Cesar Chavez's brother endorses Clinton

Obama got served! Funny how two people very close to Chavez, Dolores Huerta, who coined the term "Si se pueda" and now Chavez's own brother want to campaign for Hillary. She is a strong leader, a true leader, and one who has been willing to fight the good fight for so many years. I just cannot understand how Senator Obama considers himself a doer when he voted present for much of the time in senate (I get that it was sometimes for political strategy, and that is fine, but a lot of times, his present votes made absolutely no sense...his campaign says its because they had concerns over the way the bill was written...but how many times can he use that excuse? If that is how he would act as President we will never get anything done!), and just about a year after reaching the United States senate he decided to run for president. This guy reeks of political ambition, and only ambition. He is simply not ready. When he is ready, I am happy to take a second look.

Nelly, the answer to your dillemma is that Obama did not, contrary to what the Clinton campaign tries to suggest, "vote present so many times in senate". I'm from Illinois and had you bothered to look at his record here, you would have seen that he voted "present" 100 times out of a total of 4,400 votes. But of course you didn't look at his record. You didn't even try. You just bought the Clinton machine's propaganda at face value like so many other unfortunate people and in so doing disgraced us all.

Obama has spent more years in office than Hillary Clinton has. She didn't even run for office for the first time in her life until 2000, four years after Obama entered the senate here in Illinois. And what experience does she have? Having been a First Lady? Do you seriously believe that having been a First Lady is in any way as much a qualification for President as having been a Constitutional law professor, as Obama has? What have you been reading?

This election really make it hard for Hillary since if she attack him on issues, then she will be a racist. If she ignored it then that means it is true. Either way she need to attack in order to win. Otherwise people won't know the real Obama.
Obama is using the race issue to get more votes. We need to step back to see the bigger the picture.

This is good news for Hillary. If you have Huerta and Chavez next to Hillary, shouting "Si se puede", the majority of activist labor Latino vote moves to Hillary's column.

Add America Ferreira to that, and you'll have the young hip latino vote too.

That's "Ugly Betty", in case some of you dear oldtimers don't know her yet.

There are millions of us Latina voters in California. True, I am very disappointed of Richard's and Dolores endorsement of BILLHILL, but Barack has recieved MANY endorsements from prominent Hispanic Leaders throughout California, so don't count him out. What's really obvious to me is the Clintons are not looking at the bigger picture. The divisiveness they are causing by their slimy tactics. They wlll do more damage to the Black and Latino community than you can ever imagine. Who are they really runny for? For the "people" or themselves? I'm tired of the Clinton dynasty. from an ex Clinton supporter

To Matt: I've checked his record, Sir, and he missed or voted present more times than Sen. Clinton or Edwards. It is you who has been swept in by Mr. Too Cool. The Clinton's have been slandered by people who have their own agenda's, and who could care less about any of us. I grew up with the Kennedy's and the Clinton's, and I am proud of the work both Clinton's have done for this country. Bill Clinton will go down with one of the greatest Presidential records in history, just fyi. If any of you bothered to read the facts, Obama and/or his people have been behind ALL of the bashing, but amazingly having it twisted to be the Clinton's. C. Abutin is correct, no matter what Hillary says, she will be criticized as racist. Go Hillary! Some of us have minds of our own, and can see what is happening in this election..we shall overcome!
Mary M.

I am a politically aware Chicagoan and Latina. My question is; if Obama has had this extraordinary career in public service and politics, why haven't I heard anything about him before he spoke at the convention? It's not like Chicagoans are shy about their politics. In fact you have to be pretty mousey to have never shown up on the radar, either strongly for or against anything. I did check Obama's record out and what bothered me more than his "present" votes, was the fact that many times, after a vote that was questioned, he would put on record that he voted in error. In the Illinois senate you can do that. Vote one way and then amend it with an "oops I screwed up", even though the original vote still stands. It appears that he can't be called out on anything because he doesn't commit to anything. Oops? What's that all about? As President you don't get do overs. I will give him credit for being a motivating speaker and he appears to be a darn swell guy. I suspect that he will be a feather in the Democrat's cap in the future but I won't give him credit he hasn't earned, just cuz he talks pretty.

As for his vote on the war, and I marched for peace, what vote? He didn't vote cause he was not in a position to vote. If I were given the information that was supplied behind doors from the CIA,FBI,... I can't say that I wouldn't have voted to give the President authority to use military force.

I think that Obama has great dreams but this country is so screwed up, we need more than dreams we need practical solutions.

Do you really think that Teddy Kennedy and John Kerry want to change how Washington works? If not, why do they lend credence to Obama's message of change? I guess it's all in the way you spin it. Obama is just as political as the Clinton's.