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Bush opposes English as national language: Gonzales (AG says Bush supports 'English-Plus' concept)
Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 5/19/06 | Dan Whitcomb

Posted on 05/19/2006 1:24:24 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

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To: mysterio

How about an over/under on 350 posts?


21 posted on 05/19/2006 1:29:29 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (There are just a few absolute truths in life, the rest are just opinion.)
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To: NormsRevenge

This is such a no-brainer I can't believe this law isn't already on the books!


22 posted on 05/19/2006 1:29:29 PM PDT by Spruce (Keep your mitts off my wallet)
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To: NormsRevenge
President George W. Bush has long opposed making English the country's national language

No need to read any further. No need to worry about Hillary in 08, we'll not be a country long before then.

23 posted on 05/19/2006 1:31:18 PM PDT by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

I'll guess 248 posts..


24 posted on 05/19/2006 1:31:46 PM PDT by pnz1
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To: NormsRevenge

This thread says the opposite....MSM covering the bases?

"White House spokesman Tony Snow said Friday that President Bush supports both measures."


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1634969/posts


25 posted on 05/19/2006 1:32:13 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: Puppage

He's probably still PO'ed at his SAT verbal score.


26 posted on 05/19/2006 1:32:22 PM PDT by Dr.Syn
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To: NormsRevenge

I really am stunned.
President Bush seems to be finding new ways to disappoint his base on a daily basis.

Borders, Language, Culture.

What part of that is hard to understand?


27 posted on 05/19/2006 1:32:41 PM PDT by brownsfan (It's not a war on terror... it's a war with islam.)
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To: yellowdoghunter; NormsRevenge
Not only will this thread get interesting, me thinks the President has just gone over the edge.

Can we all say "Speaker of the House Pelosi"?

Baffling. Absolutely Baffling, that he would say anything at all, especially with the mood in the country concerning this issue (illegal Mexicans) at this time.

28 posted on 05/19/2006 1:32:47 PM PDT by ImpBill ("America ... Where are you now?")
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To: NormsRevenge

Racist? Since when is a language spoken by many different people of all races, racist? Reid is a complete moron. President Bush is taking one step forward and two back with every issue that comes up.
I have said many times that there are two parties now. The evolutionary marxists (republicans), and the straight out commies (dimoRats). I don't give whit about who disagree's with me. If anyone can actually show me real progress onthe conservative front from our lifetime political congress critters, you may have a leg to stand on.


29 posted on 05/19/2006 1:32:51 PM PDT by vpintheak (What's worse, a liberal or a know it all posing as a Conservative?)
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To: NormsRevenge

Why is it after 200+ years of being a Nation that we want to now have an official language? We survived Germans, Dutch, Swedish, Italian etc with English intact, so why cant we survive Spanish?


30 posted on 05/19/2006 1:33:02 PM PDT by aft_lizard (....)
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To: NormsRevenge

"The great American tradition of the melting pot."
Go to any big city, say, Chicago, and you got your China-town, German village, Lithiuania-ville, Polish-town, etc.

Stray to far from your own `comfort zone' and you'll get your butt kicked. The `melting-pot' theory was debunked in sociology studies years ago. More like a Swansons TV dinner.


31 posted on 05/19/2006 1:33:11 PM PDT by tumblindice
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To: gov_bean_ counter

I would bet over 350, unless other threads provide the vent for anger over this. Heck with it, I'll say over 350. I'm usually wrong about stuff like this, which is why I don't gamble.


32 posted on 05/19/2006 1:33:35 PM PDT by mysterio
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To: yellowdoghunter
Did you happen to catch any of Rush today? He spoke very harshly about the leadership that we have today. It was not kind.

What leadership? Oh, you mean POTUSofAmexico Fox?

33 posted on 05/19/2006 1:34:07 PM PDT by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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To: NormsRevenge

The President needs to stop kissing the butts of illegals and Vicente Fox and start listening to the people who elected him!

Having two languages in a country is a recipe for division, or do we want to follow the example of Belgium? I bet if you opened a business which stated we will deal exclusively in English, customers would flock to it (no more Numero Dos para Espanol etc). What's the matter with English being the official language?

OTOH, if English is NOT the official langauge, why is Spanish the other option? Why not Vietnamese? Or Chinese? Or Gaelic or Italian?


34 posted on 05/19/2006 1:34:07 PM PDT by Rummyfan
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To: mtbopfuyn

No need to read any further. No need to worry about Hillary in 08, we'll not be a country long before then.>>>

So we havent been a country the last 200+ years without an official language?


35 posted on 05/19/2006 1:34:16 PM PDT by aft_lizard (....)
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To: mysterio

Minimum - 500


36 posted on 05/19/2006 1:34:23 PM PDT by ImpBill ("America ... Where are you now?")
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To: Constitution Day
If Clinton was the first black president, W is the first Mexican President..

Ouch. Good one!

I support the President MOST of time, but oppose his stance on immigration and ANYTHING to do with Mexico.

37 posted on 05/19/2006 1:34:25 PM PDT by Echo Talon
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To: Rakkasan1

"it's part of his strategery to outfox Fox."

The network or the Mexican president? ;)


38 posted on 05/19/2006 1:34:34 PM PDT by brownsfan (It's not a war on terror... it's a war with islam.)
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To: mysterio
"Now taking predictions for the final post count of this thread."

275-300, several removed posts, and maybe 2 suspensions.

39 posted on 05/19/2006 1:35:11 PM PDT by KoRn
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To: NormsRevenge
He said Bush has instead long supported a concept called "English-Plus,"

You have GOT to be kidding me.

40 posted on 05/19/2006 1:35:13 PM PDT by Junior_G
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