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Lost-in-FL

(7,093 posts)
Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:40 PM Jan 2012

Newt Gingrich: Spanish is Ghetto Language (Young Turks Video)



I hope this clarifies the post that was blocked earlier. It relates to Spanish being considered as "ghetto" by Newt.

My apologies to those I offended earlier. i guess the news have not exploted yet.
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Newt Gingrich: Spanish is Ghetto Language (Young Turks Video) (Original Post) Lost-in-FL Jan 2012 OP
Newt actually speaks fluent Spanish. denem Jan 2012 #1
Interesting. I though he was fluent only on "hate speech". nt Lost-in-FL Jan 2012 #5
Maybe you should have said that. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #2
I assumed wrong. Lost-in-FL Jan 2012 #4
really? the language of cervantes, allende, rivera, borges, marquez, ferdinand and isabella a niyad Jan 2012 #3
And Franco. Lost-in-FL Jan 2012 #6

Lost-in-FL

(7,093 posts)
4. I assumed wrong.
Tue Jan 24, 2012, 09:24 PM
Jan 2012

I would think it would be all over the news. Heard of it last night at the Lawrence O'donnell (I think). I assumed it was common knowledge.

niyad

(113,259 posts)
3. really? the language of cervantes, allende, rivera, borges, marquez, ferdinand and isabella a
Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:56 PM
Jan 2012

"ghetto" language??? newtie, you ignorant creep, every time I think (pray, actually) that you can sink no lower, you prove me wrong.

Lost-in-FL

(7,093 posts)
6. And Franco.
Tue Jan 24, 2012, 09:34 PM
Jan 2012

Maybe Newt does not know who Franco is yet. Hopefuly it stays that way, you never know, Newt would pick up on it.

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