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In reply to the discussion: When Dolores Huerta suffered broken ribs and ruptured spleen during the 1988 election campaign [View all]Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)27. And she was fighting heroically for the farmworkers and the poor on THAT day.
What happened to her that day was unspeakable.
Doesn't explain why she's backing the candidate who doesn't care about the farmworkers and the poor though.
I salute her and wonder what led to where she is now.
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When Dolores Huerta suffered broken ribs and ruptured spleen during the 1988 election campaign [View all]
Tanuki
Feb 2016
OP
Yes, how dare she try to translate so that Spanish-speaking voters could be full participants
Tanuki
Feb 2016
#6
Delores Huerta didn't lie .. she tweeted what she heard and there's verification backing it up.
Cha
Feb 2016
#13
It's incredible that some folks are slandering her. It's going to make their candidate look...
Walk away
Feb 2016
#8
Your OP about Delores Huerta lying in a hospital from beaten by the police decades ago
Cha
Feb 2016
#17
And, it's just so weird.. because all they're doing it calling attention to their behavior
Cha
Feb 2016
#54
Cheer up.. it's not Delores Huerta who's lying.. the bernbros' track record is horrendous amd this
Cha
Feb 2016
#15
Delores Huerta has a sterling reputation.. the bernbros don't .. my money is on her. Not BS.
Cha
Feb 2016
#33
They've made it clear that they have no intention of supporting any candidate but BS
Hekate
Feb 2016
#47
And she was fighting heroically for the farmworkers and the poor on THAT day.
Ken Burch
Feb 2016
#27
Nor is it meant to explain anything other than her history and how dedicated she is to
Cha
Feb 2016
#35