Olé! El Weiñer rides again — en español! Well, sort of:
Weiner emails supporters with Spanish subject line "El Futoro." "Whatever language you speak, this campaign should be about NY's future"
— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) August 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/FaskeTimesatTU/status/370259698584260608
“A” for effort, Carlos.
https://twitter.com/CoreyJacobson/status/370270296752009216
Some people never learn. But hey, at least he’s trying:
This also happened today: http://t.co/9VLpHtyzKf (Weiner, speaking truly animated Spanish in a new ad)
— Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) August 21, 2013
He’s a natural! And such expressive eyebrows! Doesn’t come across as awkward at all.
Apparently Anthony Weiner flunked out of Spanish class.
— Kyle Raccio (@kyleraccio) August 21, 2013
Uber nitpicking on the @anthonyweiner ad here but Spanish for 'taxes' is 'impuestos.' #spanglish
— Chester Jesus Soria (@chestersoria) August 21, 2013
I think @anthonyweiner may pronounce spanish words slightly better than @MikeBloomberg
— Ross Barkan (@RossBarkan) August 21, 2013
whats that line abt the tallest short person? MT @RossBarkan: @anthonyweiner may pronounce spanish words slightly better than @MikeBloomberg
— danielle tcholakian (@danielleiat) August 21, 2013
So does the use of salsa-ish music in Bill Thompson and Anthony Weiner's Spanish language ads come across a li'l bit pander-ish to others?
— El Duquito (@Blabbeando) August 21, 2013
OK, so the ad’s painfully and unintentionally hilarious. But we should count our blessings — “El Futuro” could’ve meant something else entirely:
https://twitter.com/Schneider_CM/status/370279662812807168
Please, @anthonyweiner: no more candid snapshots of #ElFuturo.
— CatsPolitics (@CatsPolitics) August 21, 2013
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