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'El no Habla': Obama Jumbles Cinco de Mayo Salute
AP ^
| 5/4/09
Posted on 05/04/2009 4:49:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
President Barack Obama's joke wasn't lost in translation — even though he referred to a Cinco de Mayo celebration as "Cinco de Cuatro."
Obama jumbled his words as he welcomed guests to the White House to observe the Mexican holiday, sending the crowd into laughter before he referred to the day correctly.
"Welcome to Cinco de Cuatro — Cinco de Mayo at the White House," said Obama, in what appeared to be an attempt to note they were celebrating on the fourth of May instead of the fifth.Cinco de cuatro means "five of four" in Spanish.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Mexico; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhomexico; cincodemayo; gaffe; mexico; obama; totus
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To: nickcarraway
El no tiene nada en su cabeza.
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posted on
05/04/2009 4:53:33 PM PDT
by
TheZMan
("I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.")
To: nickcarraway
Q: What do you call four Mexicans in a leaky boat?
A: Quatro sinko.
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posted on
05/04/2009 4:55:29 PM PDT
by
Mr Ramsbotham
(A fine head of hair lends beauty to a handsome face, and terror to an ugly one.)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
05/04/2009 4:56:01 PM PDT
by
kempster
To: nickcarraway
This will be filed in the “Obama is so charrrrming and affable” category. Of course, if President Bush had committed this flub...no need to finish the sentence.
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posted on
05/04/2009 4:56:43 PM PDT
by
KJC1
To: nickcarraway
Blame it on the teleprompter
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posted on
05/04/2009 4:57:43 PM PDT
by
Carley
(OBAMA IS A MALEVOLENT FORCE IN THE WORLD)
To: nickcarraway
I’m sure the TOTUS is snickering behind his back.
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posted on
05/04/2009 5:03:23 PM PDT
by
Tamar1973
(Riding the Korean Wave, one Bae Yong Joon drama at a time!)
To: KJC1
Well it’s not like he added a silent “e” on potato or something...
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posted on
05/04/2009 5:03:23 PM PDT
by
AndrewB
(FUBO)
To: KJC1
Well it’s not like he added a silent “e” on potato or something...
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posted on
05/04/2009 5:03:38 PM PDT
by
AndrewB
(FUBO)
To: KJC1
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posted on
05/04/2009 5:04:28 PM PDT
by
AndrewB
(FUBO)
To: nickcarraway
El Gringo Loco....Viva la Revolution...
To: TheZMan
El no tiene nada en su cabeza.No es completemente verdad -- el tiene mierda en su cabeza...
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posted on
05/04/2009 5:07:46 PM PDT
by
Migraine
(Diversity is great... ...until it happens to YOU.)
To: TheZMan
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posted on
05/04/2009 5:11:50 PM PDT
by
roaddog727
(Built Ford tough not Obama weak.)
To: nickcarraway
Obama...youre a cool arrow.
To: nickcarraway
Never forget the Pastry war between Mexico and the French!
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posted on
05/04/2009 5:15:13 PM PDT
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
((B.?) Hussein (Obama?Soetoro?Dunham?) Change America Will Die From.)
To: Migraine
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posted on
05/04/2009 5:16:27 PM PDT
by
DeLaine
(If love were oil, I'd be a quart low)
To: nickcarraway
I guess TOTUS needs some Spanish lessons.
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posted on
05/04/2009 5:30:18 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: nickcarraway
"Welcome to Cinco de Cuatro — Cinco de Mayo at the White House," said Obama, in what appeared to be an attempt to note they were celebrating on the fourth of May instead of the fifth.Cinco de cuatro means "five of four" in Spanish. Must have been a teleprompter malfunction. :)
Five of Four sounds like a malformed, cut rate, version of Seven of Nine. :)
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posted on
05/04/2009 5:30:43 PM PDT
by
El Gato
("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
To: nickcarraway
To: Tamar1973
I’m sure the TOTUS is snickering behind his back. Agree. . .OTOH. . .when that happens; things probably not so great behind TOTUS' back. . .
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posted on
05/04/2009 5:42:28 PM PDT
by
cricket
('Don't bow for me . . Obama ' (America's 'sorry' President))
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