Posted on 09/23/2015 5:57:13 AM PDT by jimbo123
Columba Bush, the wife of Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush, is playing an increasingly important role in her husband's campaign, as the former Florida governor seeks to appeal to Hispanics.
The 62-year-old philanthropist is a native of León, Mexico. She met Bush in 1970 when the future governor was teaching English as a second language and assisting in the building of a school in a small village outside of the Guanajuato city.
In a new video released on Monday designed to appeal to Latino voters -- a key constituency -- Columba Bush made her most expansive comments to date, the Washington Post reported. The spot features the candidate speaking entirely in Spanish with his wife adding comments in English.
(Excerpt) Read more at latinpost.com ...
$25,000 Paris shopping trip = Imelda Marcos starter kit.
¿Yoda?
No.
Yoda looked like David Dinkins.
I still wonder if she maintains dual citizenship?
$25,000 attempted smuggling event
It’s my understanding she still speaks broken English.....can anyone confirm this!!!
Here you go:
http://www.unz.com/isteve/atlantic-the-mystery-of-columba-bush/
After all these years, she still speaks such poor English that Jeb speaks Spanish at home. IOW, she’s only living in the US for the Bush money and has no desire to assimilate. Is it any wonder no one outside FL knows anything about her.
Could they not have found a worse picture of her? Or maybe it’s flattering?
“Jeb Bush’s Mexican-Born Wife Adopts Key Role in Courting Hispanics in New Ad”
Does this make her a player? Open to political attacks?
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