Candidate Bush Would ‘Sing The Star-Spangled Banner in Spanish’ At Hispanic Festivals
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Candidate Bush Would ‘Sing The Star-Spangled Banner in Spanish’ At Hispanic Festivals
President Bush, 4/28/06:
I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English, and I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English.
But in his book American Dynasty, Kevin Phillips notes that during Bush’s first presidential campaign, he would often sing the national anthem in Spanish. From pg. 142:
When visiting cities like Chicago, Milwaukee, or Philadelphia, in pivotal states, he would drop in at Hispanic festivals and parties, sometimes joining in singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” in Spanish, sometimes partying with a “Viva Bush” mariachi band flown in from Texas.
(HT: TP Commenter Todd)
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Pot meet kettle…
BITCHSLAPPED AGAIN….(again no offense)
Frauds every single one of them
This reminds me of the whole
“Mexican flag” at protest nonsens a month ago…..
as soon as it came out that Bush him self carried a Mexican flag in a parade
May 2nd, 2006 at 10:39 amthe criticism stopped….
Doooh!!!
May 2nd, 2006 at 10:43 amYou mean George W. Bush is a LIAR?
LOL
May 2nd, 2006 at 10:45 amSo… he was for it before he was against it? Why the “flip-flop”? what has changed? He often says, “The American people need to understand…”, so he should explain it to us, so that we are able to. Well, Mr.President? I’m listening.
May 2nd, 2006 at 10:56 amHow do you say “FLIP FLOP” in spanish????
May 2nd, 2006 at 10:57 amMucho Douchebaggo.
-GSD
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:01 amNot a shocker, Bush is more concerned with political jockeying than Clinton was. Whatever it took to get elected it was done. Warning to Democrats, unless you stand for tradition, you are in for a sneak attack come November.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:02 amBabelFish says the Spanish translation for Flip Flop is Fracaso De Tirón
(I think substitute Spanish teacher Peggy Hill works for BabelFish)
Fracaso means FAILURE.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:03 amHummm? What a surprise, Bush lying again! OMG.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:03 amHow do you say “FLIP FLOP†in spanish????
Volte arepas !!! (at least here in Colombia)
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:06 amPeople, this was pre 9/11. Once again you liberals have a pre 9/11 mentality. The only way to save us from the terrorists is to sing the national anthem in english.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:06 amBush didn’t lie. He simply said Meskins need to sing the anthem in English, while us ‘Mericans can sing it in whatever language we choose… one o’ them benefits of being a ‘Merican.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:07 amwahoo.
great catch.
ain’t history a bitch
when people write it down and
then go back and check it.
george w. bush,
in his last two years in office,
haunted
by the demon of history
he created.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:12 amThis is a tempest in a teapot! Some people have too much time on their hands/minds.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:13 amWHO CARES??
Calm down, get your blood pressure down, and find something important to worry about — like Bush/Cheney lies and ignoring laws & the Constitution.
I cannot wait to hear how this one is spun.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:13 am*yawn* Bush is a hypocrite.
This topic is taking attention away from the important issues, i.e. impeachment, gas prices, impeachment, global warming, impeachment, illegal wiretapping, impeachment, Iraq, impeachment, 2006 elections, IMPEACHMENT!!
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:16 amDil-Lynn & Zoo
It is important that we push back on every issue. The GOP is on the ropes and as such NO GOP issue should be allowed traction. When they fall to the mat, we need to stomp on their head!
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:21 amI beg to differ – this issue, albeit minor on its own, is yet another demonstration that any time Bush provides an unscripted response to a question from the press, the response he provides is either incorrect, hypocritical, or a bold-faced lie.
In that context, the fact that Bush frequently sang the anthem in Spanish is important… he has no credibility.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:22 amway to go, TP Commenter Todd !!!
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:24 amDoes Bush’s administration realize there’s tape of this stuff or do they just still assume they’re not being fact checked?
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:26 amThis is such a bogus issue. Soldiers losing their arms & legs every day, our precious rights being taken from us, massive debt, no savings, jobs leaving the country, a Congress that does NOTHING, complete corruption in the White House (complete), money being stolen from citizens and given to oil & constructions companies. And THIS is what we talk about.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:27 amCan a British or say an Australian citizen sing it in English.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:36 amWhat a malarkey non issue. More Bush nonsence.
I can’t stand this peice of shit man. I just want ot rip my hair out because I am just so frustrated with everything about this administration, the press and my fellow citizens who just don’t give a shit! I’m worn out!
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:37 amIt’s okay when the president does it.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:42 amI hope the illegal Irish immigrants don’t translate the national anthem into Gaelic. Or would that be OK, because they’re white? Hmmmm.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:44 amThere is a tape of Bush humming the national anthem in Spanish while Jeff Gannon gives him a hummer wearing nothing but a bandolier and a Mexican hat.
-GSD
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:45 amFrustrated
More and more citizens are giving a shit, Frustrated. What ever happens between now and November, don’t ever give up and walk away. We all feel the overwhelming frustration at times, just take a day and get angry for redoubled effort.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:46 amIf this doesn’t put the chimp over the top in his continuing race for leadership as the “Worst President in our History” I don’t know what will. All I can say is that I know I won’t have to wait too long before another example appears!
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:47 ambilljpa@aol.com
Lord,
Again, I don’t ask for much, but again if you’re listening.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE let there be video of this somewhere.
Amen.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:48 amOnce again… BushCo = LIARS
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:48 am[...] …and here: Think Progress » Candidate Bush Would ‘Sing The Star-Spangled Banner in Spanish’ At Hispanic Festivals [...]
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:49 amBush is a vile hypocrite on everything > he waves the Mexican flag when he visits that nation! He does not work for the citizens of the U.S. > Mexican elite pull his strings with the putrid Oil Cartel CEOs! Dubya Dunce Decider must resign immediately or be impeached ASAP!!!
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:50 am#17 – Citizen, the republicans will literally drown us in trivia in order to keep us from addressing the really important issues. Sure, respond, but we must drive the response and not allow the other side to divert us completely. This is what they did to us in 2000 and 2004, and look where we are!
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:58 amThe GOP is on the ropes and as such NO GOP issue should be allowed traction. When they fall to the mat, we need to stomp on their head!
Comment by Citizen80203
Please do. There’s no place at the American table for a party devoted to politics of personal destruction and ZERO ideas or solutions.
May 2nd, 2006 at 12:06 pm#34 – You are correct, I-RIGHT-I, in your assertion that the right is devoted to politics of personal destruction and has zero ideas or solutions.
May 2nd, 2006 at 12:12 pmI pray someone finds a video of the president singing.
May 2nd, 2006 at 12:21 pm#35
LOL beat me to it Zoo
iri walked rightinto that one, lmao
May 2nd, 2006 at 12:29 pmYou guys HAVE to find a video of him singing in spanish, and PLEASE send it to the mainstream media and any blog’s out there (even the right wing nutjobs).
May 2nd, 2006 at 12:37 pmPlease do. There’s no place at the American table for a party devoted to politics of personal destruction and ZERO ideas or solutions.
Comment by I-RIGHT-I — May 2, 2006 @ 12:06 pm
Politics of Personal Destruction,LMAO, Bush tried to used that very tactic, THEN HE, HE Shot Himself in the FOOT, because he’s a Hypocrite. No one, not a Soul Here, had anything to do with Bush speaking Idiotically. That Sir, was His Own Doing. Please try to stand on your own IRI and that Foaming at the mouth thing, its really Rabid and unsightly.
You are gonna blow a gasket soon IRI
May 2nd, 2006 at 12:57 pmchill out Chicken Little
KKKrove loves this shit, cause then we aren’t discussing all the “real” issues. i think that was the reason for this house bill to make illegal immigrants felons, expect it backfired in the most righteous way! take that kkkarl!
May 2nd, 2006 at 1:04 pmSon Gente Estúpida…
In 2004, it was gay people. Now it’s Americans who speak Spanish. There’s not a wedge issue vile enough for the Republicans. They’re even saying that the Star Spangled Banner should only be sung in English because that’s the way it’s always bee…
May 2nd, 2006 at 1:11 pmFLIP FLOP, FLIP FLOP!!!!!!!!!
May 2nd, 2006 at 1:12 pmAnybody know how the ‘boycott/strike’ went yesterday? I live too far from Atlanta to have seen a direct impact. It was just business as usual here in the suburbs. Not that we have a very big Latino population here to begin with.
May 2nd, 2006 at 1:14 pmPost 43 I live near Atlanta, as you know, and I did not hear of any protests by Hispanics yesterday, but supposedly there was according to the press, but very small compared to Los Angeles and other big cities! Actually there are a lot of Latinos around Atlanta > they came here originally to pick peaches and other crops!
May 2nd, 2006 at 1:28 pm[...] President Bush, while campaigning in 2000, used to sing the national anthem in Spanish. [...]
May 2nd, 2006 at 1:32 pmThere’s got to be a video of that someplace, right? Maybe forward it to Olberman!?
May 2nd, 2006 at 1:35 pmActually there are a lot of Latinos around Atlanta > they came here originally to pick peaches and other crops!
Comment by Jay Randal — May 2, 2006 @ 1:28 pm
I meant that they just don’t live in my area. It’s still predominantly black and white in the rest of Georgia.
May 2nd, 2006 at 1:38 pm[...] From a ThinkProgress commenter to the White House Press Briefing in just hours. CNN’s Ed Henry is on the case: HENRY: Scott, on Friday the president firmly said he believes the national anthem should be sung in English. Kevin Phillips, the Republican analyst, wrote a book called American Dynasty. And in there, he claims that, during the president’s 2000 campaign, he did sing The Star Spangled Banner in Spanish at some Hispanic festivals, various campaign events. [...]
May 2nd, 2006 at 2:10 pmBut as Stephen Colbert said at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the president believes what he believes, no matter what the facts are, because he thinks with his gut, and his gut tells him what’s true. Facts? Not important. Just watch, someone will ask the press secretary about Bush’s singing in 2000 and he’ll get this reply (or something similar): “The Democracts are turning this into a partisan issue.” We live in an Alice in Wonderland world now. Get used to it.
May 2nd, 2006 at 2:22 pm[...] Of course, what we’re not hearing, is that even Bush used to support the Spanish Star Spangled Banner, at least before the immigration scuffle, that is. Think Progress notes that in 2000, Bush would often sing the anthem in Spanish in swing states where he thought he could pick up the Latino vote. [...]
May 2nd, 2006 at 2:24 pmAnybody know how the ‘boycott/strike’ went yesterday? I live too far from Atlanta to have seen a direct impact. It was just business as usual here in the suburbs. Not that we have a very big Latino population here to begin with.
Comment by unbelievable
It didn’t go so well here in Houston. Nobody showed up, maybe a few thousand. The numbnuts that owns my favorite breakfast taco joint closed his shop in support of the illegal Mexicans. Next time I go in I’ll give him a ration of shit and it will be the last time I go in.
Just a reminder, today is “Fire a Mexican Day”.
May 2nd, 2006 at 2:36 pmActually there are a lot of Latinos around Atlanta > they came here originally to pick peaches and other crops!
Comment by Jay Randal
And that’s how your mamma came to have you.
May 2nd, 2006 at 2:38 pmI-R-I lol you are goofy as usual on here! I am not Latino/Hispanic! I am half German, half Danish basically and my ancestors came to America around the time of the Civil War! You better watch your mouth in Texas, because Mexicans practically re-own that state now, so they might kill you like they did Bowie & Crocket at the Alamo?!
May 2nd, 2006 at 2:48 pmso they might kill you like they did Bowie & Crocket at the Alamo?!
Comment by Jay Randal
All we have is good Meskins here in Texas. Bowie & Crocket helped to make sure that the future generations understand the vicious vindictive nature of the white man.
May 2nd, 2006 at 2:57 pm[...] This morning, ThinkProgress revealed that, according to Kevin Phillip’s book American Dynasty, Bush himself sang the national anthem in Spanish. Looks like Bush’s conviction that “the national anthem ought to be sung in English” was something he acquired very recently. [...]
May 2nd, 2006 at 3:04 pmTell me who’s marriage did you trust in more (a little intellectual honesty please)?
A) Bill/ Hillary ( The ambitious horny womanizing hill billy and the feminist)
B) John/ Teresa (The Bragadocious Gigalo and the Ketchup heiress)
C) George/ Barbara (The simple minded frat boy and the small town girl)
And it wasn’t PANDERING when Kerry went on that hunting trip where he wasn’t carrying the goose he supposedly shot? Who was he pandering to? Or did he even shoot it? Which is it?
Comment by Joneser
Well said with wasted breath.
May 2nd, 2006 at 3:09 pmThe numbnuts that owns my favorite breakfast taco joint closed his shop in support of the illegal Mexicans. Next time I go in I’ll give him a ration of shit and it will be the last time I go in.
I’m surprised you’d have though the place would be open, brainiac that you are. :)
Tacos for breakfast? Really? I thought it was odd eating Chinese food for breakfast in China because they don’t differentiate measl like we do. But Tacos? Really?
Oh, you’ll be back. You don’t give up favorites over principals. After all, you’re a Republicans.
Just a reminder, today is “Fire a Mexican Dayâ€.
Comment by I-RIGHT-I — May 2, 2006 @ 2:36 pm
You’re too funny. I take it that that means you’ll be firing no one then. KKK White Surpremist that you are, you wouldn’t have hired any to begin with..
May 2nd, 2006 at 3:09 pmWell said with wasted breath.
Comment by I-RIGHT-I — May 2, 2006 @ 3:09 pm
Ahem…
May 2nd, 2006 at 3:14 pm[...] In American Theocracy, Kevin Phillips wrote on page 142 (hat tip to Think Progress): When visiting cities like Chicago, Milwaukee, or Philadelphia, in pivotal states, he would drop in at Hispanic festivals and parties, sometimes joining in singing “The Star-Spangled Banner†in Spanish, sometimes partying with a “Viva Bush†mariachi band flown in from Texas. [...]
May 2nd, 2006 at 3:32 pm[...] The problem, however, is that the protests, rallys and boycotts are causing a bit of a backlash. Some are even losing their minds over a Spanish version of the national anthem (even though the U.S. government commissioned several versions of it in 1919, and Our Clueless Leader himself sung it while trying to garner the Hispanic vote). [...]
May 2nd, 2006 at 3:45 pmNot that it matters and if we are all about the nuance of the subject… the current recording isn’t even called the star spangled banner or the national anthem… It’s called “Our Hymn.” Doesn’t exactly sound to me you want to be part of the country but want a piece of it for your own..
And no one could answer to what i posted
May 2nd, 2006 at 3:55 pmAnd no one could answer to what i posted
Comment by Joneser — May 2, 2006 @ 3:55 pm
Let me fix that for you:
And no one would answer to what i posted
Comment by Joneser — May 2, 2006 @ 3:55 pm
Too many more interesting comments to respond to.
May 2nd, 2006 at 4:00 pm[...] Turns out that the president is actually a big fan of the anthem in Spanish. According to Kevin Phillips’ book, American Dynasty, candidate Bush had a much different approach than Pres. Bush: When visiting cities like Chicago, Milwaukee, or Philadelphia, in pivotal states, he would drop in at Hispanic festivals and parties, sometimes joining in singing “The Star-Spangled Banner†in Spanish, sometimes partying with a “Viva Bush†mariachi band flown in from Texas. [...]
May 2nd, 2006 at 4:03 pmAll I know is, this has to be the fault of either Clinton or the Democrats.
May 2nd, 2006 at 4:07 pmTell me who’s marriage did you trust in more (a little intellectual honesty please)?
A) Bill/ Hillary ( The ambitious horny womanizing hill billy and the feminist)
B) John/ Teresa (The Bragadocious Gigalo and the Ketchup heiress)
C) George/ Barbara (The simple minded frat boy and the small town girl)
Personally, I think the question is ridiculous. What the hell does it mean to ask someone else if they “trust in” someone else’s marriage?
I do know these few simple facts:
Hillary never threatened to leave Bill and take their daughter because his drinking was getting too excessive.
Teresa never threatened to leave John and take (her) kids because his drinking was getting too excessive.
But Laura DID threaten to leave George and take the kids because his drinking was too excessive. And since he never sought professional help for his drinking (he’s known as a “dry drunk”), I think one would be better off not “trusting in” this marriage. Besides, he is a bit of a dick.
What was the point you were trying to make, anyway?
May 2nd, 2006 at 4:12 pmTacos for breakfast? Really?
Comment by unbelievable
Breakfast taco that I’ll be making at home from now on:
One four tortilla, one scrambled egg, two slices of smoked thick sliced bacon, grated sharp cheddar cheese and top with your favorite picante sauce (anything but Pace) Fold and roll together. Open mouth, insert breakfast taco, bite down & chew. Repeat as necessary.
May 2nd, 2006 at 4:17 pmI was using the marriage issue to make a point to how these guys used it to pander.
Regardless, Bush actually stopped drinking because her cared about his wife and kids.. that’s all the therapy I’d need to realize what t I’d would loose making a simple choice about the direction I want to take my life.
you’re right though, hillary didn’t threaten bill with his alcohol, it was his women… and it still didn’t stop him… so does that make him a dry humper? But she didn’t leave leave him like a true feminist would… cause after all she needed his political capital… everyone has a price.
And for Kerry?! well we all know what would happen to him.
My point was that the pandering that takes place is ridiculous and when the issue is raised based on the Star Spangled Banner translated in spanish at some festival with hispanics (not nuestro himno).. compared to how the otherside has used various groups depending on the time of the year particularly in areas of “sensitivity” to that group, I think it is ridiculous. At the same time when the orther slideslips up… the media gives them a nice pass.
May 2nd, 2006 at 4:35 pmOpen mouth, insert breakfast taco, bite down & chew. Repeat as necessary.
Comment by I-RIGHT-I — May 2, 2006 @ 4:17 pm
You can fit that whole thing in your mouth? Aside from the cooking part, that might just be your most impressive trick so far (keeping in mind that I spend my day with teenagers ; )
May 2nd, 2006 at 4:40 pmI think artist should be respected and that there is no wrongdoing in translating a national hymn.Even when not to be concidered to make official but taking the lirycs to some other language is not bad at all. There are other issues to wich the time should be appointed to. There is a war. There are homeless people and there are rumors of another war in the brewing. Employ time wisely. Dr.Q
May 2nd, 2006 at 4:45 pmthe point is that the hym isn’t translated, nor is it called the national anthem… It’s called “our hymn” Hardly respect to those who have provided you the oppurtunity to be here… illegal…I respect artists completely for their craft and their ability to sell it not necessariily what they say… most of the time its some elitist in a board room controlling the artists but regardless… they produce a product and they sell it well… it’s the american dream. But even in that there are those who claim Flight 93 is too soon… but they are the same people who didn’t think it was too soon for Michael Moore’s film… It seems once again it is ok when it looks bad for Bush or the opposition but the other side gets a pass.
May 2nd, 2006 at 4:54 pmIt’s REALLY Impeachment Time – - Phony, Lying, Hypocrite, and a bunch more adjectives!
Make a phone call today to demand a Congressional Investigation into this treasonous Administration & it’s crimes…. Demand that Bush/Cheney be impeached & removed from office.
Toll Free to Congress -888-355-3588, 888-818-6641 or 800-426-8073
It’s Impeachment Time !
May 2nd, 2006 at 5:26 pmhttp://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/
It doesn’t matter if it is a minor issue. We Dems can multitask.
May 2nd, 2006 at 5:36 pmCorrection to trackback earlier, I changed American Theocracy to the correct American Dynasty. My apologies for the error.
May 2nd, 2006 at 5:39 pm[...] Spanish shit hitting Texan fan: “National Anthem Sung In Spanish First Bush Inaugural”, “McClellan Asked About Bush Singing National Anthem In Spanish”, “Candidate Bush Would ‘Sing The Star-Spangled Banner in Spanish’ At Hispanic Festivals”, “FACT CHECK: U.S. Government Commissioned Spanish-Language ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ in 1919″, [...]
May 2nd, 2006 at 5:39 pmWOW
May 2nd, 2006 at 5:45 pmA quick question…. Does anyone really believe that bu$h can sing the Star Spangled Banned in English OR Spanish?
Oh an regarding the earlier comment from Joneser saying that bu$h quit drinking because he cared about Laura & the twins…. LMAO! Bu$h never quit drinking. Remember the bruised face during the recount? Remember the busted lip & black eye that came from the “pretzel” incident? Then do you ever wonder why this silly man needs so many vacations to that pig farm?
That’s almost as good as actually believing that bu$h is a Christian.
If george bu$h is a Christian, I am the Virgin Mother!
May 2nd, 2006 at 5:48 pm[...] Think Progress has found in Kevin Philips book American Dynasty that Bush would often sing the national anthem in spanish. When visiting cities like Chicago, Milwaukee, or Philadelphia, in pivotal states, he would drop in at Hispanic festivals and parties, sometimes joining in singing “The Star-Spangled Banner†in Spanish, sometimes partying with a “Viva Bush†mariachi band flown in from Texas. [...]
May 2nd, 2006 at 9:05 pmLet us be honest here and not be left wing or right wing. From a strict definitional viewpoint, Bush is a traitor against the USA. He doesn’t really approach things from a left or right view, he asks, “is this good or bad for the U.S.?” If it is good, he is against it, if it is bad, he is for it. Period.
May 2nd, 2006 at 9:13 pmBringing in massive numbers of foreigners, IN ADDITION to his insane scheme to legalize those already here, WITHOUT EVEN APPROPRIATING ONE EXTRA DOLLAR FOR CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, IS ANOTHER MOVE TO DIVIDE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. Bush singing the National Anthem in Spanish is also divisive. One of the top five reasons the U.S. is successful is that we were one of only 3 mega-countries in which almost everybody speaks one language. Now we are not. China still is. 97% of Chinese speak Mandarin Chinese.
In recent trips to Europe I’ve noticed that in 8 different countries I’ve visited a higher proportion of the young people speak English than in the United States! Italy is a notable exception, but in most other major European countries almost everyone under 25 or 30 speaks English. We are going the other way.
There are millions of young people in the U.S. who speak only Spanish, and are illiterate in 2 languages. This is destrructive.
By the way, the U.S. Constitution defines treason as “adhering to [the nation's] Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.” Whether you define America’s enemy as China or Al Qaeda or both, there can be no doubt that Bush’s bumbling imbecilic trade policies give China aid and comfort. In fact, they are laughing at us on a daily basis. And Bush is aiding Al Qaeda by not going after Bin Laden, by attacking Iraq, and by using war and threats rather than diplomacy. This feeds Al Qaeda’s recruiting efforts.
The only logical argument that can be made that Bush might not be a traitor is the rather technical argument that, since CONGRESS HAS NEVER DECLARED WAR ON CHINA OR ON AL QAEDA, Bush cannot be a traitor since there is “no enemy” to be giving aid and comfort to. This is really a pretty idiotic argument, however, since Congress never declares war on anybody any more. In all of our wars since 1946 we have never declared war, so that means there has been not been one American traitor since 1946? This is an absurd defense of Bush.
And of course there was that little matter of Bush LETTING 9/11 HAPPEN without even trying to stop it.
I realize that the American people have been indoctrinated to believe that a president cannot be a traitor. They are wrong. We are no more immune to having a traitor in charge than dozens of other countries which have been in this sickening position. We may be the rare exception of a free country that actually twice voted for the traitor, or at least allowed him to get close enough that he could steal it.
Former Texas Governor Ma Ferguson is probably smiling from her grave.
May 2nd, 2006 at 9:35 pmNational Anthem in Spanish – So What?…
This whole National Anthem thing puzzles me. I havenÂ’t heard the Spanish language interpretation of our National Anthem called “Nuestro Himno” (Our Anthem) that has some people pulling their hair out, but I have to wonder why anyone cares? IsnÂ’t……
May 2nd, 2006 at 9:45 pmDamn Right! I am sick of seeing American flag stickers upside down on car bumpers next to the Mexican flag. If you don’t like it, go the hell home! Freaking Freeloaders.
May 2nd, 2006 at 9:57 pmhttp://america4sale.blogspot.com
Where’s some video of the War Criminal in Chief singing the National Anthem in Spanish? Such video needs to be run side-by side with Bush’s recent craven remarks and exosing him (yet again) as the lair and demogogue that he is. And that video needs to be rammed down the throats of the sycophantic wing-nuts who carry his putrid, xenophobic water.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:17 pm[...] Y es un mentiroso. Y… es feo. [...]
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:54 pm[...] The hounds over at Think Progress pounced right on this puppy. In his book, American Dynasty, Kevin Phillips writes: When visiting cities like Chicago, Milwaukee, or Philadelphia, in pivotal states, he would drop in at Hispanic festivals and parties, sometimes joining in singing “The Star-Spangled Banner†in Spanish, sometimes partying with a “Viva Bush†mariachi band flown in from Texas. [...]
May 3rd, 2006 at 4:59 amJonser, you wrote: “I was using the marriage issue to make a point …”
Nobody has any right to judge anyone else’s marriage except those who are inside of it.
What everyone in this blog put together knows about the real facts of any of the marriages you described wouldn’t fill a thimble.
Your “descriptions” were selected from the caricatures the MSM puts out there at the behest of campaign managers, the ones you chose being the preferred right-wing versions.
Face it: you know nothing about the marriages of any of these people, and what’s more, it has nothing to do with the fact under discussion here: that Bush is simply a pandering politician.
You wrote: “My point was that the pandering that takes place is ridiculous and when the issue is raised based on the Star Spangled Banner translated in spanish at some festival with hispanics (not nuestro himno).. compared to how the otherside has used various groups depending on the time of the year particularly in areas of “sensitivity†to that group, I think it is ridiculous. At the same time when the orther slideslips up… the media gives them a nice pass.”
I can’t quite make out what your point is here unless it’s that “the ‘other side’ does it, too.” But what “pass” do the media give? Clearly you have fallen for the myth of the so-called liberal media. Please don’t make the mistake of thinking everyone else has turned off the critical-thinkign side of their brains.
May 3rd, 2006 at 8:32 am[...] The Washington Post – in an article headlined “Administration Is Singing More Than One Tune on Spanish Version of Anthem” – picked up on President Bush’s hypocrisy on singing the national anthem, reported by ThinkProgress yesterday. An excerpt: The Center for American Progress, a liberal group run by Clinton chief of staff John D. Podesta, posted on its blog a reference to Bush singing the anthem in Spanish. In his book, “American Dynasty,” Kevin Phillips wrote that Bush “would drop in at Hispanic festivals and parties, sometimes joining in singing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ in Spanish, sometimes partying with a ‘Viva Bush’ mariachi band flown in from Texas.” [...]
May 3rd, 2006 at 9:55 am“I sang it…but I didn’t exhale.”
May 3rd, 2006 at 12:28 pmBowie & Crocket helped to make sure that the future generations understand the vicious vindictive nature of the white man.
Comment by I-RIGHT-I #55
For once the I’ntolerant-R’acist-I’nsect is right…
…he believes he’s being clever…
…but so did the Nazis BEFORE Nuremberg…
May 3rd, 2006 at 1:07 pm[...] Also, to shift topics a bit, this is pretty much the greatest thing ever. How this craven, mendacious, mealy-mouthed politican enjoys (enjoyed?) a reputation as a principled straight-shooter is a mystery for the DC press corps to answer, and a sin for them to atone for. [...]
May 3rd, 2006 at 3:22 pmlaura ping-pong…
…but would have been really cool is if the interviewer could get her to flip back……
May 4th, 2006 at 12:23 pmThe slang equivalent for “flip flop” in Spanish is “si pero no” (=yes but no) or, quoting a famous TV comedy show in Mexico, another translation would be “como digo esto digo lo otro” (=I say one thing then I say the opposite”)… or, if you prefer, as my dear Hawaiian friend put it, you can just say “hipocrita!”…
May 4th, 2006 at 2:15 pmIf this is true, is there video? Oh, how cool would that be?! Juxtapose it with his current comments. Tonight, the Daily Show aired clips of Laura Bush saying it was OK to sing it in Spanish. Then when CNN’s John King pointed out what her husband had said, she changed her tune (no pun intended) to say that the anthem should be sung in English. …This doesn’t amount to a hill of beans, but what hypocrites!
May 4th, 2006 at 11:42 pm>>
There is a tape of Bush humming the national anthem in Spanish while Jeff Gannon gives him a hummer wearing nothing but a bandolier and a Mexican hat.
-GSD
Comment by GSD — May 2, 2006 @ 11:45 am
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Damn! If Bush can get a hummer from a guy wearing a freakin’ sombrero, at least he’s got SOMETHING going for him.
Maybe he should’ve gone into porn instead of politics. Then he could’ve done to silicone-enhanced bleach-blondes what he’s been doing to the entire country — shit, the entire globe.
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May 8th, 2006 at 5:02 amI think latinos have a right to say the national anthem in spanish just like those in the united states could sing it in english because they live here and there are trbe to so I disagree about all of the things there saying against the latins.
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May 20th, 2006 at 11:58 amEveryone should learn the English language and speak it.
The US National Anthem should not be sang in any other language .Immigrants may sing it in their language at their own private gathering but not at any public
ceremony etc.,
The next thing will be the FLAG to change to their likeness as mosaic.
May 22nd, 2006 at 7:59 pmEveryone should learn the English language and speak it.
The US National Anthem should not be sang in any other language .Immigrants may sing it in their language at their own private gathering but not at any public
ceremony etc.,
The next thing will be the FLAG to change to their likeness as mosaic.
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I am desirous to hear the spanish version. Please e-mail me.
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July 10th, 2006 at 4:14 amI THINK THE NATIONAL ANTHEM CAN BE SUNG IN ANY LANGUAGE, AS LONG AS THEY SING IT W/ THEIR HEART, AND KNOW WHAT IT MEANS. COMMENT #98 SAID THAT WE MAY SING IT IN OUR OWN PRIVATE GATHERING AND NOT IN A PUBLIC CEREMONY. AND YOU ARE RIGHT, WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE SINGING THE ANTHEM IN A PUBLIC CEREMONY. THEY DID IT IN SPANISH, SO THAT THE PEOPLE COULD UNDERSTAND IT BETTER, KNOW IT’S SIGNIFICANCE,
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November 6th, 2006 at 9:35 amOne thing most should remember….it’s Bush. Who cares what he says. Botton line is it should be sung IN ENGLISH!!!! Be proud to be here, if your working and paying taxes WELCOME!!! But don’t come to MY HOUSE and start changing national anthem. LEARN ENGLISH!!!!!!!!!
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