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cab67

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17. sadly -

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 6, 2025, 03:25 PM

Jun 6

- if any US President were to visit another country and address its people in their language, there would be a blood-curdling outcry from the media. How dare he or she not speak English! How are we supposed to understand what he or she said?

As if (a) there would't be a translation made available and (b) there wouldn't be other people in the US speaking that language to keep that translation honest.

Being a courteous guest and try to learn some of the local language? Unthinkable!

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something I just posted on Facebook regarding the Trump-Merz press conference - [View all] cab67 Jun 5 OP

Regarding your second last paragraph: Marie Marie Jun 5 #1

I wouldn't rank Biden as the best in my lifetime. cab67 Jun 5 #2

"will become" a pejorative? lastlib Jun 5 #7

Same. LBJ for sure! ananda Jun 5 #12

True words! yellow dahlia Jun 5 #3

He did the very same thing with Mark Carney. I dont think he ever learned social skills. I know young children with Amaryllis Jun 5 #4

surprised any leader would have a press conference with him nt msongs Jun 5 #5

Agree SallyHemmings Jun 5 #6

Did you get any replies? Scrivener7 Jun 5 #8

not from red-hatters cab67 Jun 6 #16

Chancellor Merz visits the US and he expresses himself eloquently in English FakeNoose Jun 5 #9

This makes me mindful of John F. Kennedy's Ich Bin Ein Berliner speech. He tried to speak in German but told them PatrickforB Jun 5 #11

Urban legend. Buzz cook Jun 5 #13

If he had said "Ich bin Berliner" it would have been grammatically flawless FakeNoose Jun 6 #15

sadly - cab67 Jun 6 #17

As far as I know, Jimmy Carter is/was the only President who spoke fluent Spanish FakeNoose Jun 6 #18

apparently, George W Bush speaks Spanish as well. cab67 Jun 6 #20

Agreed! The entire world knows we have a cartoon madman in the White House.....and Bread and Circuses Jun 5 #10

Excellent! Martin Eden Jun 6 #14

Link malaise Jun 6 #19