Democratic Primaries

jberryhill

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38. Bingo

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 03:52 PM

Feb 2020

There’s no reason we need one. Early on, just as many people spoke German. Prior to the war, we had German schools, newspapers, etc.. it wasn’t a crisis then and it’s not one now.

It’s just a non-issue that stirs up boneheads.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Klobuchar no longer thinks English should be the official language of the U.S. [View all] dflprincess Feb 2020 OP

She used to think English should be the official language? That's one point against her. Nitram Feb 2020 #1

I had forgotten about it. dflprincess Feb 2020 #3

Well put. I just can't believe a stance like that doesn't reveal deeper problems. Nitram Feb 2020 #4

What should be our official language then? cwydro Feb 2020 #25

we don't need one. that's the point. (nt) stopdiggin Feb 2020 #26

Official documents must be written in SOME language. Laelth Feb 2020 #33

disagree stopdiggin Feb 2020 #40

I agree with her current sentinment on this issue. However, i'm not sure if it will be totodeinhere Feb 2020 #2

Yep she did judeling Feb 2020 #5

Minneapolis naivete? dflprincess Feb 2020 #8

Yeah, she's one of those naive Yale undergrad, Chicago Law-educated tishaLA Feb 2020 #39

Give me a break, Warren is for Economic Patriotism. That means she thinks of Hoyt Feb 2020 #6

"English should be what anyone who expects to do well in USA should aspire too." stopdiggin Feb 2020 #28

Like I said, I don't think that is what she was referring to. Do you? Hoyt Feb 2020 #31

Yes. I do. stopdiggin Feb 2020 #35

The USA has an 'official language'? Huh ... I did not know that (nt) mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #7

It does not dflprincess Feb 2020 #9

The United States has never had an official language at the federal level in its history lunasun Feb 2020 #16

Two immigration issues I feel strongly about... not_the_one Feb 2020 #10

Yeah, who do those Hawaiians think they are! jberryhill Feb 2020 #22

Sorry, I don't understand a thing you are saying. not_the_one Feb 2020 #23

How does Switzerland manage? jberryhill Feb 2020 #27

Switzerland has three official languages (German, Italian, and French). Laelth Feb 2020 #41

you're ignorance is showing. or maybe it's the jockstrap stopdiggin Feb 2020 #32

It is by default the language of business tirebiter Feb 2020 #11

I suspect it will be a very long time before the language of business becomes Chinese. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #13

No. English has won the global-language battle. Laelth Feb 2020 #37

I'm pretty sure this country doesn't actually have an official language. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #12

Well I would not want to demand that Navajos for example be forced to not use their first American lunasun Feb 2020 #17

Thank you for that information. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #21

For those with a record MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #14

Thanks this is a good compare tool lunasun Feb 2020 #15

Smells fake to me! Chemisse Feb 2020 #18

Is this like BHO evolving on same sex marriage? Frasier Balzov Feb 2020 #19

Working hard to trash Klobuchar and just not on par to outrage, for sure. krissey Feb 2020 #20

She was certainly VERY wrong on that. But she has learned Dietz Feb 2020 #24

Meh. She's a product of her state and constituents, and wasn't always able to BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #29

And Bernie will legalize weed. JohnnyRingo Feb 2020 #30

This is such a non-issue AngelicaHora Feb 2020 #34

"some of her moderate positions...could be a liability"? tishaLA Feb 2020 #36

Bingo jberryhill Feb 2020 #38