Gingrich’s Spanish ‘Labored and Not Fluid’
Tagged: bilingual, blogPosted on: April 6th, 2007“After angering some Latinos by referring to Spanish as the “language of living in a ghetto,” Newt Gingrich not only released a YouTube video yesterday clarifying his remarks; he did so in both English and Spanish.
Gingrich said in a speech Saturday that English immersion should replace bilingual education in America, contrasting Spanish with the “language of prosperity.” Here at News Desk we decided to put his own language skills to the test.
After watching the video, Middlebury College Spanish Prof. Roberto Véguez called his statement “labored and not fluid.”"
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