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Cha

(305,447 posts)
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 11:04 PM Jun 2016

Cesar Chavez’s Son: Not True That My Father Would Have Supported Sanders


“The fact of the matter is most of us in the family that continue to work closely in the movement that my father began strongly support the candidacy of Hillary,” Paul F. Chavez, president of the Cesar Chavez foundation, told BuzzFeed News.

snip//

On Sunday, David Villarino, a son-in-law of labor leader Cesar Chavez, introduced Bernie Sanders to a crowd in Bakersfield, California.

Villarino told the crowd if he was alive today, Chavez would support Sanders for president.

That energetic proclamation did not sit well with Paul Chavez, Cesar Chavez’s son and president of the Cesar Chavez Foundation, who told BuzzFeed News the family largely supports Hillary Clinton

snip//

Paul Chavez said that support goes up to his mother, Helen Chavez, 88, who is in the hospital fighting an infection. Nevertheless, he said his mother has asked his sister to talk to him about running public service announcements for Clinton, urging people to get out to vote.

“The same day she received her ballot, she voted for Hillary and sent it back in,” Paul Chavez said, referring to the imminent California primary. “She’s always talking to people, ‘Are you registered to vote? You gotta vote for Hillary, we gotta stop Trump,’” he said of the presumptive Republican nominee.

His mother told him that if she weren’t sick, she would be walking precincts for Clinton today, “the way she did for Bobby Kennedy back in the day.”

snip//

Clinton has embraced the moral authority of the farm workers movement, deploying Dolores Huerta — who worked with Cesar Chavez — around the country as a Hispanic surrogate, and calling her one of her heroes in a Spanish-language ad that aired in California, Illinois, and Florida. The ad also highlights the endorsement of the United Farm Workers union.

snip//

Still, Paul Chavez called his father a “practical idealist” who would have seen a lot to like in Clinton’s worldview.

“He believed this country was big enough and great enough to offer its share of bounty to all of us, but he also knew you had to go to work everyday and provide results on a daily basis,” Paul Chavez said, before pointing to Clinton’s work for immigration policy, collective bargaining for farmworkers in California, and early childhood education for Latino children. “When I think about that and the work and track record of Hillary there is no question in my mind who my father would support.”

More @ https://www.buzzfeed.com/adriancarrasquillo/cesar-chavezs-son-not-true-that-my-father-would-have-support?utm_term=.vnkPARR1b#.wdM8nxxYR

#I'mWithHer #GOTV4Hillary #CaliforniaVotes!

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Cesar Chavez’s Son: Not True That My Father Would Have Supported Sanders (Original Post) Cha Jun 2016 OP
Nice to hear... sarae Jun 2016 #1
It was really good to see this, sarae.. I didn't know that Cha Jun 2016 #7
Yeah shenmue Jun 2016 #2
Gracias, shenmue! Cha Jun 2016 #10
Thank you! Kath1 Jun 2016 #3
Gracias, Kath! You are absolutely correct.. So glad I ran across this from Paul Chavez..setting Cha Jun 2016 #11
Beautiful! Kath1 Jun 2016 #14
Si, Viva Chavez Viva La Hillary! Cha Jun 2016 #16
Excellent graphic! Kath1 Jun 2016 #32
Awww.. Paz.. me gusta mucho, Kath! Cha Jun 2016 #34
I hear a bus engine revving........ johnp3907 Jun 2016 #4
Oh yeah.. All our awesome Hillary supporters are given the same treatment.. the Cha Jun 2016 #17
Speedy healing to Mrs Chavez. And many thanks to Paul Chavez for speaking up. Lucinda Jun 2016 #5
Gracias, Lucinda, for the "speedy healing to Mrs Chavez".. Cha Jun 2016 #19
One of the people I love most in this world is a Bernie guy...it's not Lucinda Jun 2016 #46
I know what you mean.. Cha Jun 2016 #48
K&R fleabiscuit Jun 2016 #6
Gracias, flea~ Cha Jun 2016 #63
This message was self-deleted by its author SaschaHM Jun 2016 #8
K & R SunSeeker Jun 2016 #9
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Jun 2016 #12
And again, our Cha hits it out of the park! Thank you so much for sharing this with us, Cha! BlueCaliDem Jun 2016 #13
Exactly! Kath1 Jun 2016 #15
That she is, Kath1. That she is. BlueCaliDem Jun 2016 #54
Gracias for that, BlueCali.. I was delighted to this.. they are not going Cha Jun 2016 #53
Es mi placer, Cha! And you're correct, they've tried very hard to incorporate Cesar Chavez' support BlueCaliDem Jun 2016 #55
I knew you would know about this.. I knew nothing Cha Jun 2016 #56
Gracias, Cha Hekate Jun 2016 #18
Si se Puede, Hekate! Cha Jun 2016 #47
Good grief. How Bernie. ucrdem Jun 2016 #20
That seems to be part of the BS package.. Cha Jun 2016 #22
How many times has the Sanders campaign sarae Jun 2016 #57
Yeah, you can't keep track of all their misdeeds.. maybe some enterprising person Cha Jun 2016 #58
Nothing says honesty & integrity like appropriating "support" of a dead man who can't say otherwise. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #21
This is a pattern with Bernie Sanders. yardwork Jun 2016 #50
It's a pattern with BS Cha Jun 2016 #62
Great find, Cha, as usual! Now, who would have known Mr. Chavez better: His wife, his son, lunamagica Jun 2016 #23
I was glad to see it, luna.. as I didn't even know a brother-in-law was claiming Cha Jun 2016 #24
Oh, I misread...I thought it was his wife. My apologies. Still, his mother would know him more lunamagica Jun 2016 #25
I was mixed up.. I edited my post.. not in time for you.. sorry.. Cha Jun 2016 #27
Oh, OK. No problem. Cha! lunamagica Jun 2016 #29
Thanks, Luna.. glad I got that straightened out! Cha Jun 2016 #31
This 88 year old woman JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #26
Yeah, that's the caption of the ariticle but Thank you for pointing out what Helen Chavez said about Cha Jun 2016 #30
FYI: That was America Ferrera you posted caquillo Jun 2016 #35
Gracias for pointing that out to me, caquillo.. Cha Jun 2016 #36
No worries caquillo Jun 2016 #38
Yeah, rosario is a desperate BS fan like sarandon .. not very attractive. She also Cha Jun 2016 #39
BTW caquillo Jun 2016 #40
I knew that.. Gracias~ America wins! Cha Jun 2016 #41
Good to hear the son speak out, set the record straight, thanks cha. Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #28
So Good to hear this, Thinking.. Cha Jun 2016 #44
"he also knew you had to go to work everyday and provide results on a daily basis,” Her Sister Jun 2016 #33
Yes, well said by Paul Chavez, HS! Like you said.. it's what Hillary does.. Cha Jun 2016 #45
In Bernieland, facts are becoming more rare with each new day liberal N proud Jun 2016 #37
They started doing this in the beginning.. fast and loose.. didn't work then but they Cha Jun 2016 #60
Excellent news. Cesar Chavez was a hero in my union family. SharonClark Jun 2016 #42
I was going through some really old buttons I have... LisaM Jun 2016 #43
I thought so too, Sharon.. Gracias! Cha Jun 2016 #61
It's always some weird in-law endorsing Bernie while the rest of the family is for Hillary... Walk away Jun 2016 #49
The far right/left usually do caquillo Jun 2016 #51
At least from my call banking, those who had Latino names were overwhelmingly for Hillary. When I still_one Jun 2016 #52
Oh dear, the Chavez family isn't pure enough! NastyRiffraff Jun 2016 #59

Cha

(305,447 posts)
7. It was really good to see this, sarae.. I didn't know that
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 11:18 PM
Jun 2016

a brother-in-law had tried to say differently.. but I'm so glad Cesar's son, Paul.. spoke out so eloquently on their support for ..



Si se Puede~ Estoy Contigo!

Cha

(305,447 posts)
11. Gracias, Kath! You are absolutely correct.. So glad I ran across this from Paul Chavez..setting
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 12:03 AM
Jun 2016

the record straight!



Cha

(305,447 posts)
17. Oh yeah.. All our awesome Hillary supporters are given the same treatment.. the
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 01:55 AM
Jun 2016

same badge of honor!

Mahalo, john~

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)
5. Speedy healing to Mrs Chavez. And many thanks to Paul Chavez for speaking up.
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 11:15 PM
Jun 2016
I hate to see division in families, but mine is all over the map politically, so I know it happens.

Cha

(305,447 posts)
19. Gracias, Lucinda, for the "speedy healing to Mrs Chavez"..
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 02:53 AM
Jun 2016

I hate it, too.. I was just thinking of MLK's children in that respect when I posted a pic of him with Muhammad Ali.

All of my family doesn't support Hillary now but I never talk politics with them since BS entered the scene.. I just know that we will be talking about it in the GE.

Patience grasshopper~

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)
46. One of the people I love most in this world is a Bernie guy...it's not
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 10:19 AM
Jun 2016

easy since we've agreed on all the really big stuff since we met 20 years ago. He and his wife will happily vote for Hillary, but the primary has changed stuff between us in small ways that I don't like.

Ah well.....a few more days...

Cha

(305,447 posts)
48. I know what you mean..
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 10:27 AM
Jun 2016

My son and I had lots of good talks about Obama for 8 years and now since he's a BS fan we say nada the primary. He'll be glad to vote for Hill, though.. then we can discuss again during GE

I don't want to give burnie any power to 'cause any discord in my family.

My sister in California is a Hillary supporter, too.. so we talk about it.. I tell her things she doesn't know about her campaign.

Response to Cha (Original post)

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
13. And again, our Cha hits it out of the park! Thank you so much for sharing this with us, Cha!
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 12:10 AM
Jun 2016

It's nice to know that the legendary civil rights leader for farm workers and his wife would have stood side-by-side with Hillary Clinton, and they would have supported her candidacy! Excellent news!

I always thought it was strange that they would support Sanders' candidacy, considering his complicated past regarding Latino rights, and considering that Dolores Huerta is a strong Hillary Clinton surrogate.

Cha

(305,447 posts)
53. Gracias for that, BlueCali.. I was delighted to this.. they are not going
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 10:58 AM
Jun 2016

to co-op Cesar Chavez.. not on his son's and wife's watch!

Like Helen Chavez said.."‘Are you registered to vote? You gotta vote for Hillary, we gotta stop Trump... "









BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
55. Es mi placer, Cha! And you're correct, they've tried very hard to incorporate Cesar Chavez' support
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 11:07 AM
Jun 2016

for the politician who did the least for Latinos. In fact, a case can be made that he's done more harm than good, as Hillary pointed out in Westminster yesterday.

and rec'd,

Cha

(305,447 posts)
56. I knew you would know about this.. I knew nothing
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 11:12 AM
Jun 2016

until I read this from Paul Chavez.. I hate it that the only way they can get by is to horn in on Hillary's endorsements.

Gracias, BlueCali~

ucrdem

(15,703 posts)
20. Good grief. How Bernie.
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 03:04 AM
Jun 2016
On Sunday, David Villarino, a son-in-law of labor leader Cesar Chavez, introduced Bernie Sanders to a crowd in Bakersfield, California.


Glad the family cleared it up but talk about a pack of lies.

Cha

(305,447 posts)
22. That seems to be part of the BS package..
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 03:21 AM
Jun 2016

Hook with him and reality flies out the window.

So glad Paul spoke out.. Cesar Chavez's son!

Mahalo, ucr~ GOTVHillary~#CaliforniaVotes!

sarae

(3,284 posts)
57. How many times has the Sanders campaign
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 11:18 AM
Jun 2016

run ads or made comments that mislead people regarding endorsements? It seems like I keep hearing about it, over and over.

Cha

(305,447 posts)
58. Yeah, you can't keep track of all their misdeeds.. maybe some enterprising person
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 11:23 AM
Jun 2016

will write a book about deconstructing the sanders road to failure.

sarae

Lord Magus

(1,999 posts)
21. Nothing says honesty & integrity like appropriating "support" of a dead man who can't say otherwise.
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 03:12 AM
Jun 2016

Last edited Sat Jun 4, 2016, 09:16 PM - Edit history (1)

Bernie should be ashamed.

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)
23. Great find, Cha, as usual! Now, who would have known Mr. Chavez better: His wife, his son,
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 04:33 AM
Jun 2016

his fellow activist and friend Dolores Huerta, or a Son-in-law?

Funny how many dead people have endorsed Sanders.

I also hope Mrs. Chavez makes a speedy recovery.

Cha

(305,447 posts)
24. I was glad to see it, luna.. as I didn't even know a brother-in-law was claiming
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 04:42 AM
Jun 2016

Cesar Chavez would have gone for BS.. you wonder what makes some people tick!

Healing thoughts for his mother..

Gracias~

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)
25. Oh, I misread...I thought it was his wife. My apologies. Still, his mother would know him more
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 04:44 AM
Jun 2016

than a son-in-law

Cha

(305,447 posts)
27. I was mixed up.. I edited my post.. not in time for you.. sorry..
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 04:56 AM
Jun 2016

America Ferrera who plays Helen Chavez in the bio-pic..


Helen Fabela Chavez with her husband Cesar~

http://www.latinpost.com/articles/6252/20140122/helen-ch%C3%A1vez-former-labor-activist-wife-of-c%C3%A9sar-ch%C3%A1vez-united-farm-workers-of-america-helen-chavez-helen-chavez-turns-86.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Fabela_Ch%C3%A1vez

Cesar's mama is long gone..


Cesar Chavez and his mother, Juana Estrada, appear at a rally in Modesto, Calif., in 1973.

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/april/fitch-photo-archive-040114.html

Sorry for the confusion~

JustAnotherGen

(33,602 posts)
26. This 88 year old woman
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 04:50 AM
Jun 2016

In a hospital fighting an infection loves us - America - soooo much that she asked her son to speak up and out about Trump. I know the OP focuses on her Son In Law's misreading her husband's legacy but . . .



“The same day she received her ballot, she voted for Hillary and sent it back in,” Paul Chavez said, referring to the imminent California primary. “She’s always talking to people, ‘Are you registered to vote? You gotta vote for Hillary, we gotta stop Trump,’” he said of the presumptive Republican nominee.


Thank you Helen. Thank you.

Cha

(305,447 posts)
30. Yeah, that's the caption of the ariticle but Thank you for pointing out what Helen Chavez said about
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 05:00 AM
Jun 2016
".. You gotta vote for Hillary, we gotta stop Trump,’”. Gen!

I just posted a younger pic of her Helen Fabela Chavez up thread.

caquillo

(521 posts)
35. FYI: That was America Ferrera you posted
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 06:52 AM
Jun 2016

She played Helen Chávez in the 2014 biopic César Chávez.

Ironically, Rosario Dawson, who played Dolores Huerta in the same film, is a fanatical Sanders supporter.

Cha

(305,447 posts)
36. Gracias for pointing that out to me, caquillo..
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 07:00 AM
Jun 2016
lol

I google her name and that pic came up.. and I must have not read the details.

Here she is with Cesar.. I'll edit the other one.


Helen Fabela Chavez and her husband Cesar~

http://www.latinpost.com/articles/6252/20140122/helen-ch%C3%A1vez-former-labor-activist-wife-of-c%C3%A9sar-ch%C3%A1vez-united-farm-workers-of-america-helen-chavez-helen-chavez-turns-86.htm

I had read that about Rosario.. she also has insulted Delores Huerta trying to tear down her legacy.. my money is on Delores!

caquillo

(521 posts)
38. No worries
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 07:05 AM
Jun 2016


Rosario Dawson is the one who evoked Monica Lewinski's name at a NY rally in April, implying that they would not be 'bullied' by the Clintons as Lewinsky apparently had been.

Cha

(305,447 posts)
39. Yeah, rosario is a desperate BS fan like sarandon .. not very attractive. She also
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 07:10 AM
Jun 2016

was dissing President Obama.. they're all their own worst enemies.

New Yorkers sure didn't fall for their BS.

Cha

(305,447 posts)
41. I knew that.. Gracias~ America wins!
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 07:14 AM
Jun 2016

Mahalo for the link~

“I am a first-generation American, millennial, female voter and I’m not only voting for Hillary Clinton, but I also really like Hillary Clinton.”

 

Her Sister

(6,444 posts)
33. "he also knew you had to go to work everyday and provide results on a daily basis,”
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 06:12 AM
Jun 2016
"he also knew you had to go to work everyday and provide results on a daily basis,”


This is the part BS should've thought about long time ago!

This is the part HRC seemed to have been borne knowing!

So good to hear from the Chavez family! Another FAIL for BS campaign!

Cha

(305,447 posts)
45. Yes, well said by Paul Chavez, HS! Like you said.. it's what Hillary does..
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 08:54 AM
Jun 2016

the other guy does a stump speech.

Cha

(305,447 posts)
60. They started doing this in the beginning.. fast and loose.. didn't work then but they
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 07:08 PM
Jun 2016

never learned.

LisaM

(28,611 posts)
43. I was going through some really old buttons I have...
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 07:53 AM
Jun 2016

"Boycott Gallo", "Don't Buy Lettuce", " Don't Buy Grapes", and.... "Nixon Eats Lettuce"! My mother used to manage the Democratic party booth at all the local fairs so I must have gotten them at one of those. We did not buy grapes for years. He organized boycotts that really worked.

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
49. It's always some weird in-law endorsing Bernie while the rest of the family is for Hillary...
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 10:30 AM
Jun 2016

it never fails. Bernie seems to attract the fringe of everything!

still_one

(96,583 posts)
52. At least from my call banking, those who had Latino names were overwhelmingly for Hillary. When I
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 10:57 AM
Jun 2016

inquired who they were voting for, I received responses like, "Of Course Hillary", "Hillary all the way", "everyone in our house is supporting Hillary".

Cesar Chavez was a hero for labor and civil rights.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
59. Oh dear, the Chavez family isn't pure enough!
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 02:04 PM
Jun 2016

Under the bus they go.

“He believed this country was big enough and great enough to offer its share of bounty to all of us, but he also knew you had to go to work everyday and provide results on a daily basis,”


"Work everyday." Nothing is going to happen just because Bernie says it will. Things will happen, step by step, with Hillary's hard work, and that of her supporters. It will take time and there'll be no free college, but I'd bet there will be better health are, less inequality, more "liberty and justice for all."

Thanks for this, Cha.
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