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In reply to the discussion: Biden is the next FDR. [View all]Tanuki
(16,392 posts)42. He also has a bust of Cesar Chavez displayed prominently in the Oval.
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/23/959985623/dolores-huerta-reacts-to-cesar-chavez-bust-in-bidens-oval-office
From radio interview with Dolores Huerta:
"MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:
...."Chavez dedicated his life to advocating for farmworkers. He pushed for better wages and was one of the founders of the United Farm Workers of America, or UFW. Dolores Huerta, a famed activist in her own right is also a co-founder of the United Farm Workers. She worked alongside Chavez for many years, so we called her to hear her thoughts on this moment. And she is with us now.
Dolores Huerta, welcome back. Thank you so much for talking with us.
DOLORES HUERTA: Well, thank you for inviting me.
MARTIN: So what was your reaction when you heard that President Biden had chosen to honor Cesar Chavez so prominently in the Oval Office?
HUERTA: It's really a very strong message that the strongest person in the whole world, the president of the United States of America, would have a bust of Cesar Chavez, a very simple, humble farmworker, a leader, a person who stood up for gun violence, who dedicated his life to make life better for the poorest of the poor - to me, that was a very strong message. And it really indicated that the president issaying to everybody, I am your servant leader, and I am here to serve you.
MARTIN: And I'm not trying to make you the spokesperson, you know, for all Latinos. But we couldn't think of another Latino leader who has been so honored with a presence in the Oval Office - I mean, that his likeness is there, along with other iconic figures in U.S. history - Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln. And I just wondered, does this - how does this speak to you as a Latino?
HUERTA: Well, a very strong healing moment, I think, for all Latinos, especially when we have been under such vicious attack under the Trump administration. It was an acknowledgment, and it was not only for Latinos. I think it was for all people of color. And it was also a big acknowledgment, I think, for all working people and for labor unions also."...(more)
From radio interview with Dolores Huerta:
"MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:
...."Chavez dedicated his life to advocating for farmworkers. He pushed for better wages and was one of the founders of the United Farm Workers of America, or UFW. Dolores Huerta, a famed activist in her own right is also a co-founder of the United Farm Workers. She worked alongside Chavez for many years, so we called her to hear her thoughts on this moment. And she is with us now.
Dolores Huerta, welcome back. Thank you so much for talking with us.
DOLORES HUERTA: Well, thank you for inviting me.
MARTIN: So what was your reaction when you heard that President Biden had chosen to honor Cesar Chavez so prominently in the Oval Office?
HUERTA: It's really a very strong message that the strongest person in the whole world, the president of the United States of America, would have a bust of Cesar Chavez, a very simple, humble farmworker, a leader, a person who stood up for gun violence, who dedicated his life to make life better for the poorest of the poor - to me, that was a very strong message. And it really indicated that the president issaying to everybody, I am your servant leader, and I am here to serve you.
MARTIN: And I'm not trying to make you the spokesperson, you know, for all Latinos. But we couldn't think of another Latino leader who has been so honored with a presence in the Oval Office - I mean, that his likeness is there, along with other iconic figures in U.S. history - Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln. And I just wondered, does this - how does this speak to you as a Latino?
HUERTA: Well, a very strong healing moment, I think, for all Latinos, especially when we have been under such vicious attack under the Trump administration. It was an acknowledgment, and it was not only for Latinos. I think it was for all people of color. And it was also a big acknowledgment, I think, for all working people and for labor unions also."...(more)
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Google Biden's oval office and look @ the paintings and busts he has in the oval office.
Botany
Apr 2021
#10
Yeah that bust of Bobby really stands out. Even with it slightly obscured by the lamp.
Imallin4Joe
Apr 2021
#43
K&R, its starting to look that way ... that's not a stretch at all. I got more than what I voted for
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#9
He certainly could be...if Manchin and Sinema get the fuck out of the way...nt
Fiendish Thingy
Apr 2021
#19
So do I. LBJ ushered in Civil and Voting Rights and a War on Poverty...FOR ALL! No Exceptions. nt
Kahuna
Apr 2021
#26
I guess you would consider me "quite far left" as well, because I also support those things.
BobTheSubgenius
Apr 2021
#28
He has the potential to be, but so far he's passed 1 major piece of legislation. FDR, in his first
Gaugamela
Apr 2021
#33
And much of what was passed was struck down by Scotus...Roosevelt lived in different times...
Demsrule86
Apr 2021
#39
Yes. I acknowledged that in my post. When the Lochner court resisted FDR's legislation he went to
Gaugamela
Apr 2021
#45
I like Roosevelt...he was of course before my time...but my favorite president in terms of
Demsrule86
Apr 2021
#40