That was Catalan Spanish, IIRC. Lots of spelling differences.
You mean Castillian Spanish ie formal Spanish vs say, the informal Spanish like Mexican workers speak? (Not profiling folks, this is a language discussion.)
The Philippines says it is withdrawing troops from Iraq early to meet kidnappers' demands:
a. This is good — it will save the hostage's life.
(3%)
2,589
b. This is terrible — countries should never negotiate with terrorists.
(90%)
69,008
c. I don't know if this is wise or not. This is a tough issue.
(6%)
4,676
d. None of the above
(1%)
706
76,979 total votes
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The Smearing of America Continues
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
By Bill O'Reilly
The latest atrocity is a rap song by a guy named Jadakiss, who is just a pitiful pawn being run by the huge Vivendi (search) Corporation, a French company that's distributing some of the most vile entertainment "Talking Points" has ever seen.
JADAKISS, RAPPER: Why would n***** push pounds and powder? Why did Bush knock down the towers? Why you around them cowards? Why Aaliyah have to take that flight? Why Halle have to let a white man pop her to get a Oscar? Why Denzel have to be crooked before he took it? Why they didn't make the CL6 with a clutch? And if you don't smoke, why the hell you reachin' for my dutch?
So, according to this smear merchant, President Bush is responsible for murdering 3,000 people and actress Halle Berry (search) won an Academy Award (search) because she had sex with a white man. This is freedom of speech?
So, it's impossible for famous people to sue and win defamation judgments, and the Vivendi Corporation knows it. Thus, slanderers are running wild, saying anything they want, no matter how despicable and getting paid for doing it.
The laws need to be changed. Somebody defames a public figure, that somebody in the corporation behind the smear should be held liable.
Both President Bush and Halle Berry should be able to sue Vivendi and Jadakiss (search) for millions. Enough's enough. You have a movie grossing millions of dollars. It's filled with provable lies. You have best-selling books that defame and injure for no purpose other than profit. You have so-called music that spews hate and encourages criminal activity. And you thought Howard Stern (search) was bad?
The Factor, of course, is boycotting everything Vivendi produces because it's a French corporation, but I urge every responsible American to make sure you're not holding its stock, symbol "V" victor on the New York exchange.
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Transcript: Gangster Rap a Bad Influence
Thursday, July 08, 2004
BILL O'REILLY, HOST: "Personal Story" segment tonight, we've been telling you for years that the violent and anti-social lyrics contained in many gangster rap recordings are hurting American children.
Joining us now from Los Angeles is a man who knows a lot about this topic, Apollo Payne, who's a former member of the Bloods gang, who now works with young people, trying to get out of that gang world. All right, how do you see this gangster rap stuff, Mr. Payne?
APOLLO PAYNE, FMR. LOS ANGELES GANG MEMBER: Well, it's a bad influence on our kids. It really divides the community.
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