Barack’s brilliant idea is todays PSA
Hi everyone! For once, Barack had a decent idea. A brilliant idea. Everyone should learn Spanish! Now, I know what you’re thinking. I thought it at first too! Why should we learn their language instead of having them learn ours? Well, I mulled this around a bit and then I had a thought. Barack is right! We should learn Spanish. Now, stay with me here.
Here is the DMV with the people lined up out the door.
Yell as loud as you can both outside and into the doors the following:
“Inmigración! Sace su carta verde o usted será detenido y deportado!”
Which means: Immigration! Get your green card out or you will be arrested and deported.
Here is the DMV after the fire drill completes.
Time at the DMV is now cut by 90%. It works at stores too!
Here’s the online translator. Make some phrases of your own!
You’re welcome.
PaulW says:
Teeny little anecdote to pass on:
Knew a girl back in college studying for her MBA. She interned with a company that did business with the Japanese. One day she was assigned to meet and greet with visiting Japanese upper management types. She met them at the airport and greeted them in near-flawless Japanese, something she learned from high school on because, you know, companies that do business overseas like to hire people who can lingo with the locals.
She totally pissed off the Japanese businessmen. Not because she said anything offensive, but because *they* wanted to impress her with their near-flawless English.
If the Japanese don’t have a problem learning a second language, why the hell should we have a problem learning second languages too?
I don’t think that *mandatory* learning of Spanish is acceptable, but our kids ought to be able to speak a second language (French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese, and hey don’t the CIA and DID need more Arabic translators?) because this isn’t an English-Only world. Because companies like seeing that second language skill on resumes. And because if you do a lot of overseas traveling, it wouldn’t hurt to seduce a couple of sweet young local girls with a smattering of Czech (that and cooking: if you can cook with a stove, the European babes will be all over you!).
mojo says:
Too verbose. Just yell “la migra!” and watch the scramble…
raz0r says:
That could work at the local Home Depot, too.
Kat says:
That is Brilliant!! I am starting a website for Conservative/Republican Moms. Want in? Let me know.
Tracy Karol says:
At least he didn’t try to make everyone learn Farsi, or Arabic :)
Obi's Sister says:
Que trabajo bueno, chica!!!
And… at the Cirle K up on Shallowford Rd where there are so many day laborers gathered, you can’t buy any of their expensive gas, much less a taquito and a Big Gulp.
Greg says:
Esta Página Web chupa el pene inmigrante.
sierrahome says:
Will it work in Hospitals? Might be nice to be able to keep a few of those open.
Mark says:
Blah blah blah off-topic bullshit copypasta spammed here because nobody gives a shit about it at the original site I want you to read (waaah). I am a loser with no life, and the sky is falling. OMGWTFLMAOBBQ, nobody cares.
–EDITED BY BETH.
Keith says:
I don’t abla espanol and really don’t ever intend to abla espanol.
This guy is just FULL of…. well,,, bright ideas, huh…
Kind of like the “For the first time I’m proud” statment..
Keith says:
A Career of 143 days in the senate and this is the best he can come up with???
Chris says:
Hi Paul! I agree with Barack. We should learn Spanish. It has great practical applications. So what did she do that pissed off the businessmen? Thanks for the advice on Euro-women.
Mojo: tried that in the translator and it came up “it her migrates”. What should it have been?
Kat: You might check with Beth. She is really good at this. I am a dad so I don’t qualify. Thank you for the offer though. It is nice to know that you think I write decently. Thanks.
Mark: Huh?
Keith: Don’t be too hard on the good Senator. He tried his best. He’s just lost most of his IQ being a typical politician for the last dozen years or so…
Mike says:
I’m with Keith. No habla Espanol (or Spanish either). I bought a CD learning kit to help me start to bridge the gap — mostly because I was curious what the latino’s in front of me in the grocery line were saying — but never pulled it off.
Great post Chris. Also see you’re getting your 15 minutes with the KISP link.
Obi's Sister says:
Hey Kat - count me in - send me the stuff!
Beth says:
Greg, if you’re trying to make us think you have 133t español skillz, you’ve failed. All you’ve proven is that you can (just barely) adequately spout obscenities in Spanish, which anyone with a Spanish-speaking friend (or Google) can do.
FAIL.
And by the way, I do speak Spanish. I also speak French and a little German, as well. I still think Barack Obama is a colossal douchebag, who confuses “English” with “American.” It’s the English language that is considered an international language, no matter how stupid you and he think we Americans are, merci beaucoup.
So sorry you and he are embarrassed by your fellow Americans, but hey, it’s not like YOU want to be President of this nation of bitter, unsophisticated hicks.
/eyeroll
(BTW, so does your toothless mother, and I’ve heard she gives discounts to conservatives.)
Beth says:
Chris - “la migra” is a colloquialism, meaning immigration enforcement/the INS. ;)
Greg says:
Mis apologÃas Beth, usted tiene razón, y mi mamá es una republicana.
BA says:
Illegals do help the American economy.
Ese tipo de broma es prohibido.
mghirsch says:
AS a high school teacher, may I suggest that Obama require the the students learn good English before they learn Spanish?
CKA in Red State USA says:
He said our children should learn Spanish. Just wondering: Are his children learning it, are they proficient–or is he, per usual, not practicing what he’s preaching?
BTW: He’s probably right that we all should learn Spanish.
But maybe we all, regardless of our citizenship or immigration status or lack thereof, should learn English first?
Chris says:
BA,
Illegals help *their* economy. They are a drag on the overall economy.
You may be correct that the prank might fall under the “fire in a theater”, but hey, I’ll take that risk.
jukin says:
My favorite part is the messiah does not speak a second language. Priceless leftist hypocrisy.
Learn Spanish says:
I think a lot about what is going to happen with the future. Whether we want it to happen or not, as we all get to travel faster, communicate faster, and do anything we want through technology the only barrier is language.
I started learning Spanish, I thought it was a good idea to keep myself competitive(who knows what the future will bring). Good luck to all of us who have to, want to, or need to learn another language.
For anyone interested here is free Spanish to English translation. It will show you the most common phrases so you can talk about any subject that most native Spanish speakers talk about.
Good luck to us all!