Posted on 06/14/2007 8:22:57 AM PDT by SmithL
My grandparents came here in their 40s. They would sit with another German-speaking immigrant couple in the evenings and play Scrabble in English, with a big dictionary on the card table, in order to improve their language skills. This is happening in HOW MANY Mexican homes here now?
We have got to learn that when some ridiculous celebrity turns politician and piles up piles and piles of pathetic verbal crappola in endless piles as if created by conveyor belt... We need not act so grateful on the rare occasion when something sorta rational slips past their lying lips!!!
Arnold is absolutely right on this, and I respect him for saying it. It’s an example of how a Republican governor can be valuable to conservatives even if he’s right on just a few issues — if he really does, or even just says, something strong and meaningful about them.
I just hope the guv doesn’t backtrack.
Because of Arnold’s personal history, I think this is something he really believes. We’ll see if he sticks with it under fire. Should be interesting.
"We have got to learn that when some ridiculous celebrity turns politician and piles up piles and piles of pathetic verbal crappola in endless piles as if created by conveyor belt... We need not act so grateful on the rare occasion when something sorta rational slips past their lying (liberal kissing) lips!!!"
Oh, no. I saw it the first time. I just thought it was a lousy contribution to the debate.
How about “go home”.
You must stop doing that while unsupervised!!!
It's obvious you haven't been properly trained to do that all on your own!!!
I assume Arnie’s first (only?) apology will be to his largest campaign donor, the head of Univision (largest Spanish-language TV network in the United States). Jerry Perenchio has given more than $10 Million in contributions to Arnie and his causes (and pretty much bought the CA GOP in the process).
Good for the Austrian. Those who have little understanding of the strengths of an immigrant nation need to pay heed.
This happened in my grandmother's family as well. They spoke German only at home to great-grandma.
When WW2 began the speaking of german was banned in the home, even to great grandma, whose only speaking contact became her weekly visit from the "wegetable" man, a russian jew who sold vegetables door to door.
She eventually could speak broken English, but never learned to read or write in either language, as she had been orphaned at a young age and never was able to attend school.
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