Posted on 07/08/2009 3:08:12 PM PDT by seanmerc
You Obama supporters, be honest now. Read the following and tell me how you would have reacted:
If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?
If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?
If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current on their income taxes, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco deCuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the fourth of May (Cuatro de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?
If George W. Bush had misspelled the word "advice" would you have hammered him for it for years (like Dan Quayle and "potatoe") as "proof" of what a dunce he is?
If George W. Bush had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on "Earth Day", would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?
If George W. Bush's administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually "get" what happened on 9-11?
If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughedand said this is more proof of how inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?
If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans, would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?
If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again 10 times within years, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?
So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all the above in just 5 months -- so be patient you've still got three years and seven months to come up with an answer.
No, I think 0bama was trying to refer to the holiday.
Siete de Nueve was always one of MY favorites!
(Does she fall under the RULES category?)
If George W. Bush had been a black liberal democrat then yes, they would approve.
The color of his skin gives him a free pass to trash and destroy everything that makes America great.
When you refer to people on this thread as dumb as Obama, I’m done. Stuff a sock in it.
Ok, be prepared to be called out and karma is a funny little thing. Especially when you are debating someone who is not only dumb, but a jerk to boot!
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/05/05/gaffetastic-o-obama-celebrrates-cinco-de-cuatro/
“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.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/05/our_genius_president_happy_cua.asp
On the eve of the Mexican holiday, Obama on Monday had an event in the East Room of the White House with Mexico’s Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan (sahr-oo-KHAN’).
Obama joked that it was “Cinco de Cuatro,” botching a play on the Spanish word for “four” when he meant to say “Cuatro de Mayo,” or the Fourth of May. He tried again, but he still did not get it right.
Should I keep going? Or are you as dumb as Obama and can’t figure it out?
Five of four.
Stuff it right back. ;-)
I think you are right.
No, he was making a joke that they were celebrating the holiday of “Cinco de Mayo” on the FOURTH OF MAY.
I see you are ready to accept the SRM explanation for 0bama’s flubs. That sure makes you smart! /s
I live in El Paso and several of my co-workers who happen to be Spanish speaking Mexicans thought the same thing. As in, doesn’t he mean Cuatro de Mayo since its the 4th?
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WTF are you talking about?
Never mind. It’s like talking to a box of rocks.
ROTFLOL
Wait, are you saying Michelle Malkin is SRM?
Wow, would have been a real knee slapper if he’d gotten it right. OTOH, I think it’s funnier this way.
The confusion is entirely understandable.
BUT...what the other posters are trying to tell you is this:
1. Obama meant to say “Cuatro de Mayo” in an attempt to note that the Cinco de Mayo festivities were being held on the 4th of May instead of the 5th of May.
2. Instead of saying what he meant (”Cuatro de Mayo”) he actually said “Cinco de Quatro.”
3. He wasn’t trying to say “Cinco de Mayo.”
Hope this helps clear it up!
I’d let it go.
You two seem a might bit too expert on the Spanish lingo there. You aren’t happinin’ to be illegals are ya?
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