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February 05, 2008

Sorry to Disagree, Pal

...When Obama spoke Thursday to a crowd at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, he briefly became bilingual.

Obama's call of "si se puede" — or "yes we can" — has a special resonance for many Latinos who remember when the phrase became the rallying cry for Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers union in the 1970s.

"I'm very enthusiastic, the way he has embraced our rallying cry of 'si se puede,' " says Obama volunteer Francisco Sola, a computer programmer.
"He called [it] a timeless creed."
It makes my hair stand up on end.

Posted by tree hugging sister at February 5, 2008 02:14 PM

Comments

Melissa Block needs to brush up on her Spanish.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at February 5, 2008 03:17 PM

And yes, it makes my hair stand up on end too.

when the phrase became the rallying cry for Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers union in the 1970s

That would be just about the time the union started fucking over the workers.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at February 5, 2008 03:19 PM

Well, it seems to me it's also the rallying cry for the La Raza folks.

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at February 5, 2008 05:41 PM