Hey Republicans, translate this!
If left to their own devices, Republicans often steer any debate to the fringe, where the party's true philosophies lie. Take immigration, for example, where House-led hard-liners like Tom Tancredo offer solutions that do little to mask their nationalist xenophobia.
Attempt to marginalize a group of people long enough, however, and you get what you've been seeing across the nation in recent months. The inevitable blowback from the Latino community has incluced marches, protests and coordinated walk-outs. Perhaps the most novel, and most controversial, protest was the unveiling of a Spanish version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" titled "Nuestro Himno", or "Our Song".
Responding quickly to "Nuestro Himno", President Bush told reporters he felt the anthem should be performed in English. Further, Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander introduced a resolution calling for the anthem and other patriotic compositions to be performed in English. While thousands of miles from a pressing matter, their push also ignores something important: The facts."
I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English," Bush said Friday, "and I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English, and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English." Funny how this president has a way of always evading the truth. As author Kevin Phillips noted in his book "American Dynasty", Bush appeared more multiculturally friendly at election rallies. "When visiting cities like Chicago, Milwaukee, or Philadelphia, in pivotal states," Phillips wrote, "he would drop in at Hispanic festivals and parties, sometimes joining in singing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' in Spanish, sometimes partying with a 'Viva Bush' mariachi band flown in from Texas." Uh oh.Continued...
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Attempt to marginalize a group of people long enough, however, and you get what you've been seeing across the nation in recent months. The inevitable blowback from the Latino community has incluced marches, protests and coordinated walk-outs. Perhaps the most novel, and most controversial, protest was the unveiling of a Spanish version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" titled "Nuestro Himno", or "Our Song".
Responding quickly to "Nuestro Himno", President Bush told reporters he felt the anthem should be performed in English. Further, Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander introduced a resolution calling for the anthem and other patriotic compositions to be performed in English. While thousands of miles from a pressing matter, their push also ignores something important: The facts."
I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English," Bush said Friday, "and I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English, and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English." Funny how this president has a way of always evading the truth. As author Kevin Phillips noted in his book "American Dynasty", Bush appeared more multiculturally friendly at election rallies. "When visiting cities like Chicago, Milwaukee, or Philadelphia, in pivotal states," Phillips wrote, "he would drop in at Hispanic festivals and parties, sometimes joining in singing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' in Spanish, sometimes partying with a 'Viva Bush' mariachi band flown in from Texas." Uh oh.Continued...
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