tomzer1: @THErealDVORAK Reading the essay now. What got me last week was nobody asked Obama how good his Spanish is. No idea if he speaks it. 18 minutes later reply fix threading

ChuckSmith: @THErealDVORAK Wow, what an arrogant article about languages. I think it's critical for Americans to learn something more about the world! 25 minutes later reply fix threading

michaelpinto: @THErealDVORAK Somebody should tell Gary Loftis about this "globalism thing" with the internets I hear it may be catching on... about 1 hour later reply fix threading

MrZ3000: @THErealDVORAK: Oh Gary Loftis, who are you to make judgments on a child's cognitive abilities when your expertise lacks in that area. about 1 hour later reply fix threading

jverber: @THErealDVORAK Other langs may not help with science and math, but often lang classes are culture classes, too, and help with history, etc. about 2 hours later reply fix threading

meteorplum: @THErealDVORAK "Americans don't travel abroad" is a terrible reason for not learning other languages. And it's nothing to be proud of. about 4 hours later reply fix threading

meteorplum: @THErealDVORAK And Gary Loftis also thought that Fred Thompson was the best candidate. http://tinyurl.com/6jtuq4 He's really impressing me. about 4 hours later reply fix threading

J_Toso: @THErealDVORAK - I thought Obama wanted us to know 2 languages, English and Spanish. about 6 hours later reply fix threading

hankbarber: @THErealDVORAK http://tinyurl.com/5tmzl5 about 6 hours later reply fix threading

rgersmrk: @THErealDVORAK I agree with you on this one. I would prefer that Americans be able to point out where countries are on the world map first. about 6 hours later reply fix threading