Ingraham upset that Dodd spoke Spanish during debate.
By on Nov 17th, 2007 at 9:29 am
Ingraham upset that Dodd spoke Spanish during debate.
Last night on Fox News’s The O’Reilly Factor, stand-in host Laura Ingraham was incredulous that Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) had the audacity to speak Spanish during Thursday’s CNN presidential debate. “What’s with Chris Dodd speaking Spanish?” she asked. “Speaking Spanish!” Watch it:
At one point in last night’s debate, Dodd said, “Bienvenidos tambien” (Welcome).
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Do you know how smart it is to know how to speak Spanish, and let others know?
November 17th, 2007 at 9:31 amIt was a language Ingraham did not understand, therefore it is bad.
November 17th, 2007 at 9:33 amConsider the comedy show “Fox News’s The O’Reilly Factor” where they have spent the last seven years trying to convince America what’s really wrong with America (after 7 long years of failed Republican policy) is Michael Moore, the Dixie Chicks, Al Gore, and the left’s war on Christmas.
November 17th, 2007 at 9:41 amIf you cannot understand or comprehend the english language, you should not be voting.
That’s funny, skid-mark. We have a presi-dunce who cannot use the English language and reportedly speaks Spanish poorly as well. He has two second languages. Yet, the majority of Americans who supposedly do understand English elected him twice.
Looks to me like you’ve got your eye on the hole instead of the donut, pant-load.
November 17th, 2007 at 9:42 amOf course the brainless Outrage Mill that is Laura Ingraham thought it was down to earth and indicative of how in touch Bush is with the electorate when he speaks his lame, bad Spanish on the campaign trail.
I am tired of these steaming turds fogging up my tv scrreen.
-GSD
November 17th, 2007 at 9:43 amIngraham IQ = Ham Sandwich IQ..AND it’z Fixed News!! Going up??
November 17th, 2007 at 9:44 amFox News is scabbing the strike with their comedy writing!
-GSD
November 17th, 2007 at 9:44 amDaryll our Catholic Bishop here in Arizona speaks a Spanish version of everything. He’s a white guy. So do all the high ups in the Church.
Don’t be such a moron.
November 17th, 2007 at 9:45 amAnd did she mention at all what was wrong with that, or just rose up the volume of her voice in order to sound like she had a point?
November 17th, 2007 at 9:47 amDon’t be such a moron.
Comment by ForTruth
Hey, let him be…
November 17th, 2007 at 9:47 amArizona has a population of over 6 million people. Arizona is the fastest growing state. Arizona has the 4th largest city in the country. And in Arizona, Spanish is spoken EVERYWHERE!
November 17th, 2007 at 9:48 amShe must have conveniently forgotten that that punk ass running this country (into the ground) spoke Spanish as well back when he was running for office to court the Mexican vote.
November 17th, 2007 at 9:51 amWhats the big issue, Laura? Chimpy McFlightsuit spoke his form of spanish (better referred to as Spanglish” during campaign stops in 2000 and 2004. Why were you not being incredulous then?
November 17th, 2007 at 9:51 amCorrection, Arizona has the 5th largest city in the country.
November 17th, 2007 at 9:52 amWhat? A presidential candidate who can actually speak a language other then English? What next? A president who can actually, you know communicate IN English?
Yet another example of the rightwing’s war against the educated.
November 17th, 2007 at 9:53 amIf you cannot understand or comprehend the english language, you should not be voting.
Comment by Daryll — November 17, 2007 @ 9:35 am
I guess this would leave Daryll out…
November 17th, 2007 at 9:53 amIf you cannot understand or comprehend the english language, you should not be voting.
That’s funny, skid-mark. We have a presi-dunce who cannot use the English language and reportedly speaks Spanish poorly as well. He has two second languages. Yet, the majority of Americans who supposedly do understand English elected him twice.
Looks to me like you’ve got your eye on the hole instead of the donut, pant-load.
Comment by tom — November 17, 2007 @ 9:42 am
Tom, brilliant.Coffee is painful when it comes out your nose.
:D
November 17th, 2007 at 9:53 ama simply beautiful “sarc-hit”
Hey, let him be…
Comment by Juan C
Yeah, I shouldn’t have fed him brunch today. I was feeling generous.
November 17th, 2007 at 9:58 amAs an American, I feel that they (illegal immigrants) must learn to speak and interpret the english language.
Comment by Daryll
‘Cause, as we all know, you forget your native language when you learn a new one.
November 17th, 2007 at 9:58 amAnd you believe this is great for our country? This is America, not Mexico, Guatemala, etc.
Comment by Daryll
Exactly, Daryll, there are far more people speaking in Spanish in America, the continent, than English.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:01 amAll conservative arguments can be reduced to hating people who don’t look, think, or behave the way they do, in order to maintain power and privilege. Everything else is chaff.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:02 amIngram es una puta de pura sepa. Ella no puede hablar ingles, y no puede pensar bien en ninguna lingua.
Dodd hizo servicio en el Cuerpo de Paz. La puta no ha hecho ninguna servicio a nadie. Ingram y “Faux Noise” no sirve para nada, sino ruida.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:06 amIf the pope himself is content with speaking several languages, why do these talibornagain, hypochristian, elitist a-holes have a problem with it? Shouldn’t the ability to be multi-lingual enhance you as a citizen of the world?
Quote from Contact:
Senator: “Why don’t these aliens just speak English?”
November 17th, 2007 at 10:08 amDr. Arroway: “Probably because 70% of the planet speaks other languages, senator.”
I’m suprised that Daryll doesn’t understan how useful having citizens who can speak foreign languages can be when you want to take over the world!
November 17th, 2007 at 10:09 amThis “Daryll” character is just too dense to be a real person.
This HAS GOT to be a comic testing out his material.
Isn’t this the same bleepin’ moron who claims he goes to SA to “rescue tha homos”?? Wanna bet that when he’s in Latin America, he speaks Latin? Or more likely, “Greek”…
Hey “Darryl”, how do you know the Bishop isn’t telling his congregation they need to learn to speak English if they want to fit in?
BTW, he’s not “wrong” and tht’s simply an absurd contention on your part. Stop embarrassing yourself so early in the day.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:11 amFascist Barbie strikes again. Who gives a rat’s ass what she thinks?
November 17th, 2007 at 10:17 amI agree completely with Juan C.
My whole life I’ve spoken English only. These days however, I’m taking lessons in Spanish. I live in South-Central Texas, so it’s only practical to be multi-lingual. Also, I prefer to understand what’s being spoken to me, instead of being confused, “out of the loop”, if you will, because I don’t understand what’s being said.
I really believe I’m improving myself as a person by being multi-lingual. I have several Hispanic friends and co-workers who speak both English & Spanish. If they can do it, I can do it. I’ll thank myself later. My late grandfather came to South Texas from Chicago in the 1920’s. He’s as white bread as they come, and didn’t know a lick of Espanol. It took him several years, but he came to be fluent in Spanish. It rolled off his tongue, beautifully.
Enhance yourselves, folks. Lean to be multi-lingual!
November 17th, 2007 at 10:19 amEnhance yourselves, folks. Lean to be multi-lingual!
Comment by GL2814 — November 17, 2007 @ 10:19 am
¡Viva GL2814!
November 17th, 2007 at 10:24 amWhat I take away from this clip is more than the Spanish bit, but rather this cow’s desire that the primary race should be reduced to only the two (maybe three) best-funded horses on the track. “Oh, wah, I don’t want to hear from those loooooosers. I want Obama and Clinton beating up on each other!”
Actual alternatives to the candidates chosen by wealth and punditry are simply not welcome in this country. They get in the way and muddy the waters. Some of them even get votes .
November 17th, 2007 at 10:31 amWherein Laura Ingrahams’ tiny pin-head explodes.
-GSD
November 17th, 2007 at 10:38 amMissy Laura can’t stand seeing anyone exhibit the intelligence she can only dream of. She’s dealing with her own irrelevance. and the fact that she’ll finish her life as a dried up old prune! Her “separated at birth” twin sister, Ann Coulter, suffers with the same affliction.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:39 amfeel that they (illegal immigrants) must learn to speak and interpret the english language.
Tell that to all the illegal colonials who couldn’t have been bothered to learn Algonquin or Iroquoian.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:39 amWhat an abysmally stupid woman.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:39 amLast I heard, this was still the United States, and English is the official language
You’ll be surprised to learn that the United States has no official language.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:40 amTroll Dung delivered November 17, 2007 @ 10:36 am
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REPORT HIM FOR ABUSE AND LYING.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:41 am****She must have conveniently forgotten that that punk ass running this country (into the ground) spoke Spanish as well back when he was running for office to court the Mexican vote.*******
November 17th, 2007 at 10:44 amSome people don’t know that Mexicans can’t vote in U.S. elections! Mexican Americans however can. We are just as American as any other Americans.
And I loved speaking Spanish because I could speak to my grandmother that way. Don’t you love your grandmother?
It is encouraging to see a candidate speaks another language.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:44 amI hope and wish all of candidates do speak other languages.
What’s wrong with speaking Spanish..?!! George Bush did speak Spanish in more than one occasion.
Is this the issue here….?! or this is another distraction from real issues like health,war & Peace,and workers retirement system…
Ingraham has been telling us for years that things are going well and great in Iraq…that’s an issue to the voters,specially when facts do not add up to her claims,it is an issue more important than a Senator speaks another language.
I’m amazed at the stuff the left considers important, and the people the left believes should be censored.
Comment by O. Bigfoot — November 17, 2007 @ 10:36 am
Your inability even to understand what the word “censored” means is what amazes me, particularly because you use it at the same time you quack away about how “no one wants to hear Dodd because no one is voting for him”.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:53 amProves again how sick Ingraham and these right wing lunatics are. Nothing wrong with speaking Spanish. Spanish is a beautiful language and so is Italian, French, German, etc.
Why are these bigoted extremist assholes allowed to be on TV??????
November 17th, 2007 at 10:53 amIs Ms. Ingraham upset when Prez F–kwit speaks mangled Spanish?
November 17th, 2007 at 10:55 amIs she jealous because Dodd is fluent? Or is she merely upset because not only does Bush mangle Spanish, but he can’t speak English either.
“It is encouraging to see a candidate speaks another language.”
Comment by tarazan — November 17, 2007 @ 10:44 am
Sen. Dodd USED his Spanish ability in service to his country in the Peace Corps.
The current corrupt, criminal president has never used his Spanish for anything other than political self-aggrandizement!
November 17th, 2007 at 10:56 amIn the context of her comments on why Dodd and others she mentioned were even on stage, her comment about Dodd speaking Spanish was to disqualify him or demote him from the other candidates because he was speaking Spanish.
I never understood why the news shows brought on radio personalities as if they were experts on politics or current events. I guess that clip of Laura Ingraham completely talking over the other guest, repeating the same line multiple times just to keep her mike open and then slamming Dodd for speaking Spanish was the reason news shows hire radio personalities- entertainment, not news.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:56 amA regular troll here is angry because a Catholic priest speaks spanish in his church – does the troll even know that until recently, Catholc services were in Latin?
November 17th, 2007 at 10:59 amThere is also a growing trend to return to the conservative Latin mass.
Wingnuts get their knickers in a twist over silly, inconsequential and superficial matters – like flag pins, while the really important issues of the day are left to the four winds.
Funny. Ole Jeb Bush speaks FLUENT spanish and is married to a GASP – BROWN HISPANIC WOMAN! The horror…
I’ve read that Pappy and Babs call Jeb’s kids “the dark ones”…
November 17th, 2007 at 11:02 amBush spoke Spanish often when campaigning. Or at least he tried to.
Ingraham is just another right wing fat head. She prefers that voters be ignorant fools so she can fill them full of bullshit.
November 17th, 2007 at 11:05 am“A regular troll here is angry because a Catholic priest speaks spanish in his church…”
Comment by Marie — November 17, 2007 @ 10:59 am
Until less than ten years ago, a Lutheran Church in Fredricksburg, Texas, held weekly services in German. Christians care for the “foreign persons” in their midst. People like the trolls do not.
P.S.: Are you regularly reporting trolls when they go off topic or lie? Please do so!
November 17th, 2007 at 11:07 amIs Laura leaving her religion becuase Jesus did not speak English?
November 17th, 2007 at 11:08 amHe did not look European ,either.
He looked Middle Eastern.
What does she say to this..?
marie – OT and personal here, but i have to ask…
November 17th, 2007 at 11:15 amwhat is your favorite thing to do, or place to be, in the city…
i’d love to sit and listen to and converse with you about these things…
just an idea…
and shayne… who else?…
i’ll be up there soon… we could meet up…
…
I have no problem with Dodd speaking Spanish as long as he remembers he is a US Senator and NOT a representative for Mexico or any other nation.
November 17th, 2007 at 11:15 amI have always believed that many of the problems Americans see in the world would be reduced in perceived magnitude if we just learned how to pronounce the names of foreign countries and cities in the same language the natives there use. You would be amazed at how many of those names have been changed for our convenience. Being multi-lingual is not a sin, nor is it a disqualifier for high office. People who want everyone to speak English only are simply xenophobes with no desire to learn about the rest of the world. They just want the rest of the world to love the USA and to be just like us. They believe that the rest of the world is a threat to us because our ignorant xenophobes can’t understand what they’re saying. Why should the rest of the world agree with people like that?
November 17th, 2007 at 11:17 amfunny how everyone in smaller countries knows how to speak a few languages? This is a sign of concern for other people and a willingness to communicate right?
November 17th, 2007 at 11:24 amwhat exactly is the problem? I bet she thinks it is neat the newt speaks Spanish. But is that because he is one of the ruling class and can do what he wants?
Poor ingrahamsandwich. wonder what language her relatives spoke when they came to Vespucciland?
54 — I think you are onto something there, Wayne. It is amazing how many chickenhawks who “support our troops” like to spout off about things in Eye-rack and Eye-ran. I generally tune them out — if they can’t even pronounce the names of the countries properly, why should I think that they have anything else of value to offer?
November 17th, 2007 at 11:30 amMost other countries believe that it is important to understand the languages of neighboring countries. Most Europeans have a second and even third language. Indeed, when I traveled overseas, there was a lot of resentment for the failure of Americans to have any second language. I have heard too many of my fellow citizens say that the rest of the world should learn our language. The arrogance explains much.
November 17th, 2007 at 11:31 amIf you cannot understand or comprehend the english language, you should not be voting.
Comment by Daryll — November 17, 2007 @ 9:35 am
Shut up, racist.
November 17th, 2007 at 11:35 amwe need a clean up of aisles 14 thru 17 please…
Comment by katy — November 16, 2007 @ 11:56 pm
November 17th, 2007 at 11:40 am===========================================
Katy, do you remember the ID of the poster who was deleted?
Thank you
Apparently the right wing crack Ingraham is smoking only allows her to hear Democrats speaking Spanish and causes her to miss President Bush riffing in Spanish on numerous occasions.
November 17th, 2007 at 11:41 amwell….this just shows you how f****d up Ingram is.I thought Dodd was good in doing that.He’s bi-lingual.That’s a huge plus in todays world.But I think people from different parts of the world should learn english.When I’m in Mexico…I try to speak spanish…..although I butcher it .But they appreciate me trying.And you’ll find a lot of people who are from different origins do try to speak english.to me it’s just common courtesy
November 17th, 2007 at 11:43 amhey daryl….is that you…or your other brother daryl….and just so you know……..The spanish language was here in the west long before the likes of you were.
November 17th, 2007 at 11:46 amIt is encouraging to see a candidate speaks another language.
I hope and wish all of candidates do speak other languages.
What’s wrong with speaking Spanish..?!! George Bush did speak Spanish in more than one occasion.
I think saying that George Bush spoke Spanish is being way too generous. It’s more like he mangled Spanish the way he mangles English. I often wonder if this idiot has ever spoken one complete sentence, error free.
November 17th, 2007 at 12:07 pm#54 Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — November 17, 2007 @ 11:17 am
Excellent post Wayne. How right you are.
November 17th, 2007 at 12:11 pmI guess Laura is in line with the GOP unspoken platform of keeping the Hispanics under the boot and out of the polling place. It’s what Jesus would do isn’t it? Lauras’ world is WASP Christian(only as she defines it)authoritarian(fascist).
November 17th, 2007 at 12:23 pmmudsharks buddy: Spanish words were being spoken by the native Florida indians when the French attempted a settlement in 1563. Because the indians traded foods and goods with different tribes, they spoke several different dialects which probably made learning Spanish and French relatively easy.
November 17th, 2007 at 12:41 pmBecause Dodd spoke two words in a foreign tongue? TWO WORDS? This is worth even one second of commentary by a TV talking head?
How about Bush, who said stupid things like “buenos nachos” to his audiences on the campaign trail or when he called the Spanish Prime Minister, “Mr. Goose” (addressing him as “Mr. Ansar” which means Mr. goose instead of “Mr. Aznar”). Or when Bush told Tony Blair that the problem with the French is that they have no word for “entrepreneur”.
November 17th, 2007 at 12:48 pmDo any coservatives have one ounce of sense ? Or it mandatory for all conservaties to be morons ?
November 17th, 2007 at 12:55 pmI still remember Dubya talking about “Abu Giraff” and how he would get to the bottom of it!
Guess he can’t speak arabic either!
November 17th, 2007 at 1:11 pmThe main thing that people in the Bush regime can’t speak is
THE TRUTH!
It doesn’t matter the language; they can’t stand to say anything that isn’t a lie.
November 17th, 2007 at 1:40 pmI’m always amazed to hear Ingrahm’s voice coming out of my t.v. screen. remember, before Bush was President how you mostly heard this sort of thing on street corners and supermarket checkout lines? I have a hunch that those days will never return.
November 17th, 2007 at 1:41 pmI think Laura just needs a strong, authoritative woman in her life, to help keep her in her place.
November 17th, 2007 at 1:57 pmDaryll you’re a moron. Don’t you realize the possibilities when people of different languages combine their talents.
One of the greatest manmade structures stands as a testament to this potential. The Tower of Babel.
Shame on you.
November 17th, 2007 at 2:44 pmIngraham, another one in Bush’s pocket is a real piece of work…. so much so she will self destruct.
November 17th, 2007 at 2:58 pmExcept, as we all know, the Tower of Babel is a myth. As in a work of fiction.
If the reichwingers’ point is that we should all speak one language, maybe that should be Spanish; it happens to be spoken in more countries, and by more native speakers, than English.
Or maybe it should be Mandarin. It’s spoken by even more people than English and Spanish put together.
November 17th, 2007 at 2:58 pmAs Spanish becomes more widely spoken in the US, it’s only to be expected that politicians will eventually pick it up, in order to appeal to their Spanish-speaking voters.
As for those who claim that it encourages illegal aliens to move to the US, and makes it easy for legal aliens not to learn English, so they won’t assimilate; maybe you should show the rest of us some basis for those claims…
November 17th, 2007 at 3:03 pmWhy does anyone pay any attention to Fox? It just makes them important. If you are going to watch–tell us who their sponsors are so that we can avoid doing business with them.
November 17th, 2007 at 3:08 pmArizona has a population of over 6 million people. Arizona is the fastest growing state. Arizona has the 4th largest city in the country. And in Arizona, Spanish is spoken EVERYWHERE!
Comment by ForTruth — November 17, 2007 @ 9:48 am
And you believe this is great for our country? This is America, not Mexico, Guatemala, etc. As an American, I feel that they (illegal immigrants) must learn to speak and interpret the english language.
Comment by Daryll — November 17, 2007 @ 9:55 am
Spanish is also spoken by legal immigrants as well as some American citizens. Speaking Spanish is not automatically a mark of illegality.
November 17th, 2007 at 3:11 pmIt is unbelievable the anount of XENOPHOBIA one can find amogst Anglosaxon culture… They only speak English, which is a very simplistic language, thus used around the world. But when they reallize that there are many other languages that are much more rich than english, they have to put it down in order to cope with it. Igraham: Va para Puta que te Paril! Va fan culo! Puta de mierda!
November 17th, 2007 at 3:35 pmThe original European inhabitants of this continent spoke Spanish, it’s been around about 100 years longer than English. St. Augustine, the oldest city in America was founded by Spaniards. More people speak Spanish in the Western hemisphere than speak English. Spanish is the language of the future. Embrace it! Kudos to Dodd!
Shame on this small minded Rupert Murdoch Faux puppet.
November 17th, 2007 at 4:29 pm“Spanish is the language of the future. Embrace it! Kudos to Dodd!”
Bingo. All the time & energy these xenophobes spend cursing Espanol,. Imagine using that same amount of time & energy actually learning Spanish!
Problem solved. And you’re a better person because of it.
November 17th, 2007 at 4:49 pmComment by criticalthinker — November 17, 2007 @ 5:42 pm
Right you are, criticalthinker; Spanish is the Official Language of Puerto Rico, and here is an interesting article discussing the topic:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/can-pr.htm
(Note the telling quote from the [former] Republican representative from Wisconsin.)
November 17th, 2007 at 5:58 pmWell, Laura Ingraham speaks “RiechWing Fascist Bigot”, so what’s the big deal?
Buck Fush
November 17th, 2007 at 7:08 pmComo se dirÃa una persona que hable tres idiomas? Trelingüe.
November 17th, 2007 at 7:49 pmComo se dirÃa una persona que hable dos idiomas? Bilingüe.
Como se dirÃa una persona que hable un idioma? Gringo.☺☺☺☺☺
Katy, do you remember the ID of the poster who was deleted?
Thank you
Comment by troll buster — November 17, 2007 @ 11:40 am
,,, it,,, was,,, francie,,, the racist bigot,,, ,,,
November 17th, 2007 at 8:22 pmSettle down cup cake, I actually watched a big city prevert, contortionist, part time magician try that maneuver on himself one time in Tijuana, cost me a dollar and a half, just could not get-r-done. Anyway….something to think about………………….
Comment by Billy Hill — November 17, 2007 @ 12:57 pm
Hey, billy, did that new mule put out for you yet? Seems like you’re still all backed up, what with the stupid flowing so freely from your fingers and all.
November 17th, 2007 at 9:18 pmDavid Brock was a good friend of Ingraham for a long time. He said she seldom read a newspaper and did not have a single book where she lived.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:19 pmComment by katy — November 17, 2007 @ 8:22 pm
Francie was obnoxious and would babble on forever.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:21 pmComment by Keith — November 17, 2007 @ 10:19 pm
A conservative who is a bigot, a xenophobe, and doesn’t read?
Perfect!
We’ve found the replacement for Julie Myers at Immigration!
/sarcasm off
November 17th, 2007 at 10:32 pmB*SH SPEAKING SPANISH.
The Horror! The Horrrrrrrror!
November 17th, 2007 at 11:43 pmI’m so glad Best Buy and Wal-Mart have signs in Spanish. I don’t know what I would do with out them.
I’m also grateful to Green Giant for describing in Spanish underneath the same slogan on top of a picture of CORN that the can contains corn.
Folks, the business’s that are cow-towing to people who can not speak English in this country are hurting them.
I employ Mexicans and they are Mexicans with green cards and I know some Spanish, only work Spanish. I know from my own experience that I advance those whom I can best communicate with. Its simple, we must be able to communicate in the workplace and the sooner one learns how to do that, they better off they will be.
I employed a man for 8 years that has lived in this country since he was 5 years old, he is now 66 and can speak very little English. I only paid him $7.00 an hour when he quit but I could not afford to give him a raise because he had to do so many things twice. If I had raised his salary to $9.00 an hour, the redo’s would amount to $18.00 an hour.
You are not doing anyone a favor pandering the language.
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November 18th, 2007 at 9:53 amAs an American, I feel that they (illegal immigrants) must learn to speak and interpret the english language.
Comment by Daryll
‘Cause, as we all know, you forget your native language when you learn a new one.
Comment by Juan C.
And Daryll (dipsh|t), why do you NOT speak the local language of this continent? Oh, I forgot, you and your xenophobic bretheren have no problem stealing this continent from NON_ENGLISH speaking “natives.”
November 18th, 2007 at 11:38 amAlso, as to the Bishop ridiculous statement, are you also emptyheadedly now alluding to the inappropirateness of ALL of the Papal subjugation that has ocurred over the eons, mostly by converting (and speaking) the native language wherever they landed and then subverting their belief system, and subjugating them to the man that lives in the clouds.
Then I say, you go girl.
FU(KING NUT!
I employ Mexicans and they are Mexicans with green cards and I know some Spanish, only work Spanish. I know from my own experience that I advance those whom I can best communicate with. Its simple, we must be able to communicate in the workplace and the sooner one learns how to do that, they better off they will be.
I employed a man for 8 years that has lived in this country since he was 5 years old, he is now 66 and can speak very little English. I only paid him $7.00 an hour when he quit but I could not afford to give him a raise because he had to do so many things twice. If I had raised his salary to $9.00 an hour, the redo’s would amount to $18.00 an hour.
You are not doing anyone a favor pandering the language.
Comment by Cactus Jack1
This the the way it works NOW, but what happens when the “market forces” take over?
November 18th, 2007 at 11:46 amThe person who works best from my instruction, then ends up being the point person I go to to get the message out to the others. This now makes a normal heirarchy. He then gets more privilege in your eyes, and thusly amasses gravitas amongst the workers and others (vendors, contractors.) He becomes the go to guy, even instead of you to get the job done. He is either rewarded by you, or offered a better job at co X who has noticed his ability to get the others on point. Therefore, he ends up trashing your whole company, as all the other workers want to join him, because he does not insult them, nor does he keep them down, as he uses a modicum of respect for the workers in his charge, and he rewards them accordingly. This in turn fosters a good working environment, and a successful company, due to employees now WANTING to do good work and having a true remuneration structure. You then go out of business, and Voila’ we have market forces of employees working its wonderful magic.
Take it to the next level for unions, etc.
So the America hating xenophobes, who are part of the RepubliCON Fascist take0no-prisoners Kill America at all costs crowd would:
1) Turn the people wanting to emigrate here
2) Turn dollars away that want to invest here, by crippling the dollar with ridiculous burden of borrowing, which cripples the viability of the dollar
3) Invade other soverign nations, in their unending need for self-flagellation, that ALL demagogueries require.
4) Suck every bit of power and goodness from the thing called the Constitution, by circumventing any and every claim, Amendment, clause, codicil, law or statute.
There simply needs to be something we can pour on those we find to be this Anti-American, such that they melt, just like the Wicked Witch. Simply, disgusting, un-Americans.
November 18th, 2007 at 11:58 amThat’s right, if you speak Spanish as a first language, you are less of an American, regardless of if you are a citizen or not.
Right?
It’s just like you’re not as American if you are black. Let’s face it, only white, English-speaking Americans are truly American and everybody else is just here on our dime…
Right?
I think the racist logic goes something like that…
November 18th, 2007 at 1:55 pmI have no problem with Dodd speaking Spanish as long as he remembers he is a US Senator and NOT a representative for Mexico or any other nation.
Comment by Jay Randal — November 17, 2007 @ 11:15 am
I didn’t realize speaking a second language made someone prone to amnesia. Do you think Senator Dodd is likely to forget that he’s from the United States and is a member of the Senate, just because he spoke three words in a second language?
We’d better have a second anvil standing by, just in case.
November 18th, 2007 at 3:44 pmI have no problem with Dodd speaking Spanish as long as he remembers he is a US Senator and NOT a representative for Mexico or any other nation.
Comment by Jay Randal — November 17, 2007 @ 11:15 am
well, as far as that goes, Lieberman speaks English, bu seems to have forgotten his citizenship in his zeal to represent Israel’s interests first and foremost.
November 18th, 2007 at 9:21 pmHey Number 7: Winski…
November 19th, 2007 at 12:10 amStop insulting us ham sanmmiches! We are WAY smarter than Laura Ingraham. We do not approve of the fact that “ham” is even a PART of her name.
How dare someone speak another language!!! It is unamurican.
November 19th, 2007 at 9:35 amwell, as far as that goes, Lieberman speaks English, bu seems to have forgotten his citizenship in his zeal to represent Israel’s interests first and foremost.
Comment by Lefty Patriot
It took the Jewphobe long enough. Damn! Israel is involved everywhere. Cagón. ¡ChÃngate! ¡Estás lleno de mierda, pendejo! No tienes ninguna idea. Creo que no sabes ni una cosa condenada.
¿Por qué son los Jewphobes tan estúpidos?
November 19th, 2007 at 9:38 am