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May 4th, 2006

Como se dice ‘flip-flopper?’

postedby gknot on May4th,2006 tagged humor, politics

CNN.com – Bush’s Spanish ‘no muy bueno,’ White House says – May 4, 2006

Oh, really?

Check this out.

Bush speaks around 10:30… sounds better than 90% of his speech in his native language.

From the transcript:

Governor Bush, who attracted 49 percent of the Hispanic vote in his last race in Texas, returned to Univision two weeks ago to conduct a statewide satellite town hall meeting, the first ever by any presidential candidate.

And, about the horrors of singing the Star-Spangled Banner 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.

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