Monday, September 21, 2009

¿Cómo se Dice 'MEMRI' en Español?   [Mark Krikorian]

I was pleasantly surprised when the president used the words "illegal immigrants" in his health-care speech to Congress. But that, of course, was the White House's plan all along — follow the Yasser Arafat playbook by saying one thing in English and revealing one's true inclinations in another language. The president fulfilled the second part of this play Sunday on the Univision interview show Al Punto (To the Point, though it could also be Meet la Prensa or Face la Raza), where he was asked why, oh why, did he use the term "illegal immigrants"? As my colleague Jerry Kammer reports, the president responded this way:

"I was addressing misinformation by the other side . . . I was essentially quoting them. I was saying, 'For those of you who are saying that illegal immigrants are going to be covered under this plan,' I said that's not true. Right? So I am using their language because I was addressing the misinformation that they were providing."

Now that's some fancy footwork.

09/21 10:11 AMShare