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Katashi_itto

(10,175 posts) Tue Mar 19, 2013, 04:01 PM Mar 2013

GOP's Spanish-language Twitter Outreach to Hispanics has slight problem, can you spot it?

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GOP's Spanish-language Twitter Outreach to Hispanics has slight problem, can you spot it? (Original Post) Katashi_itto Mar 2013 OP

I can't read that - I don't speak Spanish ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #1

Epic fail! JustAnotherGen Mar 2013 #2

If I'm not mistaken, their Spanish language outreach is written in English. n/t Ian David Mar 2013 #3

We will reach out to Hispanics matt819 Mar 2013 #4

I was expecting bad Spanish not English. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #5

You surely don't expect @GOPespanol to actually use Spanish? jberryhill Mar 2013 #6

LMAO! LAGC Mar 2013 #13

At least they didn't use Spanglish: tblue Mar 2013 #7

yo no entiendo Botany Mar 2013 #8

Given the source, I was expecting guardian Mar 2013 #9

At least they didn't type it in all caps with spaces between every letter. tanyev Mar 2013 #10

Republicans will outreach to the hearing impaired next. Katashi_itto Mar 2013 #11

Message: "It is O.K. to vote for us, but no way in hell will we speak your stupid language." Coyotl Mar 2013 #12

ZRT2209

(1,357 posts)

1. I can't read that - I don't speak Spanish

Reply to Katashi_itto (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 04:02 PM

Mar 2013

JustAnotherGen

(32,111 posts)

2. Epic fail!

Reply to Katashi_itto (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 04:09 PM

Mar 2013

tEh stoopid - it hurted me. Ouch!

Ian David

(69,059 posts)

3. If I'm not mistaken, their Spanish language outreach is written in English. n/t

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Tue Mar 19, 2013, 04:12 PM

Mar 2013

matt819

(10,749 posts)

4. We will reach out to Hispanics

Reply to Katashi_itto (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 04:12 PM

Mar 2013

As long as they only speak English.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

5. I was expecting bad Spanish not English.

Reply to Katashi_itto (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 04:14 PM

Mar 2013

Chuckle

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

6. You surely don't expect @GOPespanol to actually use Spanish?

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Tue Mar 19, 2013, 04:18 PM

Mar 2013

LAGC

(5,330 posts)

13. LMAO!

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 11:44 PM

Mar 2013

Looks to me like some of them need to learn English themselves.

tblue

(16,350 posts)

7. At least they didn't use Spanglish:

Reply to Katashi_itto (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 04:18 PM

Mar 2013

We willa talko to collegeo studentos. Buenos naches. Como estas? Muy bien gracias y tu. Donde esta la cabesa? Yo no soy marinero. Soy capitan soy capitan. Burrito ranchero conquistadors. De nada. Muchacho caliente y los ninos de la casa. Buenos dias. Que pasa?

Botany

(70,697 posts)

8. yo no entiendo

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Tue Mar 19, 2013, 05:01 PM

Mar 2013

guardian

(2,282 posts)

9. Given the source, I was expecting

Reply to Katashi_itto (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 05:03 PM

Mar 2013

!Limpia bien el baño! or !Corte el césped y barra las hojas!

tanyev

(42,717 posts)

10. At least they didn't type it in all caps with spaces between every letter.

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Tue Mar 19, 2013, 05:07 PM

Mar 2013

Katashi_itto

(10,175 posts)

11. Republicans will outreach to the hearing impaired next.

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Tue Mar 19, 2013, 05:44 PM

Mar 2013

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)

12. Message: "It is O.K. to vote for us, but no way in hell will we speak your stupid language."

Reply to Katashi_itto (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 11:39 PM

Mar 2013

You know, that other European-imposed language they were forced to speak for centuries.

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