Press One For English

3HoundsMom Says:

Jan 7, 2009 - NICJEN2008, if you are so above the rest of us and so self rightous what are you doing getting email from a "Racists" and a "Christian". Any time this county become too "Proud" for you please feel free to leave it.

saopbox1881 Says:

Jan 7, 2009 - What do you consider real important things?

NICJEN2008 Says:

Jan 7, 2009 - "3houndsmom"?....they look more like muts to me. you sound like a redneck...so don't bother me

3HoundsMom Says:

Jan 7, 2009 - LOL. Sorry to say you are wrong AGAIN! I am an insurance professional who lives in the north east and makes a H*LL of a lot of money. I go to work every day in business suits.

NICJEN2008 Says:

Jan 7, 2009 - it doesn't matter where you're from. I'm from Texas and I'm certainly not a redneck. it's what you say that counts. who cares if they don't want to speak english, that's not whats bringing our country down. it's this bullshit war from a lying president....i bet you voted bush

loopieyak Says:

Jan 7, 2009 - NICJEN2008-So folks who pass along a video about a linguistic issue are racists. That's a different concept. And are you saying we shouldn't be proud to be Americans or believe our country is blessed? And what in the world has passing along this video got to do with being a Christian. There is nothing racist, hateful, bigoted, or unreasonable about the video. Unlike yourself of course who seems to take great pride in calling people names and judging. So sad you are so unaware of the real issues.

Pflight150 Says:

Jan 7, 2009 - If you don't want to speak english in this country or go by our laws....GET THE HELL OUT!!!! Americans go to other countrys to live and have to learn their languages, why should it be any different for someone coming to live here. ALSO if you come to the U.S. do what our ancestors did, work for what you have...they didn't get everything for free and neither should you. ALSO if what I am saying pisses you off......YOU CAN GET THE HELL OUT TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pflight150 Says:

Jan 7, 2009 - OH, and for those of you who have come to the U.S. and make an honest living and go by the laws and language...WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES.

melanieperry06 Says:

Jan 8, 2009 - About time someone wrote this song! I love it ! Maybe someone out there can tell me...when we travel to a foreign country, do we have an option to press 1 for English?

commonsenseUSER Says:

Jan 8, 2009 - What a moronic statement. Hereeeee' ¡s su muestra!

bumbersnatch Says:

Jan 8, 2009 - This makes a good point, but it is important not to forget that America was founded upon the idea that everyone was welcome, regardless of race, religion, origin, or economic class. I have been all over europe and in most places, they have english signs and audio after the native language. It is not unrealistic to suggest that foriegners living in America should learn to speak and understand english, however this is not an excuse to exude the American ignorance that the world has come to expect.

1LL3G4L Says:

Jan 8, 2009 - after my family died for this county you forgot to add they also killed the indians and stoled some africans and killed them too.

NICJEN2008 Says:

Jan 8, 2009 - so unaware of the real issues? this is a real issue? two honky trailer-park idiots singing about they don't want other people to speak other languages in this country. ray charles can see this is racist, and he's blind and dead. i would rather judge and name-call rather than try to tell people what to do and what language to speak. you = meathead

markevnic Says:

Jan 8, 2009 - English is actually NOT the official language of the United States of America. We do not have one. Probably for a reason. Think about that.

NoobsAreUsh Says:

Jan 8, 2009 - Keeping one's heritage and native language should not be something to be ashamed of, nor is it something to be shunned by others. Any signs not being put up in english obviously does not have the native english speakers as a target audience. As a Chinese immigrant, I have long lost my ability to read and write Chinese. I can barely hold a conversation in my native tongue, and sometimes, I really do regret losing my heritage.

showntell49 Says:

Jan 9, 2009 - WELCOME TO AMERICA >> NOW LEARN HOW TO SPEAK ENGLISH !!! By the way, Im getting tired of opening an owners manual and finding english & spanish.Why don't they include french,german hebrew,chinese,japanese,greek etc. too ? Another screwy thing in the USA.

jkelly2900 Says:

Jan 9, 2009 - The first natives should have had better weapons.

loopieyak Says:

Jan 9, 2009 - NICJEN2008-you're not to bright are you? Our educational system is hindered by the inability of 1000's of children to speak English. Our medical personnel are losing lives because translators don't fit into budgets & inability to communicate hinders medical care. Our EMT and emergency personnel hindered. Criminals are being released & cases dismissed because translators cannot be found to comply with our speedy trial rules. It is for their benefit as much as ours. Pull your head out of your ass.

loopieyak Says:

Jan 9, 2009 - bumbersnatch-Do they have signs in Chinese? Russian? No, because they aren't the language of the global economy. English is. The signs are for dollars not to accommodate Americans. India's English speaking population is larger than ours. English is spoken by more people in the world than any other language. As for here, it is ignorant of someone to move here & not expect to learn the language over 280M, over 92%, of our citizens speak. And ignorance is in abundance worldwide not just here.

loopieyak Says:

Jan 9, 2009 - NICJEN2008-Racism is when someone thinks 1 race is better than another. Learned that n grade school, you must have missed it. The lyrics say they welcome all who come. They aren't asking them 2 give up their culture r their language they r simply asking them 2 learn the language of the country they chose 2 live n. If you moved 2 France would you expect them 2 accommodate you? R would you attempt to learn French. It's a linguistics issue. Even Ray Charles on heroin was smart enough to know that.

AlabamaDarkman Says:

Jan 9, 2009 - ENGLISH, MOTHERFUCKER! DO YOU SPEAK IT?! Felt that was fitting. This song is disgusting. Rather than show tolerance for other people and accept that more than one language can be spoken in a country, they demand that everyone learns their language? Because the pilgrims learned Sioux? Right. This is nothing but thinly veiled nationalism.

loopieyak Says:

Jan 9, 2009 - AlabamaDarkman-Once again someone not smart enough 2 do anything but yell RACISM & cuss. The song is not racist. The settlers would have had 2 learn over 800 different languages/dialects b/c that's how many different native american languages there were. They couldn't communicate with each other. & what does what happen 200 yrs. ago have 2 do with TODAY! Speak 8 languages but have enough respect 4 the country u choose 2 live n 2 learn their language too. Over 92%, the majority, speak ENGLISH.

loopieyak Says:

Jan 9, 2009 - jkelly2900-Or perhaps they should have had a unified language so they could have communicated and come together to defeat the newcomers. But they didn't. They warred against each other. Perhaps we should learn a lesson from history instead of repeating it. A unified language is not racist or hostile. It unites people instead of dividing by language barriers.

chewy676123 Says:

Jan 9, 2009 - wow thats dumb. right everyone?

SawedoffCinema Says:

Jan 9, 2009 - It's cool guys lets just only speak english and be behind small poor children in ghettos across the world that can spout one two... wait maybe three languages. If you can't count that high... Start with your thumb count all the way to the middle finger. There thats the one.