‘El No Habla’: Obama Jumbles Cinco de Mayo Salute
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama’s joke wasn’t lost in translation—even though he referred to a Cinco de Mayo celebration as “Cinco de Cuatro.”
Obama jumbled his words as he welcomed guests to the White House to observe the Mexican holiday, sending the crowd into laughter before he referred to the day correctly.
“Welcome to Cinco de Cuatro—Cinco de Mayo at the White House,” said Obama, in what appeared to be an attempt to note they were celebrating on the fourth of May instead of the fifth.
Cinco de cuatro means “five of four” in Spanish.
“We are a day early, but we always like to get a head start here at the Obama White House,” he said.
During the presidential campaign, Obama acknowledged his Spanish skills weren’t great.
“My accent’s always been good,” he said. “It’s just that I only know 15 words.”
The holiday, which marks the Mexican troops’ defeat of the French on May 5, 1862, was overshadowed by a swine-flu outbreak that started in Mexico and has spread around the world.
Obama pledged to work with Mexican officials to fight the swine flu and drug wars, using the early Cinco de Mayo celebration to underscore the challenges facing the neighboring countries.
“I know it’s a tough time, on both sides of the border,” Obama told lawmakers and other guests.
The president said the United States would “stand side by side” with Mexican President Felipe Calderon and the people of Mexico to overcome hardships, including an economic downturn that has hit both countries.
“One thing we know: Good neighbors work together when faced with common challenges,” Obama said.
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“My accent’s always been good,” he said. “It’s just that I only know 15 words.”
uh..um…oh…eh…mmmmm…huh…er-ah…huh and for that matter, cinco de quatro….
but he knows the call to prayer very well
So lemme ask/say this:
A freaking Mexican beer company turns a Mexican holiday into an American event so people will go out, eat beans, drink beer and get sloppy.
And WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT MEXICO’S HISTORY?
Dude its not Mexican its Spanish history, its not even celebrated in Mexico.September 16th is Mexico’s Independence day from Spain!!! The 5th of May is the Spanish Independence from France. And its celebrated in the United States because half of this land was French, Spanish, and then Mexican before it became the United States.
Fuck him and Fuck mexico.Gee lets celebrate,we defeated the french,so fucking what,who hasnt?
You have a way with words Grizz.
“We are a day early, but we always like to get a head start here at the Obama White House,”
Don’t let these words fly in one ear and out the other, think of them as a warning and let them inspire us to get busy. They have a decades long head start and we have a lot of work to do.
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alto o disparo
If bush had said that, he would have been called stupid, dumb, buffoon, etc….
Thankful Bush wouldn’t have said that. Because he speaks Spanish.
I would gladly trade 100 illegals who would work there ass off and there fingers to the bone for all most nothing in return. who are Conservative Catholics since the day they were borne. Then one anti-christ, liberal, socalist. Who belives they are entideled to any thing and every thing, and havent worked a day in there lives or never felt sweat burn there eyes. Those people are proof that just becouse your borne hear, dosent mean your a freedom loveing real American.
It doesn’t take much effort to convince the 100 that are coming anyways, that christian conservative and free market capitalism is the way to go. Capitalism is the reason why people are dieing to come hear in the first place. Its harder for liberals to lie and trick them, then for us to offer the truth. Trust me all most all Mexican are red necks and cowboys in every sense of those words. Not big city liberals, who are our real enemy.