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Un Mensaje Personal a Puerto RicoPosted on May 28, 2008
Barack Obama brushes up on his Español for this commercial airing in Puerto Rico. The Democratic front-runner trails Hillary Clinton ahead of the island’s Sunday primary. Watch it: Advertisement Previous item: This Is Mike Gravel, Signing Off Next item: Stewart Checks Out McCain's 'Unremarkable' Buttocks Elsewhere: . CommentsAre you a Truthdig member yet? Login now, or register with Truthdig. Add Your Comment
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By danex, June 1, 2008 at 11:49 am #
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No es cuestión de elegir entre lo malo y lo peor.
Report thisBy m.ali, May 29, 2008 at 12:01 pm #
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Maybe, MccBush can do better for you?
Report thisBy danex, May 29, 2008 at 12:00 pm #
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Obama representa un lavado de cara para un sistema depredador.
Report thisBy cyrena, May 29, 2008 at 6:13 am #
See what I mean below Fadel. I wasn’t kidding. He really DOES need your help. I just received this in my email..
I received this in my email today, and wanted to share it with some of you who might be willing to help out.
Beyond National Action- is seeking volunteers that can translate in various languages. If you can provide assistance in translating Barack’s Platform on the issues, contact me at beyondnationalaction.com.
We would really like assistance, in spanish, hebrew, asian languages, somali. We would appreciate any assistance. Currently, we have Barack on the Economy that requires translation.
Also, Beyond National Action has posted several Barack Speeches in Spanish at http://www.beyondnationalaction.com/hispanic.html
Report thisBy cyrena, May 29, 2008 at 1:23 am #
Well Fadel, I doubt very seriously if he knows Arabic, or Turkish. Latin…maybe a little. Lawyers learn some, and since he’s spent some time in Catholic institutions, he may have learned a lttle there as well.
So, I think he needs you for the Arabic and the Turkish translations, even if you won’t vote for him. Truth of it is, even for a smart guy like Barack, Arabic is NOT an easy language to learn. The older one gets, the harder it is. So, it means that he won’t have time to be president, AND study Arabic, though I’d would agree that it would be helpful to know it and Persian, RIGHT AWAY!
I doubt if he speaks Hebrew either, though we don’t really care about that.
Meantime, I think I’ll order the book that’s advertized here…The Deadliest Lied: The Israel Lobby and the Myth of Jewish Control.
Maybe I’ll learn some stuff that Obama needs to know.
As for ‘pandering’ to Cuban Americans, I’m not entirely sure that’s what Obama was doing. If he was, it was a waste. Their hate campaign with Castro keeps them on the side of the reddest of the repugs. Kind of hypocritical if you ask me, those Cuban Americans. If they really care about their relatives in Cuba, seems like they’d be fine with lifting the embargo.
Meantime, I’ve only just realized that I don’t know exactly what ‘embargos’ are hurting the Cubans so badly. In other words, are there things that they have, that we could trade with them? It seems like the primary ‘economic’ sanction that the US has against Cuba is that it doesn’t allow American’s to spend money in Cuba. (even though I have). So, that would obviously affect their tourist industry, which is a primary source of their economy. But, it doesn’t stop the rest of the worlds’ citizens from touring there.
So, how else does this ‘policy’ really hurt the Cubans? The bottom line is that the US refuses to trade with them. But, what do WE have, that the Cubans really need? Castro is very ANTI-consummerism. That’s why he ran the US off of Cuba long ago. (told him they weren’t gonna turn it into another Atlantic City). And, what does Cuba have, that we really need, that could make for fair trade?
Well, sugar is one thing. Cigars if one smokes them…(I don’t). And, I’m sure they have more. But, would the US really do anything like a FAIR trade, if those embargos were not in place? Has the Corporate Oligarchy EVER indulged in anything close to ‘fair trade’?
Yeah, yeah, I’m just thinking out loud here of course, from the other side of the water. But in doing so, I’m keeping in mind that the whole purpose of the US economic embargo of Castro’s Cuba, has always been to punish and isolate him/them, because he wouldn’t bend to the capitalistic control that the US has forced on all of the rest of the world. (It’s the same reason they punish Iran, and have tried to assassinate Hugo Chavez). It’s standard US strong-arming.
Yes, yes, I know that Casto has several political prisoners incarcerated. But then, here in the US, one in every 100 adults is now incarcerated. (for BS stuff).
Well, I’ve wandered off-topic, but I’m hoping we can give the suggesting of Obama and Cuban Americans, (and Castro) some thought from a different perspective, beginning with…just exactly what sort of ‘embargos’ does Castro really want lifted? I mean, Castro has been in favor of Barack Obama so far, and didn’t get all pissed off at him until he started talking to the Cuban Americans that Castro has been fighing with since before Obama was born.
I think we need to understand what Castro really wants, (when he references these embargos) because I KNOW he doesn’t want the same as has happened to Mexico and Mexicans, at the hands of NAFTA.
Might he TOO, be talking out of both sides of his mouth?
Report thisBy Fadel Abdallah, May 28, 2008 at 11:02 pm #
!Vaya, vaya! Muy bien aspirante Obama! Le deseo que todo te vaya bien, amigo!
Well, this bilingual sure beats all previous presidents. His Spanish pronunciation is very good. I hope he knows Arabic, Turkish, Latin, and that he can hire me to be his multi-lingual adviser.
I am just kidding, because he has been pandering to the Israelis and Cuban Americans, I just decided that he’s not getting my vote!
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