Posted on 03/31/2007 1:20:43 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Gingrich decries bilingual ballots
By KASIE HUNT, Associated Press Writer 34 minutes ago
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich equated bilingual education Saturday with "the language of living in a ghetto" and mocked requirements that ballots be printed in multiple languages.
"The government should quit mandating that various documents be printed in any one of 700 languages depending on who randomly shows up" to vote, said Gingrich, who is considering seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. He made the comments in a speech to the National Federation of Republican Women.
"The American people believe English should be the official language of the government. ... We should replace bilingual education with immersion in English so people learn the common language of the country and they learn the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto," Gingrich said to cheers from the crowd of more than 100.
"Citizenship requires passing a test on American history in English. If that's true, then we do not have to create ballots in any language except English," he said.
In the past, Gingrich has supported making English the nation's official language. He's also said all American children should learn English and that other languages should be secondary in schools.
In 1995, for example, he said bilingualism poses "long term dangers to the fabric of our nation" and that "allowing bilingualism to continue to grow is very dangerous."
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Newt for President. GWB for garbage collector.
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Outstanding, Newt!
Say it Newt! Speak truth to power!
¡Sí, Se Puede!
"Newt for President. GWB for garbage collector"
Amen to that.
Newt is absolutely right on this issue. Still he's not electable and I would not vote for him for various very valid reasons.
Does GWB even speak English? Sometimes I am not exactly sure what the heck he is saying.
He lost me on "Nooclear"
I agree he won't be elected. He won't even be the party's candidate; BUT he may cause them to rethink their positions.
Newt is right. A house divided cannot stand.
If I am not mistaken out of control federal courts have overturned several state laws that dealt with English as an official language of government. On what basis, equal protection or some other baloney I am not sure.
Newt is not electable in the same way that Hillary is not electable.
In a recent poll 50% of the electorate said they wouldn't vote for Hillary under any circumstances.
None the less the dems are hell bent on putting up Hilary for election.
So what the hey.
Why not put up Newt.
How could Latinos object to that?
JAN 2007 you signed up on Freeper and now you already bash Bush..
LURKING TROLL ALERT!!!
That is disgusting ! GWB is our president and I am sick of this Bush bashing on Freepr...
don't bother with
1) "Aww I can't have an opinion?
2) "You're not 'recovered " yet.
I am soooo sick of Bush Bashers on here! You want to bash Bush...go to DailyKos.
But what about the Vikings? Now that's discrimination!
As much as Newt has womanized he probably does know a lot of positions.
Besides, all the Scandinavians know English anyway...
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