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  1. May 5th, 2009, 07:09 AM #1
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    Obama blunders his Cinco de Mayo Introduction

     
    WASHINGTON (AP) - 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.
    'El no habla': Obama jumbles Cinco de Mayo salute

    He should have asked my third grade daughter , she knows the correct pronunciation.
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  2. May 5th, 2009, 07:23 AM #2
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    Must have been the tequila.
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    OMG!! What a blundering moron!

    Thanks for posting that!
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  4. May 5th, 2009, 08:12 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Theophylact View Post
    Must have been the tequila.
    Must have been the cheap tequila, with the good stuff he would not have been able to make the speech.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mad1 View Post
    'El no habla': Obama jumbles Cinco de Mayo salute

    He should have asked my third grade daughter , she knows the correct pronunciation.
    Perhaps she could give you some punctuation and grammar tips.

    =)
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    Must've been a teleprompter malfunction.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gomer View Post
    Perhaps she could give you some punctuation and grammar tips.

    =)
    I am sure she could help you!
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Real Bingo View Post
    Must've been a teleprompter malfunction.
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