Obama: Americans Should Be Embarrassed

Presidential Candidate Barrack Obama appeared before another enthusiastic crowd in Powder Springs, Georgia, where he could be heard complaining about English-only policies. Obama told the audience that Americans should be “embarrassed” that most of us don’t speak a second language, in particular Spanish.

Sounding more like a contestant on “The Last Comic Standing,” he even mocked some American’s inability to speak French by stating “all we’s can say is “Merci beaucoup (in a flat, sarcastic tone):”

Obama" " Your kids should be learning Spanish."

This speech received NO major media attention, but when Phil Gramm stated that America has become a nation of whiners, it is the lead story with every major, Left leaning media outlet. But what does it matter, because like Obama has done so many times before, he needed to come out later to “clarify,” his comments:

Obama: What I meant....

First off Mr. Obama, what language is “we’s?” Secondly, American’s have nothing to be embarrassed about. What was embarrassing was watching the crowd you were talking down to in Powder Springs laugh and clap as you insulted them. This whole speech reeked of elitism, and you came off as very arrogant.

The truth is that when business people from around the world gather for a meeting, lets say in France, they are speaking English; I know, because I am in those meetings. The reality is that English is the business language of the WORLD. And until America freely surrenders it leadership in the world, English will continue to be the universal language for prosperity. The exception to that rule, large cities in the United States, such as Miami:

In Miami, Spanish is the primary language

A major city in the United States is now divided because of language, and to quote President Lincoln, “a house divided against itself cannot stand.” Language is a dividing factor of a culture; if we cannot communicate, we cannot be united. Want ads after want ads in Miami insist that the applicant must speak Spanish. If immigrants are learning our language Mr. Obama, please explain to us what is happening in Miami, as well as other major cities in America.

It is important to remember that not all Europeans speak a second language, in particular English, I know because I lived in Europe for five-years. There are many immigrants, mostly Hispanic, that are not assimilating into the American culture. Don’t believe me? Then why do I see Spanish signs everywhere I go, and I live in New Hampshire, where there is less than a 1% minority population. Or why do States such as California and Massachusetts have to spend millions to print most of their State forms in Spanish? And tell me why the number one radio station in LA is a Spanish speaking station.

English only laws help take immigrants out of the shadows, breaking down the barrier that is stopping many of them from succeeding in the United States, the inability to speak English. The answer has never been, nor should it ever be, for “Americans” to learn another language, but for immigrants to embrace their new home, and unite through one common language, English. Many immigrants (especially illegal) are not interjecting themselves into the American culture because we have failed to stay true to the promise of the American dream. The lack of wiliness not to learn the English language is supported by a subculture within the borders of our own country that encourages them to remain separate, a “house divided.”

Ultimately Mr. Obama, the question of how important it is that American’s speak a second language is an easy one to answer. On June 6, 1944, thousands of Americans soldiers landed on the shores of Normandy to fight for the emancipation of an entire continent. Over six thousand of those soldiers lost their lives on D-Day, and thousands more died fighting in Belgium, France, and Germany. At no time did anyone feel “embarrassed” that they spoke only English. Nor did those being set free care that their liberators spoke only English. There is one thing I can guarantee you Mr. Obama. The French people who were liberated by American soldiers in 1944 said “Merci beaucoup” with far more compassion and far less contempt than you did on July 8, and for that you should feel embarrassed.