Tutor: Newt spends hours learning Spanish

[kskiska]

Source: The Politico

Newt Gingrich's suggestion that bilingual education can lead to "living in a ghetto" prompted outrage among many Latinos. But not Ricardo Gonzalez.

For eight months, Gonzalez has been teaching Spanish to the former House speaker and possible Republican presidential candidate. And he helped Gingrich tape the Spanish-language portion of his bilingual YouTube video apologizing for the comment -- an apology that critics derided alternately as stilted, painful, funny and insincere.

But Gingrich's Spanish has improved markedly since the taping, said Gonzalez, who asserted that the media misinterpreted his student's "ghetto" comment by taking it out of context.

"I'm not an apologist for Newt, but I can tell you unequivocally that those are not Newt's views of the Spanish language," said Gonzalez, who said he tutors Gingrich two or three times a week.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0507/4220.html

[shain from kane]

1. Serape, serape, baloney.

[Kikosexy2]

5. Why not...

should come in handy when he's cruising gay bars, bath-houses, and public restrooms for Latino dick...go ahead Newtie let me hear your high school Spanglish por favor...

[dave29]

2. next up: Civics 101, and Elementary Morality

n/t

[UTUSN]

3. Let's see, how do you say, "wither on the vine" (as in "benefits")?

Since HANNITY says the Grinch is one of the smartest beings in the universe, just what is his thinking in learning Spanish? What would he have to communicate to the Hispanic population that would entice them to his side in any way? By the bye, VOTERS in the U.S. are totally likely to speak English besides their language of heritage.

[Catch22Dem]

4. So can someone tell me what the full context of his remarks were?

I could look it up, but I'm cooking dinner at the same time. :D

[superconnected]

6. I take it he feels he'll need to flee to south america with the rest of

our politicians and corporate leaders, if many more abramofs arise...

[Demeter]

7. Dos Boletos para el Paraguay Expreso, Por Favor!