I'm utterly amazed that a man who actually has a chance to be the President of the United States (and presumably the leader of the free world) would say something this completely and utterly nuts. This is the kind rhetoric we would expect from some fringe politician at the beginning of a political season where both sides have 20 candidates. This however, is the guy left at the end of that process. Well Senator, if your looking for the La Raza endorsement, I'd say you've locked that up. I mean no disrespect to anyone who speaks Spanish or any other language as a 2nd to English, as this can often enrich people. For Sen. Obama to suggest that our kids should speak Spanish as opposed to English (as our national language) IS beyond ridiculous. I seriously have to wonder if the stress of campaigning has gotten to the man? If you were a fence sitter on which candidate to back, then this may be the tipper for you.
To suggest that we should learn Spanish in lieu of expecting people who come here to learn English in a timely manner is to this blogger utterly offensive. Moreover, an insult to anyone who has ever worn the uniform of our armed forces to ensure that All Americans speak English as opposed to German, Japanese, or Arabic.
Until Congress passes a law that specifically states we are a multi-lingual country, we should and need to remain English for all matters and all official government documents. Any language taught in school needs to be English and only students who have proven proficiency in English should be allowed to take a 2nd language.
I would love to end this with some type of pithy comment, but I will simply end it the way I feel.
America is a dream and English is America, therefore the dream is based in some respect on the English language as it's as much part of America as apple pie, little league baseball, and the Sunday barbecue.
