wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@>
> wrote:
<snip>
> > > > Turns out a Spanish rendition of the National Anthem
> > > > was a staple of Bush's appearances in his first
> > > > presidential campaign, sometimes sung by others,
> > > > sometimes by Bush himself. And the Spanish version
> > > > was performed for him at his first inaugural.
> > >
> > > Of course, Bush doesn't say above that the national anthem
> > > should ONLY be sung in English.
> >
> > Read it again, Shemp.
>
> I did, Judy, and although the reporting says that, that isn't what
> is in quotes. Read what I wrote, Judy: "...Bush doesn't say
> above..." indicating quotes.
"The national anthem should be sung in English--not
Spanish--President Bush declared Friday" is what's
called an "indirect quote," Shemp.
> And, of course, you should realize that reporters often get stuff
> like this wrong.
Every report I've seen of this press conference, from
at least a dozen different media sources, understood
his remarks that way. It's hard to understand them
any differently.
And here's another *direct* quote, from the NYTimes
account:
"Asked at a news briefing in the Rose Garden on Friday whether he
believed the anthem would have the same value in Spanish as it did in
English, Mr. Bush said flatly, 'No, I don't.'"
So if he thinks it has less value sung in Spanish,
why did he have it sung in Spanish at his first
inauguration and his campaign appearances and even
sing it himself in Spanish? Was he suggesting that
his allegiance to this country wasn't as great as
that of people who prefer the anthem in English?
Now would you like to comment on his hypocrisy, or
are you going to continue to try to wiggle out of
the obvious?
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