We have definitely entered the silly season of the 2016 presidential election, as was seen over the weekend when of all people, it took Hollywood liberal Susan Sarandon to bring clarity to an ugly incident at a Nevada caucus site.
The brouhaha began when supporters of Hillary Clinton claimed that Bernie Sanders supporters dissed Hispanics by chanting “English only” when labor leader Dolores Huerta agreed to translate for audience members who did not speak English, according to Uproxx.
Actress America Ferrera, a Hillary supporter, posted this comment on social media:
Harrah's casino site- Bernie supporters chant "English-only" to stop civil rights leader @DoloresHuerta from providing Spanish translation.
— America Ferrera (@AmericaFerrera) February 20, 2016
Huerta confirmed that assessment shortly after with a couple tweets of her own:
I offered to translate & Bernie supporters chanted English only! We fought too long & hard to be silenced Si Se Puede! #ImwithHer #NVcaucus
— Dolores Huerta (@DoloresHuerta) February 20, 2016
@BernieSanders Shame on your supporters for depriving Spanish speaking caucus goers of info they need for full participation! #NVcaucus
— Dolores Huerta (@DoloresHuerta) February 20, 2016
This prompted Sarandon, a fierce Sanders supporter, to enter the fray, insisting no one was screaming “English only:” they were shouting for a “neutral” translator instead of a translator who supported Hillary — the trust factor being what it is with the candidate:
.@AmericaFerrera I was there. Nobody frm Bernie’s side said English only. Moderator did when no neutral translator was found@DoloresHuerta
— Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) February 21, 2016
The actress then linked to a rather long video to support her case, but the relevant portion is captured here:
According to Erin Cruz, who is a volunteer and independent observer, when an acceptable translator could not be identified, the caucus official moved on.
“The caucus chair said, ‘Since there’s no consensus on a translator, the caucus will be conducted in English only,’” Cruz said, according to Uproxx.
Oh, by the way, Clinton won Saturday’s Nevada Caucus 52.6 to 47.3.
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