Reply #36: At least IHT was nice enough to remove the abusive language.

[Igel]

Chavez: ' "Este señor Noble, que es innoble, es un policía gringo, un policía corrupto, inmoral que aplaude a unos asesinos... Es un vagabundo internacional, creo que tenemos que revisar la Interpol, qué es eso, si vale la pena estar ahí. Aquí somos gente seria", señaló en una rueda de prensa en la que dijo que respondía al "show de la Interpol con otro show".'

"This Mr. Noble--who's innoble--is a gringo cop, a corrupt cop, an immoral person who applauds killers.... He's an international vagabond; I think we have to review Interpol, what it is, if it's worth the bother of keeping it. We're serious people here," he said at a press conference at which he said he was answering the "Interpol show with another show".

Granted the pun is puerile, but still it achieves its speaker's usual lofty standards.

Yeah, I know that some will probably argue that "gringo" is a term of affection--just like "innoble", "corrupt" and "immoral" are compliments. But it draws group boundaries nicely. 'You're Latinos, my people--what are you doing even believing what an outsider, this gringo, says about one of your own?' Eh.