Clark interview in Spanish

[Renew Deal]

I understand very little but maybe someone here will understand it.

http://www.lifes-abeach.com/vidclips/UNIV_12_1.WMV

[La_Serpiente]

1. Does he speak Spanish?

What languages does he speak?

[Renew Deal]

2. English...

Greek and some spanish.

[Ilsa]

3. I thought his ad said he spoke four or five languages.

I wonder what the other one is?

[Rowdyboy]

4. He's supposed to be fluent in Russian..

n/t

[moz4prez]

6. nooooo

Spanish, French, Russian

and of course, he is fluent in Martian

[La_Serpiente]

5. ok, transcript

Interviewer: In general, what do you think about the
indocumented workers.

Clark: I want to believe in a system for the undocumented workers.

Interviewer: Will this system include Amnesty for the undocumented workers?

Clark: Yes, Amnesty.

His Amnesty Plan is:

-It will Take 5 years if you pay taxes,work, and have no crimes.
-Cut the waiting time from 5 years to 2 years in order to be a citizen.

Interviewer: How are you going to work with the Congress to implement a plan like this?

Clark: It is necessary to work with the Congress. This election will make a new Congress.

Interviewer: How are you going to work with the other Latin American countries?

Clark: It is necessary to respect those populations. Each country in Latin America is different.

Interviewer: You have called the war in Iraq an "Irresponsible War". Why?

Clark: Because it was a war that was not necessary to be fought.


End.

[Myra]

7. I'm surprised General Clark's camp isn't underscoring his language skills

I consider that a big deal if he can speak multiple languages.
It'd be a big deal as president, likely demonstrating respect
of other nations and cultures. And he's stated that he
likes to learn other languages to better understand who he's
dealing with. That's pretty kewl. But his language skills
are barely a footnote, even on his official site.

[webkev]

8. Four Languages!

woah.. 4 languages, that is unbelieveable..
this guy is such a role model for young Americans..

[Bombtrack]

9. yeah he really is

once again it's too bad that he and Edwards are battling for the same primary turf

[Julien Sorel]

10. ROFL

His Spanish is rusty as hell, and he has a bigger gringo accent than I do, which is saying something. But it's nice to see him making the effort.

Anyone besides me ever notice what an awesome job the Spanish-language stations do with graphics?

[cally]

13. He tried to learn Spanish for an assignment in Latin America

I don't think he ever claimed to be fluent in Spanish. I think he's fluent in French and Russian. I don't know which other languages.

[Julien Sorel]

15. He did OK.

He seems to understand the grammar and so on; the rest is a function of practice, which he doesn't get any of, obviously. My own Spanish is pretty bad, but I've had Hispanic friends and picked a lot up from being around them; I doubt it's an opportunity he'd have in Arkansas and so on.

[democratreformed]

17. Just had to point out

that Spanish-speaking peoples are a fast-growing segment of the population of Arkansas. That being said, General Clark spent very little of the past 37 years actually IN Arkansas.

[Justice]

11. Endorsements By Key Hispanic Leaders

Yesterday, Clark was endorsed by Ambassador Edward L. Romero, Dr. Arturo Valenzuela and Mr. Jose Villarreal.

Ambassador Romero - served as U.S. Ambassador to Spain in the Clinton Administration. Founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Advanced Sciences, Inc., Ambassador Romero's career includes a host of successful business and public service ventures. As co-founder of the Hispanic Cultural Foundation and the National Hispanic Cultural Center in New Mexico and a member of the President's Hispanic Advisory Committee, Ambassador Romero is one of America's most well known Hispanic leaders. Ambassador Romero will serve as New Mexico State Chair of the campaign.

Mr. Jose Villarreal is a partner at the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, where he focuses on public law and policy, as well as public finance. Long active in the Democratic Party, Mr. Villarreal was National Treasurer of the Gore-Lieberman 2000 campaign. He worked in the Clinton White House as associate director of presidential personnel and he has held numerous leadership positions in a variety of important Hispanic political and cultural organizations.

Dr. Arturo Valenzuela served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Latin America on the Clinton Administration's National Security Council. Dr. Valenzuela is an expert on Latin American politics. He is currently the Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the Edmund A Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

[Justice]

12. Dupe

[FrenchieCat]

14. Kewl!

He speaks French too. He lived there more recently, and I understand that his French is good. I will speak to him in French the next time I meet him.

[ShaneGR]

16. I know he's fluent in Russian and French

And he's decent with the grammar, but he needs some Spanish improvement.

[webkev]

18. and..

does bush speak any languages?