Speaking in Tongues
In an unfortunate mishmash of Spanish and Jersey Shore lingo, Michele Bachmann coined a new word while on the campaign trail: hombre-ette. (more)In an unfortunate mishmash of Spanish and Jersey Shore lingo, Michele Bachmann coined a new word while on the campaign trail: hombre-ette.
Listen to her butcher a couple of languages below. If nothing else, her word-creation is a sign of the great, er, ingenuity she would bring to the White House. –BF
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