Attention: Important News About Dems ‘Spanish’ Debates - Why All 2008 Presidential Candidates Better ‘Habla Espanol’

“Presidential debates almost always seem to include a surprise, so no voter should be shocked when one occurs. But, according to “foreign language guy” Mark Frobose, Amazon.com’s bestselling author of Behind the Wheel Spanish 8 CD program, “After last Sunday’s Democratic debate, there are no more surprises. The gloves are off and the Republicans better come back out swinging both in English and in Espanol.”

Frobose, who is a well-known expert on the Spanish language, American Hispanic culture and how the two impact American political outcomes, insists that “history was made” when, for the first time ever, a television network spontaneously translated all presidential candidates’ statements into Spanish. “This event simply has no precedent,” states Frobose. The linguistic shape of the American political landscape has now been permanently altered. Those who fail to recognize its significance will do so at the peril of their respective political party.”

Democratic presidential candidates seeking election to the White House did indeed break with tradition with last Sunday’s Spanish Language Debate held at the campus of the University of Miami. According to Frobose, “It is significant to note that direct statements in Spanish were made by New Mexico Govenor Bill Richardson and Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd, which, linguistically and culturally speaking, resonate much more powerfully with Spanish-speaking voters than a simple translation with a different voice.” Frobose goes on to say, “The best language of any political party is the language of the constituent. Even a very basic message in Spanish will resonate stronger with Hispanic voters than one-hundred similar messages in English.”

Other topics of the debate included immigration, Spanish as the official second language of the US, and Iraq. Surprisingly, only one Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, agreed to a Republican version of this debate, sponsored by Spanish-speaking Univision, the nation’s fifth largest network. According to Frobose, “Republicans got around 40% of the Hispanic vote in 2004. That number will be much lower unless the conservatives learn to ‘habla espanol’ and address these issues more effectively.”

When asked whether the debates in Spanish diluted in some fashion the idea of being “truly American” Frobose responded with a clear “No.” “Speaking Spanish is actually very American and even excellent for politics or business,” stated Frobose. “In fact, most companies realize that the best language of any business is the language of the customer, and more and more customers in America now speak Spanish.”

Mark Frobose’s Behind the Wheel Spanish, French, Italian, English, and other language courses are available online at Amazon.com, at http://www.languagedynamics.com, as well as at bookstores and libraries nationwide. For free language learning audio lessons, go to www.languagedynamics.com or www.foreignlanguageguy.com.

For more information, contact:

Mark Frobose
Language Dynamics Inc.
mark@languagedynamics.com “

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