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Cha

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3. Rosario Dawson's own rep is in the toilet for attempting to smear Workers Rights Icon Delores
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 08:03 AM
Apr 2016

Huerta.

Rosario Dawson, how dare you lecture Dolores Huerta?

When legendary farm labor, feminist, and voting rights activist Dolores Huerta published an op-ed saying she didn’t know enough about Sanders to vote for him, citing his inconsistent record on immigration and his lack of presence in the United Farm Workers struggle (that’s the labor union she co-founded with the late Cesar Chavez), the person who spoke up on Sanders’ behalf was an actress who once played Huerta in a poorly received biopic of Chavez. Rosario Dawson, a 36-year-old from New York City whose Latino ancestors hail from Puerto Rico, a US territory, and Cuba, the beneficiary of an open-door US immigration policy these last 57 years, wrote an op-ed in the Huffington Post lecturing Huerta.

“I am surprised, dismayed, and concerned that you would do your legacy such a disservice by becoming an instrument of the establishment, rather than joining this movement to create a better America like you once inspired us to do,” Dawson said.

It's dawson who's the poor little tool. Delores Huerta will go down in History as the Worker's Rights Icon that she is.. and rosario will be on the junk pile of history for ignorantly trying to portray her as #soestablishment

Forget that Huerta not only cofounded the UFW but has dedicated six decades to fighting on the front lines of the workers’ rights movement. She’s been arrested 22 times while demonstrating for the cause and was even hospitalized in 1988 – as a grandmother – with two broken ribs and a ruptured spleen while protesting President George HW Bush’s opposition to the UFW grape boycott. Forget all of it. Dawson has declared Huerta’s legacy destroyed on Bernie’s behalf.

In case there was any doubt as to whether Sanders approved of her message, Dawson was subsequently picked to introduce him at speaking events in San Diego and Los Angeles, where she told crowds to be wary of the media. She spoke of how she been registering Latino voters for 11 years through Voto Latino. Good for her. Dolores Huerta has been doing it for 56, since back when that kind of thing could get you lynched.


MOre..
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/27/rosario-dawson-dolores-huerta-bernie-sanders

Thank you..


Mahalo, rivers~
Time to primary BS and his bro's. stonecutter357 Apr 2016 #1
Massive K & R. Thanks for posting. Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #2
Outspent her 2-1.. had massive rallies and Hillary beat him in all 3 of his rally Cha Apr 2016 #4
Rosario Dawson's own rep is in the toilet for attempting to smear Workers Rights Icon Delores Cha Apr 2016 #3
Good morning Cha. stonecutter357 Apr 2016 #6
Good Mornin', stonecutter! Cha Apr 2016 #8
ooooohhhh!! Lovely graphic!!! Her Sister Apr 2016 #19
Hey Aloha, Her Sister! Cha Apr 2016 #21
fingers crossed! hahahaha!! Her Sister Apr 2016 #23
I am so proud that Delores Huerta supports Hillary! Walk away Apr 2016 #11
I know it's perfect and she's supported Hillary for a long time... she's stronger than dawson, Cha Apr 2016 #17
He who runs a scorched earth campaign BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #5
Since Bernies is running a scorched earth campaign griffi94 Apr 2016 #7
Dead eye rant, griffi.. Thank you! Cha Apr 2016 #9
Politics aint bean bag griffi94 Apr 2016 #10
It's called Karma.. he'll get his. Cha Apr 2016 #13
He had better cement his seats on committees when he does his "deal".... Walk away Apr 2016 #12
I'd bet that he's about to be reminded of that griffi94 Apr 2016 #14
Good morning my lovely friends! Firebrand Gary Apr 2016 #15
Good Morning, Amigo! Cha Apr 2016 #18
Hahaha thanks Cha! Firebrand Gary Apr 2016 #20
Back@cha! Cha Apr 2016 #22
Like a retreating WWII army ... leave nothing that the "enemy" can use, eh? NurseJackie Apr 2016 #16
The attempts to disregard the leaders in the voter rights, union leaders, women's rights Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #24
Thank you riversedge! And thank you Hakeem Jeffries! Haveadream Apr 2016 #25
The bros are all upset about Hillary's answer to Rachel last night on how much she is willing Squinch Apr 2016 #26
It goes hand in hand... CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #27
His supporters all WANT to see her lose. I wouldn't trust him with any real responsibility in the Squinch Apr 2016 #28
Sore loser Bernie Haveadream Apr 2016 #30
Excellent post! pandr32 Apr 2016 #29
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