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riversedge

(70,218 posts)
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 03:05 PM Oct 2016

Tim Kaine to deliver all-Spanish speech in Arizona on Thursday

Source: latinofoxnews.com








Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine is going to give one of his last campaign speeches before the Nov. 8 election entirely in Spanish, the Clinton camp announced Monday.

Kaine will deliver his speech, billed as the first all-Spanish speech by a nominee in a U.S. presidential election, in Phoenix on Thursday.

He will draw contrasts between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and GOP nominee Donald Trump, portraying his party’s ticket as inclusive and respectful of Latinos, and Trump and the GOP as hostile to the ethnic community, according to the Clinton camp.

Does a speech in Spanish make a difference? Experts vary in their views.....................................


By Elizabeth Llorente

Published October 31, 2016Fox News Latino

Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/10/31/tim-kaine-to-deliver-all-spanish-speech-in-arizona-on-thursday/



Tim was a very good choice for Hillary to pick as





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Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine during a campaign event August 1, 2016 in Richmond, Virginia. (Getty)
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Tim Kaine to deliver all-Spanish speech in Arizona on Thursday (Original Post) riversedge Oct 2016 OP
Good, I was hoping he would do some of this and glad that he is. book_worm Oct 2016 #2
and we'll watch Pence sagely shake his head RussBLib Oct 2016 #3
very good to hear.... chillfactor Oct 2016 #4
Remember how the GOP whined that Kerry spoke French keithbvadu2 Oct 2016 #5
+1. Forgot that JEB! said he was Spanish. appalachiablue Nov 2016 #10
Just curious. - Do Spanish-speaking people consider Sen. Kaine a good Spanish speaker? No Vested Interest Oct 2016 #6
Here's a video of him conducting a TV interview in Spanish renegade000 Nov 2016 #12
Blow the Grand Old Party out of the water, Tim! RSVP link within ffr Oct 2016 #7
What about... qwlauren35 Oct 2016 #8
I think Hillary can win AZ True_Blue Nov 2016 #11
I think qwlauren35 Nov 2016 #13
Tim Kaine Delivered a Speech In Spanish At A Miami Church KewlKat Oct 2016 #9

keithbvadu2

(36,803 posts)
5. Remember how the GOP whined that Kerry spoke French
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 03:35 PM
Oct 2016

Remember how the GOP whined that Kerry spoke French But they did not whine when Romney could speak French?

They will whine about Kaine giving a speech in Spanish but they did not mind when Dubya sang the National Anthem in Spanish on the campaign trail.

Then there was Jeb who said he was Spanish.

No Vested Interest

(5,166 posts)
6. Just curious. - Do Spanish-speaking people consider Sen. Kaine a good Spanish speaker?
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 04:52 PM
Oct 2016

That is, is his accent reasonable and does he know enough vocabulary to express himself well extemporaneously in Spanish?

Even if the answer is somewhat negative, it's an obvious plus that he is fluent enough in Spanish to communicate with that large constituency.

renegade000

(2,301 posts)
12. Here's a video of him conducting a TV interview in Spanish
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 12:43 AM
Nov 2016

Don't know about the accent, but extemporaneous expression seems okay:

ffr

(22,670 posts)
7. Blow the Grand Old Party out of the water, Tim! RSVP link within
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 05:03 PM
Oct 2016

Fire the crowd up. Everybody likes a good stirring.

Besides, it'll take Donald a week for his translators to figure out what you said. By then, this will all be over.

To RSVP click on the link
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/events/view/kkmkevelymlqkqs4/?utm_medium=earnedmedia&utm_source=&utm_campaign=ml+tucson+rally&utm_content=az

qwlauren35

(6,148 posts)
8. What about...
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 06:46 PM
Oct 2016

Florida? Are we so sure that we have Florida that a Spanish-speaking trip there is unnecessary?

Can we win Arizona?

I sure wish we could get rid of McCain...

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