Posted on 06/06/2007 6:03:14 AM PDT by Sherri
CAMPAIGN 2008 | PRESIDENTIAL RACE
UM may host presidential debate in Spanish With earpieces and translators, South Florida could host the first-ever presidential debates entirely in Spanish. BY BETH REINHARD breinhard@MiamiHerald.co
Univisión, the most popular Spanish-language television network in the United States, has invited the Democrats and Republicans running for president to South Florida for the nation's first-ever presidential debates conducted in Spanish.
Kick-starting the campaign after the traditional Labor Day holiday, the Democrats would face off Sept. 9, while the Republicans would meet one week later on Sept. 16 at the Bank United Center at the University of Miami.
Simultaneous translation would be provided to the candidates and viewers, creating a United Nations-like atmosphere on national television.
Of the 18 declared candidates so far, only two Democrats are known to speak Spanish fluently: Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico and Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut.
http://www.miamiherald.com/460/story/130044.html
Spanish?.....why not Cantonese?........or Arabic?..........or Urdu?..........or Swahili!..........
>>..creating a United Nations-like atmosphere on national television.<<
DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN HERE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Stop the amnesty bill. Call or write today.
I’m OFFENDED!...........
Been calling every day. NO AMNESTY! SECURE THE BORDER!
We must stop this nonsense.
IT’S AMERICA SPEAK ENGLISH.
As if people weren’t disenchanted enough with the political process. This would pretty much rip it for me.
Awesome! This will be fun.
Sure, and then maybe CAIR can sponsor one in Farsi.
Who says hispanics don’t want to assimmilate?
and about the other 700+or so languages in this planet?
Yes! If they provide just ONE translation, then THAT’S DISCRIMINATION!.............GET THE LAWYERS OFF THEIR BUTTS AND GET AN INJUNCTION!........
Well, gay ones do.........
Farsi is Persian, why would they CAIR?.......
Why not Ebonics?
How ‘bout Latin? I think that’s spoken all over the world. At least in “Latin” America huh Gore?
They already are. Go to a lower-level election debate in a heavily urban district sometime.
Ah yes, scUM where Donna Shalala is President.
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Why not just host it Mexico too, then open polling places there.
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