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1. ah, how it takes me back.... Aye, Yi, Yi, Yi, I am the Frito Bandito! (LOL)

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 06:44 AM

Sep 2012

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(while most baby boomers will remember this ad campaign, I think it was pulled rather quickly for being so obviously offensive. One can only hope Mitt experiences the same fate)

Aye, Yi, Yi, Yi,

I am the Frito Bandito

I love Fritos cornchips, I love them I do.

I love Fritos cornchips, I steel dem from you.

Aye, Yi, Yi, Yi,

I am the Frito Bandito

Give me Fritos cornchips, and I'll be your frend

The Frito Bandito you mus not offend

h/t to http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Remember-Silly-Songs-Of-My-Childhood/728358 (with an intentional edit of the phonetic spelling for corn chips for the poster down stream)

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Romney did a version of blackface in front of a Hispanic audience and the nation last night. [View all] Skidmore Sep 2012 OP

ah, how it takes me back.... Aye, Yi, Yi, Yi, I am the Frito Bandito! (LOL) hlthe2b Sep 2012 #1

cornships? I am pretty sure it was cornchips. geckosfeet Sep 2012 #3

Well OF COURSE, it was... hlthe2b Sep 2012 #4

In that case, I think that a more accurate "phonetic representation" would have been geckosfeet Sep 2012 #8

probably, but it wasn't mine... I remember the bit, but not all the lines hlthe2b Sep 2012 #11

The jingle sounded like "cornships" iirc, not "corn cheeps." yardwork Sep 2012 #32

IIRC, Mel Blanc was the voice of the Frito Bandito. n/t backscatter712 Sep 2012 #52

That would make sense. He did so many voices. yardwork Sep 2012 #54

Notice how Frito Bandito sounds almost identical to Speedy Gonzales? n/t backscatter712 Sep 2012 #58

You forgot this lyric: "....if you don't give me Fritos, I will take them from you ....." marble falls Sep 2012 #16

FYI, it wasn't pullled quickly. It ran for years. Luminous Animal Sep 2012 #21

here is a link to the commercial DonRedwood Sep 2012 #43

I know them by heart still also, my favorites! n/t flamingdem Sep 2012 #45

i have a coworker "charlie" and everytime I hear his name i think the jingle goes through my head DonRedwood Sep 2012 #49

I need to find the original Frito Bandito flamingdem Sep 2012 #51

The Frito Bandito commercial ran into the early 70's cpwm17 Sep 2012 #59

Truly sickening, and desperate Philosoraptor Sep 2012 #2

hashtag #fakebake Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2012 #5

i noticed that too irisblue Sep 2012 #31

What do you expect from a pendejo? hobbit709 Sep 2012 #6

Exactly.. sendero Sep 2012 #7

twice over. secondwind Sep 2012 #14

I read the subject if your post and thought this was hyperbole, so I skipped it. Renew Deal Sep 2012 #9

Romney's Mexico comment is about as LAME as Palin claiming she can see Russia from her window. LynneSin Sep 2012 #10

Doesn't sound like Rmoney's one of those VWolf Sep 2012 #12

I've been meaning to post an op about brownface being the Hispanic version tavalon Sep 2012 #13

Exactly right. In capitol letters, RACIST. He only 'claimed' being Latino because he knows he isn't. marble falls Sep 2012 #19

LOL yeah THAT will gain him votes....... Marrah_G Sep 2012 #15

Omg. I saw this, out the corner of my eye, on one of the MSNBC shows last night... AzDar Sep 2012 #17

Me too. renie408 Sep 2012 #18

OMG Is that shit real? SunsetDreams Sep 2012 #24

The normal looking Romney: jsr Sep 2012 #27

Someone needs to caption Panderboy. liberalmuse Sep 2012 #28

I've seen better makeup jobs in a high school play. sarge43 Sep 2012 #34

Next he's going to go after the senior vote by putting flour in his hair. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #39

The descending adjective game sarge43 Sep 2012 #41

LOL. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2012 #60

He is a psycopath. SweetieD Sep 2012 #37

Hahaha! They forgot to tan his hands and his ears! agentS Sep 2012 #40

But Obama won't forget to tan his hide! KamaAina Sep 2012 #50

Mitt the Twitt formercia Sep 2012 #20

In fairness to John Boehner Patiod Sep 2012 #22

Wow, just wow. sarge43 Sep 2012 #23

OK you made me LULZ. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2012 #57

Why thank you. sarge43 Sep 2012 #64

HAHAH!! Really!! Why............. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2012 #65

Mitt Romney vs. his presidential campaign sarge43 Sep 2012 #66

I couldn't quite believe it Lucy Goosey Sep 2012 #25

ESPECIALLY after that video that showed him wishing his parents "had been Latino." Indpndnt Sep 2012 #61

Well, looks like the more reliable hub of the media picked this up. liberalmuse Sep 2012 #26

Needs to go viral before the MSM will give it a bit of notice. Skidmore Sep 2012 #30

best line from the link; "he's not winning any brownie points..." LOL central scrutinizer Sep 2012 #38

Can't be easy to peddle the notion that Romney is the son of a Mexican citizen. freedom fighter jh Sep 2012 #29

From the fundraiser tape: "It would be easier if I were Latino." Qutzupalotl Sep 2012 #33

Can't wait to hear what Estephan Colberto has to say about this... Blue Owl Sep 2012 #35

Darker than the toast I had this morning aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #36

OK, I am going to hell for defending this but -- Hell Hath No Fury Sep 2012 #42

Why are his EARS pink? csziggy Sep 2012 #46

Yes, that is not my personal make-up preference -- Hell Hath No Fury Sep 2012 #48

Except he came off his plane looking like that. Indpndnt Sep 2012 #62

hahaha DemKittyNC Sep 2012 #44

Which Republican will be first to say - It was just a joke? kiranon Sep 2012 #47

I am convinced that Willard would "pull a Divine" hifiguy Sep 2012 #53

To be fair, he was only "half-baked". cr8tvlde Sep 2012 #55

truly unbelievable..... BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2012 #56

His son has been doing this for weeks. EmeraldCityGrl Sep 2012 #63