Bush says anthem should be sung in English yet he can't speak in English?

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/nation/14459831.htm

WASHINGTON -- President Bush is prone to slip in a little Spanish and has a younger brother -- Florida Gov. Jeb Bush -- who is fluent. But when it comes to the national anthem, the president said Friday, he is a purist.

"I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English," Bush told reporters in the Rose Garden. "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."

Bush's comments were in response to a question about whether he believed the national anthem would "hold the same value" if sung in Spanish.

"No, I don't," replied Bush, who is the first president to have given a Saturday radio address in Spanish.

[Skittles]

1. most of the immigrants I know speak much better English than bush

yes INDEED

[aden_nak]

15. I've picked belly button lint that speaks better English than Bush.

[Ravenseye]

2. oh whatever

I thought the values in it are esoteric instead of...

Oh wait I forgot. These are people who think that we shouldn't burn the flag either because it stands for freedom of expression, except for...but not when...at least 50 yards away from...

[JVS]

3. That's the way we can tell he has no vested interest in this

;-)

[laheina]

8. Yes. He wouldn't even be commenting except for that this issue

is a whole, big set-up. Which it is. So he is. :P

[C_U_L8R]

4. I bet ya anything

that he doesn't know the words

[NYC]

14. That was the first thing that went through my mind.

Or maybe it was the second. First would have been that he says things like:

"Is our children learning?"

If he can't speak English, why should immigrants learn?

[ContraBass Black]

5. Wasn't the national anthem sung in a Native American language

At the Republican National Convention?

[ContraBass Black]

20. Never mind.

It was the Democratic National Convention.

[Democrats_win]

6. How 'bout when you're drunk? Can you sing it with ur shirt off? ANSWERS!

We need answers people! Call the decider.

[guinivere]

9. I'm sure our Anthem Do's & Don'ts pamphlets are in the mail.

All will be revealed.

[Democrats_win]

7. Can it be sung with a lisp? A southern accent? A nazi accent?

[Ilsa]

10. I don't know if Bush and friends were going to sing the national

anthem or pledge allegiance or jsut have a moment of silence. But he doesn't understand how to do that, either.

[ContraBass Black]

12. Does he always pledge with his hand over his belly button?

[C_U_L8R]

16. he has no heart

so i guess the belly button must suffice

[DBoon]

19. only when his fly is open

nt

[billybob537]

17. No wonder he's fucked up

Look at where his heart is!

[robbedvoter]

11. "Star Mangled banner" - NY Daily News headline. El Diario had

a better one: "English only". There goes your Spanish voting base, you giggling idiot!

[chelsea0011]

13. Just another fuc*ing distraction from the real issues. I couldn't

believe the President even thought this issue needed a response. But Faux News dictated it, I quess. Rove who? Grand jury what? Whores for Cunningham when?

[godhatesrepublicans]

18. Wasn't the Soviet anthem "The Internationale" translated into 30 languages

or something like that? seems like a more inclusive option. Anyone know enough Arabic to translate a version? We could get some very sarcastic sounding Iraqis to record it, and smuggle the tape into Repug events.