Barack speaks Spanish!

[Hope08]

For those of you out there who speak Spanish, how cool is this? His accent is pretty darn good, too. Apparently, this is a leaked half minute version of a 2 minute direct-to-camera ad that will appear on Univision tonight, after the Spanish-language edition of the 30 minute infomercial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DZIwklOWEE&eurl=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/10/24/early_look_at_obama_speaking_s.html

So far as I know, no major party candidate has ever addressed the American people in Spanish for more than a few words or a sentence. Way to go Barack!!!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

1. Didn't Kerry speak Spanish? I thought he did.

[CakeGrrl]

8. I remember Dukakis saying a few words at a rally somewhere, but

Obama does a great job on this.

Way to reach the Univision demographic!

[FrenchieCat]

9. Nope!

If he did, we would have seen some of these same kinds of ads.

[cadmium]

33. Kerry's 2nd language is French -- which was seen

as a handicap in the willing ignorance of the US in 2004.

[hisownpetard]

2. Could he be any more incredible? I don't think so!

I love this man and his beautiful family.

And welcome to DU, Hope08!

[Erin Elizabeth]

3. Wow, That was impressive.

Was his accent good? I hear a lot of Spanish and it sounded pretty cool. I loved how he could even emphasize correctly the words he wanted to emphasize and sounded emphatic even in Spanish.

Spanish speakers, how was he?

[Hope08]

11. Pretty good

I mean, he's not a native speaker like Richardson, but he's more than good enough to get by. He's not funny sounding, like when candidates can say one or two words, or a simple sentence.

[lunatica]

26. His accent was good. He actually pronounced all the vowels in difficult words

He didn't try to slur them together like you do in English. The word 'apruebo' is very difficult to say and he said it.

It was also understandable, and made sense and anyone who speaks Spanish would assume he knows enought to have a conversation.

[K Gardner]

28. He is excellent. He speaks Indonesian, as well, and lord only knows what else.

[lunatica]

29. He speaks English better than Bush and Palin too n/t

[maxsolomon]

39. hawai'ian?

would make sense. surprised he kept the spanish to himself to this point.

[Erin Elizabeth]

4. Next we're going to find out he can make himself invisible.

[BlooInBloo]

40. I know, right?

[JuniperLea]

5. Bush thinks he can speak Spanish...

dondee esstah mi Corona? heh heh

Estupido borracho!

[opihimoimoi]

10. Bush = mentiroso...muito malo barracho.....

:puke:

[SuperTrouper]

15. Bush mentiroso hijo de perra

porqueria, me da vomitos :puke:

[opihimoimoi]

24. LOL....Bush Lying his ASS OFF

I love it....

[lunatica]

27. Bush es el Chupacabras

Apestoso, mentiroso y es un buey!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

13. Bush called the Spanish Prime Minster "Mr. Goose" in Spanish

He called him Mr. Ansar (a word for goose) instead of Aznar.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._presidential_faux-pas,_gaffes,_and_unfortunate_incidents

June 11, 2001 — Bush appeared on Spanish television and said "It is a great honor to travel to Spain and visit the King and also Prime Minister Anzar. But I have to practice the very pretty language, and unless I practice I am going to destroy this language". He had in fact mispronounced the name of the Prime Minister, José María Aznar. He called him ansar, a Spanish word for "goose". (Daily Telegraph)

[JuniperLea]

23. It will be nice, when Obama is Prez...

Not to have to worry about being embarrassed like that ALL THE FREAKING TIME!

Man, we need a change!

[TXN in WA]

17. More like

Borracho pendejo! Or is it pendejo borracho?

Ese cabron es un pendejo!

[JuniperLea]

22. Excellent!

Throw in a pinche and I'm with ya!

[lunatica]

34. It's

Both. Both are able to be nouns as well as adjectives.

[central scrutinizer]

37. Bush = el pendejo

[livetohike]

6. I don't speak Spanish, but to me Obama looks as if he really

knows what he is saying - not just reading words :-). Our amazing next President.

[RollWithIt]

7. Actually, Bush spoke Spanish commonly in Texas, his accent was pretty bad though

Anyways, you can tell Obama has been practicing his spanish.

[ShortnFiery]

12. Bueno! And unlike me, he enunciates well for not being a native speaker.

For Obama: "Si Se Puede Cambiar" by Andres Useche

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ky8Hvq-F0U

[Liberalboy]

14. WOW! He speaks it with such a clear accent too!

This man continues to surprise me!

Si Se Puede!

[Tansy_Gold]

16. I'm not a native Spanish speaker but

to mis orejas gringas, he sounds pretty good. His pronunciation -- especially what I used to call "tight" vowels -- is better than most. He still has an American accent, but he gets the point across.

"Not just for me and the Democrats, but to maintain the American dream for you and your children."



Tansy Gold, who has got to stop crying at every freakin' damn ad!!!! (and learn to type better! SHEESH!)

[TXN in WA]

18. That was pretty good!

As a native speaker, I approve that message!

[briv1016]

19. Doesn't everyone remember his ad during the Puerto Rico primary?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=828fT7JjpWE

[faithfulcitizen]

43. No, and that's what I was going to say.... "Why didn't he do THAT in the primaries?" Guess he did!

[joop]

20. I'm surprised I'm surprised by this.

But I really didn't expect it. He is uber ubercool. One of the only "McCain Kids" in my son's 3rd grade class is Hispanic and I just don't get it. Maybe these kinds of ads will help swing that tide.

Of course the xenophobic shitsmearers on the right will say it means he wants us to speak Spanish only in the classrooms and adopt the Mexican flag as our own.

Still he is one class act. GOBAMA!

[TechBear_Seattle]

21. Therefore, he is an illegal immigrant

At least, that would be the "logical" conclusion drawn by the Freeper crowd. :eyes:

[lunatica]

25. That's a great ad!!

Someone knows how to talk to the Spanish people. It's all about family and your children. I can't think of a better message than one of hope for your children!

:headbang:

Un mensaje excelente!

[sonias]

30. No bad!

I like his Spanish. It sounds very sexy - just like a romance language is supposed to sound!

:loveya:


Sonia

[calico1]

31. It's very good.

I don't think there is any Spanish speaking person that would have trouble understanding him. A little bit of an accent, but much better than a lot of other people I have heard attempting Spanish.

His is way better than Bush's, by the way.



:-)

[goletian]

32. his spanish is not bad. not fluent, but not bad -- definitely better than most non native speakers.

[lunatica]

35. My Northamerican mother speaks spanish with a thick accent

But she's also fluent. She understands it perfectly and can communicate well, although not grammatically correctly. Spanish speaking people recognize that she can speak the language and immediately start talking to her in Spanish.

[Cha]

36. That was excellente! And, I know he's

been practicing since his ads in Espanol during the primaries.

[BlooInBloo]

38. !Presidente para toda la pais!

[grannylib]

41. Hey, not a bad accent at all, for a non-native speaker!

Barack rocks!

[Swamp Rat]

42. ¡Si se puede!

:)