https://www.dailykos.com/news/berniebigots News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Mon, 27 Jan 2020 02:39:02 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 02:39:02 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) https://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/2/20/1488410/-Bernie-Fans-chant-English-Only-to-Keep-Dolores-Huerta-from-Translating-Hillary-s-Victory-Speech <p>In an example of the bigotry and lack of discipline of Sanders supporters, we have the spectacle of <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/AmericaFerrera/status/701166307387928577" target="_blank">seeing Bernie supporters chanting "English Only!"</a> at the Harrah's caucus site to stop civil rights legend Dolores Huerta from translating Hillary's victory speech.  (BuzzFeed’s Evan McMorris-Santoro, their White House news reporter, has Tweeted that <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/EvanMcSan/status/701172730691846145" target="_blank">he’s confirmed this</a>.)</p> <p>How does Team Bernie explain this?  Is this what outreach to white Rand/Ron Paul fans on Reddit was supposed to accomplish?  </p> <p>Oh, well, at least the Sanders people are showing that John Lewis isn’t the only civil rights legend they’re prepared to disrespect.</p> <p>Betcha we won't see Jake Tapper or Rachel Maddow mentioning this as they try to Berniesplain away today.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Phoenix Woman) berniebigots berniebros Caucus DoloresHuerta EnglishOnly Hillary Nevada Recommended _1488410 Sun, 21 Feb 2016 00:05:11 +0000