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And, yes, I DO take it personally: Spanish is the language of the ghetto
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Sunday, April 01, 2007

Spanish is the language of the ghetto

from the man who is thinking of declaring as a presidential candidate...
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich yesterday described bilingual education as teaching "the language of living in a ghetto," and he mocked requirements that ballots be printed in multiple languages.

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"The American people believe English should be the official language of the government. . . . We should replace bilingual education with immersion in English so people learn the common language of the country and they learn the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto," [he said.]

so, english is the language of prosperity and spanish is the language of the ghetto, eh, newt...? if you run and, god forbid, get the nod for the nomination, i suggest tom tancredo for your running mate... he hasn't traveled much either...

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