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Presidential Medal of Freedom Awarded to Republican-Bashing Chavez Admirer Dolores Huerta

The Presidential Medal of Freedom stands as the highest honor a civilian can receive from the President of the United States. Nor are potential recipients limited to civilians – some of the previous recipients have included UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, T. S. Eliot, William F. Buckley, Jr, Walter Cronkite and Ella Fitzgerald.

And now those august people have been joined by an openly socialist admirer of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who makes no secret of the fact that she believes that “Republicans hate Latinos,” and who encourages illegal immigrants to join with unions in agitating against their employers.

Yes, that’s right. Dolores Huerta, a favorite topic of coverage here on the Blaze for her unhinged behavior and beliefs, has just been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Watch President Obama’s brief speech on awarding her the medal below:

Well, to paraphrase a phrase that Huerta apparently coined, “Ella si puede.” Or, in English, “yes she can.”

In celebration of Huerta’s extraordinary accomplishment, here‘s a recap of some of the famed socialist’s greatest hits for your edification.

Dolores Huerta, Radical Farm Organizer, Mother of the Phrase

Huerta at a much younger age

Huerta first came to the attention of the Blaze, as some of you may recall, in September of 2010, when our own Jon Seidl dug up this video:

Here’s what Jon wrote at the time:

[Huerta] does not keep her political leanings a secret. She is an honorary chair of the Democratic Socialists of America and after praising dictator Chavez in 2006 for his policies in Venezuela, she asked, “why can’t we do that here in the United States?”

Got that? She’s an “honorary chair” of the Democratic Socialists of America. Just to get some perspective, here’s who else is an “honorary chair” of that august organization:

Honorary Chairs

Bogdan Denitch
Barbara Ehrenreich
Dolores Huerta
Eliseo Medina
Eugene “Gus” Newport
Frances Fox Piven
Gloria Steinem
Cornel West

One wonders how long it will be before Frances Fox Piven herself gets the Presidential medal of freedom. For now, back to Huerta. Glenn Beck, then still at Fox News, covered Huerta’s words on his show in a segment transcribed at Fox News. Here are the words he quoted from Huerta:

DOLORES HUERTA: The average pay of CEO of a Fortune 500 company is $3 million to $9 million a year. What are you going to do with all that money, right? I don’t care how much money you make. You can only eat three meals a day, you know? You can only wear one suit of clothes a day, you know?

So, the idea a lot isn’t wrong as long as use it for the people, like what Hugo Chavez is doing in Venezuela.[...]

HUERTA: They have 20,000 Cuban doctors that are coming to Venezuela. They are setting up these neighborhoods with factories and jobs for the people and the medical clinics and their co-op right there in every single neighborhood in Venezuela.

Now, we are the richest country in the world, right? So, why can’t we do that here in the United States?[...]

HUERTA: Our tema, our theme will be: Republicans hate Latinos, OK? Republicans hate Latinos.

Much later, in late March of this year, Huerta was specifically mentioned by name and honored by Labor Secretary Hilda Solis for her actions alongside Cesar Chavez, one of the few socialist agitators in America to attain almost universal political respect. The Blaze’s Becket Adams reported:

“Today, we celebrate one of America’s most powerful stories of courage and victory. The farm worker movement was begun by people who didn’t have money or clout. Many were new to this country and lived season to season,” Solis said before an audience that included Huerta.

“They were hard-working people of the land who asked only for dignity and fair treatment, and today we are proud to give them the Department of Labor’s highest honor.”

She continued:

I want to honor a trailblazer who was there from the very beginning. She’s a luchadora who endured arrests, death threats and beatings — a fearless woman who had her bones broken in the struggle but never her spirit. I’m proud to call her my teacher, my role model, and mi hermana. Brothers and sisters, let’s show our appreciation for one of the living legends of the farm worker movement, Dolores Huerta.

“Dolores worked mano a mano with one of the most celebrated icons of the American civil rights movement: the great César Estrada Chávez, who was inducted into our Hall of Honor in 1998,” Solis added.

For those who don’t know, a “luchadora” is a reference to the name for Mexican wrestlers, IE “Luchadors.” However, perhaps a better Spanish sport to compare Huerta’s performance to would be bullfighting, making Huerta a matador. After all, based on her record of public statements, Huerta certainly raises enough red flags.

Comments (187)

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  • scootervanneuter
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:27pm

    Hey, we don’t hate all Latinos, only you, you racist pinhead!

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    • Pelling1020
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 8:13pm

      I think DH may have high cheekbones (see pic). Perhaps she may have, in addition to her Latino roots, native American DNA. Maybe even 1/32nd “blood”. If that’s the case, Lord knows, she could be eligible for another “Presidential Medal”. What say You?

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    • Treaty
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 9:10pm

      Only ILLEGAL aliens Dolores. Republicans are smart enough to be able to distinguish – why can’t you?

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    • Anamah
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 12:26am

      He never fail to act with total lack of dignity, he doesn‘t keep his place he doesn’t know how to represent us. History will demolish him, his performance is quite inappropriate. He needs to be surrounded by anti American activist to fill his supposed role of rebel. A poor guy, very sick and sickening.

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 12:28am

      Ya, know !! I was starting to give O’Blamer the benefit of the
      doubt..He gave a really good speech at The Wall yesterday.
      actually choked me up a bit…. But he sure blew everything
      all to hell today with this presentation to a Commie Freak…..
      Now I know he will stop at nothing for a F’N vote.. everything
      is political with this JERK, as said by Sen. McCain…

      Report Post » MIBUGNU2  
    • majasdad
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 12:41am

      @PELLING1020

      That gag is getting very old.
      And you should brush up on your presentation.

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 1:05am

      The Presidential Anti-American Medal would have been appropriate..

      Report Post » MIBUGNU2  
    • Rational Man
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:21am

      MIBUGNU2
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 12:28am
      Ya, know !! I was starting to give O’Blamer the benefit of the
      doubt..He gave a really good speech at The Wall yesterday.
      actually choked me up a bit…. But he sure blew everything
      all to hell today with this presentation to a Commie Freak…..
      Now I know he will stop at nothing for a F’N vote.. everything
      is political with this JERK, as said by Sen. McCain…
      *************************************************************************************************

      It’s idiots like you that “give O’Blamer the benefit of the doubt”, that are the demise of and reason for the downfall of America. Unless you have just woken up from a 4 yr long nap, your an idiot if you can give this anti-American racist, marxist radical, “the bebefit of the doubt” about anything………………..

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    • little big man
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 7:37am

      If this chic loves President Hugo Chavez so much why isn’t she down there living with them.

      oh wait because america is the land of the free. okay got it.

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    • Ari Ben TZion
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 8:05am

      Dolores Huerta is an ignorant, Bolshevik, Mexican Indian. I guess it’s true what Che Guevara said about Mexicans:

      “Mexicans are a band of illiterate Indians.” – Che Guevara

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    • Ari Ben TZion
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 8:09am

      My father fled communist Cuba as a young man and came to the United States, was received with open arms by the Americans. Learned to speak English fluently within 6 months, worked as machinist and purchased his first home within two years of living in the United States.

      If it’s true that America and Americans hate Latinos, then how the hell was my father so successful?

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    • MetalPatriot
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 8:13am

      Have to say, I’m with Scooter on this.

      Report Post » MetalPatriot  
    • Taquoshi
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 8:32am

      I researched this on the Internet. Look what I found. (not for the faint of heart)

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Tamaulipas_massacre

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_San_Fernando_massacre

      http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/10/27/20101027mexico-car-wash-massacre.html

      http://www.elpasotimes.com/juarez/ci_20185715/villas-de-salvarcar-massacre-suspect-tortured-by-mexican-army

      http://www.boston.com/news/world/latinamerica/articles/2010/09/08/mexico_2_bodies_likely_massacre_investigators/

      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10798089

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    • Unix
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 9:18am

      WOW, a Pres Medal of Honor for a communist radical, we have now suck to a new low in this country. I am not sure we’ll recover from this Agitator-In-chief. Ohugo is the 5th column in our WH, remove him with your cherished VOTE come November, it is a MUST!

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    • IraHayesFlagRaiser
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 9:26am

      Someday in the near future the American black, the ones who claim to be the real soul of America will regret their support of Obama. They will come to see this man is an anti-American, socialist, lover of those who HATE America. I want to be there when the American black realize they supported someone who loves the haters of our dearly beloved country! God bless the USA!!

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    • Fubared
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 9:44am

      Majasdad
      The high cheekbones do take away from the blonde hair and blue eyes of the white Cherokee. You are correct. How is it you have offspring? Do you share the responsibility with the village or are they still too busy with you?

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 1:52pm

      @Rational Man
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:21am
      I will make sure it Never happen’s again, Thank You for
      slapping a little sense into Me.. I’m sure NOW he was just
      working on the Vet. Vote !!

      Report Post » MIBUGNU2  
    • Godfather.1
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 3:40pm

      “Nor are potential recipients limited to civilians – some of the previous recipients have included UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, T. S. Eliot, William F. Buckley, Jr, Walter Cronkite and Ella Fitzgerald.”

      Apparently Mytheos Holt doesn’t know the definition of a civilian because all those listed are civilians. Here is the definition of a civilian, “a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization.”

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    • turkey13
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 3:52pm

      It’s to late for Obama to salvage the Latino vote. Do African Americans think Latinos are dumb and not savey to their suroundings. Mr. Zimmerman may be juat half Latino/white but so is Obama half Black/white yet the full blood blacks with Obamas blessing did everything but lynch the man. It made me remember what the KKK did to blacks.

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  • Outlaw_Josey_Wales
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:22pm

    Everyone gets a Trophy
    Everyone gets a Freedom Awarded

    Report Post » Outlaw_Josey_Wales  
    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 12:40am

      Only if it benefit’s him in some way..like get him a vote or two..

      Report Post » MIBUGNU2  
    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 1:08am

      He got a lot of milage on last years award to Buffett !!

      Report Post » MIBUGNU2  
    • pmacres
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 8:10am

      Like Beck said,,they will come out of the closet,,,,,

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 8:34pm

      Obama is using the Hispanics for the time being. If he gets re-elected he’ll throw them under the bus, because they will be of no use to him anymore.
      As a conservative, I have no quarrel with any race, black,white, yellow or brown. What I do have a problem with are illegals of ALL races who sneak into this country and want all the freebees they can get out of a compassionate nation like America. We can only take care of you for a while, then get on the wagon and become legal and get a job and be productive if you want to stay. God bless America

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    • starman70
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 10:38am

      ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE A COMMUNIST OR COMMUNIST SYMPATHIZER!

      rqd. lc

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:22pm

    The arrogance of the Marxist POS knows no bounds,he gives a medal of freedom to another Marxist!
    You can’t make this **** up and every action the fraud in chief makes says he’s begging to be fired so I say we oblige the Marxist heathen and fire his skinny ass.

    Nixon had an enemies list,this Marxist POS has a hit list like a mafia don ordering killings and his first victim was the constitution,hell Barry will probably start killing Americans on American soil,don’t put it past the Marxist in chief,anything to demonstrate his power over us serfs.

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  • moussiagilda
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:21pm

    You guys are acting cowed and thumbsucking again, as if you don’t want my words to bother those people who are already in hell. They need to be bothered. Or they’ll stay in hell.

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  • Yaya2
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:20pm

    How LOW can this poor excuse of a president go? What about all of our country’s unsung heroes who will never be recognized by our nation? So many of our military, firemen and policemen never get the praise they deserve. Obama Insults us in every way he and his minions can think of…throw the BUMS out!!!

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  • moussiagilda
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:16pm

    She is not evil, and you are distorting her words, like ignorant fundamentalists tend to. Tell the truth, the whole truth. And, all right, joke around and embellish if that’s your gift.

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    • The Gooch
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:54pm

      I’m not a fundamentalist and ignorance is a matter of perspective.
      Fact: This lady is a leftist activist. That doesn’t necessarily make her evil. It does appear to have made her biased ideologically and more that a bit ethnocentric.
      Hey, at least we live in a country where one can disagree with each other and the govt. and its agents’ choices on who gets honored. Ol’ Hugo tends to lock such naysayers up. Go figure.

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    • Berbel73
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 8:01pm

      “What are you going to do with all that money, right? I don’t care how much money you make. You can only eat three meals a day, you know? You can only wear one suit of clothes a day, you know?” Sounds an aweful lot like, from each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs does it not? Who is that believes that? Oh yeah marxists do, so she must be a marxist. So what’s the matter huh? How exactly are her own words being distorted? Maybe you could explain a little further and enlighten us so that we won’t be ignorant?

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    • DIR
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 11:19pm

      She’s also been awarded the coveted Golden Douchbag award, which sports a wonderful picture of Barack, for her efforts. I understand it’s an authentic rubberized bag encrusted in real 24 carrot goldtone paint mounted on a large goldtone plastic tote tropy base. Apparently replica’s are available at QVC for a buck fifty. Dolores Huerta’s award also came with a year supply of refried beans to help here share her socialist crap, when she visits a restroom near you, with the multitudes of loyal followers, all 15 of them.

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 12:14am

      Ya, Right ? OK ? Americans hate Marxism, Right ? OK ?
      Whorta..

      Report Post » MIBUGNU2  
    • Tankertony
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 10:02am

      Marxists are either evil or ignorant, often both. For the kind-hearted ones, their ignorance will lead to evil under the red banner.

      Report Post » Tankertony  
  • jbrote47
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:12pm

    Makes as much sense as obama getting the noble peace prise for doing…….NOTHING!

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  • let us prey
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:11pm

    She deserves this as much as obumbler deserved the peace prize.

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    • randy
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:56pm

      She deserves this as much as that lying POS POTUS deserves being in jail when the truth comes out.

      Report Post » randy  
    • pamela kay
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 11:05pm

      LET US PREY, Good point.

      Report Post » pamela kay  
    • majasdad
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 12:51am

      @RANDY
      Your message is muddled. Reformulate.

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  • 13th Imam
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:11pm

    Barry getting a Nobel Peace Prize, was one of the outstanding examples of DEMOCRATS giving bogus awards to each other. Much like these actors and actresses that swap spit while applauding the ability to play make believe. These people suck..

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  • gobnait
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:10pm

    All I can do is sit here, sputtering with rage. Harry Truman must be spinning in his grave.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:33pm

      I got my Presidential medal in my crackerjack box
      I also got mt super decoder ring…….

      Report Post » RepubliCorp  
  • dennisS
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:06pm

    FORWARD towards the great revolution! The new politburo is now being installed in Washington DC, the dear leader leading the charge with his KGB director Holder getting ready to round up the dissidents. All hail the new USSR of United States. Just hope that they have perfected the means of execution so that you won’t have to suffer much.

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  • marcus_arealius
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:00pm

    I hate morons and idiots, of which she is one along with the idiot in the people’s house.

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    • AmericanFightingMan1
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:14pm

      Most people of Mexican decent who live here LOVE the U.S. Why? They know how messed up Mexico has become due to people like this clown woman. Freedom baby. Freedom.

      Faith, family and hard work. We need to put this lunatic Left down by giving them all the air time they want. This way, their idiotic ways are exposed. The loser Left.

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  • Sirfoldallot
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 6:58pm

    OMG, ppl plz wake up & rise up against these ppl of lies, evil, hate, & false hope.

    Report Post » Sirfoldallot  
  • The Gooch
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 6:56pm

    The (far) left generally loathes individual freedom and instead asserts if can make life in general ‘fair’ for everyone if it is just allowed to impose its will and make all the important decisions for you. It‘s no secret Hugo Chavez would be venerated by left for his ’perpetual revolution.’ Wanna good laugh? Do some research on how the left started defending Chavez’s attack on freedom of speech with some damn entertaining spin.
    It is odd that a like-minded leftist who is a cheerleader for Chavez would be considered for a Medal of Freedom. Um… freedom and activism are not the same thing.

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 6:55pm

    We have never had a weaker–more anti-American president than this age in which we live. I think we’ll survive this horror movie, but at what cost? I implore anyone on the fence to really get the facts about this person in the White House. Romney, though a wild card in some ways; is not a destroyer. Obama is, exponentially.

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  • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 6:54pm

    Never let it be said that Obama let’s a good radical player sit on the bench or sidelines for long before bestowing due and true leftist recognition.

    Funny… he also awarded the medal to Toni Morrison who called Bill Clinton the First Black POTUS at the same ceremony.

    Did Dylan was there too getting his due (due… not IMO). Did he mumble a few notes for the radical crowd with some ‘60’s anti-war musica for old time’s sake?

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  • CatB
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 6:52pm

    November 6th 2012 … come on!

    OMG 2012 LIBERTY … let the restoration begin!

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    • silentwatcher
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 6:57pm

      and they will probably attempt to legally identify the Republican party as a terroristic organization. It wouldn’t surprise me.

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    • Laus Deo
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 7:03pm

      Very, very optimistic. You and I are minorities in a land of lazy pukes and complete morons.

      Report Post » Laus Deo  
  • heyjim55
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 6:51pm

    No surprise here I would think that Piven would be given one also very soon, we already know what we have in the White House our anti colonial marxist dear leader. So if we don‘t vote him out in November we will see many more people like Huerta and they won’t be getting awards they will be in a position of power.

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  • inblack
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 6:50pm

    A great marxist.

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  • JACKTHETOAD
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 6:48pm

    Obumwad’s Medal Of Freedom = One small, stinky dingleberry.

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  • Teaple
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 6:47pm

    SHAMEFUL! Vote all these communists out of our government ASAP

    Report Post » Teaple  
  • lukerw
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 6:45pm

    UnAmerican Activities!

    Report Post » lukerw  
  • thibx
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 6:43pm

    he would do anything to get relected. i hope they are not stupid enough to believe it.

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  • McNamara
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 6:42pm

    Sounds like Owebama is pandering to the Latino vote…

    Report Post » McNamara  
  • Smokey_Bojangles
    Posted on May 29, 2012 at 6:42pm

    Obama Loves his Commies.And He Hates babies.

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