No Habla Espanol

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by paulo537

So, he spoke in Spanish. What is the big deal?

Is there a law against it?

As long as the guy obeys the laws of the land and pays his taxes, who cares what language he speaks?

I don't.

Millions of Italians, Jews, Eastern Europeans, Russians, etc., have come here and done ok for themselves and others without ever speaking English.

Who cares?

As long as he got the message across I don't care if he spoke in Martian, the need of this Texas Senator to interrupt his testimony says much more about the "good Senator" than anyone else, and speaks to the underlying racism that is in play here.