Obama: Kids Should Learn Spanish

[gtc08]

are you bilingual gtc?

yea. english, 50 percent spanish, i could make it spanish speaking countries, not native level though, german. dad knows german, arabic, english, spanish, french.

i wanted him to teach me arabic but i changed my mind since i decided against pursuing a government career. cia is paying 30k bonuses to arab speaking americans.

 

[random1323]

i took french for 3 years and know more spanish because there are more times to use where i'm at.

 

[gtc08]

where are you?

 

[Willie99]

bickering? Obama took yet another swipe against Americans, this time for not being able to speak Spanish as he comforts Spanish speaking residents that can't speak English.

Seriously, you just can't make this shit up.

I'm not bickering, I'm laughing

 

[Thor4140]

There is a reason other countries are laughing at us. Learn another language? Why try to becoime smarter? Lets stay as dumb as we can. Our country is a comedy act with our stupidity and it is live and in color right in this thread.

 

[tocco05]

There is a reason other countries are laughing at us. Learn another language? Why try to becoime smarter? Lets stay as dumb as we can. Our country is a comedy act with our stupidity and it is live and in color right in this thread.

You've mistaken me for someone who gives a fuck what other countries think of me.

 

[Willie99]

In May, the Senate voted 62-35 for an amendment to the immigration-reform bill that would make English the national language. Supporting it were nine Democrats and all Republicans who voted. Sen. Jim Bunning, Kentucky Republican, Sen. Mel Martinez, Florida Republican, and Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV, West Virginia Democrat, did not vote on the amendment.
A Rasmussen Reports survey taken shortly after the vote found that 85 percent of respondents support making English the official language, compared with 11 percent who do not favor the idea.



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Who's out of touch with the people?


I predict another change in position just around the corner

 

[TomKing]

Why don't we just give them California back and call it even?

 

[gtc08]

In May, the Senate voted 62-35 for an amendment to the immigration-reform bill that would make English the national language. Supporting it were nine Democrats and all Republicans who voted. Sen. Jim Bunning, Kentucky Republican, Sen. Mel Martinez, Florida Republican, and Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV, West Virginia Democrat, did not vote on the amendment.
A Rasmussen Reports survey taken shortly after the vote found that 85 percent of respondents support making English the official language, compared with 11 percent who do not favor the idea.



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Who's out of touch with the people?


I predict another change in position just around the corner

this state tell me why spanish will become the national language. 9 percent of hispanic immigrants know english. what, you think mccain is any better willie? theres a reason why they call him juan mccain. he's going to open up the gates completely. either way, your going to have a hispanic speaking majority by as early as 2030, 2050 for sure. you can either ride it out or get out of dodge. just look at census numbers willie.

 

[Willie99]

"other countries laugh at us"

:nohead:

because of our superior economy and opportunities? because anyone can become a success in life?, because we don't need to pay bribes to get jobs?, because we won't allow enough of them to migrate here? because a man like Obama can actually become President?

tell me, why do they study English again? because they know where the money is

"laugh at us"

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[random1323]

i'm in south jersey.

you are bickering even when obama says immigrants should have to learn english. where's the beef?

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[random1323]

we don't have the money. we have borrowed money from china.








911 was an inside job!

 

[JudgeWapner]

If I had kids, I want them to know as many languages as possible.

 

[D2bets]

Next thing you know Obama is going to want our kids to learn science....and history....and math. The horror!

 

[Willie99]

Next thing you know Obama is going to want our kids to learn science....and history....and math. The horror!

issue comprehension thing you got going on there

 

[nhoj]

I was thinking the same thing. Who the hell need to know spanish? I mean they understand when I say cut my grass in english. But when you say make me a playstation in engllish to a chinese guy he looks at you very funny. I wouldn't move to Mexico even if Obamma is elected. Now China on the other hand is starting to look like a very good place to move.

Really they should be learning Mandarin and/or Cantonese

 

[Willie99]

Next thing you know Obama is going to want our kids to learn science....and history....and math. The horror!

on the broader subject of education, Obama's kids do not utilize the public school system he believes the vast majority of Americans must use. You see, he's from the school of thought that only high income Americans are entitled to "school choice".

the party for the poor people

:nohead:

 

[gtc08]

willie, you also dont like mccain though right? your the lesser of 2 evil mccain group, right?

 

[Willie99]

As of this moment GTC, that's correct. But if Obama continues his move towards the far right, and if I trust him about such move, I might consider switching.





PS: Neither of those two qualifications is likely to occur.

 

[JDeuce]

I'm trilingual and think this is a crock of horseshit (as do my parents and grandparents who came over here from Europe on a boat without knowing a word of English...no one catered to them and tried to learn their languages because they were in a place where ENGLISH is spoken).

It’s embarrassing when Europeans come over here, they all speak English, they speak French, they speak German. And then we go over to Europe and all we can say is merci beaucoup

Well, which is it? Should we teach them Spanish or French? Maybe we should teach them Chinese (as someone above pointed out), or perhaps Arabic. Immigrants come from around the world to live in America. Perhaps Obama doesn’t realize this, but they don’t all speak Spanish. If our children have to learn foreign languages so that every single immigrant feels at home here, then we’d better plan on keeping them in school for about 40 years.

Also, Obama’s argument here makes no sense. He’s complaining that Americans don’t speak the native language when we visit Europe, but that we don’t speak the immigrant language when people move to the United States. With that argument, shouldn’t we expect Europeans to speak English when we travel there?