MyDD :: mediaFail: Liddy Edition.

mediaFail: Liddy Edition.

by canadian gal, Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 10:38:37 PM EST

(cross-posted at Kickin it with CG and Clintonistas for Obama)

On the July 9 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, while discussing a July 8 speech in which Sen. Barack Obama discussed the importance of learning a second language, G. Gordon Liddy claimed that Obama "wants you to be sure your child can speak fluent illegal alien." He added: "Sadly, with every legal and cultural step we take to make our life more immediately convenient for non-English-speaking illegal aliens, we merely feed the beast."

Liddy later stated: " 'Round here, let's see, I speak some French, some German as well as English. Franklin [Liddy's producer] speaks fluent French, fluent Italian, as well as English. But none of us here, so far as I know, speak illegal alien." He had previously said of undocumented workers from Mexico: "[T]hey want to speak Spanish, you know, and other varieties of illegal alien."

From the July 9 broadcast of Radio America's The G. Gordon Liddy Show:

LIDDY: And that, of course is the latest pander from Barack Obama. He says that Europeans coming over here can speak German and French. Well, yes, if you're from Germany I would suspect you would speak German. And you -- you would speak French and they do study English because English is the universal language. All aircraft communications and all the rest all over the world are in English. No, they're not in Russian or Chinese, or anything else. But think about that; he wants you to be sure your child can speak fluent illegal alien. Sadly, with every legal and cultural step we take to make our life more immediately convenient for non-English-speaking illegal aliens, we merely feed the beast.

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LIDDY: You've just heard Barack Obama insisting that we all teach our children Spanish. Well, not mine, no way. 'Round here, let's see, I speak some French, some German as well as English. Franklin speaks fluent French, fluent Italian, as well as English. But none of us here, so far as I know, speak illegal alien.

What a Douche.

Click here to hear the clip if you can stomach it.

Tags: liddy, media, fail, obama (all tags)

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media=fail. (2.00 / 6)

liddy=failure.

"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible." Ralph Wiggum

by canadian gal on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 10:39:25 PM EST

And cg=awesome... (2.00 / 4)

Thanks! I was REALLY POed to see Liddy say that. Does he really think we're that stupid? That we don't think we can handle learning other languages?

No way, no how, no McCain! :-)

by atdleft on Sat Jul 12, 2008 at 12:02:04 AM EST
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nope. not me. (2.00 / 2)

you.

you are seriously a superstar.

the commitment and the fact that you put together C4O's and so passionate and hard-working (online and in RL) illustrate what a great person you really are...

major - MAJOR - major - MAJOR mojo to you for trying to make the world a better place.

"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible." Ralph Wiggum

by canadian gal on Sat Jul 12, 2008 at 12:26:53 AM EST
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Re: mediaFail: Liddy Edition. (2.00 / 5)

what an asshole-

that takes my 'most bullshit comment of the day' award.

[i speak a shitty 'illegal alien'- watchout]

by alyssa chaos on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 10:56:35 PM EST

seriously... (2.00 / 4)

how do people let these douches get away with this crap?

i can't say this strongly enough - HE WAS PAID TO SAY THIS!

"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible." Ralph Wiggum

by canadian gal on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 11:00:09 PM EST
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Re: mediaFail: Liddy Edition. (2.00 / 4)

Why is this battle for the soul of America even close to even?

The Right has spokesmen like Liddy (convicted felon who served a President that resigned in disgrace, mainly because of Liddy's actions), Limbaugh (loudmouthed, racist drug addict), Oliver North (another convicted felon who betrayed his country just like Liddy did), Bennet (preaches family values then admits to a multi-million dollar gambling addiction), and the list goes on.

Why is it that with spokespeople like that on their side we can't get the American people to reject their philosophy?

"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." Samuel Johnson

by MS01 Indie on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 11:05:54 PM EST

great question. (2.00 / 2)

although not all repubs are as bad as the list you mentioned. but better yet - why based on the issues alone, are people not rejecting their ideas?

"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible." Ralph Wiggum

by canadian gal on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 11:09:39 PM EST
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Re: great question. (2.00 / 2)

That answer to that question wouldn't fit into a comment thread, but here's a summary.

I think it is partly because they manage to exploit the worst part of human nature - greed, selfishness, and fear. They also exploit nationalism under the guise of patriotism.

"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." Samuel Johnson

by MS01 Indie on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 11:14:40 PM EST
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true. (2.00 / 2)

and that is quite a concise and smart way of putting it.

but i think its more than that. as i get older (im 34) i find that in some ways and on certain issues i am getting more conservative and would consider myself center-left instead of hard left when i was younger.... why is that?

"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible." Ralph Wiggum

by canadian gal on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 11:30:17 PM EST
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Re: true. (2.00 / 3)

They say... There's that nebulous 'they' again. They say people become more conservative as they age. I guess that makes sense in a lot of cases. People begin to be more concerned with holding on to what they have instead of trying to get more. That applies to aspects of society also. It's not all about 'things'.

I was never what I would call conservative, but I was more conservative when I was younger than I was in my 30's. I've become more liberal the older I get. I think in my case it has been partly because of all of the injustice and inequality I have witnessed. I also hate bullies with a passion and am quite anti-authoritarian. Neither of those suits me for the conservative camp.

I've taken some of those political philosophy test and found that I fall right between Gandhi and Nader in the lower left quadrant - fairly far-left/libertarian. I did a quiz that was supposed to match you with a candidate and ended up matched with Kucinich. I think I'm a closer match to John Edwards. Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin are two of my biggest heroes, after my dad. I'm a fan of Thom Hartman and agree with him on many issues. That should tell you pretty much where I stand politically.

I think this country has been on the wrong track since the day Reagan took office, except for a break of 8 years while Clinton was president. I think we are headed to a future where the disparity in wealth in this country will match that of many countries in South America. I think that's the goal of the 'haves' in this country. I think Cheney is their most powerful advocate.

I believe what Gramm said yesterday is the way those people think. "How dare you criticize this country. I am doing fine and so are all my friends. There's nothing wrong." They couldn't care less about 50,000,000 people without health insurance. They couldn't care less about the 10's of millions that are below the poverty line. They are perfectly happy with the way things are as long as they have their caviar and their beach houses. The closest they come to the common masses is when the flight attendant opens the door between first class and coach.

There, I'm done with my rant for the day.

"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." Samuel Johnson

by MS01 Indie on Sat Jul 12, 2008 at 12:01:07 AM EST
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interesting. (2.00 / 1)

i was thinking that maybe it was because i was becoming more cynical? or the fact that i had children? hmm...

i agree though - my views on injustice and inequality will never change and therefore i guess - ill always retain some of my idealism ;)

"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible." Ralph Wiggum

by canadian gal on Sat Jul 12, 2008 at 12:23:36 AM EST
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Hablo la lengua "inmigrante ilegal" (2.00 / 4)

bastante bien para maldecir este hijo de puta Liddy. Chingate, estupido!

Wouldn't it be nice if there were no rhetorical questions?

by Elsinora on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 11:14:00 PM EST

Here's a poll (2.00 / 1)

The title: Voters Reject Obama's Call for Bilingualism. I grew up in a household where the predominant language was not English but I'm not surprised by American resistance to the idea of mandating bilingualism in public schools (I'm not even sure if that was what Obama was saying).

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_c ontent/politics/election_20082/2008_pres idential_election/voters_reject_obama_s_ call_for_bilingualism

by Blazers Edge on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 11:17:03 PM EST

that poll... (2.00 / 2)

doesn't focus on bilingualism - but rather if illegal immigrants should learn english. and that being said - you can't be defending liddy's comments - can you be?

"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible." Ralph Wiggum

by canadian gal on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 11:23:07 PM EST
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I'm not (2.00 / 1)

defending Libby's comments; his comments were horrendous. I was just citing a poll to support my theory that many Americans share Libby's thoughts about bilinguilism.

by Blazers Edge on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 11:28:01 PM EST
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And (2.00 / 1)

the majority opinion among Americans is sometimes wrong many times too.

by Blazers Edge on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 11:29:06 PM EST
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phew! (2.00 / 2)

i thought someone took over my pal BE ;)

i hated french all the years i was forced to take it and then when i was able to drop it at 16 years old - all the years of learning dissipated - biggest mistake ever.

"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible." Ralph Wiggum

by canadian gal on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 11:34:48 PM EST
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Delete this diary. (2.00 / 2)

What a Douche.

It is an insult to douches to compare them to that asshole.

Linfar's co-blogger opposing John McCain

by psychodrew on Sat Jul 12, 2008 at 02:10:53 AM EST

This reminds me of a joke. (2.00 / 3)

What do you call somebody who speaks two languages? Bilingual.

What do you call somebody who speaks three languages?
Multi-lingual

What do you call somebody who speaks one language?
American.

I live overseas and I hear that joke from non-Americans all the time.

Linfar's co-blogger opposing John McCain

by psychodrew on Sat Jul 12, 2008 at 02:27:38 AM EST

Re: This reminds me of a joke. (2.00 / 1)

one day via email remind me to tell you the american story in thailand.

"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible." Ralph Wiggum

by canadian gal on Sat Jul 12, 2008 at 03:01:44 AM EST
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Excellent diary. (2.00 / 1)

Liddy is a vile pig.

Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.

by sricki on Sat Jul 12, 2008 at 11:53:54 AM EST

yay! (2.00 / 1)

my best bud is back!?!?

"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible." Ralph Wiggum

by canadian gal on Sat Jul 12, 2008 at 12:18:23 PM EST
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Yup, looks like it. (2.00 / 1)

I wrote a diary addressing an important issue which hasn't gotten enough coverage, so I just had to post it. I'll just have to ignore the trolls as much as possible.

Missed you!

Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.

by sricki on Sat Jul 12, 2008 at 12:41:07 PM EST
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Liddy is a convicted felon....only in a rightwing (2.00 / 1)

world he become popular. Ignore the idiot...

That, aside I was in Montreal last weekend. Surprise, surprise the crowd was kind of thin for the Jazz festival. The visitors from Pax Americana has sharply dropped. And almost everybody seems to be talking in French only.

by louisprandtl on Sat Jul 12, 2008 at 12:44:02 PM EST

jazz festival in montreal... (none / 0)

is always a treat. but i guess with the US at par with the CDN tourism is down. ;(

"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible." Ralph Wiggum

by canadian gal on Sat Jul 12, 2008 at 03:32:58 PM EST
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I think it's more of an issue (2.00 / 1)

that lot of Americans are hurting from the downturn of the economy..cannot afford to take a vacation in Montreal..

by louisprandtl on Sat Jul 12, 2008 at 08:28:06 PM EST
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