Times Celebrates Defeat Of English Ballot Measure

Boycott The New York Times ^ | January 28, 2009 | Don Feder

[AIM Freeper]

In announcing the defeat of a measure to make English Nashville’s official language, The New York Times could barely contain its glee.

In a special election last week, the proposed ordinance — which would have required city workers to speak English on the job — “drew only 43.5 percent” of the vote, The Times reported. In other words, only 43.5 percent of the city’s residents are so bigoted, intolerant and hateful as to expect immigrants to learn our native tongue. Hooray for diversity.

Typical of what The Times considers balanced coverage, the story only quotes opponents, like Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, who rhapsodized that defeat of the ballot question “reaffirm[s] Nashville’s identity as a welcoming and friendly city.” Apparently, expecting immigrants to learn English would have marked Nashville as a cold and callous city.

Continuing the gooey-center theme, the story quotes Tom Oreck, chairman of the company the manufactures vacuum cleaners, declaring that in voting against the proposal, “People here said Nashville is a warm, welcoming and friendly environment that celebrates diversity” — not to mention making it easier for corporate America to hire illegal aliens at wages no American would accept.

The Times claims Metro Councilman Eric Crafton, who introduced the English-first measure, “could not be reached for comment.” And I’ll bet it tried really hard to contact him.

Was there no one else on the other side — a housewife, a businessman, an immigrant who learned English — The Times could have reached to present the pro-English position? Apparently, not being able to contact the politician most closely identified with the measure relieved the paper from any responsibility to present another point of view (one opposite its editorial policy).

Led by The New York Times, the media left is determined to efface the last vestiges of our national identity — patriotism, borders and the expectation that those who come here will identity with us as a people and learn our language.

And let us say, olé!

[P8riot]

Let’s make English Numero Uno!!

[rabscuttle385]

Typical of what The Times considers balanced coverage, the story only quotes opponents, like Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, who rhapsodized that defeat of the ballot question “reaffirm[s] Nashville’s identity as a welcoming and friendly city.” Apparently, expecting immigrants to learn English would have marked Nashville as a cold and callous city.

Screw the Old Gray Hag.

[God luvs America]

of course the NYSLimes publishes their paper in multiple languages, right????

[Smokin' Joe]

So the ol’ gray wench cuts off her nose to spite her face. How many foreign language editions are they willing to produce while they are going into the tank? They could just print in English if everyone learned it...

[gunner03]

Boycott Oreck.

[SumProVita]

Don’t expect the Times to cover this story honestly and fully.
We are mainly conservative in Tennessee and English is our State language and the language of the city of Nashville (see the Tennessee Code.)

[depressed in 06]

The next time this comes up it should be: Nashville shall spend no funds in languages other than English.

I think that would pass.

[WOBBLY BOB]

these are the same people that can’t figure out the DTV conversion and why it’s being pushed back (again).

[fieldmarshaldj]

"Screw the Old Gray Hag."

There ain't enough Viagra in the world.

[yongin]

Too bad that the english only measure failed. Its shows that the far left is still pumped up over their crowning of their Master. I am curious about the racial breakdown of support for the measure. Blacks are wary of having to compete with illegals for social services and jobs. But at the same time, blacks are suspicious at the motives of anti-illegal activists, who they consider to be the latest reincarnation of the Klan.

[fieldmarshaldj]

There were two measures on the ballot. I think the entire "English Only" opposition was a smokescreen. It was the second measure that was apparently more terrifying to the left, in that it would supposedly make it easier to bring initiatives onto the ballot. They besieged our homes with umpteen anti-1st mailers and also say "oh, and vote no on #2" without saying why. The whole thing was a total joke. It was non-stop anti-1st politicking from the idiot Mayor on down and not a SINGLE commercial, ad, or flyer in support. We have to remember it isn't enough to just get it on the ballot, we have to give it adequate support and raise awareness. The pro-people dropped the ball.