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In the discussion thread: Santorum to Puerto Rico: Speak English if you want statehood [View all]

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 08:09 PM

53. I understand that, I was speaking in general terms. What would some of those reasons be?

I am genuinely interested. I get it that some Americans are against having an 'official' language (and of course many are for it too), would those in the former camp also be opposed to, say, Chile, proposing or mandating Spanish as -their- official tongue? I'm just trying to figure out why it works only in one direction (if it does)

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104 replies	Author	Time	Post
Santorum to Puerto Rico: Speak English if you want statehood [View all]	stubtoe	Mar 2012	OP
Where's my fucking clue-by-four?!	sakabatou	Mar 2012	#1
Did you check to see if you left it wedged upside the back of Santorums head?	cstanleytech	Mar 2012	#11
LOL	harun	Mar 2012	#2
Yeah, that's gonna go over big!	freshwest	Mar 2012	#97
Keep digging, asshole.	Hell Hath No Fury	Mar 2012	#3
POS*** is Santorum. n/t	RKP5637	Mar 2012	#4
santorum = Una mezcla espumosa de lubricante y materia fecal, la cual suele ser el producto de	Guy Whitey Corngood	Mar 2012	#5
El sabor favorito de los Republicanos...	rfranklin	Mar 2012	#7
Y se la sirven a sus seguidores en bandeja diciendoles que es caviar. nt	Guy Whitey Corngood	Mar 2012	#10
Si digo lo que estoy pensando...	Rozlee	Mar 2012	#30
Uh, I don't speak Spanish, but I get the drift.....	louis-t	Mar 2012	#84
What's the point of speaking English, if you don't read the constitution? nt	Xipe Totec	Mar 2012	#6
Excellent point! : ) n/t	MBS	Mar 2012	#43
+1	freshwest	Mar 2012	#55
Zippity do da	Iliyah	Mar 2012	#8
Puerto Rico to Santorum.	dipsydoodle	Mar 2012	#9
Or	LeftishBrit	Mar 2012	#34
lol	dipsydoodle	Mar 2012	#35
But Santorum wouldn't know what you said in Spanish	liberal N proud	Mar 2012	#83
Rick Santorum is the best think Mittens has going for him...	brooklynite	Mar 2012	#12
Does Puerto Rico even want statehood?	Mz Pip	Mar 2012	#13
I was thinking the same thing.	iscooterliberally	Mar 2012	#21
Does he think this will make them happy?	Indianademocrat91	Mar 2012	#65
That same attitude shown by Mr. Sanctmonious pRick...	Lost-in-FL	Mar 2012	#74
you said it. I wouldn't want to	BlancheSplanchnik	Mar 2012	#86
Lol... found on FB	Lost-in-FL	Mar 2012	#91
That's the truth!!!	BlancheSplanchnik	Mar 2012	#92
I honestly don't think Santorum thinks much at all.	iscooterliberally	Mar 2012	#89
The way we're imploding?	BiggJawn	Mar 2012	#77
LOL THEY ARE TRYING TO OUT-TEABAG EACH OTHER	Skittles	Mar 2012	#14
Puerto Rico	unionworks	Mar 2012	#15
Sanitorium, speak Iriquois, or any other Original Native America if you want to be in this country.	Dont call me Shirley	Mar 2012	#16
America to Santorum: If you want to be President,	lastlib	Mar 2012	#17
The problem with closed minds is that they're always attached to open mouths nt	Xipe Totec	Mar 2012	#20
Just keep talking holy ricky, keep on talking. you sure are talking yourself out of president and	southernyankeebelle	Mar 2012	#18
Brockway, PA?	mackattack	Mar 2012	#75
Na, it was Carbondale, PA. My mother couldn't even have a friend who lived next door	southernyankeebelle	Mar 2012	#78
Everything Santorum knows about Puerto Rico he learned from West Side Story. n/t	Ian David	Mar 2012	#19
"when you're a jet, you're a jet all the way....	awoke_in_2003	Mar 2012	#36
Santorum, get a clue, learn to speak Spanish! Try a little cultural enlightment!	crunch60	Mar 2012	#22
He doesn't even realize that Italian and Spanish are almost some of the same words if you	southernyankeebelle	Mar 2012	#79
Probably, Santorum's message was not the Puerto Ricans.	SDjack	Mar 2012	#23
this would only make sense if the USA had English as the	LittleGirl	Mar 2012	#24
At this rate....	Aviation Pro	Mar 2012	#25
Did Santorum win Louisiana?	mackattack	Mar 2012	#26
Hey, Santorum. My Grandpa only spoke ITALIAN	HockeyMom	Mar 2012	#27
He is a socialist!!!!!	mackattack	Mar 2012	#28
As if the republicans want Puerto Rico as a state.	demosincebirth	Mar 2012	#29
Uh, Little ricky, My wife is Puerto Rican.	MarianJack	Mar 2012	#31
Fuck you Santorum	TNLib	Mar 2012	#32
Are there Puerto Ricans	sulphurdunn	Mar 2012	#33
In my experience, no...	awoke_in_2003	Mar 2012	#39
yep, quite a few. I am guessing at least a third	Bacchus4.0	Mar 2012	#42
Idiot!	sarcasmo	Mar 2012	#37
Gee. It's as if the guy ever did a patriotic thing in his life.	Octafish	Mar 2012	#38
No he dit-n't. This guy has a total political death wish!! Where's his wife to set him straight?	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2012	#40
Submissively waiting for him to allow her to speak	Blaze Diem	Mar 2012	#44
Juán del Pueblo to Santorum: "Raspate pa'l carajo a comer Santorum" (Go to hell n eat Santorum)	Lost-in-FL	Mar 2012	#41
Santorum	carla	Mar 2012	#45
After watching	gejohnston	Mar 2012	#46
Santorum is a moron for many reasons, obviously, but I don't get the hysterical opposition to	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#47
He is talking about Puerto Rico IN Puerto Rico...	Lost-in-FL	Mar 2012	#48
I understand that, I was speaking in general terms. What would some of those reasons be?	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#53
I think because it is one of those issues that could be left to the states?	Lost-in-FL	Mar 2012	#61
It begs the question-- What is the precise and relevant reason to indeed call a language official?	LanternWaste	Mar 2012	#100
I think it's obvious that having a common language in which to conduct government business	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#101
I've made it a point to learn enough of the local languages in every country I've visited/worked	AlbertCat	Mar 2012	#54
No, it's not a "bad" idea but why limit it to Spanish (again speaking generally)	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#58
For me it's about intent	Bradical79	Mar 2012	#73
Rick, while you are there... tell puertorricans you want to make contraception illegal.	Lost-in-FL	Mar 2012	#49
Can't believe this fool is running for president	abelenkpe	Mar 2012	#50
Santorum to Puerto Rico: Speak English if you want statehood	AlbertCat	Mar 2012	#51
Why is this an issue?	former9thward	Mar 2012	#52
This message was self-deleted by its author	CreekDog	Mar 2012	#103
People can talk about anything they want.	former9thward	Mar 2012	#104
They all speak English anyway.	RebelOne	Mar 2012	#56
Show me where in the constitution it says one must speak English	Justice wanted	Mar 2012	#57
You'd think he would speak a little Spanish to them IF he wants votes	lunasun	Mar 2012	#59
Santorum es un idiota.	Odin2005	Mar 2012	#60
shouldnt it be	mackattack	Mar 2012	#76
It's always idiota. I'm not sure what the rule is, but it's one of the words that	Common Sense Party	Mar 2012	#80
No, that word is gender neutral. nt	Guy Whitey Corngood	Mar 2012	#81
Many masculine borrowings from Greek end in A	Odin2005	Mar 2012	#85
English isn't the only language with goofy exceptions. Agua in Spanish is 'masculine' and mano	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#94
I just hope Jesus loves us enough to make Rick Santorum the Republican nominee	Douglas Carpenter	Mar 2012	#62
Eh, there probably aren't that many Puerto Rican voters in America	Canuckistanian	Mar 2012	#63
The stupid is strong in this one....	Harry Monroe	Mar 2012	#64
Men must wear sweater vests,	longship	Mar 2012	#66
Ooh, another entry in the "Beat the Reagan states' rights in Mississippi speech" contest?	alp227	Mar 2012	#67
Has he ever said anything that sounded reasonable?	eyewall	Mar 2012	#68
That ought to work ...to get more voters.	Historic NY	Mar 2012	#69
Wow they just keep em coming....	Kalidurga	Mar 2012	#70
Does PR want to be a State?	burrowowl	Mar 2012	#71
Joder a tu alma de pollo con un transductor de ultrasonido, Santorum. (NT)	Heywood J	Mar 2012	#72
wow...doesn't this guy have like an army of highly paid advisors and strategists??	Blue_Tires	Mar 2012	#82
Another "Kennedy moment" for Santorum	Zambero	Mar 2012	#87
Tell Rick that even without statehood and English as an official language	NoGOPZone	Mar 2012	#88
Hey Ricky	Liberalynn	Mar 2012	#90
Un-fucking un-believable	Hepburn	Mar 2012	#93
Fuck, he's actually managed to make Dubya and Newt look culturally sensitive.	iris27	Mar 2012	#95
English used to be taught in the public schools in PR but it was removed in the early 50"s	Redford	Mar 2012	#96
That's the biggest load I have ever heard.	Lost-in-FL	Mar 2012	#98
Results: 8% (LOLOLOLOL)	Amonester	Mar 2012	#99
After all Santorum would make an ideal candidate	Rosa Luxemburg	Mar 2012	#102

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