself up to with your "Obama has never shown any affinity for revolutionary thought" comment, don't you?

You're going to be surrounded by crazy Righties claiming that it was "revolutionary thought" from the likes of Bill Ayers and Reverend Wright that molded Obama to the socialist he is today.

:0) It's called 'bait.'

 

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Another attempted thread hijacking from the board crybabYurt.

He just WILL NOT discuss the topic of any thread with me despite his bullshit claim to want open, honest debate.

lmao...you derailed the thread with your derisive post. your post wasn't about the thread topic

it was nothing but whiny derision.

can you ever be honest? and i've tried several times to get you to debate a topic and you NEVER do. EVER.

here is just one example today which you have not responded to:

taking care of their employees, not harming the environment....

care to admit you're wrong?

 

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interestingly, his analysis of his conclusion does not really support his conclusion. rather, it rambles on and on about nuances in the contract world, duties to SH's etc...but never once does he actually support his statement above.

ooops...there is another one, just today

that is TWO times, just today, i tried to discuss an issue with you, yet you claim i never do.

can you admit your statement is not true?

 

[zappasguitar]

ooops...there is another one, just today

that is TWO times, just today, i tried to discuss an issue with you, yet you claim i never do.

can you admit your statement is not true?

More baseless blather backed up by NOTHING.

You made two claims and neither of them was backed up with anything more substantial than a heaping helping of Jack and a side order of Squat.

 

[RockX]

LOL

Obama is so desperate for voters, he is sucking up to the latino's.

 

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More baseless blather backed up by NOTHING.

You made two claims and neither of them was backed up with anything more substantial than a heaping helping of Jack and a side order of Squat.

you're hopeless. i show you're wrong that i never try to discuss things honestly with you and all you do is insult me.

they are both my opinions and the first one does not need to be backed up by anything. you ASKED for an OPINION and i gave one. but oh no, zappa has to insult my attempt to have a civil discussion with him. as to the second, i was countering the opinion of someone you posted. care to explain how my second post was not backed up by anything? can you show me where he supported his claim?

i predict you will once again not take this opportunity to have a civil discussion with me and simply reply with insults.

i tried again zappa.