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Grover Norquist en Español

Did he really say good riddance to World War II veterans?

Posted Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004, at 8:21 PM ET

Buenos días, clase. Hoy, vamos a hablar sobre si Grover Norquist insultó a la "Generación Magnífica" o no.

Good morning, class. Today we are going to discuss whether Grover Norquist  insulted the "Greatest Generation."

El periódico El Mundo citó a Norquist diciendo algo muy negativo sobre los estadounidenses que lucharon en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

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The newspaper El Mundo quoted Norquist saying something very hurtful about Americans who fought in World War II.

"Cada año mueren dos millones de personas que combatieron en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y que vivieron la Gran Depresión. Esa generación ha sido una excepción en la Historia de EEUU, porque ha defendido políticas antiamericanas. Ellos votaron por la creación del Estado de Bienestar y por el servicio militar obligatorio. Ellos son la base electoral demócrata. Y se están muriendo."

"Two million people who fought in World War II and lived through the Great Depression die every year. That generation has been an exception in US history, because it has defended anti-American policies. They voted for the creation of the welfare state and for obligatory military service. They are the Democratic base, and they are dying."

La traducción inglesa, más arriba, es de un artículo de Agence France-Presse. En silencio, lee la versión original y la traducción de AFP. ¿Es correcta la traducción, en tu opinion?

The English translation, above, is from an article by Agence France-Presse. Take a moment to reread the Spanish original and AFP's translation. Is the translation accurate?

Exactamente. Es correcta.

That's right. It is accurate!

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