Fla. Rep gives GOP response to Obama in Spanish (racist, Miami, politicians)

[Finn_Jarber]

Interesting.

Fla. Rep gives GOP response to Obama in Spanish - Florida AP - MiamiHerald.com (http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/25/2033685/fla-rep-gives-gop-response-to.html - broken link)#

MIAMI -- South Florida U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen will deliver the Republicans' response to the President's State of the Union in Spanish.

[Backspace]

I'm sure it will only take seconds for some angry Democrat to claim that this is racist simply because they didn't think of doing it first.

[Finn_Jarber]

Originally Posted by Backspace

I'm sure it will only take seconds for some angry Democrat to claim that this is racist simply because they didn't think of doing it first.

You mean racist against the whites and blacks? It is not racist, it is just weird.

I think politicians should speak English.

[ovcatto]

Originally Posted by Backspace

I'm sure it will only take seconds for some angry Democrat to claim that this is racist simply because they didn't think of doing it first.

If a Democrat decided to do such a thing you folks would be up in arms about pandering to people who refuse to assimilate and learn to speak English. Funny how things work.

[Frankie117]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

If a Democrat decided to do such a thing you folks would be up in arms about pandering to people who refuse to assimilate and learn to speak English. Funny how things work.

Assimilation is not always a good thing;