Obama: 'Today we celebrate Cesar Chavez'

[Ohio Joe]

KEENE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama has designated the home of Latino labor leader Cesar Chavez as a national monument.

The 187-acre site, known as Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz (Our Lady Queen of Peace), or simply La Paz, served as the planning and coordination center of the United Farm Workers of America starting in 1971. It's where Chavez and many organizers lived, trained and strategized. Chavez taught farmworkers, most of them poor and Latino, how to write contracts and negotiate with growers for better pay and working conditions.

http://www.wytv.com/news/national/story/Obama-Today-we-celebrate-Cesar-Chavez/86WYjb13gkSDWe_MtnZeKg.cspx

A little more at the link but not much. The repugs will hate this great man being celebrated but... Fuck the repugs.

[dipsydoodle]

1. Has Obama congratulated Hugo yet ?

Apologies for that being off topic but you've reminded me.

[flamingdem]

2. Well I found an article that says Obama congratulates Hugo Chavez

and cites differences with him.

But there are a zillion right wing sites claiming that Obama called him with congratulations -- with the intent of trashing Obama. So in fact this is less funny / ironic than I thought.

The shitty right wing, always the same lies with no compunction

[Cha]

3. Thanks, Ohio Joe... Here's some Pics from today's

Cezar Chavez Dedication..


….. with Cesar Chavez’ widow Helen F. Chavez, left, and Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers, as they tour the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument Memorial Garden (AP/Carolyn Kaster)







http://theobamadiary.com/

[pinboy3niner]

4. Thanks

I wish I could have gone and taken pics, but it would have been tricky getting a ticket to the event--and 1,000 already-issued tickets were rescinded because of concerns about overbooking. Originaly 4,000 were expected; the official attendance today was 6,600.

Another pic from Getty:


KEENE, CA - OCTOBER 08: A baby is held up during during the announcement of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument by U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in honor the late Latino farm worker and labor and civil rights activist on October 8, 2012 in Keene, California. Chavez was the founder of the United Farm Workers union. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

[Cha]

8. Thanks for the official Attendance, pinboy..

sorry, you didn't get to go!

Thanks for that baby Obama pic.. Chiquitos for Obama

[Ohio Joe]

6. Sweet! You should make that an OP in the V&M Forum

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1017

I would have loved to be able to go... heh, I love the shot of the little girl in the Big Bird shirt, so timely... Great stuff

[Cha]

9. Kadie has that covered, Ohio Joe!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101765539

[Doctor Jack]

5. I first read that as "Obama: 'Today we celebrate Hugo Chavez'"

That would have been Republican fodder for the next 20 years.

[Hydra]

10. Don't worry

The RW doesn't need anything factual to go on, seeing as the President is a Kenyan Muslim Commie Socialist who minors in death panels and creating all of the debt in America.

Besides, I find their disgust of popularly elected leaders who might actually give a damn about the little guy amusing. Apparently they prefer unelected merchants of war and death.

[Agony]

7. Celebrate! Kick!