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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.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...


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To: george76

Ceasar Chavez Day — the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard of in a very long time.


61 posted on 03/31/2008 7:40:13 PM PDT by SatinDoll (Desperately seeking a conservative candidate.)
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To: george76

He’ll be calling for Hugo Chavez’s birthday to be a national holiday next.


62 posted on 03/31/2008 7:44:33 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: JillValentine
Must have been a flub on Obama's part, he would never support a national holiday for someone who was against "social justice" for illegal aliens to live here freely. He probably meant to propose a national Che Guevara Day.

After all, isn't that whose picture is displayed in his campaign offices?

Viva Los Kommunism!

63 posted on 03/31/2008 7:47:56 PM PDT by BillyBoy (Don't interfere when you're enemy is destroying himself.)
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To: george76

Cesar Chavez’s birthday a national holiday? I must be dreaming. Somebody wake me.


64 posted on 03/31/2008 7:52:49 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Get Reid. Salazar, and Harkin out of the Senate.)
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To: Army Air Corps

I rarely LOL, but I did there!


65 posted on 03/31/2008 7:53:43 PM PDT by When do we get liberated? ((Ok, Im the official Pit Bull Defender/If you can't stand behind our troops, stand in front of them.)
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To: When do we get liberated?

Glad that I could be of service. :-)


66 posted on 03/31/2008 7:56:32 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: george76

attrack the hispanic voters?
Ask Michelle who likes to hire them for minimum wage.

http://obamatruth.org/

Other fun sites by a Hillary Supporter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3IllWtdT6E


67 posted on 03/31/2008 7:57:51 PM PDT by Milligan
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To: george76

Amazing!

There is no holiday for Washington, or Lincoln.

But we have one for Martin Luther King, and now one for Cesar Chavez.

Soon there willbe a holiday for some woman, Indian, Muslim, transgender - but not them white males.


68 posted on 03/31/2008 7:58:06 PM PDT by oldbill
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To: RoseofTexas

And grapes are 4.99/lb! wtf


69 posted on 03/31/2008 8:04:27 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: Eaker; gubamyster; HiJinx; AK2KX; Ancesthntr; ApesForEvolution; archy; backhoe; bayouranger; ...
When will we have National Civil War Two Day?

Or will we just have Aztlan Surrender Day instead?


70 posted on 03/31/2008 8:04:51 PM PDT by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Maybe an Ernesto Miranda (The Father of the Miranda warning) Day will be next.

Or, how about a Dred Scott day?


71 posted on 03/31/2008 8:07:08 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: george76
Today is also Al Gore's 60th birthday--maybe they can combine the celebrations.

I saw a bit of Gore being interviewed (I think it was from "Sixty Minutes"). He commented that "60 is the new 59." What a sense of humor! He should have been a stand-up comedian.

The person who should be remembered on this date is Terri Schiavo--today is the anniversary of her death (state-sponsored murder).

72 posted on 03/31/2008 8:08:00 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: JillValentine

Good Gravy! Is that why Austin recently renamed our 1st St. (literally our first street named way back in the early 1800s) Cesar Chavez St?

He was a unionist? Who knew!


73 posted on 03/31/2008 8:08:39 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...

thanks george76.

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74 posted on 03/31/2008 8:09:36 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_____________________Profile updated Saturday, March 29, 2008)
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To: Travis McGee

Maybe we should have a National DWI/Rape Day too?

All of the hospital will be closed, heck they are heading in that direction anyway.


75 posted on 03/31/2008 8:15:03 PM PDT by Eaker (2 Thessalonians 3:10 “... He that will not work, neither should he eat.”)
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To: SunkenCiv

Yer damn good at this!

;<)


76 posted on 03/31/2008 8:15:37 PM PDT by Eaker (2 Thessalonians 3:10 “... He that will not work, neither should he eat.”)
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To: george76
I went to the DMV to renew my car registration this morning here in San Diego. It was closed for Cesar Chavez Day ... a legal holiday. Who knew?
77 posted on 03/31/2008 8:16:26 PM PDT by Daniel II
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To: george76

Back in the early 70’s Ceasar Chavez came to speak at my high school. We had about 40% hispanics and when we entered the gym the teachers seperated us and made each race sit on opposite sides of the gym. Then Chavez got up and made a speech about how we should all boycot lettuce.

All I really remember is looking acrosss the gym at my hispanic friends and thinking, WTF?


78 posted on 03/31/2008 8:19:05 PM PDT by Trteamer ( (Eat Meat, Wear Fur, Own Guns, FReep Leftists, Drive an SUV, Drill A.N.W.R., Drill the Gulf, Vote)
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To: george76
We once celebrated Lincoln and Washington's birthdays as separate national holidays. Both were banished into "President's Day". Now, my company has made "President's Day" a "floating" holiday instead of celebrating it as the national federal holiday. Adding insult, the company now recognizes "Martin Luther King Day" as a company holiday. Frankly, we don't need another national holiday extolling the virtues of ethnic rabble rousers while crapping on former U.S. Presidents. The ethnic pandering stinks.
79 posted on 03/31/2008 8:19:52 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: george76

I can see it now. If this guy is elected, no more Presidents day, no more Columbus day, no more Christmas.


80 posted on 03/31/2008 8:20:17 PM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged
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