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Thread #138795 Message #3177674
Posted By: Jack the Sailor
28-Jun-11 - 06:41 AM
Thread Name: BS: Rick Perry Courts the Latin Vote.
Subject: BS: Rick Perry Courts the Latin Vote.
In an apparent attempt to invoke audience laughter at a conference of Latino officials in San Antonio Thursday, the Texas governor compared a Hispanic appointee to the state Alcoholic Beverage Commission--Jose Cuevas--to popular tequila brand Jose Cuervo, suggesting he was the right man for the job because of his name.
I looked it up as best as I can tell cuevas is Spanish for caves. Cuervo translates to Raven or Crow.
So I imagine that a Spanish speaker would hear something like "We made Joe Caves the head of the Liquor board because caves sounds like Crow."