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Pale Rider
06-15-2007, 05:52 PM
Schwarzenegger: Turn Off Spanish TV


Thursday, June 14, 2007


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told a gathering of Hispanic journalists that immigrants should avoid Spanish-language media if they want to learn English quickly.

"You've got to turn off the Spanish television set" and avoid Spanish-language television, books and newspapers, the Republican governor said Wednesday night at the annual convention of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

"You're just forced to speak English, and that just makes you learn the language faster," Schwarzenegger said.

"I know this sounds odd and this is the politically incorrect thing to say, and I'm going to get myself in trouble," he said, noting that he rarely spoke German and was forced to learn English when he emigrated from Austria.

Schwarzenegger was responding to a question about how Hispanic students can improve academically. Many journalists for Spanish-language organizations in the audience were surprised by the remarks.

"I'm sitting shaking my head not believing that someone would be so naive and out of it that he would say something like that," said Alex Nogales, president and chief executive of the National Hispanic Media Coalition.

Hispanic immigrants need Spanish-language media to stay informed and "function in this society," Nogales said.

Schwarzenegger has garnered more Hispanic support than most Republican governors in the past two elections, despite some seemingly anti-immigration blunders — such as praising the Minutemen border militia group on a talk radio show.

Schwarzenegger also lauded President Bush's push for immigration reform, saying the country has its first opportunity for change in decades.

But he also said the Senate's current immigration reform proposal, which failed last week, still needs more fine tuning so it can be enforced.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2007/06/14/national/a162328D73.DTL

Hugh Lincoln
06-15-2007, 05:59 PM
They can watch all the Spanish TV they want, in my view --- so long as their butts are planted on couches in MEXICO.

avatar4321
06-15-2007, 09:47 PM
Whoever Nogales is, he is an idiot.

And I'm not trying to be mean. I mean Arnold is a very famous politician. everyone knows that he was an immigrant and learned English to adapt. To say that he is naive in explaining how to learn english quickly when he is the epitome of doing so its absolutely idiotic.

It's Nogales view that is naive. They dont need spanish media to stay informed and function in this society. They need to learn english to stay informed and function in this society! If they don't learn english they are going to become very very isolated.

But then i think that is what Nogales wants. Because otherwise people wouldnt need him.

82Marine89
06-15-2007, 09:52 PM
Whoever Nogales is, he is an idiot.

And I'm not trying to be mean. I mean Arnold is a very famous politician. everyone knows that he was an immigrant and learned English to adapt. To say that he is naive in explaining how to learn english quickly when he is the epitome of doing so its absolutely idiotic.

It's Nogales view that is naive. They dont need spanish media to stay informed and function in this society. They need to learn english to stay informed and function in this society! If they don't learn english they are going to become very very isolated.

But then i think that is what Nogales wants. Because otherwise people wouldnt need him.

Nogales is part of the reconquista movement.

Pale Rider
06-15-2007, 10:37 PM
Whoever Nogales is, he is an idiot.

And I'm not trying to be mean. I mean Arnold is a very famous politician. everyone knows that he was an immigrant and learned English to adapt. To say that he is naive in explaining how to learn english quickly when he is the epitome of doing so its absolutely idiotic.

It's Nogales view that is naive. They dont need spanish media to stay informed and function in this society. They need to learn english to stay informed and function in this society! If they don't learn english they are going to become very very isolated.

But then i think that is what Nogales wants. Because otherwise people wouldnt need him.

Nogales is a racist. He's La Raza, which translates to, as you probably know, "the race." He's the type that will fight against assimilation at every step. He'd rather see road signs and driver license tests, school tests, etc., printed in spanish. He's the kind of guy we'd be better off without.

avatar4321
06-15-2007, 10:45 PM
Nogales is a racist. He's La Raza, which translates to, as you probably know, "the race." He's the type that will fight against assimilation at every step. He'd rather see road signs and driver license tests, school tests, etc., printed in spanish. He's the kind of guy we'd be better off without.

Alright, then deport him.

Pale Rider
06-16-2007, 01:03 AM
Alright, then deport him.

Sweet... I'll get right on it.