GOP's Big Spanish SOTU Response Will Be a Translation of English-Only Advocate Joni Ernst's Speech

[muriel_volestrangler]

No, not The Onion - brought to you by the Republican Party, reaching out for those Hispanic votes:

Each year, the opposition party taps a member to deliver a response to the president's State of the Union address. For Tuesday night's speech—President Barack Obama's sixth—Republicans have awarded this duty to Iowa freshman Sen. Joni Ernst, who rose to prominence last spring when she released a campaign ad about castrating a pig.

The GOP has also announced it will be offering a Spanish-language rebuttal, which will be delivered tonight by freshman Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo, a young conservative from a diverse Miami congressional district. But there's a wrinkle. According to a press release from the House Republicans, Curbelo will not be sharing his own thoughts and words with the public. Instead, he will only be reading a Spanish translation of Ernst's speech.

Curbelo's office confirmed that he will not be delivering his own remarks.

By the way, Ernst has endorsed English as a national language and once sued Iowa's secretary of state for offering voting forms in languages other than English. Her office did not respond to requests for comment.

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/01/joni-ernst-carlos-curbelo-spanish-state-union-republican

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

1. Ernst is a perfect rep, she is one of the uglier and dumber ones. Really hates most Americans

[underpants]

2. Are they at least going to let him translate it?

Or is Chip going to do it? You know Chip took Spanish classes at George Mason.

[azmom]

3. Jajajaja

Curbelo sounds like culero (asshole).

Those conservative Cubans give latinos a bad name. They are a bunch of Culeros.