Dean learned Spanish as a teenager, working on a cattle ranch in Florida

[Orangepeel]

Wow!

"The first of six televised debates sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee, this one was staged with a Spanish accent in a Southwestern state holding one of the earliest caucuses. New Mexico's is Feb. 3.

As part of the party's outreach to Hispanic voters, the 90-minute show included some questions in Spanish. It will be aired -- with the candidates' words translated -- on Univision affiliates nationwide at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Few of the party's candidates are comfortable speaking Spanish, however.

Kucinich spun a few brief phrases fairly easily, but Lieberman stumbled through some Spanish words. Dean, who learned Spanish as a teenager working one summer on a cattle ranch in Florida, reeled off the longest phrase in quick and deftly accented Spanish as he spoke of a need for universal health care.


"The president goes around the country speaking Spanish," Edwards said. "The only Spanish he speaks when it comes to jobs is, 'Hasta la vista.' "

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/orl-asecdebate05x090503sep05xx,0,7922001.story?coll=orl-home-headlines

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Woo Hoo! (kick)

:)

[rock]

2. So we should have a debate in Spanish

After all, bush*sucks speaks Spanish as well as he does English (chortles loudly at his very clever joke).