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2016 Postmortem

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2. om sure a lot of politicans are busy and just dont have the time

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 06:42 AM

Jun 2016

Learning a new language takes a lot of time, and peope are busy with other things.

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Is it beyond other non-Hispanic Democrat politicians to become fluent in Spanish ? [View all] OnDoutside Jun 2016 OP

Some really bright and good democratic people don't have the ability yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #1

Sorry. I took it wrong. yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #6

I agree. I've wondered myself. Bernie is from Hortensis Jun 2016 #23

om sure a lot of politicans are busy and just dont have the time Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #2

I'm more concerned where they stand on the issues than how B Calm Jun 2016 #5

Is it beyond them to do both ? OnDoutside Jun 2016 #8

Which is more important? Would you support an anti choice candidate B Calm Jun 2016 #11

Exactly, thank you. OnDoutside Jun 2016 #18

lol Dubya claimed he could do it treestar Jun 2016 #7

First of all TheFarseer Jun 2016 #9

Speaking of language... tazkcmo Jun 2016 #15

That bugged me too. betsuni Jun 2016 #16

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #19

Jeb Bush is fluent in Spanish. The Castro Brothers are not. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #13

And neither is Ted Cruz ! OnDoutside Jun 2016 #20

immersion DustyJoe Jun 2016 #17

How would they get over the wall ??? OnDoutside Jun 2016 #21

This made me think of Bloomberg and his Spanish La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #22

heck it was beyond Julian Castro to become fluent in Spanish. nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #24

What do we know about Julia Castro? What's his stance on abortion? B Calm Jun 2016 #25

Thanks for the link, I haven't seen it before. sarae Jun 2016 #28

The older you get, the more difficult it is to learn a new language Scootaloo Jun 2016 #26

I have a minor in Hispanic studies AgingAmerican Jun 2016 #30