Jonah Goldberg at The Corner:
I GUESS "HISPANIC" IS SPANISH FOR "POOR"Maybe Howard Dean will offer her a chocolate bar and a ride in his big car too?
From the Hotline:Making An Ass-umption? In answering a question from Spanish-speaking Ernestina Escobar, who was introduced as "someone in our audience who has experienced the American dream." Dean responded: "You would have prescription benefits if you moved to Vermont, because a third of all our people, especially at your income level, are eligible for prescription benefits without help from the federal government." She never mentioned her financial situation.Imagine if a white, preppy Park Avenue Republican had made this gaffe?