Happy "Cinco de Cuatro" Day!

[masuki bance]

'El no habla': Obama jumbles Cinco de Mayo salute

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's joke wasn't lost in translation - even though he referred to a Cinco de Mayo celebration as "Cinco de Cuatro."

Obama jumbled his words as he welcomed guests to the White House to observe the Mexican holiday, sending the crowd into laughter before he referred to the day correctly.

"Welcome to Cinco de Cuatro - Cinco de Mayo at the White House," said Obama, in what appeared to be an attempt to note they were celebrating on the fourth of May instead of the fifth.

Cinco de cuatro means "five of four" in Spanish.

"We are a day early, but we always like to get a head start here at the Obama White House," he said.

During the presidential campaign, Obama acknowledged his Spanish skills weren't great.

"My accent's always been good," he said. "It's just that I only know 15 words."

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http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1151ap_us_obama_cinco_de_mayo.html

Mas tequila por favor!

[BlooInBloo]

1. lol! Whoops.

[Dave From Canada]

2. Maybe his teleprompter wasn't plugged in.

[firedupdem]

4. yeah, cuz he definitely can't speak without it. n/t

[Occam Bandage]

5. Yes, because Obama's just terrible without a teleprompter.

Oh, no, wait, he's the most thoughtful, in-depth extemp speaker we've had as President in memory.

[CakeGrrl]

3. I noticed he looked at his watch as he said it. Could've been a nice save

if he looked like he was reading the time.

;-)

[SoxFan]

6. Well, Seven of Nine did play a role in his Senate win

:yoiks: