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Sen. Pinto sings The Potato Song on American Indian Day [Video] (NM Political Reporter)

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Sen. Pinto sings The Potato Song on American Indian Day [Video]

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February 6, 2015 12:52 pm·Views: 27

John Pinto sings The Potato Song in front of a joint session of the New Mexico Legislature.

Sen. John Pinto was honored in front of the joint session of the New Mexico Legislature on Friday, which was American Indian Day at the legisalture. 

The legislators presented Pinto with a certificate honoring him and recounted his time as a Code Talker to his famous story of hitchhiking to his first legislative session in 1977. He was picked up, as Rep. Roger Madalena, D-Jemez Pueblo, recounted by Manny Aragon in Bernalillo. Aragon was another newly-elected state senator who went on to be one of the most powerful political figures in the state.

Pinto was trained as Code Talker, but World War II ended before he was deployed.

The Potato Song is an annual tradition that Pinto sings, usually in front of the Senate. Lt. Gov. John Sanchez needled the House, saying it was a reason why the Senate was superior.

Read more here: http://nmpoliticalreport.com/?p=1525